Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Can you pass the basic Bible quiz that most American churchgoers failed? Todd wants to see if Jimmy can beat the odds, then explores how social media might be drawing Gen Z to Catholicism.

Segment 1

65% of churchgoers failed this Bible quiz.

The latest kerfuffle over The Chosen.

Can you put these Bible events in order?

Segment 2

Which familiar sayings are actually in the Bible?

How often do churchgoers read their Bibles?

Why Peter repeats truths his readers already knew.

Segment 3

Why this pastor objects to being “washed white.”

How should Christians think about race?

How is TikTok drawing Gen Z to Catholicism?

Segment 4

Should you kneel when you pray?

Should Protestants borrow from Catholic worship?

How churches can help kids learn to finish books.

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When the headlines make you wonder where the country is headed, what can you do right where you are? Todd Friel explores how to keep political concern from turning into panic and where Christians can make a difference beyond the ballot box.

Segment 1

When does political concern become faithless worry?

The apostle Peter’s warning when politics rattles you.

Can you be angry about the election results?

Segment 2

Todd’s challenge to Christian nationalists.

Does Romans 8:28 apply when your side loses?

Why would God ordain a bad government?

Segment 3

Gavin Newsom moves to commute 548 death sentences.

A sidewalk counselor’s shocking encounters outside abortion clinics.

Should Russell Brand’s conversion affect his sentence?

Segment 4

What do people see when they look at your church?

How do you raise kids who stand out for the right reasons?

Would you share the gospel with someone who votes differently?

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It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Segment 1

Is my bathtub baptism valid? — Marco

How can I rejoice in God’s justice without being glad someone suffered? — Jonathan

How much should looks matter when choosing a spouse? — Anonymous

Segment 2

What resources teach godly manhood? — Ethan

Can a COVID shot cost me my salvation? — Anonymous

Segment 3

How do I comfort a grieving unbeliever? — Noah

How do I teach my kids about dinosaurs biblically? — Paul

Should I speak up about my sister’s seeker-sensitive church? — Anonymous

Can marrying an unbeliever warrant church discipline? — Brian

Segment 4

Can a young church member face church discipline? — Anonymous

Should we ask a pastor to step down if he admits he’s unqualified? — Anonymous

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Can you take an election loss seriously without letting it consume you? Todd Friel looks at what it means to trust God when your side loses and what Chuck Swindoll learned about cherishing his wife.

Segment 1

How to keep election disappointment from becoming despair.

Here’s what your reaction says about your heart.

What can your church do that politics can’t?

Segment 2

Did God want the election to go this way?

The hymn Todd turns to in times like this.

Can you trust God with a result you didn’t want?

Segment 3

How Chuck Swindoll almost ruined his marriage.

What husbands stop doing after the wedding… but shouldn’t.

A tender moment Swindoll treasures.

Segment 4

What do you do after losing your spouse of decades?

What your kids see when your marriage hits hard times.

What Swindoll hopes to hear from Jesus someday.

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It’s Witness Wednesday! Two Mormon missionaries give Todd their doorstep pitch, and then a Catholic student explains why she believes she still has sins to make up for. Hear how Todd gets past familiar religious language and gets to the heart of the Gospel.

Segment 1

Todd challenges two Mormons to give him their doorstep pitch.

How do these missionaries know who speaks for God?

How do you answer “faith without works is dead”?

Segment 2

What do Mormons believe happens after we die?

Do these missionaries believe Jesus is God?

What happens when Todd takes them through the good person test?

Segment 3

Why does this Catholic student expect she’ll go to purgatory?

How to talk to someone who wants to pay their own debt.

Todd uses a $50,000 Mercedes to explain grace.

Segment 4

A trick quiz gets two engineering students talking.

How do you answer the objection “everyone sins”?

How to respond when someone says they’ve “accepted Jesus.”

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