Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

It’s Witness Wednesday! Students at Georgia Tech have their worldviews tested as Todd Friel brings the biblical Christian faith to bear on issues like the afterlife, morality, our conscience, and our ultimate hope. Have you ever wondered how you’d approach someone on the street with the truth of the gospel? Wonder no longer - join Todd to learn how you can evangelize lovingly, truthfully, and effectively.

Segment 1

• Orrin says he’s a Christian—but struggles to define his purpose in life beyond career success.

• He claims he’s a “good person,” then wrestles with Scripture’s claim that no one is good.

• Orrin is forced to examine whether he’s truly born again—or just culturally Christian.

Segment 2

• French student rejects organized religion—but concedes design may imply a Designer.

• Confronted with the moral law: Are you good by God’s standard—or just by your own?

• Hears the gospel clearly contrasted with every other religion: “Do” vs. “Done.”

Segment 3

• Professing Christian claims Jesus is the “tipping point”—but hesitates when truth becomes exclusive.

• Todd presses to explain why Christianity alone is true—and why other faiths are wrong.

• The gospel is made painstakingly clear: We go to heaven by faith—not because we’re “good.”

Segment 4

• Georgia Tech student accepts design logic—but questions who designed the Designer.

• Claims to be “generally good”—until conscience is examined under God’s law.

• Hears a direct appeal: justice demands payment—but mercy offers substitution.

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Segment 1

• Are we re-labeling Genesis because we’re embarrassed in front of “the smart people”?

• If miracles after Genesis 11 are literal, then creation and the flood can be too.

• Is “mytho-history” careful scholarship—or circular reasoning dressed up as philosophy?

Segment 2

• Some professing Christians think they can be solid believers while still supporting abortion.

• Disagreement isn’t a sign of hatred or even dislike - but simple, biblical conviction.

• Some progressive “faith-leaders” are utilizing radical subjectivity to approve of things that God hates. Segment 3

• If you’ve truly seen the cross, how can you flirt with sin?

• Evangelism can either be fueled by gospel-shaped gratitude… or a begrudging sense of duty.

• Gospel knowledge must be moved from head to heart.

Segment 4

• What transformed Joseph of Arimathea from fearful to fearless?

• Have you actually considered what it meant to remove Christ’s body from the cross?

• If the crucifixion doesn’t move you to gratitude and obedience, nothing will.

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Thanks for listening!

Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners.

If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/

If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

Segment 1

• Why Peter’s command to “be holy” feels crushing—and why that reaction might expose a deeper misunderstanding.

• Holiness reframed: not a killjoy command, but the pathway to joy, assurance, and deep fellowship with God.

• The real choice behind every temptation: fleeting pleasure… or lasting peace?

Segment 2

• Sin’s marketing strategy: it whispers fulfillment but delivers regret, secrecy, and spiritual paralysis.

• Practical holiness: the direct connection between obedience and clear conscience, bold prayer, and usefulness.

• Want discernment, victory over temptation, and spiritual confidence? There’s only one route.

Segment 3

• Troubled by sermons on “signs you’re not saved”? Why that anxiety may actually be evidence of life.

• The better diagnostic question: not “Am I perfect?” but “Do I desire to obey?”

• Identity in Christ: why remembering who you are matters more than grading your performance.

Segment 4

• $750,000 fines for saying there are two genders—what’s really happening beneath the headlines?

• When depraved thinking becomes law: why the real crisis isn’t political but spiritual.

• The only lasting solution to moral chaos isn’t outrage—it’s regeneration.

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Thanks for listening!

Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners.

If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/

If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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

Segment 1

• Todd receives a small correction on the population of Chattanooga.

• What advice would you give me, a teenager, who is trying to help a friend through depression? - Moses

Segment 2

• What resources would you recommend for someone looking to gain a biblical understanding of fasting? - David

• I’m disturbed by my church’s silence on the issue of abortion. How should I go about addressing this? - Jenee

• I want to avoid the apathy and numbness that can develop as believers continue on in their faith. How can I keep awe and wonder towards God alive in my walk? -Anonymous

Segment 3

• Since our culture is so intent on reaching our children with secular values, should we actually have our best, most qualified pastors teaching children instead of adults? - Derrick

• As a new pastor in your church, how did you determine the vision for the church? - Adrian

• Is it a Christian's job to report someone to the law or a supervisor in a corporate setting? - Anonymous

Segment 4

• If I was saved and baptized years ago, but have started having doubts, is it ok to ask God to save me over and over again? -Anonymous

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Thanks for listening!

Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners.

If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/

If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

Segment 1

• A popular teaching claims Christians become “little gods”—but what does Scripture actually say?

• Todd exposes how modern theology elevates man while diminishing God’s exclusive glory.

• Why confusing your created nature with God’s uncreated, divine nature leads to catastrophic spiritual consequences.

Segment 2

• A shocking confrontation reveals how moral outrage is now directed at the wrong targets.

• Todd explains how Romans 1 warns us of the collapse of moral reasoning—and why we’re seeing it so frequently today.

• The real question: How do you reach people whose thinking is fundamentally broken by sin?

Segment 3

• Why modern political outrage often ignores genuine evil while obsessing over symbolism and seemingly insignificant details.

• Todd exposes the inconsistency between public virtue signaling and true moral contradictions on a deeper level.

• What happens when cultural compassion and morality lose their grounding in God’s truth?

Segment 4

• Most gospel presentations today may be missing a critical—and biblical—element.

• Paul Washer’s prison sermon reveals what people must understand before grace makes sense.

• Todd confronts a sobering possibility: Have Christians softened the gospel too much?

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Thanks for listening!

Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners.

If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/

If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!