Mailbag Friday: Female Chaplains, Homosexual Neighbors, & Toxic Family

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Mar 13, 2026

Listeners ask about biblical tools for child discipline and the proper order of baptism, membership, and communion. The hosts tackle protecting kids from manipulative relatives and reacting to a female hospital chaplain leading mixed audiences. They discuss witnessing to new neighbors, practical ways to build a daily Bible habit, and whether moving out from controlling parents can be sinful.

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How To Apply Physical Discipline Biblically

Use a non-marking implement for physical discipline to create distance and prevent violence.
Todd Friel recommends a switch/rod that doesn't bruise, avoid belts or things that encourage overdoing it, and pray/explain before disciplining.

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Responding When A Church Requires Membership First

Challenge church policies that withhold baptism or communion by asking for biblical proofs and examples from Acts or the epistles.
Todd says the defensible order is: conversion, baptism, then church membership and participation in communion.

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Protecting Children From Manipulative Relatives

In family conflict protect your wife and kids by involving your husband as protector and confronting relatives calmly with documented examples.
Increment consequences after repeated loving warnings, up to temporary cutoff from grandchildren if manipulation continues.

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It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Segment 1 • Does scripture give parents any guidance on what they should use as an instrument of discipline for their children? - Anonymous • Last year, a woman came to our church and got saved. The pastor told her that, before she could be baptized or take communion, she needed to become a member of the church. Is this order of events correct, biblically speaking? - Joanie Segment 2 • I am a mom to 4 kids, and my parents and one of my sisters are people who constantly enjoy stirring the pot. So much so, that they will lie and manipulate anything and anyone. How do I protect my kids as they are getting older? - Sara • The hospital I work for has a female Chaplain that comes and talks to us once or twice a month. I don't feel comfortable with her "teaching" or leading. Am I being overly judgmental, or are my concerns biblical? - Ruth • My family and I will soon have some new neighbors: two homosexual men with a toddler. Do you have any advice on how we can best witness to them? - Charlie Segment 3 • The everyday discipline of opening my Bible and reading it has always been a struggle for me. I have tried everything: different translations, different Bibles, devotionals, reading plans, everything. Can you help? -Bill • How is God telling His people in the OT to kill people of other nations, who aren't His people and haven't repented, different than “Allah” commanding similar things in the Quran? - James Segment 4 • I am in my 20’s and desire to follow Christ. My parents have told me that if I leave them without their approval, I'm dishonoring them, dishonoring God, outside of God's will, sinning, and condemned. Is it a sin to leave? - Anonymous • I know a brother in Christ who has completely abandoned the local church because he says that he’s frustrated with “pew-sitters” who come to church for an hour, don’t follow the Lord at any other time, and never grow in grace. How can I talk to him about his frustrations and encourage him to return to the church? -Anonymous • I struggle to understand why unbelievers can be kind and generous in ways I would expect only believers to be. Could you explain this? - Anonymous ___ 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!