Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

A hard look at the cross as the center of faith and why it should unsettle you. Graphic detail about what Jesus endured and the physical cost of crucifixion. A courtroom-style take on substitutionary atonement and divine justice. A call to reckon with dying to your old life rather than treating faith as self-improvement.

A preacher mixes politics and identity activism from the pulpit, and the show asks what happens when churches replace Christ with cultural causes. A prominent minister compares a politician to Jesus, prompting critique of extra-biblical language. The program highlights incoherent gospel presentations, selective outrage over religious icon attacks, and legal risks for quoting Scripture in public life.

On-the-street confrontations about truth, conscience, and whether morality is merely subjective. Debates over chance versus design in the universe and quick moral self-checks that reveal personal guilt. A Catholic skeptic wrestles with doubts, the problem of evil, and whether forgiveness and purpose from God are worth exploring.

Dr. Ted Tripp, pastor and author of Shepherding a Child's Heart, shares decades of experience in Christian parenting. They discuss tech and phones being handed to kids too soon. They cover pornography, online identity, and how disengaged parenting can drive children away. They talk influence versus authority and how gospel hope matters even when parenting feels failed.

Jim Osmond, pastor in the Kootenai area who focuses on ordinances and worship, and Justin Peters, Bible teacher known for critiquing charismatic excesses, discuss claims of hearing God outside Scripture. They tackle weak preaching, the primacy of expository teaching, structured worship and ordinances, and why church discipline matters for restoration and purity.

A rapid-fire mailbag tackling moral questions about contact sports, violent entertainment, and intent. Listeners wrestle with conscience clarity, guilt versus grace, and private sins like cussing in the mind. Family tension and church insularity spark conversations about anger, forgiveness, and relationships. Short, candid takes on spiritual struggles and practical pastoral guidance.

One hundred students are asked why they are Christians and many give vague, feel-good answers. Clips contrast life-change testimonies with clear gospel explanations. The show outlines what a proper gospel must include and warns that cultural assimilation leaves church kids unable to articulate faith. Listeners are challenged to teach precise, truth-centered gospel presentations.

Campus conversations probe atheism versus agnosticism and whether all religions can be true. The Ten Commandments are used to trigger conscience and a personal verdict of guilt. The gospel from creation to resurrection is laid out and the weight of eyewitness testimony and manuscript evidence for the resurrection is debated. The final question: would you be ready if judged today?

James Talarico, a Texas politician and Presbyterian seminary student, delivers a modern Easter homily that blends theology and politics. He frames resurrection as present transformation and champions nonviolent resistance, unity, and social witness. The conversation probes competing views of the cross, atonement theories, and whether Jesus is portrayed as Savior or moral model.

A critique of viral near-death “heaven tourism” stories and why they clash with biblical authority. A look at how poetic testimonies often repack scripture rather than add revelation. The expose of a fabricated bestselling “trip to heaven” and why such books keep selling. A warning about appetite for extra-biblical experiences and prosperity-style justifications for luxury.