

Daily Thunder Podcast
Eric Ludy + Nathan Johnson
With a passionate heart for Christian discipleship, the majesty and centrality of Jesus Christ, and the life-changing power of the Gospel, the Daily Thunder podcast is a daily teaching series from the Bible to exhort, equip, and encourage Christians down the Narrow Way of the Cross. Taught by Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and other guests – now you can have a little of the Ellerslie Discipleship boom, grit, and oomph thundering daily in your earbuds.
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Feb 17, 2023 • 17min
949: Athanasius Contra-Mundum // Heroic Moments in History 04 (Eric Ludy + Nathan Johnson)
In their new special series, Eric Ludy and Nathan Johnson discuss some of their favorite heroic moments in Christian history. In this episode, Eric and Nathan sit down to talk about being a light in a dark world, standing against cultural pressure, and a man who risked his life to boldly stand for Jesus Christ and the Gospel.For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: https://ellerslie.com/donate/

Feb 15, 2023 • 31min
948: Dancing Around the Lemon Tree // Laughing in the Face of Adversity 04 (Ben Price)
Ben Price is once again our special guest on Daily Thunder. Known as Australia's Best Impersonator, Ben is a comedian with a penchant for Jesus Christ. In this episode, Ben continues to discuss the importance of laughing amidst difficulty, trials, and adversity … and why you can dance around the lemon tree.For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: https://ellerslie.com/donate/

Feb 13, 2023 • 41min
947: The Munich Pact // 1940 04 (Eric Ludy)
This is the fourth installment in Eric Ludy's winter Daily Thunder series, 1940, which follows the epic storyline of Hitler's rise to power in Europe in the the '30's and Great Britain's unexpected stand to thwart his progress. In this episode, Eric focuses on the repurcussions of Great Britain's appeasment campaign towards Adolf Hitler's ever-growing list of crimes. When evil is overlooked for the sake of convenience, its the smaller, the weaker, and the least among us that often suffer because of it. In 1938, Czechoslovakia is that smaller, weaker nation forsaken as a result of British appeasement and subsequently swallowed up in the Nazi machine.

Feb 10, 2023 • 18min
946: Audacious Christianity // Heroic Moments in History 03 (Eric Ludy + Nathan Johnson)
In their new special series, Eric Ludy and Nathan Johnson discuss some of their favorite heroic moments in Christian history. In this episode, Eric and Nathan sit down to talk about audacity, what it is, the importance of it in Christianity, and one woman whose life was marked by this incredible heavenly attribute.

Feb 8, 2023 • 34min
945: I Can't Help It // Laughing in the Face of Adversity 03 (Ben Price)
Ben Price is our special guest on Daily Thunder. Known as Australia's Best Impersonator, Ben is a comedian with a passion for Jesus Christ. In this special series, Ben discusses the importance of laughing amidst difficulty, trials, and adversity. In this episode, Ben reminds us that while we often have to go through difficulty, there is great confidence we can have in our God as we laugh in the face of adversity.For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: https://ellerslie.com/donate/

Feb 6, 2023 • 34min
944: The Radicalization of Disgust // 1940 03 (Eric Ludy)
This is the third installment in Eric Ludy's winter Daily Thunder series, 1940, which follows the epic storyline of Hitler's rise to power in Europe in the the '30's and Great Britain's unexpected stand to thwart his progress. In this episode, Eric explores the radical disarmament of Great Britian in the very hour they needed to be building up their arms. Hitler was on the rise in Europe, but due to Great Britain's utter disgust of war, they were corporately willing to overlook Hitler's aggression and risk extinction itself in order to avoid entering yet another war. This strange and inexplicable propensity toward passivity in the midst of a growing danger is the very same thing we as the modern Church are facing in this hour of history.

Feb 3, 2023 • 15min
943: Auca Invasion // Heroic Moments in History 02 (Eric Ludy + Nathan Johnson)
In their new special series, Eric Ludy and Nathan Johnson discuss some of their favorite heroic moments in Christian history. In this second episode, Eric and Nathan talk about dauntless love as seen in two missionaries who risked their lives to bring the Gospel to a dangerous jungle tribe.

Feb 1, 2023 • 37min
942: Oh, It's Only You // Laughing in the Face of Adversity 02 (Ben Price)
Ben Price is our special guest on Daily Thunder. Known as Australia's Best Impersonator, Ben is a comedian with a passion for Jesus Christ. In this special series, Ben discusses the importance of laughing amidst difficulty, trials, and adversity. In this episode, Ben reminds us that God is greater than any fear or difficulty we may face … and as such, because we are filled with His perfect love and light, we can turn to our adversity and say with a chuckle, "oh, it's only you."For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: https://ellerslie.com/donate/

Jan 30, 2023 • 42min
941: The Anatomy of Folly // 1940 02 (Eric Ludy)
This is the second installment in Eric Ludy's winter Daily Thunder series, 1940, which follows the epic storyline of Hitler's rise to power in Europe in the the '30's and Great Britain's unexpected stand to thwart his progress. In this episode, Eric travels back to the Versailles Treaty in 1919 and shows how victory can be gained only to be lost through ease, comfort, and folly. The quality of watchfulness is an essential ingredient in the maintenance of strength and triumph over the passage of time.

Jan 26, 2023 • 21min
940: Anti-Chocolate Christianity // Heroic Moments in History 01 (Eric Ludy + Nathan Johnson))
In their new special series, Eric Ludy and Nathan Johnson discuss some of their favorite heroic moments in Christian history. Christianity is a heroic journey, a decision to walk in agreement with God's defined reality, even when that goes against public opinion, natural law, or human wisdom. Believers are called to … believe and trust their God.In this first episode, Eric and Nathan talk about Christianity, heroism, and give an anti-chocolate example of a man who gave up everything to risk his life for the sake of Christ.


