10 for 10: Todd Wilken of Issues, Etc

[@lc-mschristian5717]

Thank you. I love Lutheran Satire! God's peace be with you all.

[@katybeadle684]

Love love love Issues Etc and Lutheran Satire. Prayers for healing!

[@JoeyBaby47]

"No, that scream was about the conference." OK Patrick.

[@jesusisGod1434]

HILLARIOUS. I hope your back heals. Feel better my brother. ✝️👍🏼❤️

[@gospel2dgeek]

Hands down the best Christian meme channel on YT.

[@OlviMasta77]

There are... others?

[@simontemplar3359]

The AC/DC of pop theology is one of the funniest things I ever heard. And weirdly accurate. Although Osteen could never sing like Bon Scott!

[@fwtx3xhih986]

I just wanna see Osteen in front of that ginormous bronze globe in Angus Young's schoolboy uniform ;)

[@stephenlee7183]

Wilken does an excellent job. He lets people speak without interruption, even those with whom I am sure he disagrees. This makes the interviews non-argumentative and more enjoyable. Issues, Etc is not just for Lutherans.

[@andrewclover1462]

Issues Etc. is the gold standard in Christian radio/podcasting.

[@B27-o2c]

You are right about that. He’s probably the best host on any podcast I’ve heard. He asks excellent questions, and just lets the guest talk.

[@andrewaulner4759]

"So many downloads, but you still can't say his name right" 🤣🤣🤣

[@rolfyoutube586]

Love Issues, Etc. Love it. Listen to it almost every day. But love Lutheran Satire more.

[@robertkline5739]

Lutheran Satire. Weirdly, one reason I’m seriously considering the LCMS as my church home

[@lutheranchick3044]

Come for the Satire. Stay for the Doctrine.

[@angiebee2225]

I'm here to say that I'm in that camp, too. It was like a gateway drug to LCMS.

[@B27-o2c]

Just curious. Did you end up joining an LCMS congregation?

[@B27-o2c]

@@angiebee2225 Did you end up joining a Missouri Synod congregation? I’m curious because I’m involved in my church’s outreach. I’m always interested in how and why people come to LCMS churches.

[@angiebee2225]

​@@B27-o2cYes! My husband and son were baptized in November and my husband and I were confirmed the first week of Advent. My reasons include: - Fatigue from trying to find a Baptist church in the area with good teaching and no financial ties to the SBC. This is not to say that they don't exist, but it is a research project to identify them. Having moved several times as an adult, I had repeated this process a lot, and I was over it. - Desire for a liturgical church. This is a complex thing, but two reasons are a desire to maintain historical church worship and that I think liturgy is good for my autistic son. He can't tell you how he feels, but he can recite the Apostle's Creed, and he needs consistent routine. - I found Pastor Chris Rosebrough online through a friend (who isn't Lutheran, as far as I know - we attended John MacArthur's college together 20+ years ago), and then found Daniel Long's channel. I seriously considered joining an LCMS church because of their handling of the Scriptures. - I was looking for a church that does not have contemporary worship. This means I didn't join the LCMS church 3 blocks from my house that a neighbor described as "not Lutheran" when I asked her about it (her family went there for a bit and is back at a Baptist church). I ended up at a church 20 minutes from home instead. I am in the St Louis area, so there were several LCMS churches to consider within a reasonable distance. I used to sing on worship teams in various churches in the past. I became very disenchanted by worshipping with the lights turned down and the volume cranked up. I felt disconnected from everyone around me because I could barely see or hear those around me. Corporate worship (which is a very good thing) was lost and we might as well have been at a concert and not at church. - I wanted a smaller church where kids stay in the service and adult Sunday School isn't divided by age, intentionally or not. I grew up in a church that I saw grow from 300 to 1300 attendees over the years. Everyone seemed to be in study groups with people just like them. I also found in big churches with age based groups is that I was excluded from singles classes because I was too old (I was 35 when I got married, and that wasn't because I had chosen a career over starting a family; it's just how life worked out for me). - I saw my former Baptist churches dropping their denominational church names and moving to the names that say nothing about what kind of doctrine you will find within. Go back to my first point about having to research every church. I suppose the theme here is being tired and burned out from the state of Evangelical churches. Their identity seems to be in not having labels. They have largely moved into a Sunday morning show. I want to be part of something old, not moving with the new trends. Our worship will change over time, but when the top billing for the church is a great band and not the unchanging word of God, I won't be drawn to that. Keep the liturgy. Keep the hymnal. And by all means keep the dang lights on.

[@hannahshandknits]

That part with Aragorn made me laugh. XD Feel better soon, Pastor Fiene!

[@ericolp48]

If Space Ghost was a Lutheran: The Series.

[@poorpuritan8480]

"There are dozens of us, Dozens!" lol

[@ChristyOFaghan]

respect for not just soldiering through the pain to make the interview happen, but capitalising on the injury and turning it into a bit it's almost like christians know the value of suffering or something

[@fooser77]

BTW, I have had a pinched nerve between C7 and Th1 .. So I DO know how that feels .. The screams coming from inside me, were louder than those most outside could hear ..

[@GerardPerry]

A brother in our church has been having spinal/back issues for the past year. Hasn't been able to come to a meeting since 2020.

[@streganox7629]

Quality Lutheran Humor. Like a Dry Martini.

[@joefrech8862]

I mean, to be fair, your analogy was pretty accurate. Love the content!

[@pdholland]

Issues Etc. is a legendary show.

[@morgant.dulaman8733]

Can we view the conference online. I'm out-of-state for Illinois (and I don't wanna get killed in Chicago), so I don't think I can make it.

[@tomjerry5475]

Hello dearly beloved and respected Mr. Lutheran channel sir, I was in dire need of your 300 Spartans video, but then noticed that it was deleted off of your channel by a punk named KZbin, so, I just want to know if it is still there somewhere or completely gone ?

[@docwallacemusic]

Feel better, Hans!!!

[@jonathanthompson5900]

Could you guys PLEASE DO Donell and Cornell meet the Seventh Day Adventists?

[@OlviMasta77]

Yaas

[@lostinvictory8526]

You need to get to one of those Pentecostal churches and ask them to lay hands on your back Hans.

[@9101mp]

That was awesome all the way around!

[@jonsolo4776]

I would love to hear Osteen's Thunderstruck for every time he blasphemes God's Word. Highway to hell is more fitting, though

[@danman4535]

Maybe Tony has a really, REALLY long spring break.

[@anthonyhilton4168]

How did I miss this???

[@Cris43130]

I'm looking forward to the scream.

[@ajhigginscomposer]

Is the theme tune LYONS (O Worship The King, Ye Servants of God)?

[@snaketalejohnny]

I'm not sure what else it could be, but it sounds like a variation on that for sure.

[@rogerterry6220]

A John MacArthur interview would be tremendous!

[@chrisgaffrey]

And if you weren't such a downer on revivalism, someone might come along to heal your back. Kidding. Jesus can do that at the Eucharist since He is truly present there.

[@UnwantedStudios3]

Horus should interview Osteen

[@ajpreus]

Great theme song! Where did you get it?

[@fooser77]

Speaking of "screams." It would be pretty cool if SOMEONE could interview either .. Lacey Sturm Peter Espervoll Ole Borud The last two are Norwegians, so probably closest of the bunch to Lutherans .. I would add Roy Khan to the mix, him being Norwegian, and recently reaffirming his faith .. But he doesn't scream .. For those there not familiar with Lacey .. Here is a mother of 3 .. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH63n32jnd-Ne7s (I don't think she quite giving birth to #4 just yet)

[@williammetz7500]

You’re not speaking at the conference this year either, Patrick.

[@therealkillerb7643]

Wow a live action version of Conal... or is it Donal? Meh; prefer the cartoon... ;-)

[@duncescotus2342]

Ah, good stuff.

[@Dilley_G45]

I met people who had lived 25 years in Germany and they still can't pronounce correctly "Richtig" (right/correct) or Wassermühle (water mill). So I give you brownie points for working on it....wolfmueller was most likely spelled Wolfmüller. Ü doesn't exist in Inglish... it can be spelled ue in German. W in German is English "v"... the olf .... think about the "oll" in "atoll". And don't forget to roll the r bit not too much as we ain't spanish

[@willmcpherson2]

5:50 🤣

[@Lamo_o_o]

You can speak at my conference

[@silverbullet11202]

I think Tony Dungy got cold feet because you're a Lutheran and he's a Baptist.