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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill

Sgt. Bill is prepping for a new shooting season.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine

Mia shares tips for safely and effectively using a tree stand when hunting.

Pastoral Pontifications

Was the decision to celebrate Christmas on December 25 just an effort by the early church to co-opt an existing pagan holiday? Pastor Bennett debunks this myth in the debut of his new segment.

Prayer of the Week

Lord, we implore You, give ear to our prayers and lighten the darkness of our hearts by Your gracious visitation; for You now live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill warns about the dangers of GAS 每 Gear Acquisition Syndrome in this tip from?episode 130.

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
In this tip from?episode 109, Mia shares a story from of a personal friend's Good Samaritan story gone wrong.

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Fundamental Defense
In this self-defense tip from?episode 102, Aaron talks about the dangers of defending property with potentially deadly force.

Clinging to God and Guns
We look back at?episode 107?when Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dissected a post by a Trump-hating Catholic writer who thinks we're all a bunch of heretical Antinomians because we oppose new gun laws.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty eternal God, we heartily implore You, grant that we may know and praise Your dear Son as did Simeon, who took Him up in his arms and faithfully knew and confessed Him; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Cast and Characters (in order of appearance)

• Narrator:?Lloyd Bailey
• The Angel Gabriel:?Sgt. Bill Silvia
• Zechariah:?Aaron Israel
• Elizabeth:?Sgt. Kat Silvia
• Mary, Mother of Jesus:?Mia Anstine
• Angel:?Pr. John Bennett
• The Prophet:?Rob Morse of Self Defense Gun Stories
• Neighbors:?Dr. Jennifer Roback-Morse
• The Heavenly Host:?Stacy Israel
• Shepherds:?Lea Leggit
• Wise Men:?Hank Anstine
• Scribes:?Jon Braaten
• King Herod:?Reagan Bailey

Prayer of the Week
Lord God, gracious Father, who in the fullness of time sent Your Son to become man, assume our flesh, and become our Brother, we implore You to keep us in true knowledge of our Redeemer, by whose birth we are delivered from sin, death, Satan, and hell, that with all the holy angels we may rejoice at His Nativity and behold Him who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
In this tip from?episode 74, Sgt. Bill talks talks about what he learned in force-on-force training. Mainly that you don't want to mess with Mrs. Sgt. Bill.

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
In this tip from?episode 59, Mia discusses teaching your teenagers to physically defend themselves when you are no longer there to protect them.

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Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel foreshadows his future endeavors in financial planning with a tip about protecting your personal finances as a self-defense strategy, from?episode 56.

Clinging to God and Guns
We look back at?episode 82?when we looked at a sermon by Pastor Stephen Anderson who says God wants you to have a weapon. And if you can't afford a gun, He understands. But you have to have something because, according to Luke 22, two is enough, but zero is not enough.

Prayer of the Week
Lord, we implore You, give ear to our prayers and lighten the darkness of our hearts by Your gracious visitation; for You now live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

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Special Guest: Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller

Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller of Hope Lutheran Church in Aurora, Colorado and co-host of Table Talk Radio is our special guest. Pr. Wolfmueller explains the medieval doctrine of the three estates, and how Martin Luther's interpretation of it was the key political insight of his career. The original idea was that there were three "orders" in life: those who worked, those who prayed, and those who fought. The home, the church, and the state. To be a part of one meant you could not be a part of the others. Luther recognized that, unlike the early Church fathers and medieval theologians, the three estates actually overlap and people are a part of multiple "orders."

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill

Sgt. Bill talks about trigger control in this week's Ballistic Minute. He boils three techniques, their advantages and disadvantages: the slow press or ※surprise§ break, prep and press, and fast full press.

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Mia Anstine joins Armed Lutheran Radio for the first time with a shooting tip about finding the perfect placement for your trigger finger. Get Regular Refills Coffee Subscriptions at the Dunkin' Donuts Shop Now!

Fundamental Defense

Former contributor Aaron Israel recommends being a good neighbor as a means of self- and home-defense.

Prayer of the Week

Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son that by His coming we may be given to serve You with cleansed minds; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Sergeant Bill's Gift List Ideas

• Magazines
• Reloading Components
• Training Classes

Mia's Gift Ideas

• Mia's Amazon Shop
• TMS Outdoors Hunter's Trauma Kit
• HEATR Cold Weather Gear at WSI Sportswear?每 Use the promo code LLCO10 for a discount
• Farm to Feet Socks at Amazon
• SunJack Portable Solar Charger.
• Zippo USB Hand Warmer.
• The Gift of Fear?by Gavin de Becker
• TroubleShooting?by Gabby Franco
• Taking Aim?by Eva Shockey

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Lloyd's Gift List Ideas

• Shifting Sands: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story?by Ray Keating
• Cat Crap?anti-fog
• Engraved Gun and Magazine Base pad Stickers?from Tejas Products. 每 Use the promo code ※armedlutheran§ for a 10% discount
• Fisher Space Pen
• BigBlue Solar Battery Charger
• Zippo Rechargeable Hand Warmers
• Comfort Series Holster?From Cooks Holsters 每 use the promo code ※armedpodcast§ for a 15% discount
• Mac Sports?WTC-111 Outdoor Utility Wagon
• Shooting Chrony?F-1 Chronograph
• Sig Sauer?Romeo5 1x20mm Compact 2 Moa Red Dot Sight

Clinging to God & Guns with Pastor John Bennett
Pastor Bennett shares his Christmas wish list ideas and keeps us focused on the real meaning of Christmas and the gifts we can't buy at the store.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty God, heavenly Father, bestow on us Your grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which Your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility, that in the Last Day when He will come again in His glorious Majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may then rise to the life immortal; through Him who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!?Bryan, Dave, David D., David H., David W., Edwin, Frank, Gordon, Jackie, James, Jesse, John B., John N., Kalroy, Lucas, Marc, Robert L., Robert M., Russell, Samuel, and Tyler!

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Links of Interest

• United Methodist Insight 每?After Pittsburgh, I Can No Longer Wear A Cross
• The Great Flip 每?Self-Defense and Life Skills for Girls

Commentary
Lloyd shares his thoughts on the reactions to the death of missionary John Allen Chau.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia talks about the importance of self-defense training for kids and The Great Flip.

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Clinging to God and Guns
When I was 18 years old I wrote a mindless poem about how I could no longer call myself a Christian because of the history of abuse by the Church over the centuries. I walked away from the faith because I could not distinguish the acts of evil humans within the church and the church itself. But I was a freshman in college. Today we examine an article by a ※pastor§ in the United Methodist Church who has decided to reject the cross because others have used it as a symbol in commission of evil acts. What drove her to this conclusion? The acts of an anti-semitic, Trump-hating, Nazi who attacked the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

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Prayer of the Week
Absolve, we implore You, O Lord, Your people from their offenses, that from the bonds of our sins which by reason of our frailty we have brought upon us we may be delivered by Your bountiful goodness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!?Bryan, Dave, David D., David H., David W., Edwin, Frank, Gordon, Jackie, James, Jesse, John B., John N., Kalroy, Lucas, Marc, Robert L., Robert M., Russell, Samuel, and Tyler!

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Links of Interest

• Rolling Stone 每?Kentucky Governor Blames Zombies for Mass Shootings in America
• Chicago Tribune 每?Why so much gun violence in America? Zombies on TV, says Kentucky governor Matt Bevin
• Newsweek 每?REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR BLAMES MASS SHOOTINGS ON ZOMBIES, ABORTIONS, US ＆CULTURE OF DEATH＊〞NOT GUNS GUNS
• Facebook 每?Matt Bevin Q&A on Gun Control and the Value of Life

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Commentary
When Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin mentioned TV shows about zombies in an radio interview about the culture of death in this country, the news media poo-poo'd his arguments by focusing on zombies and ignoring the larger point. Lloyd discusses the state of American culture and what we can to to turn things around.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia shares tips for hunting at long range.

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Clinging to God and Guns
Where do we find common ground in the discussion of how we stop mass shootings? Lloyd throws out the most contentious issues on both sides and suggests steps we could take.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty God, we implore You, show Your mercy unto Your humble servants, that we who put no trust in our own merits may not be dealt with after the severity of Your judgment, but according to Your mercy; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!?Bryan, Dave, David D., David H., David W., Edwin, Frank, Gordon, Jackie, James, Jesse, John B., John N., Kalroy, Lucas, Marc, Robert L., Robert M., Russell, Samuel, and Tyler!

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Links of Interest

• Raw Story 每?Methodist pastor tells CNN why he shamed Jeff Sessions over treatment of immigrants: ＆God calls them my people＊
• Pulpit & Pen 每?The Biblical Answer to Migrant Caravan is Bombs and Bullets
• Breitbart 每?Kasich says the Lord doesn't want Americans opposing the migrant caravan.

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill is back with an idea to solve Lloyd's problems with shooting non-threat targets.

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia talks about the value of bringing family along on hunts, even if they are not hunters.

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Clinging to God and Guns
With a migrant caravan header for the southern border, noted theologian John Kasich chided Americans to open their hearts to illegal immigrants because the Lord doesn't want walls or borders. On the other side, an insane post at Pulpit and Pen suggest the Christian response to these migrants is bombs and bullets. Lloyd and Pastor Bennett examine the subject of illegal immigration and how God's Word should inform our opinions on the subject.

Prayer of the Week
Stir up, we implore You, O Lord, the wills of Your faithful people that they, plenteously bring forth the fruit of good works, may of You be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!?Bryan, Dave, David D., David H., David W., Edwin, Frank, Gordon, Jackie, James, Jesse, John B., John N., Kalroy, Lucas, Marc, Robert L., Robert M., Russell, Samuel, and Tyler!

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Prayer of the Week
O almighty God, who has knit together Your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of Your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, grant us grace so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those unspeakable joys that you have prepared for those who unfeignedly love You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!?Bryan, Dave, David D., David H., David W., Edwin, Frank, Gordon, Jackie, James, Jesse, John B., John N., Kalroy, Lucas, Marc, Robert L., Robert M., Russell, Samuel, and Tyler!

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Links of Interest

• Concordia Publishing House 每?Called to Vote: A Christian's Approach to Elections
• Lifeway Research 每?What Do Americans Believe About God?
• The State Of Theology

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia talks about active shooter training at the She Never Quit Conference.

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Clinging to God and Guns
Every two years Ligonier Ministries conducts a survey of the religious beliefs of 3000 Americans. Today Lloyd reviews the findings of that survey to show you how American beliefs play out in the gun debate.

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Prayer of the Week
O Lord God, heavenly Father, pour out, we implore You, Your Holy Spirit upon Your faithful people, keep them steadfast in Your grace and truth, protect and comfort them in all temptations, defend them against all enemies of Your Word, and bestow upon Christ's Church Militant Your saving peace; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!?Bryan, Dave, David D., David H., David W., Edwin, Frank, Gordon, Jackie, James, Jesse, John B., John N., Kalroy, Lucas, Marc, Robert L., Robert M., Russell, Samuel, and Tyler!

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Links of Interest

• LifeNews 每?Man Who Brutally Assaulted a Pro-Life Woman Identified, Fired After Video Goes Viral
• LifeNews 每?Soros-Funded Activist Who Assaulted Pro-Life Woman Staffer Attacked Other Republicans Previously

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill talks about taking mixing and matching parts from different holsters that you probably have in that box of forgotten holsters.

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  Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
  Mia, fresh off her trip to the She Never Quit Conference in Texas, shares handgun sighting tips for women.

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  Clinging to God and Guns
  With one political party encouraging supporters to confront and harass political opponents, violence is bound to result. Lloyd and Pastor Bennett discuss the issue, contrast current events with the concept of Biblical persecution, and discuss when it's appropriate to resist.

  Prayer of the Week
  Lord, we implore You to keep Your household the Church in continual godliness, that through Your protection she may be free from all adversities?and devoutly given to serve You in good works; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

  Our Closing Theme
  A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

  Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!?Bryan, Dave, David D., David H., David W., Edwin, Frank, Gordon, Jackie, James, Jesse, John B., John N., Kalroy, Lucas, Marc, Robert L., Robert M., Russell, Samuel, and Tyler!

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Links of Interest

• WOMA 2018 She Never Quit Summit

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Bill is up early for the 2018 North Texas Regional with a quick tip about preparing the night before a major match.

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia tells us about The Women＊s Outdoor Media Association's 4th annual She Never Quit Summit at the Lazy J Ranch in Marquez, Texas.

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Clinging to God and Guns
Inspired by an article in the book ※Here I Blog§ and a social media post from Rick Ector, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett offer relationship advice for those who want a gun for self- or home-defense but face resistance from a fearful or anti-gun spouse.

Prayer of the Week
Grant, we implore You, merciful Lord, to Your faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve You with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., Marc L., John B., and Jesse W.

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Links of Interest

• Patheos.com 每?Living with Fear and Guns

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares a tip for adding pressure to your practice.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is on an elk hunt and will be with us next week.

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Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor Bennett is presiding over a funeral so Lloyd is on his own this week, considering the idea of fear and the contradicting ways it's used in the gun rights debate by gun-control supporters.

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Prayer of the Week
O God, forasmuch as without You we are not able to please You, mercifully grant that Your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., Marc L., John B., and Jesse W.

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill is back from Alabama with an after-action report on his performance at the 3rd IDPA National Championship.

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is back from her Elk hunt with info about an awesome upcoming event for women.

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Clinging to God and Guns
A listener wrote to suggest that in?episode 134?we sidestepped the issue of whether laws limiting the types of guns available to us put limits on our ability to defend our neighbor. Should we, as Christians, be willing to violate such a law based on that argument? Lloyd and Pastor Bennett revisit this issue to provide clarification.

Prayer of the Week
Lord, we implore You, grant Your people grace to withstand the temptations of the devil and with pure hearts and minds to follow You, the only God; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., Marc L., John B., and Jesse W.

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Links of Interest

• Reformation Gun Club 每?Hangout with Aaron Israel
• Armed Lutheran Radio 每?Episode 8
• Armed Lutheran Radio 每?Episode 56
• Armed Lutheran Radio 每?Episode 102

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron has been with us since episode 8 and over the course of three years he has provided timely and timeless information. Sgt. Bill and I took his Combat Focus Shooting one day class in 2016. It was my first full-day of self-defense training and it was a real eye-opener. Aaron is a gifted instructor and easily makes the complex understandable. When it came time to find an instructor for my wife's license to carry class, I turned to Aaron. Over the course of the next two years I learned a ton from Aaron, through his weekly tips, his articles, his posts in social media, and my opportunities to hang out with him on the show, on the range, on a road trip to the Louisiana State IDPA match in 2017. I will forever be grateful to him for the content he provided for listeners to this show. I am honored to consider him and friend and I know that whatever he puts his heart and mind into next will be a tremendous success.

Prayer of the Week
O Lord, we pray that Your grace may always go before and follow after us, that we may be continually given to all good works; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., and Marc L.

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Links of Interest

• Tactical Pay Radio Home Page

Special Guest:?Brett Grayson
Dr. Brett Grayson is a history teacher from Houston, Texas and host of the Tactical Pay Radio podcast, another excellent show on the Self Defense Radio Network.

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Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron has tips for dealing with the difficult subject of elderly adults, declining cognitive abilities, and gun safety.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares pros and cons of his new Glock 34 MOS.

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia has more rifle shooting tips. Today she discusses tips and gear to help you get into position to take a shot.

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Prayer of the Week
Keep, we implore You, O Lord, Your Church with Your perpetual mercy; and because the frailty of mankind without You cannot but fall, keep us ever by
Your help from all things hurtful and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

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• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., and Marc L.

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Links of Interest

• Mind4Survival Home Page

Special Guest:?Brian Duff
Brian Duff is a former Army Ranger and international security specialist and is now the host of Mind4Survival, another excellent show on the Self Defense Radio Network.

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Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel is back from the Dakotas with an after-action report and lessons learned about 3rd-party defensive interventions.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill reviews an awesome piece of kit if you are a reloader.?The Shockbottle ※Hundo§ case gauge.

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia has more rifle shooting tips. Today she discusses shooting positions.

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Prayer of the Week
Keep, we implore You, O Lord, Your Church with Your perpetual mercy; and because the frailty of mankind without You cannot but fall, keep us ever by Your help from all things hurtful and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

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Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., and Marc L.

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Links of Interest

• Bible Gateway 每?Romans 13:1-7 ESV
• Armed Lutheran Radio 每?Episode 17 每 The Three Estates and Self-Defense
• Armed Lutheran Radio 每?Episode 43 每 Of God and Gun Free Zones
• GunMag Warehouse 每?Need more Magazines? Find out what gun magazines we have for you!
• Shop ModernSpartanSystems.com for the best cleaning, lubrication, and accuracy products for firearms.
• Everyday Cigar Deals
• Get Regular Refills Coffee Subscriptions at the Dunkin' Donuts Shop Now!
• Legal Plans Starting at $24.95/month. Shop LegalShield Today!
• Shop Firearms and Guns at Palmetto State Armory.?

Prayer of the Week

Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity, and as we do obtain that which You promise, make us to love that which You command; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., and Marc L.

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Links of Interest

• ABC News 每?2 American cyclists among 4 dead in Tajikistan attack claimed by ISIS
• SDRN.us 每?The American Guns Podcast

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense?每 After Mrs. Armed Lutheran attended a concert over the weekend, we re-visit Aaron's tips for concert safety from?Episode 90.

Need more Magazines? Find out what gun magazines we have for you!

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill?每 Lord willing, Sgt. Bill will be back with us next week.

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine?每 Mia continues her series on rifle shooting with tips for zeroing your optics for hunting.

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Clinging to God and Guns?每 Lord willing, Pastor Bennett will be back with us next week.

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Special Guest:?Matt Disher
Matt Disher, the host of the American Guns podcast is our special guest.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty and merciful God, whose gift it is that Your faithful possess all things pertaining to faith and life, we implore You that we may so faithfully cling to Your promises in this life that we fail not finally to attain to Your heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., and Marc L.

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Links of Interest

• SOJO.net 每?The NRA's Dangerous Theology
• GunMag Warehouse 每?Need more Magazines? Find out what gun magazines we have for you!
• Shop ModernSpartanSystems.com for the best cleaning, lubrication, and accuracy products for firearms.
• Everyday Cigar Deals
• Get Regular Refills Coffee Subscriptions at the Dunkin' Donuts Shop Now!
• Legal Plans Starting at $24.95/month. Shop LegalShield Today!
• Shop Firearms and Guns at Palmetto State Armory.?

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense

Safety is a concept. Failure to apply the same concepts off the range as you do when you are?onthe range can have tragic consequences.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill

Sgt. Bill reviews his new?NcStar VTUPRS Universal Pistol Rear Sight Tool.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine

Mia shares great news about the growth of the Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program.

Clinging to God and Guns

Lloyd and Pastor Bennett fisk an article by the CEO of Sojourners written as a response to Wayne Lapierre's ※Good Guy with a Gun§ speech after Newtown.

Prayer of the Week

Almighty and everlasting God, who are always more ready to hear than we to pray and give more than we either desire or deserve, pour down upon us the abundance of Your mercy, forgiving those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things that we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Christ, our Lord; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., and Marc L.

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Links of Interest

• Gun Freedom Radio
• AZ Firearms.com
• Pot of Gold Estate Auctions
• GunMag Warehouse 每?Need more Magazines? Find out what gun magazines we have for you!
• Shop ModernSpartanSystems.com for the best cleaning, lubrication, and accuracy products for firearms.
• Everyday Cigar Deals
• Get Regular Refills Coffee Subscriptions at the Dunkin' Donuts Shop Now!
• Legal Plans Starting at $24.95/month. Shop LegalShield Today!
• Shop Firearms and Guns at Palmetto State Armory.?

Special Guests:?Dan & Cheryl Todd
Dan & Cheryl Todd are he hosts of Gun Freedom Radio, a show devoted to spreading information about the right to keep and bear arms. The dynamic duo join us to discuss their businesses, their family, the DC Project, and the state of gun rights in America today. And polka dots.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron comments on the parking lot shooting in Florida and how to avoid getting involved in pointless disputes when you are carrying a gun.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Bill reports on his vacation.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Brass? Bras? Mia is talking about bra holsters and similar carry options for women.

Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor Bennett will be back with us in Episode 132.

Prayer of the Week
O God, as You declare Your almighty power above all in showing mercy and pity, mercifully grant unto us such a measure of Your grace that we may obtain Your gracious promises and be made partakers of Your heavenly treasures; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., and Marc L.

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Links of Interest

• Patheos.com 每?Sermon: Swimming through the Flood 每 Guns, Violence, and US Politics
• CARM.org 每?What is Marcionism?
• GunMag Warehouse 每?Need more Magazines? Find out what gun magazines we have for you!
• Shop ModernSpartanSystems.com for the best cleaning, lubrication, and accuracy products for firearms.
• Everyday Cigar Deals
• Get Regular Refills Coffee Subscriptions at the Dunkin' Donuts Shop Now!
• Legal Plans Starting at $24.95/month. Shop LegalShield Today!
• Shop Firearms and Guns at Palmetto State Armory.?

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense

Would you know what to do if you or someone with you got bitten by a snake? If you like to hike or go camping, knowing what to do should be part of your personal defense strategy.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill

There's a sickness sweeping the competitive shooting world. Gear Acquisition Syndrome or G.A.S.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine

Muzzle breaks can be a great addition to your rifle.

Clinging to God and Guns

Pastor Bennett is back from vacation and he and Lloyd are looking at a smug Marcionite who hates the Biblical Story of the flood because our world is already too violent with all the school shootings so we don＊t need stories about God being violent.

Prayer of the Week

Let Your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of Your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., David H., David W., Gordon L., Jackie R., James M., John N., Kalroy, Tyler C., Frank S., Vince W., Harold U., Douglas R., Lucas A., Dave V., Robert M., Russell W., and Marc L.

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Links of Interest

• Remso Martinez 每?Stay Away from the Libertarians
• Remso W. Martinez
• GunMag Warehouse 每?Need more Magazines? Find out what gun magazines we have for you!
• Shop ModernSpartanSystems.com for the best cleaning, lubrication, and accuracy products for firearms.
• Everyday Cigar Deals
• Get Regular Refills Coffee Subscriptions at the Dunkin' Donuts Shop Now!
• Legal Plans Starting at $24.95/month. Shop LegalShield Today!
• Shop Firearms and Guns at Palmetto State Armory.?

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense

Do you know what gunshots sound like? What would you do if you heard them when you are out in public? Aaron talks about trusting your instincts and how to react when you hear gunfire.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill

Sgt. Bill shares tips for shooting long distance targets.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine

Mia shares more rifle shooting tips for curing your flinch.

Special Guest: Remso Martinez

Remso Martinez is a political junkie and conservative libertarian. He is a journalist, a podcaster, and author of the new book?Stay Away from the Libertarians?and he joined Lloyd to discuss his career, politics, and his new book.

Prayer of the Week

Grant to us, Lord, we implore You, the Spirit to think and do always such things as are right, that we, who cannot do anything that is good without You, may by You be enabled to live according to Your will; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Our Closing Theme
A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

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Links of Interest

• Extra Newsfeed - Blowback: The Christian Dilemma of Guns and Violence

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense We have all cheered the positive outcome of a Dallas mother who shot a man who tried to take her car with her child inside. Aaron dissects this story and points out some important lessons we can all learn from.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill Sgt. Bill has a bum knee. He shares his tips for rehabbing persistent injuries that interfere with your shooting.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine Mia shares rifle shooting tips from a women's event she recently attended.

Clinging to God and Guns Joe Forrest is a progressive Christian who says he doesn't think American's shouldn't have the right to own guns. He just thinks that, if you're a Christian, you shouldn't exercise it. He criticizes gun-rights advocates for using hypothetical arguments and then uses hypotheticals of his own to argue against gun rights for Christians. Lloyd analyzes his arguments and his use of Scripture.

Prayer of the Week O God, whose never-failing providence orders all things both in heaven and earth, we humbly implore You to put away from us all hurtful things and give to us those things that be profitable for us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• WHDH.com 每?Suspected Walmart robber tries to carjack two different cars, both drivers pull out guns
• Pulsar 每?Thermal Imaging Binoculars
• Join the Reformation Gun Club
• Amazon.com 每?G-Code IWB Belt Clip

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron shares some lessons learned from two attempted carjackings by the same criminal at a Florida Wal-Mart.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill reviews G-Code's IWB Belt Clip.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia reviews Pulsar's new thermal imaging binoculars.

Clinging to God and Guns?
With Pr. Bennett on vacation, Lloyd is flying solo and reviewing an email from Rabbi Micahel Cahana, one of the leaders of the Lift Every Voice Campaign to Ban Assault Rifles in Oregon. Rabbi Cahana uses a verse from Deuteronomy to encourage supporters after the failure of ballot initiative IP43 to make it on the November ballot.

Prayer of the Week
Lord of all power and might, the Author and Giver of all good things, graft into our hearts the love of Your name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of Your great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

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Links of Interest

• YouTube 每?The Lift Every Voice Campaign to Ban Assault Weapons (Part 1 of 3)
• YouTube 每?The Lift Every Voice Campaign to Ban Assault Weapons (Part 2 of 3)
• YouTube 每?The Lift Every Voice Campaign to Ban Assault Weapons (Part 3 of 3)

Prayer of the Week
O God, who has prepared for those that love You such good things as pass man's understanding, pour into our hearts such love toward You that we, loving You above all things, may obtain Your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Commentary: A Day in the Mountains with Dad
Lloyd shares a Fathers Day memory.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron has some additional thoughts on the Oklahoma City restaurant shooting now that we know more.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares a Fathers Day message.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia shares a Fathers Day message.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Pastor Bennett shares a Fathers Day message.

Prayer of the Week
O God, the Protector of all that trust in You, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, increase and multiply upon us Your mercy that, You being our Ruler and Guide, we may so pass through things temporal that we finally lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thanks to Chad from Rio Linda, California, for the shout-out in today's show open.

Links of Interest

• Bible Spotlight on YouTube 每?What does the Bible say is the reason for School Shootings?

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
This week Sgt. Bill teaches us about how to save time by shooting into position as you approach point of cover in IDPA.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron is on vacation and will join us again next week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia shares her interview from the Leica Optics booth at NRAAM.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Pastor Chris and Pastor TJ believe that the Bible teaches us that school shootings are a result of God disciplining us and are a sign of the end of days. Lloyd dissects their claims in this episode.

Prayer of the Week
O Lord, who never fails to help and govern those whom You bring up in Your steadfast fear and love, make us to have a perpetual fear and love of Your holy name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Thank you to our?Reformation Gun Club?members!

• Bryan P., Dave V., David H., David W., Gordon, Jackie, James, John, Kalroy, Lucas, Robert, Tyler, Frank, Vince, Harold, Douglas

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Trust your ※creep alarm.§ You can naturally detect many of the dangers you may face by trusting your instincts.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
If you find yourself struggling to move out of shooting positions quickly? Sgt. Bill shares a tip for using a drop step to help you get moving faster.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Pastor Bennett answers listener emails about Bible translations and about having a pro-gun statement in your church bulletin.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia Anstine was not able to join us this week.

Prayer of the Week

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Relevant.com 每?It＊s Time for More Christians to Address Gun Violence
• BibleStudyTools.com 每?Bible Verses About Killing
• Brownell's 每?Retro Rifles

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel discusses the concept of evade, barricade, and fight.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill revisits the topic of grip and it's importance in recoil control and accuracy.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Brownell's is releasing a Retro line of firearms offering modern quality with classic features and looks. Mia shares her interview from the Brownell's booth at the NRA Annual Meeting.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Brandon W. Peach, writing at Relevant Magazine, thinks we are not having a conversation about gun violence because pastors are afraid to discuss the issue because of the polarizing debate about gun rights. He thinks churches should move from discussions to action.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, Governor of all things in heaven and earth, mercifully hear the supplications of Your people and grant us Your peace in our time; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Project Appleseed
• Civilian Marksmanship Program 每?1911 Information
• Patheos.com 每?Swimming through the Flood 每 Guns, Violence, and US Politics

Commentary
This week's shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas destroyed cliches on both sides of the gun debate. Lloyd shares seven ideas that are worth discussing. What are your thoughts?

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
The Civilian Marksmanship Program will soon begin offering military surplus 1911 pistols to the public, but the prices have Sgt. Bill steamed.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
In a snippit from this month's Reformation Gun Club hangout, we talk about how Aaron Israel's training philosophy has changed in the years since he started teaching.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia shares an interview from the Project Appleseed booth at the NRA Annual Meetings.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Lloyd and Pastor Bennett review an a sermon from from a UCC pastor published at Patheos.com, which suggests that we need to stop scapegoating if we want to solve our gun violence problem＃but then promptly scapegoats the evil AR-15.

Prayer of the Week
O God our merciful Father, who taught the hearts of Your faithful people by sending to them the light of Your Holy Spirit, bring us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who with You and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• NRAAM.org 每?Annual Meetings Homepage
• Bergara USA 每?Precision Rifles
• Lionheart Industries 每?Regulus Pistols
• Rain6 每?Archon Type B Pistol
• SAR-USA 每?Products
• Sarsilmaz.com 每?K12 Sport

Prayer of the Week
Almighty, everlasting God, cause us always to have a devout will toward You and to serve Your majesty with a pure heart; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• News & Observer 每?The 2nd Commandment outweighs the 2nd Amendment, thousands of NC churches say
• NC Council of Churches 每?Council Posts Billboard about Gun Violence
• NC Council of Churches 每?The Second Commandment

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel shares his thoughts on the recent shooting at Waffle House.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Thanks to a listener for submitting a news story to us from the Raleigh (NC) News & Observer. The North Carolina Council of Churches has started a billboard campaign that says ※You Shall Not Make for yourself an Idol,§ suggesting that you are an idol worshiper if you have guns for self-protection.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill will be back with us next week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia Anstine will be back with us next week.

Prayer of the Week
O God our Father, from whom all good things do come, grant to us, Your humble servants, that by Your holy inspiration we may think those things that be right and by Your merciful guiding may perform them; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Savior, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• MSN 每?Churches make a drastic pledge in the name of social justice: To stop calling the police

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
On his way to the Texas State IDPA Championship, Sgt. Bill shares his thoughts on the two days he spent learning from IPSC World Champion Ben Stoeger.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
With NRAAM coming up and gun rights battles raging in every state, Mia talks about the need for all of us to get involved and to support pro-freedom organizations at the state and national levels.

Clinging to God and Guns?
A group of Protestant and Unitarian churches has decided that police departments are so corrupt, racist, and unfair that they refuse to call them anymore, even in cases of vandalism or violent crime. They claim it is their Christian duty to ※divest§ themselves of police protection and to call for the abolition of police departments nationally.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel is recovering after Baker Mayfield was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. He will be back with us next week.

Prayer of the Week
Our merciful Father, the God who alone make minds of the faithful to be of one will, cause Your people to love what You command and to desire what You promise, that among the manifold changes of this world our hearts may be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links:

• Gospel of John Chapter 10: The Good Shepherd
• Book of Concord: The Lord's Prayer

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Suggested Reading

• The Stream 每?Since When Did Jesus Get Connected to Guns?

Special Thanks
Thank you to Pastor John Bennett for filling in as our guest host as Lloyd recovers from surgery.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Standardized testing is a joke, in schools and in your firearms training. Aaron warns about the dangers of training to the test.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares his initial impressions of his new Gen 5 Glock 19 pistol.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Hunting with multiple shotgun calibers can lead to disaster if you don't pay attention. Mia warns about the dreaded 12-20 split.

Clinging to God and Guns?
In a solo segment recorded before his surgery, Lloyd analyzes an article from a website called The Stream, which wonders how guns and Christianity became so intertwined in American culture.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, the heavenly Father who shows the light of truth to those who are in error so that they may return into the way of righteousness, cause all who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's Church to avoid those things that are contrary to their profession and to follow all such things that are agreeable thereto; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Armed Lutheran Radio #88 每?The Worst Sermon in the World
• YouTube 每?Palm Sunday was a March for Our Lives

Prayer of the Week
Merciful Father, who by the humiliation of Your Son raised up the fallen world, grant to Your faithful people perpetual gladness, and make those whom You have delivered from the danger of everlasting death to be partakers of eternal joys; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Red Letter Christians 每?The School Shooting Epidemic: America＊s Chickens Have Come Home To Roost
• YouTube 每?Upgrade (Red Band Trailer)
• Fundamental Defense 每?Fundamentals of Defensive Shooting 每 May 5
• Fundamental Defense 每?Intuitive Defensive Shooting 每 May 18-19
• Fundamental Defense 每?Advanced Pistol Handling 每 May 20

Commentary:?Lloyd shares thoughts about the trailer for the upcoming movie ※Upgrade§ and the hypocrisy of the Left.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron has a talks about how important your attitude is when carrying a defensive firearm and why you have to keep your ego in check.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Pastor Bennett is recovering from Holy Week so Lloyd is going it solo this week, taking on a nasty anti-American article from Red Letter Christians which blames school shootings on the evils of America, calls America a terrorist nation, and claims that Rev. Jeremiah Wright (of ※God d**n America§ fame) predicted our ※epidemic§ of school shootings when he said our chickens had come home to roost.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill will be back with us next week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia Anstine will be back with us next week.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty and merciful God, as You have brought us to celebrate the festival of the Lord's resurrection, cause us by Your grace to bring forth the fruits thereof in our life and conduct; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Red Letter Christians 每?#EnoughIsEnough: My 5-Year-Old is Afraid

Commentary
We're told that the kids leading the ※March for Our Lives§ have important opinions that need to be heard. Truth is that their opinions, like those of every other gun-banner are uninformed and based on irrational fear.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia talks about the fear that is driving the push for gun control and how we can counter it with facts and reason.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
This week Aaron shares a tip about what you?should?keep on your night stand.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill has a tip about?hunting? Hunting for your sights, that is.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Lloyd is holding down the fort by himself this week, examining an article by a female pastor who opens up a proverbial can of worms with her inquisitive five-year-old. Rather than sharing the comfort of the Gospel she claims to preach, she decides to allow her irrational fear to cause her son to panic.

Prayer of the Week
We implore you, Almighty and merciful God, cause us who celebrate Your Pascal Feast, kindled with heavenly desires, ever to thirst for the Fountain of Life, Jesus Christ; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• ITS Tactical 每 Roof Topping: Lessons in Social Engineering from a Clandestine Photographer
• Christian Post 每 Dear Conservative Evangelicals, I Have a Question

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill has tips to make your mags easier to insert, eject and to get them out of your mag pouches.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron discusses an article about how easy it is to bypass security.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia discusses teaching children about gun safety.

Clinging to God and Guns
Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dissect an article from an ※LGBTQ-affirming pastor§ who hates Trump and Evangelical Christians. And guns.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon Him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross that all mankind should follow the example of His great humility, mercifully grant that we may both be guided by His patience in this life and also be made partakers of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

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Links of Interest

• American Family Association 每 Why School Shootings: Not Enough God, Not Enough Guns

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares his personal experience with tactical lights and gun-mounted lights and answers the question: how many lumens is enough? How many is too much?

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron shares tips for improving your grip for better recoil control.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia shares her thoughts about a new carry option her husband purchased.

Clinging to God and Guns
Why the increase in school shootings in the past five decades? While most of us would agree that something has changed for the worst in society, Ryan Fischer at the American Family Association has an answer. It's because God isn't around to protect our kids because they can't pray in school.

Prayer of the Week
We implore You, almighty God, merciful Father, look upon Your people that by Your great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Patheos.com 每 In the World, Not of the World: Some Initial Reflections After Yet Another Shooting

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill talks about the advantages and disadvantages of different ways to work your trigger: Pin & Reset vs. Trigger Sweep.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron shares his thoughts on the use of standards as part of your training routine.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia could not join us this week.

Clinging to God and Guns
Searching for something to say about the Parkland Shooting, author Matthew DiStephano decides to opine about what it means to be ※in the world§ but not ※of the world.§ It's a confusing piece and hilarity ensues as Lloyd and Pastor Bennett struggle to make sense of it.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we implore You that we, who do worthily deserve to be punished for our evil deeds, may mercifully be relieved by the comfort of Your grace; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Daily Wire 每 BREAKING: CNN Reports FOUR Broward County Deputies Waited Outside School As Children Were Massacred
• Time 每 Broward Sheriff Deputy Resigns After Video Shows He Avoided School Shooting
• Sun Sentinel.com 每 Sheriff's hiring of political supporters under fire
• Hymnary.org 每 Savior, When in Dust to Thee [LSV 419]

Commentary: Psalm 146
※Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When this breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.§ Psalm 146 cautions us to be careful in whom we place our trust. We place our trust in government, in schools, in police, to keep our kids safe. In every way imaginable, they fail us.

Commentary: Ash Wednesday
Few in the media noticed or commented on the fact that the Parkland shooting took place on Ash Wednesday. A day when we are reminded of our mortality. We are but dust, and to dust we shall return.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill drove to Houston for his first sanctioned USPSA match and was disqualified after three stages. He shares the lessons he learned about how to avoid doing it yourself.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
A Travis County, Texas road rage incident serves as the basis for today's self-defense tip.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia shares a personal friend's horrifying Good Samaritan story gone wrong and asks ※what would you do?§

Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor Bennett answers some listener emails about specific Bible verses and how they relate the the gun-rights debate.

Prayer of the Week
O God, our heavenly Father, seeing that of ourselves we have no strength, keep us both outwardly and inwardly that we may be defended from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Sword of the Spirit Ministry 每 Ten Things I Believe About Christians and Guns

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares tips for getting started in IDPA and USPSA.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
In the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, Aaron provides tips for surviving an active shooter attack.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Familiarity breeds contempt, they say, and Mia shares an example

Clinging to God and Guns
Rev. Rob Schenck like to say he's a gun guy who has seen the light. But he's just another gun banner who wraps his arguments in Scripture. Scripture misinterpreted, twisted, and taken out of context. In today's article he presents ten reasons why he thinks Christians should not own guns.

Prayer of the Week
O Lord, mercifully hear our prayer and stretch forth the right hand of Your majesty to defend us from those who rise up against us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

So, this week, we saw another school shooting. this time in Parkland, Florida, about 50 miles north of Miami.
A disturbed 19-yr-old, who had been expelled for disciplinary reasons, was not allowed on campus with a backpack because of concerns, had a history of mental illness, who was apparently angry about being bullied, and who flew massive red flags on social media took a rifle and lots of magazines to his old school, pulled the fire alarms to get everyone out into the halls, and began opening fire.

He killed 17, and wounded another 15 in the 15 minutes it took police to respond.

In the end, he was too big a coward to eat a bullet himself, and was arrested without being injured himself.

At age 19, the shooter was prohibited from owning a handgun. Unlike Trayvon martin, who posed with real guns he was not allowed to own, this week＊s shooter posed with airsoft and pellet guns. But, in one photo which he captioned his ※arsenal§, he did have two shotguns, two hunting rifles, and an AR-15 pattern rifle.

Where he acquired his rifles, we do not yet know. The minimum age to purchase or possess a long gun in Florida is 18.
Students at his former school say they all knew he was a time bomb. That they all saw it coming.

He was angry. He was weird. He was always getting into trouble. Ultimately, he was expelled and staff was warned not to allow him on campus with a backpack. So, the school saw it coming, too.

It＊s not legal to open carry in Florida. Yet he did openly carry the rifle to the school. It＊s illegal to carry a firearm onto school property. And yet he did.

It＊s not legal to shoot people unless it＊s an act of self-defense. He did that as well.

Chelsea handler and other leftist harpies immediately blamed the NRA. Which shows you what a moronic broken record the left has become when it comes to violence in America.

The Left has their mantras. Background checks. Gun bans. Magazine capacity bans. Blame the NRA. All of it bullshit.
But the Right has their own mantras, as well. It＊s a mental health issue. You can＊t legislate evil. Good guys with guns. Background checks are an infringement of muh rights.

Much of the right＊s favorite catch-phrases are bullshit too.

In this case, it was a mental health issue. As was the case in aurora, Tucson, and Newtown.
But in all those cases, like this one, the killers were not in the system. Not because the system failed. But because there was no reason for them to be there.

You must be committed to a mental institution, or be a felon, or a domestic abuser or have a protective order against you to be denied your 2A rights. None of those applied to the shooter this week.

He had apparently seen a mental health therapist, but had never been adjudicated mentally ill or committed to a mental institution. So, how do we stop it? What could have stopped this?

Ignore the idiotic ideas on the left about bans and background checks.

Like the killers at columbine, this kid was apparently bullied. combined with mental illness, and the recent death of his mother, the fuse for this kid was lit. and it was short.

At what point could this have been stopped?

The fact is, criminal record or mental illness or none, someone evil enough to consider killing their former classmates at school will find a way to do it.

At one of the schools in a system where my wife once worked, a student was found to be plotting a mass-casualty attack. The most detailed plan local law enforcement had ever seen. It didn＊t involve knives, or guns. it involved blocking the school＊s exits and releasing an airborne toxin, a gas made from household chemicals, fed into the school＊s air handling systems. This disturbed student didn＊t plan to shoot up the school. That student planned to exterminate every person on the campus like the gas chambers at Auschwitz.

She didn＊t need a gun. You heard me right＃she didn＊t need a gun. Her sick plan did not include one.
Fortunately, someone discovered her plan and reported it to authorities.

Evil will find a way.

But our answer can＊t stop there. It can＊t be to throw up our hands and say, ※you can＊t legislate evil,§ or ※we live in a wicked world.§ Those things are true. evil exists and it will find a way. The sin in the heart of man is the reason men and women do such terrible things to each other. So, what do we do?

Taking away guns from people who do not abuse their rights is not the answer. Killers steal, make and find weapons whether you ban them or not.

Magazine capacity bans? The shooter had ※countless magazines§ according to the local sheriff. Although they have counted them so it＊s not like he had a bag of holding from D&D with a warehouse full of mags inside. But clearly, he had a bunch. Like the shooter at VA tech or the one at Sutherland springs. Since he had time to reload multiple times, it doesn＊t matter.

So, again, what can we do? The sad truth is that acts of evil cannot be prevented. And in this sick society we have created, it should not be surprising. It should be expected.

No, children should never feel unsafe in an American school. or any school for that matter. but from Beslan, to Bath Township, to Columbine, to Monash University, to Kauhajoki, Finland, or Emsdetten, Germany, or Dunblane, Scotland, children have been killed in the places they should have been safe. at school. Why? because schools are easy targets for mass killers.

There are never armed citizens, thanks to the gun free school zones act. There＊s almost never an armed guard or resource officer. The targets, students and teachers, have limited ability to escape. The hallways make it easy to funnel targets into fields of fire. And police will not arrive in time to prevent you from killing lots of people. At this Florida school, it was 15 minutes. By that time, the shooter killed 17, wounded 15, then blended in with his intended victims as they were evacuating.

What law would stop this evil? Nothing.

You could raise the minimum age to purchase a long gun to 21. Except for members of the military or law enforcement who are under 21, I have no problem with this.

But more importantly, we could secure our schools.

How did this guy get into the school? Were exterior doors locked? If the school told staff to prevent him from coming on campus, how were they supposed to do that? What plans or precautions were in place to prevent him, or anyone else, from coming into that school with a weapon? He was wearing a gas mask, so maybe they didn＊t realize it was him.
According to the national center for education statistics, there are over 98,000 public schools in the united states, elementary and secondary schools.

NCES stats for 2015-2016 show that 69% of schools had at least one violent incident on campus. 15% had at least one serious violent incident 每 rape, sexual assault, physical attacks or fights with weapons. 8% reported threats of physical attacks with weapons.

But despite those threats, just 72% of public schools has full or part time security on campus at least once a week. not every day. once a week. You may think, hey 72% is higher than I thought. That sounds high, right? Only 52% are sworn law enforcement. And of those, close to 20% are not armed. Only 43% of carry a firearm. Only 48% are full time. This means that over 23,000 schools don＊t even have a part time, unarmed security guard.

After the Newtown massacre in 2012, the NRA proposed a solution called national school shield. Because the idea didn＊t involve gun control and it was proposed by the eeeevil NRA, it was lampooned and ignored. In the six years since, what have we done? Not much. During that time, we have had numerous school shootings and the democrats continue to tilt at windmills, hoping just one more tragedy will move public opinion on gun control. the politics are the important thing. not your kids.

School Shield trained its first school three years after Newtown and has apparently done nothing since. either the program is dead, or it was never serious and was just a publicity stunt to divert attention from the gun control debate. From what I can see, it just withered on the vine. There＊s no indication, aside from a video and a place to donate money, that the program is even active anymore. My guess is that nobody, not even the NRA, took it seriously.

If you want to save lives, we need to secure our schools. Hiring 98,000 officers at let＊s say 35000 per year would be a 3.4 billion dollar a year program. That＊s a lot of money, I can hear you say. Well, consider that federal agencies waste over 100 billion a year in erroneous tax refunds, Medicare payments and unemployment benefits to people who have jobs. The us government spends nearly 7 million dollars every minute. The department of veteran＊s affairs spends nearly 200 million a year on buildings they don＊t use. We spent 2 million dollars apiece to train 145 moderate Syrian rebels during the Obama admin. The DOD spent 2 million to develop robots that can play jazz.

With the money we wasted on the F-35 joint strike fighter, we could have funded armed schools resource officers for every school in America for 130,000 years.

The point is, we would rather waste money on studying world of Warcraft, or cow farts, or studying male prostitutes in Vietnam, or genital washing programs in South Africa or to help Pakistani mango farmers＃than we would to protect our children.

Because if we protected our kids, where would Democrats get the dead kids they need to push for gun control?

Links of Interest

• Patheos.com 每 Heresy of the Day: Antinomianism
• Politico.com 每 Why we can't trust the CDC with gun research
• LutheranReformation.org 每 The Antinomian Disputations

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill talks about tools you can use to make your dry-fire practice more productive.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron could not be with us this week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia could not be with us this week.

Clinging to God and Guns
Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dive back into Patheos.com for a post by a Trump-hating Catholic writer who thinks we're all a bunch of heretical Antinomians because we oppose new gun laws.

Prayer of the Week
O Lord, we implore You, mercifully hear our prayers, and, having set us free from the bonds of sin, defend us from all evil; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Patheos.com 每 Does Inciting a ※Wave of Fear§ Sound Like a Christian Response?

Ballistic Minute with Sgt. Bill
Sgt. Bill talks about the relationship between dry fire and live fire and how improvement doesn＊t mean you can afford to slack off.

Fundamentals of Defense
Aaron shares some additional lessons learned when he revisits a self-defense shooting in Arlington, Texas.

Mia＊s Motivations
Mia has the week off after joining us Friday night for our Reformation Gun Club hangout.

Clinging to God & Guns
Ellen Painter Dollar is a progressive Christian who writes about faith, parenting, and disability. She sprinkles Jesus on her political views to justify her political positions (except for her ※nuanced§ views on abortion). When it comes to guns, she＊s knows all the anti-gun cliches and lies, and she thinks the only reason we own guns is because we have fear in our hearts. And according to the Gospel of John, we should have no fear. Or is it 1 John? Not sure.

Prayer for the Week
O God, because You know that we dare not put our trust in anything that we do, mercifully grant that by Your power we may be defended against all adversity; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

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Links of Interest

• Facebook 每 Colt's New Night Cobra
• Triangle Tactical Podcast

Special Guest: Lucas Apps
We are joined today by Lucas Apps, the host of the Triangle Tactical Podcast to talk about competitive shooting, his favorite gun, and how to build a better shooting sport.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill has tips for changing guns between seasons as he switches to 1911s from Glocks this year.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel talks about how to be safe at a public gun range.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia stopped by the Colt booth at SHOT Show to talk to Darren Scott and look at the new Night Cobra revolver.

Prayer of the Week
O Lord, we implore You favorably to hear the prayers of Your people that we, who are justly punished for our offenses, may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness, for the glory of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Savior, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• YouTube 每 Gun Control, Self Defense, and Christians 每 Pt. 2
• Dyersburg State Gazette 每 Woman explains salvation to man who threatened her

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill is out sick this week.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel reviews an attempted robbery and resulting defensive shooting and talks about safety issues surrounding online sales.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia insterviews special guest Amy Robbins, CEO of Alexo Athletica, and former host of NOIR (NRA TV) and GUNTV (The Pursuit Channel).

Clinging to God and Guns
David Williams is a sincere, passionate Christian YouTuber.

Prayer of the Week
O God, who in the glorious transfiguration of Your only-begotten Son confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the testimony of the fathers and who, in the voice that came from the bright cloud, did in a wonderful manner foreshow the adoption of sons, mercifully make us co-heirs with the King of His glory and bring us to the enjoyment of our inheritance in heaven; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• Religion News Service 每 Allowing guns in church flies in the face of tradition and Scripture
• Armed Lutheran Blog 每 Shake Rattle and Roll with CZ
• Armed Lutheran Radio 每 Ep. 9 每 Training, Transitions, and Rattling Mags
• Armed Lutheran Radio 每 Ep. 17 每 The Three Estates
• Armed Lutheran Radio* 每 Ep. 43 每 Of God and Gun Free Zones

* Note: I misspoke when I mentioned Episode 59 in the Listener Email segment. I should have said Episode 43.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
With the cold weather here in Texas Sgt. Bill is taking the opportunity to do some maintenance on his equipment to prep for the coming IDPA and USPSA seasons.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron was unable to be with us this week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia was unable to be with us this week.

Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor Bennett was unable to be with us this week, so Lloyd is tackling this week's article on his own. In a piece for the Religion News Service, freelance journalist Tom Verde tries to suggest that carrying guns in church is supported by neither Scripture nor church tradition. He provides a series of bad historical examples, misinterprets or takes out of context a number of passages of Scripture, and ultimately fails to prove the point.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, Governor of all things in heaven and earth, mercifully hear the supplications of Your people and grant us Your peace in our time; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• The Boeskool 每 What The Bible Says About ※Thoughts & Prayers§ and Gun Violence
• Personal Defense Network 每 PDN Training Talk with Aaron Israel

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares tips for effectively finishing your draw.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel recently wrote a recent article and appeared on PDN Training Talk to discuss the use of deadly force in defense of property. Today, Aaron shares his thoughts with us based on the reaction to his article.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia Anstine is back to tell us about her Ladies Adventure Camp experience.

Clinging to God and Guns
Lloyd and Pastor Bennett react to an article from a ※woke§ liberal Christian who is grossed out by all the ※christians§ who offer ※thoughts and prayers§ but won't support gun control after the shooting at the church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

Prayer of the Week
Lord, we implore You, give ear to our prayers and lighten the darkness of our hearts by Your gracious visitation; for You now live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Cast and Characters (in order of appearance)

• Narrator: Lloyd Bailey
• The Angel Gabriel: Sgt. Bill Silvia
• Zechariah: Aaron Israel
• Elizabeth: Sgt. Kat Silvia
• Mary, Mother of Jesus: Mia Anstine
• Angel: Pr. John Bennett
• The Prophet: Rob Morse of Self Defense Gun Stories
• Neighbors: Dr. Jennifer Roback-Morse
• The Heavenly Host: Stacy Israel
• Shepherds: Lea Leggit
• Wise Men: Hank Anstine
• Scribes: Jon Braaten
• Herod: Reagan Bailey

Prayer of the Week
Lord God, gracious Father, who in the fullness of time sent Your Son to become man, assume our flesh, and become our Brother, we implore You to keep us in true knowledge of our Redeemer, by whose birth we are delivered from sin, death, Satan, and hell, that with all the holy angels we may rejoice at His Nativity and behold Him who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Prayer of the Week
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son that by His coming we may be given to serve You with cleansed minds; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme?A rockin' rendition of?A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by?Kenny Gates.

Special Guest Appearances

• Gail Pepin and Massad Ayoob from the Pro Arms Podcast
• Sgt. Bill Silvia
• Pastor John Bennett
• Aaron Israel
• Mia Anstine
• Kenn Blanchard of the Black Man With a Gun Podcast
• Amanda Suffecool of Eye On The Target Radio
• Jackie Russo of Team Armed Lutheran Radio
• Rob Morse of the Self Defense Gun Stories podcast
• Lt. Col. Willes Lee
• Jon Braaten, our reigning Trivia Champion
• Charlie Cook from Riding Shotgun with Charlie
• Rhonda Ezell from Chicago Guns Matter
• Patrick & Cassie Coburn, owners of Guns 4 Gals
• Bob Cook, owner of Cook's Holsters

Prayer of the Week
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only begotten Son, that by His coming we may be given to serve You with cleansed minds; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

Links of Interest

• YouTube 每 Charlie Cook
• YouTube 每 Riding Shotgun with Charlie
• Personal Shooting Instruction
• YouTube 每 A Mighty Fortress is our God, a Gun Gram by Charlie Cook

Special Guest: Charlie Cook
This week we are joined by Charlie Cook, a music teacher, firearms instructor, and creator of the Gun Gram and Riding Shotgun with Charlie videos on YouTube.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
In his final Ballistic Minute of 2017, Sgt. Bill shares tips for dry fire practice.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
As millions of Americans prepare for holiday travel, Aaron's final tip of 2017 is about airplane travel with a gun.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia will be with us for our Christmas Wish List Episode next week.

Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor Bennett will be with us for our Christmas Wish List Episode next week.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty God, heavenly Father, bestow on us Your grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which Your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility, that in the Last Day when He will come again in His glorious Majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may then rise to the life immortal; through Him who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Today's Closing Theme is courtesy of today's special guest, Charlie Cook.

Links of Interest

• WillesLee.com
• Willes Lee on FaceBook
• Willes Lee on Twitter

Special Guest: Lt. Colonel Willes Lee
This week we are joined by NRA Board member Lt. Colonel Willes Lee (USA-Ret.) to discuss the state of the NRA, the future of gun rights, and what it's like being an Armed Lutheran in Hawaii.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
In this week's self-defense tip, Aaron talks about teaching your children, especially girls, to stand up for themselves.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill will be back with us next week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia will be back with us next week.

Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor Bennett will be back with us next week.

Prayer of the Week
Absolve, we implore You, O Lord, Your people from their offenses, that from the bonds of our sins which by reason of our frailty we have brought upon us we may be delivered by Your bountiful goodness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit , one God, now and forever. Amen.

Links of Interest

• Eye on the Target Radio
• REALIZE Firearms Awareness Coalition
• Personal Defense Network 每 Aaron Israel guest appearance on PDN Training Talk
• Buckeye Firearms 每 N.E. Ohio Concealed Carry Fashion Show to gain national audience through A&E documentary
• Targething Firearms Training

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
In this week's tip, Sgt. Bill discusses the effect of barrel length on Power Factor.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron shares tips for church safety and carrying a firearm in church.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia shares a tip about gun safety while on the hunt.

Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor Bennett will be back with us in Episode 98.

Prayer of the Week
Absolve, we implore You, O Lord, Your people from their offenses, that from the bonds of our sins which by reason of our frailty we have brought upon us we may be delivered by Your bountiful goodness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Links of Interest

• Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership
• DRGO.us 每 Position Paper in Favor of Firearm Suppressors to Prevent Hearing Loss
• 2Adoc.com 每 Pro-Second Amendment healthcare provider sign up

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill reviews his new Armscor shotgun.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron is not able to join us this week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
This week Mia shares tips for high country hunting.

Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor Bennett will be back with us next week.

Prayer of the Week
O God, our Refuge and Strength, the Author of all godliness, be ready, we implore You, to hear the devout prayers of Your Church, especially in times of persecution, and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Links of Interest

• HuffPo 每?The Price of Freedom? Child Sacrifice and the American Gun Cult
• Eventbrite 每?Combat & Competition Class, November 18

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill talks about using cover and the difference in tactics between competition and defensive shooting.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
With all the news about Hollywood's misdeeds, Aaron shares tips for defending against sexual assault.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is travelling and will not be with us this week.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Lloyd and Pastor Bennett analyze a particularly nasty article written by a Professor at Union Theological Seminary written in the wake of the Las Vegas tragedy.

Prayer of the Week
O almighty God, who has knit together Your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of Your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, grant us grace so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those unspeakable joys that you have prepared for those who unfeignedly love You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Links of Interest

• Modern Self Protection Podcast

Special Guest:?Ben Branam
Our special guest, Ben Branam, is a Marine Veteran, firearms instructor, and host of the Modern Self Protection Podcast.

Prayer of the Week
O Lord God, heavenly Father, pour out, we implore You, Your Holy Spirit upon Your faithful people, keep them steadfast in Your grace and truth, protect and comfort them in all temptations, defend them against all enemies of Your Word, and bestow upon Christ's Church Militant Your saving peace; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Links of Interest

• Religion News Service 每?The Gospel for Gun-Loving Christians
• She Never Quit 每?The WOMA Presents an Exciting Event for 2017!

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Steel pepper poppers come in a variety of sizes in competitive shooting. Sgt. Bill shares tips for shooting them successfully and without worry.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Footwear is an important consideration when you're out in the public space and need to escape an emergency or self-defense situation.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia reports from her trip to the Lazy J Ranch in Texas for the 2017 She Never Quit Summit.

Clinging to God and Guns?
In the aftermath of the Las Vegas mass-shooting worship-leader David Gungor writes the ※Gospel for gun-owning Christians,§ based on the new-age theology of a gay, Catholic heretic Henri Neuwen.

Prayer of the Week
O almighty and most merciful God, of Your bountiful goodness keep us, we implore You, from all things that may hurt us, that we, being ready, both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things that You would have done; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Links of Interest

• Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation

Special Guest:?Derek LeBlanc
Our special guest, Derek LeBlanc, is an NRA Certified instructor who has created a unique and effective gun safety program for kids in the state of Oregon.

Commentary: The Las Vegas Massacre
We don't need to know the motivations of the killer in Las Vegas. We, as Christians, understand his motives because we know the author of his motives.

Combat & Competition 每 November 18
Armed Lutheran Radio presents a day of handgun training with two of our contributors: Aaron Israel and Sgt. Bill Silvia. Students will receive a half-day of defensive firearms training from Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense, based on the Combat Focus Shooting curriculum developed by Rob Pincus. Students will also have a half-day of competition handgun training with Master-class IDPA shooter Sgt. Bill Silvia, learning skills and techniques to help you improve your game.?Sign up today!

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron shares a financial security tip about avoiding credit card fraud and credit card skimmers.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill will join us again next week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia will join us again next week.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Pastor Bennett will join us again next week.

Prayer of the Week
O God, forasmuch as without You we are not able to please You, mercifully grant that Your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Links of Interest

• Rick's Firearms Academy
• Rick Ector on Facebook

Special Guest:?Rick Ector
Our special guest, Rick Ector, is a lifelong resident of Detroit, a Keynote Speaker, Expert Witness, Trainer, 2A Advocate, Freelance Writer, and Consultant.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill gives us his impressions of the IDPA National Championship.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
In the wake of the Las Vegas murders, Aaron discusses ways to increase your security when attending concerts.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is hunting big game and shares safety tips for hunting with friends.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Pr. Bennett will be back with us next week.

Prayer of the Week
Lord, we implore You, grant Your people grace to withstand the temptations of the devil and with pure hearts and minds to follow You, the only God; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Links of Interest

• Salam Christian Fellowship

Special Guest:?Hesham Shehab
Our special guest, Pastor Hesham Shehab, tells his amazing story of leaving the Muslim faith and finding faith in Christ.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill reviews the ETS CAM Loader magazine loader.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron is travelling for work and will join us again next week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is back from the NRA Women's Leadership Forum in Dallas with a report.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Pastor Bennett interviews Hesham Shehab, a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon who converted to Christianity and came to America to become a Lutheran pastor.

Prayer of the Week
O Lord Jesus, our hearts break for the many lives taken in Las Vegas. For the families shattered and the multitude of the wounded. We lay before you every grieving heart. Every injured body. Every person crying out in perplexity and anguish. Have mercy, Lord, upon them, all. We ask this in Your name, whose own eyes wept in the presence of death and in whose invincible love and forgiveness is this sad world's only hope. Amen.

Prayer of the Week
O Lord, we implore You, let Your continual pity cleanse and defend Your Church, and because she cannot continue in safety without Your help, preserve her evermore by Your help and goodness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill talks about why he shoots competitively.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel is travelling in Asia for business and shares thoughts on staying safe while travelling overseas.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia Anstine introduced us to Shoot Like a Girl back in Episode 69 and has some news to share about the organization.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Lloyd is again flying solo and tackles an article by a Professor, published at Patheos.com, which looks at gun violence and the Book of Genesis, suggesting that we gun owners are part of a dangerous subculture that doesn't trust in God enough because we won't give up our guns.

Prayer of the Week
Keep, we implore You, O Lord, Your Church with Your perpetual mercy; and because the frailty of mankind without You cannot but fall, keep us ever by Your help from all things hurtful and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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Links of Interest

• Texas Baptists 每?Americans and Our Guns

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares details of his live fire practice routines.

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Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron is talking prepping again this week, specifically how to prioritize your preps.

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Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Lord willing, Mia will be back with us next week.

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Clinging to God and Guns?
Lloyd dissects an article from the Baptist General Convention of Texas written after Newtown in support of banning semi-automatic firearms because five shots is all you need for hunting or self-defense. You can support the Second Amendment and still support banning dangerous weapons, the article argues. It's one part illogical, two parts stupid, with a dash of poorly applied Scripture. Lord willing, Pastor Bennett will be back with us next week.

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Prayer of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity, and as we do obtain that which You promise, make us to love that which You command; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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Links of Interest

• Feedback 每?Send us Your Ideas for Episode 100

Hurricane Harvey Relief
Please consider volunteering for or supporting relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.Click here?to donate to LCMS World Relief and Human Care's disaster relief fund.

Send a screenshot of your donation and your mailing address to armedlutheranradio at gmail dot com and I'll send you some Armed Lutheran swag as a ※thank you!§?Red Cross donations do not apply.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill is preparing for 50-yard standards stages at IDPA Nationals, and today he shares tips for long-range pistol accuracy.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Hurricane Harvey caught many people in South Texas unprepared. Aaron talks about how prepping for disasters has to start long before the storms arrive.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia discusses safe gun storage for hunters in this week's Motivation.

Clinging to God and Guns?
You may have heard people say ※If somebody breaks into my house, I'll kill 'em!§ That's a dangerous attitude legally and morally. Lloyd and Pastor Bennett discuss the Two Kingdoms doctrine, the concept of vocation, and various home defense scenarios from a Christian perspective.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty and merciful God, whose gift it is that Your faithful possess all things pertaining to faith and life, we implore You that we may so faithfully cling to Your promises in this life that we fail not finally to attain to Your heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen

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Hurricane Harvey Relief
Please consider volunteering for or supporting relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Click here?to donate to LCMS World Relief and Human Care's disaster relief fund.

Links of Interest

• fotm1 on YouTube 每?Gun Control? Confiscation? Do Christians respond with deadly force?
• Fellowship of the Martyrs?(not a cult＃honest)
• Dr. Laurence L. White 每?The Book of Revelation 每 Scripture＊s Crescendo and Culmination
• Our Savior Lutheran Church & School 每?Books Published by Our Savior Lutheran

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Today Sgt. Bill has drills you can use at a square range to improve your practical shooting skills.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel is travelling for work and will be back with us next week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is taking her daughter to college and shares some tips for how your college age kids can take their hunting or competition gear with them.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Lloyd and Pastor Bennett review a video from Doug at Fellowship of the Martyrs which addresses, rather disjointedly, the question of whether Christians should oppose government tyranny and how gun control is central to fulfilling prophesy in the Book of Revelation.

Prayer of the Week
Heavenly Father, You told us to trust in You in the midst of danger. Have mercy on those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Provide for their needs of body and soul. Watch over those who offer aid. Empower Your Church to bear Your Word in this time, that all might hear the Good News of Your love, even in times of want and need, through Jesus Christ, Your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Special Guest:?Grant Cunningham
The original ※tactical hippie,§ Grant Cunningham, a Personal Defense Network contributor, instructor and revolver expert, joins us to talk about shooting revolvers, why they are still viable self-defense tools, and his latest book.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Do you have any pre-stage rituals? Not the planning and preparation part, the stuff you do when you get to the line before the buzzer. Sgt. Bill talks about his.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
With the riots, protests and violence in Virginia and other parts of the country this past week, Aaron talks about protests

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is travelling and will be back with us next week.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Pastor Bennett shares lessons learned from a recent incident and how we as Christians weigh the call to help our neighbors against our primary responsibilities to protect our families.

Prayer of the Week
O God, as You declare Your almighty power above all in showing mercy and pity, mercifully grant unto us such a measure of Your grace that we may obtain Your gracious promises and be made partakers of Your heavenly treasures; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen

Links of Interest

• Faithful Word Baptist Church
• YouTube.com 每?Being a Psalm 23 Husband

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
IDPA is a game, but you can shoot defensively and maximize the training benefit of shooting a match.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Applying the rules of gun safety to toy guns is dumb. Aaron talks about why.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia has seven tips for women looking for a concealed carry holster that is right for them.

Clinging to God and Guns?
According to Pastor Stephen Anderson, God wants you to have a weapon. And if you can't afford a gun, He understands. But you have to have something because, according to Luke 22, two is enough, but zero is not enough.

Prayer of the Week
Let Your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of Your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Links of Interest

• Warrior Monk: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel
• Root of All Evil?: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel
• An Advent for Religious Liberty: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel
• The River: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel
• Murderer's Row: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel
• Wine Into Water: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill is on vacation with his family and will be back with us next week.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron shares a safety strategy for teens called "The X Plan."

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is travelling and will be back with us next week.

Clinging to God and Guns?
Pastor Bennett will be back with us next week.

Prayer of the Week
Grant to us, Lord, we implore You, the Spirit to think and do always such things as are right, that we, who cannot do anything that is good without You, may by You be enabled to live according to Your will; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill follows up on last week's strong-hand only shooting tip, with tips to improve your weak-hand shooting.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron is on vacation and will return next week.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia has tips for getting your Hunter Safety Certification.

Clinging to God and Guns?
In the Summer of 2016, Kaitlyn Hamby was an upcoming senior at Florida State, and an intern for Rev. Rob Schenck's anti-gun Christian group Sword of the Spirit Ministries. In this week's segment, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett have a look at an article she wrote which puts words into Jesus' mouth, quotes the heretic Tertullian in support of strict pacifism, and says you're a sinner if you distrust a stranger.

Prayer of the Week
O God, whose never-failing providence orders all things both in heaven and earth, we humbly implore You to put away from us all hurtful things and give to us those things that be profitable for us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

www.ArmedLutheran.us/alr-episode-80/

www.CooksHolsters.com

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill has tips for shooting strong hand only.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron shares five things to consider before buying your next gun.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia talks about how range time can improve your hunting.

Prayer of the Week
Lord of all power and might, the Author and Giver of all good things, graft into our hearts the love of Your name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of Your great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

www.ArmedLutheran.us/alr-episode-79/

www.CooksHolsters.com

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Programming Note
This week's entire show is dedicated to the sermon by Rev. Schenck. The commentary was so long it would require editing out over half the audio to fit it into the usual format. As a result, Aaron, Mia and Sgt. Bill will be back with us in Episode 79.

Clinging to God and Guns?
This special episode is wall-to-wall Clinging to God & Guns is dedicated to a sermon by Rev. Rob Schenck, who thinks our support for gun rights gives Christians a bad name among elitists in Washington, DC, so he's out to change that. According to him, owning a gun presents a temptation to evil, but we're just too stupid to see it because we are in darkness. That's why we need to cast off the darkness, put on the armor of light and support expansive gun control.

Prayer of the Week
Grant, O Lord, we implore You, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by Your governance, that Your Church may joyfully serve You in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

www.CooksHolsters.com

www.ArmedLutheran.us/alr-episode-78/

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Special Guest: Yehuda Remer
Today's special guest is Yehuda Remer, Orthodox Jew, Texas transplant from the People's Republic of California, and proud gun guy. He's also the father of three and he's written a children's book to teach kids about guns and gun safety called?Safety On.

Commentary: The Clinched Fist of Truth
Lloyd shares his reaction to the reaction to Dana Loesch's April video for the NRA.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares his thoughts on kids and guns from the perspective of a police officer in today's Ballistic Minute.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel talk about the recent incident where a woman ran over a purse snatcher with her car and why we shouldn't be celebrating or applauding her actions.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia Anstine encourages you to take new shooters to the range this summer in today's Motivation.

Prayer of the Week
O God, the Protector of all that trust in You, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, increase and multiply upon us Your mercy that, You being our Ruler and Guide, we may so pass through things temporal that we finally lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares some lessons learned the hard way about gear you might want to bring with you to a match, just in case the weather takes a turn for the worse.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel is building off Sgt. Bill's tip from Episode 74 RE reality based training, with tips for what to look for (and to look out for) when choosing a reality based self-defense course.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia Anstine found her some air rifles at a recent Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) event.

Clinging to God and Guns
Rev. John Piper is back and he's brought his cocky swagger with him. Asked to respond to his suggestion that people not buy guns with their economic stimulus checks, Rev. Piper explains why guns are a bad idea, because Christian missionaries refused to use them against Huaorani savages in Ecuador in 1956.

Prayer of the Week
O Lord, who never fails to help and govern those whom You bring up in Your steadfast fear and love, make us to have a perpetual fear and love of Your holy name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

www.ArmedLutheran.us/alr-episode-76/

www.CooksHolsters.com

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Commentary: We Need Emotion Control
Liberalism is the politics of emotion. And the progressive, anti-Trump left, has lost control of their emotions. Given the level of irrational fear and hatred on the Left, the shooting in Alexandria, Virginia was only a matter of time in coming.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Shooting prone ain't fun. There are three basic ways to do it, and Sgt. Bill shares his thoughts on each technique.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel urges us to think differently about gun safety and to use safety rules that have integrity.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia was unable to join us this week but we hope to have her back next episode.

Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor Bennett was unable to join us this week so Lloyd is flying solo, tackling a segment from the Things Not Seen podcast, featuring a PhD named David J. Dunn. Dr. Dunn thinks you are childish for not wanting to give up your ※dangerous toys§ in order to save the lives of children and he tries to convince you that Jesus told his disciples to buy swords, because he wanted to ※look like a rebel§ by hanging out with armed troublemakers.

Prayer of the Week
O God, the Strength of all those who put their trust in You, mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing, grant us the help of Your grace that in keeping Your commandments we may please You both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.

http://www.ArmedLutheran.us/alr-episode-75/

http://www.CooksHolsters.com

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Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel takes down the ※Good Guy with a Gun mantra§ with takeaways from the recent terror attack in London.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia Anstine encourages you experienced hunters to mentor the next generation.

Clinging to God and Guns
Today we dissect the stoned ramblings of a YopuTuber called ※5th Watcher§ who thinks Jesus' command to buy a sword in Luke 22:36 is about being numbered with transgressors and says that if we think this verse justifies the ownership of guns then why not nuclear weapons?

Prayer of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, who has given to us, Your servants, grace, by the confession of a truth faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity, we implore You that You would keep us steadfast in this faith and evermore defend us from all adversities; who lives and reigns, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

www.ArmedLutheran.us/alr-episode-74/

www.CooksHolsters.com

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill shares a new tip for reloaders about two-way dies.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel discusses the Manchester massacre.

Clinging to God and Guns
All we need is love. And free pizza. According to Rev. Jody Topping of Faith United Methodist Church in Phoenix, Arizona, if we just show love to others (by giving them free pizza and passing sensible gun control laws) we would have peace on Earth.

Prayer of the Week
O God our merciful Father, who taught the hearts of Your faithful people by sending to them the light of Your Holy Spirit, bring us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who with You and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Amen.

www.ArmedLutheran.us/alr-episode-73/

www.CooksHolsters.com

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill?-?In a non-Ballistic Minute, Sgt. Bill shares his thoughts and experiences with suicide, including the death of his best friend, and urges listeners to seek help because suicide is not the solution.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine?-?Mia discusses suicide prevention and the warning signs that may identify people at risk.

Clinging to God and Guns? - Lloyd and Pastor John Bennett discuss the Christian view and response to depression and suicide. Pastor Bennett shares his personal struggles, we discuss Pr. Todd Peppercorn's book "I Trust When Dark My Road," and answer some common questions and misconceptions about suicide, sin, and God's grace in our darkest hours.

Prayer of the Week?- Lord, with our anxious cares and troubles we come to You, trusting in Your Word and believing in Your promises. All of us, some more than others, have been greatly upset by the worries, fears, and doubts of the day. Be our Strength and Refuge so we may find peace of mind and healing body. Uphold us with Your almighty arm. We are not worthy of Your love and mercy, for we have sinned and often done evil in Your sight. Blot out all our transgressions through Christ＊s precious blood. Fill our souls with peace. Give us the grace to put all our trust in You. Let Your healing hand rest upon us day after day. Enable us by Your grace to rise above all our suffering to praise You, whose will is wiser than our own. Keep us in Your saving grace, and abide with us all the days of our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

www.ArmedLutheran.us/alr-episode-72/

www.CooksHolsters.com

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill gives you thoughts about an annoying cliche about being fast and smooth.

Special Guest: Marcus Weldon
After a long night working at a Christmas party, still wearing a Santa suit, he had an encounter with two men at a gas station that changed his life completely. After being shot at by two men, Marcus was forced to use deadly force in self-defense, and even though he was legally licensed to carry a gun, he was treated like a criminal and called ※The Santa Shooter.§

www.armedlutheran.us/alr-episode-71/

www.CooksHolsters.com

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Rhonda Ezell is the lead plaintiff in a pair of successful lawsuits (Ezell v. Chicago?and?Ezell v. Chicago II) against the City of Chicago, overturning the city's ban on public shooting ranges and the zoning restrictions that made building a range in the city impossible.

Prayer of the Week
Our merciful Father, the God who alone make minds of the faithful to be of one will, cause Your people to love what You command and to desire what You promise, that among the manifold changes of this world our hearts may be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill is back from his win at the Silver Dollar to talk about the oft-heard phrase ※Fast is fine, but accuracy is final.§

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Last week in a restaurant in Arlington, Texas a good guy with a gun stopped a badguy with a gun. Aaron shares his thoughts on this story.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is hanging out with Christie Crawford from Shoot Like a Girl at the NRA Annual Meetings.

Clinging to God and Guns
With Pastor Bennett out sick, Lloyd is going solo taking on an article from Red Letter Christians that completely misuses numerous Bible verses to suggest that Jesus would not be too happy with the NRA.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, the heavenly Father who shows the light of truth to those who are in error so that they may return into the way of righteousness, cause all who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's Church to avoid those things that are contrary to their profession and to follow all such things that are agreeable thereto; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

www.CooksHolsters.com

www.armedlutheran.us/alr-episode-69/

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill is shooting the Silver Dollar IDPA Championship and will be back with us next week.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Aaron Israel wrote an article for Personal Defense Network on the issue of Constitutional Carry from the perspective of an instructor, and he shares those thoughts on this week's show.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia Anstine shares her thoughts on Campus Carry and Constitutional Carry from the perspective of a mom with a daughter heading to college soon.

Clinging to God and Guns
How should we as Christians view the subject of Constitutional Carry? Pastor John Bennett shares his thoughts.

Prayer of the Week
Merciful Father, who by the humiliation of Your Son raised up the fallen world, grant to Your faithful people perpetual gladness, and make those whom You have delivered from the danger of everlasting death to be partakers of eternal joys; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

www.ArmedLutheran.us/alr-episode-68/

www.CooksHolsters.com

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Sgt. Bill reviews the Mantis X dry fire training tool. Is it revolutionary? Is it worth the price tag?

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Your intuition will tell you when to avoid danger. The trick is that you have to listen.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia is looking forward to the NRA Annual Meetings in Atlanta next weekend.

Clinging to God and Guns
Pastor John Bennett responds to a nasty bit of feedback that tries to paint Jesus as the world's biggest liberal.

Prayer of the Week
Almighty and merciful God, as You have brought us to celebrate the festival of the Lord's resurrection, cause us by Your grace to bring forth the fruits thereof in our life and conduct; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine?-?Mia shares her thoughts as a mother, as an instructor, about the tragic death of 13-year-old Malachi Hemphill in Philadelphia.

Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill?-?Sgt. Bill talks about what you need to be ready to shoot your first IDPA match.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense?-?Aaron Israel shares his thoughts on the fallibility of memory immediately after a dynamic critical incident.

Special Guest: Pr. Evan Goeglein?- Pastor Evan Goeglein of Table Talk Radio joins us again to discuss two of the most commonly (mis)used passages from the Bible from Luke 22 and Matthew 26. Both events took place during the original Holy Week preceeding Christ's passion and Crucifixion and both are used on opposite sides of the gun rights debate.

Prayer of the Week
O almighty and eternal God, who through the death of Your Son has destroyed sin and death, and by his rising to life again restored innocence and everlasting life, that being delivered from the power of the devil, I might live under You in Your kingdom, grant that I may be forever comforted by true faith in the resurrection of Your dear Son. While I live, guide me with Your holy counsel, and when I die, give me the crown of life, that with all the holy angels and the elect I may praise and glorify You, world without end. Amen.

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
As Sgt. Bill heads to the Razorback Shootout in Perryville, Arkansas this weekend, he shares his thoughts on how to prepare for a major IDPA match.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Reformation Gun Club member Dave Hegenauer asks about training when there's nowhere nearby to train.

?Clinging to God and Guns
※Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are courage and anger; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.§ That bogus quote is widely attributed to Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) and served as the inspiration for a sermon by a Presbyterian pastor in the wake of the Newtown school shooting in 2012. Funny thing is, though, try as we might, we could not find any evidence that Augustine ever said such a thing. And how does hope give birth to anger?

Prayer of the Week
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon Him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross that all mankind should follow the example of His great humility, mercifully grant that we may both be guided by His patience in this life and also be made partakers of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill?-?Looking to shake up your dry-fire routine? Sgt. Bill shares ideas for ways to make your dry for more fun and more challenging.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense?-?Aaron Israel uses a terrible accident involving two 3-year-old Texas boys to teach an important lesson about how to safely stage firearms in your vehicle.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine?-?Every year the TSA stops hundreds of travelers every year who attempt to sneak firearms past security in America's airports. Several have recently made it through. What would you do if this happened to you?

Special Guest: Aaron Kreag?-?In 2014 Aaron Kreag was on the way to the movies with his wife when he drove up on a violent assault and made the decision to intervene. He joins us to talk about that event and the aftermath. Nothing about that experience was what he expected and he shares the lessons he learned and how it changed his view of defending others.

Prayer of the Week?-?We implore You, almighty God, merciful Father, look upon Your people that by Your great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Mia's Motivations -?Mia shares thoughts on joint suicide prevention efforts by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the NSSF and the affect that negative media has on suicide rates.

Clinging to God & Guns - Lloyd and Pastor Bennett review an interview with an ELCA pastor who doesn't seem to know much about guns, or his congregation, and thinks the questions of gun ownership comes down to a theology of abundance or a theology of scarcity.

Prayer of the Week -?Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we implore You that we, who do worthily deserve to be punished for our evil deeds, may mercifully be relieved by the comfort of Your grace; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Ballistic Minute - Sgt. Bill talks about the differences between the top competitive shooters and average joes.

Mia's Motivations - Mia is back from a hog?hunt with Remington Arms with a story about those eeevil black rifles.

Fundamentals of Defense - Aaron Israel is on vacation and will be back again next week.

Clinging to God & Guns - Lloyd and Pastor Bennett look at a blog post from the United Methodist Church?following the failure of gun control laws to pass? back in 2013.

The Book of Jonah - A lesson on loving our neighbor and the sinful desire to see the wicked suffer.

Prayer of the Week -?We implore You, almighty and merciful Father, to look upon the hearty desires of Your humble servants and stretch forth the right hand of Your majesty to be our defense against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

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Catechetical Lesson: The Eighth Commandment -?Applying the eighth commandment to stories and editorials suggesting that the GOP and President Trump want the violently mentally ill to be able to buy guns.

Ballistic Minute -?Sgt. Bill shares his thoughts after evaluating the RAE Gear magazine carrier for the past few months.

Fundamentals of Defense -?Aaron Israel shares thoughts on how to use your neighborhood social media network as a personal defense tool.

Mia's Motivations -?Mia Anstine shares tips for travelling safely.

Clinging to God & Guns -?This week Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dissect our first video. This South African Christian pacifist suggests that true followers of Jesus do not take up weapons for any reason. There is no justification for harming another person, he says. If you dare to defend yourself, Jesus will not protect you.

Prayer for the Week -?O God, our heavenly Father, seeing that of ourselves we have no strength, keep us both outwardly and inwardly that we may be defended from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Prayer for the Week - O Lord, mercifully hear our prayer and stretch forth the right hand of Your majesty to defend us from those who rise up against us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

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Mia's Motivations - Teach your teenagers to physically defend themselves when you are no longer there to protect them.?

Fundamentals of Defense - Aaron shares some important lessons for gun owners from a recent incident in Weatherford, Texas where a man defending his property with an AR-15.

Ballistic Minute - Sgt. Bill shares his thoughts on his first IDPA match under the new 2017 rulebook.

Clinging to God & Guns - Back in episode 45, Pastor Ralph Abernethy joined us to discuss gun free zones and the 4th Commandment. What we didn't discuss was the idea of bringing guns to church. Lloyd and Pastor Bennett discuss the subject in this episode.

Prayer for the Week - O Lord, we implore You, mercifully hear our prayers, and, having set us free from the bonds of sin, defend us from all evil; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill
Dummy rounds are a useful addition to your dry-fire practice gear. There are lots of different styles and options to choose from. Sgt. Bill breaks down the pros and cons and shares his favorites.

Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense
Establishing rally points will help you coordinate with family members during a critical incident, should you get separated and technology fails.

Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine
Mia expands on Aaron's vehicle preparedness tip from Episode 57 with a story of her own about why you should not only have tools in your vehicle, but know how to use them. And the importance of teaching your family as well.

Clinging to God and Guns
Quakers are inherently pacifists, so you kind of know what you're going to get when they write about guns. But this interpretation of Luke 22 may be the goofiest we've ever seen.

Prayer of the Week
O God, because You know that we dare not put our trust in anything that we do, mercifully grant that by Your power we may be defended against all adversity; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Ballistic Minute -?With all the divisions and classifications in IDPA it can be confusing for a beginning. Sgt. Bill gives us a rundown on choosing a gun, a division, and gear for IDPA.

Fundementals of Defense - Aaron Israel committed an act of truck-on-deer violence in remote west Texas last week and he shares some lessons learned from his efforts to improvise a repair to get back to civilization.

Mia's Motivations -?Mia Anstine shares more information about the gear she found at SHOT Show, specifically carry bags from Galco Gun Leather.

Clinging to God & Guns - Pastor Bennett could not be with us this week, but Lloyd takes on a sermon from the Presbyterian Church USA, written shortly after the George Zimmerman verdict, and illustrates the church's gross hypocrisy on the issue of guns and life.

Prayer of the Week -?O Lord, we implore You favorably to hear the prayers of Your people that we, who are justly punished for our offenses, may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness, for the glory of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Savior, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Clinging to God & Guns - Lloyd and Pr. Bennett go through an article that purports to undermine the traditional American combining of God and Guns by? using bogus gun violence stats, horrible logic, and even more horrible interpretations of Scripture.

Mia's Motivations - As promised, Mia is sharing info about gear she saw at SHOT Show.? This week it's everything you need to know about suppressors.

Fundamentals of Defense - Aaron Israel departs from the firearms instructor role to suggest that a more important threat to your future is financial issues. You may never have to use your gun to save your life, but everyone will experience financial troubles at one time or another. Being prepared for them is as important as training for the gunfight you are far less likely to be involved in.

Ballistic Minute - Since the groundhog has predicted six more weeks of winter, Sgt. Bill shares tips for concealed carry during the cold winter months.

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Commentary - What if women had the same rights as guns??

Ballistic Minute?- Sgt. Bill answers a listener's questions about dry fire.

Mia's Motivations - Mia is back from SHOT Show with her family to tell us about all the cool stuff she saw.

Fundamentals of Defense - Aaron Israel shares lessons learned from a tragic road rage incident.

Clinging to God & Guns - Is it necessary for a Christian man in his vocation as protector of his family to own a gun. The simple answer is no, but Rev. John Piper goes a step further and suggests that because he is short tempered, nobody should own a gun.?

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Listener Email
A long-overdue dive into the stack of listener emails, including an explanation of the Martin Luther quote that I have used for years on the About/Media Kit page.

Ballistic Minute?-?Sgt. Bill got to attend a law-enforcement only pistol class taught by the Great One, Rob Leatham. Bill shares some of the lessons he learned about sight picture and shooting fast.

Fundamental Defense?-?There are lots of bad holster ideas floating around on the interwebs. Aaron talks about how to spot them and avoid them, and what to look for in a good holster design.

Mia's Motivations?-?Mia and her family are on the road to SHOT Show in Las Vegas and today she talks about the show, why its so great, and some of the products she＊s been looking forward to seeing in person.

Clinging to God and Guns?-?This week Lloyd and Pastor Bennett review a pro-gun bit of blasphemy from Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership.

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Special Guest - Lloyd's wife of 23 years is a school counselor in Texas whose first exposure to guns was at 21 taking a criminal justice class in college. ?Now she's comfortable with guns in the house, loves to shoot, just got her own gun, and is working towards getting her carry permit.

Ballistic Minute - Sgt. Bill shares tips for shooting faster.

Defensive Fundamentals - Aaron Israel talks about why how a gun makes you feel doesn't matter when it comes to self-defense.

Mia's Motivations - Mia shares a memory of an frightening encounter and how she handled it and about the need for training and being mentally prepared for self-defense scenarios.

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Ballistic Minute - The shooting off-season is here. Sgt. Bill has tips for making the most of it.

Fundamentals of Defense -?Aaron Israel discusses why you should think twice before putting a provocative slogan or logo on your carry gun.

Mia's Motivations -?It's cold outside...unless you live in Arizona or Florida. And that means you'd better be training and practicing in those extra layers.

Clinging to God & Guns -?A young, snarky Franciscan Friar who spends all his time writing books and articles is concerned that another Franciscan Friar (and avid outdoorsman) carries a gun for personal protection. How dare he!? Lloyd and Pastor John Bennett debunk this whiny screed (using the catechism of the Roman Catholic Church, among other things) in this week's episode.

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Interviews with Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller, Evan Goeglein, Ralph Abernethy, and our own John Bennett. Special interviews with Brandon Warr of Warr Zone Radio, author Greg Hopkins, and Paul Lathrop of the Polite Society Podcast. Our round table discussions on gun violence, the election, and shooting IDPA.?

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Guests: Armed Lutheran Radio's Sgt. Bill Silvia, Scott Longhorn, TJ Kane, and Steve Koski of the Para-cast Podcast.

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Ballistic Minute - Sgt. Bill revisits the topic of zeroing a pistol.

Fundamentals of Defense - Aaron shares a home defense story.

Mia's Motivations - Mia talks about revolvers for women.

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Special Guests - Matt and Heinrich, two of the co-hosts from the Geeks, Gadgets and Guns Podcast.

Take Your Kids to a Gun Show - A great way to share your passion for guns with your kids is to take them to a gun show.

Ballistic Minute - Sgt. Bill gives us a review of Magpul's Glock magazines.

Fundamentals of Defense - Aaron Israel discusses how being a good neighbor is a good strategy for home defense.

Mia's Motivations - Mia Anstine is back with tips for choosing the best hunting ammo.

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Guests - Our own Sgt. Bill Silvia, IDPA Social Media Coordinator Mandy Bachman, Margo Stevens-Ray, Ben Bolden, TJ Kane, Scott Longhorn, and Sam Williams.?

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Special Guest: Pr. Ralph Abernethy III -?So-called "gun free" zones are really just target-rich environments for killers. We all know that. But as a Christian, how should we regard these places and should we respect them? Pastor Abernethy helps us answer these questions.

Ballistic Minute - In this week's Ballistic Minute tip, Sgt. Bill talks about the tools he takes to the range for his practice sessions.

Fundamentals of Defense -?Aaron Israel's self-defense tip is about how to teach your kids to stand up for themselves from an early age.

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Ballistic Minute -?Sgt. Bill talks about how you can help your team in competitive shooting. ?Helping each other and involving all your squad-mates can make a match more fun for everyone and hopefully help them perform better as well.

Mia's Motivations - Mia Anstine talks about finding the right age to teach your kids about guns.

Fundamentals of Defense - Aaron Israel breaks down a defensive shooting at a Burger King in Indiana and shares lessons we can learn from that event.

Commentary: Selling a Gun Online - Lloyd shares tips for how to safely conduct the sale of a firearm online. ?

Special Guest - Bob Mayne is the host of the long-running Handgun World Podcast. He and Lloyd discuss how he became a gun guy, how he got into podcasting, and the defensive firearms classes he teaches.

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Special Guest: Dr. Ken Schurb -?Dr. Ken Schurb is the pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in Moberly, Missouri and he joins us to discuss his new Bible study ※Called to Vote: A Christian＊s Approach to Elections.§

Voting for Your Neighbor -?As Dr. Schurb points out in his Bible study (above), God doesn＊t need our vote. Our neighbors do. Lloyd shares who he＊s voting FOR in his final rant before the election.

Ballistic Minute -?Sgt. Bill brings us tips for improving your performance in the IDPA classifier.

Fundamentals of Defense -?How is the game of Texas Hold ＆Em a metaphor for self-defense? Aaron Israel explains.

Mia's Motivations -?Since the dawn of time, every hunter has had a mentor. Someone to take them hunting and show them the ropes. Mia discusses how to be a mentor for a new hunters.

Clinging to God and Guns -?This week Lloyd and Pastor John Bennett take on a different kind of gun-control article. Instead of the usual opinion piece, this one is a prayer to God from a lesbian Episcopal priestess.

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Special Guest: Rob Morse -?Rob Morse, co-host of the Polite Society Podcast, joins us to talk about how he got started in blogging and podcasting, and the inspiration behind his own show, the Self-Defense Gun Stories podcast.

Product Review: The DryFire Mag -?The DryFire Mag is a great training tool to allow you to practice trigger pull in dry fire without having to rack the slide to reset the trigger.

Ballistic Minute - In today's Ballistic Minute, Sgt. Bill talks about training. How to train. How to push yourself to improve.

Fundamentals of Defense -?This week Aaron Israel shares tips for how to survive a dog attack.

Mia's Motivations -?Mia is back from Wyoming with her thoughts on the creepy clown sightings in the news lately.

Pastor Bennett and his family are touring the death of his uncle. Please keep them in your prayers.

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Special Guest - John Correia, the founder and owner of Active Self Protection (ASP) in Phoenix, Arizona, joins us to talk about the upcoming Bullets and Bibles Conference.

Ballistic Minute - Sgt. Bill teaches the basic techniques for using cover properly in IDPA.

Fundamentals of Defense - Don＊t be a clown. Aaron Israel discusses the widespread urban legend of the creepy clown and how we shouldn＊t succumb to irrational fear about the unlikely event that clowns attack.

Mia's Motivations - Mia is on the road and will be back with us next week.

Clinging to God and Guns - Pastor Bennett and I dissect an article by a man who uses his own book, but not the Bible, to support his claim that Jesus hates guns.

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Special Guest: Greg Hopkins -?The author of "A Time to Kill: The Myth of Christian Pacifism" joins us to discuss his book, and the origins of the pervasive myth that Christians should embrace pacifism.

Ballistic Minute - Sgt. Bill talks about the purpose of IDPA -- is it competition or concealed carry?? Or Both?

Fundamentals of Defense - After watching the riots in Charlotte, North Carolina, a couple of weeks ago, and seeing the civilian vehicles trapped by the crowds, Aaron Israel discusses ways to stay safe if you find yourself in the same situation.

Mia's Motivations - Mia Anstine is off on another adventure!? This time to West Virginia with Remington Arms to see some of their new products and to get some trigger time with the re-designed R51 pistol.

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Mia's Motivations - Mia is back from a whirlwind trip to Europe where she got to tour the Sako firearms and ammunition plants in Finland and to hunt brown bear in Russia.

Fundamental Defense - Competition and defensive training are not mutually exclusive. Aaron explains how both can a great benefit to your skill as a defensive shooter.

Ballistic Minute - Sgt. Bill discusses the various ways you can carry spare ammo in competition, and explains the relative pros and cons of each.

Clinging to God and Guns - Pastor John Bennett and I debunk the second part of last week's article which suggests (wrongly) that Christians have no right to self-defense. In today's article, the author discusses defense of life and family, and comes to the same conclusion thanks to his own political bias and willful ignorance of the context of the Bible passages he quotes.

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Mia's Motivations - Mia Anstine has advice for how to choose your next training course by evaluating what you hope to accomplish and what you want to learn.

Fundamental Defense - Aaron Israel's weekly self-defense tip is about learning to be a better problem-solver. The gun is a specific solution to a tiny subset of problems that we might face. Many of those problems can?solved before the gun ever needs to come into play if you learn to avoid trouble, de-escalate, and learn from the mistakes of others.

Ballistic Minute - Sgt. Bill warns against becoming the "Gamer Guy,"?a?type of shooter you've probably seen on the range and you should take pains to avoid emulating.

Clinging to God and Guns - Pastor John Bennett helps us debunk an article written by a gay Presbyterian at Patheos.com, who argues that the Bible can't be taken literally, but those who do should not own guns because we are spiritual being having a physical experience and the Bible warns us that possessions are not important, certainly not important enough to kill over. Or something.

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Congratulations to Sgt. Bill Silvia for winning High Law Enforcement at this year's match!

Fundamental Defense - Aaron Israel discusses the safety concerns and possible legal ramifications of pro-gun bumper stickers.

Ballistic Minute?- Sgt. Bill has tips for learning to shoot on the move.

Mia's Motivations - Ogres have layers. Onions have layers. And so will you as the weather gets colder. Mia Anstine discusses the need to practice concealed carry?in your cold weather clothing.

Clinging to God and Guns - Pastor John Bennett is back to help us debunk an article by a WELS pastor, written in the wake of the WDBJ shooting.?

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Ballistic Minute - Sergeant Bill discusses the pros and cons of the two basic types of handguns you can choose from -- the all-steel classics like 1911's and CZ's versus the plastic fantastics like GLOCK and M&P.

Fundamental Defense - Aaron Israel discusses the critically important topic of teaching your kids gun safety.

Mia's Motivations - Listen up, guys, because Mia Anstine is talking about ways to get the woman in your life interested in shooting.

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Ballistic Minute - Shooting partials in IDPA is a different test than USPSA. In IDPA hard cover, actual stage props, and non-threat targets can present you with part of a target, and mistakes can be costly. Sgt. Bill explains how to attack the different types of partials you might face in an IDPA match.

Fundamentals of Defense - Aaron Israel gets back to basic and discusses the ※AOJ Triad§ 〞 Ability, Opportunity, and Jeopardy 〞 and how they are used to determine when it is appropriate to use deadly force in self-defense. Beyond knowing the law in your state, understanding this concept is key to deciding if you are justified or prosecuted for a defensive shooting.

Mia's Motivations - Mia Anstine builds on Aaron＊s tip from last week, discussing how to arm your older children as they go off to college. They can＊t take a gun with them, and in many cases even less-than lethal weapons are forbidden. You can arm them with the gift of fear and intuition.

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