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ALR102 – What The Bible Says About Thoughts & Prayers

In our first episode of 2018 we talk about resolutions, we salute the folks at GunBlog VarietyCast Radio, we get tips from Bill, Aaron, and Mia, and then Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dissect the heretical ramblings of a “woke” Christian who says Christianity is not about prayer, it’s about action…


ALR100 – 100thSpecial

For the first time, Lloyd is joined by all four contributors to look back at the first 100 episodes of the show. We get a behind the scenes look at the contributors’ segments, discuss current events, and have a little fun.


ALR98 – Special Guest Charlie Cook

This week we are joined by Charlie Cook, firearms instructor, host and producer of the viral Gun Gram videos and Riding Shotgun with Charlie on YouTube. We talk about how he went from music teacher to firearms instructor, Massachusetts gun laws, and about his fun Gun Gram videos. Plus tips…


ALR97 – Lt. Colonel Willes Lee and the State of the NRA

This week Lloyd is joined by NRA Board of Directors member Lt. Colonel Willes Lee (USA-Ret) for a frank, informative discussion about the state of the NRA and the future of gun rights. Plus a weekly self-defense tip from Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense.


ALR96 – Amanda Suffecool of EyeOnTheTarget Radio

In this week’s episode we are joined by Amanda Suffecool, co-host and producer of “Eye On The Target Radio,” the newest member of the Self Defense Radio Network. Aaron shares tips for church safety in the wake of the Sutherland Springs shooting. Sgt. Bill is talking about Power Factor. And…


ALR94 – Child Sacrifice and the American Gun Cult

Whenever a mass killing happens in America we do nothing. If you define “nothing” as not passing meaningless gun control laws. So says a loopy leftist theology professor who says that because we won’t give up our guns, we’re no better than the ancient Canaanites who sacrificed their children to…


ALR92 – The Gospel for Gun-Loving Christians

What happens when the pastor of a progressive, social justice obsessed church buys a modern sporting rifle? Freakouts and hand-wringing, of course. To try to explain how this could have happened, author and musician David Gungor says gun-loving Christians love violence more than the Gospel and he aims to prove…


ALR91 – Understanding the Tragedy in Las Vegas

On this week’s show we talk about the motives behind the Las Vegas massacre. We read some listener emails, Aaron Israel has a safety tip about credit cards, and we interview Derek LeBlanc, founder and chief instructor of the Kids SAFE Foundation and talk about his unique and effective firearm…


ALR90 – Rick Ector: Man on Fire

Rick Ector was a family man. Good job. House on a corner lot. Didn’t drink. Didn’t party. Didn’t get into trouble. But one night trouble found him and changed his life forever. He describes himself as becoming a “man on fire,” soaking up knowledge about guns, gun rights, and gun…


ALR087 – Guns Seen Through the Lens of Genesis

Professor Christopher Hays goes back to Genesis to try to show how the descendants of Adam were able to peacefully coexist and resolve problems without violence and how gun owners today are part of a harmful subculture that has turned it’s back on God. Plus tips from Mia, Sgt. Bill…


ALR086 – Americans and Our Guns

This week on Armed Lutheran Radio Lloyd is flying solo in Clinging to God & Guns with an anti-gun article from the Baptist General Convention of Texas that argues you can support the Second Amendment and still support banning dangerous guns. Bill shares his live fire routine, Aaron talks prioritizing…


ALR085 – A Christian View of Home-Defense

There’s a difference between what’s legal and what’s moral when it comes to defense of your home and family. Shoot first, ask questions later or defending property with lethal force are bad ideas both legally and morally. Lloyd and Pastor Bennett discuss the moral issues surrounding home defense in Clinging…


ALR083 – Talking Wheel Guns with Grant Cunningham

Instructor, author, and revolver expert Grant Cunningham joins us to talk about revolvers and his latest book. Sgt. Bill is talking about pre-stage rituals, Aaron Israel cautions us to avoid protests, and Pastor Bennett talks about weighing the call to help our neighbors and our responsibility to protect ourselves and…


ALR082 – God Wants You to Have a Weapon

In this week’s episode, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dissect a sermon from independent Baptist preacher Stephen Anderson who falsely uses passages like Luke 22 to suggest that God wants you to have a weapon and then proceeds to give his flock really bad advice on guns and self defense. Mia…


ALR079 – Tarheel Road Trip

After a week off, Armed Lutheran Radio is on the road for this week’s show. Recorded while on vacation in North Carolina, Lloyd talks about growing up around guns, his experience at the NC State IDPA Championship, and tips for how to run a church shooting club event. Plus tips…


ALR077 – Safety On

This week on Armed Lutheran Radio we’re talking about gun safety and taking new shooters to the range. We’ll meet Yehuda Remer, the author of the new kids book “Safety On: An introduction to the world of firearms for children.” Lloyd’s 7-year-old daughter shares her impressions of the book, plus…