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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Feel-Good Faith, Easter Silliness, & Pastor Politicians

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1 • Todd tasks Jimmy with a very important choice. • From Franklin Graham to Raphael Warnock—two pastors with two completely different messages. • Faith Night on American Idol sounds spiritual… but are the songs actually saying anything meaningful? Segment 2 • What does it really mean to “pray for the president”? • When vague spirituality replaces Christian clarity, the lines between politician and pastor are blurred. • Todd presses the issue: if you can’t explain your prayer, are you actually praying? Segment 3 • Easter is about hope… but a general appeal to a vague, spiritual hope misses the point. • Big churches might have a glossy, polished Easter message and still fail to preach the gospel. • Could watered-down gospel presentations be creating confident—but false—converts? Segment 4 • Churches that simply want to attract the attention of unbelievers have drifted far off course. • From parody videos to real-life Easter gimmicks—how far can things drift before truth disappears? • What you win people with, you win them to. ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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0:58.5

Ritchin Radio begins in three, two, one.

1:04.4

God told me to tell you this.

1:06.3

That's paganism.

1:07.3

Do you really expect and anticipate

1:09.3

that the divine voice of God can be heard by you?

1:12.9

That's horoscope reading. Standing in the office of the prophet of God. That's reading tea leaves.

1:20.5

You can't have a relationship to God if you can't hear God. That is not biblical Christianity.

1:25.9

You want to hear God speak to you? Read your Bible.

1:28.2

If you want to hear God speak to you audibly, read it out loud.

1:31.4

I promise you 100% guaranteed you will hear him speak.

1:35.3

It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Friel.

1:40.2

Hey, how you doing?

1:41.2

Great program.

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