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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Here’s Why “Therapy” Without God Can’t Truly Transform Your Mind

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

On today’s Witness Wednesday, Dr. Greg Gifford joins Todd Friel at the University of North Georgia to field questions on faith, mental health, and therapy. Dr. Gifford brings his expertise in the field of Biblical Counseling to challenge students on their ideas about therapy and medication. Segment 1: • Todd and Greg confront the popular “Jesus and therapy” trend, urging students to consider the sufficiency of Christ alone. • Learn the critical difference between therapists who integrate worldly psychology and those who stand on Scripture. • Real hope comes when sin is called what it is: something Christ can actually set you free from. Segment 2: • Greg is asked why he didn’t address abuse and Trauma. Abuse and deep wounds deserve more than 20-minute treatments; Scripture speaks to them with care and power. • Biblical counseling doesn’t ignore pain—it applies truth to the heart and brings real healing. • Discover why people often say “I’ve read this verse 100 times, but now it hits different.” Segment 3: • A student asks, “Has Christ ever restored your hope personally?” • Todd shares his childhood anxiety and how Jesus completely redefined his fears. • Don’t underestimate the power of a local church and Scripture applied directly to your hardest questions. Segment 4: • One student wrestles with surrendering fear—and Todd & Greg dig deep. • Multiple students ask about anxiety, humility, and Bible reading. • Anxiety fades when truth replaces lies, which happens when we fill our mind with God’s word and are transformed. Don’t just check boxes; use Scripture to engage your heart and fight your sin. ___ 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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0:00.0

Ritchard Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:07.0

I identify as a transgender woman.

0:09.0

I identify as a straight transgender female.

0:11.0

There is no such thing as transgender.

0:15.0

You're either XX or XY.

0:17.0

But honestly, I don't really identify as human.

0:20.0

I'm tired of being humanized for the comfort of other people.

0:22.3

God made man, male, and female.

0:26.7

That is determined genetically.

0:29.1

That is physiology.

0:31.0

That is science.

0:32.3

That is reality.

0:33.5

It's time for Rretched Radio with TOTFriel.

0:36.8

Welcome in to Rretched Radio. I am Jimmy Hicks, and I'm not in for Todd Friel today. We're actually going to be hearing from Todd. I'm just in the studio, and we're going to be hearing from Todd on the campus of the University of North Georgia, alongside Fortis Institute fellow, Dr. Greg Gifford, who together recently paid a visit to the University of North Georgia as part of the campus visits that Fortis did last year.

0:59.5

This is the question and answer portion of their visit to the University of North Georgia.

1:05.5

All right. So there's a lot of things in our society nowadays where people will have merchandise or clothes

1:12.9

or anything along those lines and it says Jesus and therapy. To that, you say what?

1:18.2

Well, I mean, Jesus and anything makes us uncomfortable, first of all, right? The Lordship of Christ,

1:24.6

we start to say, Jesus is all. And the book of Galatians is written pretty exclusively

1:30.5

to say Jesus and nothing else is the way of salvation.

1:35.2

So when we think of the therapeutic age that we live in, it is tempting to think I need Jesus

1:40.0

and I need my therapist.

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