IS DRINKING ALCOHOL ALWAYS SINFUL? HOW TO THINK ABOUT CHRISTIAN LIBERTY RIGHTLY

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Segment 1:

• Todd is corrected on what church pastor Tom Pennington serves at.

• Did MacArthur’s memorial change your opinion on bagpipes?

• How can I approach a Catholic funeral without compromising my faith?

• Should Christians avoid alcohol completely—or just avoid drunkenness?

Segment 2:

• Do altar calls distort the gospel—or can they be helpful?

Segment 3:

• How should I counsel two young Amish men considering leaving their community?

• I’m 13 and want to share the gospel—where do I start?

Segment 4:

• Has my fitness routine become an idol—or am I overthinking it?

• Should I sing at my old church’s Christmas event—or would that hurt our new ministry?

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0:00.0	Ritchard Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:09.0	To convince a child to keep walking, try switching roles with them.
0:12.9	Let the child play the role of the parent.
0:15.0	They'll immediately do what you want them to do.
0:17.3	You are raising in your home, people that the Bible is very clear about their status.
0:25.4	They need to be converted. Not just a conformity of their behavior. They need a transforming encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. That is the ultimate priority. It's time for
0:31.4	Wretched Radio with TOTFRIO. Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me. It's the Ritchard Radio, mail mail-call, delivery bag, Q&A, infatement, nationwide extravaganza, featuring your voicemails, correspondences, communicates, dispatches, memorandums, and missives. For next week. For all the kids watching at home. What we need right now is a clear message to the people of this country. You have 1,200 messages.
0:55.6	It is a bit above average.
0:56.9	Now here's your host, Todd, freakishly tall, Freel.
1:00.4	Deveal is here!
1:01.7	Ooh!
1:03.8	My timing and my tone,
1:07.8	that ain't nothing new.
1:09.7	This is Redshed Radio Radio warming up for next week.
1:13.8	Why, we are going to dedicate an entire week of mailbag questions. So get them in.
1:20.1	That was a little violent sounding. But don't blame me. I think if you thought that that was wrong,
1:26.5	blame the Republicans or blame guns or something
1:29.6	like that. And in the meantime, send stuff too. Did you see the responses to a tragedy in Minneapolis?
1:38.7	And the politicians, the liberal democratic politicians of Minnesota and California, because they are in a competition.
1:47.0	California and Minnesota shouldn't be friends at this point because they are neck and neck for who's going to be communist first.
1:53.1	I'm telling you, they are in a horse race and secretariat ain't breaking out of the pack, blaming.
2:00.8	I think they blamed Donald Trump,
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