Mailbag Friday: Deaconesses, Signs From The Dead, & Pastor Dance-Off

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Segment 1 • When preaching expositionally, Is it normal for a pastor to spend 5 years in a book (John) and only get to chapter 11? - Luke Segment 2 • What are your thoughts on American flags in a church sanctuary? - Peter • Our church has two deaconesses. One is over the children's ministry, which includes the nursery, and the other is over the women's ministry. Is this biblical? - Karen • When I'm staying in a hotel, and I find a Book of Mormon in the bedside drawer, would it be wrong for me to take it with me to throw away? - Josh • Are dead people able to interact with the living? - Cary Segment 3 • Recently, I went through the Christian music I listen to and, in digging deeper, found a shocking number of them were actually from a Mormon background! The songs sound like normal Christian lyrics to me… Is there anything I should be looking out for? Or should I not be listening to them at all? - Joyce • I was baptized in a solid Baptist church at 19 after growing up in a Christian home and making a conscious choice of obedience. A year later, I made the emotional decision to get back with my non-Christian boyfriend (who is now my husband). I later "rededicated" my life to Jesus at 30 and haven't looked back! I've been wondering if I need to get rebaptized or if my current surrendered life is just evidence of how God has been faithful to me. - Anonymous • You always say to stare at Jesus with unveiled face. How do we do this? - Anonymous Segment 4 • Is it ok for a young adult to ask for advice from a non-believing parent? If their advice doesn't clearly contradict scripture, is it wise to follow their advice even if they don't necessarily have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them? - Anonymous • I just saw a video of youth pastors having a dance off! And they were cutting all kinds of rugs. Wondering what your reaction would be? - Brad ___ 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	Ritchin Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:07.0	You are gods, little G. You are gods because you came from God.
0:12.0	When I read in the Bible where he says, I am, I just smile and say yes, I am too.
0:17.0	God came from heaven, became a man, made man into little gods.
0:22.3	We have the potential and the capacity through a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ to
0:26.5	know God, but that does not mean we are God.
0:30.3	The Bible is very clear.
0:32.2	There is only one God, and he will not share his glory with another.
0:37.8	It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Freel.
0:41.3	And we're off.
0:43.0	It's the Rretched Radio, mail-call, delivery bag, Q&A, infatement, nationwide extravaganza,
0:48.6	featuring your voicemails, correspondences, communicates, dispatches, memorandums, and misses.
0:53.4	Any special message for all the kids watching at home?
0:55.7	What we need right now is a clear message to the people of this country.
0:59.6	You have 1,200 messages.
1:02.1	It is a bit above average.
1:03.5	Now here's your host, Todd, freakishly tall, Freel.
1:07.0	DeVille is here!
1:08.2	Ooh!
1:09.7	It's a loverly day in the neighborhood.
1:12.5	For what?
1:13.4	For sending wretched things to whom this is Wretched Radio?
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