The Hymn That Changed Everything, Church Membership Questions, Politics
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Fortis Institute
4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
• Megan Basham’s cancer diagnosis sent her searching for answers in survival statistics—but what finally brought her peace?
• What if the key to enduring suffering isn't finding better odds, but embracing a forgotten doctrine?
• Todd unpacks a centuries-old hymn that confronts fear, uncertainty, and life's biggest disruptions.
Segment 2
• A car accident, financial loss, cancer diagnosis—could all of it somehow fit into God's good purposes?
• Todd explores the difference between evil acts and painful providences that believers often struggle to understand.
• What does it actually mean to say, "What God ordains is always good" when life feels anything but good?
Segment 3
• Before joining a church, how much should you really know about the elders, finances, leadership, and doctrine?
• Todd shares a prospective member's surprisingly thorough list of questions—and why every pastor should welcome them.
• Is your church's statement of faith something they actually believe, or just something sitting in a file cabinet?
Segment 4
• Are you more excited to talk about Washington than you are to talk about Jesus?
• Todd examines three warning signs that politics may be competing for your heart's highest allegiance.
• What if your strongest enemies aren't political opponents at all?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ritchard Radio begins in three, two, one. |
| 0:09.2 | We've had 35 resurrections of the dead. |
| 0:11.7 | The closer they are to freshly dead, the easier they are to resurrect. |
| 0:15.3 | So I see this giant angel, and I asked him his name. |
| 0:17.9 | It's a financial company, and I realized this angel is here for our finances. |
| 0:22.3 | And that's a true literal story, by the way. |
| 0:23.9 | These people are charlatans, and it's about time we draw a line in the sand and stop fraternizing with the wolves. |
| 0:30.6 | It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Friel. |
| 0:38.2 | Ah, ha ha. |
| 0:40.8 | By Borgon. |
| 0:43.7 | With a hymn that will change your life. |
| 0:50.3 | Not kidding. |
| 0:53.5 | This is Wretched Radio. |
| 0:56.1 | Vosgot Toot. |
| 0:57.7 | You say, what are you talking about? |
| 0:59.8 | Well, if you're German, you know the hymn. |
| 1:01.7 | What God Ordains is always good. |
| 1:04.5 | It came to mind, courtesy of one, Megan Basham. |
| 1:07.2 | You know Megan. |
| 1:08.1 | She wrote a book, Shepard's First Sale. |
| 1:10.6 | It was a hot one. And she recently |
| 1:14.3 | wrote an article last week for The Washington Post, where she cited a hymn that will change |
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