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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

The Man Behind Our Current Cultural Confusion

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1 • What would your approach be if you were invited into a secular philosophy class? • A real-world evangelism encounter reveals the unexpected “prerequisite” for understanding truth. • Focusing on cultural debates might feel productive—but actually misses the only message that transforms minds. Segment 2 • Why modern cultural confusion isn’t just social decline—but rooted in something deeper than behavior. • The hidden philosophical shift that convinced millions to “create their own truth.” • One 18th-century thinker’s ideas now shape everything from identity to morality. Segment 3 • Christianity has more academic depth than critics realize—and most skeptics haven’t even scratched the surface. • The shocking scale of scholarly research behind just a single biblical word—and what that reveals about your faith. • Why intellectual arguments alone never convert anyone—and what actually breaks through spiritual blindness. Segment 4 • A massive study reveals a surprising alternative to antidepressants—and almost nobody talks about it. • Modern mental health solutions may overlook a simpler, more effective path. • The overlooked biblical pattern that improves mental, emotional, and spiritual strength simultaneously. ___ 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.

0:08.8

I want to mourn the old tree and tell them that we loved us.

0:14.0

I've looked at clear cuts in burnt forest, and I felt outraged.

0:19.4

We are the crowning glory of God's creation, and all of nature was made for us.

0:25.4

Nature is more productive because of us, not less.

0:29.2

It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Freel.

0:32.5

I remember one time years ago being invited to Cal State Northridge to speak to the philosophy class.

0:38.3

That ought to be interesting. This is Wretched Radio. So John MacArthur walks into a philosophy class

0:46.1

and says, better yet, what would you say, if you were invited to speak in a philosophy class

0:52.9

at a local university.

0:54.5

What would be your approach?

0:55.5

What would be your strategy?

0:56.7

What would be your tactic?

0:58.8

I remember years ago, sorry for regaling you with this anecdote from 20 years ago.

1:05.2

But I remember when Ray Comfort went to speak to a room full of atheists at the National

1:10.3

Atheist Convention.

1:12.3

I brought him onto the radio and I said, without knowing who Ray Comfort is and is,

1:17.2

are you a good person, business and the Ten Commandments? And I said, so what was the big bab boom?

1:22.6

How did you open this bad boy? Well, I appealed to the conscience. No, I'm sorry, well, I preach the law.

1:29.7

I'm sorry, could you connect these dots for me? His strategy was to preach the gospel. That's,

1:37.8

that's what an evangelist does. That is what a Christian should do when given the opportunity

1:43.9

to talk about spiritual matters.

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