THE TOP 20 STORIES OF 2024: WHAT CHRISTIANS CAN’T IGNORE

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1:

• Evangelicals in Crisis: From voting dilemmas to Trump hesitancy, Christians face political challenges.

• Cultural Decline: The Democratic and Republican platforms reflect a troubling departure from life values.

• Global Headlines: Israel/Hamas conflict, assisted suicide expansion, and a controversial Olympics shook 2024.

Segment 2:

• Raising Kids in 2024: Digital parenting struggles and Satan Clubs bring new challenges for Christian families.

• Church Shifts: The UMC crumbles while conservative churches thrive—Justin Welby’s resignation highlights denominational divides.

• Hope Rising: Bible sales surge, conservative opportunities increase, and Jesus remains King.

Segment 3:

• Timely Truth: 2 Timothy 2:2 reminds us to stay grounded in biblical teaching and discipleship, no matter the chaos.

• Enduring Hope: Despite cultural shifts and moral failures, God’s Word endures, and His Kingdom reigns.

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0:00.0	Wretched Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:07.0	Your first mission is to keep yourself happy.
0:10.0	It's living for self that is so exhausting and frustrating
0:14.0	because you were made to live for him.
0:18.0	So when you begin to please him, you begin to thrive. It's not a burden. It's not a duty.
0:24.2	It's a joy. I come alive. This is what I was made for. It's time for Rretched Radio with Todd Friel.
0:30.1	And now the top early. This is Wretched Radio.
0:39.5	Ain't nothing new under the sun.
0:41.2	For your consideration, the top 20 stories of 20,
0:46.0	20, 25.
0:47.8	Is it just me or were we just partying like it's 1999?
0:51.8	Which does raise the question?
0:53.8	Will Prince see a resurrection of his career in 2090s?
0:59.5	When we remake, we're going to party like it's 2099.
1:02.9	That question will be answered by the next generation,
1:05.6	because quite honestly, most people, including myself,
1:09.1	listening to this here, Rretched radio program, going to be dead.
1:12.8	I know. It's supposed to be a happy day, the first of the year. We are going to be dead by then.
1:17.9	We're not going to party like it's 2099. We're going to be dead, which is why it's better to spend a day in the house of mourning than in the house of rejoicing.
1:28.9	On this day, however, as we begin 2025, and Jimmy, I have a confession to make. This is,
1:35.8	this isn't a New Year's resolution. This is a New Year's resolution confession.
1:39.4	Okay. Still thinking about it that we have a resolution here at Regis.
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