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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

TIM CHALLIES REVIEWS THE BOOKS YOU NEED FOR THE DECONSTRUCTION DEBATE

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.93.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1:



• Tim Challies shares hand-picked book reviews on Fortis+ to save you time.



• Kevin DeYoung’s Daily Doctrine challenges men to step up as spiritual leaders.



• Some books aren’t easy reads—but they’re theologically rich and worth the work.



Segment 2:



• Tim Challies reviews key books on deconstruction to equip you for tough conversations.



• The Deconstruction of Christianity and Walking Through Deconstruction both offer biblical help for those wrestling with doubt.



• Learn how to walk with friends or family who are questioning their faith.



Segment 3:



• Revelation 2 warns believers: knowledge without love leads to spiritual coldness.



• Many Christians obsess over spotting false teachers but lose their first love for Christ.



• Are you so focused on theology that you’ve lost the joy and awe of your salvation?



Segment 4:



• Even good learning can dull your zeal if it’s not rooted in love for Christ.



• Faithful preaching should stir your affections, not just fill your notebook.



• Use knowledge to deepen worship, not just sharpen arguments.



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Richard Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:09.3

Religion would not even be an issue except for the Bible.

0:13.3

Before we get carried away, let's read our Bibles now.

0:15.7

I can assure you there are millions of Christians who did not take parts of the Bible literally.

0:20.4

Forfeit all claims to your own authority.

0:22.8

Stand without apology on the only authority that matters, which is the authority of God himself,

0:28.0

entrusted to us in His Word.

0:30.6

It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Friel.

0:34.0

Let's go talk about the book we all read.

0:38.3

Books. You know they're dangerous. Take other. Don't free. Let's go talk about the book we all read. This is Wrecked books.

0:40.7

You know they're dangerous.

0:42.1

Take a look.

0:43.5

It's in a book.

0:45.4

So many books.

0:47.3

So little time. This is Wretched Radio, bringing you book reviews.

0:52.4

Oh, there are so many books. So many choices, but so many are chaff.

0:57.3

How do you find the wheat answer?

1:00.2

Our Fortis fellow, Tim Chalys, who focuses on the local church doing book reviews,

1:06.1

which you can watch and hear for free at Fortis Plus.

1:10.5

That's the Fortis Institute. App Tim Chalys,

1:13.2

along with other fellows, have a warehouse full of great helps for you, the entire focus.

1:21.2

Even though all of these fellows come at the subjects in different areas of theology and cultural engagement, all of them with the same

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