Todd Friel And Dr. John Street Expose Fake Reconciliation
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Fortis Institute
4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
• Todd Friel and Dr. John Street discuss why biblical reconciliation goes far deeper than simply “keeping the peace.”
• “What if the first person you need to confront in conflict… is yourself?”
• Dr. Street dismantles the instinct to blame your spouse, kids, or circumstances while ignoring the pride lurking in your own heart.
Segment 2
• Todd and Dr. Street expose how everyday frustrations can reveal hidden idols ruling your heart.
• “Could your expectations for your spouse, kids, or home life actually be fueling your anger?”
• From messy houses to unmet desires, the conversation shows how even good desires can quietly become sinful demands.
Segment 3
• Todd presses Dr. Street on what real repentance actually looks like — and why most apologies fall painfully short.
• “Are you truly broken over your sin… or just upset about the consequences?”
• The discussion unpacks the difference between worldly sorrow and genuine biblical repentance that produces lasting change.
Segment 4
• Todd and Dr. Street tackle one of the most misunderstood subjects in Christianity: forgiveness.
• “Is unconditional forgiveness biblical… or have Christians confused forgiveness with pretending nothing happened?”
• Why replaying old wounds, rehearsing offenses, and clinging to bitterness may reveal a heart that hasn’t actually forgiven.
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| 0:00.0 | Ritchin 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. It's a joy. I come alive. This is what I was made for. It's time for Rretched Radio with Todd Freel. Conflicts. It's never your fault, right? This is Rretched Radio. Hey, I'm Jimmy Hicks, not Todd Friel. No, we're doing something a bit different. |
| 0:38.9 | We're going to be stepping into one of our resources, conflict with Todd and Dr. John Street. |
| 0:45.0 | We're going to dig into what really causes conflict in our lives. And here's a bit of a spoiler |
| 0:50.0 | alert. It's probably not what you think. Chances are very good in your life. You have got somebody at this moment with whom you have |
| 0:58.8 | something of a headbutting issue going on, a difference of opinion. We are going to take a look |
| 1:04.5 | and see what the Bible says about your conflicts. And I believe that everybody is going to |
| 1:10.8 | see an experience wow that book |
| 1:14.0 | really cuts to the heart of the issue and gets to it and so what you're going to be |
| 1:19.3 | seeing right now is basically what I just saw the other day I sat in on a seminar |
| 1:24.0 | that you delivered at our church on peacemaking. Correct? Isn't that what the subject was |
| 1:29.8 | about peacemaking? Well, no, no, no. It's really about reconciliation. No, no, no. It's about |
| 1:33.8 | peacemaking. That's the battle cry that we're supposed to be peacemakers. If you go to a counselor, |
| 1:40.6 | they will bring about peace. What does biblical counseling, how do they describe |
| 1:46.1 | conflict resolution? Bringing people together from a biblical standpoint is much more than just merely |
| 1:52.3 | making peace. We're talking about total and absolute complete reconciliation, whereby the relationship |
| 1:59.1 | is better than it was prior to the conflict, better than it was |
| 2:03.8 | prior to the rift that occurred between those particular parties. |
| 2:07.5 | That's what we're talking about in relationship to reconciliation. |
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