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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Witness Wednesday: Purpose In Life, Intelligent Design, Truly Born Again

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Witness Wednesday! Join Todd on campus at Georgia Tech to discuss faith, the gospel, and Christ with real people on the street. From neuroscience majors to student athletes, the ultimate question is asked and answered: what’s going to happen to your soul? Segment 1 • Sammy Kai admits he’s living like there’s no ultimate purpose—so what actually makes life matter if nothing is guiding it? • Can evolution and “infinite time” really explain complex design? • If everything around you looks engineered, the reasonable belief would be that there is an engineer behind it. Segment 2 • Sammy Kai thinks he’s a “good person”—and Todd applies God’s standard. • If everyone fails God’s moral test, does that mean everyone is in serious trouble? • The moment it clicks: Jesus’ death isn’t just a story—but the only way justice and mercy can both be fulfilled. Segment 3 • Kylie confidently calls herself a Christian—but can she answer the question: “Why should I become one?” • From Kylie’s POV, are all religions basically the same? • If your belief system is built on “do your best”… what happens when that’s not enough? Segment 4 • Kylie says God should weigh her “good vs bad”—but would that defense hold up in a real courtroom? • When pressed, even professing Christians struggle: do you actually understand what “being born again” means? • Student athlete Kimani is confident about faith. Can you explain it clearly? ___ 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!

Transcript

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0:00.0

My name is Todd Friel. I'm the executive director of Fortis Institute.

0:04.0

We are in the middle of our spring matching gift campaign.

0:07.8

No retreat.

0:09.5

Why did we call it that?

0:10.7

Because the world wants us to retreat.

0:12.7

They want us to water down truth.

0:15.2

They want us to dull the sharp edges of the gospel.

0:18.5

And we're determined to not retreat.

0:20.8

In fact, we're determined to get even louder.

0:24.6

Why?

0:25.1

We want to exalt our king, and we want people to know our amazing Savior.

0:30.1

We want churches strengthened.

0:32.0

We want families to thrive.

0:34.4

If that resonates with you, would you please consider joining us as a gospel partner

0:39.4

right now during our spring match giving campaign? No retreat. All gifts doubled right now.

0:47.8

To learn more, visit Fortis Institute.org slash donate.

0:56.6

Ritchin Radio begins in three, two, one.

1:01.5

We've had 35 resurrections of the dead.

1:03.9

The closer they are to freshly dead, the easier they are to resurrect.

1:07.4

So I see this giant angel and I asked him his name.

1:10.0

It's a financial company and I

1:11.7

realize this angel is here for our finances. And that's a true literal story, by the way. These people

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