Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Jen Hatmaker Rejects Hell + Did Kathie Lee Gifford See Jesus? + Massachusetts Expands Late-Term Abortion

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Show Notes

Do your feelings get a vote when God has already spoken? From rejecting hell to claiming personal encounters with Jesus, Todd looks at why even sincere experiences can lead us away from truth—and why Scripture has to remain the final authority.

Segment 1

• Why Todd believes leaving mentally ill and addicted people on the streets isn't compassion.

• What his trip to Chattanooga revealed about homelessness and human dignity.

• Why personal autonomy isn't always the most loving answer.

Segment 2

• Jen Hatmaker says abandoning her belief in a literal hell was “the best thing” that ever happened to her.

• Should Christians use the fear of hell when sharing the gospel—especially with children?

• Why the gospel requires both the reality of judgment and the kindness of God in providing a Savior.

Segment 3

• Kathie Lee Gifford says she's experienced Jesus speaking to her and encounters with the demonic.

• Why Todd says Christians don't need personal experiences to confirm what Jesus has already revealed in Scripture.

• Are Christians treating baptism with the same urgency we see in the book of Acts?

Segment 4

• Why older Christian men cannot afford to coast spiritually or assume they're beyond serious sexual sin.

• Massachusetts expands access to late-term abortion—and an abortion doctor says he'd perform one simply because a woman changed her mind.

• A proposed law would require pornography websites to verify that users are adults.

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