I was asked about smoking a cigar in relation to working out. If the latter is serving your neighbor, how is smoking? We let Martin Luther teach us the answer as he takes us to Scripture. Tickets to the Freedom of Conscience and Religious Liberty Conference: https://stmarksferndale.com/freedom Join the YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All Costs podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDS-LBPLMg5IE9nqWUyni8A/join ____________________ BOOK LINK Support my teaching...
Aug 31, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 26
A lot of Christians have been led astray by a false teaching that wrongly reads into 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 a secret rapture event, emphasizing this man-made vanishing act as part of a complex coming of Christ that the Bible knows nothing about! These dear people are taught to cling to this fiction instead of to the resurrection of the dead in Jesus Christ, which is the context of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. These same deceived souls think they are focusing on Jesus, but in reality, they have been...
Aug 24, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Tim Walz claims to be a Lutheran. Is he? He’s definitely a part of Revelation 13's sea beast, otherwise known as corrupt government. Let's see if he is actually Lutheran and answer a viewer’s question about Revelation 13:17, showing that the mark of the beast has been with us since the apostles. ____________________ BOOK LINKS "Without the Shedding of Blood" by Rev. Dr. David Scaer: https://amzn.to/3Ao2AdX (This is an Amazon affiliate link. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchase...
Aug 17, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 24
False prophets and false teachings fill the internet just as they were all over the TV and the radio before that. Candace Owens will serve as an object lesson as we dig into why we should avoid listening to internet influencers and YouTubers. We’ll also see how faithful Christians dealt with this very same concern a hundred years ago, and get a great lesson on pistis, the Greek word for faith, from the writings of Alvin J. Schmidt. "Faith Misused" by Alvin J. Schmidt, https://amzn.to/4fNltaL (Th...
Aug 10, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 23
The pagans continue to be pagan. The question is, will Christians continue to be pagan with them? We’re talking about the blasphemy at the Olympics, the Greek god in question, and his notoriety for being mentally disturbed just like his modern rainbow devotees. "The God Who is There" by Francis Schaeffer from BookShop.org, https://bookshop.org/a/94255/9780830848553 Join the YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All Costs podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDS-LB...
Aug 03, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Presidential news has been crazy these last couple of weeks. Amid an assassination attempt, a white house coup, and the obvious tyranny ramping up with Kamala Harris as the likely democrat nominee for president we do well to remember that Jesus is in charge. A viewer wants to know if voting for Donald Trump with a clean conscience is possible. Let's answer that question. A Christian Manifesto by Francis Schaeffer from BookShop.org, https://bookshop.org/a/94255/9781581346923 Join the YouTube chan...
Jul 27, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Rev. Jim Roemke is the LCMS pastor who prayed at the Republican National Convention (after a very impressive President Trump impersonation). His participation in this civic event has stirred up questions about the propriety of pastoral participation, especially since Harmeet Dhillon prayed a Sihk prayer immediately after him. Well, you’re in for a treat, because today’s show is my conversation with the faithful pastor. Subscribe for more faithful teaching from the Scriptures: https://www.youtube...
Jul 20, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Is President Joe Biden too old to serve as the President of the United States? What about the question no one is asking? Is he too proud to be President? He says his cognitive test is that he’s running the world and he might listen to the Lord Almighty if He came down to tell him to stand down. He’s not the first so-called ruler of the world to suffer mental decay and pride. Remember King Nebuchadnezzar? Plus, we look at a hundred-year-old wisdom on how Christians should vote, and I get trolled ...
Jul 13, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Ferndale's Pride parade, a perp assaulting me and vandalizing my equipment, Planned Parenthood, the love of Jesus, the satanic temple, the hatred of Jesus, debriefing evangelism efforts, and so much more. It's a full episode! Subscribe for more faithful teaching from the Scriptures: https://www.youtube.com/tyrelbramwell/?sub_confirmation=1 Join the YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All Costs podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDS-LBPLMg5IE9nqWUyni8A/join Ord...
Jul 06, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Is Western society lost because we’re all weak-willed wimps? Not if the men raw-dogging their flights have anything to say about it. Today we’re talking about free will understanding, as Jock WIllink says, that discipline does truly equal freedom. Jesus was disciplined and now you’re free. But what about discipline in relation to man's fallen will? We know that even the unregenerate have the ability to exercise control over their bodies, even if they don’t act like it. Let's take a look at Scrip...
Jun 29, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 17
When you look around and see all the idolatry, is your spirit provoked to anger? Should it be? Well, yes, it should be. That’s what we’re talking about today, and as we do, we’ll talk about St. Mark’s stolen lawn signs, a Ferndale drag queen, focus on St. Paul’s time in Athens, and even discuss a Lutheran Hour sermon about the Ethiopian eunuch. Join my YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All Costs podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDS-LBPLMg5IE9nqWUyni8A/join...
Jun 22, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Is it a sin to use preferred pronouns? The short answer to the question is yes, it is sinful to lie and that’s what we do when we use preferred pronouns. In this episode, I react to a Wisconsin Synod Lutheran pastor’s video that asks the same question. I also share some troubling news from Rev. Mark Schulz and then admit to being a bigot—just like God. Open up your Bible and join me on the spiritual battlefield of our day. Join the YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at...
Jun 15, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
I preached the truth of God’s Word in front of the Ferndale Repertory Theatre on the opening night of The Prom. Jesus-hating patrons and staff went to great lengths to try to silence the love of Christ that I was speaking, including blaring music at me and calling the cops. Join the YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All Costs podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDS-LBPLMg5IE9nqWUyni8A/join Support my teaching by ordering your next book online via BookShop.org...
Jun 01, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Part two of my review of a Michigan pastor’s horrible presentation on how to talk to gay people. In today’s show, we resist the temptation to pit grace against truth, learn about the third use of the law, and look at the Samaritan woman at the well. Plus no more CoWo! The better term is culturally-oriented worship. Join the YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All Costs podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDS-LBPLMg5IE9nqWUyni8A/join Did you see episode 8 where ...
May 25, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 13
A viewer sent in a troubling (publicly posted) video of a retired LCMS pastor publicly teaching erroneous things about the LGBTQ at a 2024 Michigan District theology conference. In this episode of Truth at All Costs, we review his presentation, learn why his use of words like husband and cisgender are bad, and open the Scriptures to consider whether he has been duped by the world's lies. Plus, we drop the new Poop Brownie Tacky Tee design. Get your Poop Brownie Tee here: https://tyrelbramwell.cr...
May 18, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Hey yo, we're talking CoWo! Yes, the music aspect, but contemporary worship is about so much more than just what style of music is being played. Our worship practices reflect the Church's teachings, our creed, what we confess to believe. While some frame it as liturgical v. contemporary, Scripture addresses it in terms of apostolic or human traditions. We're called, not to conform to the world but to imitate the apostles. It's in this light that we consider all innovations made to the liturgy. L...
May 11, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Criminal co-eds took over college campuses. They say it’s about Palestine, but it’s really about despising Romans 13. But what does this evil have to do with our Concordia Universities? If you said DEI, you guessed it. Join the YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All Costs podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDS-LBPLMg5IE9nqWUyni8A/join Do you agree with samtalley3087? Watch Episode 7 and decide! https://youtu.be/n9La2Ok4rgc Support my teaching by ordering your...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 10
What do chickens have to do with being a pastor? Is your pastor a scholar? What should young pastors who are just entering the ministry, and indeed all pastors and all Christians know about the role of the pastor? What is his job? What has he been called to do in the parish? Rev. C.F.W. Walther gives us the foundation and then Rev. Theodore Graebner fleshes out the reality that your pastor should be all about studying and preaching. Plus news about upcoming content! Join our YouTube channel to p...
Apr 27, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 9
We hear from both the right and the left, both inside and outside the Church that all people are made in the image of God. Is this true? What does Scripture say about who is made in the image of God? What has the historic Church taught about who is made in the image of God? Are babies born in the image of God? Are transgender people made in the image of God? Ephesians 4:24 and Colossians 3:10 have the answer. Let's study them along with Tertullian, Augustine, Martin Luther and the Lutheran Refor...
Apr 13, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Gog and Magog wage war against the Church! Nevertheless, Christ is King! Why has it become controversial to declare that Christ is the king? Why do some people consider it antisemitic? To answer these questions we’ll listen to what Andrew Klavan of the Daily Wire, a convert from Judaism to Christianity, has to say about the statement and then hear what the excommunicated Corey Mahler has to say about Klavan’s Christian confession in relation to his Jewish ethnicity. Join my YouTube channel to pa...
Apr 06, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 7
A viewer posted a comment that Jesus had to die on Thursday, not Friday, in order to be in the tomb for three days and three nights as He said. She overlooked a very important detail of the Lord’s passion. Rev. Chris Rosebrough helps us understand that Jesus really did die on Good Friday. Plus, there are some Lampwick “Lutherans” on Pleasure Island (X) rejecting the office of the ministry, but they do it in a really lazy way. We get into all this on this week’s episode of Truth at All Costs. Joi...
Mar 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 6
After disarming the population, Canada’s government is now advising upstanding citizens to give gun-toting bad guys their cars. The Pittsburgh police won’t respond to 911 calls concerned with burglary, and a pastor in Connecticut has formed an armed brigade to protect his neighbors. Response times to 911 calls are reported to have tripled to over 2 hours in some American cities, and our governing authorities continue to push for laws that support evil and terrorize good. We’re getting into all o...
Mar 23, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Do you embrace diversity? Yeah, me neither, but according to a re-post on X.com, KFUO Radio does. Let’s talk about it. Along the way we discuss women’s ordination, confessing Christ against the spirit of the world as it is in our generation, learn a thing or two from Francis Schaeffer, and a look at the faithful disposition of the global church, especially in Ghana! Stick around. This is the Truth at All Costs! Join my YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All Costs po...
Mar 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Are you a farting peasant? How do you know? Maybe you don’t know what you don’t know, you know? How should the Christian act in light of ridicule and in the midst of an evil culture? Nice, right? At all times, always be nice. Is that true? I don't know if #MarkRobinson would agree with you, and I know Martin Luther wouldn't. In this episode, given that it’s no longer Black History Month, we’re going to see from Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther, and Paul how the nice-at-all-costs attitude suppor...
Mar 09, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Many listeners of Cross Defense want to know why I terminated my contract with KFUO. I tell you in this video as we talk about symbols, creeds, and confessions, as well as Dylan Mulvaney, Google’s Gemini, a female pastor who kicked the Bible to entertain goats and a cop-thief, plus, we consult Soren Kierkegaard, Rod Dreher, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn... and so much more on this tacky episode of the Truth at All Costs! Join my YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All C...
Mar 02, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 2
God’s Law is a loving word. If we used it appropriately our culture wouldn’t be in the mess it is today. In this first episode of Truth at All Costs, we come face-to-face with our sin of hypocrisy to learn not to give lip service to God’s Law and avoid being Gospel reductionists, not for ourselves, but in service to our neighbors. Join the YouTube channel to participate in the production of the Truth at All Costs podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDS-LBPLMg5IE9nqWUyni8A/join Support my t...
Feb 24, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1
