Armed Lutheran Radio

Episode 398 - The View on the Commandments, Part 1

Last week the women on the TV show “The View” discussed abortion and attempted to justify it based on the Ten Commandments and the fact that we allow war, capital punishment and guns. In this episode, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett discuss the specific claims the hosts make and explain the actual meaning of the Fifth Commandment against murder (not killing in general) and how the Bible clearly opposes abortion while supporting just-wars, self-defense, and capital punishment. Next week in Part 2 (...

Episode 397 - Serious Problems call for Serious People

In this week's episode, Lloyd shares his thoughts on the state of political discourse and the serious problems facing America and ideas for how we can better address them in the future. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Keith from Palmyra, MO Luke from Seymo...

Episode 396 - March Online Hangout

Episode 395 - Getting Tough on Crime

Lloyd and Pastor Bennett get together for the first time in 2024 to discuss the interesting trend of blue-state politicians getting tough on crime. Is there a genuine concern for citizens or is this just an election year ploy. What's the best construction? Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Than...

Episode 394 - February Online Hangout

It's our first Online Hangout of 2024 and Lloyd is hanging out with David Scott, Stuart Burt, Dan Veldt, Steven Clifford, Donny Ross, Guillaume Williams, and Curtis Heidel. The gang discusses the world's greatest gun trade, Glock Shooting Sports, repairing a Remington Model 8, and the He Gets Us ad campaign. 

Episode 393 - The First Variety Show of 2024

This week is our first variety show of 2024. Mia talks about sharing the hunting experience with new hunters, and Pastor Bennett shares his thoughts on the Season of Lent. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Justin from Berryville, AR Dan from Indian Trail, NC...

Episode 392 - He Gets Us?

In this special, mid-week episode, Lloyd shares his thoughts about the “He Gets Us” ad campaign that aired during last Sunday's Super Bowl. Is this a well-meaning conversation starter or is it something more nefarious? Links of Interest He Gets Us – https://hegetsus.com/en He Saves Us – https://youtu.be/rV3AnTUPiDY?si=1zv_-ZxrlLuLSIil Duty to Defend – http://www.ArmedLutheran.us/Duty* Prayer of the Week O Lord, we implore You, mercifully hear our prayers, and, having set us free fro...

Episode 391 - Guns and Mental Health

This week Lloyd discusses the case of the Michigan mother who is facing involuntary manslaughter charges for allowing her mentally ill son access to a firearm (a firearm he subsequently used to kill three students with). Sometimes our responsibility as parents and spouses is to protect our loved ones from themselves. Links of Interest Mother of Michigan school shooter denies any responsibility but wishes son had ‘killed us instead’ – https://apnews.com/article/oxford-high-school-shooting-m...

Episode 390 - State of the Show for 2024

In the first new show of 2024, Lloyd looks back at the show's past and ahead to the ninth year in 2024. Prayer of the Week O Lord, we implore You favorably to hear the prayers of Your people that we, who are justly punished for our offenses, may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness, for the glory of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Savior, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Use these Links to Support Armed Lutheran Radi...

Episode 389 - Final Online Hangout of 2023

This week is the last episode of 2023 and the final Online Hangout of the year. Lloyd is joined by Reformation Gun Club members Dan Veldt, Stuart Burt, and Donnie and Peter Ross and then we give away prizes with the help of my Lloyd's daughter, Rylyn. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Duty to...

Episode 388 - They Saw the Same Star Rising

A Christmas message based on the account of author Henry Williamson of the Christmas Truce on the Ypres salient in 1914. That account, published in the London Daily Express in 1937, reminds us that even during that deadly and bitter conflict, we are all God's children. Pray that we remember that fact in the midst of our modern day divisions. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by join...

Episode 387 - The Real Story of Christmas

This week we present, following a few announcements, the annual tradition that is the real story of Christmas as told in Chapters 1 and 2 of the Gospel of St. Luke. Performed by the cast, families and friends of Armed Lutheran Radio. Meet the Cast Lloyd Bailey - http://www.armedlutheran.us/about/ Mia Anstine - http://www.armedlutheran.us/mia/ Sergeant Bill Silvia - http://www.armedlutheran.us/bill/ Pastor John Bennett - http://www.armedlutheran.us/pastor/ Special Guest Appearances...

Episode 386 - The Final Variety Show of 2023

This week is our final variety show of 2023. Mia shares some inspirations, Pastor Bennett is looking forward to Christmas as we move through the season of Advent, and Lloyd fisks an opinion piece from CNN.com. A full-length version of this episode, with over an hour of additional content, is available exclusively for Reformation Gun Club members! To hear the full version and hundreds of hours of exclusive content, we hope you would consider joining the Club. Armed Lutheran Radio is a list...

Episode 385 - November Online Hangout (Almost)

This week Lloyd and Pastor Bennett are hanging out with members of the Reformation Gun Club: Stuart Burt, Donny Ross, Mike Thomas, Guillaume Williams, William Swenson, Mike Soost, and Dan Rushing. Be sure to check out the YouTube channel to see this and previous Online Hangouts. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclu...

Episode 384 - What Are You Thankful For?

Given all the terrible things in the world today, everything from War to the San Jose Sharks, what is there to be thankful for? In this Thanksgiving weekend rant, Lloyd seeks to answer that question. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Melvin from Holt, MO K...

Episode 383 - 8th Annual Christmas Gift List Show

This week, for the eighth straight year, we present our annual Christmas Gift List Episode. Mia, Sgt. Bill, and Pastor Bennett share gift ideas in time for your Black Friday shopping. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Duty to Defend: Volume 2, is available in paperback, Kindle, ePub, and Audiob...

Episode 382 - October Online Hangout in November

This week Lloyd and Pastor Bennett are hanging out with members of the Reformation Gun Club: Stuart Burt, Dan Veldt, Ken Thompson, Steven Clifford, Justin Hover, and Donny Ross. Be sure to check out the YouTube channel to see this and previous Online Hangouts. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us ...

Episode 381 - Laws Are Pointless If Government Fails

In this week's Variety Show we have a smattering of variety as Lloyd and Pastor Bennett share their takes on the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine this past week. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Eric from Buckeye, OH Drew from Excelsior Springs, MO Ty f...

Episode 380 - Why Support Israel?

This week Lloyd is adding to his thoughts on the situation in the Middle East with a discussion of why we should be supporting Israel during this crisis and how it relates to the God-given right to armed self-defense. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Curtis...

Episode 379 - Israel, Terror and the Enemies Among Us

Lloyd and Pastor Bennett separately share their thoughts on the Hamas terror attacks on Israel, the ongoing war, and the reactions here in the US. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Luke from Seymour, IN Jerry and Billye from Deer Lodge, MT Donny from Whi...

Episode 378 - Would Ethan's Law Save Lives? (Part One)

This week Lloyd is reviewing an opinion piece written by the mother of a boy killed with an improperly stored firearm. The law, named after her son, is on the books in Connecticutt but is now proposed as a Federal Law. Lloyd examines how the debate is framed and discusses the merits of the proposed legislation. In Part Two, for Reformation Gun Club Members only, we will review the text of the law and its specific provisions. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you v...

Episode 377 - September Online Hangout

In this week's episode Lloyd is hanging out with members of the Reformation Gun Club, including Stuart Burt, Donny Ross, William Swenson, and Scott Van Dorsten. We talk about the passing of Sen. Diane Feinstein, our first guns, gun deals, scout rifles, and the venerable revolver as a self-defense tool. Be sure to check out the YouTube channel to see this and previous Online Hangouts. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we ...

Episode 376 – Sad Examples of Self-Defense

Lloyd and Pastor Bennett are reviewing some self-defense stories from around the nation to see what important lessons we can learn. From defense of your own property, defending other people's property, and shooting with your eyes closed, there's a lot to un-pack. Reformation Gun Club members get access to a full-length version of this episode which includes a feel-good story about women and guns that busts the left's myths about the dangers of women owning firearms, and over 26 minutes of...

Episode 375 - The Failure of Doctrinal Review

In this week's episode Lloyd discusses an article by TR Holvorson who debunks the idea that your right to self-defense somehow comes from human reason and Enlightenment philosophy. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Ty from Sarasota, FL Matthew from Nixa, M...

Episode 374 - August Online Hangout

In this week's episode Lloyd and Pastor Bennett are hanging out with members of the Reformation Gun Club, including Stuart Burt, Steven Clifford, Michael Soost, Donny Ross, Dan Veldt, Curtis Heidel, Rob Laird, Edwin Fuhrmann, William Swenson, and Jim martin. Be sure to check out the YouTube channel to see this and previous Online Hangouts. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by join...

Episode 373 - A Terror to Good Works

In this week's episode Lloyd discusses the current state of our nation in light of Romans 13:1. Are our governing authorities a terror to good works? And are we obligated to comply? Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Gordon Lewis Jim from Moline, IL Rob f...

Episode 372 - Instincts, Conservation, and Greybeard Actual

This week is a variety show with content from the cast. Mia discusses the role of hunting in conservation, Sgt. Bill reviews a book by Greybeard Actual "The Way is in Training," and Lloyd shares thoughts on trusting your instincts when selling (or buying) a firearm. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedluther...

Episode 371 - Biden, Bongs, and Boomsticks

This week Lloyd shares his thoughts on a recent ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Just as Hunter Biden's sweetheart deal falls through the Fifth Circuit, based on SCOTUS's ruling in Bruen, basically invalidates the gun charges against Hunter Biden. Coincidence? Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.ar...

Episode 370 - July 2023 Online Hangout

Episode 368 - Not Really Self-Defense

This week Lloyd and Pastor Bennett are examine some bizarre stories of people who claimed self-defense or Castle Doctrine -- but was it really? Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Katherine from Casper, WY Frank from Lake City, MI Robert from Elk River, MN...

Episode 367 - Guns, Politics and Pandering

President Biden called for tougher gun control measures following a 4th of July holiday marred by violence. Lloyd looks at the sad political truth behind the cynical call for more gun control, as politicians continue to do nothing about the actual problem: criminals. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedluthe...

Episode 366 - June Online Hangout

In this week's episode we are hanging out with members of the Reformation Gun Club, including William Swenson, Stuart Burt, David Scott, Scott Van Dorsten, Rob Laird, Mike Johnson, and Steven Clifford. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Duty to Defend: Volume 2 is now available! Pick up your...

Episode 365 - The Duty to Defend

Weather derailed last week's Online Hangout and delayed the show but Lloyd is back with a delayed episode about your duty as a parent to defend your family. From home invaders, muggers, drag queens, and really stupid decisions. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Member...

Episode 364 - He's Baaaack!

Lloyd is back! Recovered from the crud and commenting on the emotionally charged headlines of the day. Trump Derangement Syndrome, the horror of supermajorities, the excesses of the trans movement, crime and gun control. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Stu...

Episode 363 - Tisas 1911 Review, Technology, and Discipline

This week, Lloyd is still recovering so Brian is our guest host. We have a variety show with content from the cast. Mia is talking about technology (its shortcomings and ethics), Sgt. Bill has a review of the Tisas 1911 Tank Commander, and we have a new Pontification from Pastor Bennett. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http:/...

Episode 362 - A Bard, a Cleric, an Elf and a Dwarf Walk into a Tavern

Pastor Bennett just finished Lloyd's book The Fifth Command, a fantasy fiction novel with strong Christian themes. He and Lloyd sit down to discuss the book's story, characters, and inspirations. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Annita from Old fort, TN G...

Episode 361 - A New Narrative

Lloyd comments on the Hispanic white supremacy narrative that has now arisen in the wake of the Allen, Texas shooting. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Dan from Enumclaw, WA Donny from White Bear Lake, MN Jerry and Billye from Deer Lodge, MT William f...

ALR Episode 360 - She Never Quit, the PSA Dagger, and Good Guys with Guns

This week we have a variety show with content from the cast. Mia is back from the annual "She Never Quit" event in Texas, Sgt. Bill reviews the Palmetto State Armory Dagger 9, and Lloyd shares initial thoughts on the recent shooting in Allen, Texas. [00:44] - Opening and welcome [02:04] - Thanks to our Members [04:45] - Thoughts on Allen, Texas [16:14] - Mia's Motivations [23:57] - Ballistic Minute with Sgt. Bill [29:13] - Show Close Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported p...

Episode 359 - A Special Kind of Stupid

Episode 358 - Lessons from a Crazy Week

Episode 357 - Is Your Motivation Rational?

He is risen! He is risen, indeed! In today's Easter Sunday episode, Lloyd follows up on last week's commentary with a discussion of motivations. What motivates us to own and carry firearms? And, is that motivation based on reality or irrational fear? Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank Yo...

Episode 356 - Not One, But Many

New polling shows Americans no longer value the things that used to hold us together as a nation -- patriotism, hard work, family, religion. We no longer agree even on basic biological truths. Is it time to accept that we are no longer the "United" States? Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Th...

Episode 355 - March Online Hangout

In this week's episode we are hanging out with members of the Reformation Gun Club, including Dan Rushing, William Swenson, Donny and Peter Ross, Stuart Burt, Justin Hover, David Scott, Curtis Heidel, and Scott Van Dorsten. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Duty to Defend: Volume 2 is now ava...

Episode 354 - Embrace the Suck

It's a "Deep Thoughts with the Armed Lutheran" kind of episode as Lloyd shares life lessons from the range and the volleyball court. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! William from Duncanville, TX Luke from Seymour, IN John Nielson Robert from Bothell, ...

Episode 353 - Drag Queens of the Gun World

In this week's episode, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett review a 2014 video that resurfaced on Facebook this week. The video -- presented as an example of tyrannical cops hassling a law-abiding gun owner -- we find exactly the opposite. A guy who is supposed to be on our side, who is not helping. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! ht...

Episode 352 - Reflections on Lent

In this week's show, as we kick off the season of Lent, Lloyd reflects on the Asbury revival and the "He Gets Us" ad campaign and we replay a classic Lenten Pontification from Pastor Bennett. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us   Thank You to this Week's Members! Ron from Lexington Park, MD ...

Episode 351 - February Online Hangout

Lloyd and Pastor Bennett hang out with Reformation Gun Club members Dan Veldt, William Swenson, Rob Laird, Dan Rushing, David Scott, Justin Hover, Donnie Ross, and Edwin Fuhrmann to discuss adult beverages, the venerable 1911, gun raffles, aliens, Chinese spy balloons, and our coming AI overlords. (Video coming soon) Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, Th...

Episode 350 - SHOT Show, Shooting A Match, and Appeasing the Culture

Episode 349 - The Fifth Commandment (Audio Only)

Audio from our first ever live Clinging to God & Guns show. Lloyd and the Padre discuss the recently released (and quickly recalled) annotated Large Catechism. Specifically, the articles related to the Fifth Commandment and self-defense. The release created an uproar in Lutheran social media, with accusations of "woke" language and leftist ideas making their way into the book. Is this just overblown hype? Or is there more to be concerned about?

Episode 348 - January Online Hangout (Audio Only)

It's our first Online Hangout of 2023. Lloyd is joined by Reformation Gun Club Members Mike Johnson, Dan Rushing, Justin Hover, Donny Ross, Curtis Heidel, William Swenson, Scott Van Dorsten, and Pastor Drew Newman.