competition

ALR232 – Red Rider, Education, Competition, and Lionizing Losers

On this week’s variety show Mia reminisces about the Daisy Red Rider BB-gun, Sgt. Bill talks about how competition can benefit your concealed carry skills, Pastor Bennett discusses concerns for parents as your kids return to public school, and Lloyd shares his thoughts on how our propensity to make heroes…


ALR108 – 10 Things Rob Schenck Gets Wrong About Christians and Guns

As Pastor Bennett prepares for the start of Lent, Lloyd takes on Rev. Rob Schenck and another article filled with bad application of Scripture, lack of context and complete nonsense. Plus tips for getting started in competitive shooting from Sgt. Bill, a gun safety story from Mia, and tips for…


ALR089 – Leaving the Muslim Brotherhood

At age 15 Hesham Shehab was handed a sniper rifle and joined the Muslim Brotherhood during the Lebanese Civil War. He later was part of a mortar team, shelling civilians in Christian neighborhoods. Through the intervention of the Holy Spirit and a chance meeting with a Lutheran Pastor in Beirut,…


ALR069 – What Would Jesus Say to the NRA?

This week on Armed Lutheran Radio, Sgt. Bill is back! Aaron shares a lesson learned from a recent good-guy-with-a-gun incident in Texas, Mia reports from the Shoot Like a Girl trailer at NRAAM, and Pastor Bennett is out sick so Lloyd is flying solo on Clinging to God & Guns,…


ALR048 – Shooters Round-Table Redux

In this special episode of Armed Lutheran Radio, we talk about the proposed 2017 IDPA rules. Now that the 2017 IDPA Provisional Rulebook has been released we brought together another group of shooters including special guest Steve Koski (formerly of the GunDudes Podcast and now co-host of the Para-cast Podcast)…


ALR045 – Shooters Round-Table

On this week’s episode of Armed Lutheran Radio we are doing something a little different. Lloyd is joined by a cast of IDPA shooters to talk about the 2016 IDPA season. Along the way we discuss favorite (and least favorite) matches, stages, funny stories, and then look ahead to 2017…


ALR037 – Don’t Shoot! That Home Invader Might be Jesus

In this week’s episode we take a look at the follow-up to last week’s article “Why Bible-Believing Christians Have No Right to Self-Defense.” Part two focuses on defense of life and family, and if you thought it couldn’t get worse, you were wrong. Mia is back from Europe to tell…


ALR022 – Understanding 41F

On this episode of Armed Lutheran Radio we’re back from the Stars & Stripes Regional IDPA Championship in Tulsa with 12 tips for creating great IDPA match stages. Sgt. Bill has talks about the advantages and disadvantages for reloading hot loads versus soft loads. Aaron Israel talks about what to…


ALR013 – Why All Christians can Back Better Gun Control…NOT!

On this week’s episode, Sergeant Bill brings us tips on using video for self-evaluation. Aaron Israel’s Fundamental Defense tip is about safely storing your firearms. I share my embarrassing concealed carry mistakes in hopes that you won’t make them, too. And, Pastor John Bennett is back with another episode of…


ALR012 – Beating Guns into Plows

On this week’s episode we look back at the MVSA Regional IDPA Championship, Sergeant Bill Silvia has tips on trigger control, Aaron Israel shares a personal defense tip about practicing off-balance shooting, and Pastor John Bennett and I take a look at some misguided Christian anti-gunners who think the Old…


ALR007 – Nerf Guns, Get Home Bags, and Executive Orders

On this week’s show: Listener e-Mail from Tim in Germany, revisiting my articles about my $50 get-home bag, the media’s deranged reaction to Hasbro’s new automatic Nerf gun, and accuracy tips from Sergeant Bill. Plus, Gabby and the Astronaut fret that a President Trump might use executive orders to rescind…


ALR005 – Should Christians Carry Guns?

In this week’s episode we talk about Governor Chris Christie’s new definition of self-defense against the unborn and the parallels between being a gun owner and being a Christian. Sergeant Bill has tips on improving your reloads, and in our first Clinging to God and Guns segment, Pastor John Bennett…


ALR001 – In the Beginning

In the first episode of Armed Lutheran Radio we talk a lot about choices. How to choose the right gun for you, Sergeant Bill’s Ballistic Minute give us tips on choosing a competition gun for a left-handed shooter, we review the Horizontal Magazine Carrier from SHTF Gear, and why I…