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ALR194 – High Altitude, World Champs, and Isaiah 49

On today’s variety show Mia has tips to help you avoid, recognize and deal with altitude sickness when hunting at high altitudes. Sgt. Bill has a rant about his experience at the IDPA World Championship, and Pastor Bennett discusses this week’s reading from Isaiah 49.


ALR193 – God’s Promise of Protection

The week is our Clinging to God & Guns Show inspired by the lessons learned in Lloyd’s daughter’s confirmation class. We confess in the first article of the Apostle’s Creed that God protects and defends us from harm and that raises a few interesting questions regarding gun rights and self…



ALR190 – Defending the Flock

The week is our Clinging to God & Guns Show and Lloyd and Pastor Bennett discuss the role of the pastor in protecting his flock in response to the tragic murder of a Lutheran Pastor in Fort Dodge, Iowa.


ALR189 – Forgiveness, the NRA, and Shooting Faster

On today’s variety show we have a new pontification from Pastor Bennett following the conviction of former Dallas PD officer Amber Guyer, Mia Anstine shares her experience from the NRA Women’s Leadership Summit, and we have a classic Ballistic Minute from Sgt. Bill Silvia.


ALR187 – Bring your Wife, Shoot Sooner, and Win the Debate

On today’s variety show we have tips from the cast. Pastor John Bennett discusses changing hearts and minds in the gun debate, Sgt. Bill Silvia has tips for shooting sooner (not faster), and we’re going back to a classic clip from Mia about how to share your love for guns…



ALR185 – Context, Practice, and Ricochets

In this week’s variety show Mia Anstine talks about gun safety and the dangers of ricochets, Sgt. Bill Silvia shares more tips from his preparations for the upcoming 2019 IDPA World Championship, and Pastor Bennett explores the context of this week’s Gospel reading for the 12th Sunday after the Festival…


ALR184 – Imitating a Non-Violent Savior

This week we are playing “Stump the Pastor – Long Form Edition.” Lloyd shares excerpts from, and Pastor Bennett responds to, an article by an Army veteran turned pacifist who now questions how followers of a “nonviolent Savior who gives life abundantly can own something designed to take life.”



ALR181 – Red Flags Everywhere

This week is our variety show, with tips from Mia, Sgt. Bill and Pastor Bennett. And, as you can tell from the title of today’s show, we’re talking about gun violence and some of the suggested solutions that are being discussed.



ALR179 – Pinatas and Gear and Bears, Oh My!

This week Pastor Bennett comments on a disturbing story out of Chicago where kids were encouraged to whack a Pinata shaped like an ICE agent at a party sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce. We go back to the grooveyard of forgotten favorites with a warning from Sgt. Bill…


ALR177 – Sweat, Stress, and the Seven Deadly Sins

The gang’s all here again after a couple busy weeks away! Mia has tips for dealing with stress when shooting, Sgt. Bill has been shooting in hot the Texas Summer and has tips for how to prepare and deal with the heat, and Pastor Bennett is back from his California…


ALR174 – Speed Mode, Mentors, and a Salute to Service

This week on Armed Lutheran Radio it’s another variety show posted from the McDonalds in Fredericktown, Missouri. Lloyd is on the road at the Illinois State IDPA Championship, Mia encourages you to become a mentor to a new shooter, Bill is talking about speed mode, and Pastor Bennett encourages us…


ALR173 – Preaching to Florida Man

Today Lloyd and Pastor Bennett play another round of “Crime and the 10 Commandments,” reviewing some interesting crime news for how the Ten Commandments apply and preaching to the troubled people involved. But this time we’re doing it with a twist, adding in that fabled scallywag, The Florida Man.