Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Rev. James Baird, Christian Education Pastor at Covenant Church of Naples, and talk about his new book: King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government. They discuss the need for this book to help Christians have a better understanding of political theology in our day.

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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the life, ministry, and legacy of Dr. Voddie Baucham. They reflect on memories with Dr. Baucham, God's kindness in bringing him to join us in the work at Founders, and how we plan to honor him in continuing the work of Founders Seminary.

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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss time and how as Christians we need to be diligent in stewarding the time and tasks that God has given to us. They talk about slothfulness, faithfulness, and properly prioritizing your time in different seasons of life.

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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham, President of Founders Seminary, about making disciples. They discuss both the Dominion Mandate and the Great Commission, and clarify how these two different mandates go together in our lives as we seek to follow Christ's commands in our homes and the ends of the earth.

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Today on this unique LIVE episode of The Sword and The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk and offer pastoral insight and encouragement for how we as Christians should process this type of tragedy.

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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They discuss Chapter 6 on The Fall of Mankind, Sin & Its Punishment - addressing the covenant of works, the covenant of grace, and how God works through humanity as we are fallen in Adam and redeemed in Christ.

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Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss education. They address several commonly asked questions… Is education really that important? What is the responsibility of parents in their children’s education? Should Christians send their children to public school? Is going to college worthwhile? Listen to them address all this and more.

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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They continue their discussion of Chapter 5 on Divine Providence and specifically deal with the problem of evil in this world - does God ordain all things that happen, including sin and wickedness?

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