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The Blue Collar Scholar
This podcast will cover the topics covered by the history lectures, sermons, and Bible/theology studies of Will Reitz.
Episodes
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 13: The 7 Seals & the 7 Trumpets
The middle chapters of the Book of Revelation mirror the early chapters of Exodus, showing an active God who uses a series of judgements to achieve His aims…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 12: The Antichrist
The figure that evangelical Christians know as "the Antichrist" is an archetypal figure that informs many of the great villains in fiction, especially Nicolae…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 11: The Tribulation
After discussing various interpretations of the End Times, this series will continue in a basic premillennial understanding of eschatology. The central event -…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 10: The Rapture
The Rapture is almost certainly the least-agreed-upon topic in eschatology (the study of the End Times). Men and women who are dedicated to studying Scripture…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 9: The Four Schools of Eschatology
This episode opens with a nice little time capsule: a discussion about when and how to reopen after quarantine in 2020, a process that ended up happening three…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 8: Major Themes of the End Times
After the completion of our church's Church History series, we began a series on the End Times. This episode of the podcast is the introductory lecture of that…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 7: The Importance of Scripture
2 Kings 22 is one of the more subtly shocking chapters in Scripture. In it, the high priest *FINDS* the Book of the Law in some chamber of the Temple as they…
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Sermon: Freedom of the Believer (June 9, 2024)
If the faithful Christian life for you is an impossibly long checklist of things you have to do (or things you must not do) and that list is mostly things that…
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Debunking Conspiracy Theories
In this episode a take a crack at 10 conspiracy theories. Here is the list that I use. Link…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 6: Church History 1950-2050
This is the finale of our church's Sunday School series on church history. In this episode, we discuss how the Gospel has expanded and prospered in a post-WWII…
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100th Episode Special: Interview with Dr. Robin Reitz, D.N.P.
My parents have been an extraordinary blessing to me. Growing up in a healthy, loving, nuclear & unbroken family is a treasure not everyone gets to enjoy. My…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 5: Church History in the 19th & 20th Centuries
As the pandemic carried on into its second month, our church continued its 2020 quarantine. This episode brings our Sunday School lessons at the time up to…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 4: Church History in the 17th & 18th Centuries
This episode is the audio lifted from the Facebook Live broadcast of our Sunday School lesson at Living Hope Southern Baptist Church of Parsons, KS, for Easter…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 3: The King James Version, a history.
The history of the English Bible goes all the way back to the mid-1300s when John Wycliffe decided that English speakers needed our own Bible. His version was…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 2: What Is a Baptist?
This episode explores the distinctive beliefs and practices that make Baptists different from other Christians. Note: This episode was recorded 4 years ago. I…
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Church-in-Quarantine, Episode 1: A Bit of Baptist History
In March 2020, COVID-19 snuck up on us and caused most of our institutions to close. We had to wear masks and only walk down the Walmart aisles in a single…
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The American Revolution, Episode 16: The American Revolution Continues (The Constitutional Amendments)
In this, the grand finale of the American Revolution class, we examine the Constitutional Amendments. First, we take a look at all of the proposed amendments…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 15: Complementarianism & Egalitarianism
In this final episode in the Women in the Bible series, I introduce the concepts of Complementarianism & Egalitarianism as philosophical positions one might…
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The American Revolution, Episode 15: Passing the Torch
The Revolutionary generation in the United States of America could not lead the country indefinitely. Eventually they had to pass the torch to the next…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 14: The Women of Acts through Revelation
This episode surveys all the women who appear in the narrative of Acts, or who are mentioned in any of the books of the New Testament after the Gospels…
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The American Revolution, Episode 14: The Washington & Adams Administrations
With the Constitution firmly established as the Law of the Land, the federal government was up and running, and in much better shape than it had been under the…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 13: The Women in the Gospels
This episode examines the Scriptures from Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John which involve female characters in the narrative. Note: The Virgin Mary is the focus of a…
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The American Revolution, Episode 13: Ratification
In this episode, we will look at the last acts of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation, the great debate between the Federalists and…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 12: The Virgin Mary
Mary the Mother of Jesus is almost certainly the most recognized, significant, and important female character in Scripture. There are many misunderstandings…
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The American Revolution, Episode 12: The Constitution of the United States
Previous episodes brought us to the point where the Constitutional Convention presented a final draft of the Constitution to the states for ratification. We…
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Sermon: "Blessed" (4-7-2024)
In this sermon, I break down the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12). Some of the Beatitudes have instant, obvious application: Make Peace. Be merciful. Seek…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 11: Female Imagery in the Bools of Solomon
Solomon is the likely author of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. In those books, Solomon is unafraid to use female imagery to make his points…
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The American Revolution, Episode 11: The Constitutional Convention
The United States government under the Articles of Confederation was toothless and broke, unable to raise money, and with little to no international clout…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 10: The Villains
The Bible is full of villains, like Satan, Haman, Pilate, etc. Four of those villains are women, and therefore are the purview of this class. So in this…
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The American Revolution, Episode 10: The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
The United States of America has existed for 236 years under the same government, perpetuated by the United States Constitution. But the Constitution is a…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 9: Esther
The story of Esther is one of the most well-written, gripping, cinematic stories found in the Bible. It has a good hero, a compelling villain, high stakes (an…
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The American Revolution, Episode 9: Yorktown
This episode closes out our discussion of the American Revolutionary War. First, we track the French contribution to American victory. France's alliance was…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 8: Women in the Time of the Kings
This episode surveys the major female characters in the Bible from the books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, as well as Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Hosea.
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Sermon: The Incarnation
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ... And the Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us." (John 1:1 & 14)…
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Sermon: Parable of the Sower
“Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?" Jesus asked in Mark 4:13. Jesus Christ Himself gave us a hint that the Parable…
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Sermon: A Frank Discussion About Sexual Assault
This episode of the pod opens with a 5-minute Bite-Sized Theology about Americanism in the Gospel. After that, I give one of the most difficult sermons I ever…
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Sermon: Bite-Sized Theology
Living Hope Southern Baptist Church of Parsons, Kansas, does something called Bite-Sized Theology. These are 5 minute (or so) lessons/sermons that are designed…
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The American Revolution, Episode 8: The Traitor
Benedict Arnold. What a tool! ... Except, we've discussed him before in this class. Thus far, he's been a positive figure, an asset to the American cause, one…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 7: Women in the Times of the Judges
There are few women who have significant political power in the Bible. The few who do have such power in the Bible are either seen as villains (see Athaliah)…
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The American Revolution, Episode 7: Valley Forge
A rag-tag collection of young men went into Valley Forge for the winter of 1777-8. An army walked out of Valley Forge. But at least 2000 men died at the Valley…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 6: Ethnic Diversity
Revelation tells us that worshipers of the Lord will include those from every tribe, tongue, and nation. Ethnic diversity is a wonderful thing, and should be a…
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The American Revolution, Episode 6: The War Rages On
After early successes, the American Continental Army faced nearly a whole year (1777) of defeat and retreat, including the fall of Philadelphia to British…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 5: Miriam, and the Women of Exodus through Deuteronomy
This episode explores the women who appear in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. As it turns out, female characters only really factor…
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The American Revolution, Episode 5: The Declaration of Independence
This is the episode upon which this semester turns (in our The American Revolution class). All that we have discussed thus far has led the Founding Fathers up…
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"Fantasy Summer Music Festival Draft" from the Trying to Like It podcast
In May 2023, I was a guest on my friend Aaron & his sister Rori's pop culture podcast "Trying to Like It." In this episode, we select five bands from any point…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 4: The Women of Genesis 12-50
The timeframe of Genesis 12-50 is often referred to as the Age of the Patriarchs. Well, let's flip the script. We're here to talk about the ladies whose…
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The American Revolution, Episode 4: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The American Revolution was a process that went on for decades. In the midst of the evolving political revolution, a war broke out. The British government was…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 3: The Women of Genesis 1-11
In this episode, we look at the women who appear in the text of Genesis 1-11. These chapters cover over a thousand years of narrative history, giving minimal…
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The American Revolution: Episode 3: Early Stirrings of Revolution
It took a while for the American colonists to begin thinking of themselves as colonies that could bond together to resist British imperial policy, let alone…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 2: The Queen of Heaven
The prophet Jeremiah makes several references to a "Queen of Heaven" that was being worshipped by some Jews of his generation. God, through Jeremiah, condemns…
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The American Revolution, Episode 2: British Roots in North America
Why and how did England plant its flag on the Eastern Seaboard of North America? What was the purpose of the 13 colonies? Were the colonies established for…
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Women in the Bible, Episode 1: An Overview of the Biblical Timeline
The Fall 2023 class for the NCCC Lifetime Learning program was called "Women in the Bible." Over the next few weeks, this podcast feed will provide lecture…
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The American Revolution, Episode 1: Introduction
This episode launches our Spring 2024 class: The American Revolution. Join us as we travel back to the birth of democracy in ancient Athens, the Magna Carta in…
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The World Wars, Episode 11: Legacy of WWII
This episode is the finale that closes out The World Wars class. We will briefly cover the rapid growth of the American and Soviet nuclear programs after…
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The World Wars, Episode 10: The Manhattan Project
The development of the atomic bomb remains one of the greatest scientific achievements of all time, as well as one of the most controversial tools of death…
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The World Wars, Episode 9: Island Hopping
The Second World War in the Pacific hinges on Midway. Before Midway, Japan found unbelievable success. After Midway, Japan lost territory, as well as their…
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The World Wars, Episode 8: Midway
Imperial Japan had an incredible undefeated streak that went a half of a year after their attack on Pearl Harbor. The US, the UK, Australia, the Netherlands…
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The World Wars, Episode 7: Pearl Harbor
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? How did they do it? What military moves did Imperial Japan make immediately following their successful first strike?…
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The World Wars, Episode 6: Japanese History Leading Up to Pearl Harbor
This episode explains the history of Japan, from the origins of the Emperor's Chrysanthemum Throne, to the rise of the shoguns, to rise of late-19th Century…
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The World Wars, Episode 5: World War II in Europe
As you can see on this podcast page, The Blue Collar Scholar has been on hiatus for some time. However, we are back! This episode attempts to get caught up a…