The Blue Collar Scholar
autor: Will Reitz
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This podcast will cover the topics covered by the history lectures, sermons, and Bible/theology studies of Will Reitz.
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- Sermon: Three Reasons that Blessed People Are Blessed (Psalm 119:1-3) · 25 min · Epizoda 414This week I expanded my nursing home outreach to a second nursing home in our small town. That is why I introduce myself at the beginning of this episode. In this sermon we see…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 11: Newsmaker Events · 51 min · Epizoda 413This history series that chronicles the major historical events within living memory is arranged by topic. So it was inevitable that there would be a variety of historical events…
- New Testament, episode 12 - The Other Books: The Early Church Fathers & the Gnostic Gospels · 1 h 49 min · Epizoda 412It took several generations of the early Church to develop a consensus about which books belong in the New Testament. This episode is about those books that did not make the cut…
- Sermon: A Halloween Sermon · 29 min · Epizoda 411Happy Halloween! Christians may disagree about whether to celebrate Halloween, and how to do so. The celebration of holidays seems to fall into a "freedom of the believer" issue…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 10: End-of-the-World Hysteria · 47 min · Epizoda 410As Halloween approaches, I figured that End-of-the-World predictions might be an appropriate topic for the History in My Lifetime class. Whether it was Y2K, the end of the Mayan…
- New Testament, episode 11: The Books of John · 1 h 58 min · Epizoda 409The books of the New Testament that are believed the be the newest are also the 5 books that are traditionally believed to be written by the Apostle John. It goes without saying…
- Sermon: A Humble Spirit of Teachability & Self-Evaluation · 23 min · Epizoda 408The New Testament tells us 2 facts that are in tension with one another: (1) If you give your heart to Jesus Christ, you are saved (see Romans 10:9). And (2) there is such a…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 9: Manmade Disasters · 60 min · Epizoda 407From Chernobyl to Bhopal to East Palestine (Ohio) to the Port of Beirut explosion, manmade disasters have been a frequent driver of the news cycle, and have shaped our memory of…
- New Testament, episode 10: Hebrews, 1st & 2nd Peter, and Jude · 1 h 54 min · Epizoda 406This episode continues in our journey through the New Testament into the "Catholic Epistles." (Note: Catholic in this context means "universal.") These books also go by the name…
- Sermon: A Journey with Jonah (The Book of Jonah) · 47 min · Epizoda 405Inspired by my recent sermons that covered the entire books of 2nd John & 3rd John, I thought I'd try my hand at covering a whole book that is a little bit bigger. So this sermon…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 8: Natural Disasters · 1 h 7 min · Epizoda 404This episode briefly discusses some of the biggest and most disastrous earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes (typhoons/cyclones), floods, tornadoes, and wildfires of the…
- New Testament, episode 9 - The Final Letters of Paul: The Prison Epistles and the Pastoral Epistles · 1 h 55 min · Epizoda 403As the Book of Acts draws to a close, the Apostle Paul is under house arrest awaiting trial before Caesar. It is during this time that he writes "the Prison Epistles," which are…
- New Testament, episode 8: Luke & Acts · 1 h 51 min · Epizoda 402The New Testament class is arranged so that we examine each book of the New Testament more-or-less in the order that they were written. Having looked at James, the early epistles…
- Sermon: Forgiveness · 41 min · Epizoda 401Jesus makes it clear Matthew 18:21-35 that we all need to forgive others. But we are not naturally forgiving people. Furthermore, forgiveness - by definition - only goes to those…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 7: Major Geopolitical Shifts · 41 min · Epizoda 400For our *** 400th EPISODE *** we have the next installment of our "History in My Lifetime" class lectures. In this episode we briefly go over the major geopolitical shifts that…
- Sermon: How To Be the Body of Christ (3rd John) · 31 min · Epizoda 399The Summer 2026 Sermon Series officially comes to an end with this sermon. The First John series became a 1st through 3rd John series because 2nd & 3rd John are so short, and it…
- New Testament, episode 7: Mark & Matthew · 1 h 47 min · Epizoda 398Each of the four Gospel accounts of Jesus Christ tell a slightly different story. Each tells a coherent narrative that is compatible with the other Gospels, but each author has…
- Sermon: Love vs. Lies (2nd John) · 35 min · Epizoda 397Second John is the shortest book in the Bible. This sermon breaks down the entire book into the following points: (1) God is the Source of grace, mercy, peace, truth, & love. (2)…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 6 - Generations: Boomers, Gen X, & Millennials · 1 h 19 min · Epizoda 396History in My Lifetime is a discussion class. It has become clear to me that much of what drives our discussion is driven by the decades in which we grew up. A person who was a…
- New Testament, episode 6: Romans · 1 h 30 min · Epizoda 395Romans is, perhaps, the most important book in the Bible, and the greatest piece of theology writing ever. In this episode we dig into the soteriology (the study of salvation) in…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 5: SPACE! · 52 min · Epizoda 394There have been several major historical events regarding human exploration of space in living memory. In fact, just about the entire history of humanity in space has happened in…
- Sermon: Closing Thoughts from First John (1 John 5:13-21) · 36 min · Epizoda 393Our summer sermon series has been going on since the end of May. We have been going through the book of First John, listening to the Apostle John's message to the followers of…
- New Testament, episode 5: The Earliest Epistles · 1 h 52 min · Epizoda 392The New Testament series continues as we begin to examine the texts themselves. The format of this class is to read the texts in the order that they were most likely written…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 4: Terrorist Attacks · 59 min · Epizoda 391For most of us, 9/11 is the biggest single-day historical event we have ever witnessed. So much changed after that terrible day. But 9/11 was hardly the only act of terrorism…
- New Testament, episode 4: The Biography of Jesus of Nazareth · 1 h 43 min · Epizoda 390The episode 5 lecture in the New Testament class will examine the actual text of the New Testament. Before we do that, let us back up and see an overview of the life of the New…
- Sermon: Assurance of Salvation (1 John 5:6-13) · 31 min · Epizoda 389All of First John comes to a head in chapter 5, verse 13, when the Apostle tells us that he wrote all of the book so that we can KNOW that we have eternal life. It was not God's…
- Sermon: How To Handle Strange & Difficult Bible Verses (1 John 5:7-8 & 16-17) · 45 min · Epizoda 388The 5th chapter of John has a couple of passages that are a challenge for Bible translators. In one passage, the Greek text seems clear, but a short clause seems to have been…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 3 - American Wars: Vietnam to Iran · 1 h 14 min · Epizoda 387This episode is designed to jog your memory and trigger discussions regarding all of the American wars of the last 70 years. Special emphasis is given to the Vietnam War. It was…
- New Testament, episode 3 - Context of the New Testament: Alexander the Great, the Apocrypha, & Rome · 1 h 46 min · Epizoda 386The final lecture on the context of the New Testament starts with a review of the major Near East empires leading up to Alexander the Great. We then look at Alexander's conquests…
- New Testament, episode 2 - Context of the New Testament: The Old Testament · 1 h 53 min · Epizoda 385In the introductory episode of this series, we discussed the context of the New Testament within the history of recorded history and written language. In this episode we keep…
- New Testament, episode 1: Introduction · 1 h 47 min · Epizoda 384What is the New Testament? It is a deeply Jewish book that serves as a sequel -- of sorts -- to the Old Testament. It is a small library of 27 books. It is a biography (or…
- Sermon: How to Love God (1 John 5:1-5) · 31 min · Epizoda 383The First John series enters the final chapter of the epistle. In this passage, we learn how to love God: (1) love believers, (2) obey God's commands, & (3) have faith in Christ.
- History in My Lifetime, episode 2: Major Milestones of the Civil Rights Movement · 56 min · Epizoda 382This episode gives a brief overview of the Civil Rights Movement in the US since Brown v. Board of Education. We also take a look at the women's rights movement, as well as…
- Sermon: Perfect Love (1 John 4:16-21) · 40 min · Epizoda 381"Perfect love casts out fear." - 1st John 4:18 ... In this sermon I break down the idea of such perfect love. In 1st John 4:16-21, see see that if God abides in you, then He will…
- History in My Lifetime, episode 1: Assassinations & Attempted Assassinations · 52 min · Epizoda 380In this, the Fall 2026 semester, we will be trying something new: a class called "History in My Lifetime: Documenting My Place in History to Tell My Grandchildren." Each week we…
- Sermon: If God Abides in You ... (1 John 4:7-16) · 37 min · Epizoda 379If you have been reading along with us through the book of First John, you have probably noticed that the Apostle John has told us about a dozen times to love each other. It is…
- Sermon: Spiritual Warfare (1 John 4:1-6) · 46 min · Epizoda 378Spiritual warfare is an interesting biblical topic. We see glimpses of spiritual warfare in books like Daniel & Revelation, and it is obvious that there is some kind of conflict…
- Sermon: Relationship with God (1 John 3:19-24) · 37 min · Epizoda 377"It's not about 'religion,' it's a relationship" is an overused Christian trope. In all honesty, I remember this phrase mostly from my youth in the 1990s, when it seemed like…
- Sermon: Love One Another (1 John 3:10-18) · 40 min · Epizoda 376Litmus tests tell you the pH level of a chemical, and that helps you identify the chemical. The term "litmus test" can be used metaphorically to describe something that is…
- Sermon: Do Not Choose Sin (1 John 3:4-10) · 42 min · Epizoda 375The freedom to choose is a key aspect of what it means to be an American. This is true of human beings in general, but the citizens of my nation especially value individual…
- Sermon: Children of God (1 John 2:28-3:3) · 46 min · Epizoda 374When a person is redeemed by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the believer is adopted into the family as Children of God. This week's sermon covers the last few verses of First…
- Sermon: The Apostle John's Warning Against "Antichrists" (1 John 2:18-27) · 43 min · Epizoda 373Happy 4th of July! The premier liberal democracy to arise out of the Enlightenment is now a quarter a millennium old. But this sermon is not a patriotic holiday sermon. Instead…
- Sermon: Using Your Spiritual Gifts · 39 min · Epizoda 372Today I was honored to be invited to preach at the First Baptist Church of Parsons (KS). This is the audio of that sermon, where I lay out reasons why some Christians think that…
- Sermon: Do Not Love the World (1 John 2:15-17) · 37 min · Epizoda 371The Apostle John tells us to not love the world or the things of the world (see 1 John 2:15). But in John 3:16, we see that God so loved the world. Is this a contradiction? And…
- Sermon - Father's Day: Righteousness, Love, & Maturity (1 John 2:1-14) · 47 min · Epizoda 370Happy Father's Day! As we continue in our expository series through the book of First John, we come to the beginning verses of chapter 2. In this passage we learn a few things…
- Juneteenth · 9 min · Epizoda 369Joyous Juneteenth to fans of liberty & justice for all! I opened worship this weekend with a brief history lesson on Juneteenth. As a history dude (with an actual Bachelor's…
- Sermon: Walk in the Light, as He Is in the Light (1 John 1:5-10) · 37 min · Epizoda 368There is a tug-of-war between the extremes of hedonism & legalism, with neither side being the righteous choice. Instead, the Apostle John teaches us to "walk in the light, as He…
- Sermon: The Word Is Alive (1 John 1:1-4) · 40 min · Epizoda 367The Summer 2026 sermon series kicks off (well, besides the introductory sermon last week) where any expository series should start: chapter 1, verse 1. The book of 1st John opens…
- Sermon: Introduction to First John · 28 min · Epizoda 366This summer's sermon series is an expository preaching series through the Epistle of First John. This is the introduction, which lays out several overall themes of the book. Join…
- Sermon - Celebrate with Joy!, part 8: In Conclusion · 30 min · Epizoda 365Memorial Day seems like a nice bookend for this Easter sermon series; beginning and ending on a holiday. In this episode we summarize all that we've discussed the past 2 months…
