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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast

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The Blue Collar Scholar is a podcast of the history lectures, theology lectures, sermons, Bible studies, & miscellany of Will Reitz, an ordained Baptist pastor & a part-time professor. Check it out at https://open.spotify.com/show/6ikE1PX85ImzTg02c3E1d4

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · 3d

All 25 episodes of the theology & apologetics series “Ambassador Academy” are available on your preferred podcast distributor. And with that, my entire archive of sermons (& such) are on the podcast feed. Everything from here on will be current. the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/amb...

Ambassador Academy, episode 15: Personal Testimony (with an emphasis on apologetics) | The Blue Collar Scholar

After the New Year 2018, our Ambassador Academy class switched from a heavy emphasis on theology to a heavy emphasis on apologetics. (Note: a rough definition of "apologetics" is the intellectual defe...

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · 10d

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · 16d

I made these handouts for some senior citizens who wanted access to the podcast, and I thought you all might find it helpful.

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · Sep 30

Our first podcast series was a 17-part history lecture series on the American Civil War. the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/the...

The American Civil War, Episode 17: The Legacy of the American Civil War & its Lingering Controversies | The Blue Collar Scholar

The Civil War changed the United States of America. Just how the war changed our country is explored in this episode of the podcast. We will also take on many controversies related to the Civil War, l...

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · Sep 28

This is a 4-part sermon series called "The Hurt & the Healer," inspired by the Mercy Me song of the same title. This series seeks to provide hope to those who are hurting. the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/ser...

Sermon: The Hurt & the Healer, part 1: At Your Crossroads (6-3-2012) | The Blue Collar Scholar

This is the first sermon in a series called "The Hurt & the Healer." This series was inspired by the Mercy Me song of the same title. This series seeks to provide hope to those who are hurting. The th...

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · Sep 27

The Blue Collar Scholar is not only a theology podcast, it is also a history podcast. In the Spring, we had a 14-part series on the 1960s. the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/the...

The 1960s, Episode 1: The Cold War | The Blue Collar Scholar

The Spring 2025 class is about the tumultuous decade of the 1960s. In order to understand most of the major events and themes of the 1960s, it is necessary to recognize the Cold War, and how it touche...

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · Sep 23

Today’s episode of the pod was cut off short. If you downloaded it already, delete the download and redownload. The full episode is now available. the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/amb...

Ambassador Academy, episode 3: General Revelation | The Blue Collar Scholar

Epistemology - or, how we know things - is important. We humans know things through logic, reason, observation, empirical research, etc. One way to know things is through revelation. So, for instance,...

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · Sep 22

For the next several weeks, the Blue Collar Scholar podcast will bring a 25-part theology and apologetics series from 2017 that I called the “Ambassador Academy” based on 2 Corinthians 5:20 calling Christians God’s ambassadors. the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/amb...

Ambassador Academy, episode 1: Introduction to Theology | The Blue Collar Scholar

In the Fall of 2017 & Spring of 2018, Fellowship Baptist Church of Neosho, Missouri, and its then-pastor Buddy Funk entrusted to me the Sunday nigh worship service, an honor that I still cherish almos...

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · Sep 20

Will got started in the podcast game four and a half years ago on the atheist podcast Analyzed (available on your preferred podcast distributor) as a conservative/moderate evangelical voice on the panel. All 5 of Will’s episodes available here: the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/pan...

Panel Discussion on Sex and Relationships on the Analyzed podcast (2-16-2021) | The Blue Collar Scholar

This is my very first podcast of all time, back in 2021 when I was invited onto an atheist podcast to discuss sex and relationships. The podcast is known as "Analyzed" and can be found in your podcast...

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The Blue Collar Scholar podcast @bluecollarscholar1.bsky.social · Sep 16

Check out a crossover episode with Trying to Like It podcast out of Southwest Missouri. Trying to Like It is a pop culture podcast and is available at your preferred podcast distributor. open.spotify.com/episode/4CoF...

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