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Daily Thunder Podcast1052: No Compromise // Spiritual Lessons from Black & White America 37 (Leslie Ludy)Leslie Ludy is the special guest for this thirty-seventh installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, Leslie dives into the lives of Keith Green and Leonard Ravenhill, showing the impact of their lives and ministries in the 70's, as well as key spiritual truths for today's American Church.------------For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by don...2023-09-2858 minDaily Thunder Podcast1042: Self-Protection vs. Sacrificial Love // Spiritual Lessons from Black & White America 32 (Leslie Ludy)Leslie Ludy is the special guest for this thirty-second installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, Leslie pays tribute to Lilian Trasher, the American who gave up everything to serve God in Egypt. Lilian died in 1961, and her example of sacrificial love stands out in the past century as one of the great marvels of God's working in and through the lives of willing vessels. ------------For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please vi...2023-09-1344 minDaily Thunder Podcast1037: Special Christians vs. Faithful Christians // Spiritual Lessons from Black & White America 29 (Leslie Ludy)Leslie Ludy is the special guest for this twenty-ninth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, Leslie revisits two amazing stories from Christian history in the 1950’s—the five missionaries killed in Ecuador and David Wilkerson’s impact upon the gangs in inner-city New York. Through these reflections on God’s world-changing work through ordinary men and women, Leslie reminds us that there are no “special Christians”, only faithful Christians. We don’t need special qualifications to bear eternal fruit through our lives. We only need a heart f...2023-09-0644 minDaily Thunder Podcast1032: Not Home Yet // Spiritual Lessons from Black & White America 26 (Leslie Ludy)Leslie Ludy is the special guest for this twenty-sixth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, Leslie unpacks the fascinating history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in WW2 and reminds us that even if we are walking through suffering, discouragement or rejection in the service of our King—we should not grow weary. The suffering we may experience now is not even worthy to be compared with the glory that awaits us in eternity.------------For more information about Daily...2023-08-3039 minDaily Thunder Podcast1023: Small Beginnings, Mighty Outcomes // Spiritual Lessons from Black & White America 21 (Leslie Ludy)Leslie Ludy is the special guest for this twenty-first installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, Leslie wields three powerful stories in American history demonstrating how we ought not to despise the day of small beginnings and how God loves to use simple, humble things to make enormous impact. ------------For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by...2023-08-1647 minDaily Thunder Podcast802: Courageous Endurance // Becoming Brave 05.5 (Leslie Ludy)This is installment 5.5 in Eric Ludy's spring Daily Thunder series entitled, Becoming Brave. In this episode, Leslie Ludy is the special guest and she highlights truths gleaned from the life of Amy Carmichael - a missionary to India who dedicated her life to rescuing vulnerable children. Amy’s life proves that whether in the midst of action or helpless on a sickbed, the enabling grace of God can equip us to courageously endure difficulty with triumph and hope.For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If yo...2022-04-1513 minDaily Thunder Podcast798: Becoming a Spiritual Athlete // Becoming Brave 04.5 (Leslie Ludy)This is installment 4.5 in Eric Ludy's spring Daily Thunder series entitled, Becoming Brave. In this episode, Leslie Ludy is the special guest and she examines the spiritual athleticism of missionary, Gladys Aylward. Aylward’s childlike faith in God seemed illogical and impractical to many. But because she dared to trust Him and take Him at His Word, she lived one of the most conquering, victorious lives this world has ever seen. This episode proves that to impact this world for eternity, we don’t need a long list of human qualifications. We simply need an immovable, unshakable, rock-solid faith in o...2022-04-0820 minDaily Thunder Podcast794: Bold Inspiration from Mary Slessor // Becoming Brave 03.5 (Leslie Ludy)This is installment 3.5 in Eric Ludy's spring Daily Thunder series entitled, Becoming Brave. In this particular episode, Leslie Ludy is the special guest and she adds her two cents by asking the simple question, "Why should we fear?" After all, we are on a royal mission in the service of the King of kings. This was the attitude of Mary Slessor, a pioneer missionary to the interior of Africa. Leslie shares powerful moments from Mary’s life that call us to a Heavenly pattern of bravery in the face of danger and crisis. For more information about Dai...2022-04-0113 minDaily Thunder Podcast791: Getting Culture-Smart // Becoming Brave 03 (Eric Ludy)This is the third Eric* episode in Eric Ludy's spring Daily Thunder series, entitled Becoming Brave, which explores the mechanical construct of spiritual and moral bravery. This particular message contrasts earthly and heavenly wisdom. And it shows how heavenly wisdom is one of the key pillars of a brave soul. *The reason these are referred to as Eric episodes is due to the fact that Leslie Ludy is adding an episode each week to the series, too. Her episodes will be numbered with an incremental .5 so that Eric's series numbering doesn't get jumbled. For more...2022-03-2826 minDaily Thunder Podcast790: Sprinting Toward Danger // Becoming Brave 02.5 (Leslie Ludy)This is considered installment 2.5 in Eric Ludy's spring Daily Thunder series.* Leslie Ludy is a special guest in this episode sharing Biblical and historical stories about the power of sprinting toward danger instead of retreating from it. When Christians become proactive instead of reactive in their faith the kingdom of God is built. As our world is quickly growing more and more hostile toward truth, each of us must decide which kind of Christian we are going to be.*Leslie will be adding one message per week and her messages will be counted incrementally with a .5 in...2022-03-2511 minDaily Thunder Podcast596: Should We Go Underground? // The Hanging of Haman - Part 4 of 5 (Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, & Leslie Ludy)This is the fourth installment in a five part series entitled The Hanging of Haman. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled The Hanging of Haman (which he delivered on Sunday, April 4, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode discusses what the Church in the west should be doing right now in light of our quickly-darkening age. Should we be hiding our light or shining our light? Is boldness advisable in an hour where boldness can get you in big trouble? 2021-04-0822 minDaily Thunder Podcast593: When the Lights Go Out // The Hanging of Haman - Part 1 of 5 (Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, & Leslie Ludy)This is the first installment in a five part series entitled The Hanging of Haman. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled The Hanging of Haman (which he delivered on Sunday, April 4, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode explores Christian’s all-important first response to bad news, dour projections, and prophecies of gloom. When the lights go out in this world, they are not supposed to go out inside the Christian. 2021-04-0523 minDaily Thunder Podcast591: The Pure Soldier // An Exceedingly Great Army - Part 4 of 5 (Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, & Leslie Ludy))This is the fourth installment in a five part series entitled An Exceedingly Great Army. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson (and guests) unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled An Exceedingly Great Army (which he delivered on Sunday, March 28, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode discusses the work of the Holy Spirit in purifying and refining the children of God. When any of us come unto Christ, repent and believe, it begins something amazing in our lives . . . but many of us are unprepared to receive this purifying and sancti...2021-04-0123 minDaily Thunder Podcast589: The Ready Soldier // An Exceedingly Great Army - Part 2 of 5 (Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, & Leslie Ludy))This is the second installment in a five part series entitled An Exceedingly Great Army. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson (and guests) unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled An Exceedingly Great Army (which he delivered on Sunday, March 28, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode explores the unique role that the Holy Spirit plays in the life of the believer — first in seeking them, then in introducing them to Jesus, then in calling them to leave everything and follow Him, then in furnishing them with everything needed for the ard...2021-03-3021 minDaily Thunder Podcast588: The Willing Soldier // An Exceedingly Great Army - Part 1 of 5 (Eric Ludy & Nathan Johnson)This is the first installment in a five part series entitled An Exceedingly Great Army. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson (and guests) unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled An Exceedingly Great Army (which he delivered on Sunday, March 28, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode explores the all-important supernatural impetus that makes the difference between a Christianity that really works and a Christianity that wishes it would work. Eric Ludy and Nathan Johnson both candidly share about their own personal journeys to understand and encounter the indwelling life of th...2021-03-2924 minDaily Thunder Podcast587: The Divine Domino Effect // Living Dangerously - Part 5 of 5 (Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson & Leslie Ludy)This is the fifth and final installment in a five part series entitled Living Dangerously. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and Leslie Ludy unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled Living Dangerously (which he delivered on Sunday, March 21, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode talks about the impact that the primary actions of our souls have upon the rest of our lives. There is a Divine domino effect that takes place when we simply start where God asks us to start. 2021-03-2621 minDaily Thunder Podcast527: 2 Kings 2:9-10 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 20 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 20 – 2 Kings 2:9-10We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part twenty, Eric Ludy talks about 2 Kings 2:9-10. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2021-01-0110 minDaily Thunder Podcast525: 1 Corinthians 12:31 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 18 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 18 – 1 Corinthians 12:31We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part eighteen, Eric Ludy talks about 1 Corinthians 12:31. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2020-12-3009 minDaily Thunder Podcast523: Psalm 46:1-2 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 16 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 16 – Psalm 46:1-2We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part sixteen, Eric Ludy talks about Psalm 46:1-2. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2020-12-2806 minDaily Thunder Podcast519: Exodus 29:20 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 14 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 14 – Exodus 29:20We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part fourteen, Eric Ludy talks about Exodus 29:20. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2020-12-2209 minDaily Thunder Podcast517: 1 Thessalonians 5:24 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 12 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 12 – 1 Thessalonians 5:24We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part twelve, Eric Ludy talks about 1 Thessalonians 5:24. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2020-12-1807 minDaily Thunder Podcast515: John 15:5 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 10 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 10 – John 15:5We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part ten, Eric Ludy talks about John 15:5. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2020-12-1607 minDaily Thunder Podcast513: Romans 6:11 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 08 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 08 – Romans 6:11We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part eight, Eric Ludy talks about Romans 6:11. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2020-12-1410 minDaily Thunder Podcast511: Hebrews 11:6 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 06 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 06 – Hebrews 11:6
We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part six, Eric Ludy talks about Hebrews 11:6. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2020-12-1008 minDaily Thunder Podcast509: Isaiah 51:9 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 04 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 04 – Isaiah 51:9
We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part four, Eric Ludy talks about Isaiah 51:9. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2020-12-0806 minDaily Thunder Podcast507: Revelation 3:2 // Twenty Memorable Scriptures 02 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Twenty Memorable Scriptures from Ellerslie’s First Ten Years Study: 02 – Revelation 3:2
We are counting down twenty of our most impactful, memorable, and influential Scriptures from the first ten years of Ellerslie. In part two, Eric Ludy talks about Revelation 3:2. This list of twenty comes from our longer list of fifty most memorable and impactful Scriptures – you can see and download those Scriptures in a special free PDF available at ellerslie.com/daily.2020-12-0405 minDaily Thunder Podcast489: Be Strong in the Lord (Leslie Ludy)489: Be Strong in the Lord (Leslie Ludy)
In this new episode, Leslie Ludy reminds us that we must be fortified and find our strength, protection, and refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ. In a fearful world, Christians are called to stand fearless. Find out how in this powerful and stirring message.2020-11-1135 minDaily Thunder Podcast467: The White Parachute // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 80 (Eric Ludy)467: The White Parachute // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 80 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 80: The White Parachute
This is the eightieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he looks at the Siege of Bastogne in late December of 1944 through the eyes of a medic thrown into the mêlée. An amazing picture of Christ-like sacrifice, love and care comes out of this dark tale, and we are reminded afresh that there is no greater love than that one lays down his life for his friend.2020-10-1235 minDaily Thunder Podcast465: Out of the Ardennes // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 78 (Eric Ludy)465: Out of the Ardennes // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 78 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 78: Out of the Ardennes
This is the seventy-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he tackles the super-sensitive issue of conspiracy theories in the Body of Christ and lays out a map for how we as believers should be handling the surreptitious plotting of evil powers. Using Hitler’s Ardennes Counter-offensive in December of 1944 (a.k.a. The Battle of the Bulge) as his muse, Eric shows how the supposed weak spots in the Allied l...2020-10-071h 05Daily Thunder Podcast463: The V-Bombs of Antwerp // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 77 (Eric Ludy)463: The V-Bombs of Antwerp // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 77 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 77: The V-Bombs of Antwerp
This is the seventy-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines the “vengeance” tactics of the Hitler on the city of Antwerp in the late fall months of 1944. It seemed like overnight in September of 1944 Antwerp, Belgium became the most critical piece of ground on earth. And both the Axis and the Allies were fighting to gain the upper hand there. When Hitler lost it, he made the people of Antw...2020-10-0555 minDaily Thunder Podcast462: The Battle of Ludy Gulf // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 76 (Eric Ludy)462: The Battle of Ludy Gulf // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 76 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 76: The Battle of Ludy Gulf
This is the seventy-sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the great mistake of the Japanese in WW2. And that is the underestimating of the Americans willingness to rise up and fight. And may it be said in our world today that the great mistake of the Devil was to underestimate the latent power of the Church of Jesus Christ.2020-10-021h 00Daily Thunder Podcast460: Fighting Under the Stage // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 75 (Eric Ludy)460: Fighting Under the Stage // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 75 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 75: Fighting Under the Stage
This is the seventy-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the challenging position British General Alexander finds himself in during August of 1944. He is in an un-winnable battle in the Mediterranean, but a nonetheless supremely important battle. Eric emphasizes in this message how God often deems the hidden battles as the most important ones. If we are willing fight heroically when no one can see our nobility — then we ar...2020-09-3052 minDaily Thunder Podcast458: The Submission of Winston // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 74 (Eric Ludy)458: The Submission of Winston // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 74 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: The Submission of Winston
This is the seventy-fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he brings out a struggle in the late Summer months of 1944 between America and Great Britain over how they should handle the Mediterranean theater of war. Eric showcases Winston Churchill’s deliberate choice to defer unto Roosevelt and Stalin in making the final decision on a key operation in order to keep the Allied forces united and together in the pursuit...2020-09-2854 minDaily Thunder Podcast457: Remember Liège // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 73 (Eric Ludy)457: Remember Liège // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 73 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 73: Remember Liège
This is the seventy-third installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he demonstrates, using amazing events from WW2 in August of 1944, how God turns all things to good for those that love Him and are called according to His purpose.
2020-09-2542 minDaily Thunder Podcast452: Rushing the Bocage // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 70 (Eric Ludy)452: Rushing the Bocage // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 70 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 70: Rushing the Bocage
This is episode seventy in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he brings us into the daily slog of the Allied infantry as they make their way across the French countryside. With the momentum of D-Day at their backs, who would have guessed that the next month would be so difficult and so taxing. Often, Christians are surprised by the enemy’s resistance and they underestimate his will to fight. The Allied perseverance through this s...2020-09-1856 minDaily Thunder Podcast450: The Spoils of D-Day // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 69 (Eric Ludy)450: The Spoils of D-Day // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 69 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 69: The Spoils of D-Day
This is the sixty-ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled, Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he joins Winston Churchill in his journey to the newly captured territories in France following the D-Day invasion. A profound spiritual parallel emerges in this story between the Christian surveying the wondrous Cross of Christ and Churchill surveying the wondrous victory at Normandy. A Day even greater than that of 1944’s D-Day unfol...2020-09-1638 minDaily Thunder Podcast448: The Big Red One // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 68 (Eric Ludy)448: The Big Red One // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 68 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 68: The Big Red One
This is the sixty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines the US Army’s famed 1st Infantry Division and the profound significance of their two nicknames, “The Fighting First” and “The Big Red One”. There is a profound message about the leadership, the manliness, and the saving power of Jesus Christ baked into this amazing parallel from WW2. 2020-09-1450 minDaily Thunder Podcast447: In the Sands of Omaha // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 67 (Eric Ludy)447: In the Sands of Omaha // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 67 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 67: In the Sands of Omaha
This is the sixty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode we join the 230 boys from A Company as they land on Omaha beach in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, Amidst a maelstrom of artillery blast and machine gun fire these boys need to put one foot in front of the other. It’s a moment of special need that will...2020-09-1153 minDaily Thunder Podcast445: Being Reviled (Leslie Ludy)445: Being Reviled (Leslie Ludy)
Speaker: Leslie Ludy
Study: Being Reviled
In this special Daily Thunder during our Fall Weeklong Discipleship Training, Leslie Ludy talks about being reviled and resented and how we as Christians can biblically respond and grow in the midst of reviling.2020-09-0950 minDaily Thunder Podcast440: The Caged Lion // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 66 (Eric Ludy)440: The Caged Lion // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 66 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study:66: The Caged Lion
This is the sixty-sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he brings us into the 10 days of lockdown prior to the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944. Most of us had never experienced a lockdown prior the year 2020. And most of us would be happy if we never experienced a lockdown again. However, it is amazing to think that there actually was a lo...2020-09-0243 minDaily Thunder Podcast439: Being Presidential // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 65 (Eric Ludy)439: Being Presidential // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 65 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 65: Being Presidential
This is the sixty-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he zooms in on the crisis of January 4th, 1944. It’s a crisis that demands a man to rise up and make one of the most difficult decisions any man has ever had to make. It’s tough being a leader. And, if we really understood the crushing weight that comes with the job, none of us...2020-09-021h 00Daily Thunder Podcast437: Rehearsing D-Day // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 64 (Eric Ludy)437: Rehearsing D-Day // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 64 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 64: Rehearsing D-Day
This is the sixty-fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual lessons from WW2. In this episode he throws us into the preparations of the Allied forces on the island of Great Britain. D-Day is just up ahed. So, for the American and British troops it is practice, practice, practice. The troops are repeating their movements time and again to ready themselves for the greatest battle in history. As Christians, we are quic...2020-08-3152 minDaily Thunder Podcast434: Growing Stronger Through Suffering (Leslie Ludy) 434: Growing Stronger Through Suffering (Leslie Ludy)
Speaker: Leslie Ludy
Study: Growing Stronger Through Suffering
In this special Daily Thunder during our Summer Weeklong Discipleship Training, Leslie Ludy talks about suffering and two ways to respond to trails in our lives.2020-08-2640 minDaily Thunder Podcast431: The H-Hour // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 63 (Eric Ludy)431: The H-Hour // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 63 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 63: The H-Hour
This is the sixty-third installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the way a Supreme Commander of a military expedition defines the Day and the Hour for movement. There is a pithy and powerful parallel between God’s leadership over our lives and the superintendence of the US and British commanders over the Allied D-Day and the H-Hour in WW2.
2020-08-2151 minDaily Thunder Podcast429: The Gustav Line // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 62 (Eric Ludy)429: The Gustav Line // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 62 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 62: The Gustav Line
This is the sixty-second installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual lessons from WW2. In this episode he pits us in the winter months of 1944 against Hitler’s impassable mountain fortifications known as the Gustav Line. No matter how hard the allied troops tried, they just couldn't bust through this line. How often our own spiritual lives parallel this painful Italian campaign. However, there is a key to breaking through this line...2020-08-1944 minDaily Thunder Podcast427: The Puppet Government // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 61 (Eric Ludy)427: The Puppet Government // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 61 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 61: The Puppet Government
This is the sixty-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual lessons from WW2. In this episode he brings us back to Italy in late 1943 and explores the spiritual parallel between Benito Mussolini’s extraordinary escape from prison and ominous return to Italian power with the struggles many believers face in coming to Christ and finding their old life yearning to pull a coup d’état and to once again rule the body it once held hostage. 2020-08-1743 minDaily Thunder Podcast424: The Stigma // July Alumni Summit 5 of 5 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: July Alumni Summit Study: 5 – The Stigma
The Ellerslie Alumni Summit this past July was an amazing time of seeking Jesus with like-minded believers. Because Eric Ludy is currently out of town with his family, we wanted to give you the opportunity to listen to his messages from the Summit during Daily Thunder. This is the final message Eric gave at the Summit entitled "The Stigma." The WWII series will be back in full swing on Monday, August 17.2020-08-131h 03Daily Thunder Podcast422: The Gospel Challenge // July Alumni Summit 4 of 5 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: July Alumni Summit Study: 4 – The Gospel Challenge
The Ellerslie Alumni Summit this past July was an amazing time of seeking Jesus with like-minded believers. Because Eric Ludy is currently out of town with his family, we wanted to give you the opportunity to listen to his messages from the Summit during Daily Thunder. This is the fourth message Eric gave at the Summit entitled "The Gospel Challenge." The WWII series will be back in full swing on Monday, August 17.2020-08-111h 04Daily Thunder Podcast421: Shepherding 101 // July Alumni Summit 3 of 5 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric LudySeries: July Alumni SummitStudy: 2 – Shepherding 101
The Ellerslie Alumni Summit this past July was an amazing time of seeking Jesus with like-minded believers. Because Eric Ludy is currently out of town with his family, we wanted to give you the opportunity to listen to his messages from the Summit during Daily Thunder. This is the third message Eric gave at the Summit entitled "Shepherding 101." The WWII series will be back in full swing on Monday, August 17.2020-08-0857 minDaily Thunder Podcast419: Leading in the Dark // July Alumni Summit 2 of 5 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric LudySeries: July Alumni SummitStudy: 2 – Leading in the Dark
The Ellerslie Alumni Summit this past July was an amazing time of seeking Jesus with like-minded believers. Because Eric Ludy is currently out of town with his family, we wanted to give you the opportunity to listen to his messages from the Summit during Daily Thunder. This is the second message Eric gave at the Summit entitled "Leading in the Dark." Don't worry, the WWII series will be back in full swing on Monday, August 17.2020-08-061h 01Daily Thunder Podcast417: The 69th Attempt // July Alumni Summit 1 of 5 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric LudySeries: July Alumni SummitStudy: 1 – The 69th Attempt
The Ellerslie Alumni Summit this past July was an amazing time of seeking Jesus with like-minded believers. Because Eric Ludy is currently out of town with his family, we wanted to give you the opportunity to listen to his messages from the Summit during Daily Thunder. This is the first message Eric gave at the Summit entitled "The 69th Attempt." The WWII series will be back in full swing on Monday, August 17.2020-08-0435 minDaily Thunder Podcast415: Stalin’s Telegram // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 60 (Eric Ludy)415: Stalin’s Telegram // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 60 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study:60:Stalin’s Telegram
This is the sixtieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual lessons from WW2. In this episode he zooms in on a particular interchange of telegrams between Churchill and Stalin in late 1943. Stalin is upset with Churchills phraseology on the matter of Arctic convoys arriving in the winter months of 1943 and subsequently sends a brash, belittling, accusatory, and altogether unpleasant telegram to Churchill. What Churchill does in return is wholly unexpected and unprecedented in the correspondence between world leaders...2020-07-2941 minDaily Thunder Podcast413: The Mind of the General // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 59 (Eric Ludy)413: The Mind of the General // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 59 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 59: The Mind of the General
This is the fifty-ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the mental burdens of Winston Churchill in late 1943. And then he compares that with the list of mental burdens the Church of Jesus Christ is facing right now in 2020. There is an ancient strategy for walking through the darkest hour and it isn’t fear and it isn’t anxiety. This message unpacks this amazing heavenly strategy a...2020-07-2753 minDaily Thunder Podcast412: The Order of the White Feather // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 58 (Eric Ludy)412: The Order of the White Feather // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 58 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: The Order of the White Feather
This is the fifty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he contrasts the Soviet Union’s military motivation technique during WW2 with the motivation technique of Great Britain in WW1 and WW2. Spoiler alert: Eric is not impressed with either of them. And then he contrasts both of these methods (which both proved effective in an earthly sense...2020-07-2439 minDaily Thunder Podcast410: The Spurning of Calais // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 57 (Eric Ludy)410: The Spurning of Calais // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 57 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 57: The Spurning of Calais
This is the fifty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he addresses the propensity in all of us to want to be important, significant, and famous. Paralleling the decision between Pas de Calais and Normandy for the target location for the great D-Day attack in 1944 Eric brings out that tension between desiring victory in the war and desiring to be made famous in and...2020-07-2235 minDaily Thunder Podcast408: The Rescue of Mussolini // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 56 (Eric Ludy)408: The Rescue of Mussolini // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 56 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 56: The Rescue of Mussolini
This is the fifty-sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he zooms in on Adolf Hitler’s response to the removal of his friend, Benito Mussolini, from power in Italy in July of 1943. Eric creates a parallel between Hitler’s plan of rescue of Mussolini and Mussolini’s fascism with Satan’s plan of rescue for the operation of the flesh in our lif...2020-07-2031 minDaily Thunder Podcast407: The Fall of Mussolini // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 55 (Eric Ludy)407: The Fall of Mussolini // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 55 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 55: The Fall of Mussolini
This is the fifty-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he creates a parallel between the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini and Haman, the great enemy of the Jewish people in the book of Esther. In July of 1943 the Italian people will finally wake up and realize that they don’t want to side with lies, hate, and deceit anymore. And to the chagrin and ultimate destruction of Mussolini, the Ita...2020-07-1752 minDaily Thunder Podcast403: The Sicilian Wind // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 54 (Eric Ludy)403: The Sicilian Wind // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 54 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series:Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 54: The Sicilian Wind
This is the fifty-fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he leverages the providential gusting wind along the shoreline of Sicily on July 10th, 1943 to explain one of the most difficult-to-grasp ideas in Scripture and one of the most-needed Truths to understand. This unseasonable wind was very unwelcome to the invading good guys, but this same northwest wind that threatened to destroy the good guy's...2020-07-1349 minDaily Thunder Podcast402: Controlling the Sea // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 53 (Eric Ludy)402: Controlling the Sea // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 53 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 53: Controlling the Sea
This is the fifty-third installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he walks through the intriguing process of discovery that the Allies went through in determining their priority opponent in the war (is it Germany, Japan, or Italy?) and their priority theater of battle (is it the Western Front, the Eastern Front, the Pacific, the Mediterranean, or the Atlantic?). This process of discovery is not...2020-07-1046 minDaily Thunder Podcast400: A Million Unused Soldiers // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 52 (Eric Ludy)400: A Million Unused Soldiers // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 52 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 52: A Million Unused Soldiers
This is the fifty-second installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he breaks down Winston Churchill’s thinking towards the expenditure of British military strength in the critical year of 1943. Should he hoard it or should he radically spend it? Should he take a step away in order to amass greater strength for a battle someday in the future or should he take the unc...2020-07-0845 minDaily Thunder Podcast398: The Old Lion // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 51 (Eric Ludy)398: The Old Lion // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 51 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: The Old Lion
This is the fifty-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he unpacks Winston Churchills dangerous bout with pneumonia in the critical war months of 1943 and then parallels that with the Church’s dangerous bout with comfort and correctness in the year 2020. 2020-07-0646 minDaily Thunder Podcast397: Casablanca // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 50 (Eric Ludy)397: Casablanca // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 50 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 50:Casablanca
This is the fiftieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he dives into the tumultuous waters of contention, division, and denomination in the Body of Christ today. In paralleling the modern Church with the Allied forces in January of 1943, a fascinating picture emerges. Casablanca was the place where a common vision and purpose statement was forged amongst America, Great Britain, and the Free French. The Church is in despe...2020-07-0354 minDaily Thunder Podcast393: Before Alamein // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 48 (Eric Ludy)393: Before Alamein // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 48 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 48: Before Alamein
This is the forty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines the critical hinge point in the war for Great Britain that unfolded in a place called El Alamein. Up until October 23, 1942 everything militarily for Great Britain had basically proven disastrous. And though this long season of difficulty was arduous for the Brits, it also served a tremendous purpose. And so in our lives, th...2020-06-2949 minDaily Thunder Podcast392: Stuck on Sledgehammer // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 47 (Eric Ludy)392: Stuck on Sledgehammer // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 47 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 47: Stuck on Sledgehammer
This is the forty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores how the diplomatic convincing work of Winston Churchill on Joseph Stalin in August of 1942 parallels how the Holy Spirit labors to convince us of the efficacy and reasonableness of surrendering to the rulership of Jesus Christ.
2020-06-2654 minDaily Thunder Podcast387: Behind the Silence // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 45 (Eric Ludy)387: Behind the Silence // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 45 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: Behind the Silence
This is the forty-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the German mindset in 1942 that would cause an entire nation of “Christians” to remain silent and turn their back on a very real and terrible genocide.
2020-06-2249 minDaily Thunder Podcast384: The 42 Offensive // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 43 (Eric Ludy)384: The 42 Offensive // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 43 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 43: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
This is the forty-third installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he depicts the challenge President Roosevelt faced in deciding his primary military focus in 1942 with the challenge the Church of Jesus Christ is facing right now in the year 2020.2020-06-1744 minDaily Thunder Podcast382: The Manhattan Project // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 42 (Eric Ludy)382: The Manhattan Project // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 42 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 42: The Manhattan Project
This is the forty-second installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he discusses the scientific battle going on in secret throughout the war to develop the “weapon of weapons” and the race between the nations to win in the realm of the invisible. The parallels with the Church and the Christian life today are profound. 2020-06-1542 minDaily Thunder Podcast381: Going After the Girl // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 41 (Eric Ludy)381: Going After the Girl // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 41 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 41: Going After the Girl
This is the forty-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he parallels the appeasement attitudes of Neville Chamberlain in the years leading up to 1939 with the appeasement attitudes in the Church today toward this violent spiritual storm currently raging about us.2020-06-1243 minDaily Thunder Podcast379: The Turning Point // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 40 (Eric Ludy)379: The Turning Point // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 40 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 40: The Turning Point
This is the fortieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he dives into the significance of the Battle of Midway and how that profoundly parallels the critical battle the Church of Jesus Christ is facing right now in America.2020-06-1052 minDaily Thunder Podcast377: Revival in the Pacific // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 39 (Eric Ludy)377: Revival in the Pacific // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 39 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 39: Revival in the Pacific
This is the thirty-ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the profound way God works in and through desperate times. In May of 1942 the Japanese appeared unstoppable in the Pacific theater and the United States extremely vulnerable. What was needed then is precisely what we as the Church are needing now — a revival in the Pacific.2020-06-0838 minDaily Thunder Podcast376: The Wild-Eyed Soldier // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 38 (Eric Ludy)376: The Wild-Eyed Soldier // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 38 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 38: The Wild-Eyed Soldier
This is the thirty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the unique mindset of the Japanese soldiers during the war that led them to do such heroic, albeit, crazy things. Japanese thinking in the 1940s had some serious errors inside it, however, there is a remnant in all of it of something extraordinary that is revealed beautifully in the story of on...2020-06-0532 minDaily Thunder Podcast374: The Doolittle Riots // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 37 (Eric Ludy)374: The Doolittle Riots // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 37 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 37: The Doolittle Riots
This is the thirty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he dives into the uncomfortable territory of racial divide and ethnic dehumanization that worked as a key sub-theme in the entirety of WW2. In our modern day, we could learn a lot from the mistakes of the past. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is still, after two thousand years, the best method for dea...2020-06-0354 minDaily Thunder Podcast372: Roosevelt’s Blind Spot // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 36 (Eric Ludy)372: Roosevelt’s Blind Spot // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 36 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 36: Roosevelt’s Blind Spot
This is the thirty-sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the strange double-standard (a.k.a. blind spot) that can sometimes exist in the Christian life. Eric uses Roosevelt’s controversial executive order in 1942 as an amazing illustration of believing the right things and yet doing the wrong things. As the Church, we are in desperate need of having our blin...2020-06-0152 minDaily Thunder Podcast371: Blockaded in Brest // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 35 (Eric Ludy)371: Blockaded in Brest // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 35 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 35: Blockaded in Brest
This is the thirty-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the surreptious plans of Hitler on February 12, 1942 to sneak two German warships through the English Channel right under the nose of the British. A feat that every good British citizen would declare to be impossible. Eric draws a fascinating spiritual parallel in and through this seeming grand triumph of Hitler’s geni...2020-05-2934 minDaily Thunder Podcast369: The Sweater Vest // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 34 (Eric Ludy)369: The Sweater Vest // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 34 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 34: The Sweater Vest
This is the thirty-fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he visits Winston Churchill in one of his most trying moments in the winter months of 1942, when the bullets flying at him are from his own people and not just from the evil Axis powers. During this historic vote of confidence, we see a parallel with the challenges we all face in standing fo...2020-05-2736 minDaily Thunder Podcast366: The Soul of Litvinov // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 32 (Eric Ludy)366: The Soul of Litvinov // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 32 (Eric Ludy)
Spaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 32: The Soul of Litvinov
This is the thirty-second installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he builds an beautiful parallel between the Heavenly Father's shocking pursuit of the filthy prodigal son and Franklin Roosevelt’s shocking pursuit of the soul of Maxim Litvinov. 2020-05-2230 minDaily Thunder Podcast364: The American Supply // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 31 (Eric Ludy)364: The American Supply // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 31 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: The American Supply
This is the thirty-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the profound parallel between the untapped American manufacturing potential in 1941 and the oft-untapped potential of Throne Room of Grace that has been opened up to us via the shed blood of Christ. Great Britain was desperate for military supplies in December of 1941, just like each one of us is des...2020-05-2035 minDaily Thunder Podcast362: The Map Room // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 30 (Eric Ludy)362: The Map Room // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 30 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 30: The Map Room
This is the thirtieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines Churchill’s passion for a map room that, in 1941, gave him a global minute-by-minute picture of the various theaters of war throughout the world. Eric parallels this with the spiritual function of “remembrance” in a Christian’s life and stirs the believer to begin building their very own map room. 2020-05-1836 minDaily Thunder Podcast361: The Atlantic Hunting Grounds // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 29 (Eric Ludy)361: The Atlantic Hunting Grounds // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 29 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 29: The Atlantic Hunting Grounds
This is the twenty-ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the idea of mental focus and soundness of mind, using a parallel between Churchill’s dangerous crossing of the Atlantic in December of 1941 and our dangerous crossing of our own life’s dilemmas in the year 2020. The Christian is empowered by the Holy Spirit to maintain a “sound mind” always, ev...2020-05-1734 minDaily Thunder Podcast360: The Honorable and the Outrageous // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 28 (Eric Ludy)360: The Honorable and the Outrageous // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 28 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 28: The Honorable and the Outrageous
This is the twenty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he creates a division between good and evil in WW2. Utilizing Emperor Hirohito in Japan and his deceptive antics on December 7, 1941 as the chief illustration, Eric reminds Christians that there IS a definition of right and there IS a definition of wrong behavior — there is a definition of good and...2020-05-1547 minDaily Thunder Podcast356: The Sinking of the Prince // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 26 (Eric Ludy)356: The Sinking of the Prince // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 26 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Sereis: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 26: The Sinking of the Prince
This is the twenty-sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines the devastating loss of two great battleships in December of 1941 and the unique parallel we all should share with this sorrowful sinking in the Pacific. 2020-05-1129 minDaily Thunder Podcast355: The Unfriendly Ally // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 25 (Eric Ludy)355: The Unfriendly Ally // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 25 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 25:The Unfriendly Ally
This is the twenty-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines the unique challenge that Winston Churchill faced in 1941 in dealing with Joseph Stalin and then supplies an inspiring teaching on how each of us can effectively administer grace, mercy, and patience to the surly characters in our own lives.2020-05-1033 minDaily Thunder Podcast354: The Fearless Fellowship // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 24 (Eric Ludy)354: The Fearless Fellowship // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 24 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 24: The Fearless Fellowship
This is the twenty-fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he showcases the mindset and attitude of Roosevelt and Churchill in the dangerous season of Atlantic unrest in mid-1941. They both felt it was imperative that they met face-to-face, but to do so would mean incredible dangers. They met, and their meeting changed the course of history. Are we as the Church facing a s...2020-05-0832 minDaily Thunder Podcast352: Operation Red Beard // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 23 (Eric Ludy)352: Operation Red Beard // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 23 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 23: Operation Red Beard
This is the twenty-third installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines Hitler’s surprise attack on Soviet Russia on June 22, 1941. This key event changed the course of history and ultimately led to the downfall of the Nazi regime, but it also contains some amazing spiritual lessons that can change the course of our lives today.2020-05-0631 minDaily Thunder Podcast350: The German Mind // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 22 (Eric Ludy)350: The German Mind // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 22 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 22: The German Mind
This is the twenty-second installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the deranged German thinking patterns that led to their butchery of the Jews throughout the war and their strange attack on the Soviet Union in June of 1941. And then he shows how we, too, must be delivered from these same twisted thinking patterns.2020-05-0429 minDaily Thunder Podcast349: The Door of the Desert Foxes // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 21 (Eric Ludy)349: The Door of the Desert Foxes // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 21 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 21: The Door of the Desert Foxes
This is the much-anticipated return to Eric’s WW2 series that was interrupted by the arrival of COVID-19 in mid-March. In this twenty-first episode, Eric brings us right back into the thick of the battle in 1941, featuring the unique life of Erwin Rommel, the legendary Desert Fox.2020-05-0332 minDaily Thunder Podcast348: The Secret of the Fearless // The Special Quarantine Edition 34 (Eric Ludy)348: The Secret of the Fearless // The Special Quarantine Edition 34 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 34: The Secret of the Fearless
This is the thirty-fourth and final installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric hits on the topic of spiritual boldness in the face of danger and explores the lives of some of the greatest pictures of fearless unshakability in the past 150 years.2020-05-0213 minDaily Thunder Podcast346: Outraged // The Special Quarantine Edition 32 (Eric Ludy)346: Outraged // The Special Quarantine Edition 32 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 32: Outraged
This is the thirty-second installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric addresses the snare of indignation and the importance for Christians to guard their souls against the bait of divisive sensationalism.2020-04-2910 minDaily Thunder Podcast344: Manly Action // The Special Quarantine Edition 30 (Eric Ludy)344: Manly Action // The Special Quarantine Edition 30 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 30: Manly Action
This is the thirtieth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric discusses the “doing” of Christianity, making a strong appeal to move beyond just the “hearing” of the Word, to becoming heroic action-figures for Jesus Christ.2020-04-2712 minDaily Thunder Podcast343: The Purpose of Candle Wax // The Special Quarantine Edition 29 (Eric Ludy)343: The Purpose of Candle Wax // The Special Quarantine Edition 29 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 29: The Purpose of Candle Wax
This is the twenty-ninth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric tackles the issue of self-sacrifice and the imperative for the Christian to give everything to Christ.2020-04-2607 minDaily Thunder Podcast342: Would You Give Him Your Blanket? // The Special Quarantine Edition 28 (Eric Ludy)342: Would You Give Him Your Blanket? // The Special Quarantine Edition 28 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 28: Would You Give Him Your Blanket?
This is the twenty-eighth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric talks about turning outward and serving others as the Kingdom means of showcasing Christ in the midst of this season of extreme self-preservation.2020-04-2411 minDaily Thunder Podcast340: The Time of the Man // The Special Quarantine Edition 26 (Eric Ludy)340: The Time of the Man // The Special Quarantine Edition 26 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 26: The Time of the Man
This is the twenty-sixth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric hits on the issue of manhood, reminding us that when evil encroaches upon a culture, its first agenda is to undermine the strength of godly masculinity. And when the Holy Spirit engages a culture, His first order of business is to establish it.2020-04-2307 minDaily Thunder Podcast338: A Bit of Perspective // The Special Quarantine Edition 24 (Eric Ludy)338: A Bit of Perspective // The Special Quarantine Edition 24 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 24: A Bit of Perspective
This is the twenty-fourth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric reminds us of the beauty, power, and efficacy of the shed blood of Christ in the midst of this time when the Coronavirus is stealing the headlines and occupying the center stage in most people’s thought life.2020-04-2009 minDaily Thunder Podcast337: Strategies for Prison Life // The Special Quarantine Edition 23 (Eric Ludy)337: Strategies for Prison Life // The Special Quarantine Edition 23 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 23: Strategies for Prison Life
This is the twenty-third installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric walks through Paul’s unique outlook while stuck in a jail in Philippi and then converts that into present-day strategies for each of us while stuck in our COVID-19 quarantine.2020-04-1913 minDaily Thunder Podcast336: Choosing the Veggies // The Special Quarantine Edition 22 (Eric Ludy)336: Choosing the Veggies // The Special Quarantine Edition 22 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 22: Choosing the Veggies
This is the twenty-second installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric builds a unique parallel between our current quarantine season and the Jews captivity in Babylon and then draws on the decision of Daniel to “choose the veggies” while in captivity as an inspiration for all of us to do the same.2020-04-1713 minDaily Thunder Podcast334: True Cleanliness // The Special Quarantine Edition 20 (Eric Ludy)334: True Cleanliness // The Special Quarantine Edition 20 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 20: True Cleanliness
This is the twentieth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric explores what Christ teaches in the Gospels about cleanliness. This message is especially apropos in the midst of the needed hygienic practices during this COVID-19 season.2020-04-1511 minDaily Thunder Podcast332: Social Distancing // The Special Quarantine Edition 18 (Eric Ludy)332: Social Distancing // The Special Quarantine Edition 18 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 18: Social Distancing
This is the eighteenth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric addresses the issue of social distancing and how the Church should respond to this CDC guideline.2020-04-1311 minDaily Thunder Podcast331: The Sleeping Giant // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 20 (Eric Ludy)331: The Sleeping Giant // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 20 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2
Study: 20: The Sleeping Giant
This is the 20th installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. Even during the COVID-19 lockdown, Eric found an excuse to continue his popular war series — drawing on the bombing of Pearl Harbor as a profound decipher for the significance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is undoubtedly a unique Easter morning message.2020-04-1220 minDaily Thunder Podcast330: Intensified Living // The Special Quarantine Edition 17 (Eric Ludy)330: Intensified Living // The Special Quarantine Edition 17 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 17: Intensified Living
This is the seventeenth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric exhorts the Church to take this unique season and use it wisely towards the cultivation of spiritual readiness.2020-04-1013 minDaily Thunder Podcast328: Church, Don’t Waste This! // The Special Quarantine Edition 15 (Eric Ludy)328: Church, Don’t Waste This! // The Special Quarantine Edition 15 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: The Special Quarantine Edition
Study: 15: Church, Don’t Waste This!
This is the fifteenth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric passionately shares what is on his heart for this hour. It’s a call to personal repentance. If the Church is going to reap this harvest, we must be readied by the Holy Spirit.2020-04-0811 min