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Daily Thunder Podcast1250: Think Big // Citizenship 18 (Eric Ludy + Nathan Johnson)Whether its through distraction, fear, or passivity, we often loose our gumption to think and act big in this world. We prefer to have someone else live big for us. Yet, Jesus wants to live big through us. In this conversation, Eric and Nathan explore the concept of thinking big, what does that mean practically, and how do it relate to the importance of tending to the small areas of our lives. As Eric said, "Watch what God will do if we expect Him to be God Almighty and not God all-tiny."------------» Take these studi...2025-05-1238 min

Daily Thunder Podcast1247: Absurdism // Citizenship 17 (Eric Ludy + Nathan Johnson)Biblical thinking has gone the way of the Dodo, and now common sense has followed suit. What is left if "absurdism"—where we all stare at a naked emperor and claim he is fully dressed. In this episode, Eric and Nathan talk about the craziness of our culture and how we call evil "good" and what is wrong we call "right." But it is more than just the culture, because we do the same thing with sin in our souls. Join the discussion and hear Eric and Nathan's insight into the days in which we live and if they th...2025-05-0546 min

Daily Thunder Podcast1203: The Inauguration of Manliness // Citizenship 02 (Eric Ludy + Nathan Johnson)The inauguration of a new president is an important day in a nation … as it can shift the direction of a nation’s culture for better or for worse. In light of today’s presidential inauguration, Eric and Nathan discuss the lack of manliness in the modern culture and Church and why we need to inaugurate it back into our world and lives. In this episode, they describe true manliness is, why we need it, and most importantly, where we can find it (hint: it’s not from within ourselves but from THE Man, Jesus Christ). Join Eric and Nathan in...2025-01-201h 07

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 05

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 00

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 00

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 03

Daily 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 04

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 01

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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 min

Daily 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

Daily Thunder Podcast325: Doing the Opposite // The Special Quarantine Edition 12 (Eric Ludy)325: Doing the Opposite // The Special Quarantine Edition 12 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Special Quarantine Edition Study: 12: Doing the Opposite This is the twelfth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric walks through the “opposite” nature of the Kingdom of Heaven and exhorts the Body of Christ to remember that our behavior in this time should not be defined by society, but by Christ.2020-04-0510 min

Daily Thunder Podcast324: More Right // The Special Quarantine Edition 11 (Eric Ludy)324: More Right // The Special Quarantine Edition 11 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Special Quarantine Edition Study: 11: More Right This is the eleventh episode in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric touches on the importance of prioritizing our lives around Jesus Christ. The world has a thousand priorities that beg for prominence in our daily schedules - but God has singled out One thing that should hold our focus and define our lives. And His Name is Jesus.2020-04-0310 min

Daily Thunder Podcast322: They Gave Us Instruments // The Special Quarantine Edition 09 (Eric Ludy)322: They Gave Us Instruments // The Special Quarantine Edition 09 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Special Quarantine Edition Study: 09: They Gave Us Instruments This is the ninth installment in Eric and Nathan’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode Eric discusses how Christians are built by the Holy Spirit to convert difficulties into blessings.2020-04-0110 min

Daily Thunder Podcast320: Ready // The Special Quarantine Edition 07 (Eric Ludy)320: Ready // The Special Quarantine Edition 07 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Special Quarantine Edition Study: 07: Ready This is the seventh installment of Eric’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode he discusses Christ’s command for watchfulness and readiness.2020-03-3111 min

Daily Thunder Podcast319: The Word of Memucan // The Special Quarantine Edition 06 (Eric Ludy)319: The Word of Memucan // The Special Quarantine Edition 06 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Special Quarantine Edition Study: The Word of Memucan This is the sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode he showcases the beauty of God’s providence as demonstrated in and through the book of Esther.2020-03-3012 min

Daily Thunder Podcast318: Consecrated // The Special Quarantine Edition 05 (Eric Ludy)318: Consecrated // The Special Quarantine Edition 05 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Special Quarantine Edition Study: 05: Consecrated This is the fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode he addresses the need for the Church to leverage this current crisis into a deeper consecration of love and devotion unto Christ.2020-03-2711 min

Daily Thunder Podcast317: Our Secret Weapon // The Special Quarantine Edition 04 (Eric Ludy)317: Our Secret Weapon // The Special Quarantine Edition 04 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: 04: The Special Quarantine Edition This is the fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this lively episode he introduces the strange and wondrous earthquaking power of rejoicing, singing, laughing, and praising Jesus while in our prison cells (our quarantine).2020-03-2713 min

Daily Thunder Podcast316: Availing in Prayer // The Special Quarantine Edition 03 (Eric Ludy)316: Availing in Prayer // The Special Quarantine Edition 03 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Special Quarantine Edition Study: 03: Availing in Prayer This is the third installment in Eric’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. In this episode he gives the key to revival praying, detailing what the prayer looks like that “avails much”.2020-03-2512 min

Daily Thunder Podcast315: What is Revival? // The Special Quarantine Edition 02 (Eric Ludy)315: What is Revival? // The Special Quarantine Edition 02 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Special Quarantine Edition Study: 02: What is Revival This is the second installment in Eric’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. While the world is in a panic, it’s the perfect time for the Church to get strong and do what we do best — give hope! This message was given at the beginning of an early morning online prayer gathering that Eric was hosting for the Ellerslie alumni.2020-03-2410 min

Daily Thunder Podcast314: The Return of Valor // The Special Quarantine Edition 01 (Eric Ludy)313: The Return of Valor // The Special Quarantine Edition 01 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Special Quarantine Edition Study: 01: The Return of Valor This is the first installment in Eric’s series entitled The Special Quarantine Edition. As house-bound living continues in this nation, creative means for continuing training, prayer, and exhortation to the Body of Christ are being deployed. The same is true with Daily Thunder. This episode is kicks off the series in style addressing the manly virtue of fearlessness in the face of danger (a.k.a. valor). 2020-03-2310 min

Daily Thunder Podcast313: The Convoy // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 19 (Eric Ludy)312: The Convoy // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 19 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 19: The Convoy This is the nineteenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he looks into the key decision in the Spring of 1941 for the British to turn their Naval convoy into dire straits in order to supply relief to General Wavell’s forces holding the Desert Flank. The decision Great Britain made in this significant maneuver is a powerful reflection of how the Body of Christ is desi...2020-03-2250 min

Daily Thunder Podcast306: The War Machine // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 18 (Eric Ludy)306: The War Machine // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 18 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 18: The War Machine This is the eighteenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the impact of prayer on the outcome of war events and on the turning of history.2020-03-1542 min

Daily Thunder Podcast304: The Triumph of Togetherness // Secrets of Intimacy 05 (Eric Ludy)304: The Triumph of Togetherness // Secrets of Intimacy 05 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Secrets of Intimacy Study: 05: The Triumph of Togetherness This is the fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Secrets of Intimacy. In this episode he addresses the powerful impact of “identification” in the life of a believer.2020-03-1337 min

Daily Thunder Podcast300: The Importance of Time // Secrets of Intimacy 01 (Eric Ludy)300: The Importance of Time // Secrets of Intimacy 01 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Secrets of Intimacy Study: 01: The Importance of Time This is the first installment in Eric’s 5-part series entitled Secrets of Intimacy. With the arrival of the new Advanced training students in Windsor, Eric is taking a brief break from his series on WW2 to dedicate this week to the theme of pursuing devotional excellence. In this episode he addresses the theme of time and how the wise use of it can dramatically impact your life and the live...2020-03-0951 min

Daily Thunder Podcast297: The Darlan Conspiracy // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 16 (Eric Ludy)297: The Darlan Conspiracy // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 16 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 16: The Darlan Conspiracy This is the sixteenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explains the selfish propensity for preservation that often can overrule Christ’s Kingdom prerogative in our lives. Using Admiral Darlan as a muse and his fatal decision to turn traitor on France and Great Britain in June 1940 as a chief illustration, Eric drives home the critical need for each of us as Christ...2020-03-0654 min

Daily Thunder Podcast293: Leading in the Dark // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 14 (Eric Ludy)293: Leading in the Dark // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 14 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 14: Leading in the Dark This is the fourteenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines the pattern for world-altering leadership. With Winston Churchill as his muse, Eric breaks down some of the unique ingredients that this unusual man brought to the nation of Great Britain “for such a time as this”. And as he always does, Eric turns the attention ultimately to Jesus Christ and His a...2020-03-0257 min

Daily Thunder Podcast286: Air Superiority // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 10 (Eric Ludy)286: Air Superiority // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 10 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 10: Air Superiority This is the tenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he talks about the German Luftwaffe (air weapon). During the Battle of Britain, in the latter half of the harrowing year of 1940, everything hinged on the Royal Air Force countering the seemingly unstoppable power of the German air machine. Eric parallels this with the battle of the “air" that each of us as Christians deal with...2020-02-2439 min

Daily Thunder Podcast279: The Proving of the Nation // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 06 (Eric Ludy)279: The Proving of the Nation // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 06 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 06: The Proving of the Nation This is the sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. This episode showcases the key idea that caused him to put together this series in the first place. In 1940 something happened to the nation of Great Britain that transformed them from flabby to formidable. It is this same thing that Eric craves to see happen in the Church of Jesus Chr...2020-02-1746 min

Daily Thunder Podcast271: The Follies of the Victors // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 01 (Eric Ludy)271: The Follies of the Victors // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 01 (Eric Ludy)Speaker: Eric LudySeries: Spiritual Lessons from WW2Study: 01: The Follies of the Victors This is the first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this series on the 1939-1945 war, he is underscoring the parallels between physical battle and our spiritual war as believers. And, it’s remarkable to see how the struggles and vast challenges of WW2 can supply a magnificent portrayal of the two kingdoms at war to a believer’s understanding. In this pa...2020-02-0955 min