The Blue Collar Scholar

Will Reitz

This podcast will cover the topics covered by the history lectures, sermons, and Bible/theology studies of Will Reitz.

  1. 23H AGO

    Comparing World Religions, episode 5: The Protestant Reformation

    This episode goes into both reform and separatist movements in the Church going back long before Martin Luther. And, of course, we discuss the life and times of Luther, Zwingli, And Calvin. This episode briefly touches on Protestant theological developments, the disastrous Muenster Rebellion, and the Catholic Counter-Reformation.

    1h 52m

  2. 1D AGO

    Sermon: The Lost Art of Giving & Receiving Correction

    There is a word that pops up in Scripture from time to time: "rebuke." It is not a word that is part of the average American's vocabulary. A better term might be "correction." A fool hates being corrected and would prefer to go on believing that he is right, even when he is not. But a wise man accepts correction, not because it is pleasant (for neither giving nor receiving correction is pleasant), but because it is much preferable to be in the Truth than to continue in error.

    25 min

  3. 2D AGO

    WWII, episode 5: The Battle of Britain

    Following the miraculous British evacuation from Dunkirk, the UK stood alone as the sole major, unconquered nation standing in the way of Adolf Hitler. The United States, officially neutral, tried to help out, using a cash-&-carry policy to supply the Brits, then a destroyers-for-bases plan designed to arm the British Navy while remaining neutral, then finally stretching the definition of "neutral" to its breaking point with the Lend-Lease policy. Meanwhile, the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe engaged in an all-out air war for the future of the UK. ... This episode also discusses, briefly, the North African front and the lead-up to Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.

    1h 47m

  4. FEB 17

    Comparing World Religions, episode 4: The Roman Catholic Church & the Eastern Orthodox Church

    I am no expert on the Roman Catholic Church, and I know even less about the Eastern Orthodox Church. (Note: This will be true for many of the world religions we cover this semester.) So consider this episode a history buff's (and a Protestant's) honest attempt to better understand these branches of Christianity with incredibly ancient roots.

    1h 50m

  5. FEB 14

    Sermon: Faith Is Intentional

    Here's a nice, short, sub-20-minutes sermon to enjoy on your Valentine's Day. I dusted off the oldest sermon notes I have, at least for any sermon that (apparently) was not recorded when I gave it in 2003. (A few older sermons are available elsewhere in the Blue Collar Scholar back catalogue, using the audio recording from that time.) So I smoothed out, edited, and updated the notes to bring you this 2026 version of this sermon I gave in college. In this message, I make the case that we have to be intentional about living out our faith, and that "coasting by" just is not enough.

    22 min

  6. FEB 14

    WWII, episode 4: Initial Nazi Victories

    Blitzkrieg (German for Lightning War) is designed to move quickly, discombobulate your enemy, and achieve victory before they can properly counter attack. In the earliest stages of World War II in Europe, the Wehrmacht - exhibiting an incredible amount of speed and coordination between the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), and Luftwaffe (Air Force) - achieved an unprecedented series of conquests, conquering Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, and France (as well as a decisive defeat of the British Expeditionary Force) all in a couple months time in the late spring & early summer 1940. However, the miraculous evacuation of most of the B.E.F. (and 100,000 of their French allies) at Dunkirk meant that Britain would be able to continue the good fight, and the French fighters formed the core of the Free French forces who would continue fighting with the Allies throughout the war.

    1h 48m

  7. FEB 10

    Comparing World Religions, episode 3: Christianity

    This will not be the only lecture on Christianity in the Comparing World Religions class this spring. This lesson mostly focuses on Christian teachings and theology that make Christianity different from other religions.

    1h 40m

  8. FEB 9

    Sermon: A Brief Overview of the Book of Job

    The Book of Job is a fascinating case study in human suffering. In it we see an extremely righteous man suffer, and we see his well-meaning friends misunderstand, thinking that only a wicked person would suffer so. But that is not what the Bible teaches. In fact, sometime people suffer because of the good that they do, or because of the purity and excellence of their faith. In this sermon, we will draw five lessons that we learn from the Book of Job.

    40 min
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