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The Blue Collar Scholar

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

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01:45:07

Comparing World Religions, episode 2: Judaism

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2026/02/03

Our survey of world religions begins with Judaism. With a common Tanakh (Old Testament) tradition shared with Christianity, Judaism has an impact on history way beyond their numbers. This episode - and each Comparing World Religions lecture to follow - is intended to increase understanding for those who may not belong to that religion. If any listener would like to critique my take on Judaism, or any religion to follow, I welcome your feedback. I, too, would like to grow in knowledge,

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00:38:50

Sermon - The Heaven Series: Ambassadors of the...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2026/02/01

This is the conclusion to the Heaven series. Since we learned about Heaven in the previous three sermons, we now examine what it looks like to be an ambassador for the Kingdom of Heaven, for Christians are called to be ambassadors in 2 Corinthians 5:20.

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01:50:13

WWII, episode 2: After WWI

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2026/01/30

This episode jumps right into the the end of World War I and the Paris Peace Conference & the Versailles Treaty. We take a quick survey through the technological and cultural advances and trends in the 1920s and 1930s. This episode also covers the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. At this point, we discuss the "Okies" who became migrants from one part of the nation (Oklahoma Panhandle and the surrounding region) to another part of the nation (California). While referencing the Grapes of Wrath, we

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01:43:11

Comparing World Religions, episode 1: What Is Religion?

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2026/01/26

This Spring, I will be teaching a World War II class and a Comparing World Religions class for the Lifetime Learning program at Neosho County Community College. The first lecture in the WWII class dropped a few days ago. This is the first lecture in the Comparing World Religions, as we explore how different religions answer ten questions very differently.

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00:29:35

Sermon - The Heaven Series, part 3: New Heavens and...

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2026/01/25

The Heaven Series now focuses on the last few chapters of Revelation and asks important questions about what the eternal Kingdom of Heaven, called "New Heavens and New Earth," will be like.

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01:49:12

WWII, episode 1: World War I

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2026/01/24

The Spring 2026 Lifetime Learning classes kick off with our World War II class. This episode analyzes World War I with special emphasis on how the Great War influenced World War II.

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01:51:34

WWII, episode zero: The Leadup to The Great War (WWI)

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2026/01/22

NOTE: This is a re-broadcast of an episode from August 28, 2025. ... This lecture was intended to be a World War I lecture, but the lion's share of the lecture ended up being all the relevant history leading up to the "Great War." So, for our Spring 2026 Lifetime Learning "World War II" class, this will function as the background to Episode 1, which will be released as soon as it is edited.

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00:32:12

Sermon - The Heaven Series, part 2: Heaven

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2026/01/18

The Heaven series continues into the next logical topic: Heaven itself. In this sermon we will explore what the Scriptures say that Heaven is and what it is like, and we will try to shed a few common misconceptions that culture and entertainment have given us about Heaven.

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00:30:19

Sermon - The Heaven Series, part 1: Death

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2026/01/11

This begins a new 4-part series on Heaven. And, unfortunately, the logical place to start this series is on a downer: death. But the Bible has a lot of interesting and specific things to say about the topic of death. So join with us as we explore the macabre topic as we prepare to launch into the much more joyful topic of Heaven.

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00:41:45

Sermon: The Farewell Sermon of Joshua (Joshua 24:14-26)

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2026/01/04

Happy New Year! As we bid farewell to 2025, let us take a look back in the Old Testament to a time when a great leader said farewell to his era and ushered in the age of the judges. Joshua was a transitional figure. He took over for Moses, for all intents and purposes the founder of Judaism. He seems to be the last person to lead all of Israel (and not just this or that part of Israel) until King Saul, or perhaps Samuel. Joshua's final sermon shows that he feared that the Israelites might slip into

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00:30:43

Sermon: In the Fullness of Time (Galatians 4:1-7)

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2025/12/24

Merry Christmas!!! You probably haven't heard a Christmas sermon from Galatians before. But in Galatians 4, the Apostle Paul -- who almost never talks about specific moments in Jesus' life -- talks about our adoption as heirs with Christ, and he anchors that teaching in Jesus who was "born of a woman." (Galatians 4:4) And so, I hope you join us as we dig into the Word and learn that (1) without Christ, you remain a child or a mere servant, (2) but Jesus came -- at just the right time -- to bring you

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00:30:46

Sermon - The Church, part 7: Casting a Vision for a...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/12/13

This sermon was originally given as an "In View of a Call" sermon at First Baptist Church of Goodman (MO) in December 2011. It was not, to the best of my knowledge, recorded. So I adapted the sermon notes, arranging the content around a generic and nonspecific local church, and using this as the conclusion to "The Church" sermon series.

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00:33:42

Sermon - The Church, part 6: The Rituals of the Church

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2025/12/07

While there are many informal rituals in a church - how many songs one sings before and after the sermon, for instance - and while many churches (such as our Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox brothers and sisters) have many rituals, the New Testament only seems to give us two: baptism & the Lord's Supper (i.e., Communion, or the Eucharist). So in this sermon we examine these two rituals of the church.

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00:39:35

Sermon - The Church, part 5: The Organization &...

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2025/11/30

The New Testament uses the term "church" to refer to the global church - or, all who serve Jesus and are saved by His sacrifice - as well as the local church. In this episode we explore some of what the New Testament tells us about how to organize a local church.

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00:36:08

Sermon - The Church, part 4: Giving Thanks

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2025/11/24

Happy Thanksgiving! This episode looks at the life of the Apostle Paul and all the hardships he faced. And yet he directs us to give thanks in all circumstances. For he knew what it was like to face situations that make gratitude difficult, and yet he preached joy and thanksgiving. In the conclusion of this message, we analyze what it looks like for a church to be known for gratitude and cheerfulness ... and why many churches are absolutely not known for joy and thanksgiving.

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00:34:47

Sermon - The Church: Worship

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/11/20

The local church's purpose has to include an outward focus (mission), an inward focus (fellowship), but most importantly an upward focus (worship). Worship is the reason we were saved. It is the reason the church exists. It is the reason we do mission, to gain the Lord more people who worship Him. And it is the reason we do fellowship, in order to build up and encourage those who worship the Lord to continue worshipping the One who deserves our worship.

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00:38:12

Sermon - The Church: Fellowship

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2025/11/09

The local church must do outreach; that is covered in the previous episode. The local church must worship God. That will be next week's lesson. In this episode, we look at the "inward" focus of the church. We briefly touch on the fact that an inward focus includes looking after your own spiritual well-being and also giving attention to your family. But in this episode, we focus on the importance of your local church family, and why we should be in devoted and unified to serve God alongside our

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00:37:21

Sermon - The Church: Mission

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2025/11/04

This episode starts a new series that examines what the Bible says about the local church. This episode digs into the outward focus of a church: mission. This includes but is not limited to international missions. This includes but is not limited to missions projects elsewhere in the United States (or whatever your home country is). This includes but is not limited to work in the local community. This includes but is not limited to serving those in need who may even attend your church. It is all

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00:38:10

Sermon - Real Theology, part 7: Who Is God the Son?

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2025/11/03

This conclusion of the Real Theology series covers - but barely scratches the surface of - Christology, or the study of Christ. Following through on the previous 2 episodes that looked at the Person of God the Holy Spirit and the Person of God the Father, this episode examines the second Person of the Trinity, which is God the Son.

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00:35:34

Sermon - Real Theology, part 6: Who Is the Father?

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2025/11/02

God manifests Himself as God the Father, God the Son, & God the Holy Spirit. The divinity of Jesus Christ and His identification as God the Son is a fount of endless fascinating theological discussion. And despite that God the Holy Spirit is often the forgotten member of the Trinity, His work in the book of Acts alone leads us to theological discourse. And so, despite being perhaps the most obvious manifestation of God, the Father is perhaps the one with the least distinctive traits. And so this

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