Date: January 16, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
​Guest: Rep. Tom Tiffany
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This broadcast began with a break in the usual format as Jim interviewed Congressman Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin who represents the state’s 7th congressional district.  He discussed the possibility of another government shutdown, a move afoot by Democrats in the House to defund ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Minneapolis debacle, and more.

As the program continued, Jim presented the following news stories:

–Iran has issued a sickening threat against President Trump, broadcasting a picture from the attempted assassination at the 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, rally with the words, “This time it will not miss the target.”

–In a public address yesterday, a senior Iranian general issued a direct threat against President Trump saying they will cut off his hand and his finger.  This came after President Trump’s warning of U.S. military action against the Iranian regime.

-The U.S. has designated three branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations in a move that could impact Washington’s relationships with Qatar and Turkey.

–President Trump’s administration announced sanctions against more than 20 Iranian individuals and entities responsible for the Islamic republic’s deadly crackdown on protesters and skirting of international sanctions on Iran’s oil output.

–After weeks of escalating tensions, U.S. and Iranian officials faced each other Thursday at the U.N. Security Council, where America’s envoy renewed threats against the Islamic republic, despite President Trump’s efforts to lower the temperature.

–The Pentagon moved a carrier strike group from the South China Sea to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.  That includes the Middle East.

–Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said Wednesday that a post-Islamic Republic of Iran under his leadership would renew ties with the U.S. and Israel.

–On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced the launch of the second phase of the 20 point peace plan for Gaza, seeking to shore up the fragile cease-fire between Hamas and Israel.

–In New York City, crowds came together in Foley Square to protest what they call unnecessary violence.  At the same time they chanted, “Kristi Noem will hang” along with, “Save a life, kill an ICE.”

–In an address to his state, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz encouraged residents to track and harass ICE agents who are enforcing our immigration laws.

Additional headlines can be heard when you review this edition of Crosstalk.

Date: January 15, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
​Guest: Mat Staver
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Mat Staver is founder & Chairman of Liberty Counsel.  Mat is a constitutional attorney with three landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.  He’s an author and the host of the radio broadcasts Faith & Freedom and Freedom’s Call and the TV broadcast, Freedom Alive.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two consolidated landmark cases: Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J.  These cases determine whether Idaho and West Virginia can ban gender confused males from participating in female sports.  The decision will likely have significant implications across America since at least 27 states have similar laws protecting women and girls.

Little v. Hecox involves an Idaho law from 2020 called the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.  West Virginia v. B.P.J. involves West Virginia’s 2021 Save Women’s Sports Act.  As Mat noted, both of these, “…protect the safety and opportunities of female athletes by barring biological males from female competitive sport teams at public schools and universities.”

A common thread in these cases is Title IX, which Mat said was, “…to protect and provide opportunities for women in sports.”  However, when Title IX was established as federal law in 1972, was it based on sex or gender identity?  This question is fundamental to the debate as you’ll see as Jim provided audio from Justices Samuel Alito, Katanji Brown Jackson and Amy Coney Barrett, along with a tense exchange between Senator Josh Hawley and Dr. Nisha Verma who is an OB/GYN.

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Date: January 14, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
​Guest: Olivier Melnick
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Olivier Melnick is the founder and executive director of Shalom in Messiah Ministries. Olivier is the son of Holocaust survivors from France.  He is an international speaker and an authority on the topic of antisemitism, speaking against it in all forms.  He seeks to educate and mobilize Christians to fight the hate while rebuilding bridges with the Jewish people.  He’s the author of the book, Antisemitism in the End Times.

This past Saturday, the oldest synagogue in Mississippi was set ablaze in an arson attack.  The FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force are investigating.  

Last week, an anti-Jewish mob descended on a synagogue and Jewish school in New York City screaming, “Long live October 7th!”

Such incidents directed against Jews are unfortunately becoming more common.  But why?  The answer starts by defining certain terms.  For example, do you know who the “Semites” are and their history?  Do you know what the terms “Zionist” and “Zionism” mean and that there are numerous forms of the latter?  How does Oliver define “antisemitism”? 

These are some of the things you need to know so that you can better understand how the rise of the world’s oldest hatred is paving the way for the return of Christ.  Find out who the major players are in this effort and much more when you review this edition of Crosstalk.

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Date: January 13, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
​Guest: Chris Katulka
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Chris Katulka is Vice President of North American Ministries at The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry and host of The Friends of Israel Today radio program. He is a Bible teacher and writer for Israel My Glory magazine and is author of the book Israel Always.

Violent protests have been building and are rocking the foundations of Iran. The death toll is climbing day after day as streets erupt to bring downfall to the present regime. Iranian authorities have slaughtered many. The Iranian government is actively seeking to interrupt all intent access to keep video footage from going out from Iran. Israel is on high alert. President Trump has signaled possible intervention today, canceled all meetings with Iranian officials and posted, “Help is on the way.”

What is causing this groundswell of opposition? How does all of this impact Israel? Is there a prophetic nexus to all that’s unfolding?

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Date: January 12, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
​Guest: Dr. Robert Hoffman
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Dr. Robert Hoffman is the Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He earned his M.D. from The Ohio State University, completed his pediatric residency at Akron Children’s Hospital, and completed his fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hoffman is also a member of the Scientific Policy Committee of the American College of Pediatricians. He has recently revised an important report titled Marijuana Use: Detrimental to Youth.

A recent press release spoke of an “American College of Surgeons report revealing that over 40% of deceased drivers in motor vehicle crashes over the past six years tested positive for THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana.” This alarming statistic underscores a persistent and growing public health crisis.

While this study does not specifically indicate the ages of the drivers, previous evidence shows that young adults are disproportionately prone to risky or impaired driving behaviors, particularly when under the influence of drugs or alcohol. While there are claims that marijuana is harmless, there are also many adverse effects that not only impact the user, but also children are being impacted as well.

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Date: January 9, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
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Here is a sampling of the headlines Jim shared today:

…and several more! Listen to hear them all and then pray.

Date: January 8, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
​Guest: Steve McCully
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Steve McCully is the son of Ed and Marilou McCully and the oldest of three boys. Steve was born in 1952 while his parents were receiving missionary medical training. In December 1952 the family sailed to Ecuador where he spent the next 10 years of his life. After just 3 years there his father was killed, speared to death by the Aucas.

It was January 8, 1956, 70 years ago today, that five men, Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming and Roger Youderian, were martyred in the jungles of Ecuador. These five men along with their wives and children went to Ecuador to bring the Good News of the Gospel to a tribe that had never before heard this Good News.

In the words of T.E. McCully, the father of Ed McCully, “The incident has proved to be one of the greatest chapters in the annals of missionary martyrdom.”

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Several novels have been written about their story. One of the most famous is Elisabeth Elliot’s Through the Gates of Splendour.

On our website, vcy.org, you will find a lot of information that Randy Melchert has compiled regarding this 70th anniversary.

Date: January 7, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
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We are only seven days into our New Year and look at all that’s unfolded:

There’s this and so much more. What a reminder as to how bad this world stands in need of Jesus. How very thankful we should be that amidst all these storms in life God’s Word remains, and His Word is truth.

Matthew 24:35 – “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”

Psalms 119:160 – “Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.”

Psalms 33:4 – “For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.”

John 17:17 – “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”

As we just began a New Year, we heard from you as to what Scripture you believe our nation needs in such a time as this. Or what verse the church needs in such a time as this. We are a world in great spiritual need.

Date: January 6, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
​Guest: Jay Seegert
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Jay Seegert is Founder and Managing Director of the Starting Point Project. He holds degrees in Physics and Engineering Technology. He is President of Logos Research Associates, the world’s largest group of scientists who are Christians and Biblical creationists. Jay is an international speaker and author who has been speaking on science and the authority of Scriptures for 40 years.

If you would take a scan of society, you would find it is filled with very divergent worldviews. While some follow a theistic worldview, others hold to pantheism and others to polytheism. Some follow after humanism and others cling to postmodernism. The list and its many variants go on.

Have you ever given thought to your worldview? Have you ever thought about the worldview that you may be passing on to the next generation?

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TheStartingPointProject.com

Date: January 5, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
​Guest: Alex Newman
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Alex Newman is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He is senior editor for The New American. He is co-author of Crimes of the Educators, author of Deep State: The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes and author of Indoctrinating Our Children to Death. He is founder & CEO of Liberty Sentinel and a national syndicator of radio and TV programs including Behind the Deep State which airs on WVCY Television and VCY.tv.

This past Saturday the breaking news alerts came in rapid fashion indicating that U.S. Military forces descended upon (as President Trump described it) a “heavily fortified military fortress in the heart of Caracas” to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.” They were flown out by helicopter to a U.S. warship and later flown to the United States.

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that U.S. forces had rehearsed over and over again the procedures that would be followed. The President said, “They actually built a house which was identical to the one they went into with all the same, all that steel all over the place.”

The U.S. Atty General Pam Bondi has indicated that Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been indicted in the Southern District of New York and charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machine guns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machine guns and Destructive Devices against the United States.” She said, “They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.”

This morning Nicolas Maduro pled not guilty during his arraignment in federal court. So, who exactly is Nicolas Maduro and what are the implications of this precision-guided operation?

More information:

LibertySentinel.org

TheNewAmerican.com