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Top News Stories May 18, 2026 – 09:00 AM CDT
There’s a lot of God in the Declaration of Independence
VERBATIM: With the 250th birthday of the United States looming, the nation’s founding document is getting a closer look. In its opening paragraph, Thomas Jefferson proposed that “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” grant humans equal status and entitle Americans to dissolve the political bands with Britain. As historians have shown, Benjamin Franklin added a phrase to suggest that those rights had been “endowed by their Creator.” MH REPORTING
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A pastor leads his church out of the sanctuary, marches them to a city wall where unwanted infants are left to die, and starts ripping the bricks down with his bare hands. That forgotten story becomes a mirror for modern America and it is one reason I wanted you to hear Tim Barton’s conversation with pro-life advocate and filmmaker Seth Gruber.
We talk about The Last Stand event in Denver and the premiere of Seth’s new film, also called The Last Stand, along with the broader work of White Rose Resistance. Seth makes the case that the church has spent 1,900 years resisting evils that keep resurfacing: abortion and infanticide, the sexualization of kids, blurred gender lines, and the state stepping into the parent-child relationship. He brings history to life through Athanasius, the Nicene-era church leader who preached the Incarnation at the “infanticide walls” and helped spark a new legal imagination for the sanctity of life.
We also connect the dots to America’s own foundations. Tim points to Founder James Wilson and early legal reasoning about the protection of unborn life, then asks the question many listeners are thinking: are we being “too extreme”? Seth answers with a warning from civilizational history and cultural sociology, including J D Unwin’s Sex and Culture, and a hard look at 1973 as a hinge point for abortion, pornography, and the broader sexual revolution.
If you want a biblical worldview lens on pro-life convictions, Christian citizenship, and how history can fuel courage, this one is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with the moment that challenged you most.
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Today's Bible verse: James 3:14-15
Top News Stories May 18, 2026 – 03:00 AM CDT
Top News Stories May 18, 2026 – 02:00 AM CDT
Today’s boys are growing up in a world where disrespect toward women is too often treated as normal. Dave and Ashley Willis—parents of four boys—share powerful stories and biblical truths to help parents raise sons who value honor, integrity, and true manhood. They warn against the toxic “locker room mentality” and offer practical lessons that shape boys into men of character. With real-life examples and conversation starters for every age, this is a guide to raising respectful, responsible, Christ-centered young men.
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In episode three of this five-part series, John, Blaine, and Allen talk about additional ways to reorder our internal world. What do our loves and emotions reveal about us? Why do grace and forgiveness change us from the inside out? And how can what upsets us expose our disordered desires—and provide an opportunity for healing?
Show Notes: The book referenced is The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky. The C. S. Lewis essay is “The Trouble with ‘X.’” The Wild at Heart podcast with Mary Ellen Owen is “How Can You Survive Without...?” - Part 2 (Episode 846). The Emotions Wheel is available here. Send your questions about this series to [email protected].
Keywords: Spiritual Warfare, Christianity, Internal World, Emotional Regulation, Emotions Wheel, Forgiveness
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Top News Stories May 17, 2026 – 11:00 PM CDT
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