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A report out of the UN says concerns about climate change were overstated. People who use chatbots are changing their views of morality. Proposed rules for funding colleges could create problems for Christian colleges. And another bizarre ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court on hospitals and transgender care.

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We just graded all 50 states on how well — or how badly — their laws protect children when it comes to parentage, surrogacy, donor conception, and marriage. Two-thirds of states got a C or below. One state got an A. In this episode, you'll meet the man whose state earned it — and the team that built the tool every family advocate in America needs right now.

Go explore the Children's Rights Scorecard and find your state's grade at thembeforeus.comIN THIS EPISODENate Grasz — Executive Director of Nebraska Family Alliance, the largest Christian public policy organization in Nebraska. Nate led the passage of the First Freedom Act, one of the strongest religious freedom laws in the country, and has spent years successfully fighting to keep the words mother, father, husband, and wife in Nebraska's statutes — helping earn Nebraska the only A on the Children's Rights Scorecard.Learn more about Nebraska Family Alliance at nebraskafamilyalliance.org

We also hear from Them Before Us founder Katy Faust and Engagement Director Patience Sunne on how the scorecard was built, what they found, and how you can use it to protect children in your state.

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What makes readers keep turning pages after chapter one? In this episode, we explore the craft of writing memorable openings that hook readers from the very first line. We discuss how to create curiosity without confusion, establish a compelling voice, and build emotional investment early in your story. Whether you’re drafting a new novel or revising an old manuscript, this episode will help you craft openings readers won’t forget.

Jim Daly and John Fuller introduce this Adventures in Odyssey radio drama about a young man’s dream to become a successful radio DJ – but he gets bad advice about sharing other people’s secrets on air! Adventures in Odyssey also has a new animated film project, “Journey into the Impossible,” coming out in the fall of 2026.

Exciting things are happening with Adventures in Odyssey, and you can be a part of it all! Your gift will help finish and launch the new Adventures in Odyssey animated film called Journey into the Impossible! Any support you give will be a big help in this seemingly impossible mission.

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How does parental divorce impact adult relationships later in life? In this eye-opening interview, Kent Darcie shares his personal journey from experiencing parental divorce to becoming a dedicated advocate and resource for adults and couples affected by it.

Whether you are dating, preparing for marriage, or looking to strengthen your current relationship, this episode offers practical guidance on healing, specialized premarital preparation, and building a healthy marriage rooted in faith.

The Hidden Impact: How parental divorce silently affects trust, communication, and vulnerability in adult relationships.

Tailored Premarital Counseling: Why standard premarital prep often overlooks the unique hurdles faced by adults with divorced parents.

Emotional Reprogramming: Practical steps for identifying, healing, and changing negative beliefs and emotional wounds left behind by divorce.

Building a Strong Foundation: How to use biblical principles and intentional conversations to establish a thriving, healthy marriage.

Equipping Families & Churches: Available resources and support networks designed for children and adults of divorce.

Kent Darcie, founder of Adult Children of Divorce Ministries, is committed to breaking the cycle of divorce among adults with divorced parents. Kent received his Masters in Counseling Psychology from Moody Theological Seminary and is a Licensed Professional Counselor.

The need of the hour is not simply more educated people—but grounded leaders. We need men and women with the courage to stand for truth in a culture that’s drifting. At Bob Jones University, we live that out through the BJU Promise—to prepare each student to pursue a higher calling. We anchor students in truth through a biblical worldview across every discipline. We mentor them in wisdom through faculty who invest personally in their growth. And we strengthen their faith through intentional discipleship, meaningful community, and daily opportunities to walk with Christ. It’s why homeschool families love BJU—over 30% of our students come from homeschool backgrounds and they would love to meet you and share what God is doing at Bob Jones University. Schedule your visit at BJU.EDU.

Codex Vaticanus is often regarded as a pillar of New Testament scholarship, ancient, authoritative, and decisive. In From Erasmus to Maius: The History of Codex Vaticanus in New Testament Textual Scholarship (de Gruyter, 2024) published by De Gruyter in 2024, Dr An-Ting Yi shows that this status was anything but inevitable.
Rather than focusing on the manuscript’s text, Dr Yi traces how Vaticanus gradually became authoritative. For centuries, it was known but rarely usable, constrained by restricted access, archival control, and scholarly methods that could not yet make sense of it. Only with nineteenth-century methodological shifts and, crucially, with its first printed edition did Vaticanus acquire the authority it now seems always to have had.

The book’s core insight is simple and powerful. Manuscripts do not possess fixed authority. They gain it through methods, institutions, and infrastructures. Well argued and meticulously researched, Dr Yi’s study is less about a single manuscript than about how scholarly canons are formed, stabilised, and remembered. From Erasmus to Maius invites readers to rethink not only textual criticism but also the construction of academic authority.

Amisah Bakuri (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her work explores the intersections of religion, sexuality, gender, and migration, especially within African diasporic communities in the Netherlands.

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