For King & Country, Joel and Luke Smallbone, talk with Dawn and Steve about Unsung Hero, a movie that tells the true story of their family and faith!

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Steve welcomes Chris and Elizabeth McKinney to talk about transforming our neighborhoods by sharing and showing the love of Jesus! Listen as the McKinney's takes us on a walk through their book Neighborhoods Reimagined: How the Beatitudes Inspire our Call to be Good Neighbors. 

Elizabeth is a wife and mom to four little girls. She is on staff with Cru City and serves as associate staff at her church, The Crossing, in Columbia, Missouri. She writes, speaks, and is passionate about helping people love their next-door neighbors. Elizabeth is also the co-author of Placed for a Purpose and the co-host for the Placed for a Purpose Podcast. 

Chris (MDiv, Covenant Seminary) lives with his wife Elizabeth and four daughters in Columbia, Missouri. He works for Cru City and serves as associate staff at his church, The Crossing. He writes, speaks, and is passionate about equipping churches to love their next-door neighbors. He's also the co-host for The Placed for a Purpose Podcast. 

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Dr. Ming Wang is in-studio to share his inspiring testimony, his love for Jesus, and how science supports our faith in Him! Dr. Wang has written about his remarkable life in the book From Darkness to Sight. The book has inspired the movie called Sight.

Dr. Wang grew up in China in the 1960’s. He played the Chinese violin (erhu) and learned to dance in order to escape a life in labor camps as many innocent children were being deported to a life of poverty during these times. He eventually made his way to America with only $50.00. He then graduated with the highest honors from Harvard Medical School and MIT.

Dr. Ming Wang, Harvard & MIT (MD, magna cum laude), PhD (laser physics), is a world-class cataract and LASIK eye surgeon, philanthropist, and community activist. He is the founding director of Wang Vision Institute and a Clinical Professor for Meharry Medical College, both in Nashville, TN. As an eye surgeon in Nashville, TN, Dr. Wang has performed over 55,000 procedures, including on over 4,000 doctors. He has published over 100 papers, including one in the world-renowned journal Nature, as well as 10 ophthalmic textbooks.

The Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration, a 501c(3) non-profit charity founded by Dr. Wang, has helped patients from over 40 states in the U.S. and 55 countries worldwide, with all sight restoration surgeries performed free of charge. As a co-founder of another 501c(3) non-profit organization, the Common Ground Network, Dr. Wang is dedicated to helping people find common ground and solutions to problems in order to achieve more success and happiness.

Dr. Wang and his wife Anle live in Nashville, TN with their three cats: Spaghetti, Tennessee, and Lily.  Dr. Wang is a champion amateur ballroom dancer and was a finalist in the world pro-am international 10-dance championships. Playing his erhu, he accompanied country music legend Dolly Parton on her album, Those Were the Days.

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Steve welcomes Malcolm Hedding to explore Jesus' ascension and what He is currently doing in heaven on our behalf. Malcolm also takes questions from our listeners. 

Malcolm is an Ordained Assemblies of God minister and church planter, starting many churches throughout South Africa from 1975 – 2000. Malcolm is a tried and proven leader of local congregations, bringing to his ministry a unique understanding of local church life. He is considered a leading theologian in the Christian Zionist world today. He is an acclaimed International speaker on Israel and the Church in these crucial and challenging times.  He has published several books on Prayer, the Book of Revelation, Understanding Israel, and a foundational series on Biblical Christian Zionism that has been translated into German, Finnish, Nepalese, and Mandarin. He is a prolific writer and regularly contributes to magazines and papers of various types including the Jerusalem Post, the Christian Edition. Malcolm is also asked to speak regularly on radio shows and Christian broadcasting Networks. Malcolm holds a Bachelor's in Theology degree and two Diplomas in Theology. He is married to his high school sweetheart Cheryl. They have three children all of which are serving the Lord and involved in Christian ministry.

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Dawn and Steve have a sobering yet important conversation with Dr. George Barna about nine worldviews based on the American Worldview Inventory 2024. 

George Barna is the Director of Research and co-founder of the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. He is also an ACU professor, focusing on worldview assessment and development, and cultural transformation. He was the founder and leader of the Barna Group, a research company that has set the standard for understanding trends in American culture. In addition, Barna serves as Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Council. He has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level and has pastored two churches. Barna has written more than 50 books, including numerous award-winners and New York Times bestsellers.

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Dawn and Steve welcome Chuck Bentley of Crown Financial to explore how to manage sudden wealth or an inheritance. Chuck Bentley is CEO of Crown Financial Ministries, a global Christian financial ministry, founded by the late Larry Burkett. He is the host of two daily radio broadcasts, The Crown Money Minute and My MoneyLife.

In addition, the morning team unpacks an article by Kristen Wetherell titled "Study the Bible in 5, 15, or 30 Minutes."

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Loving Jesus! Start your FriYay with Dawn and Steve in the Morning as they share a devotional from Blackaby Ministries International about how "God can take our faithfulness and begin a spiritual legacy, making it a blessing to others for generations to come."

Dawn and Steve also have a fun conversation about National Scavenger Hunt Day and Chick-fil-A's new summer sandwich.

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Karl Vaters maintains that numbers are meant to inform us, not define us. Karl talks with Dawn and Steve about his book De-sizing the Church. 

Karl has spent over forty years as a small church pastor. He has a ministry called Helping Small Churches Thrive. Karl also writes books, hosts The Church Lobby podcast, and speaks at conferences. His heart is to help pastors of small churches (up to 90 percent of us) find the resources to lead well, and to capitalize on the unique advantages that come with pastoring a small church – something virtually every pastor will spend at least some of their ministry years doing. He believes that big and small churches can and should work together more often, to the benefit and blessing of everyone.

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Dawn and Steve welcome Wendi Cross to share her real-life story that takes us into deep places of sorrow, hope, and redemption while reminding us that we can trust God's promises.

Wendi is the Executive Director of xHope and the author of the book Not Forgotten. The purpose of xHope is to empower, support, and reunify families because every child deserves a forever family. 

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Are we in the center of God's activity? Join Dawn and Steve in the Morning for a devotional from Blackaby Ministries International about responding to God's invitations.

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