What does it mean to be patriotic? And where do we stand when our values embedded in our faith differ from the laws of the country? Wheaton College Associate Professor of Politics and Law and former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico David Iglesias talks with Ed Stetzer about patriotism on a special Independence Day edition of Ed Stetzer Live.

A U.S. Government report reveals that on any given day nearly 5 million people are victims of forced sexual exploitation. Human trafficking is real and it's happening all around us. In our cities, suburbs and to people in our greater communities. Ed Stetzer talks with Executive Director and Co-Founder of Naomi House, Simone Halpin, about what it takes for human trafficking survivors to overcome their past and how to give them a new start.

The Evangelical movement has been in the headlines and a part of the national discourse over the last few decades. But the public understanding of what Evangelicals believe can differ from the truth of their faith. Religious historian Thomas Kidd talks with Ed Stetzer about this spiritual movement and how it impacts our culture today.

As scientists look for a vaccine for Covid-19, many people are putting their hope in getting "back to normal" in the success of that research.  But as believers, while we may appreciate and cheer on that work, our real hope is in Christ.  Ed Stetzer talks with Wheaton College's Rhiannon Blaauw Erskine about the hope we have today and tomorrow.

Protesters around the country have taken to the streets for more than a week, demanding racial justice.  Ed Stetzer talks with Pastors James Meeks and John Jenkins about how we, as the church, can help bring about healing.  

Protesters took to the street this week after an unarmed black man, George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis.  The incident has brought the issue of racism to the forefront of the American dialogue.  Ed Stetzer talks with Wheaton College New Testament Assistant Professor Esau McCaulley about what the Bible says about racism.

While the world focuses on our physical health during this coronavirus pandemic, military chaplains are focused on spiritual health as well.  Chaplains are tasked with helping people nurture connectedness, even wehn physical proximity is limited.  North American Mission Board Chaplain (Maj. Genl.) Doug Carver talks with Ed Stetzer about how chaplains are geting creative in how they offer spiritual support.

Darrin Godin was diagnosed with Covid-19 in March and spent nine days on a ventilator.  His prognosis was bleak, but through the medical care of so many people and prayers from friends and family around the country, he was cured.  Now, he sees his recovery as a second-chance, on mission for Christ.

A crisis, like COVID-19, can easily expose the gaps in our capacities and our relationships.  Feelings like anxiety and depression, can suddenly develop.  That sense of being overwhelmed can feel threatening.  Ed Stetzer talks with Soul Care's Mindy Caliguire about how to care for our souls during such a precarious time.

Most people around the country have been home for the last month, during stay-at-home orders as the coronavirus pandemic spread throughout the country.  Now, many states are opening their economies.  Ed Stetzer talks with Wheaton College's Joshua Laxton about the stressers so many face during this crisis.