Ed Stetzer Live

Christ called us to love our neighbors and share the gospel.  Yet so many people are hesitant to share their faith with their Jewish friends.  Ed Stetzer talks with Moody Professor and Open Line Host Dr. Michael Rydelnik, about our shared need for Christ and how we can engage our Jewish friends as we follow our calling to share the good news.  Listen in and join the discussion.

The recent wildfires in California, last month's earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, or a cancer diagnosis for yourself or a friend.  These are all disasters -- whether they're global or personal.  They're the kinds of things that make someone ask why.  Disaster psychologist and survivor Jamie Aten talks about how not just to survive a crisis, but how to walk through it resiliently in faith and with the grace of God.​

​Jesus told us in the Great Commission - to go out and spread the gospel at home and throughout the world.  Ed Stetzer talks with two missionaries who've done just that.  Jed Gourley of Calvary Church has planted churches in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia.  Elizabeth Hirmiz is an Iraqi Christian woman from Calvary Church who's worked with refugees who've fled ISIS.  Both tell their stories of bringing Christ's love and mercy to people and places often overlooked by poverty and violence.

Many Christians like to invite their friends and family to church.  But for those who don't attend regularly, church is not always a welcome place.  So how do we change that?  Ed Stetzer talks with President and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, Thom Rainer, on how to make people feel welcome... in church and eventually with the gospel message.  Listen and join in.

Last year, there were 88-hundred human trafficking cases in the U.S. reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.  It's not just a problem here in the U.S., it's global.  Through force, fraud and coercion, people across the globe are being bought and sold against their will for their bodies and their labor.  Ed Stetzer talks with Christine Caine, co-founder of anti-trafficking group Campaign A21, about her life and ministry.  Listen in and join the discussion.

 

She's been called "the most popular Bible teacher in America" and a female Billy Graham.  Ed Stetzer talks with Beth Moore about her passion for teaching and living out the message of Jesus Christ in an increasingly resistant world.  You can be a part of that conversation. Be listening to Ed Stetzer Live, Saturday Morning at 11:00 a.m. CT.

Recent studies show that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world.  Christ called us to love our neighbors.  So how do we share Christ's love with our Muslim neighbors?  Ed Stetzer talks with Micah Fries and Keith Whitfield, authors of the book "Islam and North America", about the common links and differences between Christians and Muslims and how we can engage them as we follow our calling from Christ. 

Christmas is a great time to get together with family members, especially ones you haven't seen in a while.  But it can also be a time of anxiety and heartbreak, when your child, or someone else you love has walked away from the faith.  Many kids who've grown up in the church are leaving after 18.  Whether parents blame themselves or the culture, the result is the same -- lost souls.  Ed Stetzer talks with Jim Putman, Senior Pastor of Real Life Ministries about our prodigals... how we love them and how we hope and wait for their return.

Having a front row seat in God's handiwork can bring both great joy and exhaustion to a pastor and his wife.  Kay Warren of Saddleback Church calls being a pastor's wife a "sacred privilege."  Ed Stetzer talks with Kay about what she's learned in the last 40 years of ministry -- and the hope and encouragement she's found in her calling. 

Each November, our nation takes a day to offer thanks for our blessings.  The month is chock full of them - from All Saints Day, to our freedom to vote in our elections, to the lead up to Advent and the Christmas calendar.  As we prepare for Thanksgiving, what do you have to be thankful for?  Ed Stetzer talks with Wheaton College President Phil Ryken on our many blessings.