Join us as host Bill Prewitt welcomes Rachel Potts, Director of Ministry Relations and Strategic Partnerships for Lutheran Braille Workers. The organization's mission is to provide Braille and large-print Bibles and devotional materials for the blind and visually impaired. It currently produces products distributed free of charge in 40 languages to more than 160 countries. Listen in for the passion this ministry has for spreading the love of Christ.

One of the most heartfelt issues to deal with is the unwillingness to forgive. Some folks have been hurt so long and so often that they finally say, “I will never forgive.” But how do you reconcile that with what Jesus says in Mark 11:25, where he says “if you have anything against anyone, forgive him so that your Father in Heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” Join our conversation on forgiveness as host Jonathan Schultz queries his father, Pastor David, on this issue.

At the site of a tragedy, when the first responders are gone, who arrives to help the hurting? The nationally famous LCC Comfort Dogs! The highly trained Golden Retrievers have a gift for empathy and serve as a bridge between the hurting and human counselors. There are also “Hearts of Mercy,” crosses that people write on with personal messages, again at the site of a tragedy and as part of a path to healing. These are the first two of several opportunities to help, offering "Hope for the Hurting."

Join us as we welcome back to the program the Rev. Chris Singer, President and CEO of Lutheran Church Charities (lutheranchurchcharities.org) , about these and the larger picture of Christian disaster and crisis response. Pastor John Cain hosts.

Pastor Tim Ahlman entered the Office of the Holy Ministry through a traditional path: his great-grandfather, his grandfather and his father were LCMS pastors. However, through formal study, and through years of experience serving as a congregational pastor, Pastor Ahlman has discovered that there are many ways in which the risen Lord Jesus calls workers into his harvest field. In this interview, Pastor Ahlman describes some of the new ways leaders in the church are being raised up at Christ Greenfield Lutheran Church and School in Gilbert, AZ. Men, women, full-time workers, part-time workers, pastors, teachers, Directors of Christian Education, early childhood educators, and missionaries, are just a few examples of such workers. The life of the church at Christ Lutheran is also considered within its denominational context. While there are many types of church leaders engaged in the ministry at Christ Lutheran, the denomination it is affiliated with (i.e., the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod) is finding the formation of new church leaders to be quite challenging. Join Pastor Ahlman as he prays for the Lord to send more workers into the harvest field. Rev. Dr. Douglas Krengel hosts.

The need is indeed great and God is directing people to answer His call to serve. Most of us have heard about supply and demand. Right now, most Christian denominations are trying hard to keep up with the demand for more church workers. "Set Apart to Serve" is one program that is showing results in the effort to recruit and train future pastors and others for church work vocations. Talking with us is the Rev. Dr. James Baneck, Executive Director of Pastoral Education and "Set Apart to Serve." He is a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, a top-ten denomination in the United States and a leader in applying the Bible to the lives of Christians (LCMS.org). Pastor John Cain hosts.

The Rev. Dr. Greg Seltz of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington D.C. joins host Bill Prewitt to discuss the appropriate role of Christians in the electoral process.

From inflation and elections to wars, our world seems to be putting increasing pressure on people emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. How can the 500-year-old writings of "The Great Reformer", Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, inform us with clarity and internal peace? We welcome back to the program the Rev. Michael Newman, President of the Texas District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (txlcms.org), who will share with us the importance of the Reformation's "Three Solas: Faith Alone, Grace Alone, Scripture Alone." What God has done for you, He has done completely! The interviewer is Pastor John Cain.

In an era of polarization, what's a Christian to do? How should Christians engage in the political process and elections? Political science professor and lifelong Lutheran, Dr. Steven Galatas, examines our experience of living under "two kingdoms" at once, the spiritual kingdom and the political one. Dr. Galatas is Associate Professor of political science at Stephen F. Austin State University. He teaches courses on the European Union, Transatlantic Relations, European Governments, and national security policy. He also teaches core curriculum courses on Texas government. His research focuses on elections and voting behavior in British, German, and Canadian elections, as well as elections to the Texas State Legislature and judiciary. He is author of peer reviewed articles that have appeared in Journal of Politics, Party Politics, Politics and Policy, and PS: Political Science and Politics. He is coauthor of several book chapters in edited volumes. He is also co-author of Lone Star Politics: Tradition and Transformation in Texas, a textbook used throughout Texas for college courses in Texas government, now in its 8th Edition. Pastor John Cain hosts.

Jesus made water into wine. God used Johannes Gutenberg to transform wine-making technology into thousands of Bibles. The primary topic of this interview is the history of Gutenberg’s moveable type printing press and its effects on the Reformation and society in general. This interview also features Dr. Cameron MacKenzie reflecting on the role of modern technology in the work of the church today (e.g., the technology being used to present the listener with MacKenzie's interview). A tertiary topic found in MacKenzie's comments involves the collaboration of science, engineering, entrepreneurship, and scholarship in such a way that the most popular example of the printed work of Martin Luther is in fact the German Bible. Charles Porterfield Krauth wrote in The Conservative Reformation and Its Theology, “The invention of printing, and hardly less, the invention of paper made from rags...prepared the way for the diffusion of the Scriptures” (page 8). Dr. MacKenzie is the Forest E. and Francis H. Ellis Chair in German Reformation Studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is a published expert on the history of the Bible. Rev. Dr. Douglas Krengel hosts.

Ever wonder what the heart of God looks like? For what or who does it beat? The heart of God is a missional, sending heart, evident throughout Scriptures and in the call to the church to be connected and guided by this heart. In today’s interview, Pastor Jeff Doria interviews Rev. Dr. Will Sohns who has spent a lifetime involved in the Mission of God (Missio Dei) through his time as a pastor, church planter, District President, LHM, and more. As an author and teacher, Will shares insights into his book, "The Great Sending", and the heartbeat for the world that God wants beating in you and through you. "The Great Sending" is about opening up to God’s heart for the world and the Holy Spirit’s work in you to live in God’s missional heartbeat.