President and CEO of Open Doors USA, David Curry, shared insight relative to Iran, the #8 country on Open Doors' 2021 World Watch List of the countries who are the leading persecutors of Christians, including his encouragement to prioritize religious freedom in the renegotiation of the Iran nuclear agreement.  Learn more at opendoorsusa.org.

Jimmy DeYoung of Prophecy Today, heard Saturdays from 12 noon-1:30 p.m. on Faith Radio for the weekend program and 11:55 a.m. Sunday-Friday for the daily update, shared his insight into the potential new Israeli government comprised of a variety of parties with different ideologies, as well as developments concerning Iran.  The website is prophecytoday.com.

Recovery Pastor and Director at Church of the Redeemer in Gaithersburg, MD, Craig Brown, provided insight into moving past shame into the freedom that Christ offers, a concept he explores in the book, Stop Hiding Start Healing: Helping Others Discover How To Be Set Free From The Pain and Shame of Your Past, So That You Can Live a Life of Freedom, Meaning and Purpose.  You can find him online at craigdbrown.com.

Cara Whitney, the wife of Dan Whitney, also known as "Larry the Cable Guy," discussed how life on their farm has brought her closer to her Creator and shared motivation to believers to be involved in sharing their faith, subjects she covers in the book, Fields of Faith: Sharing Faith from the Horse Farm.  She is also part of the teaching team at Back to the Bible - you can find that ministry at gotandem.org.

Owen Strachan, now a Senior Fellow, Center for Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council, discussed the significance of the new Center and how he is well-suited for the role.  He serves as Provost and Research Professor of Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary in Conway, Arkansas and is a former president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.  He is the author of Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement is Hijacking the Gospel - and the Way to Stop It.  The Center for Biblical Worldview website is frc.org/worldview.

Former law enforcement officer Adam Davis discussed a devotional book that he has co-written with Chad Robichaux of the Mighty Oaks Foundation called, Behind the Lines: 365 Daily Challenges for Military Personnel.  His website is theadamdavis.com.

Jason Yates, CEO of My Faith Votes, in a follow-up conversation relative to the For the People Act, discussed a new initiative called, Election Integrity Now, encouraging Christians to be involved in contributing to the integrity of the process.  You can learn more at electionintegritynow.org.  The website address for My Faith Votes is www.myfaithvotes.org.

Alex Lippert, the co-author of the book, afterwork: An honest discussion about the retirement lie and how to live a future worthy of dreams, provided a perspective consistent with Scripture that deals with meaning and purpose in what are commonly called the retirement years.  You can learn more at theafterwork.net.