Hello Fred!

Hello Fred!

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Hello Fred! episodes

  • The WallBuilders Show - Constitution Alive: Public Schools Once Taught Love Of God And Country

    The Founders didn’t build America on vague feelings or distant myths. They built it on written principles, public commitments, and the kind of courage that looks a lot less glamorous when you realize it could cost you everything.

    We pick up part two of our Constitution Alive series by asking a blunt question: if you love your country, what do you owe your neighbors and the next generation? That leads into Benjamin Rush and the early American view of public education and civic virtue, including the original goals Rush laid out for forming citizens in a constitutional republic. We also wrestle with the modern fallout when a nation stops “spring training” on its own history and assumes it can self-govern without knowing the playbook.

    Then we take you to Independence Hall, the actual room where the Constitution was framed and where the Declaration’s bold words became real. Standing in that space brings the stakes into focus, especially when we revisit the signing, the silence, and the sobering truth behind “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.” From there, the story turns to wartime reality as Washington needs a spy and a young officer named Nathan Hale steps forward, reminding us that liberty has always required uncommon character.

    If you care about the U.S. Constitution, the Founding Fathers, American history, and the future of our constitutional republic, listen through and share it with someone who needs a reset on what citizenship means. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what line of the Declaration or Constitution you think our culture most needs to recover.

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  • Focus on the Family with Jim Daly - How to Make Peace with What You Can’t Control (Part 1 of 2)

    You may not think of yourself as controlling. You’re just trying to protect the people you love and keep things from falling apart! Lysa TerKeurst reveals how fear can quietly drive our need for control, but how trusting God with the things we can’t fix can bring freedom and peace. You can’t control every outcome…but you can trust the One who can.

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    28 min

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