"I'm Glad You Said That" - Jim Minnery Talks Faith & Politics

Craig Campbell is as pleasant as he is incredibly gifted and diverse in his vocations.

On a recent episode of our weekly podcast/broadcast, "I'm Glad you Said That", I was blessed to converse with Craig about numerous issues including his support for a constitutional convention this November that Alaskans will be voting on as they do every 10 years.  

Craig Campbell is a multi-talented Alaskan. He currently is the Interim Airport Manager for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and has also served as - 

- Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
- President and CEO of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation
- Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- Chief of Staff and Director of Policy and Programs for Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson
- Chair (twice) for the Anchorage Assembly
- Vice Chair of the Alaska Republican Party
- Adjunct professor for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Commander of the 168th Logistics Squadron at the Eielson Air Force Base and was promoted        to Lieutenant Colonel

Quite a resume. And he has a beautiful family. It is indeed my privilege to get caught up with Craig. 

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Denise Harle (pronounced like the motorcycle) is a college football fanatic as am I. She named her boy after a former Ohio State Buckeye quarterback (Kirk Herbstreet) and if you know me, that is something that makes me smile.

She went to Florida State University, as did my mom, so we have a lot in common but for today's episode of I'm Glad You Said That, we're not talking football.

Denise Harle serves as Senior Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Life. She has a master’s degree in political science from Stanford University, and a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law. In her role with ADF, Harle leads her team’s litigation and advocacy efforts to defend pro-life legislation around the nation. She also networks with pro-life allies, speaks publicly on behalf of ADF, and works to defend the First Amendment freedoms of pro-life health care professionals and pregnancy resource centers.

What an amazing time to be defending life legally ! With the Dobbs decision coming out literally any day, this is as hot a topic, and of critical importance, as it gets right now.  Hope you can tune in.

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Chad Hufford is a guy who thinks about wealth creation and management as much from a Biblical perspective as a financial perspective. The two are actually intimately aligned.

Money and possessions are mentioned more than 800 times in the Bible and the message is fairly clear: Nowhere in Scripture is debt viewed in a positive way.

On today's show of "I'm Glad you Said That", Chad and I will discuss -

- How Christians should respond to a bad economy
- Why Christians should be concerned about inflation, national debt and a possible global monetary crash
- Is “retirement” scriptural?
- Is “giving it all away” scriptural?

Hope you can join us.

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When Mike Robbins was running for Mayor of Anchorage, the liberal newspaper, Anchorage Press, did a story on him calling him "Trump Lite" presumably because of Robbins involvement as State Chair of the Trump Presidential campaign and his foray into pageants and fast times in his younger days.

Mike has become a good friend and brother in Christ over the years and he is as interesting as he is pro-active in taking life by the horns.

Currently, Robbins serves as Executive Director of the Anchorage Community Development Authority and was also recently elected as the Vice Chair of the Alaska Republican Party at their convention in Fairbanks.

In addition to the many hats Mike wears, he is also orchestrating a massive effort to bring 600 Ukrainians to Alaska in what will ultimately be three filled up commercial jets doing round trips from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to Poland to "facilitate their transport and acceptance as refugees into the United States, specifically Alaska, and to support their integration into our country." Click HERE to learn more about this beautiful act of kindness.

I'm beyond privileged to welcome Mike Robbins on "I'm Glad you Said That" today to discuss politics, economic opportunities in Anchorage and looking out for the least of these by bringing hope to war savaged, Ukrainian families.

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Katy Talento is a veteran policy advisor, health care reformer, epidemiologist and thought leader.  A compelling communicator, Katy has served as Director of Speechwriting for the Republican National Committee.

She spent two years as a Catholic nun and has worked with the poorest of the poor from East Africa, to industrial Russia and inner-city America.

Talenko now serves as Executive Director of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries.  The mission of AHCSM is to - 

• Protect the liberty of member ministries to practice their religious convictions in health care.
• Inform legislators of the important work and benefit of health care sharing ministries.
• Seek exemptions from mandates requiring our members to purchase health insurance, in that they are already served in this area by the ministries which they participate in.
• Seek parity with other health care solutions with respect to federal and state tax codes

I'm honored to have Katy on "I'm Glad You Said That" as my guest today. Hope you can tune in.

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Bernadette Wilson is fiercely committed.

Whether she's coaching figure and hockey skaters on how to more effectively use their edges, lambasting and educating the Anchorage Assembly on freedoms they've trampled or rallying conservatives on any number of issues, Bernadette is passionate.

Her latest adventure is State Director of the Alaska Chapter of Americans for Prosperity and you can bet that she's taking the bull by the horns.

AFP's legislative agenda includes eliminating the Certificate of Need program which has created needless bureaucracy and rising costs for healthcare in Alaska and across the nation. She has the resources available to rattle a lot of cages down in Juneau and she is doing just that.

As my longtime friend and ally, it is indeed my treat to chat with Bernadette Wilson on "I'm Glad You Said That" today. I hope you can join us for an interesting visit on freedom in the Last Frontier.

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How do we take our Biblical knowledge and convictions into every sphere of our life including our jobs and relationships and entertainment and hobbies and politics and education ?

In education today in particular, it seems as though there is an extremely overt, direct assault on our children by the academic elite set on undermining Biblical truth. As believers, is it our responsibility to put kids into private schools ? To homeschool ? Do we also have a responsibility to the majority of youth who remain in Government-run schools ?

Can we expect our youth to have enough of a foundation in their Biblical worldview that they can be credible influencers to their friends who are lost ?

Dr. Roger C. S. Erdvig thinks deeply about these issues as an author, leader, and scholar who finds his greatest joy in helping to develop emerging leaders. I am honored to speak with Dr. Erdvig on "I'm Glad You Said That" today and am hopeful you can be a fly on the wall for our conversation.

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Do parents have any rights regarding concerns they have about their children being forced to mask up for 8-10 hours at a time in public schools ?

Do you find it ironic and frustrating that nobody was masked at the Super Bowl, including celebrities and political influencers, and yet children the very next day were mandated to mask up all day at school ?

Are there real studies that show masks are not only ineffective in preventing the transmission of the Wuhan virus but actually harm people, especially young children, physiologically and psychologically ?

Are children in public schools being intimidated and looked down upon for not aligning with teachers and administrators who are advancing the covid experimental jab ?

Great questions.

Questions we'll discuss with an Anchorage individual, who wishes to remain anonymous, on "I'm Glad You Said That" today. She is involved in an effort locally to hold Anchorage School Board members accountable for mandating, what she says, are unconstitutional, unscientific and harmful policies on children in public schools. She is serous about this and is taking legal measures. Her and others have created a Facebook site called Learn, Play, Breathe.

If you wonder why she wants to remain anonymous, just think "cancel culture", Canadian truckers and doxing. The vitriol and willingness from the Left to come after those who speak up against the established mantra is real.

Tune in today to hear what's happening with her effort on Facebook, get a phone number to participate, and get inspired to make a difference.

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Do parents have any rights regarding concerns they have about their children being forced to mask up for 8-10 hours at a time in public schools ?

Do you find it ironic and frustrating that nobody was masked at the Super Bowl, including celebrities and political influencers, and yet children the very next day were mandated to mask up all day at school ?

Are there real studies that show masks are not only ineffective in preventing the transmission of the Wuhan virus but actually harm people, especially young children, physiologically and psychologically ?

Are children in public schools being intimidated and looked down upon for not aligning with teachers and administrators who are advancing the covid experimental jab ?

Great questions.

Questions we'll discuss with an Anchorage individual, who wishes to remain anonymous, on "I'm Glad You Said That" today. She is involved in an effort locally to hold Anchorage School Board members accountable for mandating, what she says, are unconstitutional, unscientific and harmful policies on children in public schools. She is serous about this and is taking legal measures. Her and others have created a Facebook site called Learn, Play, Breathe.

If you wonder why she wants to remain anonymous, just think "cancel culture", Canadian truckers and doxing. The vitriol and willingness from the Left to come after those who speak up against the established mantra is real.

Tune in today to hear what's happening with her effort on Facebook, get a phone number to participate, and get inspired to make a difference.

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Michael Thiessen has taken a very prominent role in his native Canada to stand up for the rights of Christians and for freedoms in general that Prime Minister Trudeau and others are more than willing to eviscerate.

With a heart for training and mentoring young adults and pastors, and advancing both church and cultural renewal, Michael Thiessen serves Liberty Coalition Canada as the Founder and President as well as a Fellow at the prestigious Ezra Institute whose vision is that -

"God's kingdom people become a reservoir of strength out of which successive generations of church and cultural leaders will emerge, able to formulate, articulate and credibly defend a truly scriptural view of life as the sole source of truth, freedom and beauty, thereby shaping the future to the glory of God." (Phil. 1:7; Col. 1:15-20).

Michael earned his Master's degree with a focus in New Testament and Ethics (Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary) and holds a Doctor of Ministry Degree (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School).  He has served in the GTA as a pastor for over 20 years.  He also served in Mozambique as a director of a small Bible college.  He now serves as Lead Pastor of Christ the King Fellowship, just north of Toronto, ON, Canada.

Michael's D. Min major research project is entitled: Responding to our Hemorrhaging Faith in Canada by Exploring a Family-Integrated Church Model as a Solution.

All in all, Michael is a fascinating person to interview eh? I hope you can tune in.

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