In the Market with Janet Parshall

Today we invite you to join the conversation and share your thoughts on In the Market with Janet Parshall. This week, we heard from a parent’s heart on how he taught his children to respond to transgenderism in light of the gospel. Then we encouraged mothers to prayerfully consider how God can use their motherhood as a means of sanctification. We also heard some of the problems regarding bias and data collection from Google’s CEO at his hearing on Capitol Hill and discussed the United Nation’s 24th Conference of the Parties to fight global climate. Yesterday, we examined how the Christian can and should think about heaven. Now, it’s time to hear your thoughts on new stories that we share today so call us on Open Phones Friday!

On In the Market with Janet Parshall this week, we heard about a nonsensical billboard that is showing up on California highways. Then we received an update on persecuted believers around the world and how we can lift them up in prayer. We considered the role each of us could play in making a difference in the lives of those who have been displaced by war. We learned about the blueprint for restoring emotional health when struggling with depression. Finally, we heard what motivates extremist groups throughout the Middle East and the path to peace that exists. Today, we put new stories on the table and ask you to weigh in!

 

For all the skepticism that abounds in our time, people still want to know what happens after death. Do you know with any certainty where your conscious, thinking, self–aware, communicative self will be? And does it matter, as long as you are in ’heaven’? But the importance of ’heaven’ does not consist only in it being the alternative to ’hell’. It is not just an abstract future state into which we will slip, it is a physical reality which can give us joy and hope even now as we look toward it. Our guest will examine how the Christian can and should think about heaven.

What fuels atrocity after atrocity in the Middle East? Today, our guest will provide the answers to that question as he explains what motivates extremist groups throughout the Middle East. A former Muslim and a onetime sniper with Yasser Arafat’s Fatah organization, our guest has lived it himself. At age 42, he steered his life in a radical new direction, committing it to Jesus. He will not only describe the motivations and aspirations of those who live in the Middle East, but he will also outline a peaceful solution. Join us to hear the real story behind the headlines.

Christmas should be a time for joy, yet many Christians struggle with the dark shadow of depression that can cast over our lives. Too often, our depression is compounded by a sense of personal shame or guilt. Our guest today will explain how depression is actually a signal, warning us of emotional damage that needs repair. Join us to find a blueprint for restoring emotional health and learn how to rekindle the hope of faith that is both biblically and psychologically sound.

We start this full hour of news by looking at the headlines of the day and then move to the problems exposed yesterday during the hearing on Capitol Hill with the CEO of Google.  We round out the hour by discussing the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24), a United Nations-led effort to fight global climate and the controversies raised there.  Don’t miss a minute of this jammed-packed hour.

Whether or not it makes the 6:00 news, the war in Syria continues, leaving thousands of people in pain and in need.  What role could you play in making a difference in the life of someone who is hurting and afraid?  Hear how one woman is meeting the needs of displaced people but be warned - you will be called to action and to prayer.  Join us to hear the story of what is happening in the Middle East from a biblical perspective. 

Even good things can become idols if we give them central importance in our lives. Having children changes everything, and as mothers, we risk looking for life, purpose and meaning in motherhood. While being a mother brings its unique set of challenges, these years of raising children and helping them grow in the nurture and admonition of the Lord provide an opportunity to grow in our own Christlikeness as well.  Today our guest will encourages mothers to prayerfully and thoughtfully examine their own hearts, and to let God use motherhood as a means of sanctification.

The world today claims that your identity is entirely defined by you. As parents raising children in this world, how do we teach children the gospel and explain how it impacts gender identity?  Our guest wrote letters to his children to teach them how do respond to a problem so deep that only Jesus can heal.  Join us to hear how he guided his children so we can learn to do the same.

This full hour of news with start by looking at the headlines of the day.  We then take up a ludicrous billboard popping up in California and, rounding out the hour, we will get an update on our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world.  Get ready to be educated and encouraged to enter the marketplace of ideas!