This week, Warren Smith talks with author, pastor, and seminary president Joel Beeke. Beeke is a passionate and learned advocate of the Puritans and Reformed theology. Beeke has written 100 books, and his 100th book is called "Knowing and Growing in Assurance of Faith." It is Beeke's latest treatment of what has become an important preoccupation of his career and a key idea of Reformed theology. Beeke is the president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

This week, Warren Smith talks with author and speaker Ken Boa. Boa's books do not make best-seller lists, but they are read year after year by Christians who want to deepen their relationship with God. His new book, "Life in the Presence of God: Practices for Living in Light of Eternity" is a book that draws on the spiritual classic by Brother Lawrence 'Practicing The Presence of God,' as well as more recent books such as 'You Are What You Love by James K.A. Smith. Boa holds doctoral degrees from Oxford University, Dallas Theological Seminary, and New York University.

This week, Warren Smith talks with Christine Dente, one half of the husband-and-wife duo Out of the Grey. In addition to their music, they've raised three children, own a music library and licensing company, continue to do session work with other artists, and Christine has a blog and a new book, "Lifelines."

This week, Warren Smith talks with Jack Graham, the pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church. Under Graham's leadership, Prestonwood has grown to be one of the largest churches in the country, with about 40,000 members. Graham is a past president of the Southern Baptist Convention and he currently serves on President Trump's evangelical advisory council.

This week, Warren Smith talks with Justin Reeder, a pro-life activist and leader of an innovative pro-life ministry called Love Life. The mission of Love Life is to unite and mobilize the church to create a culture of love and life that will result in an end to abortion and the orphan crisis.

This week, Warren Smith talks with musician, record producer, and filmmaker Steve Taylor. Taylor began his career in the 1980s as a solo artist known for his alternative rock style and his ironic, sometimes even sarcastic lyrics. His career evolved once again when he became a filmmaker. His early films were music videos, but that work evolved into a feature length film featuring NewsBoys, a movie called "Down Under The Big Top." Today, Steve Taylor continues in music as the front man for Steve Taylor and The Perfect Foil, and he is also on the faculty at Lipscomb University.

This week, Warren Smith talks with author and speaker Kathy Koch. Koch is a passionate advocate for children and is the president and founder of Celebrate Kids. Koch believes that parents should be in charge, and one of the problems kids face today is that too many parents out-source important aspects of the raising of their children to teachers, youth groups, and technology.

On the last week of 2017, hear a conversation Warren Smith had in 2016 about effective philanthropy with filmmaker and Acton Institute Research Fellow Michael Matheson Miller. Miller is the director and producer of Poverty, Inc., a movie that explains how current systems of dealing with extreme poverty around the world are flawed, and proposes new models that are both effective and sustainable.

Today, listen to Warren Smith in 2014 talking about Christmas music with singer-songwriters Andrew Peterson and Keith Getty. Getty and his wife have become fixtures in Christian music over the past decade. They are currently touring the country with a large band and a new show called 'Sing: An Irish Christmas.' For the past 20 years, Peterson and a circle of musical collaborators have toured the country with a Christmas show called 'Behold The Lamb of God.'

Today, Warren Smith talks with country, bluegrass, and gospel musicians Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, better known as Dailey and Vincent. Dailey and Vincent have established a reputation as being one of the most pyrotechnic bluegrass bands in the industry. They have won 35 International Bluegrass Music Awards, 5 Grammy awards, and 4 Dove Awards for Gospel music.