Jeremy Wright (AsOne Prayer Walk) and Dr. Richard Mark Lee (Village Baptist Church) sit down for a conversation on taking steps forward in repairing race relations in the US. It's an honest discussion addressing perceptions and cultural frames which often drive us to our personal conclusions.

Today's Monday School is a replay of a conversation held between NC Family Policy Council's Traci Griggs and NC Congressman Greg Murphy. To learn more, please visit https://www.ncfamily.org/a-congressmans-take-on-covid-19/

In the ever-changing world of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us may be struggling to interpret and understand the facts about this virus and how it is impacting our state and nation. A rift has developed between the extremes on this issue, with some politicians and experts disagreeing on how to keep people safe while getting our economy going again.

North Carolina Congressman Greg Murphy is a physician and surgeon, and served in the NC House of Representatives from 2015-2019, until he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives last fall. Congressman Murphy joins Traci DeVette Griggs on this week’s Family Policy Matters radio show and podcast to provide his take, as a doctor and a legislator, on the pandemic and our state and federal responses to it.

“Unfortunately, a lot of people have been playing the blame game,” says Congressman Murphy, “which is just in my opinion simply ridiculous and counterproductive. I think the pendulum swung to the extreme because we did not know much about this virus and I believe it was the right thing.”

But now, he believes we can start to move back towards a sense of normalcy. “I think there is light at the end of the tunnel. I think there will be a new normal and we as humans and as people will learn to adapt.”

After weeks of restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, churches across the country are in various stages of re-opening. In this episode, we talk with Reverend Gary Lewis, a State Overseer for the Church of God in Georgia, among the first to ease the restrictions on church gatherings.

The social and political response to COVID-19 is just as important as the medical response. In this podcast we speak with Sr. Scott Todd,l President of the global child development organization, OneChild.

Dr. Todd has a degree in Microbiology, a doctorate in Immunology, and was a medical fellow in Oncology at the Stanford University Medical Center. He has published medical research in the field of Virology and has led public health initiatives for over a decade, including a global HIV/AIDS Initiative.

As the COVID-19 crisis took hold, families across the US found themselves thrust into a situation that was unfamiliar for many of them: at home learning. For Homeschool parents like Denise Phillips however, the crisis served as more a reminder of lessons learned long ago, some of which may be beneficial to the new wave of "home" schools.

Roy Stewart is a talented man in many ways. He's a Christian and a musician, but not someone you'd call a Christian musician. Listen in on our first meeting and learn more about the balance of faith and profession he lives out every day (and each night).

The COVID-19 pandemic which has captured our attention as it sweeps through our schools, shutters entire municipalities, and delivers crushing blows to our economy is still no challenge for the Gospel.

That truth makes itself evident nowhere more than Impact Church, a community church in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Hear that evidence in this conversation with Pastor Allen.

How often do we go to a concert, a birthday party, or our kids' soccer game and capture every highlight on a phone or camera? And how many moments have we missed experiencing for the sake of a few photos or video that prove we were right there missing the whole thing?

We've all met people and made the wrong assumption they had a squeaky-clean background. That's exactly what happened when I met Gary Macario. Then I read the book, "Born Again...The Hard Way". It reminded me - and will help you remember - everyone has a story.

In this episode of Monday School, host Dan DeBruler interviews Gary Macario, author of "Born Again the Hard Way." Gary shares his life story, from growing up in San Francisco during the 1960s counterculture movement to volunteering for the Vietnam War at 17.

Despite his troubled past, Gary found strength and purpose in God. He parallels his story to biblical characters like Paul, emphasizing God's love and forgiveness.

Gary hopes his story will inspire others to put God first in their lives. Dan highlights the importance of sharing personal testimonies and encourages listeners to read Gary's book for a deeper understanding of his journey.

The things which seem most certain are the things that shake our world when they fail. Good health, relationships, our jobs – they offer us a sense of security and even identity. But when any one of them fails us, even those who follow Christ can find all the others tested.

This episode features Jim and Denah Long. Jim is well known in the Fayetteville, North Carolina area for his work in signage and vehicle graphics, and more widely renowned for his longtime association with Fayetteville Motor Speedway. Denah, whom I've only met a couple of times before today, is obviously the sparkle in his eye.

They recently walked through a 12-month battle with cancer which found them on their knees as often as their feet.