The issues we are facing in our time are heavy, burdensome and overwhelming. We provide a broad array of guests and topics on Crosstalk which inform, educate and warn as to where things are today in our society. It's not a very pretty picture and things are not getting better. But our true hope is not in the things of this world.--Jim began the program with the encouraging Biblical examples of Paul and Silas, David, Habakkuk, and Jeremiah. He read passages from the books of Acts, Psalms, Hebrews, I Peter, and Jeremiah. He then devoted the remainder of the program to calls from listeners who completed the phrase, -Today, I'm praising the Lord for-.---No matter what happens in this sinful world, our God is greater. We will never run out of praises for Him. Let's keep our focus on Him.