Do you remember the movie "Saving Private Ryan?" That movie caught the theme of four boys from one family fighting during WWII and three being killed and the subsequent effort to retrieve the last boy for a grieving mom. Today, our guest talks about various families who had multiple boys in battle during WWII. Some stories had a tragic ending, like the five Sullivan brothers who were all killed when the USS Juneau was sunk. Other stories, like that of the Bailey boys, had better endings. Our guest today is a professor of political science at Grove City College, and executive director of the college's Center for Vision and Values. The website is found at: www.visionandvalues.org. They offer a very nice mailing list that you can request. Participants: Dr. Paul Kengor, Dan Elmendorf

How does God provide for man's salvation from the early chapters of the Bible, all the way through the Old Testament and into the New? Is there a gracious design to God's plan and purpose? Is there continuity to this plan which finds its culmination in Christ? What does the phrase "The Israel of God" mean? How are we to understand the concept of "ingrafting?" Did Abraham have the gospel preached to him? Was Christ present in the Old Testament? Participants: Dr. David Garner, Dan Elmendorf

If you are a parent, have you ever considered the covenantal foundations of your relationship with your children? The Person and promise of God is at the very foundation of this relationship. How do we rear our children by faith? What about bringing children to Christ? Our author encourages us to parent using the model of Christ, and that is as prophets, priests and kings. That is, there are similarities that we can adopt in our families which will help us as parents. We take some time and look at how the Puritan family would have raised their covenant children. Participants: Dr. Joel Beeke, Dan Elmendorf

Recently, two Russian fighter jets flew within 30 feet of the USS Donald Cook, an American destroyer sailing in the Baltic Sea. Our guest this week, discusses that and a host of other issues. Dr. Earl Tilford is a military historian and fellow for the Middle East terrorism with The Center for Vision Values at Grove City College. Participants: Dr. Earl Tilford, Dan Elmendorf

Today we are joined by Dr. Thomas Kidd of Baylor University. We look at the "soul" of America in terms of the influence of Christianity on the founding and early years of our country. Not all colonists came for religious freedom, but even those would say they are "Christian" and they read the Bible and went to church. We look at the founders and whether or not they were traditional Christians. In terms of their personal faith it was a mixed bag, and yet they pushed for the Christian values of virtue and morality. In a public sense, they would have seen Christianity as indispensable. We discuss the founders' view of man and how that folded in to their framing of the Constitution with checks and balances. What are the differences between a Constitutional Republic as compared with a Democracy? Participants: Dr. Thomas Kidd, Dan Elmendorf

What is Passover? How did it originate? This week we talk with a man who was raised in a Conservative Jewish home. He was educated in Judaism via being sent to Hebrew School after public school hours were over, and became Bar Mitzvah when 13 years old. He shares insights on the Jewish customs which surround Passover and then shows the application to the Christian today. Our guest became a follower of Jesus in his college years. Participants: Rev. Rick Anderson, Dan Elmendorf

Did you know there are many pastors in the world who are charged with care for a congregation, and yet their training is not adequate? Wouldn't it be nice if there were a way to train these pastors with a top rate theological education that is consistent with the Historic Christian faith? Is there an approach that would embrace the tried and tested creeds of the ancient church and the confessions of the Reformation, and thus be faithful to the Scriptures? Well, there is. And its free to the pastors. Tune in to learn about a very exciting program that is being offered in five primary language groups: English, Russian, Latin American Spanish, Mandarin, and modern Arabic. Further, it is translated into even more languages. Participants: Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr., Dan Elmendorf

What is involved in being a missionary pilot deep in the Amazon? How do you land a plane with so many trees? What trials do these missionary pilots face? Can you be a pilot and still have a family with small children? How does this work help spread the Kingdom of God? Participants: Jeremiah Diedrich, Mark Diedrich, Dan Elmendorf

The economic situation in Kingston, NY has gotten worse over the years since IBM left town in 1993. In fact some of the buildings on that beautiful manufacturing and development site are being torn down. It's sad. Taxation is apparently one of the key factors in businesses leaving our area. The area has not been truly friendly to businesses but has been friendly to something else - now our welfare roll is enormous. Tune in to find out more. We are joined by Associate Professor, School of Business, Brooklyn College, who lives in this area. Participants: Dr. Mitchell Langbert, Dan Elmendorf

What is the place that the resurrection has in the New Testament? Does Christianity hold together without the resurrection? What proof do the Gospels offer for the resurrection? Does the Old Testament teach the doctrine of the resurrection? What does the resurrection mean for the believer? Participants: Dr. John Vance, Dan Elmendorf