Economist Anne Bradley joins to discuss the financial issues facing people during the pandemic, minimum wage policies and how small businesses can rebound from the Covid crisis. Then Guy Waters outlines the passage of Scripture (1 Peter 3:19) where Jesus preached in hell, the example of Noah's faithfulness, and what we can learn from the parables Jesus shares.

We review the latest news from the nation's capital with Rob Bluey, executive editor of The Daily Signal. *This conversation with Greg Bourgond first aired on November 3, 2020: Then author and teacher Greg Bourgond takes a look at the supreme sovereignty of God, the power of His will, learning to trust in His perfect will and how He created us.

Many Christians are struggling and unsure of what to believe or how to live out their faith in the midst of suffering and personal crisis. Tim Geoffrion, in his book "What We Can Expect from God Now: Seven Spiritual Truths for Trusting God in Troubled Times," looks at this very present reality and shares from his own personal experience, including a time when he almost lost his faith in God. He also answers listener questions from those who are feeling stuck in their walk with the Lord.

We take a humorous look at news and life with friend and colleague Patrick Albanese. Then on the Monday Afternoon Mix, Pastor David Myles takes a look at our tendency to find significance in things, how Christianity presents a front to "the world's standards," how Jesus dealt with temptation, and how Christ's presence is the only thing that will last.

*This interview first aired on December 15, 2020 Researchers are increasingly presenting the brain as comprising the totality of a person. But is this a fair assessment? Dr. Brad Sickler, in his book "God on the Brain: What Cognitive Science Does (and Does Not) Tell Us about Faith, Human Nature, and the Divine," offers a timely analysis to this question and argues that the brain is more complex than what can be explained by science alone.

Dr. Alex McFarland joins once again to talk about struggling with time and how to use it well (Psalm 90), giving our hearts back to God, how to deal with the past, recommitting ourselves to God, calling out sin and the power we're given as followers of Christ. Then Pastor Brent Kuhlman joins to outline John the Baptist baptizing Jesus, which we find in Mark 1.

Our unofficial panel of menfolk is back! Tom Brock, Peter Kapsner, and Tom Parrish join Bill to give their unique male perspectives on those who rebel against the Word, how to renew our minds, what we're influenced by and understanding grace to get to repentance. Then Pastor Shawn Winters joins to unpack Ezekiel 34, where we learn about caring for the lost and broken as Christ followers, the disruption in our souls that's occurring in these days, fighting the fear of the unknown, and the assurance that the Lord will lead us to calm pastures.

Our unofficial panel of menfolk is back! Tom Brock, Peter Kapsner, and Tom Parrish join Bill to give their unique male perspectives on tragedies being used for good, struggling with the idea of God pre-determining our days, dealing with the unknown, understanding the power of sin, seeking pleasure that's not from Christ, the road to disobedience, learning to listen well, and more.

Prayer is central to every believer's life–but how does God want us to pray? Bill Arnold and Peter Kapsner seek God's instructions for powerful, transformative prayer, as they explore your deepest questions on prayer with, special guest and former longtime Senior Pastor at Church of the Open Door, Dave Johnson.

We continue our study of Genesis (picking up in with Genesis 37) David Wheaton. He shares about the threat jealousy represents, the importance of avoiding anger & resentment towards someone, how Joseph handled all the trials in front of him, trusting in God's divine sovereignty even when we don't understand or see the whole picture and how God always wants us to come back to Him. Then Bill's friend, Dave Senior, joins to discuss how Covid has affected Hawaii, looking beyond this life and learning how to lean on God in difficult seasons.