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After hoping listeners and viewers are enjoying the post-Christmas weekend, As prospects for peace in the Middle East are once again front and center, Tony Perkins encores one of 2025’s best editions of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL from Jerusalem.

Special guest U.S. Ambassador MIKE HUCKABEE sat down for an exclusive,  one-on-one interview with topics covering Israel, Iran, and the entire Middle East region; he adds that “President Trump will never, ever allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.”

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON outlined the “dizzying pace on Capitol Hill as we try to keep up with President Trump” and this week’s Supreme Court case dealing with Charter Schools in Oklahoma.

CHRIS MITCHELL, Christian Broadcasting Network’s Middle East bureau chief focuses on the contrast of Israel’s total confidence in President Trump vs. when Joe Biden was in office.

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary is a clarion call for “the defense of conscience” by people of faith when the actions of government are at odds with their values.…plus much more on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL, releasing at 10AM Eastern Saturday on the Salem News Channel. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com 

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Last week, we began a look back on some of the most moving moments on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio in 2025. This week, we continue to remember:

• Nathan and his friends were arrested doing street evangelism in the Middle East. He'll share his experience in prison, the power of faithful friends, and how the Lord revealed the day of their release.
• Brother Miguel from Peru will share where his passion for serving persecuted Christians began and how God gave him a hunger to know more, pray, and share their powerful stories with more people through radio and TV.
• Michael & Mona share what it looks like to be a Christian in North Africa, where they are often treated as second-class citizens. Yet Mona says she loves the Muslim people who are victims of a false religion.
• Kevin works among people trapped in fear-based animistic practices in Southeast Asia. He'll share how gospel workers combat that fear with the love of Christ.
• Hana Menghisteab returned to tell how sharing her story for the first time on VOM Radio in 2024 was a breakthrough, helping her acknowledge deep wounds and opening her heart to God's healing touch.
• Dr. Yousaf Sadiq told us about growing up in a Christian family in Pakistan and how God ministered to him through Psalms sung in the Punjabi language.
• Brother Samuel grew up in a Muslim family in Malaysia. He first heard the gospel helping translate the JESUS film. Today, he faces persecution as he tries to change his government-issued ID card to reflect his faith in Christ.
• Susanna Koh, wife of abducted Pastor Raymond Koh, shares how she trusts the Lord despite the unknown, and how God asked her to put feet to her forgiveness.
• Sister Neda grew up as a Muslim in Iran. On the outside she appeared to have it all, yet inside she was broken. Listen to hear how she called out to God and He answered.

After hearing these brief excerpts, you'll want to listen to the entire conversations with each of these guests. Click the links below or listen in the VOM APP.

• Brother Nathan, gospel worker with YWAM in the Middle East
• Miguel Angel Angeles, Executive Director of Bethel Radio & TV in Peru
• Michael & Mona, Christian leaders from Egypt working across North Africa
• Brother Kevin serves as a gospel worker and church planter in Asia
• Hana Menghisteab, the daughter of imprisoned Eritrean pastor, Dr. Tecleab Menghisteab, who has been in prison for over twenty years.
• Dr. Yousaf Sadiq grew up in Pakistan and is now a professor at Wheaton College and co-leader of the Lausanne Persecuted Church Initiative.
• Brother Samuel grew up Muslim and now faces persecution in Malaysia for his faith in Christ.
• Susanna Koh, Pastor Raymond Koh's wife, continues to go to court for his release
• Sister Neda, serves persecuted Christians in Iran through Iran Alive Ministries

We thank the Lord for allowing VOM Radio to encourage and challenge l

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). What is godly mourning, and why does Jesus promise that it will bring us divine happiness? Join Rabbi Schneider and discover the rich truths of the beatitudes.

Want more joy and a closer walk with God? Chip shares the game plan for personal satisfaction and intimacy with Him.

Breakthrough Concept #2: God owns everything. I am His money manager.

The “Oikonomia” Principle: All that we are, and all that we have belongs to God and has been temporarily entrusted to us to manage according to His wishes. -1 Cor. 4:1-2

The Setting: Correction of the Pharisees and instruction of His disciples concerning wealth.

The Story: Luke 16:1-11

• Mismanagement occurs and dismissal soon follows.
• Two options are considered and a third is taken.
• A commendation by the owner, a good lesson from a bad example, “he was shrewd.”

The Teaching: Faithfulness with material wealth is a prerequisite to being entrusted with spiritual wealth and rewards.

The Test: Two basic financial practices that demonstrate God is our #1 priority.

1. Generous stewards give the FIRST and BEST to God. -Pr. 3:9-10

2. Generous stewards give REGULARLY and SYSTEMATICALLY. -1 Cor. 16:2

Three questions wise stewards regularly ask

1. Am I using the money entrusted to me in accordance with the Owner’s wishes?

2. Am I carefully keeping account of where all the Owner’s funds are going?

3. Am I becoming “best friends” with the “Owner” by the privilege and opportunity of managing His resources?

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Hope in the Night - Boundaries

From a mission to the public schools to missionary journalism, from reaching the unreached to AI and online missions, we have traveled the globe to find stories of God at work around the world. On this episode of Missions Today, we’ll look at five highlights from 2025 and hopefully bring a bit of encouragement to your heart about the ways God is at work in the lives of people all over the world. Check out 2025 Highlights on this week’s episode of Missions Today.

Mission Field: Public Schools with Joel Penton

On a Military Mission with Brian Kleager

Expanding the Reach of the Gospel with Doug Lucas

AI and Online Missionaries with Yvonne Carlson

Missionary Journalism with Jim Killam

The Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Galatians to expose false teaching, for he knew the gospel was at stake. Today, Derek Thomas reveals that the gospel is just as much at stake in our day as it was in the first century.

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Derek Thomas is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.
 
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Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

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