The Inside Story: From The Christian Post

Shelley Luther is a walking miracle — and now she's also an elected official.

Luther, a former Dallas salon owner who made national headlines for defying COVID-19 lockdown orders, just won a seat in the Texas Legislature, capturing House District 62.

But it was her path before achieving electoral victory that captured the most attention. Luther was briefly jailed for keeping her salon open during the pandemic. Then, she faced a near-death experience. Luther recently spoke with Ian Giatti about her ultimate overcomer story.

Listen to Giatti break it all down and read the full story here.

Pundits and commentators are still exploring the factors that led to President-Elect Donald Trump's stunning defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris. The Christian Post's Ryan Foley joins "The Inside Story" today to explain what happened, what the polls say and to look ahead to what comes next in a second Trump term.

Plus, he breaks down the states where abortion and other issues were on the ballot.

What would a second term look like for former President Donald Trump? What would a Kamala Harris presidency look like?

The Christian Post's Ryan Foley joins "The Inside Story" to break it all down, explaining how reliable the polls are, what shocks him most about the 2024 campaign – and more.

Shocking new data shows a majority of practicing Christians, including pastors, admit to viewing pornography. Beyond that, a large share say they are comfortable with the habit. These findings come from a new report from Barna titled "Beyond the Porn Phenomenon."

"Even though practicing Christians were still found to view pornography less frequently than non-Christians, the gap between the two groups was only 14 percentage points," Christian Post reporter Leonardo Blair writes. "Some 54% of Christians reported viewing pornography compared with 68% of non-Christians."

Blair joins "The Inside Story" to explain the full results. Read more here.

Christian singer Forrest Frank continues to explode in popularity. Christian Post reporter Leah Klett recently caught up with Frank at the GMA Dove Awards, where he won New Artist of the Year.

Klett joins Billy Hallowell to discuss that interview, Frank's faith, and how he views his newfound fame. 

With entire towns decimated by Hurricane Helene, The Christian Post's Jon Brown joins the show to breakdown what unfolded, how people have been impacted — and what he's seeing firsthand in North Carolina. 

From the global state of the church to an analysis of the Great Commission, the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization was a conference filled with fascinating speeches and discussions.

Timothy Goropevsek, executive editor of Christian Daily International, was recently on the ground covering the Fourth Lausanne Congress this year in Incheon, South Korea, and he joins "The Inside Story" today to tell Billy Hallowell about what he witnessed.

Plus: he addresses some of the controversies, including a debate over a speaker's comments about Israel and Gaza. Listen to this episode to hear more and follow all of CDI's Lausanne coverage here: https://www.christiandaily.com/search?q=Lausanne

A teenage girl announced she's leaving her high school after reportedly reading a story in English class that she said described an incestual sex scene. That student recently went to a school board meeting and delivered a passionate response to the reading, explaining how it made her and other students feel — and why she's concerned about young minds being fed such information.

The Christian Post's Ryan Foley joins "The Inside Story" to tell Billy Hallowell what happened, why it matters, and why he believes more parents and students are more vocally objecting to inappropriate sexual content in schools.

WARNING: The episode contains descriptions of sexually explicit content. 

Read the full story here and hear Foley explain what unfolded.

Victoria Sinis used to recruit women to sell their bodies on OnlyFans, but the strange fetish requests and pornographic content led her to question her career. It was an inner conviction that ultimately led her to Christ.

Plus, longtime advocate Laila Mickelwait is on a mission to hold Pornhub accountable for distributing videos depicting sexual abuse. Christian Post reporter Samantha Kamman has covered both of these stories.

Listen to Kamman break down the chaos surrounding both OnlyFans and Pornhub on today's "Inside Story."

Read stories related to this episode:

- Inside a Christian woman's fight to shut down Pornhub for distributing child abuse videos

- Former OnlyFans recruiter recalls horrors that made her quit website, seek Jesus

Amid the twists and turns of the 2024 presidential campaign have come newfound divides in the evangelical movement. Despite polls showing the majority of evangelicals still choosing former President Donald Trump over Vice President Harris, a new group called Evangelicals for Harris — an organization trying to buck this trend — has emerged.

And among those supporting this cohort is Jerushah Duford, whose mother Virginia "Gigi" Graham Tchividjian is the late Rev. Billy Graham's oldest daughter. As The Christian Post's Jon Brown recently wrote, Duford spoke at a recent Evangelicals for Harris event about her support for the Democratic candidate.

"Voting Kamala, for me, is so much greater than policies," she said. "It's a vote against another four years of faith leaders justifying the actions of a man who destroys the message Jesus came to spread, and that is why I get involved in politics."

Listen to Brown break down the full details on today's "Inside Story," and read the full story here.