Rex Sexton and I talk about Alfred the Great was King from 871 to 899 and is the only English monarch ever given the title “the Great.” He ruled during one of the most dangerous periods in early English history, when Viking (Danish) armies were conquering much of Anglo-Saxon England.

He launched the greatest literary Renaissance that Anglo-Saxon England ever knew.  He was a seasoned warrior, a scholar, a poet, a lawgiver, an architect of towns and ships, and a zealous Christian.  

Rex and I talk about lessons we could learn about us and our heritage from him.

The United States and Israel have launched a major joint military offensive against Iran, labeled Operation Epic Fury by U.S. authorities. It began early today, February 28, 2026 with extensive airstrikes and missile strikes targeting key Iranian leadership, military, and strategic infrastructure.  

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader has been killed.  

Michael Snyder and I talk about prophetic implications as the Kingdom of the South Rises.

Read Mike Snyder's blog

http://www.seekingtheway.net 

Michael Snyder discusses the very dangerous state of the world right now.  Iran is about to be attacked. Europe is distancing itself from the US umbrella and now taking defense matters into their own hands.  Germany is calling of Kriegstüchtig meaning "war-ready" and ready to face army against army.  This has not happened since World War II.  Russia's greatest fears are coming upon them.  The United States will no longer determine Europe's role.  

Michael Snyder has been a long-time writer and analyst, and this analysis of what's happening in the world today is one to give serious thought to.

Read his blog at 

https://www.seekingtheway.net/

Parenting in today's world is not easy.  Technology changes fast. Cultural pressures are intense. Social media shapes our children in ways we didn't expect.  

Dr. Kayleen Schreiber and I talk about her online community that combines faith, science and real-life parenting.  More than 300 users have joined in the first year.

You can reach Dr. Kayleen Schreiber at [email protected]

How to join?  Here's the link:

https://thoughtful-parents-grove.mn.co/share/TXNSy3sbnIHl71ex

Rebekah Drury is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with the state of Ohio. She also has a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. 

Rebekah and I discuss how to work through crises and tragedies that will come into our lives.  She is a Christian therapist and gives valuable insights for us to consider about inevitable events that will face.

From January 14 through February 4, Derrick and Cherry Pringle, along with Bev and me, drove 2000 km through Zambia, visiting churches and our brothers and sisters whom we haven't seen in seven years.  We describe what we saw, heard and did.  

My in-person interview with Rodrick Epomba in Mufulira, Zambia.  He is the pastor of four churches in Solwezi, where he lives, as well as Mufumbwe, Manyinga, and Zambesi.   Catch a glimpse here of life in this part of the world.

Rodrick also hosts a weekly radio program on Solwezi FM, a station with a potential audience of more than 120,000 people, plus online streaming.  He gets a good response and talks to people on the air.

He is also the youth and camp director for the United Church of God in Zambia.  We have known Rodrick Epomba from previous visits.  This is our first meeting in seven years.  We are here in Mufulira for a three-day pastoral conference with all of Zambia’s five pastors and two deacons, during which we discussed pastoral skills and church administration. 

Michael Snyder is a long-time marketing and PR professional who started his career in Los Angeles, building brands and market share through up-to-date strategies and tactics.  

Michael Snyder is a former Senior Writer for the Plain Truth Magazine who has written many articles on geopolitical and prophetic topics.  

We discuss troubling dynamics in the current news about what is happening in geopolitics now , what is appearing and what could certainly happen.

We discuss his latest posting on his SEEKINGTHEWAY.NET blog where he posted information that you need to know and understand.   

You can reach Michael Snyder through his blog or through our this podcast at 

[email protected]

Currently he is CEO of Public Relations firm MEK – Marketing Engagement Knowledge here in Indianapolis.

We continue with the last six Essential Qualities of Effective Leaders which are 

Hear part one here!  

In our first 23 podcasts we have now had 106,416 YouTube views!  

Continuing on with our 24th podcast in this first of two parts, Greg Thomas outlines the first six of 12 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES of effective leaders which are: