Along with reviewing "Thunderbolts," the first big summer movie of 2025, Plugged In's Adam Holz addresses the problem of an AI assistant on the free version of the Snapchat app that can be tricked to take your kids into inapproriate content.  He also talks about another trend among influencers to pet dangerous animals.  Carmen reflects back on the this year's National Day of Prayer, and reminding us that our focus is on God's kingdom to come above all. 

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With all that's fearful in the world AND all the stoking of fear online, Thann Bennett of The Equipped Newsletter and radio show helps us remember that in God, we are called to fear not!  Put your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee. Apologist Daniel Dewitt talks about his deficient, myopic view of missions.  It's not just a matter of our country sending people to preach the Gospel eslewhere, but the Church being sent into the world!

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On this National Day of Prayer, Carmen talks about our broken world, our broken relationships.  It's a reason be be in prayer for God, and never give up.  Christina Hannan of the Praying Through Scripture podcast shares about caring for a child with special needs, and about the need to lament the hard stuff while holding on to God, His Word, and His Promises.

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Political scientist Mark Caleb Smith talks about both the tradition and the Biblical call to pray for our nation and leaders, even those we disagree with.  Leslie Means, author of "So God Made a Grandma:  Caring, Faithful, Creative, Devoted, Wise, Generous, Resilient--Just Like You," share storeis about the important role grandmothers can play in their families.  

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Life Church's innovation leader and creator of the YouVersion Bible app Bobby Gruenewald shares about the growth of Bible engagement over the last two years, not just of the YouVersion app, plus the record of almost 19 million people globally using YouVersion on Easter Sunday 2025.  Bruce Becker of Time of Grace Ministries' Bible Threads Podcast and author of "Torn," reminds us we are exiles of another kingdom living in this world.  While we are in this world, we live now as citizens of Heaven.  

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Aubrey Sampson, host of the Nothing is Wasted podcast, shares from her book "What We Find in the Dark," including the loss she went through with the death of her close friend and ministry partner Jen, and in the darkness seeing God move and finding the importance of community. Along with news of Christians around the world, Ruth Kramer of Mission Network News talks about the situation many exiled Christians who are living in the US and who have valid green cards are experiencing in light of our immigration crackdowns.  

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Do you feel your at rock bottom?  Is life worth living? Do you have any hope? Ray Orlund of Renewal Ministries talks around his new book "Good News at Rock Bottom: Finding God When the Pain Goes Deep and Hope Seems Lost."  This conversation causes Carmen to reflect on the epidemic of hidden hurt many Christians have.  Can you be their friend? 

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Along with reflecting on the first 100 days of President Trump's second administration, Political scientist Adam Carrington delves into the arguments heard by the Supreme Court around a parental and religious rights case against a school that won't allow for opt-outs to families when it comes to controversial instructional material.  CBN FaithWire's Billy Hallowell shares stories about God working beyond the headlines, and also about some of the conversations from his new podcast series Into the Supernatural.  

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In light of the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, security analyst Elizabeth Neumann talks about what is now called "nihilistic violent extremism," how the feeling of meaninglessness is leading some to "burn it all down."  Laine Lawson Craft, author of "Warfare Parenting," offers hopeful ideas for praying and relating to your children if they have walked away from faith in Jesus.  

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Lionshare's Dave Buehring openings up Jesus's words from the Beatitudes about blessed are those who mourn.  He also talks about this summer's Lionshare Leadership Games, a time for young adults to be mentored by older, mature Christian adults in the same occupational field.  Carmen then addresses the news headlines recently around the deportation of illegal aliens, issues of immigration law, the collateral issues, and how Jesus would want us to address these.  

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