Alan Cross shares several evangelical principles for entering into conversations around immigration reform. Just yesterday Carmen talked with Rondell Trevino about the reaction of undocumented people to the President’s threat of mass deportations. Carmen has addressed the immigration issue on several prior shows as well.

Brad Hambrick shares resources for churches seeking to be equipped to address – and prevent – abuse. They discuss the print resource from LifeWay and available at ChurchCares.com for free download. And they discuss the CaringWell challenge and conference each of which can be found at CaringWell.com.

Carmen has had several prior conversations on the topic:

Spotlight interview with Diane Langberg

Spotlight Interview with Justin Holcomb

Spotlight Interview with Autumn Miles

Conversation with Laila Risgallah

Conversation with abuse survivor Linda Gibson

 

 

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Facebook is launching a crypto-currency called Libra. Carmen talks with Ben Johnson from Acton about his concerns. They also discuss Medicare for All proposals and and the Giving USA report finding that charitable giving dropped in 2018.

 

 

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand equated being pro-life with being racist in a recent interview. Roland Warren, who is black and serves as the President and CEO of CareNet, took issue with her. He joins Carmen to share his concerns as well as his own pro-life story.

 

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Leadership lessons from the life of David with Bill English and a candid conversation with Rondell Trevino from TheImmigrationCoalition.com about the reaction of undocumented people to the President’s tweet indicating millions would be deported from the United States.

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Surveying hot spots in the Middle East, Carmen talks with Drew Griffin from Providence Magazine about:

* Egypt and the death of ousted President Morsi

* Iran and the rising threat of war

* Israel’s ability and readiness to respond if they believe Iran is on the threshold of attaining nuclear weapons capability.

 

 

 

In the second half, Carmen talks with missionary Michael Dawson about the status of things in Venezuela and his new book, Growing Up Yanomamo Today: I Can See the Shore.

You can find Michael and the book @ICanSeeTheShore on Facebook.

 

 

 

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Tommy Binion @tpbinion from the Heritage Foundation joins Carmen for a conversation about:

* Dwight Eisenhower’s faith and the new book, The Soul of an American President

* America’s Achilles Heal: our debt catastrophe and how to get out of it

* Heritage’s “America’s Biggest Issues” series at Heritage.org

Nicole J. Phillips stops in for a quick Kindness story and then Carmen talks with Dr. Rosemary Steain about:

* the new, more complicated, phase of the national vaccination debate

* the very real danger of very potent pot to unsuspecting teens

 

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“Opioids claim the lives of 115 people per day.” That was true when the book, Addiction Nation, by Timothy King went to print. But in the intervening weeks, that number has risen to 130. So, Tim now says, “Opioids claim the lives of 130 people per day. One of them could have been me.” Carmen and Tim have a candid conversation about his story – and the addiction story we’re all living, whether we admit it or not. Addiction Nation addresses the epidemic of opioids through a number of related angles: the injustice of the war on drugs, the crisis of meaning in our culture, institutional greed, technology and the pervasiveness of addiction in our society today. This is an uplifting, informative, redemptive conversation about a reality no one seems willing to face.

 

 

 

Steve Graves then shares his book, 41 Deposits: Crucial Conversations for Fathers & Sons. For more you can check out what he’s writing at stephenrgraves.com

At the end of the interview Carmen mentions a similar book for dads with daughters. It’s called The Donut Date and you find her conversation with father and author, Chap Bettis, here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Barb Roberts has a been the director of caring ministries for a large church in suburban Denver for decades. She has walked the valley of the shadow of death – including suicide – with many families. That experience now includes her own family. Barb’s niece, Kathy, took her own life in 2012. With Her Last Breath is Barb’s attempt to share and process and grieve – with hope.

Additional resources on this topic:

* June Hunt talks with Carmen about suicide prevention

* Carmen’s commentary on the subject

Dr. David Aikman surveys some of the international headlines from a Christian worldview. He and Carmen bounce around the globe from Hong Kong to New Zealand to England to Iran.

 

 

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Carmen’s back!

She opens this episode with an a “Where in the Word” examination of John 17 and then talks with Brandon Showalter from the Christian Post about:

* Maine’s “right to die” law and a resource for Christians in the conversation

* Decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California refusing to consider a request by pro-life advocate David Daleiden to overturn a $195,000 contempt charge against him for posting videos exposing abortionists trafficking in baby body parts.

* The ongoing shift in America toward a more pro-life ethic and the increased efforts by abortion enthusiasts to counter that trend.  In the conversation, Carmen makes reference to two related stories:

* New York City funding abortions for women from outside of New York state.

* What you need to know about the Hyde Amendment

Next up, Adam Carrington from Hillsdale College talks with Carmen about:

* SCOTUS-mas: the Supreme Court is schedule to issue opinions in 24 cases between now and the end of June.

* What does it mean to be conservative in terms of the role of government today? There is a growing divide among self-described conservatives in the United States on what is a righteous government that makes for human flourishing and is respectful of Biblical principles related to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

* A jury in Ohio found against Oberlin College in a case that should serve as an eye-opener for institutions who pursue narratives at the expense of the truth.

 

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Carmen opens with a quick commentary on the Hyde Amendment and Joe Biden’s reversal.

Here’s her write up: https://reconnectwithcarmen.com/what-you-need-to-know-today-about-the-hyde-amendment/

Then Adam Holz of PluggedIn looks at Dark Phoenix and Secret Lives of Pets 2, upcoming faith-based movies, and changes to iTunes.

Chris Martinof Lifeway Social Voices talks about recent moves by YouTube to ban hate speech, and the big business of Fortnite.

Related: https://reconnectwithcarmen.com/fortnite-as-cultural-phenomenon-many-christians-have-never-heard-of/

 

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Matthew Hawkins looks at recent research on by Gallup and Barna on religious practices and beliefs, and asks the question how beliefs are actually lived out.  Scott McConnell of Lifeway Research talks about new research on how well Christians intentionally serve others in the spirit of Christ.

 

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