In today’s world, it can be difficult to process what is really going on and how we as Christians should respond.  Carmen and Bethel University Professor Peter Kapsner take a look at recent headlines through the lens of Christian faith.

It’s easy to get distracted in our culture. How can we engage people so they experience the love of Jesus in a transforming way? Carmen talks with Alan Noble, Author of Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age.

Many young people who grew up in a Christian home are abandoning their faith once they leave home. Josh Crossman views this as a great opportunity for every Christian to share their faith and win souls back for Christ.

Carmen reflects on Memorial Day and talks with Evan Owens about the Reboot Alliance, a ministry by and for military veterans, first responders and their families.

In the news for prayer today, Ireland is holding a national referendum vote on abortion, progress towards the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula has stalled with the cancellation of the planned summit between the US and North Korea, and a judge in California ruled that a baker does not have to bake a cake that celebrates a same-sex wedding.

In part 4 of our immigration series, Matthew Soerens, US Director of Church Mobilization for World Relief, discussed the inadequacy of our current laws and brought us up to date on the current attempt to resolve the situation for dreamers in addition to the last time there was a good faith effort towards comprehensive immigration reform.

Prosecution is increasing for what is considered intentional, reckless action. Families, friends and fellow-users can be prosecuted as a result of a death due to drug overdose. What is the biblical perspective on being our brother’s keeper?

For the conclusion to our immigration series, Jenny Yang, Vice President of Advocacy and Policy at World Relief and co-author of Welcoming the Stranger, lent us her expertise to understand refugees. She gave us global and historical perspective, walked us through resettlement and offered clarification on myths and misconceptions.

TN Governor Bill Haslam has allowed a bill to pass that bans sanctuary cities which will allow ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to more actively pursue immigrants living in Tennessee without documentation. We will continue to hear lots about this issue as the House GOP prepares to bring up immigration legislation in June. As Christians, we need to be thinking about what we are thinking about. How can we bring the mind and heart of Christ to bear on this debate?

For the third part of our Immigration Series, Wheaton Old Testament Professor and author of Christians at the Border, Danny Carroll gave us global perspective and biblical perspective in addition to a window into the immigrant experience. Pastor and Founder of The Immigration Project, Rondell Trevino talked about how the new Tennessee law is affecting immigrants.

For Part 2 of our immigration series this week, we start with Scripture. If we are going to cultivate the mind of Christ on the topic of immigration, we need to mine God’s Word and see His heart in all the passages related to the plight of the foreigner.

Our guest is Alan Cross, Executive Director of Community Development Initiatives. Alan walked us through the meaning of several words heard frequently in immigration headlines. He also challenged us to first, go to Scripture and God’s heart before jumping into policy discussions. What are we doing to see, pray for and bless the foreigners in our own communities?

Today is the first in a series on immigration this week. As truth seekers, we want to fight the urge to become defensive and commit to hearing a variety of viewpoints on this issue. We want to cultivate the mind of Christ and be authentic Christians on this conversation of our day.

Our first guest is Tony Suarez, Pastor and Executive Vice President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. President Trump has called Congress to create a workable solution legislatively. So how might we encourage our state’s members of Congress to take into consideration the concerns Christians have about the immigrants among us and to make progress on this issue.

Human beings are image-bearers of the Creator, and therefore quite distinct from animals. But the reality of sin and depravity is such that, as President Trump observed, it makes people behave in sub-human ways which are beneath their human dignity.

The royal wedding this weekend of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will receive extensive coverage. Use it as a door to conversation about the ultimate royal wedding that will take place in Heaven and the invitation that has already been sent and is awaiting a response from many.

We talked about how Christians have more than just a PR problem with guests Phil Cooke, media consultant, and Jonathan Bock, Grace Hill Media CEO. Their book The Way Back: How Christians Blew Our Credibility and How We Get it Back explores in depth how many Christians are believing in a God very different from the God of the Bible, as demonstrated by their behavior. The way back is a Christianity that lives out the very heartbeat of God.