Today’s Guests

Peter Kapsner – 50 Shades of Truth

The largest Lutheran denomination in the United States has appointed a Pastor of Public Witness. She is, Reverend Nadia Bolz-Weber. For the Lutheran Church, she is in a similar position to that of former head of ERLC, Russell Moore. In other news, Pete Buttgieg and his husband have “started a family.”

Hannah Anderson – Contributor to book: “World on Fire”

Hannah  is an author and Bible teacher who lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with her husband, Nathan, and three children. Her books include “All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment and Turning of Days: Lessons from Nature, Season, and Spirit.” She also cohosts the Persuasion podcast, which addresses cultural, theological, and more mundane issues from a Christian. Check out “World on Fire: Walking in the Wisdom of Christ When Everyone’s Fighting About Everything” if you would like to join the conversation and gain tools to see the wisdom of Jesus even with all the smoke around.

Today’s Episode

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Today’s Guests

Ben Johnson – Media Reporter for the Daily Writer | The Rights Writer

The House of Representatives looks to be soon to approve a $3.5 trillion budget. Ben helps us understand what happens now and what the depths of this budget will be. He also gives clarity whether our taxes will soon fund abortion.

John Plake – American Bible Society & State of the Bible Report

The New American Bible Society Study has been released from StateoftheBible.org and it shows that Generation Z shows significant openness to Scripture. This ought to encourage us to read the Word with these individuals, bringing the word of God into their lives.

Today’s Episode

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John Bradley – The Lamia Afghan Foundation

John Bradley is a retired Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force. He served as the Commander of the United States Air FOrce Reserve Command. Since his time in Afghanistan in 2007 and his retirement in 2008, he went into full time ministry and now helps us understand what he and his wife have been doing in Afghanistan for the past 14 years.

Jonathan McKee – Author of “Parenting Generation Screen”

In “Parenting Generation Screen: Guiding Your Kids to Be Wise in a Digital Age” has in it a great plus: an emphasis on connection before correction as Jonathan guides the reader toward developing screen limits for their children and family.

Today’s Episode

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Today’s Guests

Todd Furniss – Author of “The 60% Solution.”/Center for Impact Indices & gTC Group

The Dallas News has revealed that “If North Texas runs out of ICU hospital beds, doctors can consider a patients’ vaccination status.” Todd and Carmen weigh in on the details of the article and the implications decisions like these may have on future healthcare.

Ruth Kramer – Mission Network News

Afghanistan has been a main topic of ours for the last several days, but the details surrounding the Taliban takeover continue to bring further clarity. In this case, Ruth reveals to us that Afghan Christians are on the Taliban’s hit list. In other mission news, Gaza seems to be the place of human rights infringement and Haiti relief continues to be challenging, this time because of gangs.

Today’s Episode

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Today’s Guests

Matthew Soerens – World Relief and Evangelical Immigration Table

We continue on the Afghan front, but this time cover the likely Afghan refugee crisis as more and more individuals from Afghanistan try and flee the Taliban. Matthew and Carmen also pivot to what is going on at the United State’s southern border as the U.S. has a deadline regarding the border coming up soon.

Karen Ehman – Author of “When Making Others Happy Makes You Miserable”

“When Making Others Happy Makes You Miserable: How to Break the Pattern of People Pleasing and Confidently Live Your Life” comes with a key verse: Galatians 1:10 – “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Join Carmen today to dig in further into how to please Christ over how to please mankind. 

Today’s Episode

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Today’s Guests

Mark Caleb Smith – Cedarville University and Bereans at the Gate Blog

The August 31st deadline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is quickly approaching and many experts including military officials believe that the call needed to be made today whether an extension would need to be made on troop withdrawal. In other news, the New York Times finds it to be a good time to talk about religion. Mark also explains how religious exemptions to vaccines really works.

Drew Trotter – Consortium of Christian Study Centers

Drew and many others desire there to be a Christian voice among the secular ones at universities around the nation. He and the workers at Consortium of Christian Study Centers provide avenues for individuals form universities, whether students or professors, to voice Christian opinions and bring the mind to Christ to bear on the various studies done at a secular university.

Today’s Episode

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Mindy Belz – World Magazine

Afghanistan continues to be in the headlines, so Carmen continues to try and bring the mind of Christ to bear on the headlines of the day. Mindy joins her to dig deeper into what really is happening in the Afghan borders as our leaders attempt to get Americans and other allies out of the country.

Kevin Butcher – Rooted Ministries and Author of “Free”

“Free: Rescued from Shame-Based Religion, Released into the Life-Giving Love of Jesus” is for the weary and heavy laden; those who found that being a “good Christian” just isn’t good enough, leaving them filled with shame. Kevin pushes back and says that “We don’t need a list of disciplines. We need a Healer, a Deliverer to come and set us free” and his name is Jesus.

Today’s Episode

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Today’s Guests

Dave Buehring – LionShare

Dave joins us once again to discuss spiritual warfare in the workplace. For the other two previous conversations click here for the first and here for the second.

Adam Carrington – Hillsdale College

Adam and Carmen have a lot of meaningful things to talk about today. From the Afghanistan withdrawal situation, to unpaid student loan debt and 2nd Trimester dismemberment abortions, we see further, varying, evidence of our need for the saviour, Jesus Christ.

Today’s Episode

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Adam Holz – Plugged In

Adam is our out-of-house movie, television, and overall media reviewer. Today he has brought us reviews of the “Paw Patrol” movie, “Demonic,” and “Reminiscence” alongside a discussion of what in the world The Metaverse is.

JD Greear – Author of “Just Ask”

“Just Ask: The Joy of Confident, Bold, Patient, Relentless, Shameless, Dependent, Grateful, Powerful, Expectant Prayer“ is meant to bring Christians back into the light, the joy of prayer, pushing past the struggle and the longsuffering of it to see and know the love of God more. He gives the reader practical steps in establishing a prayer habit, not out of obligation, but out of the joy to speak with their heavenly Father.

Today’s Episode

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Today’s Guests

Bruce Ashford – Senior Fellow at the Kirby Laing Center for Public Theology

Bruce walks us through his article at BruceAshford.net titled, How Politics has Replaced Religion in America.

Dan DeWitt – Cedarville University and Theolatte

It’s another week of Dan DeWitt, so another week of Theolatte goodness. In today’s episode he leads us through recent articles of his including, The God of Nature and the Nature of God and Is there such a thing as a Christian telescope? Along the way, Carmen is reminded of a conversation she had with John Lennox about his book  “God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?” You can find that conversation here.

Today’s Episode

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