Today’s Guests

Dimas Salaberrios – Producer of “Chicago: America’s Hidden War”

Chicago is now the murder capital of the United States. A variety of circumstances have coalesced to make this happen, everything from food deserts to the lack of opportunity. The church here is needed more than ever. Dimas and other hope this movie can help spark needed change not only in Chicago but throughout the United States. For more information, click here.

Jim Denison – Founder of the Denison Forum

A recent death threat to Rand Paul creates an appropriate avenue to discuss the need for civility. The recent American Idol winner’s story elicits a conversation about God’s ability to redeem our broken pasts. Finally, conversations about UFOs have increased as of late and beg the question: do UFOs actually exist and how do we think about them from a Christian worldview?

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Dr. Bret Nicks – Christian Medical & Dental Association

Stairs can be a fear for many older adults, but they don’t have to be and in fact, walking up and down them several times a day can provide many health benefits those who do it. When to get your first colonoscopy seems to be an ever-changing target, so the new “get first colonoscopy at 45” seems like another one of these. However, Dr. Nicks helps clarify who this new advice is for and how we should interpret it.

Carmen’s Corner

Carmen brings out some of her favorite leftovers of the week including but not limited to the book, “Out of the Cave: Stepping into the Light When Depression Darkens What You See” and Romans 16.

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Nick Pitts – Fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement

Nick and Carmen discuss “faith leaders.” They name some and in another way they talk generally about them. Our faith leaders are important and they must be people of faith even though many times this is not the case, particularly in the political realm. They are more than just a seat to fill for an agenda, so Nick and Carmen discuss this trend which assigns faith leadership to those who don’t have faith.

Luke Moon – Philos Project & Providence Magazine

The Israel-Hamas conflict is in the forefront of many people’s minds, particularly those of the Jewish faith. They are not the only ones who have this on their mind as some who hate them have begun to attack them. On a different page of the international headlines, Nick and Carmen also discuss sanctions that the EU has agreed to place upon Belarus for the Belarusian government’s recent forced landing of a plane flying from Europe.

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Dr. Linda Mintle – Dr. Linda Mintle Show

Not everyone struggles with repetitive catastrophic thinking, but many of us have tendencies of it that can be corrected for our good. For others, catastrophic thinking is a constant battle and Linda particularly wants to help give tools and hope to those who are struggling through it. For more information on the article her and Carmen reference, click here.

Grace Olmstead – Author of “Uprooted”

“Uprooted:  Recovering the Legacy of the Places We’ve Left Behind” is Grace’s work toward recovering a robust agriculture as she bases the book on her own experience from the farm town of Emmett, Idaho, and the struggle of whether to return to the pressured community or not. For more information on this work, click here.

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Dave Buehring – Lionshare.org

Forgiveness? We don’t often feel like it, yet most of us desire to be forgiven and have been forgiven already by God through Christ. Dave helps us think through forgiving from our hearts and asking for forgiveness from others from his article at Lionshare that you can read here.

Daniel Bennett – John Brown University & Uneasy Citizenship Blog

There is a lot for Daniel and Carmen to talk about today: The U.S. responded to the evolving situation between Israel and Hamas; we are awaiting a decision for a case called Fulton v. Philadelphia; fairness for religious rights and LGBTQ rights aren’t exactly straight forward; Russell Moore is moving to a role at Christianity today and there is a call for American renewal going on.

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Adam Holz – Plugged In

Our resident media reviewer gives us the lowdown on: 1) High School Musical: The Series 2) Jungle Beat 3) Counter Column 4) Dream Horse 5) All I Know So Far. He and Carmen also dive into news about Sadie Robertson (daughter of Duck Dynasty star, Willie Robertson) and her newborn daughter.

Dewey Wilson – Author of “The Relationally Intelligent Child”

“The Relationally Intelligent Child: 5 Keys to helping you kids connect well with others” is meant to help parents and children be intentional in their relationships and help us as parents pass on relational intelligence to our children. The 5 elements Dewey covers in his book are: 1) secure attachment 2) fearless exploration 3) unwavering resilience 4) wise decision making 5) future-focused service. For more information on this book, click here.

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Sam Brownback – Former Amb-at-large for Religious Freedom

Sam helps us understand the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report and discusses the International Religious Freedom Summit Coming from July 13th – 15th.

Dan Dewitt – Cedarville University & Theolatte

He and Carmen dive into Dan’s article based on his book “Life in the Wild” which is about Hebrews 11 and is focused on very human heroes and fallen leaders. They also keep diving deeper as they discuss what one’s self is and how we identify ourselves.

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Peter Kapsner – 50 Shades of Truth

Lovers are chained together…but really, there are actually two people chained together, hoping to make 3 million dollars off of the endeavor. This leads us to a conversation about healthy relationships and what it actually means for many people throughout history to have been chained. Paul and Carmen also discuss the idea of pilgrims  and pilgrimages.

Mary Naegeli – Author of “Deep Breathing: Finding Calm Amid the Cancer Anxiety”

A cancer diagnosis is upsetting to anyone, but life-threatening illness can be navigated without terror. When pastor Mary Holder Naegeli was told she had lung cancer, her world shifted into slow motion. Prone to anxiety and worry, she learned how to stay calm, curious, and courageous through her aggressive treatments–by accepting her illness as a test of faith and surrendering to God her life and death. With realism and humor she chronicled her growing discovery of God’s safety and security. For more information on this work, click here. 

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Ben Johnson- Writer for the Daily Wire

The size of the Supreme Court is up for debate as President Biden’s commision meet to deliberate the future of the court. On the topic of SCOTUS, two hot button issues are heading into the congressional midterms – abortion rights and gun rights.

Paul Lee – President at Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers

Police reforming is in the headlines and who better to have discussing this with us than the president of Fellowship of Christian Peace officers? He helps us understand what makes sense and doesn’t make sense in this conversation, and reminds us that both citizens and officers must be a part of this reform.

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Bill Arnold – BibleandBusiness.com

It is wise to take advice. We must discern the advice we are given and act accordingly, so Bill helps us understand how to tread through the advice we may receive and from who we may receive it. He also dives into the discussion about intellectual properties that has recently been fueled by the government pushing to take the vaccine company’s intellectual rights.

Debra Fileta – Author of “Are You Really Ok?”

Just because someone is a Christian doesn’t mean they are healthy. There are ways Christ is continually shaping all of us further into his image and while some of us are healthy in one area, there is always room for increased health in others. This “health” can help our relationships flourish with both God and man. Debra means for this book to do just that! For more information on this book, click here.

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