Today’s Guests

Walter Strickland – Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Dr. Strickland reflects on his experience of this American life as a black man especially in light of the death of George Floyd and the verdict about Derek Chauvin.

Ruth Kramer – Mission Network News

Many suffer the tolls of several weekend shootings throughout the United States. We as Christians must be peacemakers and remember the words of Jesus to Peter the Apostle to put his sword away even as Jesus himself was being unjustly arrested. Blessed are the peacemakers; Ruth and Carmen discuss how to practically be one and de-escalate a situation.

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Heather Rice-Minus – Prison Fellowship

Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, recognizes April 2021 as Second Chance Month for the fifth consecutive year. This annual observance was created by Prison Fellowship in 2017 to raise awareness about the barriers that returning citizens face.

Os Guinness – Author of “The Magna Carta of Humanity”

In “The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom,” Os Guinness attempts to answer the question, “what kind of revolution brings true freedom to both society and the human soul?” He pulls from the Hebrew and Christian Bibles to show the importance of Exodus as a light shining for us to learn from and apply. For more information, click here.

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Mark Caleb Smith – Cedarville University

Our political and social “Spirit of the Age” is in sight of Mark and Carmen today. They compare the Spirit of Christ to the spirit of the anti-Christ and reflect on the statement “we the people.”

Josh Holland – BGEA Rapid Response Team

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has sent its rapid response team to Minneapolis in light of the verdict being declared by the jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin. He and Carmen use this topic to also springboard into discussing the rising violence in U.S. cities.

Dan Haukos – Head Pastor of Living Christ’s Mission Church (an LCMC Congregation)

What kind of Christian are you? What kind of church are you? Be this kind….

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Sarah Zylstra – The Gospel Coalition

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra is senior writer and faith-and-work editor for The Gospel Coalition. She is also the coauthor of Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age. In today’s episode, she and Carmen discuss her new article When Pastors Prayed in Montgomery which is located on The Gospel Coalition’s webpage. 

Ivan Mesa – Editor of Book, “Before You Lose Your Faith”

“Before You Lose Your Faith: Deconstructing Doubt in the Church”  is about “making sense of faith; asking questions and dealing with doubts and doing all of this in the context of the local church; it should be the best place for doing so.

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Zach Jenkins – Cedarville University

We receive a COVID update from Zach and information about a UK COVID variant. Zach also gives elaborates on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause alongside the Pfizer vaccines effectiveness with the “South African” strain of COVID.

Adam Carrington  – Hillsdale College

Progressives are pushing for “Court Packing” legislation, President Biden appeals to the Populists, Ohio is in the midst of an important abortion ruling, and we must COVID decisions require both wisdom and expertise. Carmen and Adam touch on all these topics in the episode from today.

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Adam Holz – Plugged In

Adam runs us through various reviews of “Christian” films and television. Some on the agenda for the day include “Roe v Wade,” “The Girl Who Believes in Miracles,” and “The Chosen, Season 2.” Adam also leads us through the question, We Love True Crime Entertainment–Should We?

Ellen Mary Kykas – Author of “Toxic Relationships: Taking Refuge in Christ“

Do you know someone who is in a toxic relationship?

Does your happiness depend on someone else’s affection or presence in your life? 

Are your thoughts consumed by another person?

If our thoughts are consumed by Christ and if our joy depends on God’s presence, then we have a refuge and a strength. Replacing toxic relationships with a real life giving one with Jesus is the subject we’re exploring with author Ellen Dykas from HarvestUSA.org as we find out some of the ins and outs of her new book. 

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Matthew Hawkins – Former Policy Director at the ERLC

Euthanasia is not a “good death,” yet 9 states, Washington D.C., and several countries have made it legal. The legal abortion pill is also dealing out many deaths and accounts for more than 40% of abortions in the United States. Matthew and Carmen tackle these two heavy topics today.

Dan DeWitt – Cedarville University and Theolatte

What do monster movies reflect about reality and reveal about us? In Godzilla v. Kong we find some of that out. While Carmen and Dan are on the topic of apes, scientists have created early embryos that are part human and part monkey are on the docket. Following those conversations are more stories on the religious front today.

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Peter Kapsner – 50 Shades of Truth

Who gets embryos after a divorce, the person who wants to make them into a baby or the person who doesn’t? Well, in Arizona, a new law was passed in favor of the one who wants to make the embryo into a baby. Carmen and Peter dive further into that. They also dig into the underpins of why for the sixth year in a row, the U.S. is reporting record numbers of STDs.

Karen Swallow Prior – SEBTS and Author of Reading Classics from a Gospel Perspective

Karen has endeavored to create some guides. These guides help us read and reflect on classics from a Gospel perspective and get into the mind of what the authors were trying to teach the readers. The first two guides she has put out are: Frankenstein: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting & Jane Eyre: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting.

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Ben Johnson – Pastor… and @therightswriter on Twitter

Taco Bell has opened up its first digital only U.S. location in Times Square NYC. McDonald’s and Chipotle are also following suit. On a different line, various news sources are not what they used to be and the American people are hungry for facts- for actual information – not just biased content. Ben and Carmen discuss these headlines and more today!

Reverend Richard Coleman – Wayman AME Church & Hope United Community Develop in Minneapolis

Richard tells us how he and fellow pastors are leading amid the tense situation in the Twin Cities. He also helps us understand how we may work toward racial healing by acknowledging three necessities: 1. The awareness of God’s concerns about us as individuals, communities and as American society; 2. Learning to address our concerns personally, within our communities and within American society; and 3. Engaging together in love for mutual healing that manifests in our communities and societies. For more resources related to the Twin Cities, go to: https://www.prayformn.org/ & https://transformmn.org/.

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John Brandon – Forbes Columnist & Digital Media Director for Northwestern Media

Why are social media troll running rampant on social platforms but first off, what is an internet troll? Speaking of possible trolls (but not really), the Boring Company headed by Elon Musk has created an underground tunnel in Las Vegas to transport passengers in Teslas to and from a couple specific locations. While we’re on the topic of “boring,” we’ll aso ask why meetings can be so boring at times and four ways to run one that will change our work life.

Elizabeth Garn – Author of “Freedom to Flourish”

“Freedom to Flourish: The Rest God Offers in the Purpose He Gives You”  is for tired, weary, and exhausted Christian women who have come to believe that God’s purpose for us is rooted in what we do- which means they are constantly striving to somehow do enough. This book is meant to give that woman hope in God as they see His gracious plan laid out in being created in His image and restored to new life in Christ who unconditionally loves them. For more information on the book, click here.

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