Today’s Guests

Ben Johnson – Reporter for the Daily Wire

Question is: is American democracy dying or not? How would we know and what would be the signs of it? Ben and Carmen discuss two views trying to answer this question.

Kathy Branzell – National Day of Prayer Taskforce

Kathy reflects on her own experience and loss due to a house fire in her family. She helps us understand what we ought to do and not do, and how the church can respond when tragedy strikes.

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Today’s Guests

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

John wrote a book titled, “The Seven Minute Productivity Solution.” Why 7 minutes? In the episode below, he tells us how. Some questions we can ask ourselves though are: Who do I want to be and how will I become like that?

Wendy Alsup – Author of, “I Forgive You”

Forgiveness is a topic we imagine we know a lot about and yet Wendy weaves the story together in “I Forgive You” in a way that covers the enormous breadth and depth while also sharing what forgiveness means at the most personal level. Are you keeping sins? Whose? Why? Sins against me or my sins against others? What’s the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation? Carmen asks all this and more in today’s episode below. 

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Jeff Bilbro – Grove City College & Front Porch Republic

Jeff and Carmen look forward into a world where our food system has been overhauled. What would it take and where are the monopolies in the current system negatively affecting consumers?

Ruth Kramer – Mission Network News

Oh the crisis in Lebanon continues, and so ought our prayers. Have mercy on them, God, and make your Son, Jesus known to them! May the Lord also have mercy on the Yemenis, many of whom are starving.

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 Justin Giboney – The And Campaign

In 2022 what should Christians stop doing, start doing, and change how we do? We want to see flourishing and we want to see honest dealing in the public square. Today Justin helps us think through those things and more.

Pat Bradley – Crisis Aid

Crisis Aid, a nonprofit organization serving children and families who are in crisis situations in the U.S. and internationally, is rescuing as many survivors as possible to break the cycle of sexual abuse and exploitation before it’s too late. Fore more information on Crisis Aid and how you can get involved, click here.

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Mark Caleb Smith – Cedarville University

So what’s on our syllabus for the new year? What should we as Christians be reading and studying in the New Year? Mark, a professor acts as if he was going to write a syllabus for us this year.

Scott Todd – President of OneChild and Author of “Hope Rising”

“Hope Rising: How Christians Can End Extreme Poverty in This Generation” is a bold look at the solution that is already in our reach: ending extreme poverty. His hope is that Christians would take the charge in hand and follow Christ into these dark and preventable places!

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Elizabeth Neumann – Moonshot & National Immigration Forum

The U.S. is having bilateral talks with Russia this week in regards to the Ukraine conflict. In other news, North Korea has joined China with having hypersonic missiles. Finally, Kazakhstan is in the midst of major protests.

Sally Michael – Author of “More Than a Story”

“More Than a Story Children’s Bible” is meant to point children to the One True God. It is a comprehensive overview of the Bible, not shying away from our sin problem, and in the process pointing us to Jesus.

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Today’s Guests

Dave Buehring – Lionshare Media

The New Years is a time to repent and reset  as we hear on Dave’s podcast linked here. It is a time to turn around and head back home to the Good Father, and exchange the world’s ways of pride for God’s currency of humility.

Adam Carrington – Hillsdale College

What is the Supreme Court’s job in the vaccine mandate and is the job they are doing lining up with that? In another area, schools, how are teachers’ unions affecting children both negatively and positively. This and more on today’s episode below!

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Adam Holz – Plugged In

The Book of Boba Fett, Silent Sea, and the 355 are all on the list of reviews for Adam today. That’s not to mention 2021’s Movers and Shakers Edition of Plugged In!

Bobby Ross Jr. – Christian Chronicle and Religion Unplugged

We already heard a movie year in review with Adam, but this time, Bobby gives us a year in review about religion journalism! He also looks ahead into the coming year and the coming religious news stories!

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Today’s Guests

Steve West – Editor of the Liberties Roundup at World Magazine

The Supreme Court is about to hear a case about a federal vaccine mandate. There is also a court challenge by parents in Virginia county against Critical Race Theory. Finally, the Equality Act is still alive and strong and being considered in Congress.

Dan DeWitt – Theolatte

Dan reflects on John 14 – “Our Orphaned Hearts.”He and Carmen also engage with how to build lasting relationships with people who don’t share our own faith in Jesus.

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Peter Kapsner – 50 Shades of Truth

Carmen and Peter are never short on interesting headlines. Today they discuss a the birth of a child by a transgender individual. They also dive into the brokenness of human relationship revealing itself through the Ghislaine Maxwell trial.

Kevin Harris – Radical Mentoring

Kevin is President of Radical Mentoring. His primary role is to connect with independent mentors and church leaders who desire to create a culture of mentoring. All of their resources are free and today he tells us all about what mentoring is, why we need to mentor, and how mentoring is different from discipleship.

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