The Blessing Board ... GUEST Rich Garland ... Executive Director The Blessing Board.

GUEST Ralph Crewe ... is a science writer and content creator for various outlets including “Universe Today,” “Practical Engineering,” “Veritasium,” “SciShow,” and his own curious channel “Isn’t That Something”.

How Christians Can Prepare for the 2024 Election ... GUEST Dr Daniel Bennett ... Associate Prof and Chair, Department of Political Science and Assistant Director, Center for Faith & Flourishing, John Brown University.

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Artificial wombs intended to save premature babies — for now … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof of Medical Humanities at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine … Charlie spent 14 yrs in Fordham Univ’s theology department, & is author of 7 books, inluding “Beyond the Abortion Wars,” and “Resisting Throwaway Culture” … his most recent book is “Bioethics for Nurses: a Christian Moral Vision” … Charlie advises the Faith Outreach office of the Humane Society of the US & the pro-life commission of the Archdiocese of NY.

Memorizing Scripture: The Basics, Blessings & Benefits of Meditating on Gods Word … GUEST Glenna Marshall … author of “The Promise is His Presence” and “Everyday Faithfulness” … she writes regularly at GlennaMarshall.com.

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GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

GUEST John Kolb.

John Fetterman is working against type (WSJ) … GUEST Salena Zito ... author of “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics” ... Selena is a writer for The Washington Examiner and the NY Post; she previously wrote for The Atlantic & the Pgh Tribune Review, and now is a contributor to the Post-Gazette.

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On time and the New Year... GUEST Mischa Willett ... author of "The Elegy Beta," and "Phases" ... His poems, essays, translations, and academic articles appear widely ... He teaches English at Seattle Pacific Univ ... Follow his work at mischawillett.com.

GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... professor of faith and public life at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... He has written numerous books, including “Adventures in Evangelical Civility,” “Uncommon Decency,” “Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport,”“The Smell of Sawdust,” and the newest “Restless Faith: Holding evangelical beliefs in a world of Contested Labels”.

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Why I stoped saying Good Luck ... GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood.

Contraception... GUEST Dr Charles Camosy ... Prof of Medical Humanities at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine ... Charlie spent 14 yrs in Fordham Univ’s theology department, & is author of 7 books, inluding “Beyond the Abortion Wars,” and “Resisting Throwaway Culture” ... his most recent book is “Bioethics for Nurses: a Christian Moral Vision” ... Charlie advises the Faith Outreach office of the Humane Society of the US & the pro-life commission of the Archdiocese of NY.

Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2023: From ancient Israelite DNA to a moat around Jerusalem, these are the discoveries that made scholars of the biblical world say “wow” this yr (CT) ... GUEST Gordon Govier ... writes about biblical archaeology for Christianity Today, hosts the archaeology radio program “The Book & The Spade,” and is the editor of “Artifax”.

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Why a Church Planter with Cancer Isn’t Giving Up ... GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra ... senior writer and faith-&- work editor for The Gospel Coalition ... also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World”.

The Lessons of Ebenezer Scrooge and Christmastide ... GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co- founder and former president of EduNations.

Epiphany ... GUEST Frederica Mathewes-Green .. she's the author of "The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God," and "Welcome to the Orthodox Church: an Introduction to Eastern Christianity".

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We went to the phones today! Merry Christmas!

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Single and alone on Christmas Day... GUEST Anna Broadway ... author of “Sexless in the City: A Memoir of Reluctant Chastity” ... She’s currently working on a book based on her singleness research.

Have Yourself a (Less) Scary Little Christmas: The looming new year can be anxiety-inducing—but God has all the mercy, grace, & rest we need ... GUEST Ronnie Martin ... lead pastor of Substance Church (EFCA), director of leader renewal for Harbor Network, & author of several books, including “The God Who Is With Us: 25-Day Devotional for Advent”.

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This Christmas, Let’s Remember Jesus’ Maternal Lineage: The book of Ruth’s narrative reminds us that God’s salvation isn’t simply accomplished through “heroic” men, but that women, too, play a vital role ... GUEST Dr Kaz Hayashi ... assoc prof of Old Testament at Bethel Seminary/Univ in Minnesota.

Mary Told Us What She Knew—In Song Christians have to look beyond the typical Christmas carol lineup for music that captures the deeper themes of the Magnificat ... GUEST Kelsey Kramer McGinnis ... musicologist & educator based in Iowa ... regular contributor to Christianity Today, writing and reporting on worship and church culture.

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This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Senate seeks deal on border security/ Ukraine aid + Upcoming January crunch for Congress / potential shutdown + Vehicle smashes into presidential motorcade vehicle) plus the annual White House Christmas poem... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent.

Jesus as the new Adam: King, priest, and prophet ... GUEST Father Tom Soroka ... pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Mckees Rocks, PA.

Lot’s wife... GUEST Kathy Keller ... formerly served as assistant director of communications for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC ... She is the author of "Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry" and co- author with her husband, Tim, of "The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God," "God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs," "The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms".

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