Think Global, Do Justice

In Episode 157, Dr. Rick and Phil take a look back at the highlights from the first 8 episodes of Season 8.

[ This episode is a recast from January 15, 2019 ]

In Episode 156, you will hear from Dr. Caroline Leaf, neuroscientist, author of numerous books, and global speaker, talking with Phil about:

• How the mind controls the brain and why that is important
• The plasticity of the brain and how it gives us great hope in our work with orphaned and vulnerable children
• The importance of reconceptualizing your past, and rewiring and changing any toxicity in your brain
• Examining and challenging some of the research connected to attachment theory and other orphan care principles
• The importance of knowing your true identity, the science of identity, and how science points us to God and is working to catch up to the Bible.
• The concept that we can't control our circumstances but we can control how we react to our circumstances
• The place of medication in the context of caring for children suffering from mental and physical disorders and/or trauma in their lives
• And so much more!

In Episode 155, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with Spencer Reeves, Executive Director of Child Hope International.

In Episode 154, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with Robert Glover OBE, Founder and Executive Director of Care for Children and author of As Many as the Stars: A Story of Change for the Children of China.

In Episode 153, Part 2 of the two-part episode with Keith McFarland, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with Keith, co-author/co-editor of In Pursuit of Orphan Excellence and Director of the Institute for Gospel Transformation at New Hope Uganda.

In Episode 152, Part 1 of the two-part episode with Keith McFarland, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with Keith, co-author/co-editor of In Pursuit of Orphan Excellence and Director of the Institute for Gospel Transformation at New Hope Uganda.

In Episode 151, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with Todd Chipman, a pastor, professor, and author of Until Every Child is Home: Why the Church Can and Must Care for Orphans

In Episode 150, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with DJ Jordan, an adoptive parent and a huge advocate for orphaned and vulnerable children, who has worked on congressional staffs and has contributed on Fox News and CNN, among many other things...

In Episode 149, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with Karen Springs, Author of Adoption Through the Rear View Mirror: Learning from Stories of Heartache and Hope and Communications Director for World Without Orphans.

In Episode 148, Dr. Rick and Phil discuss our pursuit of justice in connection with race relations, orphaned and vulnerable children, and other issues in our world today.