TRULife Radio

The word "pro-life" has come to be synonymous with the issue of abortion.  While "pro-life" certainly encompasses the issue of abortion, a pro-life issue is any that deals with the the devaluation of life in some way as to deprive someone of life, regardless of age.  Today, we will deal with a present situation involving the hospitalization and consequent tragedy of 13 year-old Jahi McMath, a young girl who has been declared brain dead by hospital doctors.  However, she survives on life support, and her family is fighting to keep her on life support and transported to an alternate care facility while the hospital and even a judge has ordered the removal of all life-sustaining medical care.

Walter Hoye, from Issues4Life Foundation, will be our guest today to discuss how the Jahi McMath case provides the pro-life community with the opportunity to communicate the overall pro-life viewpoint.  Rev. Hoye has been in contact with the McMath family and will share with us their struggle against the medical staff trying to put their daughter into the morgue.

 At present, there is great disagreement over her declared "brain dead" state, and out other guest today is Dr. Paul Byrne, who will talk to us about the medical determination of Jahi's diagnosis and what sound medical ethics ought to propel us to do in her case.  Dr. Byrne is a columnist for Renew America and has written a response to Wesley J. Smith's reasoning that Jahi is truly dead.

Join Devin & Melissa Pellew as they discuss topics related to biblical theology, Christian apologetics and worldview issues. This week we have two exciting guests! The first segment will include Pastor Dan Phillips of Copperfield Bible Church (Houston, TX), graduate of Talbot Theological Seminary. Dan has authored two books and is founder and contributor to Pyromaniacs blog, which also features other well known theologians such as Phil Johnson. Dan will discuss his testimony of coming out of the pre-new age cult, Religious Science, years ago and the work that he is doing now through the Pyromaniacs blog. During our second segment, we will be discussing the Resurrection of Jesus. On the air with us to discuss this topic will be Shawn White, Director of Smart Faith Apologetics Ministry in Peoria, AZ. Is there any historical evidence for The Resurrection? Was The Resurrection really physical or just spiritual and why is that distinction important? Are there reliable sources outside of the Bible that point to the historicity of The Resurrection? You do not want to this informative show as you are sure to get better equipped to defend the historic Christian faith.

Today, hypocritical headlines involving an physical attack on Abolish Human Abortion members at an abortion facility, the blanket persecution and murder of Syrian Christians, and what's NOT happening to abortionist Douglas Karpen in Texas.

Plus, what would A&E do without Phil Robertson and Duck Dynasty?  A rehashing of the controversy surrounding the Duck Commander is almost obligatory at this point, but as always, we will point out the pro-life aspect of it you won't hear anywhere else.

Plus, the overpromised 12 Stupidest Things Ever TODAY.  We will talk stupid--no more excuses!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a HappyHappyHappy New Year to all our PLFR listeners

--Love and Blessings, Letitia, Melissa, and Thomas

Join Devin & Melissa Pellew as they discuss topics related to biblical theology, Christian apologetics and worldview issues. This week we will be rebroadcasting our show from December 6, 2012. We were so excited to have Dr. Norman Geisler, who is one of the fathers of the modern apologetics movement in America- having written over 80 books on various apolgetic and theological topics, started two apologetics- focused seminaries and having taught and lectured all over the world. Dr. Geisler pn the show with us to answer various apologetic questions- namely related to the New Atheist Movement. We will also had Christian counselor and Southern Evangelical Seminary graduate, Mike Kozlinski, with us after Dr. Geisler to discuss biblical Christian counseling and how knowing theology proper, anthropology, soteriology and apologetics informs one's ability and approach to counseling. You do not want to miss this exciting show!

Today, are black women saving Planned Parenthood?  That's what is being said of celebrity black women like Star Jones and Nia Long this week on the online magazine The Root.  Melissa tackles this article to get at what's really going on in the relationship between Planned Parenthood and the black community.

We will also be discussing the first-ever and only known reversal of an abortion in process with the doctor who performed this amazing feat, Dr. Matt Harrison.  Dr. Harrison was able to save baby Kaylie from near certain death after her mother, Ashley, took the first of the RU-486 abortion pills.  Listen to Dr. Harrison's experiences dealing with the culture of death.

We also welcome Bill Diss, the high school teacher from Portland who was targeted by Planned Parenthood, and in collusion with his school administrators, was fired from his teaching job earlier this month.  We will explore what Bill has learned about Planned Parenthood in his many years opposing their expansion and sex ed content and how you can support him through his continued legal fight with the school board.

Join Devin and Melissa Pellew each week at they discuss topics related to biblical theology, Christian apologetics and worldview issues. This week, we will have a continuation of our series on Thinkers of the Past. We will have discussed St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Anselm. This week, we will be discussing the influence that 18th century philosopher David Hume has had on modern thought and how his empiricism and skepticism has even shaped how we deal with arguing for God's existence today. On the air with us to discuss Hume will be Dr. Gregory Sadler, author and instructor at Marist College, who received both his Master's and PhD in Philosophy from Southern Illinois Carbondale. He is also founder of ReasonIO, an organization that bring philosophy into practice, making complex classical philosophical ideas accessible for a wide audience of professionals, students, and life-long learners. Please join us for this enlightening discussion and we will also be taking your calls. You don't want to miss this exciting and informative show!

What happens when a medical procedure goes horribly wrong? On August 14, 2013 when Maggie Rhodes took her 3 month old infant son into Christ Community Health Services for a routine circumcision, little did she know that both of their lives would be changed forever.

What is the true meaning of the Unaffordable Lack-of-Care and Patient Victimization Act when it comes to insuring abortion procedures? Yesterday, the Michigan state legislatures passed a final veto-proof vote to require health insurance policies to separate coverage for abortions under a rider at request only. Of course, this created a controversy with pro-life and pro-abortion supporters. Listen how we dissect the arguments on both sides of this law.

Join Devin & Melissa Pellew as they discuss topics related to biblical theology, Christian apologetics and worldview issues. With the Christmas holiday approaching, there appears to be more and more attacks on the Deity of Christ so this week we will have a discussion The Doctrine of the Trinity. What is The Trinity? How do we defend this essential doctrine against groups such as the Jehovah's Witnesses? Did Jesus really claim to be God? On the air with us to discuss this topic will be Christian apologist and author, Rob Bowman, Director of Research with the Institute for Religious Research. Rob holds an M.A in Biblical Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, completed his doctoral studies at Westminister Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing the completion of his doctoral dissertation at the South African Theological Seminary. For ten years, he also taught graduate courses in apologetics at Luther Rice University and Biola and is the author of many articles and books pertaining to apologetics, religion and biblical theology. We are very excited to have Rob on the air with us to share a wealth of knowledge with us and our listeners.

Today, what does The Walking Dead and abortionists have in common?  Listen and find out in today's broadcast.

We discovered that the Depo-Provera contraception issue we interviewed Elaine Riddick about last week is so much more involved than one interview could cover, so we will continue exploring this topic by interviewing Kwame Fosu, CFO of The Rebecca Project.  The Rebecca Project is spearheading a class-action suit against Pfizer, the manufacturer of Depo-Provera.  We will be asking Kwame about the circustances that have brought the dangers of Depo-Provera to the forefront.

Join Devin & Melissa Pellew as they discuss topics related to biblical theology, Christian apologetics and worldview issues. This week we will be discussing the King James Version- only controversy. Is the the King James Version of the Bible the only correct translation of the Scriptures? Have the other versions of the Bible been corrupted and/or contain errors? On the air to discuss this topic with us will be Bible teacher and apologist, Fred Butler, graduate of the Master's Seminary and Volunteer Coordinator at Grace to You Ministries, which is lead by Dr. John MacArthur. As a former KJV- onlyist, Fred has some great insight and research to share on this topic. You do not want to miss this very interesting discussion on a very relevant topic.