Three stone masons were working together at a construction site. When asked what they were doing, the first replied: “I’m cutting and shaping stones.” The second said, “I’m stacking stones for a wall.” But the third replied with visionary enthusiasm, “I am building a cathedral!” Cathedrals took a generation to construct. And lives were […]
Mother’s Day, Graduation and the opening weekend of fishing season – yes, Carmen works it all into today’s open! Bill English then gives his advice to grads. Carmen recommends we listen again to her conversation with Ben Trueblood and Brian Mills about their book, A Different College Experience: following Christ in College. Listen here. Steve […]
Carmen’s opening commentary on the shooting in Highlands Ranch, Colorado is a call to each of us and all of us to intentionally engage with young people who drift to the periphery or become confused about who they are, where they belong and what they’re in the world to do. Carmen says in today’s open: […]
Leading off with a happy birthday shout out to Kindness diva, Nicole J. Phillips! Justin Giboney from The AND Campaign joins the show to discuss: the legalization of recreational marijuana breaking the silence by listening #JustGospel19 and voices we should be listening to: Alan Noble, Charlie Dates, Jackie Hill Perry and Lisa Fields Professor Peter […]
Today is, among other things, my 8th wedding anniversary. This I know: I am a different person than the person Jim married 8 years ago and he is a different person than I married. As God made of the two, one, we both grew in many significant ways. Happy Anniversary, Jim. I look forward to […]
If you like this show and the way Carmen brings the eternal to bear on the everyday, then Matt Brown’s new book, Truth Plus Love is going to be right up your alley! After talking with Matt – and dealing with some technical difficulties – Carmen talks with David Aikman about what in the world […]
Saturday was Star Wars Day so, may the 4th be with you. It was also Derby day, when some of the fastest horses in the world ran for the roses on a sloppy track and the winner was disqualified for side-stepping a puddle. Teaching us what, exactly? Sometimes you win and lose all in the […]
#PraytheNews India and Mozambique are reeling in the aftermath of devastating cyclones. Pray for those affected by cyclone Fani in India as they seek to begin recovery efforts in the midst of what is forecast to be a great heat wave. And for the people of Mozambique, pray for the necessary resources to be identified […]
Not everyone liked Jesus. Not everyone received him. Exclusion, rejection and suffering were part of his life experience. Why do we, as his followers, expect something different as we seek to extend his kingdom reach? As Christians in America wake up to the reality of a culture which has shifted away from religious institutions and […]
Wow! What a day! Carmen calls us all to pray on this National Day of Prayer then talks through the headlines with Ben Johnson from Acton. They discuss: The Barr hearing (this doesn’t take them long as there isn’t much to say other than people behaved badly) David Bentley Hart (if you’re not familiar with […]