According to the Centers for Disease Control which monitors such things, life expectancy in the United States declined in 2017 following what is now a multi-year trend in the wrong direction. The cause? Drug overdoses and suicides. According to the report, the 2017 life expectancy for an American woman is just over 81 years, but […]
Dr. John Lennox is professor emeritus of Mathematics at Oxford. He is an author, speaker, writer, and scientist and joins Carmen for a conversation about the question, “Where is God in a Coronavirus World?” In the second half, Carmen talks with David Aikman about Brexit, the pandemic’s arrival in Africa, last week’s attack in the […]
Carmen’s quick Monday Morning read in includes: Today is the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St Helens Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in for the fifth time as Israel’s Prime Minister. China’s ambassador to Israel was found dead in his official residence. More than 100 countries are now pushing for an investigation and China […]
“Who cares” can be taken as a casual interrogatory designed to say something or someone is unimportant or doesn’t matter. But it can also be a direct question seeking information about those who are – right now as we speak – rendering care. “Who cares” can be answered with a list of the names of […]
What gives? or better yet, who gives? That was the question posed recently by Gallup. And polling indicates the answer is: fewer and fewer Americans as the percentage of Americans giving to charitable organizations reaches a new low. But as Carmen points out, that may be an indicator that more people are giving directly to […]
For what or for who are you living your life? Peter Kapsner and Carmen talk about former Alabama quarterback phenom, Tua Tagovailoas, recently drafted by the Miami Dolphins and his public witness. He will be wearing the #1 on his jersey because, as a believer, he’s playing for an audience of One. Great inspiration! Carmen and […]
Carmen opens with a grim global forecast related to the food and famine. Although there’s plenty of food, we’re moving swiftly toward famine in many places because of a breakdown in transportation, processing, distribution and the fact that people are running out of money. Let us pray, mobilize and help wherever and as often as […]
One interesting headline: No pedestrian deaths in NYC during lockdown – and that’s a first! To which Carmen added, “2 Cor 5:7 reminds us to ‘Walk by faith and not by sight’ — but God also reminds us frequently to ‘stay alert’ and ‘keep watch’!” She also encourages us to “Walk in the Spirit – […]
What have you got planned for summer reading? Carmen invites you to Open the Bible with pastor Colin Smith. He joined her for a conversation about the effort to help all of us engage the the whole story of the Bible this summer. Then Carmen welcomes Dr. Hunter Baker back for a conversation about the […]
As the pandemic matures, watch for a wave of lawsuits. From business deals that didn’t go through to hospitals that didn’t accommodate scheduled surgeries to every other institution, business or entity whose failure to live up to their side of a contract resulted in injury – perceived or otherwise – to someone else is going […]