Surveying hot spots in the Middle East, Carmen talks with Drew Griffin from Providence Magazine about: Egypt and the death of ousted President Morsi Iran and the rising threat of war Israel’s ability and readiness to respond if they believe Iran is on the threshold of attaining nuclear weapons capability. In the […]
Tommy Binion @tpbinion from the Heritage Foundation joins Carmen for a conversation about: Dwight Eisenhower’s faith and the new book, The Soul of an American President America’s Achilles Heal: our debt catastrophe and how to get out of it Heritage’s “America’s Biggest Issues” series at Heritage.org Nicole J. Phillips stops in for a quick Kindness […]
“Opioids claim the lives of 115 people per day.” That was true when the book, Addiction Nation, by Timothy King went to print. But in the intervening weeks, that number has risen to 130. So, Tim now says, “Opioids claim the lives of 130 people per day. One of them could have been me.” Carmen […]
Barb Roberts has a been the director of caring ministries for a large church in suburban Denver for decades. She has walked the valley of the shadow of death – including suicide – with many families. That experience now includes her own family. Barb’s niece, Kathy, took her own life in 2012. With Her Last […]
Carmen’s back! She opens this episode with an a “Where in the Word” examination of John 17 and then talks with Brandon Showalter from the Christian Post about: Maine’s “right to die” law and a resource for Christians in the conversation Decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California refusing to consider a […]
The (worldview) front page If the stories on the front page of the paper were chosen for their worldview significance, here’s what we’d be reading today: Forbes is reporting that the American Medical Association is responding to an epidemic of violence against transgender community. Let’s dissect that. Forbes, a news source specifically designed to speak […]
Mike Glenn has been the pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church since 1991, and has led the church to begin a regional ministry called The Middle Tennessee Initiative. He is the author of three books, In Real Time, The Gospel of Yes, and most recently, Coffee with Mom. He also writes on his blog, MikeGlennOnline.com and is a frequent contributor […]
Years ago I was teaching alongside Connie in a VBS class of kids who were just learning to color and draw. The lesson had been on a verse in James 4 about sowing peace. As we passed around the crayons with the encouraging “you get what you get and you don’t get upset” line, everyone […]
Carmen opens with a quick commentary on the Hyde Amendment and Joe Biden’s reversal. Here’s her write up: https://reconnectwithcarmen.com/what-you-need-to-know-today-about-the-hyde-amendment/ Then Adam Holz of PluggedIn looks at Dark Phoenix and Secret Lives of Pets 2, upcoming faith-based movies, and changes to iTunes. Chris Martinof Lifeway Social Voices talks about recent moves by YouTube to ban hate speech, and the big […]
Matthew Hawkins looks at recent research on by Gallup and Barna on religious practices and beliefs, and asks the question how beliefs are actually lived out. Scott McConnell of Lifeway Research talks about new research on how well Christians intentionally serve others in the spirit of Christ. http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/15795/11650552/06-07-2019-Mornings-with-Carmen-HR1.mp3