Carmen spends the full hour with Justin Giboney of The And Campaign. They discuss: The need for the Democrat Party to consider the political calculus of their abortion advocacy. Justin’s colleague, Michael Wear, wrote and Opinion piece for the New York Times that provided conversational fodder. The President’s comments about four members of Congress who […]
Carmen observes that, “No matter what the presenting issue, the underlying issue is always God. No matter what people are dealing with on the surface, what lies beneath is a question about one of three primary realities: Identity, belonging and purpose; Who am I? Where do I fit? and What in the world am I in […]
As Hurricane Barry weakens to Tropical Storm and then a Tropical depression headed northward up the Mississippi, folks along the Gulf Coast begin to clean up. Arriving to help is the Convoy of Hope. Hear how hope hits the road with Convoy’s Jeff Nene. Dr. David Aikman talks with Carmen about developing stories: as the […]
Carmen talks with Brandon Showalter from the Christian Post across a range of headlines: Religious nones increasing nationwide and three states see evangelical growth (Go South Dakota!) The Epstein case exposes moral corruption as sin is brought to light The APA is launching a task force aimed at destigmatizing consenual non-monogamy which is described as […]
We live in very strange times. Netflix says more than 40 million households watched the new season of Stranger Things in the first five days it was available. That’s a lot of eyeballs devoting a lot of time to something ultimately futile. Adam Holz weighs in from PluggedIn and offers his commentary on the characterization […]
Where in the Word are you today? Let’s take a look at Acts 17 where Paul provides one model for cultural engagement. Cultural engagement begins with getting our bearings or more simply: look around. Paul roams around the streets of Athens and observes the temples constructed to various gods worshiped by people there. Acts 17:22 says he […]
Mark Galli is a professional journalist now serving as the Editor in Chief of Christianity Today. He and Carmen discuss how journalism and evangelical Christianity have changed during his tenure and the challenges of a rapid pace expectations of news consumers today. They also discuss Mark’s writing on CT in the Elusive Presence series. Carmen […]
It is 7-11 so there’s a shout out to 7-11’s free slurpees today. Then Ben Johnson weighs in on the Russian Orthodox church’s practice of officially blessing Russian nukes. He talks about warrior saints and the Swiss Guard at the Vatican. As always, Carmen and Ben also address other “rights” related headlines. Today that includes […]
What can we learn about leadership from the life of David? Carmen and Bill English continue their conversation picking up in I Samuel 17 where David encounters Goliath. What was so different about David that he saw an enemy of God to be brought down instead of a giant before whom he must cower? Who […]
Have you ever wondered who the people are behind the by-line in the paper? Carmen talks with Washington Post Religion reporter Michelle Boorstein @MBoorstein about religion reporting as America becomes both more and less religious. Professor Hunter Baker joins Carmen for another effort at thinking in public at the intersection of religion and politics. They […]