Life abundant | You are not a human doing, pursuing passion beyond work | Better Angels talking points are really about listening
November 20, 2019
Carmen leads off with a brief till of John 10:10 (and a shameless ad for her new weekly podcast with Peter Kapsner called The Till Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/thetillpodcast/so-the-tilling-begins Then Bill English is back to discuss how and why we must identify and pursue a passion beyond work. And, in anticipation of opportunities to spend time with […]
Counting Blessings | Middle East update | The End of Babies?
As Thanksgiving approaches, Carmen is counting blessings – starting today with Ephesians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. She asked, rhetorically, “what are my spiritual blessing in Christ?” Freedom from the penalty of sin […]
ChickFilA | being Pro-Life and Democrat | An Australian Clergyman who sees American Christianity as unlike Christ
November 19, 2019
Carmen leads off with a brief commentary on Chick-Fil-A brew-ha-ha. She lands on 2 Corinthians 9:6-12 where we are reminded to give as God leads and not under compulsion. Justin Giboney from The And Campaign joins Carmen for an ongoing conversation about how Christian are uniquely challenged to prioritize issues as we engage in the […]
Impeachment update | 2020 Democratic field | Don’t Lose Heart with pastor Jason Meyer
Where are we today in the impeachment process? Carmen asks Dr. Mark Caleb Smith, director of the Center for Political Studies at Cedarville University to help us get our bearings. They also discuss the growing Democratic field of candidates vying for that party’s 2020 presidential nomination. Carmen then talks with pastor Jason Meyer about his […]
Fact check: girls are real | ERA is back | Your playlist and your politics align
November 18, 2019
Carmen talks with Brandon Showalter from Christian Post about headlines including: The installation of face and fingerprint scanning by the Chinese government at churches One family’s legal battle to get a teacher to stop telling kids in school that girls aren’t real YouTube censors Pediatrician for telling the truth about trans surgery on children Good […]
Whatcha watchin | Bruce Ashford on seeing through politicians’ distortion techniques
November 15, 2019
Carmen talks today with Adam Holz about what people are watching on the big and small screen – and how they’re watching what they’re watching. Then Bruce Ashford returns to distinguish between the principled ethic of Christians and the consequential ethic of pragmatic American thinking. He also outlines several logical fallacies regularly employed by politicians […]
Grave condition | People of faith and politics | Rural pregnancy centers | Alan Fadling with How does your soul love?
Carmen talks in this episode with Matthew Hawkins about the fascination the secular media seems to have with the political engagement of evangelical Christians. They also discuss the vital role faith-based crisis pregnancy centers fill in providing healthcare in rural America. Carmen also talks with Alan Fadling about the book he co-authored with his wife, […]
Democrats are courting the religious right | Karen Swallow Prior on cultivating a taste and appetite for that which is genuinely good
November 14, 2019
Ben Johnson of the Acton Institute looks at Pete Buttigieg’s attempts to court religious conservatives, as well as a woman who founded a business that employs the homeless. Karen Swallow Prior talks about how to cultivate a taste for better art and literature, and even the things of God. http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/15795/12974453/11-14-2019-Mornings-with-Carmen-HR1.mp3
Kathy Branzell on the benefits of a thankful heart | Dan Darling and The Characters of Christmas
Carmen talks with Kathy Branzell of the National Day of Prayer Task force about the many tangible benefits of having a thankful heart. Dan Darling returns to discuss his new book, “The Characters of Christmas,” taking a deeper look at the characters God gathers to witness the advent of Jesus the Christ. http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/15795/12974451/11-14-2019-Mornings-with-Carmen-HR2.mp3 […]
Real #WednesdayWisdom | Disruption and the God who never changes | Becoming actively anti-corruption like Jesus
November 13, 2019
Carmen starts out asking about the hashtag #WednesdayWisdom, “what are you sharing on social media today? What are you choosing to pass on to others as of first importance? What wisdom will you impart?” She offers up the wisdom of God as inspiration: Proverbs 3:13 says, “Happy is the man who finds wisdom and the man […]
