Adam Holz from PluggedIn was back for a weekend preview of the big and small screen. Shazam! Unplanned movie reviews (go if you haven’t yet!) The Twilight Zone (spoiler alert: pass on this) Billie Eilish releases first album, When we all fall asleep, where do we go? (another spoiler alert: pass on this too) […]
Matthew Hawkins returns to talk through religious liberty headlines, including: USAToday’s ominous sounding assertion that corporations, interest groups and think tanks produce model legislation which lawmakers in turn utilize. Matthew points out that this is nothing new and it would be nigh impossible for anything to move by any other means. Competing (and confusing) rulings […]
Did you hear the one about Jesus telling an older man that in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven he would have to be born again? No joke! Reading and reflecting together on John 3:1-16, Carmen is joined for a robust conversation by Peter Kapsner about want it means to be born again – […]
Ben Johnson, aka The Right’s Writer at Acton.org, talks about government security clearances, what they are, how they’re issued and why they matter. Ben and Carmen then discuss the importance of getting your news from a variety of sources and the more local the better. Kim Ketola joins Carmen to talk about the Unplanned movie […]
Bill English dives into the deep end with a conversation fraught with conflict: family business. With provocative comments like, “Participation in the family doesn’t mean you get to participate in the business,” Bill works through several thorny issues families face when business and family mix. Then Carmen talks with Dr. Paul Gould about his book, […]
Dr. Ryan Burge is a professor of political science and his research focuses largely on the intersection between religiosity and political behavior, especially in the American context. He recently wrote an article entitled Race, Religion, and the Future of American Evangelicalism – posted at ChristianityToday.com and joined Carmen to talk about it. After defining some terms […]
Carmen leads off with Kindness Challenge from Nicole Phillips by admitting she’s eaten puppy chow! Dr. David Stevens from the Christian Medical and Dental Association talks with Carmen about: the growth of the use of telemedicine particularly in places like North Dakota where a dearth exists in terms of access to specialists including psychiatrists […]
Carmen leads off today with a shout out to #AutismAwarenessDay and scriptures of encouragement to parents of kids with special needs. Psalm 139:14, Jeremiah 29:11, and John 9:2-3 remind us that God’s got this. We may never know the why but we have a name for the what, Autism, and we can certainly celebrate the […]
Dr. Linda Mintle joins Carmen for a conversation about how to move from anger to self-control, particularly related to our sometimes over-zealous fandom. They hit on: moving from blame to responsibility anger and not over aggression the importance of everyone (parents and coaches included) following the rules modeling good sportsmanship keeping it all in perspective […]
Carmen leads off with an April Fool’s day commentary and a report from the Haag family who shared about how God is multiplying the opportunity to serve neighbors in Nebraska as they seek to survive and clean up from the flood. From the Haag’s: “Hey Carmen, I just wanted to give you an update. First […]