Need some good news? Meet Fred. Fred is an 11 year old with cerebral palsy. He also just completed a 5K at The Ronald McDonald House in St. Pete, Florida. What are you striving for today? Fred presses on with therapy because he is committed to walking in freedom. There’s a sermon in that if […]
In an article by one of my favorite journalists, Mindy Belz, I read: “World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus gave a moving conclusion to his regular Monday briefing: ‘When the elderly [are] dying, it’s not fine. It’s a moral bankruptcy. We should not be morally dead. Every life, whether it is young or old, is […]
Dr. Jeff Barrows from the Christian Medical and Dental association indulges Carmen’s “Ask the Doctor Anything” approach. After a conversation about new research indicating that NO amount of caffeine is safe during pregnancy and tackling the conversation about the turn around mental health professionals have made on the benefits of surgery for trans-identified people, they […]
It’s one of those days when Carmen has conversations you don’t want to miss! Nick Pitts is back with an illuminating look at the life – and death – of actor Chadwick Boseman. Wow, what a life. Nick and Carmen also discuss an Emmy nominated show We’re Here and what it says about this cultural […]
Carmen talks with regular guests Dr. Linda Mintle and David Aikman across a range of topics. https://nwmedia-ondemand.streamguys1.com/mornings-with-carmen/20200831092008-08-31-2020-Mornings-with-Carmen-HR2.mp3 Links to material referenced, in case you want to dig further: Linda Mintle: Dealing with the “COVID 15” Why am I overreacting and how can I stop? When Good People do nothing…vs having the moral courage necessary for […]
Dr. Zach Jenkins helps us understand the COVID19 death numbers and how to think about contributing factors and underlying conditions in terms of co-morbidity. In the second half, Richard Simmons III joins Carmen to discuss his new book, Reflections on the Existence of God. Audacious, right? And yet, he’s not. Simmons is the founding director […]
Praying for those affected by Hurricane Laura, the fires in California, the derecho in Iowa, riots in cities across the country and the COVID19 pandemic, HDI’s director Jamie Aten joins us to talk about disaster – how to survive it and serve in it. Resources discussed can be found at JamieAten.com. In the second half, […]
Carmen opens with comments about a Georgia Senate race that may be a bell-weather. A Baptist pastor from the iconic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, is running as the only Democrat in a three-way contest in the special election to fill a U.S. Senate seat left vacant when Sen. Johnny Isakason resigned at the end […]
What’s the power of a name? Read Exodus 3 to lay a foundation for this conversation. Then consider the power of the name of Jesus. And then consider all the people in the Bible whose names are changed. When, by whom and for whom were you named? Do you have a namesake? Have you ever […]
Somebody at dinner last night noted that Sean Connery turned 90. That led to a conversation about favorite Connery roles (Carmen’s offerings: The Hunt for Red October or opposite Harrison Ford in the Raider’s of the Lost Ark series) but for most, the answer was something from the James Bond franchise. There was Connery’s portrayal […]