Carmen talks with Focus on the Family’s Paul Asay from Plugged In about Netflix series, Messiah. What at best can be called syncretism is, at worst, leading people to believe things about the second coming of Jesus which do not align with God’s revealed Word. Carmen and Paul highlight the need to know […]
Carmen talks with Matthew T. Hawkins about the re-authorization of federal funding for USCIRF: the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom – and why it matters. Then they talk about the competing legal brief filed by hundreds of members of Congress seeking to influence the U.S. Supreme Court in cases related to the preservation or […]
It’s 2020, the year of the Lord. How do we live it as such? Carmen talks with Bill English about the business of family business and the decision of whether or not to marry into one. Carmen then welcomes Rylan and Gwen Volelzang, co-authors of If I Squeeze Your Head I’m Sorry. The book and […]
Carmen leads off with a brief commentary bringing the new year into focus. What’s your Bible reading plan for 2020? Ben Johnson is back to talk about the rash of violent events targeting people of faith in the past few weeks. Ben and Carmen also discuss economic, social and other trends which illuminate the connection […]
I’m exhausted. I know I need time with the Lord. I know He invites me to retreat with Him – not just stealing away a few minutes each morning, but consecrated time AWAY from everyone and everything else that clings and drags and pulls at me for attention. Carmen talks with author Ruth Haley Barton […]
Carmen applies the mind of Christ to four headlines in quick succession: A TX judge is suing the state’s commission that sanctioned her for refusing to perform a same sex wedding The ELCA has ordained into ministry a transgender person Pew Research: The U.S Leads World in Rate of Children in Single Parent Households Netflix […]
Providence Magazine’s Drew Griffin discusses recent executive actions by U.S. President Trump and Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the UK identifying and bringing the government to bear on rising anti-semitism. Peter Kapsner reacts to New Yorker article on the social impact and emotional pressure of having an “Instragram Face.” Peter and Carmen also discuss the pressure […]
It seems that everyone today takes offense at nearly everything. Carmen observes there are legitimate causes for righteous indignation, the real need is for each of us to become more resilient. Justin Giboney of the And Campaign talks about not being easily offended and helping our children develop the kind of gentle toughness they’re going to […]
On this 17th day of Advent Carmen opens the show with a survey of Luke 17. Dr. Mark Caleb Smith from Cedarville University joins Carmen for a conversation about rediscovering or reestablishing a center in American politics. The extremes tend to define the positions and certainly the planks of the GOP and Democrat Party platforms, […]
Today we put the social back into social media. Thomas Russo, Jr. is a city manager in New Jersey. He connected with Carmen on LinkedIn and that led to an exchange of books which resulted in today’s conversation on air. Thomas Russo was living the life – the life the world tells us to crave. […]