Dr. Linda Mintle talks with Carmen about emotional intelligence and how to boost it. Beginning with empathy but also exploring topics like curiosity and passion, your emotional intelligence affects you and everyone around you. Getting healthy at this point matters. They also discuss the need to say no and if you’re having a hard time […]
On this 9th day of December and the 9th day of Advent, Carmen discusses Luke chapter 9. Herod wonders aloud about who Jesus is and then Jesus asks his disciples who people say that he is. Finally, Jesus turns to his disciples and asks them directly, “who do you say that I am?” It is […]
In this episode Carmen talks with Focus on the Family’s Adam Holz who offers movie reviews as well as a cultural commentary on whether or not we really need 105 new Christmas movies in just this year. Chris Martin from Lifeway Voices then shares some of his preparations to become a first time dad and […]
Public theologian Matthew Hawkins joins Carmen for a conversation covering recent polling by Pew which indicates while a majority of Americans appreciate the positive influence religious institutions have on morality, they don’t want those religious bodies to flex their muscles in the direction of political engagement. They also discuss whether or not religious liberty is […]
How might your holiday happenings – which have become routine – be a bridge to a person of the Muslim faith? Have you thought about how you might your holidays rhythms to open bridges of conversation with your Muslim neighbors? They are curious. They are spiritually interested. They are neighbor. Carmen talks with Dr. Cynthia, […]
Ben Johnson from the Acton Institute talks with Carmen about Russia’s labeling of journalists as foreign agents in an effort to further quash free expression. They also discuss proposals by some Democratic candidates for President and how socialist policies which promise help to the poor actually serve to further impoverish them. Then singer, songwriter and […]
Tyler Ellis works with FriendSpeak as part of Let’s Start Talking. He recently delivered a TedX Talk that’s worth watching. He joins Carmen for a conversation about how an expressly Christian message got platformed on the Ted stage and then offers a case study that functions as a case for Christianity. Author and organizer Morgan […]
Drew Griffin from Providence Magazine shared updates from the NATO summit, the global Christian Persecution meeting in Hungary and a conversation with Travis Wussow from the ERLC who was on the ground in Hong Kong during last week’s University protests. Then, Peter Kapsner and Carmen discuss an article posted at Religion News which argues “Christian […]
Sunday was World AIDS day and while significant progress has been made, we’re not done yet in the Global Fight to end the epidemic. Ambassador Mark Lagon is back to talk about the estimated 38 million people living with HIV around the world and the gap between that number and the 24.5 million who have […]
Did you hear a Christian serving in public office refer to the President as anointed by God? How did people from a secular worldview hear that same statement? Did the person making the statement give sufficient scriptural context and explanation to help secular listeners actually hear what he was saying? If not, whose fault is […]