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April 8, 2024

Answering Pro-Life Critics with Grace and Truth

The topic of abortion is very polarizing in the culture. But hearts and minds are still being influenced every day to choose life. Kristan Hawkins, the president of Students for Life of America, will share inspiring stories …
March 25, 2024

The Importance of God’s Design for Marriage and Family

Dr. Mark Regnerus, researcher and professor, shares about how the Dobbs case and other cultural developments are impacting marriage, sexuality and family formation among young adults. He also talks about his experience comin…
March 11, 2024

John Marriott: Christian Deconstruction and Dealing with a Crisis of Faith

As a young man, John Marriott struggled with insecurities in his Christian beliefs. It led him on a journey of reconstructing his faith and helping others in a faith crisis. Now a high school and college instructor, Marriott…
Feb. 26, 2024

Ray Comfort: Sharing the Gospel with Courage

Ray Comfort, a Christian apologist, author, and TV host urges believers to come out of complacency and into sharing the gospel with a world that desperately needs Jesus. While sharing his faith journey, he'll encourage you t…
Guest: Ray Comfort
Feb. 12, 2024

Frank Turek: Demonstrating Real Love and Tolerance in the Culture

This discussion will help Christians understand the proof that the Bible is real and will better equip them to share God's grace with others. Jim Daly and Frank Turek unpack the root of unbelief, the difference between cultu…
Jan. 29, 2024

Protecting Children: Avoiding the Regret of Gender Transitioning

19-year-old Chloe Cole shares about the devastating effects of gender transitioning on children, her personal regrets of transitioning as a young teen, and the peace found by trusting in God's perfect design. Watch this vide…
Jan. 15, 2024

Ryan Bomberger: Woke Culture, Critical Race Theory, and Protecting Life

Ryan Bomberger addresses the misinformation spreading through the media – including woke culture and cancel culture, which he's experienced firsthand. He shares about the sanctity of human life, especially the impact of abor…
Jan. 1, 2024

Brant Hansen: Extending Forgiveness in an Offensive World

It's easy to be offended by someone in conversation, while driving, while at work, or in your own home. But citing Scripture, Brant Hansen says you really don't have a right to be angry at others because of what Jesus did fo…
Guest: Brant Hansen
Dec. 18, 2023

Sharing Your Faith Without Fear of Rejection

Rico Tice helps believers with simple and practical ways to share the Christian faith with others. Get Honest Evangelism by Rico Tice, for a gift of any amount, to find out more practical steps for sharing your faith. Buy yo…
Guest: Rico Tice
Dec. 4, 2023

Jason Jimenez: Countering Gen Z Cultural Lies and Depression with Biblical Truth

Parents today are in panic mode. Gen Z children are struggling with depression, identity, a lack of stability, and increased cases of abandoned faith. Jason Jimenez will equip you to reach the younger generation and help the…
Guest: Jason Jimenez
Nov. 20, 2023

Tony Evans: Impact Culture by Seeking First the Kingdom of God

In a world full of distractions, it’s easy to build your goals around temporary things, like money, possessions, and cultural acceptance. Dr. Tony Evans will inspire you to seek God’s kingdom in every aspect of life, running…
Nov. 6, 2023

Erwin Lutzer: Responding to Culture with Truth and Love

America has been shifting away from its Judeo-Christian values for decades, moving toward a kind of cultural socialism that makes promises it cannot keep. Dr. Erwin Lutzer describes how this socialist movement is deceiving m…
Oct. 23, 2023

The Irreplaceable Impact of a Mom and Dad

Katy Faust, Founder and President of Them Before Us, advocates for children's rights to their mother and father. Raised by a mom who identified as lesbian, Katy makes the case for a child's right to life and their right to b…
Oct. 9, 2023

All Things to All People: God's Grace for the Weary

Author Philip Yancey encourages believers to share the Christian faith with others from different walks of life, while showing great compassion for them. He reminds listeners that some people have turned away from God and fr…
Sept. 25, 2023

Duck Dynasty's Phil and Al Robertson Offer Jesus as the Answer to Culture

Phil and Al Robertson, from the Duck Dynasty clan, share about the impact of the gospel in their lives and the need for Jesus as the answer to all of today's cultural woes. Phil will share about his new movie, The Blind, whi…
Sept. 11, 2023

J. Warner Wallace: Igniting a Christian Worldview in Gen Z Culture

J. Warner Wallace is a former cold-case detective and former atheist. He used his investigative skills to explore the Christian worldview, and he concluded that the claims in the Bible are true. Now he encourages others in o…
Aug. 28, 2023

Addressing Gender Identity with Honesty and Compassion

Laura Perry Smalts shares her story of childhood pain and trauma that led her to identify as a man for seven years. And it was the spiritual transformation in her parents and the love of many other Christians that convinced …
Aug. 14, 2023

Benjamin Watson on Pro-Life Advocacy, Race, and Human Flourishing

Former NFL tight end Benjamin Watson advocates for the pro-life cause, while addressing issues that may drive a woman - especially the poor and marginalized - to have an abortion. Benjamin shares insights on how a renewed co…
July 31, 2023

Sharing the Gospel by Loving Your Enemies

Virginia Prodan is an author, international human rights attorney, and public speaker. She shares her powerful story of courageously sharing God's love with a gun-wielding assassin in Communist Romania sent to execute her in…
July 17, 2023

Babylon Bee's Seth Dillon on Engaging the Culture with Humor

Engaging the Culture with Humor. This conversation will better equip Christians to engage the culture without compromise while using humor as a tool to challenge bad ideas. We'll hear from Seth Dillon, the CEO of the Babylon…
Guest: Seth Dillon
July 3, 2023

A Way Forward for America

Tim Goeglein, the Vice President of External and Government Relations for Focus on the Family, will encourage listeners to honor America’s remarkable spiritual heritage and inspire parents and all Christians to influence the…
Guest: Tim Goeglein
June 19, 2023

Strong Families and Faith: A Response to Woke Culture and Politics

Mollie Hemingway, the editor-in-chief of The Federalist, shares about her priorities of faith and family as she influences culture in the nation’s capital. She talks about her concerns surrounding the shift away from a famil…
June 5, 2023

Learning to Forgive Others

Forgiving others is a difficult thing to do, especially in today’s culture, where the idea of forgiveness is often distorted. But without forgiveness, resentment will poison the soul. In one of his final interviews, the late…
May 22, 2023

Sharing the Love of Christ in a Cancel Culture

Before God fully captured his heart, Joe Dallas identified as a homosexual and tried to integrate his sexuality with his Christian beliefs, actively promoting a pro-gay theology. But God brought Joe through a process of repe…
Guest: Joe Dallas