Faith Radio Podcast From The Meeting House

The Vice President of Programs for Parents Television and Media Council, Melissa Henson, discussed the protection of children from inappropriate and harmful content on social media platforms, the day following a Congressional hearing on the subject. You can connect with the PTC at parentstv.org. 

Dale Sutherland, who is known as “The Undercover Pastor,” having worked as an undercover narcotics officer in the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, shared about his desire to encourage Christian believers and promote relationships between community members and law enforcement through the Code 3 Association, of which he is President and Founder. You can find him online at theundercoverpastor.com. The Code 3 website is code3.org. 

Penny Young Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, related comments about trends in the pro-life movement and highlighted initiatives in which the organization is involved. You can learn more at concernedwomen.org. 

Shellie Arnold, who offers Biblically-based perspective on marriage in works of fiction and non-fiction, shared about her fiction series, The Barn Church series, as well as her non-fiction devotional book, entitled, Joined by God: Unconventional Devotions for Christian Couples. She has also written a free e-book called, The Big Four Strategies: Change Your Marriage for the Better Today. You can find her online at shelliearnold.com. 

Chris Gacek, Senior Fellow for Regulatory Affairs at Family Research Council, discussed a proposal by the World Health Organization, called the "Pandemic Preparedness Agreement," and offered analysis from a Christian worldview perspective. You can find a page at FRC's website offering a summary of its comments.  

Steve Lisby of the ministry, Mountain Gateway, where he serves as Risk Management Director and Crisis Manager, discussed the work of the ministry in Nicaragua and highlighted a situation about which the ministry is concerned, in which 9 pastors in that country have been imprisoned on a variety of charges. You can learn more at mountaingateway.org. 

Jesse Parrish, who serves as Senior Manager of Programming for WinShape Teams, discussed the concept of the documentary film, Chasing Faster: The Next Gen Pit Crew, and some of the principles that are communicated through it. The WinShape Teams website isteams.winshape.org. A Christian Post article that correlates with the documentary can be found here. 

The Founder and CEO of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, Monica Kelsey, shared about her inspiration for starting the initiative, in which boxes are placed at locations in communities where women can place their babies anonymously in order for them to then be placed in a family. She commented on the first two boxes in Alabama and a historic development at one of them. You can find out more at shbb.org. Her website is monicakelsey.com. 

Ryan Brown, CEO of Open Doors U.S. shared information relative to the release of the 2023 World Watch List, which identifies the 50 countries in which Christians are facing the greatest persecution. He provided analysis and trends about this year's list. You can learn more at opendoorsus.org. 

Ray Comfort - Living Waters {Why Jesus?}Camille Cates - Moving Forward after AbortionTim Remington (of The Altar Church/Idaho) and Amy Joy Hess - Gun Shot WitnessJohn Smithbaker - Fathers in the Field {Man Enough To Forgive}meetinghouseonline.info

Chelsey Youman, the National Director for Public Policy for the pro-life organization, Human Coalition, provided analysis of the passage of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, protecting funding to pregnancy care centers in the U.S. You can learn more at humancoalition.org. 

The Founder and Director of the Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference, Marilyn Turk, previewed the 2024 event, March 20-23, 2024 at Blue Lake Camp near Andalusia; she discussed the purposes of the conference and some of the subject matter. To learn more, including registration information, the website is bluelakecwr.com.

Ray Comfort, Founder and CEO of Living Waters, Ray Comfort, discussed some elements of sharing faith in Jesus, as he relates in the book, Why Jesus?: Answering Life’s Most Important Question.  You can connect online at livingwaters.com. 

The President of Counterpoint Institute for Policy, Research, and Education, Shea Bradley-Farrell, the author of the book, Last Warning to the West: Hungary's Triumph Over Communism and the Woke Agenda, providing insight from a Christian worldview perspective on trends toward "progressive" ideas that have adversely affected much of the world, including the United States. You can learn more at counterpointinstitute.org. 

Singer-songwriter and worship leader Phil King, shared about his desire to lead worship and how he has seen God's hand in his ministry. He also discussed music from his album (EP), called, Bless My Soul, which includes the song, Psalm 23 (I Am Not Alone), which features Meredith Andrews.  His website can be found online at philkingmusic.com.

Anat Brenner, Founder and Director of Chaim BeShefa (Abundant Life Ministries), which is a pro-life ministry that is involved in ministering to women in crisis pregnancy situations and saving the lives of unborn babies, as well as reaching out to women participating in sex trafficking, shared about the work of the ministry and its fruit. She joined the program from Washington, DC, site of the 2024 March for Life on January 19, in advance of her speaking at the Look to the Hills Night of Worship and Prayer for Israel, sponsored by Reality and Truth Ministries, on January 21. You can find out more about her ministry at abundantlife.org.il. The Reality and Truth Ministries website is realityandtruth.com. 

Representing the ministry of And Then There Were None, Kara Germon, a former abortion clinic employee, now director of a Care Net pregnancy care center in Florida, in a report from Washington, DC, site of the 2024 March for Life, shared her story of how God has worked in her life and how she adopted a pro-life perspective. You can find out more at abortionworker.com. 

Kelly Lester - And Then There Were NoneDavid Curry - Global Christian ReliefAndrew Southwick - Culture Crossroads {More Than Reconciliation}Barry Stagner - Calvary Central OC/CA {The Time of the Signs}meetinghouseonline.info

From the Christian relief organization, Operation Blessing, Deployment Manager Bob Burke reported from Cottonwood, Alabama, where a base of operations was set up following a January tornado that did damage and resulted in one death. He discussed the situation there, and shared how people can volunteer. You can find out more at ob.org/disaster-relief. 

The Founder of the ministry, Fathers in the Field, John Smithbaker, discussed the state of fatherhood and highlighted the subject of Christian men forgiving their earthly fathers, a topic he covers in the book, Man Enough to Forgive: Healing the Wounds of Fatherhood Abandonment. You can find out more about the ministry at fathersinthefield.com. The book website is manenoughtoforgive.com.