On this episode of Our American Stories when Walter Gretzky passed away at people didn't just remember him as the father of Wayne Gretzky They remembered the man who stood quietly behind the scenes for decades offering time stability and a kind of presence that never asked to be noticed The backyard rink he built in Brantford became the foundation of Wayne's earliest training but the influence ran deeper than the ice In this remembrance Wayne reflects on what he shared at his father's funeral and how that quiet support shaped his life both on the ice and far beyond [... more]

Is AI a gift a danger or simply a tool In this episode of If Not For God Mike Zwick and Robby Dillmore dive into the growing influence of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence and ask an even deeper question What happens when we start trusting technology more than we trust God From AI Bible studies and computers that can generate sermons music and conversations to the possibility of AI companions replacing real relationships Mike and Robbie explore both the incredible opportunities and the spiritual dangers of this rapidly changing technology They also discuss whether AI could have anything to do [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories on the morning of September Peter Braxton became the first military pilot in the air over the burning Twin Towers on what was his very first day on the job Not long after he flew multiple combat tours in the Middle East before eventually retiring from the Air Force In this story Peter shares what happened when he received a phone call shortly after retirement that began with an unexpected question Do you still have your uniform Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donateSee [... more]

Selections from Job The unfair criticism continues so how does Job respond With grace even under immense pressure Pastor Chuck Swindoll explores Job's unwavering trust in God during a season of deep pain Job Even though Job couldn't locate the presence of God understand His plan or justify God's permissions he wholeheartedly trusted in Him Believe God is still in control [... more]

You can run from God but you can never escape His presence or His purposes Through Jonah's deliberate rebellion this message reveals the downward path of disobedience and the storm God used to interrupt it Jonah's experience ultimately points to God's grace and faithfulness toward those who surrender and return to Him [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in December Walt Whitman set out for Virginia searching for his brother who had been wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg He found him alive with only a minor wound But outside a field hospital Whitman encountered something he would never forget a heap of amputated arms legs and other human remains For the poet who had once written that the human body was sacred the Civil War suddenly became horrifyingly real Whitman soon began spending his days in Washington's military hospitals bringing food and small gifts writing letters listening and comforting wounded [... more]

Selections from Job The unfair criticism continues so how does Job respond With grace even under immense pressure Pastor Chuck Swindoll explores Job's unwavering trust in God during a season of deep pain Job Even though Job couldn't locate the presence of God understand His plan or justify God's permissions he wholeheartedly trusted in Him Believe God is still in control [... more]

The mayor of Olive Branch Mississippi is not a very big Dolly Parton fan Mayor Ken Adams is making national headlines after he refused to lower the American flag to honor the Queen of Country Music Mayor Adams says that there's no doubt Dolly brought joy to millions but he says to lower the red white and blue would diminish the gesture's significance The mayor says the flag should only be lowered to honor military heroes first responders and presidents The reaction has been somewhat insane The New York Post picked up on the story and thousands of people are [... more]

Asheville is preparing to host global finance leaders for a G meeting putting western North Carolina in the international spotlight Meanwhile Fort Bragg has been selected to host an Army nuclear microreactor as the military explores new ways to strengthen energy resilience Attorney General Jeff Jackson is claiming a legal victory after a judge blocked a USPS ballot rule that had drawn concerns over its impact on mail-in voting Andrew Pomeranz of Carolina Journal joins the program to discuss a new report finding North Carolina's business tax climate remains among the strongest in the country Plus a new survey shows [... more]

Have you ever seen your child face something pretty tough Maybe it was an important medical procedure that was quite painful You knew it was necessary and helpful in the long term but your child just focused on the suffering Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie helps us trust our Heavenly Father to know what's best even when there's pain in the present We'll learn the encouragement that comes when we focus on the future benefit and the present presence of God in our lives Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories The iPhone radar and TV dinners don't appear to have much in common but each tells a surprising story about how innovation really happens The iPhone brought together technologies developed over decades many of them originating in government and military research Radar began with British scientists investigating the possibility of a death ray before becoming vital to Britain's defense during World War II And while the washing machine gets credit for freeing women from hours of housework prepared food may have actually saved them more time Economist Tim Harford author of Fifty Things [... more]

Selections from Job The unfair criticism continues so how does Job respond With grace even under immense pressure Pastor Chuck Swindoll explores Job's unwavering trust in God during a season of deep pain Job Even though Job couldn't locate the presence of God understand His plan or justify God's permissions he wholeheartedly trusted in Him Believe God is still in control [... more]

We've all been there misplaced keys missing glasses a lost wallet or something far more precious But have you ever stopped to pray before you start searching In this episode of Encouraging Prayer Dr James Banks and host Robbie Dilmore explore the surprisingly biblical topic of praying about lost things Drawing from Scripture including the floating axe head the lost sheep the lost coin and the prodigal son they reveal how God cares about even the smallest details of our lives and often uses moments of loss to draw us closer to Him Through personal stories of finding lost possessions [... more]

Canada's military chaplains are reportedly being told they can't mention God in public prayers raising serious concerns about religious freedom Meanwhile President Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario Lake America is escalating tensions with Canada The Sekulow team breaks down the growing controversies with our northern neighbor and what they mean for faith and freedom [... more]

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs joins Brian Kilmeade to analyze major global security threats They discuss CIA Director John Ratcliffe's mysterious trip to Russia intelligence sharing between Moscow and Tehran and why military blockades and economic sanctions are the only ways to pressure the Iranian regime Plus an update on Ukraine's battlefield progress and NATO's response to rising Russian aggression Learn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoices com adchoices [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Kevlar is now a staple of body armor trusted by law enforcement military personnel and first responders but when Stephanie Kwolek first developed the fiber in a DuPont lab it was almost thrown away The material didn't behave like others and no one saw a use for it Kwolek pushed for further testing convinced it was worth more That decision led to one of the most important safety innovations of the twentieth century Kaela Rider from the Bill of Rights Institute shares how one overlooked discovery became the foundation for the modern bulletproof [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories they wanted to serve their country but the U S military wouldn't let women fly its planes So in a remarkable group of American women crossed the Atlantic and joined Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary ferrying Spitfires bombers and battered aircraft between factories repair depots and frontline airfields Some arrived as stunt pilots and flying instructors Others were college graduates debutantes or women who had scraped together everything they had just to learn how to fly Their job was extraordinarily dangerous They could be handed an aircraft they'd never flown before and given little [... more]

Senior Advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Richard Goldberg joins Brian Kilmeade to dissect the White House's launch of Operation Economic Outcast against Iran Goldberg explains how baseline inflation and gas shortages are pushing the Iranian population to the edge how U S forces are keeping oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz and whether Washington will enforce secondary sanctions on China Learn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoices com adchoices [... more]

Five years after the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the tragic attack at Abbey Gate retired Lt Col Scott Mann joins Brian Kilmeade to break down the ongoing fallout Mann defends military commanders who faced political scapegoating and explains why firing top generals who were simply carrying out orders misses the real target of accountability Learn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoices com adchoices [... more]

What do you do when life feels like too much to carry In Psalm - David writes from a place of weakness exhaustion and overwhelming circumstances His answer was not to simply become stronger Instead he cried out to God and prayed Lead me to the rock that is higher than I When you feel overwhelmed God invites you to cry out climb higher remember His faithfulness and abide in His presence You don't overcome an overwhelmed heart by becoming stronger You overcome an overwhelmed heart by becoming anchored to Someone stronger than you Steady Anchored Psalm FaithOverFear TrustGod ChristianSermon [... more]

Selections from Job Job desperately needed grace-filled words from his family and friends The absence of grace might have hurt Job the most In this message encounter the second round of condemning reminders from Eliphaz to Job Job Pastor Chuck Swindoll expounds on Job's despondent spirit and the necessity of grace God develops a unique faith in the seasons when fog clouds everything and you cannot sense His presence Lean into His sustaining amazing grace especially through the uncertainty [... more]

Justice Everyone wants it Everyone defines it differently But what if our view of justice is shaped more by our emotions than by God's truth In this thought-provoking episode of Masculine Journey After Hours the guys continue their conversation on the tension between man's desire for justice and God's perfect justice Through personal stories biblical insight and memorable movie scenes they wrestle with questions that every believer eventually faces The clips are from Band of Brothers To Kill a Mockingbird and The Pledge of Allegiance Explained by Red Skelton When should we trust God instead of taking matters into our [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Benjamin Rush signed the Declaration of Independence but politics was only one part of his extraordinary life A physician by profession and reformer by temperament Rush treated Philadelphia's poor when other doctors wouldn't demanded humane treatment for the mentally ill fought slavery championed public education and followed George Washington's army into battle to care for wounded soldiers His work would help lay the foundations for American psychiatry military medicine and even veterinary care Harlow Giles Unger author of Dr Benjamin Rush The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation shares the remarkable story [... more]

Selections from Job Job desperately needed grace-filled words from his family and friends The absence of grace might have hurt Job the most In this message encounter the second round of condemning reminders from Eliphaz to Job Job Pastor Chuck Swindoll expounds on Job's despondent spirit and the necessity of grace God develops a unique faith in the seasons when fog clouds everything and you cannot sense His presence Lean into His sustaining amazing grace especially through the uncertainty [... more]

Retired Navy Vice Admiral Robert Harward joins guest host Griff Jenkins on The Brian Kilmeade Show to analyze Iran's potential secret plan to escalate conflicts ahead of the U S midterms Harward breaks down the military and economic pressure being applied to Tehran the status of Iranian proxies like Hezbollah and the Houthis and the strategic importance of securing the Strait of Hormuz Learn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoices com adchoices [... more]

Does God exist It's the question that's been plaguing mankind since the very beginning In this episode of Clearview Today we launch a brand-new series Systematic Theology where over the next couple of months we'll dig into what we actually believe as Bible-believing Christians God sin humanity salvation and the end times And we start exactly where we should does God exist and how can we know Dr Abidan Shah lays out two reasons we know God is real our inner sense and Scripture Romans says God's invisible attributes are clearly seen in creation so that no one is without [... more]

Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense Initiative at the Hudson Institute Rebeccah Heinrichs on why President Trump can't wait until the election to finish what he started in Iran Learn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoices com adchoices [... more]

On this week's episode of The Alex McFarland Show Alex offers a powerful and timely encouragement on what it means to maintain personal revival and cultivate a dynamic growing relationship with Christ Spiritual vitality doesn't happen by accident It requires an ongoing pursuit of God a heart that remains sensitive to His presence and a daily commitment to walking closely with Him This episode is an inspiring reminder to rekindle your passion for Christ deepen your faith and live each day in the light of His truth growing stronger in your relationship with Jesus and allowing His presence to shape [... more]

Adm Brad Cooper the head of U S Central Command praised the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln after he visited the cruiser on Saturday describing his time aboard as awe-inspiring amid reports of morale concerns Trump threatens to bomb Oman NY Magazine fires their Mamdani-loving Writer Ross Barkan for instances of ripping off other authors Cenk Uyghur says he would rather have my daughter come in nd rd or th than traumatize those trans kids Stephen Yates from Heritage joins us to calm concerns over the U S temporarily pulling its last aircraft carrier from the Indo-Pacific Trump's frustration [... more]

Constant prayer was offered to God for Peter's release from prison, and it was fervent, earnest, and sincere. The church's prayer meeting was a supernatural chain reaction that led to Peter's freedom and a spiritual awakening in the community. When fervent prayer comes back to the church, prison doors begin to open, captives start to set free, and people find redemption and purpose in Christ. [... more]

Enoch's walk with God is a model for believers to follow, as seen in Genesis 5:24. Dr. James Banks shares his experiences of walking with God, using sensory cues to deepen his spiritual connection. He suggests taking a verse and meditating on it while walking, and being open to God's guidance and presence in nature. [... more]

The COVID pandemic highlighted the need for Christians to exercise critical thinking and discernment in the face of deception and lies. Christians must be prepared to question authority and challenge false narratives, even when they come from trusted sources. The Bible teaches that Christians are to be ready to defend their faith and to seek answers, rather than simply asking questions. In the context of the COVID pandemic, Christians were faced with conflicting information and conflicting narratives, and they must be equipped to navigate these complexities and to make informed decisions. The Bible teaches that Christians are to be discerning and to test all things, and that they are to be guided by the truth of Scripture. [... more]

The US is struggling to contain the Iranian regime, which is holding the Gulf hostage with its missile and drone force. The Iranians believe they have the upper hand and are hoping to humiliate President Trump before the midterms. The US is trying to strangle the Iranian economy, but the Iranians are betting that their pain threshold is higher than an American Democratic government facing midterms and potential shortages in munitions and markets. [... more]

The Brian Kilmead Show discusses the ongoing conflict in Iran, the upcoming elections, and the rise of socialism in the US. The show also explores the intersection of faith and football, featuring an interview with Peyton Pops Houston, a high school quarterback who has committed to play for LSU next year. Additionally, the show touches on the topic of climate change and its impact on the economy. [... more]

The Strait of Hormuz remains a contentious issue, with Iran's influence in the region causing tensions. The Trump administration's strategy to manage the problem through the election is being met with resistance from Iran, which is seeking to establish hegemony over the region. The Houthis, an Iranian proxy, are creating turbulence in the Red Sea, and the Saudis are pressuring President Trump to call off military strikes. Meanwhile, the Iraqi federal government is beginning to crack down on Iranian-backed militias, and the US is facing challenges in its military operations against Iran. [... more]

The book of Job explores the bleakest moment of Job's life, known as the dark night of the soul, where he expresses deep despair and frustration with God's apparent absence, leading to a battle of faith and doubt, and a deeper understanding of the complexities of human emotions and the Christian experience. [... more]

Catherine shares her personal story of losing her brother to suicide, and how it has shaped her ministry and parenting. She emphasizes the importance of showing up for those who are hurting, acknowledging unanswered questions, and pointing people to Jesus in the midst of their pain. Catherine also discusses the need for Christians to be equipped to respond to those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts and to provide a safe and supportive community for them. [... more]

The United States has long been fascinated with acquiring Greenland, a fascination that dates back to the 19th century when William Seward, Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln, first expressed interest in the territory. Seward's efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, but the US continued to explore the idea of acquiring Greenland, with various presidents and diplomats showing interest over the years. The US even established military bases in Greenland during World War II, and although the country ultimately decided not to purchase the territory, it still maintains a presence there today. [... more]

In this episode of Q A with Koloff Nikita Koloff welcomes entrepreneur and longtime businessman Don Baker to the studio for a powerful conversation about business faith health family and personal growth Don shares lessons from building multiple businesses navigating adversity and learning to recognize opportunities instead of simply talking about them He also opens up about deeply personal experiences involving his family's health and the lessons those experiences taught him about being proactive and taking responsibility for his own well-being The conversation then turns toward faith and the importance of investing in yourself Don reflects on his experience at [... more]

A former Marine pilot shares his story of trauma, moral injury, and resilience after a 12-second helicopter crash that killed three of his comrades. He discusses how he found hope and healing through his faith and the support of others, and how he has since dedicated his life to helping others deal with their own traumatic experiences. [... more]