Faith Radio Podcast From The Meeting House

The President for SAT-7 USA, Rex Rogers, shared about the overall ministry, which concentrates on using satellite television (as well as the Internet) to reach multiple countries in the Middle East for Christ; one such country is the Northern African nation of Algeria, where there is a crisis among Christian churches. You can learn more at sat7usa.org. 

Speaker and radio/podcast host, Susie Larson, discussed her latest book, Waking Up to the Goodness of God: 40 Days Toward Healing and Wholeness, relating elements of her own experience and highlighting Biblical principles that can contribute to more Christ-centered thinking.You can find her online at susielarson.com. 

Executive Director of Eagle Forum of Alabama, Becky Gerritson, discussed proposed legislation that would expand gambling in Alabama, including an increase in the number of casinos with new types of gaming, legalizing online sports betting, and a state lottery. You can learn more at alabamaeagle.org. The Alabama Legislature website is alison.legislature.state.al.us. 

Marian Jordan Ellis, Director of Women's Ministry at Mission City Church in San Antonio, TX and host of the This Redeemed Life podcast, shared about the concept of the book, Garden to Garden: Through the Bible from Eden to Eternal Paradise, and related some of the principles that she covers in it. You can find her online at thisredeemedlife.org. 

The CEO of Movieguide, Robby Baehr, previewed the 31st Annual Movieguide Awards, to be presented in Hollywood on February 9, 2024 and available for viewing on Great American Family on March 3, 2024. He discussed what Movieguide does, the criteria for the Awards, and some of the categories and nominees.  The Movieguide website is movieguide.org. 

Christian music group Caleb and John discussed how God brought them together to sing and play music and provided insight into the background of their song, Hallelujah Feeling. You can find them online at calebandjohn.com. 

Anat Brenner - Chaim BeShefa (Abundant Life Ministries)Monica Kelsey - Safe Haven Baby BoxesJesse Parrish - WinShape Teams {Chasing Faster} Ryan Brown - Open Doors USmeetinghouseonline.info

David Hacker, Vice President of Litigation and Senior Counsel for First Liberty Institute, brought an update on the case involving the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, Aaron and Melissa Klein, who have been through a series of court decisions, including courts in Oregon and twice at the U.S. Supreme Court. The case involves the Kleins declining to provide a cake for a same-sex wedding ceremony based on their Christian faith. You can learn more at firstliberty.org. 

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.