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  • News Roundup & Comment | August 30, 2024

    There was much for Jim to present and for listeners to talk about on this edition of the Round-Up program. Here’s a selection of stories from the first half of the broadcast, some of which include audio clips:
    –The Kamala Harris interview finally happened last evening. One CNN commentator said the optics were not looking so good for this.

  • Climate Change for Kids…and Parents Too | August 28, 2024

    Ken Ham is founder and CEO of Answers in Genesis and its two life-changing attractions, the highly acclaimed Creation Museum, and the world-renowned Ark Encounter. Ken is a biblical apologist and author of more than 30 books. Some of his latest include Divine Dilemma (understanding death, disease, and suffering), Divided Nation (about today’s culture wars), and the devotional commentary Creation to Babel. Ken is a blogger and speaker on Answers…with Ken Ham.
  • Back to School Immunizations | August 27, 2024

    Barbara Loe Fisher is president of the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), a non-profit charity she co-founded with parents of DPT vaccine injured children in 1982. NVIC is a national, grassroots movement and public information campaign to institute vaccine safety reforms and informed consent protections in the public health system. She has researched, analyzed and publicly articulated the major issues involving the science, policy, law, ethics and politics of vaccination to become one of the world’s leading non-medical, consumer advocacy experts on the subject.

  • A Call to Humility and Prayer | August 26, 2024

    Jim opened up with historic words from President Abraham Lincoln in an 1863 proclamation. It reads like this:“We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God.”
  • Health Emergency Declared & Current Healthcare Challenges August | 15, 2024

    Twila Brase is president and co-founder of Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom, a national, patient-centered, privacy-focused, free-market policy organization to support health care choices, individualized patient care and medical and genetic privacy. Twila is a certified public health nurse and author of the eight-time award-winning book, Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth About Electronic Health Records. She’s the speaker on the daily Health Freedom Minute broadcast heard on stations across the nation.
  • Tension Rising in the Middle East August | 14, 2024

    Israeli Defense Forces are on high alert over a possible attack from Iran due to the recent killing of Iran-related proxy group leaders. Some speculate that this might only be hours or perhaps days away. There’s concern that an attack could spark a greater regional war. This has resulted in the U.S. deploying both increasing naval and air assets to the region to defend Israel in an attempt to hopefully deescalate tensions.
  • Grace Schara Lawsuit Update | August 12, 2024

    Scott Schara is the father of Grace Schara, the 19-year-old daughter with Down Syndrome who tested positive for COVID, was hospitalized and treated following the protocols carried out in hospitals across the country. Grace was ushered into eternity on October 13, 2021. Scott is presently engaged in a landmark lawsuit, Schara vs. Ascension Health et al. He warns about the dangers of incentivized healthcare. His work and story have been chronicled in a chapter of the Wall Street Journal bestseller, Rise of the Fourth Reich.
  • Israel on High Alert | August 6, 2024

    Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He’s the speaker on the weekly TV program, Prophecy Focus and the radio broadcast, Prophecy Unfolding. He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement. He has authored several books including: Are You Going to a Better Place?, Daniel’s Gap Paul’s Mystery, Tribulation to Triumph: The Olivet Discourse, Globalism: The Great World Consumption and Artificial Intelligence: Transhumanism and the De-evolution of Democracy.
  • Climate Change for Kids…and Parents Too | August 5, 2024

    Ken Ham is founder and CEO of Answers in Genesis and its two life-changing attractions, the highly acclaimed Creation Museum, and the world-renowned Ark Encounter. Ken is a biblical apologist and author of more than 30 books. Some of his latest include Divine Dilemma (understanding death, disease, and suffering), Divided Nation (about today’s culture wars), and the devotional commentary Creation to Babel. Ken is a blogger and speaker on Answers…with Ken Ham.
  • SCOTUS Targeted for Takeover | July 30, 2024

    William Federer is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc. He’s the speaker on The American Minute daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books including, America’s God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, Who is the King in America?, and Socialism: The Real History From Plato to the Present – How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control.
  • Fatal Attack Targets Israel Again | July 29, 2024

    Chris Katulka is assistant director of North American Ministries at The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry and host of The Friends of Israel Today radio program. He is a Bible teacher, writer for Israel My Glory magazine and is author of the book, Israel Always.
  • The Current Political Landscape | July 24, 2024

    Robert Knight is a former Los Angeles Times news editor and columnist for the Washington Times as well as other publications. Robert has had senior positions in a number of pro-family organizations. He’s also written several books including, The Coming Communist Wave: What Happens if the Left Captures All Three Branches of Government, Liberty on the Brink and Crooked: What Really Happened in the 2020 Election and How to Stop the Fraud.
  • Without Excuse: Compelling Evidence for Creation | July 23, 2024

    There is a growing skepticism toward God in American culture today. Some foolishly deny that God exists. Others say they do not know if God exists, while others merely hope that God exists. God wants us to know that he does exist and that his word, the Bible, is his timeless and unchangeable revelation to mankind.
  • RNC Convention Coverage – Day 4 July 18, 2024

    Heidi Engelhart is a delegate from South Dakota.

    Grover Norquist is the President of Americans for Tax Reform, a taxpayer advocacy group founded in 1985 at the request of President Reagan. They work to limit the size and cost of government and oppose higher taxes on all levels. Grover also serves on the board of the Parental Rights Organization and is a past board member of the NRA.

  • Standing with Israel | July 11, 2024

    This past Sunday was the 9 month mark since Israel was attacked by Hamas. This is obviously much longer than the 6 day war of 1967 and even more tragic than America’s 9-11 attack. Nonetheless, Israel continues in its efforts to defeat Hamas while attempts to establish a cease-fire have failed.
  • Home Schooling Attacked | July 10, 2024

    Will Estrada is Senior Counsel with Home School Legal Defense Association. Will began working for HSLDA as a legal assistant in 2004. In 2006 he graduated from the Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy and then directed HSLDA’s Federal Relations Department. He then gained experience at the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services from 2018-2021 and resigned to become the first full-time President of Parental Rights.org and the Parental Rights Foundation. In June 2023 he returned to HSLDA serving as a senior counsel and contact attorney serving homeschool clients in multiple states. He’s a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar First Circuit Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, California and District of Columbia. Will himself is a homeschool graduate.
  • The End of the World According to Jesus | July 8, 2024

    Jeff Kinley is a former pastor and best-selling author of over 40 books. He’s a recognized expert in the field of Bible prophecy with over a dozen books on the subject. He has a passion for sharing biblical truth and speaks across the country equipping churches and Christians to discern the times and to live with confidence. Some of his books include, Wake the Bride, Aftershocks, As It Was in the Days of Noah, God’s Grand Finale: Wrath, Grace, and Glory in Earth’s Last Days, and his latest release, The End of the World According to Jesus of Nazareth.

  • News Roundup & Comment | June 27, 2024

    Here’s a sample of what the news cycle had to offer as Jim presented this edition of the News Round-Up:
    –CNN has crafted the worst possible week leading up to what they would call the most watched program on CNN in years, and it didn’t exactly have a stellar reception at the initial announcement. CNN’s choice for its first two moderators (Jake Tapper and Dana Bash) have consistently expressed open disdain for former President Trump.
  • Draft Our Daughters? June 26, 2024

    Elaine Donnelly is president of the Center for Military Readiness, an independent, nonpartisan public policy organization that reports on and analyzes military/social issues. Since its founding in 1993, CMR has advocated for high, uncompromised standards in all forms of military training and sound priorities in the making of military/social policies. Elaine has published articles on military personnel issues in numerous newspapers and magazines nationwide.
  • World Affairs Overview | June 25, 2024

    The world is definitely in turmoil. Russia, North Korea, Iran and China are a handful of nations that aren’t just problematic, they’re forming alliances that should be a wake-up call to this world. On the other hand, in some nations, people are rising up and signaling that they no longer want to go in a certain direction any longer.

  • Biden Amnesty Infuriates Border Security | June 20, 2024

    Mark Krikorian is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues serving as the executive director of Center for Immigration Studies. They are an independent, non-partisan research organization examining and critiquing the impact of immigration on the United States. He has testified numerous times before Congress and has published articles in many outlets.
  • Biden Amnesty Infuriates Border Security | June 20, 2024

    Mark Krikorian is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues serving as the executive director of Center for Immigration Studies. They are an independent, non-partisan research organization examining and critiquing the impact of immigration on the United States. He has testified numerous times before Congress and has published articles in many outlets.