Engaging Truth

Since Covid, something has happened in how we communicate with each other. Worship, Bible Study, school and many other activities, became a virtual presence. We could not engage in cultural things with each other. How we shared the truth of forgiveness, hope, and grace had to become very formal. We lost "informal communication". Join us as we hear from Rev. Dan Potts about beco...

Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Executive Director, Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C., offers his insight on the state of religion and government in the US.

The President of the Texas District of the LCMS is being interviewed by Pastor David Bahn, former Sr. Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, and now retired. When you think about Easter, what is its essence but "Christ is Risen; He is risen indeed!" To explain the true message in other words is to say, "there is no name under Heaven given among men, whereby men must be saved." Instead of j...

Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Executive Director, Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C., offers his insight on the state of religion and government in the US.

Just as angels exist as God’s messengers, Satan has a legion of agents at work promoting his agenda as well. Join host Pastor Dave Schultz as he welcomes Rev. Dr. John Juedes to discuss demons and demonic possession in today’s world.

Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Executive Director, Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C., offers his insight on the state of religion and government in the US.

Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Executive Director, Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C., offers his insight on the state of religion and government in the US.

Join us as host Pastor John Cain interviews author Dr. John Tolson, founder of The Tolson Group in Dallas and also founder of The Gathering/USA. Dr. Tolson also authored “Take a Knee” and “The Four Priorities”. In “Take a Knee”, a motivational book based on the locker room messages he gave as Chaplain to the Dallas Cowboys, he invites you into the locker room while players prep for the g...

Decades fighting other people’s fires prepared Kelvin Cochran to face his own fiery trial. His childhood dream of helping others, led to the top of firefighting’s professional ladder in Atlanta, Georgia. At one time nationally recognized as “America’s Fire Chief,” Kelvin unexpectedly found himself caught in a fireball of controversy over his orthodox Christian beliefs, for which he ultimately...

Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Executive Director, Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C., offers his insight on the state of religion and government in the US.

We all hear that practicing forgiveness is the right thing to do. But why? Dr. Marie Yvette Seltz will join host Pastor Dave Schultz to speak of what forgiveness is and what it isn’t. Dr. Seltz has clients across the nation and believes regeneration happens at every age, the majority of relationships can be saved, heal, and thrive, and the time is always right to make things better.

Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Executive Director, Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C., offers his insight on the state of religion and government in the US.

Suicide can touch any family, but when a young person dies, the loss touches both the present and far into the future. Steve Moore is the Executive Director for "Christian Outreach for Africa" AfricaOutreach.org . When he lost his 19 year old son to suicide, teaching prevention to other families became his mission. Steve says that Christian faith and community are two of the strongest protective f...

The Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Executive Director of the LCRL and Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour, highlights the Center’s mission to provide input, education, advice, advocacy, and resources in the areas of life, marriage and religious liberty as the Center seeks to engage in discussions, to establish partnerships and resources in our nation’s Capital for the sake of our churches, schools...

The Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Executive Director of the LCRL and Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour highlights the Center’s mission to provide input, education, advice, advocacy, and resources in the areas of life, marriage and religious liberty as the Center seeks to engage in discussions, to establish partnerships and resources in our nation’s Capital for the sake of our churches, schools,...

Prayer has an important place in healing and wholeness in every believer's life. Dr. Bill Dasch ( BillDasch.com ) is a nationally-known presenter of healing prayer workshops. Bill has seen our Lord's hand of healing extended to many, resulting in prayers of thanks, followed by increasing numbers of prayers, lifting up others. Listen in as Bill talks about prayer and the blessings God gives. I...

Join host Pastor Dave Schultz as he welcomes Christian blogger George Spicer for a spirited discussion on how social media messages can augment the practice of religion in a modern world. "There's no substitute for meeting one-to-one," Spicer says, "but the blog is a good way to keep in touch in light of the pandemic."

Our nation has an increasing number of points of view, guiding people's thoughts, values, orientations and actions in radically different directions. The Christian worldview may be well known to our listeners, but some other worldviews have adherents with an almost religious zeal. A few years ago, most of us had never heard of Critical Race Theory or Social Justice Theory, among others. Rev. Fred...

What does the Bible teach about shame? How does our Lord Jesus deliver us from shame? The topic of shame is often lumped together with guilt, but they may be two very different experiences. Dr. Gillian Bond talks about how we can "walk alongside" people with struggles, helping them to find peace and acceptance through Christ's salvation. Dr. Bond is the Director of the Deaconess Studies program at...

"EMMAUS ROAD" Being introduced to Jesus is all-important for the eternal life of every human being. Meeting un-churched people where they're at is part of the mission known as "Emmaus Road." Named after a life changing experience with Jesus, Pastor Mike Weider chose Emmaus Road as the descriptive name for the assembly of new believers he leads in Katy, Texas. Pastor John Cain hosts.

One would assume that if you were to start a new church enterprise, you might pick someone other than Lazarus to name it after. But for Pastor Mark Pulliam and his wife Laura, herself a LCMS DCE, Lazarus seemed like a logical name for a missionary church. Courting a population of primarily un-churched and de-churched worshippers, the Pulliams are building a vibrant, living ministry in Northeast Ho...

Frank Hart has a wide range of experiences. When the opportunity arose to start a new worshiping community specifically for un-churched people, Frank was there to lead what is known as "NewChurch"  newchurch.love . Described as helping people find "meaning, joy and hope," in a setting "where the music rocks," NewChurch is touching lives with the message of Jesus.  Pastor F...

Join author, pastor, and missionary Randall Mooney as he discusses current culture and freedom with host Pastor David Schultz. "Information overload has caused people to focus on things that aren't really important," Mooney said. "And we never really get around to teaching our kids the Word of God. We've allowed the erosion of the truth of God's freedom!"

Evangelical Life Ministries, the driving force behind your Engaging Truth broadcasts, closes out December with a colorful new logo and a redesigned web page, but it carries the same solid message of the Gospel. Join host Pastor David Schultz and ELM board member Bill Prewitt as they reflect on the growth of the past several years and the course mapped out for the future as we continue the mission...

Creating "Something Out Of Nothing" (S.O.O.N.) has never been a problem for God! In a culturally diverse and musically rich area just southeast of downtown Houston, a church planter, Pastor Howard Thomas, has been relying on God and joining with neighbors to form S.O.O.N. Church in the Third Ward. Howard tells program host John Cain about the joys of this new outreach.