Engaging Truth

LCMS Texas District Director of External Relations Lisa Candido joins host Pastor David Bahn to discuss the challenges and successes of spreading God's word during a pandemic and beyond.

Join author, pastor, and missionary Randall Mooney as he discusses current culture and freedom with host Pastor Dave 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!"

Mother and author Judy Glenney describes her reasons for writing the book about her family's struggle with their son's gender identity issues. "His faith was always intact and secure despite living out of the will of God. The hardest part was loving him as our son but not condoning his lifestyle. There was no book out there, so I wrote it because it was the book I needed."

Ted Kober’s official title is Ambassador of Reconciliation, and since 1997 he’s been helping resolve conflict and repairing relationships through confession and forgiveness. Join Host Pastor Dave Schultz as he welcomes Dr. Kober to the Engaging Truth microphone to talk about finding freedom through reconciliation.

Chad Gundersen and his partners at Out of Order Studios approach their craft with a strong basis in the Christian faith. Join host Pastor John Cain as Chad discusses his work and the studio’s involvement in the popular series “The Chosen”.

The Rev. Don Muchow spent much of his adult life as a U.S. Navy Chaplain, eventually heading up the Navy’s chaplain’s corps. Listen as Adm. Muchow discusses his service with host Pastor Dave Schultz. He says, "I am but a pencil in the hand of God, able to write the Good News of the Gospel."

Join host Pastor John Cain as he welcomes the Rev. Dr. Greg Seltz, Director of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty based in Washington, D. C. "The founding fathers believed that religious liberty was the first freedom", Seltz said. "Now we need to learn how to help our people be more of a voice without politicizing the church."

When Jeff Tucker assumes his new role as associate pastor at Christ Church Lutheran in Phoenix, AZ, he'll start on a path his father has been treading for nearly three decades. His father, Bill Tucker, is senior pastor at Concordia Lutheran in San Antonio, where he's served for 20 years. Join the Tuckers as they share their thoughts on life in ministry with host Pastor David Schultz.

Pastor Ken Hennings has served many roles in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod but one he enjoys most is being Father of two other pastors, Luke and Paul. And when asked by Engaging Truth host Pastor David Schultz about lessons learned from their Father, both agreed it was being exposed to church life from the viewpoint of grace. Luke called it "a great appreciation for church, Jesus and the Gosp...

Wilbert Sohns is a retired pastor who claims there is no such thing as retirement when you do the Lord's work. Join Wilbert and his son Steve, also a pastor, as they discuss their called profession with Host Pastor John Cain. They two have recently completed a book titled "The Great Sending". The overriding theme is, "As God has sent me, so I send you." As Wilbert says, "It's not just about pastor...

Sons of faith often follow their fathers into ministry. Sometimes it's because they have been urged into the calling all their lives and sometimes it's because they've witnessed their fathers at their work. In the case of Pastor Steve Misch and his two pastor sons Nathan and Zachary, it was a case of being surrounded by faith in their daily lives. Join Pastor John Cain as Steve Misch explains, "Fa...

Hear TLC director Jennifer Simpson as she joins host Pastor David Schultz to discuss the changing structure -- and name -- of TLC. Because the needs of the community have changed to include single moms up to their mid-20s, TEEN LIFE CENTER has changed its name to TWO LIVES CHANGED, reflecting the services provided to both mom and baby through crisis pregnancies. Regardless of the change in name an...

Join host Pastor David Schultz as he welcomes Diane Bahn to the Engaging Truth microphone. Diane and her husband, David, both just wrapped up 40-year-careers in ministry with his retirement as Senior Pastor at St. John Lutheran Church and her retirement as a leader and teacher with PLI, an organization designed to train church workers around the globe. Listen as Diane shares the highs and lows of...

That's the way Denise Mountenay describes her life journey. Join Pastor John Cain as he and Denise discuss her growth from a troubled teen, through a trio of abortions as a young adult, to her current role as a speaker with Together for Life Ministries. She says that when she recognized God's miracle of fetal development she was shocked and devastated. "I realized then it's not a potential human b...

Back in the late 1960s when Terry Roos married seminarian Gerald Kieschnick, she had no idea of the road that lie ahead, but she trusted God and her husband and followed her faith. Join host John Cain as he and Mrs. Kieschnick recount the twists and turns that led the couple from their first parish in Mississippi through a career that included a stint as the National President of th...

Natalie DeMik is a young mother in the midst of her Christian journey. A seminarian and deaconess herself, Natalie and her husband Stephen started Cypress Chapel five years ago. Join her as she and host John Cain discuss the challenges of being the mother of four young children and the wife of a Navy chaplain about to be deployed. Her advice is to start each day with the question: "...

What do you do when you discover mid-life that you were raised by adoptive parents? Or, more than that, what do you do when you discover even later that your birth was because of rape? Most people, even in our educated culture, think that a child born of rape must have a strain of "demon" in them. In the minds of many more, that child should have been aborted. But not so with Juda. She tells...

After walking through cancer, Rachel McCants discovered her purpose: to help other women thrive in life and faith. Join Rachel as she chats with host Matt Popovits discussing her story of survival, her mission of encouragement, and the incredible resources she now provides.

Nearly a year ago, Pastor Chris Nietubicz came home from his work at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Giddings, Texas, complaining of a severe headache. Two days later the 39-year old had died leaving behind a grieving wife and two young children. Join host Pastor David Schultz as he welcomes Lauren Nietubicz to discuss how she and her family have dealt with their loss by relying on their faith in...

Less than two years ago Clarissa’s husband of 17 years — author and journalist Rob Moll — died suddenly in a hiking accident. Clarissa shares her story of loss and of her journey in grief with host Matt Popovits. Clarissa shares not just of her own heartbreak but of her spiritual growth and how each one of us can live with hope in the face of death.

Each day we are in a battle. Thankfully, God promises to equip his people for all the struggles that come our way. Join host Matt Popovits as he interviews Pastor Chris Kennedy to discuss how God protects us in the midst of spiritual attacks and how we can develop our spiritual muscles to endure life’s difficulties.

Andrew Peterson is an award-winning musician. He’s also the author of a bestselling fantasy series for children called the Wingfeather Saga. Andrew joins host Matt Popovits to discuss the power of stories and the latest addition to the Wingfeather series. Don’t miss this fascinating conversation.

Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz is the Executive Director of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C. He discusses with host Matt Popovits the latest happenings in our nation’s politics and the potential impact on religious liberties.

Grief and loss is something each one of us experiences, over and over, throughout our lives. And yet, God promises not only to sustain in those losses but to grow and transform us through them. Rev. Michael Newman, President, Texas District LCMS, is the author of a new book, “Getting Through Grief.” He sits down with host Matt Popovits to discuss it and to help us understa...

Join Engaging Truth host Pastor John Cain as he welcomes the Rev. Dr. Tom Egger, newly installed president at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Changing times demand rethinking the approach of training pastoral candidates while remaining true to God’s Word. Dr. Egger explains his philosophy on preparing the next generation of pastors for their labors in the field.