Charisma Connection

As a seminary student, Brad Long was turned off by the charismatic renewal movement. Today he is executive director of Presbyterian-Reformed Ministries International (PRMI, prmi.org), an interdenominational group associated with the worldwide movement of the Holy Spirit since 1966. He is joined by Rev. Martin Boardman, who serves as prayer mobilizer for PRMI (discernwith.us), in this episode with...

Sometimes adults forget how naive children are because they often seem so smart. But children do need parents, grandparents and other adults to protect them, especially when it comes to their boundaries as they seek attention and acceptance. Vulnerable children can get in trouble and even be wooed by those who would exploit them in the dark world of sex trafficking, says Julie Haltom, director of...

Sex trafficking victims often carry deep wounds from their childhood. Jeanne Allert, founder of The Samaritan Women, a nonprofit organization serving trafficking victims, shares in this episode that divorce, financial difficulties and fatherlessness are stress factors that can wound and lay the groundwork for a person to become a sex trafficking victim. Allert and Calvin Fanning, director of shelt...

God is on the move through The Missionary Church International (TMCI). Bringing together pastors, chaplains and missionaries around the world, TMCI allows ministries to remain independent but be connected with each other under this umbrella organization. Bishop Bob Coulter shares with show host Chris Johnson that the ministries of TMCI have seen 47,000 salvations around the globe. Listen to learn...

John Polis is a Vietnam veteran and a Purple Heart recipient, so he knows something about going into battle. But it's spiritual warfare that Dr. Polis is focused on in his book "Victorious" ( johnpolis.com ). In this episode with host Chris Johnson, he shares how going to war as a Marine helped him become a stronger Christian. He's learned how to do battle against enemies such as fear and illness,...

Bev Bradley of Remnant Ministries International believes we must know what the Word of God says about us as Christians. Seeing our lives and circumstances from God's perspective changes everything. Bradley, author of "If God Can Find David: Discovering Your Kingdom Destiny," shares with host Chris Johnson what it means to have a deeper relationship with Christ that impacts the believer's daily lif...

During the Holocaust in World War II, Norman Frajman suffered in four concentration camps. He lost more than 100 members of his extended family. But he knows he is still here for a purpose, to share with young people the voices that have been silenced in this genocide. The 90-year-old survivor credits the grace and providence of God for his life. Listen as host Chris Johnson interviews Frajman for...

Having ready access to clean water to meet daily needs can change a life. You can make a difference by hosting or participating in World Vision's Global 6K for Water ( worldvision6k.org ), held this year on May 16. It's easier than you might think to change the life of a woman or child who is responsible to get water for their family each day. Listen to this episode as host Chris Johnson interview...

Thousands of people who endured the Holocaust during World War II now suffer poverty in the U.S. Through the NOW for Holocaust Survivors initiative, Irv Geffen, senior vice president of MorseLife Foundation, calls Christians and Jews to work together and compassionately serve these survivors who have suffered their whole lives. Listen to this episode with host Chris Johnson to learn how you can he...

Music was therapy for Reuwen "Ruby" Sosnowicz, a Jewish man living in Poland during the Holocaust in World War II. Later, he co-founded the New Holocaust Survivor Band ( thenewholocaustsurvivorband.com ) with another survivor. His daughter, Chana Rose, who is also in the band, says God had a beautiful purpose for it. Now in his later years, Mr. Ruby benefits from the NOW campaign, a partnership fu...

Nancy Stafford is a staple on the small screen, having played a variety of roles on "Matlock" and "St. Elsewhere," in Hallmark movies and more. Before that, she was a successful model, and that's when she developed skin cancer that could have ended her career. Stafford shares with host Chris Johnson how God showed her that beauty is more than just skin deep and how she came to choose Jesus out of...

Former gang member and prisoner Darius Gover found Jesus in prison, but it wasn't just a born-again experience that means nothing after release to life outside. Thanks to the ministry of Jesus Inside Prison Ministry ( jipm.org ) and Jesus House in Indianapolis, Gover has a new life in mid-life. He runs a small business and shares some other exciting news in this show. Listen to hear the incredible...

Kevin King knows what it's like to live inside the four walls of a prison. From age 21, he was in and out of prison in a never-ending cycle. But today he is free in Jesus, thanks to the work of the Jesus Inside Prison Ministry ( jipm.org ) and Jesus House in Indianapolis. Listen to hear the incredible story he shares with host Chris Johnson in this second "From Crime to Christ" episode.

William Bumphus preaches in prisons all over the U.S., but years ago, he didn't even believe in Jesus or the Bible. A repeat offender, he was a thief and a burglar. He drank alcohol and did hard drugs. But when Bumphus was facing a 60-year prison sentence, God got a hold of his life and radically turned it around. Miraculously he was let out of prison after serving only 10 months of a four-year se...

In this episode of the "Remembering the Holocaust" series, Howard Shapiro, a rabbi, and Bill Callahan, a Christian advocate for the Jewish people, discuss with host Chris Johnson the importance of coming together now to meet the needs of Holocaust survivors with thousands of them living in poverty. Millions of Christians turned their backs on the Jewish people during World War II, Callahan points...

In this "Remembering the Holocaust" series, host Chris Johnson interviews those who have come alongside survivors of the Holocaust in World War II to assist them as they age. This episode introduces the NOW Campaign and shares the needs of Holocaust survivors. Chris interviews Pastor Leah Miles of The Esther 414 Foundation and Christian Women for Israel, which partners with Morse Life and the NOW...

Can you pray for an election without coming down on one political side or another? Dave Butts, Harvest Prayer Ministries president and National Day of Prayer chairman, believes so. In this episode with host Chris Johnson, he shares how to pray Scripture-informed prayers for our leaders and for those who might follow them into key positions on local, state and national levels of leadership and serv...

H.O.T. House of Truth pastor and author Shane W. Roessiger calls believers to eat of the bread of life Jesus provides, the bread that truly satisfies. In this podcast interview with host Chris Johnson, he discusses his new book, "Manna From Heaven," which encourages Christians to keep in step with the Spirit. He addresses such topics as living by faith to please God, ministering as the body of Chr...

The modern Jewish people actually do not have a Bible written in a way they can understand it, but that will soon change. Maoz Israel has set out to remedy that problem with a modern Hebrew translation of "The Narrated Bible in Chronological Order." Shani Ferguson speaks with host Chris Johnson about this much-needed project and the work of this messianic ministry.

Hear how Leket Israel, Israel’s national food bank, rescues healthy food for Israel's needy. Ray MacDonald, director of Christian Connections for Leket Israel, explains how there is a surplus in food that Leket delivers to those who need it. MacDonald shares how important it is to help Israel and what Christians can do to get involved.

Pastor Ruth Hendrickson knows what it means to be labeled wrongly and in a way that defines your life. As a child, she was once incorrectly labeled "retarded" because of a speech impediment. She had to learn not to let what other people said about her define her, but instead to walk out her identity in Christ. Today, after years of serving on staff in a church setting, she trains believers to find...

"Lord, if you're there and you can hear me, I can't get myself out of this one." After Candice Smithyman prayed that prayer years ago, Jesus radically changed her life. Today, after working the Scripture and being transformed by the Holy Spirit, Dr. Smithyman knows God meets you in your place of pain just as He met her. Serving the church along with her pastor-husband, Adam, Dr. Smithyman also lea...

Mark Casto grew up Pentecostal, and as a young man, he had a fervor for preaching. Being thrust into the pulpit and with his influence expanding, something radical happened. God shut it all down. Casto was stuck performing in ministry instead of living out of the overflow of God's love. Today, after being mentored and experiencing God's love, his life and ministry are radically different. Find out...

Curt Landry unfolds the power and promise inherent in the feasts of the Lord, including Passover and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. In these feasts, the God of the universe invites us to be with Him. We not only fellowship with other believers, but we also fellowship with Him. Find out more about what the feasts point to in this episode with host Chris Johnson. This is the final episode in our...

Studying the Bible does not have to be daunting. There are plenty of accessible tools, including Bible dictionaries, guides and commentaries, for anyone who wants to better understand God's Word. Ellen Wildman, Bible marketing specialist at LifeWay Christian Resources, talks with host Chris Johnson about these "Bible helps" in the conclusion of our five-part Christian Standard Bible (CSB) series.