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This week on The Liberty Action Alert with Greg Seltz, join Dr. Seltz and his guest, Rev. Craig G. Muehler, CAPT, CHC, USN, (Ret.) — Director of LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces (MAF), talking about the latest egregious political effort to inject the abortion debate into the military in the name of “readiness.” Listen in for the political, cultural, moral, and faith perspectives on these vital is...

The election is over, and most all political seats have been filled, and the Astros have won the World Series! You have completed your Thanksgiving shopping list for dinner with family and friends, maybe already on their way home. The question is, what are you truly thankful for? Maybe your list is complete, but if it isn't. Join Pastor Bahn in a provocative discussion of his "five points of thank...

This week on The Liberty Alert, join Dr. Gregory Seltz and his guest, Jeanne Mancini, President of the March For Life, Washington D.C. The March for Life is the largest human rights protest in the world, part of a growing “sanctity of life” movement that is rising up again in America, taking on the abortion narrative with a pro-life perspective that is pro-life, pro-woman, pro-child, pro-family, p...

Dr. Nancy Almodovar, professor of World Religion and Apologetics at Park University, has written a number of books, including “The Accidental Lutheran”. How does one become an accidental Lutheran? Nancy will explain, but more than that, she uncovers a function of us all, and that is “apologetics”. Being able and willing to define and defend our convictions and that Jesus’ death covered all complet...

This week on Liberty Action Alert with Greg Seltz, join Dr. Gregory Seltz and his special guest, Dr. Robert Benne, author of such books as “Paradoxical Vision: A Public Theology for the Twenty-First Century, 1995; Good and Bad Ways to Think about Religion and Politics, 2010 , talking 2KG citizenship, voting and biblical principles that guide our public engagement. For Christians, the key is voting...

Deaconess Tiffany Manor has served in a variety of ways, including in disability ministry and as a volunteer counselor at a pregnancy resource center. One of her favorite things about being a deaconess is walking alongside people during difficult moments and pointing them to the hope found only in Christ. Now, she’s using her skills to speak up and care for the most vulnerable as Director of LCMS...

Every person brings to the world their unique, God-given gifts and abilities. The book "Bright Valley of Love" (recently reprinted by Concordia Theological Seminary), documents experiences of challenged individuals between WWI and WWII, showing the risk to individual rights in the face of overreach by governments. The book also documents the triumph of faith over difficulty. Discussing the hope-gi...

This week on Liberty Action Alert with Greg Seltz, join Dr. Seltz and his guest, new LCRL “Champions for Liberty Network” director, Rev. Mark Frith, talking Reformation foundations for religious liberty in service to the mission and ministry of the Church. Also, hear about the building and expanding of the “Champion’s Network,” trained 2KG citizens who know how to ‘put their temporal liberties to...

This week on Liberty Action Alert with Greg Seltz, join Dr. Seltz and his special guest former Illinois legislator, Vice-President and senior counsel of the Thomas Moore Society, Peter Breen who represents Mark Houck who was unjustly arrested by an ever-increasing, politicized FBI. Why was a peaceful, Pro-life activist, father of 7, who was peacefully protesting near an abortion clinic with his 12...

This week on Liberty Action Alert with Greg Seltz, join Dr. Seltz and his guests, 303 Creative’s Lorie Smith and Alliance Defending Freedom’s Matthew Sharp taking on the State of Colorado’s oppressive “compelled Speech” law that is being used to silence Christians not only in the public square, but even in their own businesses, and worse, compelling them to speak publicly things that violate their...

Christianity in the U.S. has been formed by our history and by various movements. The problems today's Christian may face with faith institutions is often a result of historical movements that substituted human "answers" for Biblical truth...stepping away from God's authority. For Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller the Bible is God's "Book of Gifts and Promises." Wolfmueller is the pastor of St. Paul Lut...

God has a plan for everyone, a purpose for your life. Your identity is a bringing together of God’s many gifts...in, for and through you. Listen in as co-authors Rev. Jonathan and Christa Petzold explore God-given identity in their recent book, "Male and Female - Embracing Your Role in God’s Design." Pastor John Cain hosts.

This week on Liberty Action Alert with Greg Seltz , join Dr. Seltz and his special guest, Mr. James Bopp, Jr., whom Reuters says is “recognized as one of ‘an elite cadre of lawyers (that) has emerged as first among equals, giving their clients a disproportionate chance to influence the law of the land.’” We’ll be talking about the civic and cultural challenges and opportunities for Christian citiz...

How could it be that his girlfriend and eventual spouse was instrumental in bringing him to a solid confession in God's Word, taught in Lutheranism? As now Director of Black/African Ministry for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Rev. Roosevelt Gray came from a time as a youth where he did not truly understand the Gospel promise, that through His suffering, death and resurrection, Jesus did...

This week on Liberty Action Alert with Greg Seltz , join Dr. Seltz and his guest, Mr. Kelly Shackelford, Esq., President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the largest legal firm in the nation dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans as they talk about the latest Supreme Court victories and the incredible religious liberty protections that Christians have in the pub...

Whether you are a pastor of a large Chicago area Lutheran church, or functioning under the arm of the Illinois National Guard as a chaplain, the effects of the pandemic were the same. Everyone had to cover up and distance themselves from even family members. But ministry continued with virtual Bible studies, social media platforms, and community development to sustain the believers, and...

This week on “The Liberty Action Alert with Greg Seltz,” join Dr. Seltz and his guest, Rear Admiral Gregory Todd, Chief of Chaplains, talking “spiritual readiness” for those in combat and the vitality of faith in public leadership and service. Note too, the uniqueness of the differentiation of the Chaplains as a serving force among the soldiers, the fighting force, and the healthy paradigm for all...

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 game. “The...

You might not expect to find a Hawaiian-born CPA running one of Texas' foremost child advocacy organizations, but many twists and turns have led Michael Loo to his job as President and CEO of Upbring. Join host Pastor David Bahn as he welcomes Mr. Loo to the Engaging Truth microphone to talk about the Lutheran church's approach to child welfare

This week on “The Liberty Alert with Greg Seltz” we continue with the special, re-presentation of the “Defense Sunday” sermon of the first speaker of the Lutheran Hour, Dr. Walter A. Maier. With permission from Dr. Paul Maier, Dr. Seltz is speaking the Gospel focused, second part of the “God is our Defense” sermon which proclaims that our ultimate assurance amidst all circumstances is that “God is...

This week on “The Liberty Alert with Greg Seltz” we have a very special program. With permission from Dr. Paul Maier, Dr. Seltz is speaking “again” the very powerful and pertinent message from Dr. Walter A. Maier, titled “God is our Defense.” Broadcast in 1941, in perilous times for our Country, this re-presentation demonstrates the power and the wisdom of the Word of God no matter the times in wh...

This week on “The Liberty Alert Greg Seltz,” join Dr. Seltz and his guest, Virginia Prodan, International Human Rights Attorney, best-selling author, and President of Virginia Prodan Ministries, as she shares her real-world experience of defending freedom under Communism in her homeland of Romania, the threats, the struggles, the challenges and the opportunities to be God’s people for others even...

Mary Van Geffen is an international parenting coach for overwhelmed parents of "strong-willed & spicy children." She helps parents to gain the confidence and skills to choose gentle, respectful parenting. She joins host Matt Popovits to discuss how to parent when you don’t feel as though you received the best roadmap for success from your family of origin, parenting in a pandemic, as well as h...

There is today, a crisis of stress. People are more than ever almost crippled with stress. Work, family, and even relationships outside of the home. Is there a message that stress can teach us? Should not our relationship with Christ lessen our times of stress? It should, but our sinful nature often keeps us trapped in stress. Listen carefully to the discussion Pastor and Author Chris Kennedy...

This week on “Liberty Action Alert with Greg Seltz,” join Dr. Seltz and his guest, Vincent Wagner, Senior Counsel with the Center for Parental Rights at Alliance Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children, talking the D.F. v. Harrisonburg City Public School Board case, where the school board has implemented policy to lie to...