"I'm Glad You Said That" - Jim Minnery Talks Faith & Politics

Joel Penton knows what it means to tackle things. As a former defensive end for THE Ohio State University Buckeye football team, he has plenty experience identifying a target and wrapping it up. For now though, he's tackling much bigger issues. Joel is the CEO of LifeWise Academy , a religious education program that provides Bible studies to public school students DURING SCHOOL HOURS . And th...

Joel Penton knows what it means to tackle things. As a former defensive end for THE Ohio State University Buckeye football team, he has plenty experience identifying a target and wrapping it up. For now though, he's tackling much bigger issues. Joel is the CEO of LifeWise Academy , a religious education program that provides Bible studies to public school students DURING SCHOOL HOURS . And th...

PragerU Kids is all about nourishing your child's mind...values...and character. You know, things public education providers should be very interested in. And Jill Simonian, Director of Outreach for PragerU Kids , is passionate about her job as the face and creative talent behind this exemplary resource that is utilized by hundreds of thousands of parents, homeschoolers and now...public schoo...

Rick Smith is a long time Eagle River resident who is one of MANY residents in that spectacular setting who are saying it's time to say goodbye to Los Anchorage. Tune in and find out what the buzz is all about. Support the show

Much has been written about Biblical Citizenship but what does it really mean ? How are we as Christ-followers called to engage with our leaders who implement laws and regulations influencing our lives ? We have dual-citizenship according to Philippians 1:27-2:4 but how does that manifest itself in our walk? Today on " I 'm Glad You Said That ", I get to chat with Loran Baxter, an A...

In many respects, when people think of Seattle, what comes to mind is progressive politics, homelessness and tent cities and protesters taking over city blocks to create police-free 'autonomous zones. Turns out that didn't work so out so well after all. But we're called to seek the welfare of our city where God has placed us (Jer 29:7) and for Brian Noble, Seattle and the state of W...

For many of us who are unapologetically Christian and believe that America has been blessed by God as a general influence for good in the world, the term Christian Nationalist is seen as pejorative. For other Christ followers, they wear the label as a badge of honor. But definitions matter. What leftist Rob Reiner portrayed in his recent, and abysmally received documentary, God & Country, is a...

Patricia Silva's Planet Fitness membership in Fairbanks got cancelled. Her crime ? Reporting on a male who was shaving in the female locker room. She took a photo of him in the locker room and made a video in the parking lot that went viral. In light of the incident catapulting into social media, Planet Fitness stock dove , members cancelled their membership in droves and once again, we'...

The issue of birth control has a wide range of opinions within Christendom. To be sure, as my friend Bob Bird pointed out in this article , " as casual sex springs up, along with divorce and STD rates, and new pressures placed upon women: not only to succumb to seduction but also to take care of the undesired results of sexual union ." And...as he notes in the same article, " Malcol...

Dr. Douglas Frank would rather be working on gadgets in his home laboratory than shining a bright light on election fraud across the country. But duty called. Frank earned a Ph. D. in Surface Electroanalytical Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati in 1990, has 60 peer-reviewed publications, and has feature articles in Science, Nature and other journals. He discovered and developed a new type...

Isabel Brown is a Gen Z influencer on a grand scale. As a full-time streamer and independent content creator, author, and speaker, this 27 year old has figured out her Generation has to accept the baton at breakneck pace. And she's joyfully and ambitiously embraced that challenge. In her latest work, The End of the Alphabet - How Gen Z Can Save America , she says these "young and often u...

A Catholic couple in Indiana has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hold the state accountable for removing their son from their home because they wouldn't identify him as a girl. I'm privileged to speak with their attorney, Josh Hersberger, today on "I'm Glad You Said That". Josh is the lead counsel on the case and works with our sister organization, the Indiana Family Insti...

Jon Faulkner is a lifelong Alaskan, graduate of Harvard, husband, father of five, and pilot. In addition to owning the spectacular Lands End Resort in Homer, he's invested in real estate projects on the Kenai River and in Girdwood. He's been in the political arena and has always been a voice for building Alaska into a place where people can dream and creating an economy where those dream...

As Vice President of Government Relations at The Heritage Foundation, Eric Teetsel has a long track record of experience in government at the federal, state, and local levels. Most recently, he was Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, where he also held the roles of Legislative Director and Special Assistant.  Teetsel previously served as President of the Family Policy Alliance...

I've worked alongside and have had the privilege of being friends with Bernadette Wilson for a long time.  When she told me she was getting out of politics for awhile to go make "real money" in the private sector, I knew she could thrive in the business world.  I didn't think she's be gone long for the world of civic engagement. It's in her blood. She's still bui...

Alaska Senate Minority member Shelley Hughes, a Republican from Palmer, has always been someone I have deeply respected. She articulates her position with passion and clarity and grace whether sitting as the Senate Majority Leader or as a member of a micro-minority of just three (3) as she is now. Today, on "I'm Glad You Said That", we'll chat about what she has in store for th...

Mike Shower is a no-nonsense, former fighter pilot who speaks with the kind of confidence and clarity that is as refreshing as it is rare. He is existing right now in a three-member Alaska State Senate Minority because, once again, the Republicans in Juneau couldn't play together in the sand box. Despite having a majority, they gave power to the Democrats and sequestered the most conservative...

Tami Jo Watson and Victoria Ross, Executive Director and Deputy Director of Alaska Adoption Services , know first hand of the challenges and joys of adoption. They both have adopted children and are engaged in that arena every work day. I'm thrilled to have both of them on the show today. Every year in Alaska, somewhere between 1,200 and 1,900 pre-born children are aborted primarily because o...

Excited to talk today with Sarah Montalbano about two recent articles she wrote about education - " How We Spend Matters More Than What We Spend " " Charter Schools Are Public Schools " Sarah hails from Wasilla and is the Policy Manager for Alaska Policy Forum . where she writes about education, healthcare, state fiscal issues, and more. She is a visiting fellow at the Independ...

Michael Dowling has a story to tell. His own and through the books he now publishes. While holding an MBA degree from Columbia Business School in New York and an engineering degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, MIchael is also a professional "ghost-writer" and has written several children's books, including  " Frog's Rainy-Day Story and Other Fables "...

Josie A is on the show today. It's a pseudonym. Jodie is the compiler of a recent book, Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans. (PITT)  She also helps to manage a substack with the same name. From their site... " We publish stories written and edited exclusively by parents with first-hand experience in the upside down world of gender ideology. Send your story to Pitt@genspect.org....

Ole Larson is a salt of the earth guy who is running for MatSu School Board as an incumbent and former Board President. He worked in an arena, prisons and youth detention facilities, for decades and has a refreshing no-nonsense style free of pretension and manure you'll often find on school boards. I get to interview Ole today on the show but in many ways, it's as much about his opponent...

Did you know that the Greek word for “sin” is hamartia, an archery term for “missing the mark”? Making Christ the Target of Our Lives is the slogan and vision of a wonderful group I've come to discover called CenterShot Ministries .  Using archery as a means of reaching more people for Christ, CenterShot Ministries, when asked why, says... It is affordable.  It levels the playing field.  It c...

Peter Murphy and the group he represents called Invest In Education believes that school choice is something that is beneficial to all children. The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), a federal piece of legislation he is working hard to advance, is a $10 billion scholarship tax credit to expand educational freedom and opportunity for up to two million students throughout the nation. Under...

Jonathan Keller is one of the nicest guys I know working in one of the most difficult places to advance pro-family, pro-life, pro-liberty measures. He heads up our sister organization, California Family Council , and does an unbelievable job in one of the most socialist leaning locales in all the country. At the same time, he reminds me, there were more Republicans who voted for President Trump in...