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

Jake Libbey is a deep thinker. He's intense, opinionated and unbelievably hard working. As owner of Crystal Clear Creative C3 , a highly successful ad agency, Jake is also the founder and publisher of the Alaska Watchman . If you've followed Alaska Family Council, you know I am a huge fan of the Watchman that has quickly become a powerhouse in exemplary, on-line news reporting in Alaska...

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Some people you meet are very intelligent and you walk away knowing it.  Others are brilliant but you leave the conversation thinking you were the smartest guy in the room. Dr. Mark Newcomb is one of those latter guys. As the Headmaster of Holy Rosary Academy in Anchorage, recently ranked for the second time in consecutive years as the top ranked private school in the Great Land, Dr. Newcomb has t...

Joyce Moropolous has an infectious smile and incredible heart for those who are facing unplanned pregnancies. It's why she started volunteering for HeartReach Center in the MatSu Valley, a pregnancy care center offering FREE and confidential services to men, women, and families in need of pregnancy testing, pregnancy options information, limited obstetric ultrasounds, emotional support, mater...

Daniel Suhr is waiting on the Alaska Supreme Court. And he's not the only one. As a Managing Attorney for the Liberty Justice Center , a public interest law firm tasked with defending constitutional freedoms, Daniel recently spoke at the Glacier Brewhouse in Anchorage to a group of legal minded Federalist Society members and others about Alaska's recently enacted ranked choice voting (RC...

Jim Crawford is a third-generation Alaskan whose been in the banking business and political arena for over forty years. Appointed by former Alaska Governor Jay Hammond, Crawford served on the Investment Advisory Committee, charged with putting structure, systems, accountability and safety into the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. He currently serves as President of Capital Alaska, LLC. Crawford...

Darathea Lathan knows what women need when they're facing an unexpected pregnancy. They need love. They need space to breathe and room to relax and sort out the complicated and anxious emotions and thoughts running through their hearts and minds. And she knows that God has given her a passion for that in Anchorage, Alaska where she calls home. Healing Under Gods Miracle Expectancy (HUG ME) is...

As first century churches were established by followers of Christ, it didn’t take long for false teachings to creep in through people with persuasive personalities and ideologies. In response, Paul and others needed to constantly point out to churches those things that misrepresented God and His Word to keep professing Christians from going astray. Paul wrote, “ …mark them which cause divisions an...

Nick Begich III, or NB3 as many nowadays are referring to him, is certainly in his element when speaking individually to someone or on a bigger stage. He most definitely inherited that casual, folksy, even keeled tempo from the Begich family tree. His Uncle Mark is legendary for it. But NB3 fell far from the family tree when it comes to his political leanings. Growing up in Florida with his matern...

Bethany Marcum heads up the Alaska Policy Forum and is a state treasure in terms of what it means to be an exemplary leader. Principled. Articulate. Well Prepared. Grounded. Strategic. We need more Bethany Marcums in the Great Land and toward that end, the Alaska Policy Forum is launching its inaugural leadership academy. CLICK HERE to learn more about it. I'm thrilled to have Bethany on &quo...

Did you know that more than 40,000 Alaskans have signed a petition calling for the Convention of States to place restrictions on the Federal Government ? Or how about that Alaska was one of the first states to pass a resolution calling for the Convention ? Is there a tie in to what is going on with the Federal Convention of States and the current effort to call for an Alaska State Constitutional C...

Jubilee Underwood was an engaged Mom enjoying her kids athletic activities and life in the MatSu Valley, one of the most conservative, family friendly spots in the Great Land. She hadn't been involved in any political or public speaking engagements to speak of. And then Covid hit. As the mask mandates got more and more severe, requiring school athletes to wear them even during games, she had...

Craig Campbell is as pleasant as he is incredibly gifted and diverse in his vocations. On a recent episode of our weekly podcast/broadcast, " I'm Glad you Said That ", I was blessed to converse with Craig about numerous issues including his support for a constitutional convention this November that Alaskans will be voting on as they do every 10 years.   Craig Campbell is a multi-tal...

On a smoky, sultry summer day in Alaska, who better to chat with about politics than Suzanne Downing ? I'm honored to have Suzanne with MustRead Alaska on "I'm Glad You Said That" today.  We'll dive into the results, surprises and confusion of the recent U.S. Congressional Special Primary Election in Alaska that currently has Sarah Palin holding a 10 point lead over Nick B...

Denise Harle (pronounced like the motorcycle) is a college football fanatic as am I. She named her boy after a former Ohio State Buckeye quarterback (Kirk Herbstreet) and if you know me, that is something that makes me smile. She went to Florida State University, as did my mom, so we have a lot in common but for today's episode of I'm Glad You Said That , we're not talking football....

Chad Hufford is a guy who thinks about wealth creation and management as much from a Biblical perspective as a financial perspective. The two are actually intimately aligned. Money and possessions are mentioned more than 800 times in the Bible and the message is fairly clear: Nowhere in Scripture is debt viewed in a positive way. On today's show of " I'm Glad you Said That ", C...

Katy Talento is a veteran policy advisor, health care reformer, epidemiologist and thought leader.  A compelling communicator, Katy has served as Director of Speechwriting for the Republican National Committee. She spent two years as a Catholic nun and has worked with the poorest of the poor from East Africa, to industrial Russia and inner-city America. Talenko now serves as Executive Director of...

When Mike Robbins was running for Mayor of Anchorage, the liberal newspaper, Anchorage Press, did a story on him calling him "Trump Lite" presumably because of Robbins involvement as State Chair of the Trump Presidential campaign and his foray into pageants and fast times in his younger days. Mike has become a good friend and brother in Christ over the years and he is as interesting as h...

Bernadette Wilson is fiercely committed. Whether she's coaching figure and hockey skaters on how to more effectively use their edges, lambasting and educating the Anchorage Assembly on freedoms they've trampled or rallying conservatives on any number of issues, Bernadette is passionate. Her latest adventure is State Director of the Alaska Chapter of Americans for Prosperity and you can b...

How do we take our Biblical knowledge and convictions into every sphere of our life including our jobs and relationships and entertainment and hobbies and politics and education ? In education today in particular, it seems as though there is an extremely overt, direct assault on our children by the academic elite set on undermining Biblical truth. As believers, is it our responsibility to put kids...

Do parents have any rights regarding concerns they have about their children being forced to mask up for 8-10 hours at a time in public schools ? Do you find it ironic and frustrating that nobody was masked at the Super Bowl, including celebrities and political influencers, and yet children the very next day were mandated to mask up all day at school ? Are there real studies that show masks are no...

Do parents have any rights regarding concerns they have about their children being forced to mask up for 8-10 hours at a time in public schools ? Do you find it ironic and frustrating that nobody was masked at the Super Bowl, including celebrities and political influencers, and yet children the very next day were mandated to mask up all day at school ? Are there real studies that show masks are no...

Michael Thiessen has taken a very prominent role in his native Canada to stand up for the rights of Christians and for freedoms in general that Prime Minister Trudeau and others are more than willing to eviscerate. With a heart for training and mentoring young adults and pastors, and advancing both church and cultural renewal, Michael Thiessen serves Liberty Coalition Canada as the Founder and Pre...

If there is one thing liberals in this state are afraid of, it's losing control of the judges and how they are selected. As has been written about countless times, see HERE , HERE and HERE for three examples, the Alaska Judicial Council and the Alaska Bar Association simply do not represent Alaska's political, social and cultural make up.   In my conversation with Alaska State Senator Mi...

Jonathan Quick lives up to his name in many ways. He's quick to engage on a wide assortment of vocational adventures that are pretty impressive. From serving as Chief of Staff to Mayor Charlie Pierce, who is currently running for Governor, to running an eclectic hardware store in Nikiski (click HERE for that) to launching an organic, vegan skin care line with his daughter (click HERE for that...