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

"Unleash Your Citizenship" Over $30 million in revenue More than 300 staff members At least 25 attorneys on staff Nearly 650K on mailing lists; 750K on email lists Defeated nearly 350 bills in the last year Passed more than 200 bills in the last year Impressive statistics for a movement Alaska Family Council & Action is privileged to be a part of. The "movement" I'm re...

My good friend Jonathan Keller has been in the pro life arena since he was in high school. He is truly a gem in the movement and as President of the California Family Council , our sister organization, he's about to experience an unprecedented, almost unimaginable scenario. In light of abortion likely coming back to the states following the Dobbs decision in the summer of 2022, California Gov...

Dr. Josephine Glaser is a naturalized Filipina American who felt called into medicine in early childhood while growing up in a loving, faith-based home in a resource poor area of the Philippines. Her family immigrated to the US and settled in St Louis during her early adolescence. The lessons she learned from her experiences of culture shock helps inform her approach into each patient encounter to...

Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, Jr really cares about people. All people. You can sense it in his sincerity and passion when he speaks. As a clinical psychologist based in California, Dr. Nicolosi runs the BreakThrough Clinic specializing in drug and alcohol addictions, binge eating, sexual addictions, and many other addiction-related disorders. Reinitegrative Therapy , a form of treatment Nicolosi pioneered...

Leigh Sloan is a podcaster , coach and consultant at "Brave Nation" where she empowers leaders to create significant cultural reform in their spheres of influence. Recently, she took on the role of overseeing a group called Alaska Parents' Rights in Education , part of a national movement to engage and equip Moms and Dads to counter some of the leftist indoctrination that's hap...

Pastor Ron Hoffman, shown here with his wife Crystal, had some big shoes to fill. The church he now leads, Anchorage Baptist Temple, has been an influential presence in Alaska for decades.   ABT's founder and former lead pastor, Dr. Jerry Prevo, is now President of Liberty University, one of the largest Christian schools of higher education in the world. Based in Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty...

Pete Talbott is so much more than one of the founders of Relief Factor , one of the most successful dietary supplement companies in U.S. history. He started off his early career as a professional singer in his late teens, hosted his own cable talk show at the age of 18, founded Five Loaves and Two Fish, Co in 1974, followed by 12 Baskets Restaurants in 1976, 12 Baskets Catering in 1977, and 12 Bas...

Maggie Gallagher doesn't know when to stop. In a wonderful way. A syndicated columnist, Gallagher is a founder of the National Organization for Marriage as well as the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy. Most recently, she has been charged by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to expand and promote the work of the archdiocese's Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and...

Ben Carpenter served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey and Kuwait as a member of the United States military. He has a few opinions on what just transpired in our country's 20 year engagement in that part of the world.  Raised on an Eastern Washington apple orchard, Ben never thought he'd go back into farming. Turns out he was wrong. In addition to representing, as an Alaska House Member, the...

As a Secondary Teacher at Anchorage Christian Schools (ACS), Spencer Moore has a unique view on how today's youth are impacted by corporate, media, political and other "woke" establishments. And as a young parent, he knew he had to get involved to advocate for his kids and their future. Now he's a Region 3 Representative for the Alaska Republican Party and is bringing salt and...

As a member of the Armed Services, Eagle River resident Ted Smith had the intensely cool job of training pilots how to survive in the wilderness of Alaska if their planes came down. It happens. And when it does, they needed to be prepared to respond with confidence in the harsh new environment. The obstacles were plenty but the training equipped them to make the best decisions. Later in life, Smit...

Chris Gatch is a soft spoken man with a hard core passion for reaching youth here in Alaska. With mask mandates, critical race theory and LGBTQ ideologies being force fed to students, suicide rates doubling, test scores plummeting despite funds continuing to explode, the school climate in the Great Land seems bleak. Until you open your eyes to ministries like Youth For Christ led by Chris. With ex...

The saga, and the opportunities, continue. Join us today on Family Matters for Part 2 of my interview with the affable couple, Paul and Marilyn Hueper. As you might recall, the FBI broke down their door, pointed multiple firearms at the Huepers and their Homer Inn and Spa guests (including a 17 yr old minor), handcuffed and interrogated them for hours because Marilyn resembled someone who was insi...

When Paul and Marilyn Hueper, owners of the beautiful Homer Inn and Spa , heard the crash of their door being broken down and saw the barrels of multiple guns pointed at them in their home, their minds remained on the Spirit that gave them life and peace. Was it frightening ? Yes. Was it startling ? Certainly. But they remained calm knowing their Savior was front and center and that they had nothi...

Joel Davidson has so much to offer this great state. In addition to raising a huge, educated, God-fearing family out in the MatSu Valley who will almost certainly keep critical American traditions and love of country alive in the Great Land, Joel runs the ever-growing Alaska Watchman - a superbly written on-line news source reporting from an unabashedly Judeo-Christian perspective. Ironically, he...

Alaskans and even those outside the Great Land have been hearing, reading and seeing a lot about Kelly Tshibaka. I'm so grateful to have another opportunity to visit with her on Family Matters today. - Was there a specific moment when she felt compelled to put her hat in the ring for U.S. Senate ? - What does she believe about protecting women from having to compete against men in sports ? -...

Leigh Sloan's Facebook page says she likes to "influence pioneers with brave wisdom to create significant cultural reform." Heavy stuff. As is the issue of critical race theory (CRT) being debated heavily across our state and nation now. What is CRT and why is there such a heated discussion about it ? Can we do anything to stop it from being a part of the public education curriculum...

It's a moment those of us in the pro-life community have waited a long time for. The United States Supreme Court has elected to take up a case directly related to the viability of pre-born babies.  The case involves a Mississippi bill that preserves the human right to life and limits abortion when “the probable gestational age of the unborn human being” is “greater than” 15 weeks, “except in...

Did you know there was a Christian-centered baseball team competing in the Alaska Baseball League ? The Eagle River/Chugiak Chinooks is a group of men's college players, most of whom attend and play baseball at Christian schools like Biola, The Masters College and Arizona Christian University. They compete against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots, Anchorage Bucs, MatSu Miners and Kenai Peninsula...

Isn't it tiring how many aspects of our lives have been needlessly and blatantly politicized ? From "woke" American corporate Board rooms to national anthem kneeling in pro sports to mainstream media actively choosing sides in stories they sell to the public to LGBTQ activism and critical race theory being forced upon students at public schools. It seems as if there is very little n...

As Vice President of Strategy for Family Policy Alliance , our national partner, Autumn Leva is an attorney who has spent the last decade advocating for families at both the state and national levels of government—and from both within and outside government. She has a breadth of political experience with a heart for the Gospel. On Family Matters today, Autumn and I will discuss the national discus...

Corinthians Wiley is a big guy with a big laugh who loves everybody. He is an intimidating presence and has served in the Department of Corrections where he monitored inmates and gained their respect because he believes every person has value. Wiley knows that every person makes mistakes and that each should be treated with dignity and respect. He is also the newest State Director in Alaska of BLE...

Rod Dreher describes himself as a Conservative, Orthodox Christian, Southerner, Europhile, and Eclecticist.  He is a senior editor and blogger at The American Conservative and author of several books, including How Dante Can Save Your Life , The Benedict Option , and Live Not by Lies . He has written about religion, politics, film, and culture in National Review and National Review Online , The We...

Kevin McGary grew up in the "hood" in San Francisco. He has seen and experienced racism and yet the organization he founded, Every Black Life Matters , stands outside of the mainstream Black Life Matters movement that has taken our nation by storm. As he has noted, "If we are complicit with precipitating foundations of injustice when life actually begins, it is impossible to assert...

Craig DeRoche knows what it means to nearly lose everything. Except his relationship with Jesus Christ. As the current President and CEO of Family Policy Alliance , Craig fell hard into the trap of addiction. His life story is a wonderful testimony to the power of the Gospel and of a God of mercy and reconciliation. As the former Speaker of the House of the Michigan Legislature, Craig has served a...