Lighthouse Faith

As America celebrates its 250th year, Lauren takes a look back at a classic episode of the Lighthouse Faith podcast with prolific author and pastor, Robert J. Morgan. In 2020, Pastor Morgan published the timeless book, 100 Bible Verses That Made America, which serves as a powerful reminder that the Bible is woven in and through America's conception, birth, and journey. The history spans centuries,...

Executive Director of the Providence Forum, Dr. Jerry Newcombe, says America is at a crossroads and wants to encourage Americans to unleash their inner patriot. He believes it's time for us to learn the basics of what made America great: a foundational belief in God. As written in the Declaration of Independence, we are "endowed by our Creator..."   On this episode of the Lighthouse Faith podcast,...

Little Patriots are not born; they are made. Believing that younger generations are being taught to loathe America's founding ideals, Dr. Ben Carson is working to undo the harm. Through his American Cornerstone Institute, the former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and renowned neurosurgeon aims to restore faith, family devotion, and patriotism to the forefront of education. On this...

After reading a troubling report on the decline of traditional American values, Princeton Professor Robert George founded Fidelity Month—a grassroots movement celebrated in June to encourage devotion to God, family, and country. On this episode of Lighthouse Faith, Professor George discusses the movement's growing momentum and explains why Fidelity Month isn't meant to replace Pride Month, but to...

“Marriage is given to us in Heaven but formed here on Earth.” According to research provided by the non-profit faith-based ministry, Communio.org, there is a definitive correlation between pre-marital chastity and a healthy marriage. Fr Matt De Gance and his brother, JP De Gance, the founder and CEO of Communio.org, explain that more young adults are attending church and getting married at higher...

God's promises of hope and joy can appear out of reach when you're in a season of suffering or pain, but God always has a purpose. He will either remove the pain or walk with us through it; He will never leave us to suffer alone. Anne Graham Lotz and her daughter, Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright, focus on that theology in their new book, "God Won't Leave You There: Joseph's Story." On this episode of the...

There’s no better place to explore America’s roots during it's 250th year than Washington, D.C., home of the nation's capital. While Washington is the center of American politics, it's also the birthplace of the illustrious Museum of the Bible.  Dr. Carlos Campo, CEO of the Museum of the Bible talks about the museum’s powerful influence over the millions who’ve visited since its opening nearly a d...

Life is a journey that is rarely easy, and many times the challenges seem insurmountable when you're in them. However, looking back from a distance helps us see God's plan within the suffering. That sentiment perfectly describes the faith journey of Victoria Arlen, award winning sportscaster, TV Host and gold-medalist swimmer.  After being diagnosed with two rare medical conditions, at the age of...

It has been one year since the conclave elevated Cardinal Robert Prevost to the papacy as Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope. While details of his upbringing and ministry in Peru are well-known, those about the man himself remain a mystery. On this episode of the Lighthouse Faith podcast, Elise Ann Allen, journalist and author of Pope Leo XIV: The Biography, provides an intimate glimpse in...

At just 15 years old, one image changed the life of Live Action founder Lila Rose and launched her pro-life activism. After encountering a graphic image of a fetus, she felt emboldened to educate young people about the reality of abortion. In 2008, she founded her non-profit organization, which became well-known for its college campus activism and undercover investigations at Planned Parenthood. O...

Are we alone in the Universe? A defining question that has shaped theological and scientific research for centuries, and one that is answered in the film, The Story of Everything. Scientific Philosopher and creator of the film, Dr. Stephen Meyer, concludes that biology and physics actually draw us closer to a Divine Creator.  It's a cinematic portrayal that 'the same God who made our minds in His...

In February, a Communist-controlled court sentenced Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. His daughter, Claire Lai, has been steadfastly advocating for his release, and on this episode of Lighthouse Faith, she shares how her father remains rooted in his faith despite his imprisonment. Claire discusses his continued stand against religious persecution as the region loses its status...

How does science point to God’s existence? On this episode of the Lighthouse Faith podcast, Lauren Green sits down with Dr. Michael Guillen, a renowned scientist and creator of the new film The Invisible Everywhere, to discuss how his deep dive into physics led him from staunch atheism to a profound Christian faith. He examines the current "cosmological crisis" facing the scientific community. He...

This weekend, millions of Christians worldwide will gather to celebrate Easter. Beyond the secular traditions of bunnies and decorative baskets, the holiday centers on faith, a beautiful reminder that Jesus Christ's resurrection is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about a Messiah. On this episode of the Lighthouse Faith podcast, Dr. Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Dallas...

Entertainment legend Kathie Lee Gifford shares her faith and biblical knowledge in her new book, Nero & Paul: How the Gospel of Grace Defeated the Ruler of Rome. Throughout her more than four decades as a talk show host, singer, songwriter, and author, she has never shied from her faith in Jesus. Instead, she has always embraced her greatest role, child of God.  On this episode of the Lighthouse F...

They sat on seemingly opposite ends of the spiritual spectrum: Benjamin Franklin, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, a man of science and reason, and George Whitefield, a man of God who ignited a religious revival in the 1700's called "The Great Awakening." Yet Divine Providence brought them together to form an unlikely friendship and partnership. Franklin printed Whitefield's...

The Oscars shine a bright light on the best of the film industry. When done right, movies can help audiences understand complex realities through storytelling — but when context is limited, films have the power to fictionalize narratives to mislead and rewrite reality.   On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, Jacki Alexander, CEO of the media watchdog Honest Reporting, explains why the Oscar...

There's a biblical narrative that mirrors today's war in Iran and cannot be ignored. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Bible story of Queen Esther of 2,300 years ago, when the young Jewish woman confronts the Persian King Xerxes about the plot to kill all the Jews hatched by his high official Haman. The king then allows the Jews to protect themselves against their aggressors, which beco...

"I Can Only Imagine" is recognized as the greatest-selling Christian record of all time. Adapted into a movie of the same name in 2018, it tells the real-life struggles of MercyMe's lead singer, Bart Millard's complicated relationship with his father. Now, a sequel to the film has just been released. "I Can Only Imagine 2" digs deeper into the song, "Even If", about Millard's struggles and pain de...

Is the Devil sexist? Yes, and No.  Satan has a war chest of spiritual deceptions in his arsenal; some are tailored specifically for women, says Christian author and speaker Emily Wilson Hussem.   It doesn't matter the age, the enemy tries to destroy women with discouragement, sorrow, and even despair in life against the particular light that women bring to the world. On this episode of Lighthouse...

The prophet Jeremiah warned about putting too much reliance on the heart, saying, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"And yet in today's nomenclature, the heart reigns supreme as the purveyor of truth, that its feelings equate with reality.  But what if the heart is filled with darkness? What if the heart leads you into spiritual depression and anxiet...

Always feisty. Always blunt. The Catholic League's president, Bill Donohue, is not terribly fond of New York City's new Mayor, Zohran Mamdani. And it's not because Mayor Mamdani is Muslim. He doesn't care about that. What he cares about is the observation that Mamdani has excluded traditional religious practices, specifically, Judeo-Christian heritage. On this episode of the Lighthouse Faith podca...

The hidden war against Christians living in Nigeria is being brought to light. On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast Lauren is joined by CEO & Founder of Across Nigeria, Brad Brandon to raise awareness the massacre of Christians living in Nigeria, the immense violence being inflicted by dominant Islamic-based regimes living in the area and his organizations efforts to mediate the crisis. Lea...

There are many films and documentaries about World War II and the grim reality of the Holocaust of the six million Jewish lives taken at the hands of Nazi's, and the subsequent allied victory that brought it all to an end. Or did it?  The documentary "Among Neighbors," shows the lingering effects of the cruelty of the Third Reich, when even six months after the end of the war, as Jewish survivors...

TED Talks are 18-minute videos of influential speakers. So, here's a question: What would Jesus say if he gave a Ted Talk? Turns out, He already did some two-thousand years ago, and it's probably one of the most, if not the most, influential and profound speeches of all time. It's called the Sermon on the Mount, found in the book of Matthew. Many people may not know its name, but they know many of...