The Family Beacon

Will Minneapolis become an abortion “safe haven?” When will attacks on local Pregnancy Resource Centers end? And what happened with the pro-life amendment in Kansas? Tune in this week to hear your hosts discuss this breaking news from a pro-life perspective. Get the facts so you can stand for LIFE!

In this episode, hosts Moses Bratrud and Grace Evans discuss the same-sex marriage bill being considered by Congress, as well as what makes a Christian marriage, and how both married and single people can be content in their situation. Make sure to subscribe on YouTube or follow us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to make sure you never miss an episode!

Why is the CDC pushing an online transgender resource chat for minors? Why do they make this dark web so easy for children to hide from their parents? And why is no one speaking up about this? Your hosts also discuss Minnesota’s recent “March for Death” where Governor Walz claimed that he was fighting for Minnesota’s children. Finally, tune in to hear about Jordan Peterson’s message to the church...

This week, vulnerable women and girls were targeted by a pro-abortion ruling in Minnesota. Many common sense pro-life laws were struck down by a district judge. Join us on The Family Beacon to hear from Renee Carlson of our True North Legal initiative, who breaks down this egregious ruling and gives Minnesotans specific ways to get involved in the fight for life. Join the pro-life revolution–we kn...

Hear Minnesota Family Council's Grace Evans speak at the Dobbs Decision Day rally in St. Paul. Inspired by her testimony? Make sure to subscribe to the Family Beacon podcast so that YOU get the top stories on life, family, and religious freedom delivered every Friday.

Note: this episode was recorded before the Supreme Court's historic ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, but in anticipation of it.   Twerking in front of SCOTUS? Stripping in churches? Fake blood-stained clothing and baby dolls? These are just three examples that highlight pro-abortion activism over the past week. Get ready for a PRO-LIFE SUMMER, because abortion activists are desparate–they know tha...

How should Christians respond to Pride month? Your hosts answer this question, as well as explain the continued attacks on pro-life groups across our nation, and unpack the latest trend in the abortion movement: alienating women from this issue. Finally, Grace and Moses give a pro-life response to one of the most common pro-abortion talking points that “women will die from back alley abortions” if...

In this episode, your hosts give an update on the bills that were defeated and passed this session in Minnesota relating to life, family, and religious freedom. Tune in to hear a special message from our keynote speaker at our Annual Dinner, former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany as well as a new project our videographer, Jack Bittner, has taken on to combat a virtual threat to many y...

Tune in to hear Grace and Moses unpack the 2022 Minnesota GOP Convention! We discuss which candidates were endorsed, allegations made against Kim Crockett, and Governor Walz fundraising off of the oppression of women and children. Do your hosts think the explicitly pro-life Jensen-Birk ticket has a good chance of defeating Governor Walz’s administration? Listen in and find out! Get the facts, stan...

This week we discuss a pro-abortion terrorist attack on our pro-life sister organization in Wisconsin as well as Senator Amy Klobuchar’s recent problematic comments concerning abortion. Our main story this week concern’s Target’s new collection for “Pride” month which includes Pride propaganda on toddler clothing, and, most horrifically, chest binders for underage girls. Grace and Moses discuss th...

Is Roe v. Wade going to be abolished? On this very special episode of the Family Beacon, Renee Carlson, General Counsel of our True North Legal initiative joins us to discuss the leaked Supreme Court opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson case, societal impacts of abortion, and what this opinion could mean for Minnesota! Our Assistant Director of Public Policy, Rebecca Delahunt, also gives a legislative...

Everyone’s been tweeting about it–Elon Musk is buying Twitter! What does this mean for freedom of speech? Should Christians celebrate this turn of events? Tune in to hear your hosts discuss Elon’s plans for Twitter and one of his side projects: developing a brain chip implant. Also, learn about a groundbreaking case regarding religious freedom that just made it to the Supreme Court, AND groundbrea...

This week your hosts discuss early rumors about the 2024 election before diving into CRT in Minnesota schools. Progressives claim that CRT isn’t present in public schools–but that claim couldn’t be further from the truth. Tune in to learn about Governor Walz’s Education Roundtable which calls for “antiracist” education and is already implemented in our state’s public schools. Every child deserves...

For this very special episode, Moses and Grace discuss the reality of Good Friday and the joy of Easter Sunday. Moses references Dostoevsky's encounter with Hans Holbein's The Dead Christ and the Easter sermons of Martin Luther, while Grace discusses Fleming Rutledge's The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Christ . Finally, the hosts discuss what it means to benefit from Christ's death and r...

We're back for Season 2! Have you been hearing about the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida? The White House has called this bill “harsh” and “heartbreaking.” Tune in to hear Grace and Moses explain why this bill actually protects kids and guarantees parents' rights—something everyone should support. Plus, learn how the confirmation of Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson shows that our society wil...

Join us for the final episode of the first season of The Family Beacon!  We go over some of the highlights of the first season and tell YOU  what's coming in Season 2 in a few weeks! Thank you so much for  listening and watching!

Far too often, Gen Z is stereotyped and viewed negatively. Here at TFB, we know that teens can break the curse of low expectations and change culture. But they can’t do it alone. In this episode, Patience Griswold, director of LEAD, joins Grace Evans on the podcast to discuss an amazing opportunity for the next generation. This year we're so thrilled to welcome pro-life activist Ryan Bomberger to...

In this episode of the Family Beacon podcasts, your hosts discuss religious doubt, the topic of Moses's recently-finished Master's dissertation. How can Christians learn from people who struggled with doubt in the past? How can we learn to fight doubt while also accepting the role of mystery in our faith? How can we, as John Donne said, "doubt wisely," asking questions while trusting in God's ulti...

For a special episode of the Family Beacon Podcast, Grace and Moses broadcast live from the Minnesota State Capitol! Tune in to hear the main issues the Democrats and Republicans will each be pushing this session as well as MFC’s key priorities in public policy–fighting for life, family, and religious freedom. Joined by special guests, Joshua Foster of the Church Ambassador Network and Rebecca Del...

Dr. Carl Trueman is one of our generation's most incisive Christian thinkers. In his recent book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Trueman tackles some of the most pervasive ideas in our culture and how they have influenced issues like the rise of transgender identification and the glorification of abortion, to name just two. In this special episode, Dr. Trueman talks with us about how...

In this second episode tackling pro-abortion arguments, co-host and pro-life activist Grace Evans debunks some of the most common pro-abortion arguments so that you can be equipped to advocate for the innocent! Don't shrink away from hard questions on abortion - get the facts, stand for LIFE!   References:   Grace’s blog—Sanctity of Life and Disability: https://www.mfc.org/familybea...

In this BONUS episode, co-host and pro-life activist Grace Evans shares about her journey of becoming a voice for the voiceless in a world that celebrates death. She debunks some of the most common pro-abortion arguments so that you can be equipped to advocate for the innocent! Grace discusses the fallacy of being personally pro-life, abortion in the case of rape, why women don’t need Planned Pare...

This week we talk about the state of Minnesota's new social studies standards, which bake CRT into the K12 curriculum. We also discuss Vice President Kamala Harris's untruths on abortion, and how one mom helped her daughter escape transgender ideology. All that and more on the Family Beacon, so YOU can get the facts and stand for truth!  #prolife #crt #minnesota #kamalaharris #transgender #ab...

In this episode, we take you behind the scenes and analyze the oral arguments at the Supreme Court last week in the Dobbs v. Jackson case. There is a clear pro-life majority on the court, but what will the court's next move actually be? Tune in to find out! Get new episodes in your inbox every Friday by going to mfc.org/subscribe .

In this special episode of the Family Beacon, we're sharing Moses Bratrud's speech to 100 pro-life activists outside the Warren Berger Federal Courthouse in St. Paul on Wednesday, as oral arguments were going on at the Supreme Court in the Dobbs v. Jackson case. Moses's message is that the focus of the pro-life movement in Minnesota must shift from Washington to St. Paul to protect the women and c...