The Ride Home with John and Kathy

Ask-the-Pastor segment ... GUEST Rev Chris Marshall ... New LIfe Christian Ministries, Saxonburg. The Bible: How to engage deeply and prayerfully (plus other stuff) ... GUEST Dr Gary Neal Hansen, former Associate Professor of Church History at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary (living in Pittsburgh now). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Where is Heaven? - Tom Soroka What did Americans know during the Holocaust? What did they do to stop the Nazis? The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, in partnership with the Heinz History Center, is proud to host historian Rebecca Erbelding.   What Ancestry DNA Kits Reveal About God, Our Past, and the Way Forward -  J. Warner Wallace Jesus Is Lord. Period. We’re rendering unto Caesar...

President Trump announced his nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. - Dr. Chris Gacek The Day I Fervently Asked Jesus to Come Back How a friend’s tragic death gave me a new perspective on hope. - Caleb Kaltenbach Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear. - Matthew Kaemingk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Choose Your Supreme Court Justice! The Global Anglican Futures Conference in Jerusalem and then onto Nairobi, Kenya ... GUEST Anne Kennedy author of "Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People" she blogs everyday at: Preventingrace.com ... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers her 6 young children and her husband an Anglican priest. Tonight President Trump unveils his...

National Fried Chicken Day! How does an abused wife submit and pray for her husband? A conversation on Pagie Patterson, marriage, and abuse GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund, Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill Church. The Daily Habit of Prayer: Most Christians believe they should have a daily "quiet time" & bible study, & many feel guilty for being uneven at keeping it ... We'll look at the advice in the...

Reflections on the 4th ... flooding ... National Graham Cracker Day. There's A Lion In The Streets “The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets” (Proverbs 26:13) ... GUEST Pastor Bill Glaze, Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. All the Lonely Workers: Why the social dimension of work is more important than ever ... GUEST Brian Dijkema, Program Director, Wo...

Things to do in Pgh for the 4th ... + the fountain has been repaired. For Love of Animals: Christian Ethics, Consistent Action ... GUEST Charles (Charlie) Camosy, Associate Professor of Theological and Social Ethics, Fordham University. Church "detains" Jesus Mary and Joseph. Progressives Deploy Religious Ignorance and Bigotry to Stop Amy Coney Barrett ... GUEST David French, senior writer at the...

The Joyful Longing of Paul McCartney’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’ ... GUEST Brett McCracken is a senior editor at The Gospel Coalition and author of "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community," "Gray Matters: Navigating the Space Between Legalism and Liberty," and "Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide" ... Brett and his wife live in Santa Ana,...

National Camera Day! July 4th is coming up: Should we sing patriotic songs in church? ... GUEST Richard Mouw is former president of Fuller Theological Seminary and author of "Adventures in Evangelical Civility: A Lifelong Quest for Common Ground". This Weekend at the Movies ... GUEST Bob Waliszewski ... is a parent and former youth pastor ... He's also director of Plugged In Online, which is visit...

Was Jesus Poor? Jerry Bowyer, Editor of Town Hall Finance. The relationship between social isolation/the breakdown of traditional community and the ugly polarization in the country. - April Lawson. Christian Hospitality in an Age of ‘They’re Not Welcome Anymore, Anywhere’ - Karen Swallow Prior. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allegheny County DA Stephen Zappala decides to charge Michael Rosfeld in the shooting death of Antwon Rose. Our need to be refreshed daily by the Gospel. ... GUEST Rev Josh Brown, Lead Pastor, Bellefield Evangelical Presbyterian Church in the Oakland district of Pgh. On Antwon Rose ...GUEST Pastor & counselor Toni Turner. Nat'l Sunglasses Day. I Want To Punch You In The Face But I Love Jesus:...

Happy Anniversary Nanni & Pap! 53 years Supreme Court rules in favor of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers: NIFLA v Becerra ... GUEST Denise Harle (Harlee) serves as legal counsel with AllianceDefending Freedom, where she is a member of theCenter for Life ... In this role, Harle focuses herlitigation efforts on defending the First Amendmentfreedoms of medical and support staff working inpregnan...

This week in the nation's capitol (TOPICS: Immigration ... Mid-term politicking ... Press secretary refused at restaurant?) ... GUEST SRN White House Correspondent Greg Clugston. Arlene’s Flowers vs. State of Washington (pre-recorded) ... GUEST Kate Anderson ... serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. A Hand...

A weekly update from the nations capitol with SRN News White House Correspondent Greg Clugston. Small Church Essentials - Field tested principles for leading a healthy congregation of under 250. - Karl Vaters Family separation at the border - The complex issue of immigration, being Christ like, and the law. - David French Sr. writer The National Review. The Education Partnership - school supplies...

Fire Road: The Napalm Girl’s Journey through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness, and Peace ... GUEST "Napalm girl” Kim Phuc (Girl in the Picture) ... she gained inadvertent fame as a 1970s antiwar icon when a photographer took a picture of her as she ran naked from a napalm attack in Vietnam ... Kim Phuc now provides the story behind the photo, chronicling her idyllic Vietnamese...

J. D. Greear Elected Youngest Southern Baptist President in Decades. Fire Road: The Napalm Girl’s Journey through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness, and Peace ... GUEST "Napalm girl” Kim Phuc (Girl in the Picture) ... she gained inadvertent fame as a 1970s antiwar icon when a photographer took a picture of her as she ran naked from a napalm attack in Vietnam ... Kim Phuc now pro...

50 worst towns in America. Jesus Is Always Bigger Than Your Faith ... GUEST Jen Oshman ... is a wife and mom to 4 daughters and has served as a missionary for 17 yrs on three continents ... She currently resides in Colorado, where she and her husband serve with Pioneers International ... Her passion is leading women into a deeper faith and fostering a biblical worldview ... writes at www.jenoshman...

A Bus and Karen Swallow Prior ... GUEST Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, Professor in the English Deptartment, Liberty University, and a senior fellow at Liberty University's Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement ("Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah Moore") See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump and Kim Jong Un's summit yesterday. Grieving a Suicide A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope ... GUEST Albert Y. Hsu is senior editor for IVP Books at InterVarsity Press, where he acquires & develops books in such areas as culture, discipleship, church, ministry & mission. Some like it Not: Marilyn Monroe statue has church venting. Atheists and Their Beliefs (from an ar...

National Corn on the Cob Day! Robert DeNiro profanity-laced tirade that garners a standing ovation at the Tonys. A bus and Karen Swallow Prior ... GUEST Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, Professor in the English Deptartment, Liberty University, and a senior fellow at Liberty University's Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement ("Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah Moore") Tough time...

The Miss America Changes Are Worth Celebrating (pre-recorded): As Christians, we should applaud when a secular organization moves to emphasize women's inner beauty over their outward appearance ... GUEST Liberty McArtor is a Staff Writer for The Stream . J&k to the phones: Have you watched the Miss America pageant? Will these changes make you more likely to watch? Your weekend has begun ... th...

Engedi: An Oasis in the Wilderness ... What does the Bible have to say about Toxic Relationships? ... GUEST Rev William Glaze, Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood PA. Social Isolation: the Quiet Epidemic ... What’s happening? What can be done? ... GUEST Brian Dijkema, program director, for work and economics at Cardus, and Senior Editor with Comment Magazine. Kairos Prison Ministry ... GUEST Br...

74 years later, a look at FDR's D-Day Prayer. The Jewish People & Prayer: The “Shema” (Deut. 6:4) ... GUEST Rev Eric Andrae, Campus Pastor, ​Lutheran Student Fellowship​ (LCMS) and at First Trinity Church. The world's highest paid athletes: a list (that includes no women). Ebola, Mudslides, Political Stability in West Africa ... GUEST Samuel Sesay, President of Edunations a ministr...

A little encouragement. Some good news on the world and the church that people don't often hear. ... GUEST Rev Steve Cordle ... Sr Pastor, Crossroads United Methodist Church. How Breastfeeding Changed My View of God ... GUEST Rebecca McLaughlin ... holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill seminary in London ... Rebecca is a regular writer for The Gospel Coalition ....

Greg Clugston SRN NEWS White House Correspondent TOPICS: North Korea summit back on Trump could pardon himself Economic numbers very good. Supreme Court Ruling on the Masterpiece cake case. Cross Cultural Faith - The Story of a South Korean Christian -Dr. Seulgi (Soolgee) Byun (Byoon) Chair of the Department of Biblical and Religious Studies  at Grove City College. Masterpiece Cake Supreme Co...