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It's easy to forget that in an era with the best economy since 9/11, more than 40 million people in the US live l with food insecurity, which is the technical term for when you don't know how you're going to eat your next meal. Nick Koster is the Program Director at Open Access in Homewood, IL. Christopher Clark grew up in Harvey, IL, a community in Cook County a high poverty rate. Despite much mo...

In modern Christianity, we tend to view jobs as "sacred" (pastor, worship leader, missionary) and "secular" (teacher, police officer, construction worker). But that's not an idea found in the Bible. Rather, it sneaked it's way into Christianity a few hundred years after Jesus. Andrew Scott sees much of the future of spreading the Gospel happening both in the U.S. and around the world, as happening...

Luke from For King and Country shares his personal story of a catastrophic knee injury, a life threatening illness, and how God not only brought him through, but used it to form the music of For King and Country.  For King and Country's latest release is Christmas: Live from Phoenix. Connect with the band via their website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

When the #metoo hashtag popped up on social media in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, it became obvious that there were countless Christian women who were coming forward with their stories of harrassment and discrimination. All the stories on social media demanded that one question be answered. As Christians, what can we be doing? Nate Larkin leads Samson Society, a nonprofit based out of...

Dr. Karen Cassiday is the President of the Anxiety and Depression Board of America (and a former Animal Planet TV personality!), and is familiar with the mounting pressure on children and teens in a culture that pushes youth to take on every concievable activity in the name of "preparing for college." How can you dial back the committments and get your family's schedule back under control? Dr. Cas...

In our first episode, we avoid the topics that have been utterly exhausted on the 24/7 news cycle, and ask teh question...how do we become better neighbors and friends with people who don't look like us? Two wise voices weigh in. John M. Perkins is an 87 year old civil rights leader who endured beatings at the hands of men who taught Sunday School in his own town. Rather than driving him into hatr...