June 28, 2019

(00:00-09:02): The Democratic National debate happened this week and Brian and Ian discuss it. Numerous issues were touched on, including abortion and LGBTQ rights. (09:02-18:23): Steve Zhou writes “What Psychology Offers Christians Amid Political Polarization” in Christianity Today. Brian and Ian discuss the premise of being politically homeless and how tensions have risen within the church when it comes to political preference. (18:23-27:58): Joanie DeBrito, Director of Parenting at Focus on the Family, joins the show to discuss an article describing a 7-year-old actress from Avengers: End Game experiencing cyberbullying. She dives into this issue that strickens the nation in the age of social media and how to diffuse the bullying behavior and what to do if you are a victim. (27:58-38:02): Matt Chandler is the pastor of Village Church took the ministry world by the horns. Steve Bezner writes about being Chandler’s roommate. It is a story about how Chandler made a name for himself at school and how the author reacted to his success. Brian and Ian discuss their own insecurities in the spirit and how they overcome them. POST THIS (38:02-48:34): In an interview with CBS, Carrie Underwood describes trusting God through loss and desperation. Brian and Ian touch on how lamenting is still prayer and God urges us to cast our cares and pain on him. He just wants to know us. (48:34-59:00): Cross Cultural Worker Erik Disch is in studio to talk about his life in the mission field as well as raising a family there. He shares his story of how he ended up in India as opposed to other places and describes God’s blessing there. (58:00-1:09:15): Erik sticks around for another segment to talk about the difficulties of the culture clash between growing up in the US and moving lives to a different region of the world. He also talks about the decision to change from India to Indonesia. (1:09:15-1:15:25): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: You will love this cafe to death, all while bugs are dying in explosive homes. Bears, beats, the Colorado authorities, but nude cyclists do not...Meanwhile...aliens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.