Mary welcomes back Pastor Mike Abendroth to talk about forgiveness, such a timely topic in an age where selfishness and brutality seem to rule. What does the Bible teach us about forgiveness? What in the heart of God prepares us sinful humans to be forgiven, AND to...
Headlines: I Feel the Earth Move
Feeling unsteady, like the earth itself is moving beneath? You are not alone. Despite the fact that the Bible predicts an increase in seismic activity, that's not today's topic. We try here on headline day to make a dent in the importance of a few of the biggest...
Katie Connell: Getting Off the Food Grid
Q90 ladies Katie and Mary take a look at a trending topic: Ultra-processed foods (UPFs). With the rise in both colon cancer and dementia among people far too young to worry about such things, fingers are being pointed at our chemical-riddled foods. Not just fast foods...
Replay – Jeremy Lundgren: Faith, College, and Finding Your Path
[Original airdate 2/13/25] In today’s Stand Up for the Truth, Dave Wager and Jeremy Lundgren, president of Nicolet Bible Institute, discuss the impact of higher education on young people’s faith and direction. Lundgren shares his journey from studying construction to...
Gary Kah: Ayatollahs, Aliyah, and General Anarchy
Mary welcomes back Gary Kah for a timely discussion on Iran, Islam, elections, and Jewish emigration to Israel. What is next for Iran, everyone is waiting impatiently. As much as we might have expected Trump to make a decision on that by now, it is so complex that...
John Haller: Middle East Stalemate, or Checkmate?
Mary welcomes John Haller back to the conversation - and with his extensive understanding of the Middle East we always come away seeing things a bit more clearly. Today is no exception. John has dug deep into the weeds of what is going on over there and "complex"...
Headlines: Burning the Midnight Oil
Tim and Mary are back to stare boldly into the face of another news cycle that seems to get a bit darker by the day. With the Bible's exhortation to stay alert and awake in hand, we try and make sense of several topics. Iran is first up. Who will strike first, America...
Andy Woods: The Lengthening Shadows
Mary welcomes back Pastor Andy Woods for another engaging conversation about things we need to stay on top of: first up is antisemitism. As shocked as we all were with the university protests back in 2023/24, now that those have faded from the headlines, now what?...
Michael Johnson: Hope Behind the Headlines in the Slavic World
On today's FRESH NEW PODCAST, host Dave Wager opens with 1 Corinthians 12:26, a reminder that the Body of Christ is connected, when one member suffers, we suffer together. His guest is Michael Johnson, president of Slavic Gospel Association, who also brings a strong...
JB Hixson: Our Home in Glory
Mary welcomes JB back to the podcast to discuss heaven. Yes, Jesus promised to go and prepare a place for us, but he qualifies it like this: "no one comes to the Father except by Me." Is that exclusive, or inclusive? Or both? No other religion on earth promises heaven...
Chris Quintana: Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic
We have noticed over the years that we can throw details of current affairs at Chris Quintana and he never ducks nor flinches. And so shall it be as Mary welcomes back Chris to talk about so many things. What does it mean to be "rearranging the deck chairs on the...
Headlines: Agentic Ai – Control, or Chaos?
Today's news cycle takes us beyond simple chatbot Ai and into the next wave: Agentic Ai. Simply trying to keep up with advances in Ai tends to give the impression that people are up 24 hours a day making changes to all the expectations, and rearranging what we think...
Headlines: Nation Against Nation, Kingdom Against Kingdom
On this week's headline podcast, Tim and Mary take on some of the huge changes that are causing societal upheaval. First we talk about the entirety of the climate hoax and how it appears that nations and institutions are backing off a bit on the hysteria. Why?...
Mondo Gonzales: The Age of Intensity
Mary welcomes back Mondo Gonzales to look at current headlines through the lens of the intensity of events. Are things really cranking up or is there just more coverage? Even with the volume bar in the red, Jesus' words about birth pangs rises above the tumult and...
Replay – Dr. Ted Baehr: The Media-Wise Family
[Originally aired 3/27/25] In the first half of today's podcast, Mary chats with Dr. Ted Baehr, long-time authority on the media and the importance of having standards and guardrails in place to ensure that our kids are mentally and emotionally equipped to live as...















