This feature is a conversation with John Mauck, a lawyer who believes Theophilus was a legal official in Rome, which leads him to conclude that the book of Acts is actually a legal brief.

Paul on Trial is published by Thomas Nelson and available through Amazon.com.

In the 46 years since, Christian philosophers, theologians and scholars have fought to recapture lost ground. I recently had an opportunity to sit down with three theology professors from the Moody Bible Institute to talk about the issue of âChristian scholarship.â

Guests include:

Bryan Oneal, Assistant Professor of Theology
Marcus Johnson, Assistant Professor of Theology
Dr. David Finkbeiner, Professor of Theology

Follow this link if youâd like to read Alvin Plantingaâs article: Advice for Christian Philosophers.

Who Made God is published by EP Books and is available through their website or through CBD.

For more information about Dr. Andrews, visit his website.

Pastor Anthony Carter of East Point Church in East Point, GA, helps us think about this issue.  He has an article in the upcoming December 2009 edition Table Talk Magazine entitled: âOut of Many, One.â

Janet Morana, co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign and Executive Director of Priests for Life
Dr. Vince Rue, Director of the Institute for Pregnancy and Loss
Amy Sobie, Spokesperson for the Elliot Institute
Paula Talley, Missouri State Leader for Operation Outcry

Once a translation has been completed there are many ministry partners who come along side Wycliffe to see these translations get into the hearts and minds of a community.  One such ministry partner, Faith Comes By Hearing.  Morgan Jackson is the ministryâs Director.

So why are we so interested in aliens and does the Bible have anything to say about the subject? Gary Bates, CEO of Creation Ministries International and author of Alien Intrusion, takes a look.

For more information about life on other planets, you can follow this link for an article written by Gary Bates answering the question: âDid God Create Life on Other Planets.â

I recently attended a conference whose focus was to train pastors in the effective training of their members to do just that. One of the speakers was Rev. Phillip Jensen, Dean of Sydney and Senior Minister at the St. Andrews Cathedral in Sydney, Australia. He is also the Director of Ministry Training and Development for the Sydney Diocese.

Matthias Media sponsored the recent conference and has many resources for church training materials.

Click here if youâd like more information about our 9th President or todayâs inauguration.

This once forgotten figure, buried in the genealogies of the Chronicles, was at the center of a debate about the believer and prayer. Nearly 10 years later, Jabez has faded back into pages of the Old Testamentâbut a new book reexamines these two short verses and offers an insight into how God uses pain to bring healing into our lives as His children.

John W. Mauck is the principle attorney for Mauck and Baker, LLC.   He is the author of: The Healing of Jabez: How God Uses Pain to Bring Healing (Credo House Publishing, 2009).

The complete conversation with John Mauck is available for download here.

This extended feature is an update on the appeal of this case as well as look at the ongoing struggles regarding the public display of the 10 Commandments.

Guests include:

Col. John Eidsmoe, Legal Counsel for the Foundation for Moral Law
Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman of the Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law

Guests include:

Sarah Harbert, Missionary with the Crescent Project
David Davis, Missionary with TEAM
Candy Gibson, Missionary with World Impact
Nathan Davenport, Missionary/Recruiter for Pioneer Bible Translators
David Hall, Mobilization Director for Worldwide Evangelization for Christ
Tom Ward, Missionary with World Venture

By the way, I found a very helpful blog entry that gives some great tips for sending care packages to missionaries (what to include, what NOT to include, and dozens of suggestions).  More information is available at: www.missionary-blogs.com/missionary-care-package-ideas.html.

Dr. Donald DeYoung, Astronomer and Chair of the Physical Science Department at Grace College in Winona Lake, IN, reports on what they found.

Guests include:

Michael Smith, President of HSLDA
Bernie Beall, Founder of Great Commission Families and U.S. Missions Director for Family Mission International
Doug Phillips, Founder and President of Vision Forum Ministries
James McDonald, Pastor of Providence Church in Morton, IL

In 2008 I produced two features based on Chris Klickaâs book: Home School Heroes.

Click here for Part I: Homes School History (from August 11, 2008)

Click here for Part II: Legal Battles (from August 20, 2008)

If you are interested in making a donation in honor of Chris Klicka or to help his family, information is available here.

Guests include:

Greg Clugston, Senior Whitehouse Correspondent for SRN News
Dr. Marvin Olasky, Editor-in-Chief of WORLD Magazine and Provost of The Kingâs College, NY

Guests include:

Peter Breen, Executive Director of the Thomas More Society
Eric Scheidler, Executive Director of the Pro-Life Action League
Nora Doherty, Sidewalk Counselor
Shannon Buckner, Nursing Student and Sidewalk Counselor
Sarina Eesa, an immigrant from Ghana who was impacted by Sidewalk Counselors

An extended version of Thursday's feature (part III) on Men's Ministry.

Guests include Kirk Baker, Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies, and Ernest Gray, Special Instructor of the Bible.  Both men are on faculty at the Moody Bible Institute.

While these features are not meant to promote any particular menâs ministry or approach, Ernest Gray does mention the impact that âThe Crucible Projectâ has had in his life as he learned to wrestle through the issues facing us as men today.  Click on the link for more information.

Guests include Kirk Baker, Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies, and Ernest Gray, Special Instructor of the Bible.  Both men are on faculty at the Moody Bible Institute.

While these features are not meant to promote any particular menâs ministry or approach, Ernest Gray does mention the impact that âThe Crucible Projectâ has had in his life as he learned to wrestle through the issues facing us as men today.  Click on the link for more information.

Guests include Kirk Baker, Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies, and Ernest Gray, Special Instructor of the Bible.  Both men are on faculty at the Moody Bible Institute.

While these features are not meant to promote any particular menâs ministry or approach, Ernest Gray does mention the impact that âThe Crucible Projectâ has had in his life as he learned to wrestle through the issues facing us as men today.  Click on the link for more information.

Todayâs guests include:

1. Alex Chediak, author of With One Voice: Singleness, Dating and Marriage to the Glory of God and a professor at California Baptist University.
2. David Butler, Ministry Operations Director for Trans World Radio, serving on the island of Guam.

This feature with Dr. Viggo Sogaard, Senior Professor of Communication at Fuller School of Intercultural Studies, and Theo Asare, Founder and President of TheoVision International, examine reaching these people with the Bible.

Dr. Sogaard recently wrote an article entitled: Advancing Bible Translation for Non-Reading Audiences for the Lausanne World Pulse publication.

Click here if youâd like to hear more about the ministry of TheoVision International from in a two-part series I produce in 2003.

Todayâs guest is Brett Schaefer, Jay Kingham Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.

Click on this link for more information about his book: Conundrum: The Limits of the United Nations and the Search for Alternatives, (published by Rowman & Littlefield, 2009).

The audio of Muammar Gadhafi is courtesy of the United Nations.

Besides his fictional works, he was also a very important writer on popular scientific issues of his day; like his 9 book, 3-volume series with Thomas Huxley entitled: The Science of Life (1929-1930).

His writings continue to be influential today, but what is the true legacy of this compelling author?  This report with Doug Phillips, President and Founder of Vision Forum Ministries, and Dr. Jerry Bergman, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Toledo Medical School in Ohio, takes a closer look at this question.

Click the link to read Dr. Bergmanâs article: H.G. Wells: Darwinâs Disciple and Eugenicist Extraordinaire (as published in TJ, 2004).

Click the link to read a brief biographical sketch on H.G. Wells by Doug Phillips from the website of Vision Forumâs upcoming film: Mysterious Island.

Vision Forum has also produced a wonderful resource on the topic of Science Fiction entitled: Christianity and Science Fiction: Reclaiming the Genre for Christ.

If youâd like to listen to the two-part feature we did this Spring on leaves and trees, click here.

Michael Farris, Chancellor of Patrick Henry College, and Dr. Frank Guliuzza, Chair of the Government Department at Patrick Henry College, take a look at the Constitutionâs purpose, interpretation and application.

More information about Patrick Henry College is available here.

Last year, I produced a two-part series looking at the history of the U.S. Constitution. 
Click here for Part I 
Click here for Part II

For more information about ordering the free 96-page booklet: Sharing the Pro-Life Message, click here.

If youâd like to support the work of the Pro-Life Action League, click here.

Dr. David Barker, the W.H. MacBain Professor of Pastoral Studies at Heritage Theological Seminary, helps us take a look at this Psalm in order to understand the contention over what it is speaking about: the creation week, the flood or both.

If youâd like to read Dr. Barkerâs 1986 article entitled: The Waters of the Earth: An Exigetical Study of Psalm 104:1-9, originally published in the âGrace Theological Journalâ (7.1, 57-80), click here.

Guests include Mark Seignious, Associate Professor of Electronic Media Communication at Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN and Ripley Smith, Professor of Communication at Bethel University, also in St. Paul.

This feature looks at a few of these questions with Timothy Lynch, Director of the Cato Instituteâs Project on Criminal Justice, and Dr. Darrell Bock, Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Professor of Spiritual Development and Culture for Dallas Theological Seminary.

Timothy Lynchâs article examining Sen Danforthâs report is available from Catoâs website.

Todayâs guest is Dr. Michael Orr, Professor of Communications at the Moody Bible Institute in Spokane, WA.

Todayâs guests include:

Frank Manion, Senior Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice
Michael Koelzer, owner of Kay Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, MI and spokesman for Pharmacists for Life International
Susan Muskett, Senior Legislative Counsel for the National Right to Life Committee

So how do we honor Christâs high-priestly prayer that âwe would be one as He and the Father are one?â This conversation with Dr. Mark Ross, Associate Professor of Theology at Erskine Theological Seminary in Columbia, SC, takes a look at this difficult issue.

His article entitled: âIn Essentials Unity, In Non-Essential Liberty, In All Things Charityâ was published in the September 2009 issue of TableTalk Magazine.

Todayâs guest is Tom Brejcha, President & Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Society.

Galileo is often used by secular scientists as an illustration of what happens when religion interferes with science, but is this really his legacy ? I spoke with Dr. Danny Faulkner, Professor and Astronomer at University of South Carolina â Lancaster, to find out.

This feature with Ken Smoll and Mike Delorenzo reports on the events surrounding the crash, how God is already at work through this tragic accident and how we can pray for the families, the mission and missionaries these men served in the region.

For more information on the Memorial Funds for both the Toewsâ and the Williamsâ, visit this page on the AIM Air website.

A number of stateside memorials will be occuring in the months ahead:

Frank Toewsâ memorial service is Sept. 19th at 2pm
Haines Creek Baptist Church, Leesburg, FL
The church phone number is 352-742-2442

Ryan Williamâs memorial service is September 26th, First Baptist Church of Oviedo, FL.
A second memorial service will occur on October 10th in Holland, MI (Location TBD).

Both Dawn and Tiffany are updating their personal stories through their blog sites:

Tiffany Toews 
Dawn Williams

These special features look at the life and legacy of Paul Rader.  The audio comes from a 1-hour documentary I produced in 2003 entitled: Save Them: The Life of Paul Rader, Christian Radio Pioneer. The video is available to download at Behemoth.com and is also available on DVD or VHS. Copies are available for purchase. If interested, email me at paul.butler@moody.edu.

Guests include:

Mark Ward, Christian Radio Historian, author of Music in the Air
Larry Eskridge, historian at the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals
Paul A. Rader, former President of Asbury College, Wilmore, KY
James Snyder, historian and author of Paul Rader: Portrait of an Evangelist
Art Rorhiem, co-founder of Awana International Ministries

Todayâs guest is Dr. Jerry Bergman, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Toledo Medical School in Ohio. The Acts and Facts publication published a short article by Dr. Bergman on this topic in their May 2009 edition.

If youâd like to order copies for yourself, click here.

If youâd like to order a larger quantity for your church or ministry, click here.

This feature with Dr. Gerry Bell, Lead Seasonal Hurricane Forecaster for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Dr. Larry Vardiman, Chairman of the Astro/geophysics Department for the Institute of Creation Research; takes a look at these powerful storms and how theyâre an important part in the global weather system.

This conversation with Jose Bowen, Dean of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, challenges faculty to reconsider how we teach and technologâs role in the process.

The Chronicle for Higher Education recently featured Mr. Bowen in the article: When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom.

This feature is an informal discussion with three bloggers who say there is a big difference between discernment and what is often behind these blogsâcynicism.

Guests include:
1. Steven Wedgeworth, Assistant Pastor at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (CREC) in Clinton, MS; teaches High School Humanities at the Veritas School in Jackson, MS; and blogger ( Wedgewords)
2. Steve Walden, Freeland Writter and blogger ( Waldenswits)
3. Scotty Smith, Pastor of Preaching, Teaching and Worship at Christ Community Church in Franklin, TN.

The idea for todayâs feature came from this recent post on Steven Wedgeworthâs blog.

Scott Brown, director of the National Center for Family Integrated Churches, is the author of: Family Reformation: The Legacy of Sola Scriptura in Calvinâs Geneva (Merchant Adventurers, 2009).

He is offering copies of the book at a 50% savings if you order Wednesday or Thursday through the website.

This feature comes from a recent conversation I had with Scotty Smith, Pastor of Preaching, Teaching and Worship at Christ Community Church in Franklin, TN. He speaks about the lessons he has learned over his life of ministry and how he hopes to finish well.

His article âThe Genuine Lifeâ was published in the June 2009 edition of Table Talk Magazine.

Kourosh Bagheri is the founder and director of Radio Aramesh. To visit their Farsi website, click here. If youâd like to read their Spring Newsletter in English, click here.

Personal Note: While traveling to Africa earlier this year I sat next to Mr. Howard who attends the same church as Kourosh.  It is through him that I got in contact with Mr. Bagheri.  I am always amazed at the connections that God lines up in His way and in His time.

Guests include Kathy Mullins, President of the Ugly Duckling Foundation and the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Solvang, CA, and Kristian Buur, Commercial Adviser with the Danish Consulate in Chicago, IL.

Story excerpts were told by my wonderful wife Pamela Butler.

Most of Andersenâs stories can be found online. One particularly good site is: http://hca.gilead.org.il/

Todayâs guests include Kenneth Sanney, Assistant Professor of Law and Regulation in the College of Business, Finance and Law for Central Michigan University and Bob Powers, Vice President of Government Relations in the Capital Hill Office of the National Religious Broadcasters.

Lane Keister is the Pastor of both Hull Christian Reformed Church and Hope Reformed Church in Hague, ND.  His blog is: Green Baggins.

His article: Evangelizing the World was published in the June 2009 issue of TableTalk Magazine.

This conversation with Rev. Paul Yeulett, Pastor of Shrewsbury Evangelical Church (Shrewsbury, England), explores this important issue.

He has published an article entitled: Brotherly Love, which is available online from the Banner of Truth Trust.

Todayâs guests include:

1. James McDonald, Pastor of Providence Church near Peoria, IL
2. Rev. Ronald Mackenzie, retired minister with the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland

Click here to read a lecture by Ronald Mackenzie on the âLife of Andrew Melvilleâ (a pdf).

Click here for The Life of Andrew Melville the Scottish Reformer (1840) by Thomas MâCrie from Google Books.

This feature is based on a recent conversation I had with Robert E. Hage, an aeronautical engineer who began his life by considering the heavens and ended up finding the Creator.

Bobâs autobiography When I Consider the Heavens was published in 2003 by Fair Havens Publishing and is available at amazon.com.

The California decision was later reversed, but there are still dozens of other regulatory challenges facing the home school community in the US. This conversation with Home School Legal Defense Association President Michael Smith looks at some of these cases as well provides some advice for new homeschooling famlies.

HSLDA has a website just for new homeschoolers: www.youcanhomeschool.org

According to a press release from the Family Research Council, Planned Parenthood made over $1 billion last yearâwith a third of that coming from the US Taxpayer. While the recent amendment was defeated, there are a growing number of voices opposing the public funding of this organization.

Guests include: Matt Yonke, Assistant Communications Director for the ProLife Action League, Stephen Broden, Senior Pastor at the Fairpark Bible Fellowship Church, Dallas, TX, and Dr. Charline Youst, President of Americanâs United for Life.

If youâd like to contact your representatives in Congress regarding your position on the public funding of Planned Parenthood, click here for how to reach them.

To watch former IL Senator Obamaâs entire speech before the Planned Parenthood event in 2007, it is available here (courtesy of YouTube).

Justin Taylor, Editorial Director of Crossway Books and Bibles in Wheaton, IL, helps us answer this question.

His article entilted: A Teachable Spirit was published in the June 2009 edition of Table Talk Magazine.

This feature with Dr. Donald DeYoung, Astronomer and Chair of the Physical Science Department at Grace College in Winona Lake, IN, looks at this giant of a planet and the impact event causing such a stir.

This feature highlights the work that Bethany Christian Services is doing to reach out to those facing unplanned pregnancies. Guests include Marc Andreas, Vice President of Marketing and Communications and Sandra McClaughlin, Executive Director for Bethany Christian Services in Western Pennsylvania.

This conversation with Dr. Kevin Zuber, Professor of Theology at the Moody Bible Institute, examines and answers some of the claims of âThe Eldersâ regarding religion and the oppression of women.

The videos included in todayâs feature can be found on their website.

For generations, these words have compelled many within the church to participate in the work of evangelism and missions all around the world; but the great commission is about more than conversion, it also calls for the building up of the believer, what we often identify today as âdiscipleship.â

This piece features: Dr. Peter Mead, Dr. Erwin Lutzer and Dr. K. Edward Copeland.

Apollo 11 was the mission that brought man to the surface of the moon for the first time. This feature takes a look at this historic event with Space Historian Andrew Chaikin and Space Enthusiast David Coppedge.

To commemorate this significant event, Andrew Chaikin has published two books, both available through his website:

1. Voices from the Moon. Viking Studio, 2009

2. Mission Control, This is Apollo.  Viking Children, 2009.

July 15th was the anniversary of his birth so I took a trip down to the Art Institute of Chicago to learn about this famous painter with Dr. John Walford, Professor of Art History at Wheaton College.

Lasyt year, the NEA conducted a follow-up study and recently released the results.  This piece takes a look at the report with Sunil Iyengar, Director of the Office of Research and Analysis for the National Endowment for the Arts.

Also included in this feature is a conversation with Dr. Grant Horner, Associate Professor of English at Masters College in Santa Clarita, CA, on why the reading of great literature is important for us as adults.

Todayâs guests include:

1. Dr. D.G. Hart, Historian and Author
2. Dr. Michael Haykin, Professor of Church History & Biblical Spirituality, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
3. Doug Phillips, President of Vision Forum Ministries
4. Dr. Steven Lawson, Senior Pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, AL

Dr. Lawson has written a wonderful book entitled: The Expository Genius of John Calvin ,published by the Reformation Trust, 2007.

Also, the Reformation Trust released a book in 2008 entitled: John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology. It is edited by Burk Parsons.  In it, youâll find Dr. D.G. Hartâs chapter entitled: âThe Reformer of Faith and Life.â

Finally, Vision Forum Ministries is selling the complete audio recording of the Reformation 500 Celebration through thier website.

In 2007 Dr. Lawson wrote a book for the Reformation Trust entitled: The Expository Genius of John Calvin.

He also has a chapter entitled: âThe Preacher of Godâs Wordâ included in: John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology published by the Reformation Trust in 2008.

The Codex Sinaiticus Project has been sponsored by a number of prestigious institutions including the British Library and the National Library of Russia.  The interface allows the user to examine a digital image of the Greek texts, as well as see a Greek transcription of the portion in the viewer and also provides an English translation in case you canât read Greek.

This feature takes a look at some of the claims around this early text with Dr. Michael Wechsler, Associate Professor of Bible at the Moody Bible Institute.

This feature highlights a conversation I had recently with Gary Brady, Pastor of Childs Hill Baptist Church in London, England, about this topic.

Garyâs book is entitled: Heavenly Wisdom and is available through Evangelical Press.

Constitution.com has an online version of the book available here.

I have produced a limited number of paperback versions of the book (101 pages) with footnotes which are available for $15 plus postage.  If interested, email me at: paul.butler@moody.edu and include your address.

This report is on the history of fireworks, how they work and the best ways to stay safe while enjoying the celebrations with Dr. Timothy Tritton, President of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, as well as Ralph Apel, President of National Council on Fireworks Safety.

This feature with Dr. Heidi Campbell, Assistant Professor of Communicaiton at Texas A & M University, takes a look at its impact on society and the media industry.

Media In Church and Mission by Viggo Sogaard was published by William Carey Library in 1993.  The book is now out of print but there are many used copies available online.

Todayâs piece features highlights from the May 7, 2009, National Day of Prayer Annual Observance in Washington D.C. with Gen. James F. Amos, Assistant Commandant for the USMC and Brig. Gen. David H. Cyr, Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.

This conversation with Rev. Jim Gibson, co-pastor of First Baptist Church of Cleveland, TN, commemorates Chrisâs life and the faithful service of his family to the people of Mauritania.

For more information about Christopher Leggett and how you can help his family, click here.

The funeral will be held at First Baptist Church of Cleveland, TN, at 2pm ET on Tuesday, June 30, 2009.  Directions and information available through their website.

The song âHe Gave His Lifeâ was written by Eric McNelley, sung by Leo Lametterey.

This feature highlights three of these celebrations with:

1. Doug Phillips, President of Vision Forum Ministries which is sponsoring the âReformation 500 Celebrationâ in Boston, MA, July 1st â 4th.
2. Dr. Michael Haykin, Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who is speaking at the âCalvin for the 21st Century Conferenceâ sponsored by the Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI, August 27th â 29th.
3. Scott Anderson, Director of Conferences for Desiring God Ministries which is sponsoring the: âWith Calvin in the Theatre of God Conferenceâ in Minneapolis, MN, September 25th â 27th.

This piece features a conversation with George Thomas, Anchor and Senior News Reporter for CBN News.

George Thomas has produced a number of features on the country of Iran, click the links below for a few of the stories:

1. Inside Iran: Truth and its Consequences
2. Inside Iran: The Young and the Restless
3. Inside Iran: Signs of the Apocalypse
4. Inside Iran: A Rising Chorus

For more information on Kodakâs composition suggestions, click here; for tips on taking better pictures, click here.

There are many online services that will convert your photographs into coffee table quality books.  Shutterfly is just one such company who provides this service.

If youâd like to hear Stephenâs complete message entitled: âJourney through Hoseaâ it is available here from Sermonaudio.com.  The complete series up to this point is also available here.

This piece highlights the power of a fatherâs words with Scott Brown, Director of the National Center for Family-Integrated Churches; Lyndon Azcuna, Director of the Malachi Dads program with Awana International and some of the men from Christ Fellowship Church in Naperville, IL.

Todayâs feature focuses on how to reach out to those who have come out of this lifestyle and placed their faith in Christ. How can we as the church reach out to them and walk along side them as they learn what it means to be transformed by the renewing of their minds and to help them find their true identity in Christ.

Guests include Dr. Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology for the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Randy Thomas, Executive Vice President of Exodus International.

To read Randyâs testimony, it is available through the Exodus International Website.

For Dr. Mooreâs article: âJoan or John?â, it is available through his website.

This conversation with Rev. Terry Johnson, Senior Minister of the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savanna, GA, takes a look at what that might mean for us today.

âThe Public Readingâ by Rev. Terry Johnson is featured in the July 2009 edition of Tabletalk Magazine from Ligonier Ministries, available through their website.

This piece features a conversation with two seasoned parents: 1.) Dave Johnson â grandfather, home School father of three and a farmer in central Illinois and 2.) Nancy Campbell â mother of 6 grown daughters, grandmother to more than 30 grandchildren and editor of Above Rubies Magazine, a publication meant to encourage mothers and homemakers.

Todayâs conversation was based on an article written by Dave Johnson entitled: A Biblical and Practical View of Discipline in the Christian Home, from the Summer/Autumn 2006 Alliant Magazine, a publication of Illinois Christian Home Educators.  A .pdf of the complete article is available online here.

This feature looks at a handful of these stories and their significance with Steven Ertelt, editor of Lifenews.com.

This report looks at the life and legacy of this scientific giant, James Clerk Maxwell; featuring Randy Guliuzza, National Representative of the Institute for Creation Research.

Recommended resources:

1. The Life of James Clerk Maxwell, by Lewis Campbell and William Garnett (McMillian and Co., 1884).  Available online from Google Books.
2. Man of Science, Man of Faith: James Clerk Maxwell, by Christine Dao. Originally published in Acts & Facts. 37 (9): 8.
3. Five of Maxwellâs Papers are available from Project Gutenberg by clicking here.
4. James Clerk Maxwell by Ann Lamont. Creation 15(3):45-47
5. âMaxwell and creation: Acceptance, criticism, and his anonymous publicationâ by Philip L. Marston (2007).  American Journal of Physics 75 (8): 731â740.  It can be purchased online here.
6. Physical Sciences for Christian Schools by E.L. Williams and George Mullinger (1974, BJU Press).

This feature is from a conversation I had with Jim McBride, executive producer with Sherwood Pictures.

More information about the transition is available from the FCC.

Information regarding the challenges facing those who are hard of hearing or deaf, it is available from the CSD.

This report takes a look at the controversy surrounding section #334 of House Bill 2410 with Tom McClusky of the Family Research Council, Wendy Wright of Concerned Women for America and Jessica Sage of Americanâs United for Life.  

If youâd like to read the complete bill yourself, click here.

If youâd like to find the numbers for your representatives, click here.

Jessica Sageâs article: The 40th Anniversary of NARAL: Is Life in America Better Today Because of Reproductive âChoiceâ? is available through thier website.

This last part in my series on Bible translation is a look at how partnerships with the local church are not only accelerating the process, but also uniting the body of Christ.

Guests featured in todayâs piece:

1. Liz Thomson â Comprehensive Project Manager of Scripture for All, Uganda-Tanzania Branch
2. Lukasi Manumbu â Bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God in the Mara Region, Tanzania
3. Tim Gilmore â Mara Cluster Team Leader for the Uganda-Tanzania Branch
4. Hilkiah Deya â Anglican Bishop in the Mara Diocese, Tanzania
5. Daniel Ouma â Bishop of the New Life Gospel Community Church, Mara Region, Tanzania
6. Danny Foster â Training Coordinator for the Uganda-Tanzania Brach
7. Bob Creson â President of Wycliffe, USA
8. Johnny Walker âLinguist, Uganda-Tanzania Branch

If youâd like more information on how you can partner with Wycliffe Bible Translators, you can visit thier website: http://www.wycliffe.org or visit their blog at: http://wycliffeusa.wordpress.com

Yesterday we were introduced to the process of how they verify a new translation, and today, weâll see how Wycliffe is involved in literacy and wider community impact.

Today's guests include:

1. Robin Rempel â Literacy and Scripture Use Coordinator/Consultant, Uganda-Tanzania Branch
2. Kansabee Wilson - Local Bwisi Pastor
3. Bob Creson â President of Wycliffe USA
4. Kabasakay Spice - Local Bwisi Woman Testifying to the Value of Konde's Story
5. Timothy Bandirana â Coordinator of the Bwisi Translation and Literacy Team
6. Mubulya Wilson â School Teacher, Head Master, Chairman of Developing Languages in the Bwisi District

If youâd like more information on how you can partner with Wycliffe Bible Translators, you can visit thier website: http://www.wycliffe.org or visit their blog at: http://wycliffeusa.wordpress.com

Today weâre introduced to the process of verifying the Bible translations for quality and accuracy.

Todayâs piece features the following guests:

1. Tim Gilmore â Mara Cluster Team Leader, Uganda-Tanzania Branch
2. Liz Thomson â Comprehensive Project Manager of Scripture Access for All, Uganda-Tanzania Branch
3. George Payton â Translation Consultant, Uganda-Tanzania Branch
4. Mary Breeze â Africa Area Translation Coordinator and a Translation Consultant
5. Michelle Smith â Translation Assistant, Uganda-Tanzania Branch
6. Paulinus George Kitende â National Translator, Kwaya tribe

If youâd like more information on how you can ppartner with Wycliffe Bible Translators, you can visit thier website: http://www.wycliffe.org or visit their blog at: http://wycliffeusa.wordpress.com

Today's pieces features the following guests:

1. Bob Creson â President of Wycliffe USA
2. Tim Gilmore â Mara Cluster Team Leader for the Uganda-Tanzania Branch
3. Liz Thomson â Comprehensive Project Manager for Scripture Access for All project, Uganda-Tanzania Branch
4. Danny Foster â Training Coordinator, Uganda-Tanzania Branch
5. Samuel Mubbala â National Translator and Project Leader for the Lugwere Language, Uganda-Tanzania Branch
6. Futakamba - National Translator for the Zanaki Language in the Mara Language Cluster

If you'd like more information on how you can serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators, you can visit thier website: http://www.wycliffe.org or visit their blog at: http://wycliffeusa.wordpress.com

My thanks to Wycliffe USA for making my trip to East Africa possible.  Also, I would like to thank everyone at the Uganda-Tanzania Branch who showed such warm hospitality to the media team while we were there. 

1. Bob Creson â President of Wycliffe USA
2. Hannington Bahemukae â Translator and Bishop in the Charismatic Episcopal Church
3. Richard Nzogi âTranslator and Linguist for the Lugwere language
4. Musinguzi Charles â Project Leader for the Bwisi Project, Bible Translator
5. Liz Thomson â Comprehensive Project Manager for Scripture Access for All in Uganda and Tanzania

If youâd like more information about Wycliffeâs work and how you could be involved, you can visit thier webpage: www.wycliffe.org

My thanks to Wycliffe USA for making this trip possible.

This feature with Kevin Swanson, Executive Director of Christian Home Educators of Colorado and Director of Generations with Vision, and Christopher Klicka, Senior Counsel of the Home School Legal Defense Association, takes a look at some of the questions facing those making this important decision.

Kevin Swanson's book: Upgrade: Ten Secrets to the Best Education for your Child is an excellent resource for parents wrestling with education questions, whether homeschooling or not. It is available through his website.

Christopher Klicka's book: Homeschool Heroes is a wonderful overview of the many struggles early homeschooling pioneers faced to make it possible today. It is available through the HSLDA website.

Garyâs book: What The Bible Teaches About Being Born Again (Evangelical Press, 2008) is available through CBD.

This feature looks at the impact school shootings have had on gun control legislation with author, pastor and lawyer Randy Singer.

The feature also includes excerpts from a 1999 Moody Radio broadcast shortly after the tragedy.  Pastors Gino Geraci and Craig Steiner bring an important conclusion to this feature for us as believers from that broadcast.

Guests include Tom Skwerski, project manager for exhibitions at the Field Museum and Scott Demel, archeologist in the department of anthropology at the Field Museum.

Click here for more information about the Real Pirates Exhibition at the Field Museum.

News clips courtesy of The Daily Show and CNN.

The article from Aprilâs Acts and Facts is available at their website.

David is offering an outline of his lecture on this topic through his website.

This report features interviews with John Moore, the director of The Widowâs Might, Isaac Botkin, one of the organizers of the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival and Jerry Dalton, President of Dalton Pictures.

This feature with Bryan Oneal, Assistant Professor of Theology at the Moody Bible Institute, looks at philosophy and the Christian.

For more information about the resources mentioned in todayâs feature:

1. R.C. Sproulâs book: The Consequences of Ideas, published by Crossway and available through Ligoneer Ministries.

2. Francis Shaefferâs classic: How Then Shall We Live is available from CBD.

3. Alvin Plantigaâs article entitled: Advice to Christian Philosopher is available online through Leadership University.

4. Greg Bahnsenâs article: Beware of Philosophy is available online through Answers in Genesis.

This conversation with Pat Baker focuses on how to address this spiritual problem and get true victory. Patâs article: âIn Critical Conditionâ was published in the March/April 2009 edition of Discipleship Journal.

This feature takes a look at the issue of lawful protest with Col John Eidsmoe, legal counsel for the Moral Law Foundation, and Nat Hintof, Senior Fellow with the CATO Institute.

This podcast is the complete 20-minute conversation with Stephen Gambill.