Pastor Paul Edwards is guest hosting The Bob Dutko Show on WMUZ 1035 FM in Detroit.
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Alan D. Strange (PhD, University of Wales) is professor of church history at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, a conference speaker, and the author of various works, including The Doctrine of the Spirituality of the Church in the Ecclesiology of Charles Hodge.

TOPIC: Empowered Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Spiritual Mission of the Church
Video: Dr. Lloyd-Jones Interview with Aneirin Talfan Davies

Adam O’Neill, PA-C is a Psychiatric Physician Assistant and owner of Adam O’Neill & Associates, author of The Mind after Eden: Psychiatry in a Post-Fall World, The Patience of Hope: Encouragement for the Sufferer through the life and ministry of George Matheson, and The Mind for His Glory: A Theory of Applied Christian Psychiatry (forthcoming), and serves as executive director for the Faith and Medicine Foundation. He is a member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.

TOPIC:  A Response to John MacArthur’s Statement on Mental Health

Matthew L. Halsted is associate professor of biblical studies at Eternity Bible College and author of Paul and the Meaning of Scripture: A Philosophical-Hermeneutic Approach to Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Romans.

TOPIC:  The End of the World as You Know It: What the Bible Really Says About the End Times

Israel-Gaza War
CNN: Biden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if it launches major invasion of Rafah
NYT: Biden’s Warning on Weapons Supplies Creates Outrage in Israel 
Jerusalem Post: Jewish orgs. express fury over Biden's weapon warning to Israel

2024 Presidential Election
CNN: Burnett asks Biden how he is going to turn the economy around. He said he already has
Yahoo News: Ex-Obama Strategist Names ‘Terrible Mistake’ That Could Cost Joe Biden The Election
CNN Video: Axelrod explains why he thinks Biden’s pride could lose him the presidential race
AP:  News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds

Local News
Detroit News: Gilbert foundation contributes $15 million to Detroit neighborhood investment fund
Detroit News: Michigan lawmakers departing from Whitmer on some of her top budget priorities

Other News
Christian Post: Billy Graham statue to be unveiled in US Capitol: 'Great honor'
BGEA: Billy Graham statue to be unveiled in U.S. Capitol in rare honor, commemorating his lifelong ministry

Christianity Today: If You’re a Christian, You Should Probably Thank Your Mom

AP: We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do you stop doomscrolling in bed?
AP: Get better sleep with these 5 tips from experts

In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
    for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. [Psalm 4:8]

It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
    for he gives to his beloved sleep. [Psalm 127:2]

AP: Team Penske suspends senior leadership. What to know about the scandal that has rocked IndyCar
AP: Georgia mother identified as person killed in fall at daughter’s Ohio State graduation ceremony

Jordan J. Ballor is director of research at the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, an initiative of First Liberty Institute, and the associate director of the Junius Institute for Digital Reformation Research at Calvin Theological Seminary and the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity & Politics at Calvin University.
TOPIC: Taking Satanism Seriously
Public Discourse: The Family and the Force

Jordan J. Ballor is director of research at the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, an initiative of First Liberty Institute, and the associate director of the Junius Institute for Digital Reformation Research at Calvin Theological Seminary and the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity & Politics at Calvin University.
TOPIC: Taking Satanism Seriously
Public Discourse: The Family and the Force

Alun Ebenezer is the Executive Headmaster of The Fulham Boys School in London, England. He speaks extensively at schools, universities, churches and conferences, has written articles for the national and Christian press and is the author of ‘And They Crucified Him’, ‘Revelation’ and ‘The Heart of the Problem’. He is a member of Amyand Park Chapel in London.

TOPIC: : Call to Action: Become the Man God Designed You to Be
Alun Ebenezer calls men to stop being passive and pursue godly character. In thirty chapters, he provides practical steps for pursuing godly manhood. Take action to become the man of God you must be—the man who our churches, schools, universities, workplaces, families, communities, and countries need you to be.

Ewan C. Goligher (MD, University of British Columbia; PhD, University of Toronto) is assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and has published over 100 papers and several book chapters. As a physician practicing critical-care medicine, he is regularly involved in helping patients and families navigate difficult decisions about medical care at the end of life.
TOPIC: How Shall We Then Die: A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Death

The Trump Trials
AP: Here is what Stormy Daniels testified happened between her and Donald Trump
AP: Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set
BBC: Trump's classified documents trial in Florida indefinitely postponed
CBS News: Georgia appeals court will review decision that allowed Fani Willis to stay on Trump's Fulton County case

The 2024 Presidential Election
AP: In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war
The White House: Remarks by President Biden at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Annual Days of Remembrance Ceremony
CSPAN Video: President Biden at Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
NYT: Biden Puts Arms Shipment to Israel on Hold Amid Dispute Over Rafah Attack 
The Hill: 5 twists that could shake up the election before November
CNN: Young voters see a reason for Biden to worry about Michigan

The Babylon Bee
Video: Woke Jesus

The Boy Scouts
BSA: Boy Scouts of America to Become Scouting America
WSBT: GOP lawmakers slam Boy Scouts' gender-neutral name change: 'Wokeness destroys everything'
AP: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membership

Other News
AP: Tornadoes damage homes, FedEx facility in southwest Michigan
AP: Team Penske suspends senior leadership. What to know about the scandal that has rocked IndyCar
AP: Georgia mother identified as person killed in fall at daughter’s Ohio State graduation ceremony
Christianity Today: Duke Ellington Read His Bible in the Bath

Professor and Chair of Theater at Northwestern College
TOPIC: Scenes With My Son: Love and Grief in the Wake of Suicide

Pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan
Online Faculty in Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary
Visiting Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary
TOPIC: Reformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic Introduction

Director of Women’s Ministry at Grace Road Church in Rochester, NY
TOPIC: A Bit of Earth: A Year in the Garden with God

President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY
TOPICS: The 2024 Presidential Election, The UMC Reversal on Homosexuality, Campus Protests
World Opinions: The Antisemitism Awareness Act is a big problem
WEBSITE: www.albertmohler.com

Holocaust Remembrance Day
AP: Biden to condemn current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance amid college protests and Gaza war
NYT: Biden to Condemn Antisemitism at Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
Justice Antonin Scalia: 1997 Holocaust Remembrance Day Speech

The Trump Trials
CNN: Judge’s warning provides dilemma for Trump over whether he will risk jail for a political point
CNN: Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt for 10th time over gag order and threatens jail time

The United Methodist Church
RNS: After vote to repeal LGBTQ bans, many gay Methodists are now fully out
RNS: With a final flourish, United Methodist conference eliminates all anti-LGBTQ policies

Campus Protests
Jonathan Turley: Columbia Caves: Commencement is Canceled Due to Pro-Palestinian Protests
Carl Trueman: What the Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests Are Really About
NYT: Gaza Isn’t Root of Biden’s Struggles With Young Voters, Polls Show

TOPIC:  Who’s Afraid of Christian Nationalism?
CSPAN April 7, 2024: https://www.c-span.org/video/?534679-3/mark-david-hall-book-whos-afraid-christian-nationalism
Paul Edwards: Making Up Evangelicalism

Mark David Hall joined the faculty of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University in 2023. He is one of the most outstanding scholars of early America, whose many distinguished publications have argued persuasively for the crucial importance of Christianity in the flourishing of America’s experiment in ordered liberty. He is also widely regarded as a leading student of religious liberty and church-state relations in America. Hall has served or is serving as an expert witness for the U.S. Department of Justice, the State of Arkansas, the Alliance Defending Freedom, and the Institute for Justice. Prior to Regent, he was the Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox University.

Dr. Hall earned a B.A. in Political Science from Wheaton College (IL) and a Ph.D. in Government from the University of Virginia. Hall’s primary research and writing interests include American political theory, the relationship between religion and politics, and religious liberty/church-state relations.

Dr. Hall has written, edited, or co-edited a dozen books, including Who’s Afraid of Christian Nationalism: Why Christian Nationalism is Not an Existential Threat to America or the Church (Fidelis Books, forthcoming); Proclaim Liberty Through All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans (Fidelis, 2023); Did America Have a Christian Founding?: Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth (Nelson Books, 2019); Great Christian Jurists in American History (Cambridge University Press, 2019); Faith and the Founders of the American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2014); and Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2013). He has also penned more than 150 book chapters, journal articles, reviews, and other pieces.

TOPIC:  Campus Antisemitism is the Most Dangerous Strain

Mystik Dan Wins the 150th Kentucky Derby
Video: Track Announcer Travis Stone calls the 150th Kentucky Derby
Video: NBC Sports' Larry Collmus calls the 150th Kentucky Derby

Riley Gaines at Adrian College
Video: Riley Gaines Speaks at Adrian College Commencement on Sunday, May 5, 2024
Detroit News: Critic of trans athletes Riley Gaines tells Adrian College grads, "I chose to be courageous'
Detroit News: Controversy Embroils Adrian College's Commencement Speaker

John MacArthur Sparks Controversy Over Comments on Mental Illness
Christian Headlines: John MacArthur Claims There is No Such Thing as PTSD, OCD, and ADHD
Video: Q&A For the Valley Conference
Adam O'Neill: A Response to John MacArthur's Statement on Mental Health

Jeff Seidel:  Goodbye, Xfinity: Why I'm Breaking Up with You