Mary welcomes back Chris Quintana, pastor, student of the Bible, lover of truth. Chris has a way of gleaning great truths from the Scriptures. Today we take a look at the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon’s salute to vanity based on his long experiences and the rewards life offers. Something about this book will strike first time readers as not only un…

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 earning a Ph.D. in theology, emphasizing that education isn’t just about career paths but personal growth and…

Today we welcome back Mike Abendroth to discuss the complex issue of doubt. What is it? Do Christians suffer bouts of doubt? As much as it can be the carrier of condemnation, it doesn’t necessarily need to bring on waves of guilt. Perhaps God has something for us in those hours. The dark night of the soul is something many believers suffer through …

In this installment of Stand Up, we explore the archaeological evidence for the Exodus with Creationist Brian Young of the Creation Instruction Association. If you are a student of the Bible and believe it is the Word of God from beginning to end, you might not ever have asked this question over, say, a 7 day creation issue or any other hot topic i…

Mary Danielsen talks with Dr. Brady Blevins of Watchman Fellowship about cults, particularly the ones that knock on your door with their version of truth, their Jesus. [Original airdate: 2/8/24] Here we are in our homes, knowing we have the truth of Jesus Christ, and someone comes by with their own. What do you do? Fight or flight? Dr. Blevins has …

Dr. JB Hixson Mary welcomes back JB Hixson to discuss one of the greatest literary devices in the Bible, the Paradox. Even though the carnal mind might view them as contradictions, what is really in view is the comparison between what we might think the Kingdom of God is, verses the reality that has the power to destroy the loftiest goals or ideals…

[Original airdate: 1/23/24] We welcome back Pastor and Bible Scholar Andy Woods of Sugarland Bible Church. Andy is a wealth of biblical insights and reasoned responses to countless passages and doctrines that Christians should be thinking through and studying faithfully. Today we discuss Israel with a wide lens, some of the questions that have aris…

Mary welcomes new guest Alana Arguello, author of “Unearthing Yoga’s Ancient Roots”. She serves on the board of The International Society of Christian Apologetics. Her book, “Unearthing Yoga’s Ancient Roots” take us on an in-depth tour of its dark history. Yoga is considered by many in the church as a grey area. When it comes to practices like this…

Today on Stand Up Mary takes a look at this week – this historical inaugural week – and the full stop of the engines of the progressive agenda that started even before the Clinton Mafia took over politics. Pundits are referring to Trump as one of the most significant movers and shakers of the century, even in all of American history. With such a gl…

[Original airdate: 1/18/24] Mary Danielsen chats with author Dave Jenkins of Servants of Grace Ministries about contentment and what it means to have God be our all-in-all. Dave calls it the “journey of a lifetime” not only because our trials and difficulties can be lifelong but because God is working a great weight of glory in each of His children…

Mary welcomes back author, apologist and Israel expert Jim Fletcher today for a timely chat about the recent deal for the Israeli hostages. Some say it's about time, we must get them back. Others say it is extortion, since the face of terrorism is not going to change in Israel regardless. The Gazans were dancing in the streets; was it because peace…

[Original airdate: 1/16/24) We chat with author, blogger and speaker Alisa Childers on the topic of "deconstructing" Christianity; what it is, why it's destructive and how to respond. With terms like "ex-vangelical" and "toxic" faith/Christianity/church being tossed around, it would appear we have a postmodern exit demographic to deal with. Is it a…

It's headline time again, another attempt to make sense of a lot of nonsense, at least from a worldly perspective. But eternally speaking, there is more sense to it all than you might think. Today we talk about the spiritual aspect of the wildfire disaster and what some Christians think is a helpful spin but it is not. Speaking for God on any given…

Mary welcomes Dr. Mitch Glaser, director of Chosen People Ministries since 1997. Chosen People is one of the oldest and largest Messianic missions in the US, having been founded in 1894. Today we get to know him a bit, through his testimony and also the story of Chosen People, what they believe, what they do. We will look at the current state of an…

Mary welcomes back Mike Gendron today to discuss Catholicism and this vast mission field of over 1 billion souls. If you have been raised in that tradition and come to true faith, you know how difficult it is to evangelize them. Why is this? The average Catholic has one string on their guitar: "I'm basically a good person." By whose standard? And b…

Today, Scott Schara gives an update on the wrongful death civil lawsuit (2023-CV-345) for his daughter, Grace. Grace was 19 and had Down Syndrome. She was medically murdered by medical staff at an Ascension Hospital. The doctors ordered a medication combination that euthanized Grace - Precedex, Lorazepam, and Morphine; and put an illegal Do Not Res…

Mary welcomes back Don Veinot to discuss the faddish tendency for church-goers to dumb down the faith, bringing every wind of doctrine to blow through and take as many biblically illiterate church-goers with them as possible. Why? For profit, mostly. It's all about an audience, as so much of evangelicalism is today. And because reducing the faith t…