1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Welcome into Real America's Voice News. This is Sunday the 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: Road Forward. It's been another whild week in America and 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: around the world. In times like these, our hope, our 4 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: strength comes from the Lord. Here's a great verse to 5 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: hold on to this week, Isaiah, Chapter forty, verse thirty one. 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: But those who hope in the Lord, they'll renew their strength. 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: They'll soar on wings like eagles. They'll run and not 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: grow weary, and they'll walk and not be faint. Hey, 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: in September is Suicide Awareness Month World Suicide Prevention Day. 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, September tenth coming up. Always believe that with 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: basic knowledge and skills, everyone can help save a life. 12 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: All this and more on this edition of Sunday the 13 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: Road Ford is always a word of hope and encouragement 14 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: for you and those you love, especially in these challenging times. 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: I'm doctor Tim Clinton. I'll be your host our special 16 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: guest joining this week. He's the founder and chairman of 17 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: the Faith in Freedom Coalition. Ralph Reed is back with this. 18 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: He is the co host of American sun Rise. Right 19 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: here on Real America's Voice. David Brody is with us. 20 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: She is a crisis and trauma care expert, Senior director 21 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: of Advancement, Special Project and Church Engagement for the American 22 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: Association of Christian Counselors. Jennifer Ellers is back with us. 23 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: He's the president of American Values and Senior vice President 24 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: for Public Policy for the Doctor James Dobson Family Institute. 25 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: Gary Bauer's with us. Thanks for watching. 26 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: So well. 27 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: Just before the holiday weekend, we went a couple of 28 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: days without President Trump being very visible. Radical leftists people 29 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: in the media kind of broke out and some speculation, 30 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: a lot of people buzzing up on social media and 31 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: some comments about, hey, Donald Trump may have died. Well 32 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: Trump who By the way, it already survived two assassination attempts, 33 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: and these people are like wanting him dead or something. 34 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: That's sick. It doesn't make any sense, but it shows 35 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: you where that radical left really is. Their balloons, however, 36 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: were burst when pictures emerger of the President playing golf 37 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: with his granddaughter. President had a little fun on their expense. 38 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: He went on true Social and said this never felt 39 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: better in my life. By the way, DC is a 40 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: crime free zone. Hey. The New York City mayor election 41 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: is two months away and the race is getting a 42 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: lot of national attention because one of the leading candidates, 43 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: Ma'm Donnie. He's a Democratic socialist and the real concern 44 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: is he might win the thing. What does that say 45 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: about the big Apple? My goodness, it's hard to believe. 46 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: Good news though. His faith is back in America, Christian 47 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: recording artists again are charting, and gen Z is lighting 48 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: up with fire towards face than God. I was up 49 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: in Washington this past week and went to an event 50 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: talking about Unite. That's that movement that's happening across college campuses, 51 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: and I'll tell you what, it's so encouraging to see 52 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: a generation that has been battling, especially with a lot 53 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: of mental health challenges, coming to Christ and really on 54 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: fire for God. Americans, However, in the midst of all this, 55 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: continue to be concerned and fearful about potential acts of 56 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: violence terrorism on American soil, and rightfully so that recent 57 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: shooting at Annunciation Catholic School by a transgender person has 58 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: really raised concerned about increasing violence against people of faith. 59 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: President Trump and his administration they're doing everything they can, 60 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: by the way, to help make America safe again. And 61 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: we know this that he made a move in DC 62 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: and brought in the National Guard, and guess what it's working. 63 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: And now he's talking about the administration team uping in 64 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: maybe Chicago, New York City, New Orleans and other places. 65 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: The lefts leftists, they're going crazy over it all. And 66 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: September is Suicide Awareness Month. World Suicide Prevention Day is Wednesday, 67 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: September tenth, twenty twenty five. I've always believed that if 68 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: you have the right knowledge and skills, you can help 69 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: save a life, and everyone should be committed to that end. 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Since 114 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: January twentieth, again, thanks have been coming at us at 115 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: warp speed. It's amazing that Trump administration is blazing a 116 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: trail touching sacred cows if you will. Hey, this interesting 117 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: move recently about making America safe again and going into Washington, DC, 118 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,119 Speaker 1: and now he's talking about Chicago, New York, New Orleans 119 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: and Moore. But Ralph, just your take, what do you 120 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: think are probably the grace accomplishment so far with the administration? 121 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 3: You know, it's such a long list. Tim. This has 122 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 3: been an extraordinary blurry, really a blur of activity by 123 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 3: this president. And I would have never thought that we'd 124 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 3: be saying we were glad that he had to leave 125 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 3: the White House in twenty twenty one. I'm not saying 126 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 3: that now. But there is a method to the madness 127 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 3: in the serving of these non consecutive terms, because he 128 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 3: had a chance to think about what he wanted to do, 129 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 3: and when he walked in the door on January twentieth 130 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 3: of this year, he knew exactly what he was doing. 131 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 3: It was a sharp contrast to the first time. He's 132 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 3: passed the largest and broadest and deepest tax cut in 133 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 3: US history. He's secured the border, ending the worst humanitarian 134 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 3: and national security crisis on our border in American history. 135 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 3: He's making peace around the world between Rwanda and Congo, 136 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 3: the Democratic Republic of Condo Congo, between India and Pakistan, 137 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 3: and many others. I think he's on his way to 138 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 3: getting the Ukraine Russia war resolved in the West favor. 139 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 3: I don't think that's going to be new really is easy. 140 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 3: He stood behind Israel again, Tim, and that would be 141 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 3: one of his biggest accomplishments to allow Israel to be 142 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 3: secure again, and to destroy Aroan's nuclear enrichment. Eventually it 143 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 3: was designed to be a weapons program. And I would 144 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 3: put at the top of the list Tim what he's 145 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 3: done to protect innocent human life, defunding Planned parenthood and 146 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 3: defending the First Amendment rights of Christians, protecting the excuse 147 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:42,199 Speaker 3: me creating the Religious Liberty Commission, signing an executive order 148 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 3: to put an end to anti Christian and other anti 149 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 3: religious bigotry is practiced by the government, as was the 150 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 3: case under the previous administration. Again, it's too long a 151 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 3: list for this format, but it's impressive and it's formidable. 152 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: American people are encouraged. Ralph. I really believe that, and 153 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 1: I think we're also kind of sitting at the edge 154 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: of our seat just waiting to see what else is 155 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: going to come down the highway. Ralph, I'm going to 156 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: go back to Israel for a moment. I know your 157 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: deep love for the nation of Israel. This situation over 158 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: in Gaza of Hamas and stuff still going on. Are 159 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: you have any conversations Have you heard anything from bb 160 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: net and Yahoo and the situation there. 161 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 3: I haven't talked to the Prime Minister in a while. 162 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 3: I was last there in March, but I think it's 163 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 3: pretty clear that the only way you're going to get 164 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 3: a peace deal is if you have a partner with 165 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 3: whom you can make peace. And unfortunately, in spite of 166 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 3: repeated in multiple efforts by multiple intermediaries, including the UAE, 167 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 3: including Egypt, including the United States, Hamas has not demonstrated 168 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 3: itself to be a willing partner in peace. So now 169 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 3: Israel has been left with no other alternative but to 170 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 3: engage in a military offensive in Gaza City, which is 171 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 3: where the remaining Hamas leaders and where the remaining hostages 172 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,559 Speaker 3: are held. And we'll have to see what happens there. 173 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 3: You know, we're hoping that the remaining hostages who are 174 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 3: alive can get out, But one way or the other, 175 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 3: the Netnyahu government is going to keep its promise to 176 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 3: the people of Israel that it made in the aftermath 177 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 3: of the attack of October seventh, which is they are 178 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 3: going to destroy Hamas as a military power, They are 179 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 3: going to dismantle it as a governing authority in Gaza, 180 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 3: and they are going to make sure that nothing like 181 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 3: October seventh ever happens again. And the only way to 182 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 3: do that is to dismantle and destroy hamas both its 183 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 3: military and political wings. And that's what Israel has to 184 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 3: do at this point, Ralph. 185 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: The peace through strength message, we all believe and stand 186 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,959 Speaker 1: behind that. And you're seeing the work of Secretary Hegseeth 187 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: and Secretary Collins going on. We know that under the 188 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: Biden administration it turned into an absolute mess. Military strength 189 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: was you know, dropping at leftist ideology, transgender ideology, and 190 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: more coming into the military. Now you're seeing a real 191 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: focus on war fighters and military readiness. Are you encouraged 192 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: in that direction, Ralph? Do you think we're getting stuff done? 193 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:40,199 Speaker 3: I'm very encouraged, and you know it's not going to 194 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 3: happen overnight. I mean, I think the seminal and defining 195 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 3: moment of the Biden presidency occurred in August of twenty 196 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 3: twenty one when he unilaterally withdrew from Afghanistan, pulled all 197 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 3: of our troops out, allowed eighty billion dollars in US 198 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 3: military materiel and supplies to fall into the hands of 199 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 3: the Taliban. You know, we lost, you know, the US 200 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 3: servicemen and women who were killed at the at the bombing, 201 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 3: at the airport, and there were dozens more who were 202 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 3: seriously injured, and it was the most embarrassing and humiliating 203 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 3: withdrawal of US forces since the fall of Saigon in 204 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 3: nineteen seventy five. It was also parenthetically an engraved invitation 205 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 3: sent to Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine because he knew 206 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 3: if Biden wouldn't even defend his own troops, sure he 207 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 3: certainly wasn't going to defend the Ukrainians. And the rest, 208 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 3: unfortunately is history. But Donald Trump, Secretary Hexath, Secretary Rubio, 209 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 3: the rest of the tremendous national security team that the 210 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:09,359 Speaker 3: President has has already projected force against the houthis restoring 211 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 3: commerce to the Red Sea against the Iranians with a 212 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 3: masterful military strike. They're currently rebuilding and reconstituting the industrial 213 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 3: base of the United States that will enable us. That's 214 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 3: really the engine that drives the strongest military in the world. 215 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 3: And through a combination of the advances in AI, the 216 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 3: rebuilding of our military, and the Golden Dome that President 217 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 3: Trump anticipates will protect the US homeland, We're going to 218 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 3: see the strongest military that we've seen since the height 219 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 3: of the Cold War, and we desperately need it with 220 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 3: adversaries like Russia, China and North Korea and Iran. 221 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: Well, Ralph Reid. Always great to have you, my friend. 222 00:14:57,640 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me. 223 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 3: Thank you too. 224 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: Coming up next. He is the co host of American 225 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: Sunrise right here on Real America's Voice. David Brody is 226 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: with us. 227 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 4: For more encouragement and to stay connected, follow doctor Tim 228 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 4: Clinton on Facebook, Instagram and X. We love being a 229 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 4: part of your life. 230 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: Join us now. Is David Brody, journalist, author, reporter, host 231 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: of American Sunrise on Real America's Voice. He also is 232 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: a commentator for CBN, the Christian Broadcasting Network. David, welcome back, 233 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: Thank you. 234 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 5: For joining me. Thanks, thanks for having me. 235 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 3: Appreciate it. 236 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: David, we just started making America safe again. Been a 237 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: big issue. You go all the way back to the 238 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: open borders and what we saw this flood of people 239 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: coming across Many thought and they knew that there were 240 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: a lot of terrorists in there. That just you know, 241 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: it got to the heart of who we are as families, 242 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: individuals in our bedroom communities and people again have been 243 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: really concerned about what's happening Washington, d c. The President said, Hey, 244 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: we got a mess going on up here. Let's make 245 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: DC safe again. And so he calls in the National Guard. 246 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: Things started changing, and now he's looking at Chicago, New Orleans, 247 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: New York City and more. David, talk to us about safety, 248 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: how important it is to the American people, and what 249 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: you think the administration is doing. Right. 250 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 5: Well, maybe some someone should get to the Democrats, Tim 251 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 5: and have them talk about safety for a second, because 252 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 5: they clearly are anti safety. This just in from political 253 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 5: or politics one on one. Not the best campaign message 254 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 5: to be anti safety, Tim. And if you think you 255 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 5: mentioned immigration, I mean they were pro illegal immigration and 256 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 5: now they're anti safety. I mean, think about what they're 257 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 5: really saying. It's like, no, no, no, we understand crime is 258 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 5: a problem in our city, but we got this. We 259 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 5: can handle us. Really, you can handle it. Show us 260 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 5: the evidence. The evidence just not there. And this idea 261 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 5: that crime is down down for what exactly. Look, there's 262 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 5: so many different problems there. But what the president is 263 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 5: doing is you know a lot of liberal critics say 264 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 5: he's breaking the rules. Not breaking the rules, he's breaking 265 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 5: the norms and that's the difference. And something has to change. 266 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 5: I think the road ahead though, Tim is going to 267 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 5: be a constitutional fight. Can President Trump specifically go into 268 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 5: a Chicago to Baltimore and other cities not DC? DC 269 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 5: is different. He's got the ability to do that at 270 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 5: least for thirty days, but can he do it in 271 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 5: other cities? And I think that's the constitutional fight ahead. 272 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 5: There's the Posse Kama Thomas Act, which we've heard a 273 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 5: lot about and people are like the what and the 274 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 5: what act? People don't really quite understand it. But I'll 275 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 5: just simply say this that the problem could be for 276 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 5: President Trump here is that unless he invokes the Insurrection Act, 277 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 5: which would be interesting to go forward on that one. 278 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 5: The problem could be is that presidents in the past 279 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 5: have brought in the National Guard in other cities. Nine 280 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 5: I mean the Detroit riots of sixty seven, the La 281 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 5: Rise with Rodney King of ninety two, I mean the 282 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 5: federal The National Guard has been federalized, but never for 283 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,199 Speaker 5: actual like kind of crime over all. If there's actually 284 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 5: been one incident that doesn't spark it and typically that 285 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 5: has not been done, I shouldn't say typically it's never 286 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 5: been done. So I think that's kind of kind of 287 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 5: the legal road ahead as to whether or not this 288 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 5: can be done, but he's doing something to them. 289 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,959 Speaker 1: Annunciations school up there, Catholic School in Minneapolis, another transgender 290 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,439 Speaker 1: shooter number one. It brings a lot of fear to 291 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: parents when we're going back to school. Here we are 292 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: in the early phases of a new academic year. But 293 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: at the same time, it's raising concerns about transgender ideology, 294 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: which we saw railroaded down our throats in the prior administration, 295 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 1: and the rise of violence toward people of faith. David 296 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: connect dots here for us and just your thoughts. 297 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 5: Well, the dots are pretty clear, but if you're watching 298 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 5: MSNBC and CNN, the dots are nowhere to be found. 299 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 5: As matter of fact, they're just you know, the minute 300 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 5: you know the fact that this gunman who's now dead 301 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 5: was transgender. They were like, Okay, let's move on to 302 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 5: the next thing that we can bush bash Trump about, 303 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 5: or they'll go to gun safety and all of that. 304 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,199 Speaker 5: But look look at the DSM five, right, I mean 305 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 5: the DSM five literally categories categorized excuse me, gender dysphoria 306 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 5: as a mental illness. Now it's called a congruence or incongruence. 307 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:26,239 Speaker 5: Ecuse me, an incongruence which is absolutely ridiculous. I mean, 308 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 5: you know obviously all about this, Tim, I mean the 309 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 5: fact that they're backpedaling on this. I mean gender dysphoria, 310 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 5: let's be clear, is real, but real in the sense 311 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 5: that it's been manufactured by so many folks. 312 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 2: Look, if a two. 313 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 5: Year old boy picks up a Barbie doll, like I said, 314 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 5: at the age of two, that all of a sudden, 315 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 5: you know, they have to question the parents are now 316 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 5: starting to question the gender. Now that's the sun wants 317 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 5: to become a daughter at the age of four because 318 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 5: he likes to play with a couple of Barbie dolls. 319 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 5: Come on, So this is a big, big problem, and 320 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 5: you know, look, there's so much more to unpack. But 321 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 5: the question is a lot of folks talking about gun 322 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 5: safety and gun regulations. But the truth of the matter is, Tim, 323 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 5: as you know, we had a mental illness problem, our 324 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 5: mental illness problems in this country, and that must be addressed. 325 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 5: But it's only going to be addressed if people are 326 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 5: actually speaking truth truth to power. 327 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: David. This week, over the last couple of weeks, we've 328 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 1: lost a couple of real lions, if you will, in 329 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 1: the Christian faith, thinking about John MacArthur and thinking about 330 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 1: James Dobson, and I can't think of people who are 331 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: more bold about righteousness and culture trying to really speak 332 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: biblical truth. David. You know, in the midst of it, 333 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: we look back and think, well, I'll tell you what. 334 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: Those are voices crying in the wilderness. Those are voices 335 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: who quote paved a way for us. You know that 336 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: to quote stand boldly for what we believe. David, the 337 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: church needs to rise up and find her place, and 338 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: we need to pray earnestly. And I'll use that in 339 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: the right way that God would raise up a generation 340 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: who would not the knee but stand for truth and love. 341 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 1: Can you talk to us about, yes, your thoughts on 342 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: the loss of those two. 343 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 5: One hundred percent. I met John MacArthur once, but doctor 344 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 5: Dobson I've known for quite some time and we had 345 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 5: a relationship. And let me just I call him doctor 346 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,479 Speaker 5: Dobson because that's what he is right now, James or Jim, 347 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 5: you know, I mean to me he was always doctor Dobson. 348 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 5: Why because when I gave my life to Christ back 349 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 5: in nineteen eighty eight, and then we had kids starting 350 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 5: in nineteen ninety one, guess what we were doing. That's right, 351 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 5: we were putting them in growing kids God's way. And 352 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 5: of course we would talk to we would go to 353 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 5: Focus on the Family, and we would use all of 354 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 5: their resources and all of his books. And then I 355 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,120 Speaker 5: got to know him personally later on as I began 356 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 5: working at the Christian Broadcasting Network. What a wonderful giant 357 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 5: of a man. And talk about you talk about generations 358 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 5: to him, generational change, Yes, that is. I mean, there's 359 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 5: so many legacies he's got, but generational change is definitely 360 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 5: one of them. Look at focus on the family, look 361 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 5: at what he's done with family, specifically about how they 362 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 5: they not just don't know him, they know him, but 363 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 5: they know of his works and they know most importantly 364 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 5: about Jesus because he was preaching the Gospel every step 365 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 5: of the way, and especially from a clinical perspective and 366 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 5: from a psychological perspective, which back then at the time 367 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 5: was really trend setting and groundbreaking. 368 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. 369 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, no one has done more for 370 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 1: the family in our lifetime than doctor James C. Dobson 371 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 1: and John MacArthur, a man who just stood boldly and 372 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: preached i mean profoundly from the pulpit about honoring Christ 373 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 1: and we honor that legacy too. David Brady. Always great 374 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: to see you, my friend, Thank you for joining me. 375 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 5: Thanks Tim, love being on with you. 376 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: Coming up next, Crisis and Traumacare Expert Senior Director of Advancement, 377 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: Special Project and Church Engagement for the American Association of 378 00:22:51,960 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: Christian Counselors, Jennifer Ellers is back with us. Hi everyone, 379 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: I'm doctor Tim Clinton. 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Thank 415 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: you for joining me. 416 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 6: It is my pleasure, Tim, And you know I am 417 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 6: always passionate about talking about this issue, So whenever we 418 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:33,640 Speaker 6: have the opportunity, I'm there, Jennifer. 419 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 1: September is known as suicide Awareness Month. I think September 420 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: tenth coming up is that kind of World Suicide Prevention Day. 421 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: And Jennifer, I don't think there's a word that strikes 422 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: more fear in the hearts of a parent good night. 423 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 1: I think everybody than the word suicide talk to us 424 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,400 Speaker 1: about how serious this issue really is in culture. 425 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 6: It is very serious. It couldn't be more serious than 426 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 6: it is in these last few years, especially Tim, but 427 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 6: really for about the last few decades, we have had 428 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 6: a major, major issue with suicide. We've seen the numbers 429 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 6: continue to go up and up each year, really since 430 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 6: about the early two thousands. And in spite of all 431 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 6: the efforts for many mental health organizations AACC just one 432 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:30,719 Speaker 6: among those trying to educate, train do more prevention efforts, 433 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 6: we've still been seeing those numbers go up. Now, good 434 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 6: news is that there was a very very slight decline 435 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 6: in the most recent verified numbers we have, which were 436 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,639 Speaker 6: for twenty twenty three. But that is not a reason 437 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:46,679 Speaker 6: to back off of the problem because the truth is 438 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 6: so many people, close to about forty nine thousand people 439 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 6: died by suicide in the last year we have the 440 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 6: verified numbers, and so it is still a very very 441 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 6: significant problem across our population. 442 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,439 Speaker 1: Jennifer, a lot of people are saying it's the number 443 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: two cause of death for our kids. That in and 444 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: of itself is just breathtaking, really, because suicide and kids 445 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: don't go together. Jennifer, talk to us about some of 446 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: the factors that lead up to that kind of action. 447 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: What's going on in the heart and mind. I've heard 448 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: a lot of people discuss the word rumination lately, that 449 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,120 Speaker 1: that's like the mind won't shut off when you get 450 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: stuck into something and it gets into chaos, and it's 451 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,679 Speaker 1: that two, three, four, five o'clock in the morning stuff 452 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: that just won't go away. But Jennifer, what have you 453 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: found in working with people through the. 454 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 6: Years, Well, there are so many things, and Tim, let's 455 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 6: break it down into both risk factors and warning signs, 456 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 6: and in risk factors, we know that any significant mental 457 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 6: health problem that you struggle with, from depression being one 458 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 6: of the most common, but also anxiety, PTSD, any kind 459 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 6: of addiction, those are all significant risk factors for suicide. 460 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 6: And particularly some types of mental health issues such as 461 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 6: bipolar disorder have a really really high suicide risk that 462 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 6: come along with them. But really, anyone can be at 463 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:21,360 Speaker 6: risk when things happen like a major loss, and certainly 464 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 6: that can be a death of someone close to you, 465 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 6: but it can be the loss of a job. It 466 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 6: can be the loss of a relationship through breakup or divorce. 467 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:32,640 Speaker 6: It can be any kind of major financial or legal struggle. 468 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 6: When those kind of life situations happen, that's when we 469 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 6: know that the risk goes up for people. We also 470 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 6: know that there are warning signs when people start really 471 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 6: changing how they interact with people around them or the world. 472 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 6: If you see a dramatic change in that, that could 473 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 6: be a warning sign. But I really try to encourage 474 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 6: people now tend to go beyond the risk factors and 475 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 6: warning signs. Have conversations with the people you loved, especially 476 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 6: your kids, your spouse, your closest friends, and when you 477 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 6: know they're going through a difficult time or they're even 478 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 6: talking about any kind of struggle, that's time to say, 479 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 6: have you ever thought about suicide? Because when we have 480 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 6: those conversations, even when someone hasn't indicated to us that 481 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 6: they are thinking that, we start to take away the stigma. 482 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 6: We start to encourage them to know that they have 483 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 6: a place that they can talk about it if they 484 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 6: ever do start to think that way. 485 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: Jennifer, I know that you and your work with the 486 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: American Association of Christian Councils have put together a special 487 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: training program on suicide awareness and prevention, and I think 488 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: it's called the HF three R Project, and you've done 489 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: one for youth too. Can you talk a little bit 490 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: about the purpose behind that and its value. 491 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, And we really just did the HF three our 492 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 6: program to make everyone more aware about the factors of 493 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 6: sus side and how to intervene. Because while mental health 494 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 6: professionals need training, we know that the first line of 495 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 6: defense is every person, every person in every church, in 496 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 6: every family across the world needs to be better educated. 497 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 6: And that's when we're really going to start to see 498 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 6: the numbers change and we're going to start to turn 499 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 6: this thing around. So I would encourage every person to 500 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 6: take these It's just three hours, so three hours of 501 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 6: your time. You can do it in groups, you can 502 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 6: do it by yourself, you can do it online, but 503 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 6: really think about it. For take three evenings and while 504 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 6: you're having your dinner break or your lunch hour, you 505 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 6: watch one of these sessions and you come out of 506 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 6: this with a lot more knowledge and more equipping so 507 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:46,719 Speaker 6: you can be that person that intervenes when someone you 508 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 6: know love, or someone in your life or your church 509 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 6: is suicidal. 510 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 1: So that website again is on your screen right now. 511 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: Just go up there. You can learn everything about the curriculum. 512 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: By the way, it's on video. You can study twenty 513 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: four to seven three sixty five. So in other words, 514 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: you can jump up there anytime you want and get 515 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: in this training program. Jennifer, bring it back to our 516 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: hope in God, and we anchor ourselves there. 517 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 6: We know that God doesn't want anyone to take their 518 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 6: own life. And the truth is you mentioned hope earlier, 519 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 6: Tim and that is where hope is right. And so 520 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 6: directing people toward faith in Christ and certainly the community 521 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 6: that we want to be around us and the body 522 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 6: of Christ are some of the most protective factors for suicide. 523 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 6: By the way, research also shows that having a strong 524 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 6: faith is a protective factor for suicide. It doesn't mean 525 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 6: that Christians don't get suicidal, please hear me, because we 526 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 6: go through hard times and Satan wants to slip in 527 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 6: and try to whisper Lias in a Christian's ear that 528 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 6: the world would be better off without you. But the 529 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 6: truth is everyone is career with a purpose, and in 530 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,959 Speaker 6: the long run, tim we know that really connecting with 531 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 6: that purpose, the meaning and purpose in our life is 532 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 6: what prevents suicide for people. Because when we know that 533 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 6: there is a reason for us to be here, that 534 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 6: we can contribute meaningfully to the world, and we know 535 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 6: that God has a purpose for every person that has 536 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 6: ever been born. When we connect people to that purpose 537 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 6: and faith is really the doorway to that, that's when 538 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:31,000 Speaker 6: people regain that hope that perhaps they've lost or struggled with. 539 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: Jennifer ellis always wonderful having you. Thank you so much 540 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: for joining me. 541 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 6: It's my pleasure and thank you for addressing this really 542 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 6: important issue. 543 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: Coming up next. He's the President of American Values and 544 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: Senior vice President for Public Policy with the Doctor James 545 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: Dobson Family Institute. Gary Bauer is with us. 546 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 4: For more encouragement and to stay connected, follow doctor Tim 547 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 4: Clinton on Facebook, Instagram, and X we love part of 548 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 4: your life. 549 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: Join us now is Gary Bauer. Bauer served in President 550 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: Ronald Reagan's administration for eight years as Under Secretary of 551 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 1: Education and Chief Domestic Policy Advisor. Today, he serves as 552 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: president of American Values and Educational nonprofit and senior Vice 553 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 1: President of Public Policy for the Doctor James Dobson Family Institute. Gary, 554 00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: welcome back. Good to see you, my freanking. 555 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 7: Thank you Tim. Great to be with you. We had 556 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 7: a little bit of a summer respite there, but it's 557 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 7: great to be back in the saddle. 558 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 1: Well, Gary, We've got a lot to talk about. I 559 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: want to go first of all to Minneapolis. That recent 560 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: horrific shooting up there at Annunciation Catholic School. I think 561 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: kindergartners through eighth graders up there. What a nightmare. And Gary, 562 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 1: in the middle of it, we learned that the shooter 563 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: was a transgender person. This transgender ideology stuff is just 564 00:33:56,360 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 1: unreal in culture. And Gary, there's been recent well, this 565 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 1: has gone on for a little bit. People of faith 566 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:09,800 Speaker 1: are concerned about this violence being perpetrated by transgender people 567 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 1: toward people of faith. 568 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 7: Well, you're absolutely right to him. Look, you and I 569 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:20,959 Speaker 7: talk many have talked many times about this, and it's 570 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 7: a frequent conversation in the church world that in addition 571 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:28,799 Speaker 7: to all the battles that are going on, we're in 572 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:29,880 Speaker 7: a spiritual war. 573 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:30,480 Speaker 1: We are. 574 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 7: And seldom has an event taken place where that spiritual 575 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 7: warfare was so evident as what happened that morning in Minneapolis. 576 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:43,240 Speaker 7: On the one hand, you had people that believe God 577 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 7: is getting their kids out of bed, hurrying them through breakfast, 578 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:50,040 Speaker 7: buckling them up in the cars, and taking them to 579 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 7: the church school combination, the Church of the Annunciation, And 580 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 7: while they're there being read to from the Scripture, while 581 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 7: they're being told by an adult Christian there in the 582 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 7: sanctuary that God is always with us, even in the darkness, 583 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 7: darkness was approaching them in the form in the person 584 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:18,719 Speaker 7: of somebody that believed God isn't. He mocked God, he 585 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 7: hated God. He used Jesus as a target in the 586 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 7: months leading up to this terrible event to do target 587 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 7: practice on He etched on his guns where is your God. Now, 588 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:38,760 Speaker 7: So this was a definite clash of good and evil, 589 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 7: I would say, and I know you know it hurts 590 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 7: some years. In our secular word, this was a clash 591 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:50,160 Speaker 7: between God and Satan played out in the world among 592 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 7: human beings, and so a terrible event for sure. But 593 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:59,319 Speaker 7: it also as it was happening, in the aftermath of 594 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 7: it happening, there was this unbelievable attack by left wing politicians, 595 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 7: neo Marxist politicians and elected officials who in their own 596 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 7: way joined the shooter in mocking the prayers of Christians. 597 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:17,359 Speaker 2: Yeah. 598 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:19,879 Speaker 7: They basically said the same thing the shooter did. 599 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:26,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, when people of faith are faced with a traumatic situation, 600 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 1: they go to their knees, they pray to God, they 601 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 1: cry out to God and ask God to intervene in 602 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: those moments, and they look to God for peace and comfort. Gary. 603 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:40,600 Speaker 1: In the midst of you're right, former White House Press 604 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: Secretary Jensaki basically said enough with those prayers, and Governor 605 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:48,759 Speaker 1: Newsom tweeted something along the lines of, hey, they were 606 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 1: praying when they got shot. I couldn't even believe that 607 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: he would go that low seriously and tweet something like that, Gary, 608 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 1: what do you make of that kind of rhetoric that 609 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:05,680 Speaker 1: you know, it's almost the very like the very thing 610 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:07,879 Speaker 1: they say they're against is what they're perpetrating. 611 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:12,840 Speaker 7: Well said, I mean that guy could be vice president 612 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:18,560 Speaker 7: of the United States right now. Imagine that. So look, 613 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:21,440 Speaker 7: he's got blood on his hands because as governor, he 614 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:24,799 Speaker 7: got a letter from religious leaders in the state a 615 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:31,360 Speaker 7: couple of years ago, both Catholic leaders and some Protestant leaders, 616 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 7: all of whom ran religious schools, and they were getting 617 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 7: an increasing number of death threats from radical leftists and 618 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:45,799 Speaker 7: others in the state the government, and they asked the 619 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:51,280 Speaker 7: governor for additional security for private schools, religious schools, and 620 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,400 Speaker 7: he not only did not do that, he held a 621 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 7: big event in his offices declaring the state a transgend 622 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 7: under sanctuary state. So he is so far. I mean, 623 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 7: this is the guy that put tampons in the boy's 624 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:12,719 Speaker 7: bathrooms because he says to us that boys can get 625 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 7: pregnant and boys have periods. I mean, this is insanity, 626 00:38:18,239 --> 00:38:23,560 Speaker 7: and it's all over the political left today. The comments 627 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 7: on prayers to him, You said it, well, prayers aren't 628 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 7: a magic lamp that we rub and get three promises. 629 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:35,080 Speaker 7: Prayers are the way we share our heart with God 630 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:40,160 Speaker 7: and listen for his desires for us. We use prayers 631 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:43,879 Speaker 7: to praise God, to give him thanksgiving, to ask for 632 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 7: help when we're going through difficult periods, to ask for forgiveness. 633 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:52,319 Speaker 7: There's many purposes of prayer. And I would argue Tim that, 634 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:55,600 Speaker 7: in spite of the mocking of the killer and of 635 00:38:55,640 --> 00:39:02,480 Speaker 7: these liberal Democrat politicians, believe God was there that morning. 636 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:06,759 Speaker 7: The man had three guns, there was nobody armed in 637 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:12,800 Speaker 7: the sanctuary. It wouldn't have been a surprise if fifty 638 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:17,440 Speaker 7: children had been killed, but two were, and that's bad enough. 639 00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 7: But I believe even then God's merciful hand interfered. 640 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: Gary, you and I have had many conversations about righteousness 641 00:39:27,560 --> 00:39:31,960 Speaker 1: and culture, and over the last few weeks we have 642 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:36,360 Speaker 1: watched a couple of our lions of in the faith 643 00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:38,719 Speaker 1: go on to be with the Lord. I'm thinking of 644 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:41,879 Speaker 1: doctor John MacArthur, one of the great pastors of our day, 645 00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:44,239 Speaker 1: went on to be with the Lord. And then our 646 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:49,600 Speaker 1: dear friend of ours, doctor James Dobson. Gary, you were 647 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:52,680 Speaker 1: very close to doctor Dobson. You and I have had 648 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:55,799 Speaker 1: many moments together with him, had a lot of life 649 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:58,640 Speaker 1: with him. I appreciate his voice, but I can't think 650 00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:02,879 Speaker 1: of anyone who stood more firmly for the family, first 651 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:05,759 Speaker 1: of all, and then for the things of God, and 652 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: was unashamed, and by the way, not he wasn't afraid. 653 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:13,400 Speaker 1: He was courageous, you know, to stand up and be 654 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:16,560 Speaker 1: a voice crying out in the darkness if you will, 655 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:20,399 Speaker 1: that God would do something for our great country. I've 656 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,960 Speaker 1: been with him, Gary, where he shed tears. But some 657 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,080 Speaker 1: reflections from your heart about doctor. 658 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:29,799 Speaker 7: Dobson, Well, Tim, I first met doctor Dobson when I 659 00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:32,719 Speaker 7: was in the Reagan administration, and I know it will 660 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:36,719 Speaker 7: shock your listeners that I was rather aggressive during those 661 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:40,440 Speaker 7: years and combating liberals and leftists in Washington, and I 662 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:43,720 Speaker 7: got in more than my share of controversy. And doctor 663 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:47,840 Speaker 7: Dobson called me one day we had not met before, 664 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:50,920 Speaker 7: and he said, I like what you're saying, Gary, and 665 00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:54,000 Speaker 7: I'd like to put you onder radio so you can 666 00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:56,680 Speaker 7: explain what it is you're trying to do as you 667 00:40:56,760 --> 00:41:00,480 Speaker 7: work for President Reagan. And he did that over and 668 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,480 Speaker 7: over and over again. In fact, over the years. I 669 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:06,759 Speaker 7: believe the last time anybody checked it out, I was 670 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:10,960 Speaker 7: a guest on his radio show. More than anybody else. 671 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:13,799 Speaker 7: Over all those years. I was thinking about a lot 672 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:17,040 Speaker 7: of different personal things that happened with him, but I 673 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:19,360 Speaker 7: think one I want to mention because it wasn't just 674 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:23,120 Speaker 7: one single event. It was a regular thing that happened. 675 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:26,240 Speaker 7: After I left government and I was leading the Family 676 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 7: Research Council, doctor Dobson would come to Washington and. 677 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:31,600 Speaker 1: We would go up to Capitol Hill together. 678 00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:35,040 Speaker 7: We'd meet members of Congress, we would run into senators 679 00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:40,319 Speaker 7: and congressmen, and inevitably, during that day something would come up. 680 00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:43,120 Speaker 7: We would find out about a bad piece of legislation 681 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:46,359 Speaker 7: or something one of those lefties were trying to do 682 00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:48,920 Speaker 7: in the House or Senate, and he would turn to 683 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:52,160 Speaker 7: me and say, Gary, let's tape our radio show right 684 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:54,960 Speaker 7: now and warn the public. So we'd go off to 685 00:41:55,040 --> 00:41:58,880 Speaker 7: a corner and tape a show. He put it up immediately, 686 00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:03,160 Speaker 7: and inevitably, tim the next day when that show would run, 687 00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:07,800 Speaker 7: my phone would start ringing from congressman and senators saying, 688 00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 7: what did you and Dobson do? The phones in my 689 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:16,320 Speaker 7: office are ringing off the hook. So Jim was a fighter, 690 00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:20,160 Speaker 7: and we caused quite a bit of indigestion on Capitol 691 00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:24,160 Speaker 7: Hill and anytime you can do that, that's a plus. 692 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:24,759 Speaker 7: You know. 693 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:28,120 Speaker 1: I was reflecting on him recently, Gary, and I was thinking, 694 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,319 Speaker 1: you know, if you were here in this moment, he'd say, 695 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:33,560 Speaker 1: number one, make sure of Christ, make sure you know 696 00:42:34,239 --> 00:42:36,440 Speaker 1: him and you have a personal relationship with him, and 697 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:40,799 Speaker 1: be there in heaven. And then number two, he'd say, Hey, 698 00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:45,320 Speaker 1: until then, hold the line, Gary, hold the line, don't waiver, 699 00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:50,240 Speaker 1: stand strong for truth, stand strong for righteousness and culture, 700 00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:54,200 Speaker 1: and do it in love. But hold the line, Gary, 701 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:56,640 Speaker 1: to that end. We're gonna hold the line together and 702 00:42:56,719 --> 00:42:59,680 Speaker 1: be strong. And just your closing thought on doctor Dobson 703 00:42:59,680 --> 00:42:59,960 Speaker 1: as we. 704 00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:05,640 Speaker 7: Go, he'll be deeply missed. I think the country would 705 00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:09,040 Speaker 7: be in much worse shape if doctor Dobson hadn't been 706 00:43:09,160 --> 00:43:12,480 Speaker 7: holding the line over the years. But Tim, you know, 707 00:43:12,719 --> 00:43:15,880 Speaker 7: I know we all yearned to stand before the throne 708 00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:19,480 Speaker 7: and hear those words well done, good and faithful servant. 709 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:24,799 Speaker 7: He's heard those words. His faith has become sight. And 710 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:30,520 Speaker 7: whenever our time comes to have that moment, I have 711 00:43:30,600 --> 00:43:33,400 Speaker 7: no doubt we'll get a great welcome in the heavens 712 00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:34,880 Speaker 7: by doctor James Dobson. 713 00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:37,839 Speaker 1: Gary Bauer. Always great to have you, my friend. Thank 714 00:43:37,880 --> 00:43:39,840 Speaker 1: you for joining me great to be with you. 715 00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:46,919 Speaker 4: For more encouragement and to stay connected, follow doctor Tim 716 00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:50,200 Speaker 4: Clinton on Facebook, Instagram, and x. We love being a 717 00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:58,000 Speaker 4: part of your life. 718 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:03,160 Speaker 1: Hey, closing, These are unprecedented times, difficult times, but I 719 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:06,200 Speaker 1: know this. God's in control. I believe He is at work. 720 00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:09,440 Speaker 1: Hope you're pressing close to Him in his heart. Know 721 00:44:09,520 --> 00:44:12,680 Speaker 1: that God loves you, He wants to be in your life. 722 00:44:12,719 --> 00:44:15,759 Speaker 1: Our hope, our strength comes from the Lord. Here's an 723 00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:17,840 Speaker 1: encouraging verse again from the Bible to hold on to 724 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:21,239 Speaker 1: this week, Isaiah, chapter forty, verse thirty one. It's one 725 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:24,319 Speaker 1: of my favorite verses. But those who hope in the 726 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:28,840 Speaker 1: Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings 727 00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:31,960 Speaker 1: like eagles. They'll run and not grow weary. They'll walk 728 00:44:32,040 --> 00:44:35,400 Speaker 1: and not be faint. Hope you know that again you 729 00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:38,239 Speaker 1: can look to God for wisdom and direction in your 730 00:44:38,280 --> 00:44:41,400 Speaker 1: everyday life. Let me also say this though, I've learned 731 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:44,840 Speaker 1: as a professional counselor that it's normal to have concern, 732 00:44:45,080 --> 00:44:48,360 Speaker 1: maybe some fear or worry, especially when life's not the 733 00:44:48,360 --> 00:44:51,400 Speaker 1: way it's supposed to be. But I've also learned this 734 00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:53,520 Speaker 1: too that if you aren't careful, it can begin to 735 00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:57,759 Speaker 1: consume you control you. You can evy easily lose perspective. 736 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:01,200 Speaker 1: For some, they feel like they've lost hope. It can 737 00:45:01,239 --> 00:45:03,600 Speaker 1: get so dark. Some would feel like life would be 738 00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:07,440 Speaker 1: better off without doubt. Say this every week. You don't 739 00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:10,400 Speaker 1: have to live like that. Simply taking a step reaching 740 00:45:10,440 --> 00:45:12,960 Speaker 1: out for help, it's often the gateway to a new 741 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:14,480 Speaker 1: day or a new you. And if you or so 742 00:45:14,520 --> 00:45:17,000 Speaker 1: many you love, is struggling, I hope you'll do that. 743 00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:19,600 Speaker 1: I hope you'll reach out for help. There are wonderful 744 00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:22,319 Speaker 1: counsels and pastors who care who can help you find 745 00:45:22,360 --> 00:45:27,120 Speaker 1: the help, hope, and answers that you're looking for. There 746 00:45:27,120 --> 00:45:29,600 Speaker 1: are wonderful resources too that I'd love to connect you with. 747 00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:34,600 Speaker 1: Go up on our website for more information. That's AACC 748 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:38,200 Speaker 1: dot net. That's AACC dot net, or check out our 749 00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:42,440 Speaker 1: new website, christiancareconnect dot com where you might be able 750 00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:45,120 Speaker 1: to get connected with a mental health professional who could 751 00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:48,200 Speaker 1: encourage your heart. If you don't have a personal relationship 752 00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:51,399 Speaker 1: with God in Christ every week, I like to make 753 00:45:51,480 --> 00:45:54,200 Speaker 1: that opportunity available to you. You can ask God to 754 00:45:54,200 --> 00:45:57,280 Speaker 1: come into your life right now, ask them to forgive 755 00:45:57,280 --> 00:46:01,400 Speaker 1: you of your sin and to be your Lord and savior, 756 00:46:01,560 --> 00:46:04,279 Speaker 1: simply praying a prayer from your heart to God's heart 757 00:46:04,360 --> 00:46:08,160 Speaker 1: something like this, and you can repreat after me, Lord Jesus, 758 00:46:08,200 --> 00:46:08,799 Speaker 1: I need you. 759 00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:11,200 Speaker 2: I'm broken. 760 00:46:11,400 --> 00:46:15,360 Speaker 1: I'm a sinner, and I know that you came and 761 00:46:15,360 --> 00:46:17,960 Speaker 1: that you died for my sins. I want to turn 762 00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:21,440 Speaker 1: from them and invite you into my heart, into my life. 763 00:46:22,080 --> 00:46:23,720 Speaker 1: I want to trust you and I want to follow 764 00:46:23,719 --> 00:46:26,719 Speaker 1: you as my Lord and savior. Thank you for loving me, 765 00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:30,239 Speaker 1: thank you for giving your life for me. Thank you 766 00:46:30,280 --> 00:46:34,600 Speaker 1: for the gift of grace, for forgiveness, and the gift 767 00:46:34,640 --> 00:46:38,120 Speaker 1: of eternal life of heaven. I pray all this in 768 00:46:38,239 --> 00:46:39,040 Speaker 1: Jesus's name. 769 00:46:39,560 --> 00:46:39,920 Speaker 2: Amen. 770 00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:42,040 Speaker 1: You know what the Bible says. The Bible says in 771 00:46:42,120 --> 00:46:44,320 Speaker 1: Romans ten nine that if you confess with your mouth 772 00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:48,640 Speaker 1: that Jesus is Lord, and you believe in your heart 773 00:46:48,680 --> 00:46:51,440 Speaker 1: that God raised him from the dead, the Bible says this, 774 00:46:51,640 --> 00:46:55,000 Speaker 1: you will be saved. The best thing you can do 775 00:46:55,080 --> 00:46:58,000 Speaker 1: right now is go tell someone about the decision you 776 00:46:58,080 --> 00:47:00,440 Speaker 1: made and live for God the rest of your life. 777 00:47:00,440 --> 00:47:03,040 Speaker 1: You'll give you the strength I believe to do that. 778 00:47:03,640 --> 00:47:07,359 Speaker 1: You're struggling with hopelessness. You think it's really dark and 779 00:47:07,400 --> 00:47:10,399 Speaker 1: you need help right now, in this moment, I want 780 00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:13,200 Speaker 1: to encourage you to pick up the phone and dial 781 00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:17,320 Speaker 1: nine eight eight nine eight eight. That's the National Suicide 782 00:47:17,320 --> 00:47:23,439 Speaker 1: Prevention Lifeline nine eight eight. And before we go, maybe 783 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:25,640 Speaker 1: God's gifted you with the heart to help other people. 784 00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:28,279 Speaker 1: Maybe you understand darkness. You've been down that road and 785 00:47:28,320 --> 00:47:30,879 Speaker 1: God brought you up out of that, and you want 786 00:47:30,920 --> 00:47:33,799 Speaker 1: to be maybe a part of a program that would 787 00:47:33,840 --> 00:47:36,320 Speaker 1: help other people. Hope you'll consider being a part of 788 00:47:36,360 --> 00:47:39,800 Speaker 1: our Mental Health Coach first Responder program. You can enroll 789 00:47:39,880 --> 00:47:41,480 Speaker 1: right now and be on your way to becoming a 790 00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:45,600 Speaker 1: board certified mental health coach. Over seventy thousand people have 791 00:47:45,680 --> 00:47:48,440 Speaker 1: now enrolled. Everything you need to know about it is 792 00:47:48,520 --> 00:47:52,200 Speaker 1: up at our website called light university dot com forward 793 00:47:52,200 --> 00:47:55,200 Speaker 1: slash Mental Health Coach. It's a forty two hour training 794 00:47:55,239 --> 00:47:59,799 Speaker 1: program featuring some of the best and leading ministry and 795 00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:02,360 Speaker 1: I don't health experts in the world, all on video 796 00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:05,799 Speaker 1: and online. You can study twenty four seven three sixty five. 797 00:48:05,880 --> 00:48:08,640 Speaker 1: The best news this programmer study costs about twenty four 798 00:48:08,719 --> 00:48:10,959 Speaker 1: hundred bucks, but there might be a scholarship up there 799 00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:15,879 Speaker 1: for someone just like you. Lightuniversity dot Com forward slash 800 00:48:15,960 --> 00:48:18,040 Speaker 1: mental health coach. I'm doctor Tim Clinton is always Thanks 801 00:48:18,080 --> 00:48:20,600 Speaker 1: for watching, See you next week right here on Sunday 802 00:48:20,640 --> 00:48:23,880 Speaker 1: the Roadboard on Real America's Voice Naders. Thanks for watching 803 00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:28,000 Speaker 2: Today, by God Come