Reframing Foster Care to Independence
Miriam Cobb, founder and director of The Empty Frames Initiative, discusses how Empty Frames reaches out to young people who are aging out of foster care, and how relationships and community are essential to the ability to live independently. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Reframing Foster Care to Independence THOMAS GRAHAM: Thank you for joining us for […]
Unmasking the Pro-Abortion Agenda
Steven Aden, chief legal officer and general counsel for Americans United for Life (AUL), one of the country’s preeminent pro-life legal organizations, discusses recent anti-life legislation as well as AUL’s annual Life List, a ranking of every state in regards to the status of their pro-life laws. Aden focuses on North Carolina’s placement specifically, and […]
The Cross and the Storm-Tossed Family
Dr. Russell Moore, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southeastern Baptist Convention, and the author of Christianity Today’s 2019 Book of the Year, The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home. Dr. Moore offers a practical, realistic perspective for nurturing and maintaining a healthy biblical family life that reflects the […]
Expert Insight Into NC’s Upcoming Legislative Session
This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family is pleased to bring you a special look into one of our Cornerstone Community calls. Our most recent call featured special guest Paul “Skip” Stam, former Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Along with NC Family President John Rustin, Stam shares his insight […]
Faith Amidst Suffering
Dr. Frank Moncher, a clinical psychologist and consultant for the Diocese of Arlington, VA and Catholic Charities USA, speaks to the struggles many adults experience in caring for their aging and infirmed parents, and addresses the growing trend of assisted suicide. Furthermore, Dr. Moncher offers insight towards how our faith both influences our view of […]
Retaking Religious Liberties
Greg Baylor, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom and the Director of ADF’s Center for Religious Schools. Baylor unpacks how religious and moral objections to the Obamacare contraceptive mandate have played out judicially under the aid of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and if the Trump administration has done enough to provide protections for these […]
The God-Shaped Brain and the Aging Brain
Dr. Timothy Jennings, a board-certified psychiatrist, author, Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatrist Association, and President of Come and Reason Ministries. Dr. Jennings explains how our physical bodies are very much connected to our spiritual souls, and how engaging and experiencing God, truth, and love can result in better health and better life, especially as […]
Is Church Optional?
Joe Carter, an editor for The Gospel Coalition and of the NIV Lifehacks Bible, discusses why many Christians do not attend church, the importance of attendance, and how pastors and parishioners can better welcome visitors, particularly Millennials, into their congregations. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Is Church Optional? THOMAS GRAHAM: Thank you for joining us for this […]
Religion Is Not Like A Coat, Part 2
Dr. Bruce Ashford, a provost and professor of theology and culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, discusses the relationship between Church and state, and the value of life in both of these arenas. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Religion Is Not Like A Coat, Part 2 BRUCE ASHFORD: Alright, Ashford. So you’ve told us how Christianity and […]
Religion Is Not Like A Coat, Part 1
Dr. Bruce Ashford, a provost and professor of theology and culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, discusses the relationship between Church and state, and the value of life in both of these arenas. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Religion Is Not Like A Coat, Part 1 BRUCE ASHFORD: Truth without grace makes us political bullies and jerks; […]