Bob Critteneden

At the International Christian Retail Show 2014 in Atlanta, Jocelyn Green, who has a ministry to military spouses called, Faith Deployed, visited the Faith Radio/Meeting House broadcast center to share some material related to her latest book in the "Heroines Behind the Lines" series - "Yankee in Atlanta." Learn more at www.jocelyngreen.com.

Stuart Shepard, Senior Director of Media for CitizenLink, a public policy partner of Focus on the Family, shared analysis and commentary on the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Hobby Lobby case, which involved 2 companies objecting to a government mandate to provide drugs that could cause abortion. The CitizenLink website is www.citizenlink.com.

Jamie Dean, News Editor of WORLD Magazine, gave an update on the story of the young Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death, then released, re-arrested, and was reportedly at the U.S. Embassy in Sudan. She also highlighted a new crackdown on violence in Kenya that has had some unintended consequences. The website is www.worldmag.com.

Former head football coach and ESPN commentator Mike Gottfried, founder of Team Focus, shared about some different aspects of that organization. He has authored a booklet called, "The Home Team: How to build a strong family of teammates." Learn more at www.teamfocususa.org.

Former baseball great Darryl Strawberry & his wife, Tracy, founders of Strawberry Ministries and co-author of the book, "The Imperfect Marriage: Help For Those Who Think It's Over," visited the Faith Radio/Meeting House broadcast center at ICRS 2014 to share about their own story of God's work in their lives and marriage. Learn more at www.strawberryministries.org.

Dr. Joe Savage, Director of the University of Mobile Center for Leadership and Executive Dean of the School of Christian Ministries at UM, shared about a number of instances from American history in which Biblical principles were upheld. Learn more and see a variety of quotes by historical figures consistent with a Biblical perspective by visiting www.umcenterforleadership.org.

From ICRS 2014, Bill Senyard, Pastor of Lookout Mountain Community Church in Golden, CO, discussed (using a visual illustration) some elements of forgiveness and how a person can experience true forgiveness. He related material based on the book, "Fair Forgiveness: Finding the Power to Forgive Where You Least Expect It." Learn more at www.cantforgive.com.

Kay Camenisch, author of "Uprooting Anger: Destroying the Monster Within," visited the Faith Radio/Meeting House broadcast center at the 2014 International Christian Retail Show in Atlanta to share her own experience with anger in her family and to provide some practical steps to helping to overcome it. Learn more at www.randkcamenisch.com.

Kellie Fiedorek, Litigation Counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which represented Conestoga Wood Specialties in its challenge to the HHS contraception and abortion pill mandate, discussed elements of the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the religious freedom rights of Conestoga and Hobby Lobby in their challenge to the mandate. The ADF website is www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org.

Elizabeth Slattery, Senior Legal Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation, discussed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case involving Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, in which the high court ruled that the owners of closely held corporations are exempt from the HHS contraception mandate. Learn more at www.heritage.org.