Bob Critteneden

Charlie Speight, regional coordinator for AL, GA, and MS for My Hope America with Billy Graham, discussed this evangelistic effort scheduled for November 2013 in which hosts invite people into their homes to hear a gospel message. To learn more about the event and training sessions for church leaders, go to www.myhopewithbillygraham.org.

Mandy Hale, Eric Rollman and Rob Loos, David Cook, Jay Richards, Lynn Austin

Dr. Marc Newman, President of Movie Bible Study, highlighted some of the content and spiritually-related themes from 2 current films: "Lee Daniels' The Butler" and "Jobs". The website address is www.moviebiblestudy.com.

Craig DeRoche, President of Justice Fellowship, an arm of Prison Fellowship, underscored the importance of reform in the criminal justice system, including reforms that would include alternatives to incarceration in the case of certain crimes. To learn more, go to www.justicefellowship.org.

Dillon Burroughs and Dan King, two out of the three authors (with Daniel Darling) of the book, "Activist Faith: From Him and For Him", an extension of the "Activist Faith" blog, discussed the concept of the book and some of the topics they cover. Learn more at www.activistfaith.org.

Dr. John Wilsey, Assistant Professor of History and Christian Apologetics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary-Houston, also adjunct professor at the University of Mobile, discussed material relative to his book, "One Nation Under God?: An Evangelical Critique of Christian America", as well as a blog post called, "Asking Good Questions During Q&A". His blog address is www.tobreatheyourfreeair.com. The website for the Univ. of Mobile Center for Leadership is www.umcenterforleadership.org.

Author Tessa Afshar, who was born in Iran, left there in her teen years to go to England, and then the U.S., shared some insight from her latest book, "Harvest of Gold", which is set in the time of Nehemiah. To learn more, go to www.tessaafshar.com.

Dr. Stephen Meyer, Director of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute and author of "Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design", discussed the academic freedom issue related to a situation at Ball State University in Indiana. Find our more at www.discovery.org. The book website is www.darwinsdoubt.com.

Auburn University Football Chaplain & Auburn FCA Director Chette Williams discussed the concept and some of the inspiring stories that he included in the book, "The Broken Road: Finding God's Strength and Grace on a Journey of Faith", in advance of appearances in Birmingham and Auburn in August of 2013.

Julie Coleman, author of "Unexpected Love: God's Heart Revealed in Jesus' Conversations with Women", stopped by the Faith Radio/Meeting House display area at the International Christian Retail Show to describe Jesus' interactions with women and the lessons that can be learned. For more information, visit www.juliecoleman.org.