Bob Critteneden

Anne Graham Lotz, Holly Hawkins Shivers, Samuel Rodriguez, Rebecca Hagelin, Joshua Becker, David Temple, Tim Born

Christina Noble, the subject of the feature film, "Noble," shared some aspects of her life story, involving growing up in poverty and adversity, as well as ministering to children and families in Vietnam. Learn more at www.noblemovie.com. The Christina Noble Foundation website is www.cncf.org.

Bruce Hausknecht, Judicial Analyst for Focus on the Family, discussed recent activity surrounding the concept of transgender bathroom usage, including the lawsuits filed by the state of No. Carolina and the Dept. of Justice, as well as the Administration's letter to public school districts regarding accommodating transgender students. The Focus on the Family website is www.focusonthefamily.com.

Andrew Hood, Managing Director of Communications for the American Bible Society, in correlation with the 200th Anniversary of the Society, discussed some of the history of the organization, as well as present and future initiatives. Learn more at www.american.bible.

Dr. Timothy Paul Jones, editor of "The Journal of Discipleship and Family Ministry" and professor of Christian ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, discussed his book, which won the 2016 ECPA Christian Book of the Year Award in the Bible Reference category: "How We Got the Bible." Learn more at www.timothypauljones.com.

Following the 2016 Jimmy Hitchcock Awards, recognizing Christian leadership in athletics, conversations took place with female recipient Jesi Garrett (Macon-East Montgomery Academy), male recipient Robert Adams (Trinity Presbyterian School), and keynote speaker Gabe Gross (former Auburn baseball/football player, SEC/ESPN Network).

Jimmy DeYoung of "Prophecy Today," heard Sun.-Fri. at 11:55 a.m. & p.m. on Faith Radio and Saturdays from noon-1:30 p.m., reported on news from the Middle East with relevance to Bible prophecy, including the commemoration of Israel's independence, as well as the remembrance of those who died in fighting on behalf of the country. The website is www.prophecytoday.com.

Joshua Becker, editor of BecomingMinimalist.com and author of The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own, shared about his own experience, offering a Biblically-based perspective on reducing the amount of material possessions. Learn more at www.becomingminimalist.com.

Anne Graham Lotz, founder and president of AnGeL Ministries and the newly-named chairperson of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, discussed that new role, as well as her book, "The Daniel Prayer: Prayer that Moves Heaven and Changes Nations." The website is www.annegrahamlotz.org.

Tim Born, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships for Wycliffe Bible Translators, discussed the International Day For the Unreached on Sunday, May 15, of which Wycliffe is a partner. He highlighted some of the work that Wycliffe is doing in the area of Bible translation throughout the world. The Wycliffe website is www.wycliffe.org. The website for the Day is www.dayfortheunreached.org.