Well Versed World Podcast

On this WPN Call #534, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Maryam Rostampour-Keller, who was born into a Muslim family in Iran. After becoming a Christian in her teens, she studied theology in Turkey, and was later imprisoned for their faith and sentenced to death in Iran before miraculously experiencing freedom. She shares her testimony and her perspective on the dramatic events unfolding in Iran.      Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Dr. Tricia Miller, the Director of CAMERA's (COMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING AND ANALYSIS) Partnership of Christians and Jews. She monitors Christian organizations and media activity related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. She analyzes Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Ambassador Mike Huckabee and debunks the antisemitic lies pushed forward by Tucker. Additionally, Tricia will explain why the attack on Iran is not just justified, but absolutely needed.     Website: https://www.camera.org/     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #532, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Barbara Ledeen, who served as the Director of Communications at the Department of Defense for 8 years during the Reagan Administration. She previously served for 6 years as the Director of Coalitions for the Senate Republican Conference, and for 16 years on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barbara is also the Founder and Director of the Independent Women's Forum, as well as she is the widow of the recently deceased Michael Ledeen, a historian who was one of the first Western writers to analyze the 1979 Iranian revolution. Barbara, along with Joseph Glover, give detailed insights on the War in Iran.      Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #531, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Cleta Mitchell , an attorney with almost 50 years of experience in law, politics and public policy, advising nonprofit and issue organizations, corporations, candidates, campaigns, and individuals on state and federal campaign finance law, election law, and compliance issues related to lobbying, ethics and financial disclosure. Since 2021, she has served as the Senior Legal Fellow at the Conservative Partnership Institute in Washington, DC, where she founded the Election Integrity Network, training and mobilizing thousands of citizens to become involved in supporting the rule of law in elections. She discusses why the SAVE Act, which was recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, must pass the Senate because of the bills importance in ensuring election integrity.     Website: https://www.electionintegritynetwork.org/     International Organization Affairs at the U.S. State Department; and Retired Lt. Colonel Darin Gaub, a respected geopolitical and military strategist and Co-founder of Restore Liberty, a nationwide grassroots organization focused on magnifying the primacy of individual and state rights under the U.S. Constitution. They discuss the military operation that the United States supported and coordinated with Israel's leaders targeting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and top Iranian military leaders, and the strategic, geopolitical, and security implications of these developments.     Website: https://substack.com/@daringaub     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #529, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Frank Gaffney, an American defense policy analyst and the President of the Institute for the American Future, a non-profit organization dedicated to assuring the security and well-being of our constitutional Republic and her people now and in the future. He brings a detailed report on the infiltration of Islam into America and an important update on Proposition 10 in Texas.     Website: https://usfuture.org/     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #527, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by two special guests: Pam Pryor, formerly the Senior Bureau Official for International Organization Affairs at the U.S. State Department; and Retired Lt. Colonel Darin Gaub, a respected geopolitical and military strategist and Co-founder of Restore Liberty, a nationwide grassroots organization focused on magnifying the primacy of individual and state rights under the U.S. Constitution. They discuss the military operation that the United States supported and coordinated with Israel's leaders targeting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and top Iranian military leaders, and the strategic, geopolitical, and security implications of these developments.     Website: https://substack.com/@daringaub       Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #527, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Luke Moon, a Christian thinker, commentator, and strategist known for confronting cultural and political issues with clarity rather than caution. His work sits at the intersection of faith, geopolitics, and the future of Western civilization, with a particular focus on Israel and the Church’s role in public life. He discusses everything you need to know about a 73 year old Israel law that has been changed, and why antisemitism is on the rise, particularly among young people. Luke also talks about current Presidential policies regarding Judea and Samaria, as well as the antisemitic, pro Islamic outburst by Palestinian flag-wearing Carrie Prejean Boller at the February 9th Religious Freedom Commission.   Website: https://2hammers.com/     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #522, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Bob Fu, who was present at Tiananmen Square in 1989 as a student leader. Before migrating to the United States from China, Bob and his wife Heidi were thrown in prison for "illegal evangelism." In 2002, they founded ChinaAid, an international non-profit Christian human rights organization committed to promoting religious freedom and the rule of law in China. Hear Bob explain everything you need to know about China, communism, the religious persecution Christians are facing, and what we can do to support and pray for them.     Website: https://chinaaid.org/     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #526, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Frank Gaffney, an American defense policy analyst and the President of the Institute for the American Future, a non-profit organization dedicated to assuring the security and well-being of our constitutional Republic and her people now and in the future. He unpacks the threat of radical Islam and Sharia Law in America and specifically the state of Texas. Hear how Frank is working to fight back and the upcoming Proposition 10 on the Texas ballot, March 3rd, that would call on the state to ban Sharia Law.     Website: https://usfuture.org/     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #517, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Mayor Bill Wells, who has an RN degree, along with a masters and doctorate in the psychology field. In addition to owning a counseling center, he is an exceptionally gifted mayor in El Cajon, California, a city of 100,000. Bill is frequently featured on Fox News and Newsmax. He discuss three key points regarding the homelessness issue and how to address it.      Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #513, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by several guests: Summer Ingram, the National Director of Prayer and Mobilization for the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation; Former Colorado State Senator Kevin Lundgren; Jessi Blakely with the Family Foundation Action in Virginia; Samuel Lee with Campaign Lee in MO; and President of Fait2Action Janet Porter. They bring a remarkable update regarding 18 amendments that will be voted on in 2026 in 11 states.      Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #516, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Esther Valdes Clayton, a regular contributor on Fox News and Newsmax and the principal attorney of Valdes & Associates, where she represents immigrants and their families before immigration courts throughout the nation. She explains the legal, economic, and biblical perspective on immigration to help us understand everything that is going on in our nation, specifically in Minnesota and California.      Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

Dr. Jim Garlow spoke to the congregation at Ark Church in Redlands, CA on January 4, 2026. In his message, "The Church Under Fire: A Global Report," he discusses a long term (throwing in a tad of church history) and global look (nation by nation) at the condition of the church, and what is required to live out a vibrant Christian faith, even when in an hostile environment.     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this World Prayer Network #515, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Avi Lipkin, an Israeli author, strategist, thinker, political analyst, and Orthodox Jew. In the 1990s, he warned Americans that an Islamic terrorist attack was coming, and his predictions came true with 9/11. He gives a critical update on the Middle East, as well as an overview of South America and specifically the nation of Venezuela.     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #512, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Judd Saul, a film producer, director, political activist and missionary. He is the founder of Equipping the Persecuted, an organization that is aiding and protecting Nigerian Christians facing persecution. Judd explains everything you need to know about the Christian persecution in Nigeria and what we can do to support our brothers and sisters in that nation.      Websites: https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ https://truthnigeria.com/     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #496, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by several guests: Mayor Bill Wells of El Cajon, CA; Ken and Bev Rosanski; Dino and Denia Ascari; Captain Phillip Kempton; and Brandon Holst. They join the show to give reports from their recent trip to Israel and the seven things that occurred that made this particular pilgrimage unforgettable.      Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #240, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Lucas Miles, the senior pastor of Nfluence Church in Granger, Indiana, and the senior director for Turning Point USA Faith. He discusses the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, his life and legacy, and what Christians must do now in response. He also talks about his upcoming book Pagan Threat, which Charlie wrote the foreword to before he passed.      His website: https://lucasmiles.org/ https://tpusafaith.com/     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

ON this WPN Call #454, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by movie producer Tim Mahoney. He discusses his new movie The American Miracle–Our Nation is No Accident, which is inspired by New York Times bestselling author Michael Medved’s book of the same title and takes its audience on a journey through some of the most significant events in America’s birth and rise to prosperity and power.     Website: https://americanmiraclemovie.com/     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call #453, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Matthew Henderson, who serves as the Interim Chief Government Affairs Officer at America First Policy Institute. He has worked for a leading trade association, Fortune 100 companies, and elected officials at all levels of government through senior positions on 15 campaigns, including time served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate. Henderson most recently was at a Top 100 global public relations firm servicing web3 and blockchain-based clients in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He explains in detail the contents of the One Big Beautiful Bill and why, despite its imperfections, it should pass.      Website: https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org

On this WPN Call 452, Dr. Jim Garlow shares his message from the 2025 Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast titled, "Why?" He discusses in detail why the Jews and the nation of Israel have continued to be persecuted for millennia.     Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org