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John "Dragon" Teichert retired as the Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, responsible for worldwide international engagement on behalf of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force while leading the services’ entire $240 billion security cooperation portfolio. Prior to that, John was the Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché to Iraq, leading on the front lines of whole-of-government national security strategy and policy in the most challenging of environments. He has been an F-15E combat pilot, an F-22 test pilot, the commander of Joint Base Andrews (also known as America’s Airfield), and the commander of Edwards Air Force Base (also known as the Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe).John has written and spoken extensively on leadership, innovation, technology, national security, security cooperation, cross-cultural relationships, risk management, resilience, and international affairs. He maintains a robust schedule of international-level media engagements including: The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report, PBS, War on the Rocks, Time Magazine, Fox News, Newsmax, Scripps News, Die Welt, Ukrainian TV, Victory News, and Voice of America. He holds engineering degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University, and is the founder and president of Capital Leadership LLC, passionately developing the leaders our nation needs.

In a return to the podcast, frequent guest, J. Warner Wallace talks about worldview and his most recent book, an update to the classic that launched his writing career!

Mitchell Tolle Sr is a renowned artist, author and pastor. He joins us to talk about faith, absolute trust in God's word, and how trusting God worked out for the best in his life.

EJ Kimball serves as Director of Christian Outreach and Engagement for CAM. EJ is a foreign policy and national security consultant with 15 years experience working in Washington, DC. EJ is the President of EJK Strategies, a national security consulting firm specializing in government relations and building strategic alliances. EJ previously served as the Director of US Operations for the Israel Allies Foundation where he built a niche pro-Israel organization into the “go-to” resource on Capitol Hill for pro-Israel and Middle East policy. He served as Foreign Policy Counsel to US Congresswoman Sue Myrick (NC) and was Staff Director of the Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus. Following his time on the Hill, EJ was Director of Government Relations for Jorge Scientific Corporation. He graduated from Boston University, earned his Juris Doctor from Western New England College, and received a Master’s degree in International Affairs from the American University School of International Service. He can be reached at EJ@combatantisemitism.org.

In this episode we discuss how worldview leads to all sorts of evil, including human trafficking and child sexual exploitation.Biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana is president, CEO, and senior scholar of Reasons to Believe, an organizationdedicated to communicating the powerful scientific case for Christianity. His books include Humans 2.0, The Cell’s Design, and Fit for a Purpose.

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller resigned from the Marine Corps at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after witnessing a poorly planned and executed Afghanistan withdrawal. While Scheller stated that the attack in Kabul, which claimed the lives of 13 service members, including 11 Marines, sparked him to speak out on Aug. 26, 2021, the rationale behind it was more complicated.​He was thrust into the media when he posted a video on social media from his office as a Battalion Commander. Wearing his uniform, he identified himself in the video with rank and title and then proceeded to criticize the decisions of his senior military and political leaders. The video, which took like wildfire and has garnered more than one million views on ­Facebook, was a clear violation of the military's Uniform Code of Military Conduct.​A series of escalating events occurred following the video's release between Scheller and the Marine Corps, resulting in his imprisonment, court-martial, and resignation.

Mike Pence was the 48th Vice President of the United States, serving in the Trump Administration. Pence. He previously served as the Governor of Indiana and in the United States Congress.

Dr. Michael D. Reynolds is the Director of Ministerial Development at the Church of God Division of Education and an Associate Professor at Trinity College and Affiliate Professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Dr. Reynolds is the author of "Still off Base About Race" which is discussed in this episode.

Dr. Fred Toke, PsyD, is the founder of Lee Community College and is the current vice president of Singapore Psychotherapists Guild and was given the Asia-Pacific Brands Award in 2011 and was also a nominee for the Singapore's Spirit of Enterprise award in 2009. He currently serves as the COO of People for Care and Learning.Dr. Fred Toke has helped thousands of people reached their career, personal and relationship goals by offering comprehensive business and personal life-skill training programs.Staying true to Dr. Toke's mission to aspire to inspire before he expires, he has always delivered the best and most effective learning experience anyone could attend. Participants often walk away with immediate handles to live their lives to their optimal best in just minutes of his training.

Bishop Tom Madden is the Administrative Bishop of the North Georgia region of the Church of God (Cleveland, TN). In this episode we talk about his journey from preacher's kid to founding one of the largest annual Christian events in America, the need for spiritual fathers, creating a pipeline for future ministry leaders, and standing strong for biblical values in the face of ever-increasing cultural pressures.

-Critical Race Theory, growing up in South LA during tense racial moments, racism in the church, and how hearts can be reconciled. Monique Duson has a background in social service and children’s ministry. She has worked with a diverse array of under-served communities.Monique worked as a Missionary to South Africa for over four years, serving children and teachers impacted by drugs, violence, and trauma.She spent two decades advocating for Critical Race Theory (CRT), but through a series of events, began to clearly see the contradictions of CRT with the historic Christian worldview. Monique is now convinced that CRT is not the best way to achieve racial unity and actively speaks out against the use of CRT within the church. Her mission is to promote a vision for racial healing based on the historic Christian worldview. Monique has a BA in Sociology from Biola University. She is working on a MA in Theology

Coleman Bailey is a missionary with Helping Orphans Worldwide. He has traveled the globe taking the gospel and providing humanitarian care in some of the worlds least reached, most dangerous, and most interesting places.

Bryson graduated as valedictorian of his class and served as the​ ​Student Body President at Holmes Bible College. He holds a BA in Theology and a BS in Christian Ministries with a concentration on world missions. Anna is in her senior year at​ ​Holmes pursuing a BS in Christian Ministries with a concentration in World Missions.​ ​They both serve in their local church in all aspects of ministry: leading worship, outreach, discipleship, social media, youth staff and administration.Though they have faced many trials, God has been preparing them for life on the mission field. He has planned this journey for them and has guided their footsteps to where they stand today, preparing to live on the continent of Africa serving with Kibera Kids. Their vision seems impossible to some, but they have a support system that walks with them as they walk in their calling. With the God they serve, they believe they will reach the Nations and fulfill the Great Commission.

Fred Garmon, the president and founder of LeaderLabs, holds a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies, and a master of divinity with an emphasis in Ministerial Ethics and a PhD in Organizational Leadership from Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia. His doctoral dissertation research examined leadership and conflict in the ministerial context.Garmon was born and reared in Charlotte, NC. He was the youngest of eight children, and following a childhood of tragic events, became the first of his family to graduate from high school. He shares his personal testimony and transformational story in one of LeaderLabs session called “Sabotaged To Fail: Grace Enough to Succeed," and also in his book, Lucky Number 8.

Jim Wallace returns to the show to discuss his latest book, Person of Interest. J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University and a faculty member at Summit Ministries.

Eric Muldrow is the founder of Code Red Conversations. A former combat medic, Eric was a Corrections officer in a Maximum-Security Prison before working for the Las Vegas Metro Police Department as a corrections officer, Certified Police Instructor, Crisis Intervention Team Officer (Trained to assist the mentally ill), Defensive Tactics Instructor, Active Shooter Response Instructor (MACTAC), Gang Intelligence & Gang Response Officer, Terrorism Liaison Officer, and Firearms Instructor. In 2014, He retired after an over 20-year career. In 2016, Eric began speaking out publicly in response to the growing anti-police movement & many of the sometimes-questionable police/civilian confrontations. In 2018, he founded Code Red Conversation.Using the knowledge gained from years of working in many challenging environments, he seeks to spread light on the realities of Police Use of Force, as well as the issues and challenges that truly exist within the Law Enforcement field. His mission is to do his part to improve the tactics of officers and strengthen the publics' knowledge & trust in Law Enforcement.

J. David Stephens is the second assistant General Overseer of the Church of God

In this episode, we talk about new age intrusion in the church, the Enneagram, guided meditation, occultism, and much more.Marcia practiced as a professional astrologer for eight years. Marcia was involved with various New Age, occult, and Eastern beliefs and practices, including Inner Light Consciousness, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Hindu teachings and meditation, and psychic development classes. During these years, she also participated in past life regression, numerology, Tarot cards, spirit contact, seances, astral travel, and received a spirit guide through a guided visualization. Marcia's ministry is CANA/Christian Answers for the New Age, and she is a missionary with Fellowship International Mission, an independent mission board based in Allentown, PA. CANA is an informational and outreach ministry.

In this episode we discuss Artificial Intelligence, Neural Link, and Elon Musk's vision for humanity with Dr. Fazale Rana.Fazale Rana is the vice president of research and apologetics at Reasons toBelieve. He is the author of several groundbreaking books, including Who Was Adam,Creating Life in the Lab, The Cell’s Design, and Humans 2.0. He holds a PhD in chemistrywith an emphasis in biochemistry from Ohio University. Find out more at www.reasons.org

Victor Marx is a high risk humanitarian with successful missions to Iraq, Syria, North Africa and Southeast Asia – many times in non-permissive and high threat environments, helping orphans and widows.Severely abused and tortured as a child, by the time he graduated from high school, his lifestyle was filled with drugs, fights and theft. The discipline of military life and faith in God helped him recover from his traumatic childhood and empowers him to help others. Today, Victor focuses his attention to the plights of those affected by ISIS, troubled juvenile offenders, and supporting military personnel from all branches including the special operations community.More info at victormarx.com