Believe! The American Stream
Believe! The American Stream
Doug DeVos
Bringing entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and everyday Americans together to discuss the principles that both unite us and set us apart from the pack. This is The Believe! Journal’s broadcast series www.thebelievejournal.com
Can Hollywood teach kids to love America?
Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten argues that storytelling can inspire the next generation to love America, calling for films that celebrate America’s principles and shape its future.Sponsor a student ticket for Young Washington through the Pay It Forward initiative.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jul 9
8 min
"Selling America"
Rich DeVos's “Selling America” speech is a call to renew belief in America's founding principles, arguing that faith, freedom, and personal responsibility remain the nation's greatest strengths.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jul 6
42 min
Summer 2026 Issue: Does America Have a Branding Problem? | Selling America at 250
Doug DeVos calls on Americans to rediscover and “sell America” by renewing belief in the timeless principles of freedom, faith, responsibility, and opportunity that have shaped the nation’s promise.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jul 3
43 min
God, Legacy, and The Deep Future
Johann Kurtz recently sat down with Doug DeVos on the Believe! The American Stream podcast to discuss what it means to build a legacy—not just on the level of family, but up to the level of culture and civilization.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jun 23
59 min
Christians Shouldn’t Avoid Tech. We Should Dominate It.
Joel Chakra argues that Christians must engage and help shape the future of technology, warning that if people of faith retreat from AI and innovation, others will define its values and direction.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jun 16
8 min
Not a Machine: Faith, Work, and Human Dignity in a Technological Age
Dan Churchwell argues that as AI transforms the economy, Christians must remember that human worth comes from God-given dignity and vocation, not productivity or efficiency alone.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jun 9
12 min
What AI Reveals About Man’s Higher Calling
Larry P. Arnn argues that while AI can assist learning, it cannot replace the work of thinking, warning that outsourcing education to machines diminishes the growth and character education cultivates.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jun 2
4 min
AI and the Church: The Church’s Role in Shaping the Age of AI
Troy Evans urges the Church to engage AI with clarity and courage, warning that failing to shape it with biblical principles leaves powerful systems guided only by profit and power.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
May 26
8 min
When Did We Stop Subduing the Earth?
M.I. Terzian challenges Christians to reclaim the Dominion Mandate as builders and civilizers, arguing that retreating into polite irrelevance hands authority to those with no moral basis to wield it.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
May 19
11 min
Faithful Stewardship in a Time of Rapid Technological Progress
Clara Piano reflects on technology's promise and peril as a family economist and mother, calling Christians to engage boldly with AI and bioethics while keeping human dignity and purpose central.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram ⁠⁠FacebookX ⁠⁠LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
May 12
7 min
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