Today’s topic is controversial among church goers and church leaders alike, especially in our region of the country. Distrust of government can easily seep into guilt by association–distrust of pastors who also take political stances. Or it can lead to complacent, ignorant believers who prefer to remain isolated ‘above’ anything political.

In the Bible, Esau sold his birthright to Jacob to satisfy his fleshly appetite. Some would say that our nation is selling its birthright to China and other countries to satisfy our own greed. Today, the pastors examine the facts surrounding Chinese ownership of American land and discuss the debates being waged in the public square.

Chris and Ken meet Cameron Birk, President of ABSOLUTE Ministries, which operates what they call ‘life housing’ sites in Coeur d’Alene and elsewhere in the region. Their faith-based life skills teaching and comprehensive addiction recovery program set it apart from other transitional housing programs.

Let’s all breathe a collective sigh of relief–the election is over. In this episode, we discuss some of the major and minor takeaways from what some have called the most important election of this generation.

The 2024 general election may turn out to be the most pivotal election in our lifetimes. Constitutional challenges and individual and state rights are at stake in the campaign platforms of both parties like never before. Exercising your right to vote is critical to the future of our nation.

The pastors go off-script and have a freestyle discussion of the dangers of trusting everything we hear versus fact checking to learn real truth.

FEMA's response to Hurricane Helene....acceptable or not!

Chris, Greg, and Ken discuss the Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 and the Top-Four Primary and Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative that will appear on the November 5, 2024 ballot.Idaho Voter Pamphlet [PDF – 3 MB]Pamphlet Audio with Chapters [YouTube]

Our nation is deeply divided over who it wants to become the President of the United States Of America in November. But who occupies the other houses of government in Washington D.C. and in our state capitols is just as important. The ABC pastors discuss the critical issues that will guide their vote choices in this episode.For the full text, click here:Athol Baptist Church Affirmation Of Values

A security breach and the subsequent theft of a massive amount of personally identifiable information for hundreds of millions of Americans now means that practically everybody is at risk of identity fraud. Everybody, period. Three of our pastors discuss what this means for you and what you can do to minimize the odds of you becoming the next victim of identity fraud.Use these links to place a credit freeze online or by phone:EquifaxExperianTransunionUse this link to check if your contact information exists online:Google Results about youUse these links to check if your personal identity was stolen in the National Public Data breach:NPD Breach CheckSearch the National Public Data Breach