I'm going to take a break and mention a few sites I follow these days. For most of these, I download mp3's onto my mp3 player and listen while running/driving. However, before I get into a longish list, I'll recommend two recent favorites:
Now, the sites:
- American Family Radio - overtly Christian, AFR covers stories that aren't mentioned elsewhere. Since revamping their programming to emphasize talk, they provide the most comprehensive news/issues coverage from a Christian worldview I know of...unless, your definition of Christianity is more "social gospel" than traditional. The programs include:
- AFA Report - 1 hr daily; social issues/news of the day; you can usually skip the last 20-30 minutes (i.e., when they go to their first caller)
- Today's Issues - 2 hrs daily; content varies wildly; I probably don't listen to a program more than once every 2-3 weeks
- Matt Friedeman Show - 3 hrs daily; I never download this since it is on during drive time; the most balanced Christian talk show I know of (most tend to one of two poles: overtly religious (e.g., Renewing Your Mind (below)) or largely secular/family/political/etc. topics from a Christian worldview (e.g., Focus on the Family, Point of View, etc.)...there's nothing else out there quite like it...
- News - onenewsnow.com has the stories discussed in the AFA Report
- AFR also broadcasts some of the best independent Christian worldview programs, including:
- The Christian Worldview - 2 hr weekly; associated with Summit Ministries (the premier Christian worldview training group); I don't know how to download their audio since it's played via Shockwave (I know there are Internet radio recorders that will do the trick...I'm not talking about one of those).
- CrossExamined - 1 hr weekly; crossexamined.org was founded by Frank Turek ("I Don't Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist") to address the problem that 70-75% of teens leave the church after high school. His list of resources is one of the better lists.
- Richard Land Live - 3 hrs weekly; Richard Land is head of the public policy branch of the Southern Baptist Convention; usually a nice summary of the week's news. Also, see his daily program For Faith and Family; (some occasional overlap between the weekday and weekend programs)
- Point of View - 2 hours daily; founded by Marlin Maddoux, this is the original Christian worldview radio program (it was one the pioneers of satellite broadcasting)
- Liberty Live - 1 hour daily; Matt Staver (Dean of Liberty University School of Law) discusses legal aspects of current issues
- Albert Mohler Program - daily, 1 hour; covers current issues; Mohler is President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and played a central role in moving the Southern Baptist Convention back to a Biblical foundation in the 1990's.
- Renewing Your Mind - R. C. Sproul's daily program (30 min.) is for the serious Bible student with an interest in theology and philosophy.
- Shepherd's Conference - Although I believe we are saved completely by grace (not works), I just can't find Calvinism in the Bible. Having said that, the keynote talks at the 2009 conference are exceptionally wise. All traditional Christian groups are struggling to maintain the authority of ALL of Christ's words (Matthew through Revelation; Jn 16:12-15) in a culture that relentlessly preaches superficial "love" and "tolerance". (requires free registration)
- Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood - I'll have more to say about these folks later, but they explore one of the basic questions of existence...what does it mean to be male and female?...from a traditional Biblical perspective. Highly recommended...the area of sexuality is where a Biblical worldview clashes most clearly with today's secular/monist worldview.
Ok, that's enough for now...and probably more than you can listen to regularly... :-)
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