Crosstalk America from VCY America

President Biden commutes the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates. An illegal immigrant sets a woman on fire in a New York subway. A school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, takes the lives of a student and a teacher. The promotion of aberrant lifestyles continues to indoctrinate our youth. More satanic displays have gone up in various locations. There's an increasing fascination with paganism and the occult.All this is evidence of what Jeremiah wrote in Jeremiah 17:9: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it." Realizing this, are you grateful for the fact that God truly knows the heart of man? After all, it is God who so loved the world that he gave us the gift of his only begotten son.Are there still those who testify today of this great gift? Yes there are and this edition of Crosstalk proves it as you'll hear many wonderful testimonies of what Jesus our Savior means for people of all ages and from all walks of life.From the Crosstalk team, may everyone have a merry and blessed Christmas!

Filling in for Jim Schneider, Dalton Windsor hosted this edition of the 'Round-Up' as he presented the latest news stories of interest to Christians worldwide. Stories included:--House Republicans working to negotiate a tentative agreement in hopes of averting a government shutdown by the end of the business day today. --Amidst the talks over the spending bill, Senator Mike Lee of Utah has suggested that Republicans should replace Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana with either Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy.--The U.S. Senate passed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, sending the 895 billion appropriations bill to President Biden's desk with overwhelming support from Democrats, despite Republican language that would restrict kids and military families from assessing gender affirming care.--Donald Trump formally won the electoral college this week, officially securing the presidency. --Senate Democrats propose a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college.--ABC News and it's top anchor George Stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with Donald Trump in Trump's defamation suit which will result in ABC News paying the president elect 15 million dollars. --Trump filed an amicus brief yesterday in support of a legal effort by Texas and Missouri to immediately stop the Biden administration's current auctioning of border wall materials, believing such action may be criminal.--President Joe Biden announced an aggressive new climate goal Thursday to reduce U.S. carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2035. --35% of new car sales must be electric in California and 11 other states next year under a new mandate.

The global community, and not just many in America, were stunned after the definitive win by Donald Trump in the recent election. This has resulted in a lot of scrambling going on with world leaders lining up to get face-time with the President-elect.While there will be many changes nationally with the turn-over in the White House, can we say that the globalist agenda will be put on hold just because Trump will be leading America for the next four years? Returning to Crosstalk to bring his unique insight into this was Gary Kah. Gary is the founder and director of Hope for the World.Certainly the re-election of Donald Trump was not on the wish list of globalists. Gary described Trump as a "disruptor to the new world order." He views Trump as a nationalist who seeks to maintain U.S. sovereignty and that's not part of the globalist plan at all. They want to strengthen the United Nations and turn it into a type of global government while diminishing U.S. sovereignty or have it taken away altogether. Gary doesn't see the globalists 'playing dead.' He already sees them doing damage control and they can do that when you consider that over 93% of residents living in Washington, DC, voted for the Harris/Walz ultra-left ticket. Included in that are a lot of federal workers including the CIA, FBI, the Justice Department and the military industrial complex, as well as a growing segment of the Department of Defense. There's also the Federal Reserve and the big bank allies. While not everyone within these groups agree, Gary believes many of them want to see the U.S. come under the authority of the U.N.

Andy Ferrier is Representative of the Midwest Messianic Center. Andy is burdened with reaching Jewish people with the good news that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Jewish Messiah. Andy served on the staff of a small Christian College in Israel while living and working on a kibbutz, an Israeli farm. He previously served 25 years with the Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry.As we read the narrative in Scripture regarding the events leading up to the birth of Jesus Christ, we do so through our Western eyes without considering Jewish culture. Today our guest unfolds some of these matters to help us better understand the goings on at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Yesterday, tragedy unfolded at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. A phone call to 9-1-1 was placed by a 2nd grade teacher to report a shooting taking place after school. After officers arrived, the shooter was located as well as the weapon that was also used to administer a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A teacher and another student were pronounced dead at the scene while six others were injured.Joining Jim to discuss this rising trend was Dr. Richard Schmidt. Dr. Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church, and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He's the speaker on the weekly TV program, Prophecy Focus and the radio broadcast, Prophecy Unfolding. He spent 32 years in law enforcement.Dr. Schmidt began by noting something he learned from working with former Sheriff David Clarke. It's the idea that first facts are usually no facts at all. In other words, the things that first come through the media are often wrong. For example, it was originally reported that a second grade student was the one who called 9-1-1 when as noted earlier, it was a teacher that made the call. Dr. Schmidt indicated that a house has already been searched and everything that can be gleaned about the alleged shooter will be looked into. Interviews with students, parents and teachers will need to take place along with other duties that make up a very time consuming investigation. The idea is to avoid speculation and the spreading of false information.There've been 320 school shootings this year, so this broadcast looks not only at the public safety aspects but also the spiritual aspects.

This edition of Crosstalk dealt with breaking news that this morning, at approximately 10:57am, police responded to an active shooting incident at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. As of broadcast time, 3 people were said to be deceased, including the shooter, who was a student at the school.The broadcast began with audio from a press conference held by Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes. Randy followed up with more details as well as words of biblical encouragement and prayer from President Bob Loggans of the Wisconsin Association of Christian Schools. This was followed up by commentary on safety and security from Jamison Coppola, Legislative Director at the American Association of Christian Schools, as well as another brief update from a live press conference.

News stories come at us these days seemingly without end. Crosstalk sorts through them to bring you up-to-date on what's happening in our nation and around the world from a Christian perspective. Here's a sample of what was presented:--President Joe Biden released a list of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations of sentences Thursday, setting the record for presidential clemencies in a single day.--Clemency was also given by President Biden to a former Ohio Democratic official who was convicted on charges related to taking bribes for nearly a decade. --FBI Chief Christopher Wray, who oversaw the weaponization of the federal agency against now President-elect Trump, is voluntarily leaving. --Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the New York City slaying of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson, is facing additional charges in Manhattan according to an online court docket filed by city prosecutors. --A Florida woman was arrested Tuesday after allegedly threatening an insurance company representative by using the same words written on the shell casings left behind in the Manhattan murder of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson.--A Manhattan jury acquitted Daniel Penny on December 9th of criminally negligent homicide over the death of Jordan Neely, a mentally ill homeless man.--Black Lives Matter leader, Hawk Newsome, has called for black vigilantes to descend on major cities to retaliate against 26 year old former Marine Daniel Penny's acquittal over the death of Jordan Neely. --Eagle Forum's Ed Martin, will serve as Donald Trump's next Chief of Staff at the Office of Management and Budget.

Robert Knight is a former Los Angeles Times news editor and columnist for the Washington Times as well as other publications. Robert has had senior positions in a number of pro-family organizations. He's written several books including, The Coming Communist Wave: What Happens if the Left Captures All Three Branches of Government, Liberty on the Brink and Crooked: What Really Happened in the 2020 Election and How to Stop the Fraud.Bob began by noting that we've seen gender dysphoria harnessed to school policies to the point of pushing such dysphoria. He went on to describe this as wrong as it goes against nature and nature's God and it's made up because there are only two sexes. To deny that is to deny truth and reality. Other than the children who are victims of this, Bob views this as an assault on truth as we see people who tell the truth on this issue being labeled as haters and deniers.Young victims of this movement are dealing with peer-pressure and all of us are subjected to phrases such as 'gender affirming care' and 'sex assigned at birth.' Add in women's sports being affected and it's no wonder we have gender insanity. Through points brought up in his latest article, Transgender Delusion Must End, Robert has more to offer as he explains what he believes is taking place and where this is headed. Jim also poses questions of concern and callers present their views to wrap up this edition of Crosstalk.

Dr. Jimmy DeYoung Jr. is speaker, teacher, Mideast guide, videographer and speaker on Prophecy Today. He lived and worked in Jerusalem for many years before he returned to the States for continued ministry. He is a fully credentialed journalist and has led numerous tours to Israel. There are numerous players in the drama taking place with the deposing of dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Israel decimated the Syrian Air Force. There's Russia losing their deep water port on the Mediterranean Sea. Iran was another loser because they were using Syria to prop up their proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas. Finally, what should the response of the U.S. be?Listen to this edition of Crosstalk and you'll get caught up on other Middle East related news as well including corruption cases in Israel and allegations against Benjamin Netanyahu, the latest on the cease-fire with Hamas, possible Iranian drones over America, anti-semitism on the rise, how all this plays out in terms of Bible prophecy and more.

Some Christians today are concerned about the direction of the church. There seems to be a lot of activities going on but exactly how much emphasis is really there concerning Jesus? Scripture gives us a picture of just such a church. It's the Laodicean church which is caught up in itself with little regard for an all-out commitment to Christ.Helping us return to that theme and reminding us of the solution was Rich Christiano. Rich is a film writer, director & producer. In 2002 he along with his brother Dave formed Five & Two pictures, reminiscent of the lad who shared what he had--5 loaves and two fish. Rich is a writer, director and producer of multiple films such as Time Changer, Unidentified, The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, A Matter of Faith, Play the Flute and Mind Reader.This edition of Crosstalk reexamines Time Changer, a movie that combines time travel with a message honoring the importance of the authority of Scripture. Through explanations from Rich and audio clips presented by Jim, you'll discover what happens when Bible Professor Russell Carlisle is transported into the future (from the year 1890) and how he discovers what happens when morals are separated from Christ. As you'll see, this movie, originally released in 2002, is now more relevant than ever. This is an exciting, God honoring film for every member of the family, and great for non-believers too!

As Jim noted at the beginning of the broadcast, "The abortion express train was headed down the track at lightning speed. Vice President Kamala Harris had kicked off her so-called 'Reproductive Rights Tour' right here in Wisconsin on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Legacy media did their part to be sure that the tracks were clear, that the gates were open and nothing better try and stop this locomotive. She made it very clear that it was her goal to implement Roe v. Wade on a federal level and force medical doctors and institutions to participate in the killing of the pre-born, even if it violated their own conscience with moral and religious objections. She didn't care, but the American people did, hitting the emergency brake on her express, thus giving another opportunity for the protection of human life."Returning with a current look at the pro-life movement and agenda, Crosstalk welcomed back Brad Mattes. Brad is president of Life Issues Institute which was founded in 1991 to serve the educational needs of the pro-life movement. Brad is president of the International Right to Life Federation and a frequent international speaker and lecturer on abortion and related life issues. Brad is the host of Life Issues, a daily radio commentary, also the weekly Straight Talk on Life Issues and has produced numerous radio specials standing for life.It's been five weeks since the election and the pro-abortion lobby has to be shocked because of the re-election of Donald Trump. This is certainly not the result Planned Parenthood expected because their 'seat at the table' has been pulled out from underneath them.

News stories you may not hear elsewhere are featured each week on the News Round-Up & Comment broadcast. Here's a sample of what Jim presented. Listeners rounded out the broadcast with their thoughts as well.--Mark Scarsi, a Trump appointed Judge, ripped into the decision by President Biden to pardon his son Hunter in a filing saying that when the president has brought authority, he cannot rewrite history. --The Biden White House is considering preemptive pardons carefully weighing the extraordinary step of handing blanket pardons.--Federal authorities have arrested an Arizona man in San Diego who threatened to put a hole in Trump's face.--Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe was grilled by Republican Representative Pat Fallon as part of an investigation by the Congressional Task Force set up to examine the two attempts on the life of Donald Trump. --The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a congressional staffer on Monday after he was caught trying to smuggle ammo into a House office building. --Sunday evening Israeli fighter jets intercepted an Iranian plane over Syria, suspected of transporting weapons to Hezbollah.--The Israeli military launched a wave of air strikes in Lebanon Monday evening after Hezbollah launched two mortars at the Mount Dov area for the first time since the cease-fire between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group took effect last week.--Egypt has presented Hamas with an updated proposal to free some of the roughly 100 remaining hostages and initiate a cease-fire in Gaza.--Iranian state media highlighting Tehran's decision to activate centrifuges linked to its nuclear program.

Usama Dakdok is Founder of the Straight Way of Grace Ministry. He is the speaker on the daily radio broadcast Revealing the Truth About Islam. Born and raised in Egypt, Usama learned about Islam just as every other student does in a Muslim country. He also studied for a university degree in Egypt which included the study of Sharia, which is Islamic law. He first came to America in 1992. With his knowledge of Islam, he founded The Straight Way of Grace Ministry. Usama speaks fluent Arabic and has translated the Quran into English. He is the author of Exposing the Truth about the Qur'an, Exposing the Truth About Jihad, The Violent Truth about Islam and The Straight Way to Eternal Life. For many years Usama has travelled the country to equip the church to minister to Muslims and to warn Americans about the deceptive methods being used that lead many into the cult of Islam.While many have falsely called Islam "a religion of peace," Islam continues in its threats against Israel, Europe and the United States of America. And yet Islam is viewed by many as just being another religion.Some erroneously teach that the god of Islam and Jehovah God are one in the same. Don't be deceived. They are not one in the same.Rapes and sexual assaults continue rampantly in the name of Allah. There are so-called "honor killings" from Muslims against their own family members who leave the teachings of Islam. Threats continue against Jews, Christians and nations that have not surrendered to the teachings of Islam. Usama Dakdok has been trying to awaken many out of their slumber on this issue.

Mat Staver is Founder & Chairman of Liberty Counsel. Mat is a constitutional attorney with three landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is an author and the host of the radio broadcasts Faith & Freedom and Freedom's Call.Just a few hours ago (as of the airing of this program), the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments for United States v. Skrmetti, which some have called the most important case of this term. It is a case that will determine if a Tennessee law that protects children from harmful puberty blockers, hormones, and medically mutilating surgeries is constitutional. This case could have vast implications for other states with similar laws protecting children.Listen to hear Mat Staver's analysis and pray for the outcome.

Jim began this edition of Crosstalk asking for prayer regarding an important Supreme Court case being heard tomorrow (12/4). There will be oral arguments presented in a case dealing with the Tennessee law banning irreversible gender transition procedures for children. Governor Lee of Tennessee had signed Senate Bill 1 into law in March of 2023. It went into effect in July of that year. The legislation bans doctors or health care providers from performing so-called gender affirming surgeries or hormonal procedures on minors.The Biden administration joined together with the ACLU and several teenage plaintiffs suing to stop this law. A Tennessee District Court initially blocked it in April of 2023 but in September, a Sixth Circuit Court upheld Tennessee's protections for children and the Supreme Court took up the case in June of this year. The case is known as United States v. Skrmetti.When something bizarre is spoken or takes place, we often respond with the question: What in the world? The remainder of this program dealt with news stories that, from a Christian perspective, cause us to want to express the same question. Examples included:After repeatedly insisting that he would never pardon his son (Jim provided proof via audio cuts), President Biden has pardoned Hunter Biden for any and all crimes that he committed over the last decade.A very distraught group of Wisconsin women gathered on November 9th at a park in Whitefish Bay, filming themselves during a primal scream gathering to express their frustration with Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election.

Dr. David Brown, Pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church in Oak Creek, has a Masters in Theology and a PhD in History, specializing in the history of the English Bible. In addition to his study of the English Bible he is also president of Logos Communications Consortium. For years he has conducted research on witchcraft and the occult. He has written various research papers on topics such as, The Dark Facts About Fantasy Role Playing Games.In the 1990's, a Pokémon craze broke out that came to the West later that decade. Then in 2016, Pokémon Go came about and took the world by storm and guess what? That storm is resurging.Jim noted that in 2019, there were 1.5 billion Pokémon cards printed. That more than doubled in 2020 to 3.2 billion cards. Then it more than tripled by 2023 to 9.7 billion cards printed that single year. That's aside from the Pokémon toys, mugs, lunchboxes, watches, hats, gloves, sleeping bags, bedding sets, plush toys, clothing items, video games, cartoons, DVD's and more.Dr. Brown began by noting another shocking statistic. There are more than 90 million people involved in one of the aspects of Pokémon. 39% of those are women with the rest being men. So people of all ages are involved with the average age being 24.Dr. Brown described Pokémon as occultic and immoral. Parents don't seem to understand this and that would be due to the lack of a biblical worldview. Dr. Brown speaks from that perspective as he talks about the doctrine that's being advocated by Pokémon, what values are being promoted, the power behind it all, the origins of the characters and whether this is an agenda being pushed on our children.

Psalm 92:1 tells us the following: "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High."When was the last time you said, "Thank you God for..." and you named something other than the food on your plate? Do you thank God for life? How about the ability to think or work. If you're married, do you thank God for your spouse, your children or your grandchildren? Do you thank him for the residence where you live, a vehicle to drive or for the clothes you have to wear? Someone once asked that if God removed everything that you have not thanked Him for, what would you have left? So instead of complaining, which many of us are prone to do far too often, we should be praising God for the great blessings of provision He lays out for us every single day.This edition of Crosstalk seeks to nurture that perspective of thanks as at this time each year we open up the phone lines to allow listeners from around the nation an opportunity to share their thanks to Almighty God for yet another year of tremendous blessing.Happy Thanksgiving to all from the Crosstalk team!

William Federer is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and the President of Amerisearch Inc. He is the speaker on The American Minute daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books including America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, Who is the King in America?, and Socialism: The Real History From Plato to the Present - How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control.Increasingly we are barraged with the term "Christian Nationalism." Here are some of the recent headlines:• American Progress – Christian Nationalism Is 'Single Biggest Threat' To America's Religious Freedom• NPR – Tracing The Rise Of Christian Nationalism From Trump To The Alabama Supreme Court• Politico – Trump Allies Prepare To Infuse 'Christian Nationalism' In Second Administration• TheNation.com – The Terrifying Christian Nationalist Crusade To Conquer America• The Hill – America Is Facing A Threat Of Biblical Proportion: The Rise Of Christian NationalismJust earlier this week an email went out to media outlets announcing that a 401(c)4 group, Faith Forward, says it is "dedicated to bringing people of faith together to restore the soul of the nation, ramping up operations locally, and will be communicating with faith voters in an effort to fight back against Christian Nationalists who have been trying to co-opt religious language in order to deceive voters."Yet when you look at this group's site, it uses the guise of religion and religious language in the section "God Made All of Us" to promote four more years of President Joe Biden. The group's goal is to fight back against Christian Nationalists.

Psalm 92:1 tells us the following: "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High."When was the last time you said, "Thank you God for..." and you named something other than the food on your plate? Do you thank God for life? How about the ability to think or work. If you're married, do you thank God for your spouse, your children or your grandchildren? Do you thank him for the residence where you live, a vehicle to drive or for the clothes you have to wear? Someone once asked that if God removed everything that you have not thanked Him for, what would you have left? So instead of complaining, which many of us are prone to do far too often, we should be praising God for the great blessings of provision He lays out for us every single day.This edition of Crosstalk seeks to nurture that perspective of thanks as at this time each year we open up the phone lines to allow listeners from around the nation an opportunity to share their thanks to Almighty God for yet another year of tremendous blessing.Happy Thanksgiving to all from the Crosstalk team!