This week, Debi is joined by Gabrielle Black, youth pastor at Dream City Church Scottsdale campus.

Gabrielle talks about growing up in a strong Christian home, attending church multiple times a week and going to Christian school. Even with all of those positive, godly influences she still had to make her faith her own.

Gabrielle and Debi discuss how too many young people coast through growing up in church and live off of their parents' faith but never truly develop a strong faith of their own. A personal faith is essential in order to stand strong in a decaying culture and also to fulfill the calling God has for their lives. Gabrielle shares how she was called into ministry at twelve years old but also had to walk out her life of faith.

They discuss some practical things that youth leaders, parents and students themselves can do to help future generations develop a strong personal relationship with God.

To connect with Dream City Youth at the Scottsdale campus visit https://www.dreamcitychurch.us/locations/scottsdale-az/ministries/youth/

To Find out more about Dream City Church visit https://dreamcitychrch.us

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This week, Debi is joined by Earl Taylor, president of the National Center for Constitutional Studies.

Earl and Debi discuss the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Earl shares some of the lessons learned in the years between the founding of Jamestown and the writing of the Declaration of Independence, including an early recognition that socialism does not work. These lessons influenced what was included in our founding documents.

Earl shared how the founding of America launched a "5000 year leap" in innovation and scientific discovery that is unmatched in any point in history. We went from ox carts to outer space in a relatively short period of time.

Earl shares some fascinating stories about historical figures like John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln and how they realized very early on that America was forgetting the important lessons of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Earl and Debi discuss some of the important founding principles of America, how they are rooted in faith and how they still apply today. The founding principles of America are worth guarding and preserving.

To learn more about the National Center for Constitutional Studies visit https://nccs.net/

To Find out more about Dream City Church visit https://dreamcitychrch.us

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This week, Debi is joined by Alison Furno, a volleyball coach and health influencer on social media.

Alison talks about how the cultural emphasis on "self care" is often destructive.

Alison and Debi discuss how the obsession with "self-care" can be used to avoid growth. We have become a comfort driven society but success and spiritual growth require discipline and sacrifice.

They also discuss the issue of "toxic positivity". Cultural focuses on things like affirmations and thinking good thoughts,yet people are more depressed and more anxious than ever before. Something is missing

Alison talks about how true self care is both taking good physical care of our bodies, the temple of the Holy Spirit and developing spiritual and mental disciplines that make us stronger and help us grow.

To Find out more about Dream City Church visit https://dreamcitychrch.us

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This week, Debi is joined by Peter Gentala, president of Center for Arizona Policy.

Peter discusses a new initiative to Renew Arizona Families. Right now, Arizona ranks 35th out of 50 in the nationwide family index.

Children living with a married mother and father is the single greatest indicator of success in a wide range of areas. Children are more likely to do well academically, are less likely to live in poverty, are less likely to suffer from depression and anxiety and are significantly less likely to suffer from one or more adverse childhood event when they live with their married parents, regardless of race or socioeconomic status.

Peter and Debi discuss how policy can support families and help them thrive, why the 2026 election is crucial to families across Arizona and what churches can and should do to help strengthen and support families.

To see the data and learn more about the Renewing AZ Families Initiative visit https://www.renewingazfamilies.org/

To find the Arizona Voter Guide visit https://www.azvoterguide.com/

Remember to decline to Sign all Education ballot initiatives. To learn more about how ESAs help Arizona families and why the program is worth protecting, visit https://azlovesesas.com/

To Find out more about Dream City Church visit https://dreamcitychrch.us

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This week, Debi is joined by Alison Furno, a political strategist and volunteer leader with Dream City Civics

Alison provides an overview of what a midterm election is and what a primary election is. Debi and Alison discuss why primary elections are so important and why Christians should engage in the process. They discuss how voting can help Arizona become a Christian state.

Alison and Debi also break down the different types of petitions that people are asked to sign. There are candidate petitions, ballot initiative petitions, and online or text petitions asking you to support an issue. They explain what each of these types of petitions do and what you should be aware of before signing.

Finally, they discuss a new elected official prayer guide. You type in your address and find out who represents you at every level of government. There are also descriptions of ways to pray for each type of office.

To find the Arizona Voter Portal go to

https://my.arizona.vote/PortalList.aspx

To access the elected official prayer guide go to https://pray-guide.roa-apps.com/Home/PrayerGuidance

Remember to decline to Sign all Education ballot initiatives. To learn more about how ESAs help Arizona families and why the program is worth protecting, visit https://azlovesesas.com/

To Find out more about Dream City Church visit https://dreamcitychrch.us

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This week, Debi is joined by Bernadette Tasy Huang

Bernadette is now a speech therapist, but she shares her incredible experience on her college campus as a Students for Life chapter leader. She talks about a professor who pulled students out of class to erase her club's pro-life chalk messaging. Her club had permission to do the chalk display. This led to her being involved in a lawsuit against this professor.

Bernadette also talks about an amazing story of how her club's activities saved a life and how her lawsuit led her to work for a time at ADF

Debi and Bernadetter discuss the work of Students for Life, the violence and vandalism that pro-life groups face on campus and how important it is for students to push back when free speech is threatened.

To learn more about Students for Life visit https://studentsforlife.org/

To watch to video of the interactions with the professor visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz3MhiRj5HQ

To see the story about the baby that was saved from abortion because of this club: https://issuu.com/faithandjustice/docs/f_j_12.3_august2019_digital

To view this story from the Trump campaign trail in 2020 (introduced by President Trump): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhz8lEZcd4c

To Find out more about Dream City Church visit https://dreamcitychrch.us

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This week, Debi is joined by Megan Kronstedt, Youth Alive Missionary for the Arizona Assemblies of God

Megan shares her story of being called to missions during a Fine Arts youth service and how that led her to Youth Alive.

Megan explains the four core areas of Youth Alive and how they help equip students to share the gospel at their schools. This can be done through one-on-one evangelism, group huddles, school clubs, prayer, and outreach projects.

Megan and Debi talked about the pushback that students and clubs can get from those who don't want to see the gospel shared on campus. Megan talks about the importance of Youth Alive training, the Assemblies of God position papers and being connected to a local youth pastor. All of these can help students walk through difficult times and difficult issues as they become missionaries to their peers.

To learn more about Youth Alive, visit the following websites

https://www.azyouthalive.com/

agyouth.org/youth-alive

To Sign up as a Youth Alive campus missionary visit https://arizona-youth-alive-520454.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1176966

To view the Assemblies of God position papers on cultural and biblical issues go to https://ag.org/Beliefs/Position-Papers

To support Megan as a US missionary, visit https://giving.ag.org/donate/700001-289468

To sign up to pray for your local school visit Arizona Prayer Zone Partners

To Find out more about Dream City Church visit https://dreamcitychrch.us

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This week, Debi is joined by George Khalaf, conservative strategist and pollster.

George and Debi discuss data and polling and how they can be manipulated to prove virtually any point. George explains the ways in which we can look more critically at those numbers, how questions were worded, and more to better gauge what those numbers mean.

George and Debi talk about ESAs and the lies being told about the program. They review the push by far left unions and out of state interests to get an initiative on the ballot that would prevent money from following students if families choose something other than public school.

They also talk about the upcoming midterm elections and why they are so important. George explains some of the numbers related to voter registration, expected voter turnout, and cultural issues that are important to Arizona voters.

To learn more about George visit https://georgekhalaf.com/

To learn more about how ESAs help Arizona families and why the program is worth protecting, visit https://azlovesesas.com/

To Find out more about Dream City Church visit https://dreamcitychrch.us

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