This week, Debi is joined by Sloan Adams, Central Senior Strategic Manager of TPUSA Faith

Debi and Sloan discuss the faith arm of TPUSA and its work unifying and empowering churches to speak truth in love to culture.

They discuss how so many cultural and political issues over the last several years including COVID, BLM, Antifa, men calling themselves women and the overturn of Roe v Wade have impacted churches. Some churches like Dream City have been bold and talked about these issues, others have compromised the truth of the Word of God to accept and even idolize sin, and many more have remained silent, afraid to step into these important conversations.

Sloan and Debi also discuss the spiritual awakening that has happened in the wake of Charlie Kirk's very public assassination. So many are flocking to church, opening Bibles for the first time and giving their lives to Jesus. We are especially seeing a rise in the strength and determination of Gen Z to follow Charlie's example in life and in faith.

To learn more about TPUSA Faith and get connected, visit https://tpusafaith.com/
To get involved in Dream City's TPUSA Faith chapter, email civics@DreamCityChurch.us

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This week, Debi is joined by Alison Furno, one of the volunteer leaders of Dream City Civics Ministry and former co-host of Into the Fire podcast.

Debi and Alison discuss the importance of biblically based civics. They go through some scriptural examples of godly men and women interacting with, influencing and participating in government affairs.

They tackle some of the common arguments against biblically based civics including the so-called separation of church and state, 501(c)3 rules, and accusations of Christian nationalism.

They also discuss the ways in which being salt and light in current times can have an impact on the culture, on laws and on elections.
To find out more about Dream City Civics Ministry and what may be happening at your campus, send an email to civics@dreamcitychurch.us

If you would like to find out more about bringing civics into your small group once a month through SALT visit https://www.womenforfamiliesandfreedom.org/salt

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This week, Debi is joined by special guest Dr. Krista Fabrick business and marketing professor Mesa community college, marketing consultant and business coach (Sam Oriza was out sick)

Debi and Krista discuss the growing concerns with the effects that use of AI can have on the brain and on the effects that screen time in general can have on young developing minds.

Just like many other things, AI is not inherently good or evil. It is a tool which can be both helpful and destructive. Krista and Debi discuss a recent study at MIT on the affects of ChatGPT on the brain. The results were shocking. Adult participants showed a marked decrease in their ability to think, reason and remember after using AI to perform tasks.

Krista and Debi also discussed the implications that AI has on education including the ease of having technology think for you, lessened attention spans, limited learning and more.

Finally they discuss the established and documented dangers of screen time on babies and toddlers. While the use of screens can be tempting and have immediate short term benefits of peace and quiet, there are longterm damages to emotional regulation, the ability to form connections and to learn. Screen time literally rewires young children's brains.

To see the MIT study on ChatGPT visit https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/

    To read more about the effects of screen time on education, visit https://santamaria.wa.edu.au/decreasing-attention-spans-jennifer-oaten/

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This week, Debi is joined by Alison Furno one of the volunteer leaders of Dream City Civics Ministry and former co-host of Into the Fire podcast.

Debi and Alison discuss the rise in violence in our culture. From school shootings to subway stabbings to a public assassination, it feels as if the world has gone crazy.

They talk about a recent survey showing that a high percentage of college students believe that violence is an acceptable way to shut down speech they don't agree with on campus. They also discuss the tendency of the media and politicians to classify speech as violence while excusing actual acts of violence.

Finally, they discuss what this means for us as believers and why we should not fear the world around us.
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Note: This episode was prerecorded prior to the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk

This week, Debi is joined by Carrie Bradley a sex trafficking and domestic violence survivor and founder of Identifreed.

Warning: This is an episode that discusses difficult adult topics. Please preview this episode before allowing young children to listen.

Carrie shares her story of being trafficked by gang members, being held captive and forced into being a "breeder". She also talks about her steps to both physical freedom and the freedom she found in Christ.

Debi and Carrie discuss the overlooked demographic of young adults, many of whom are aged out foster care kids, who find themselves in difficult situations and get trapped and trafficked.

Debi and Carrie discuss domestic violence procedures and how they can be changed to better identify trafficking victims. They also discuss the ways in which the abortion industry aids traffickers and harms women.

To find out more about Identifreed go to https://identifreed.org/about-us

To Learn more about trafficking prevention go to https://www.pearlatthemailbox.com/

To find out more about Where Hope LIves visit https://stoptrafficwalk.org/where-hope-lives/

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This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Kevin Theriot, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom.
Kevin talks with Debi and Sam about his career at ADF, some of the important cases he has worked on, and why we must continue to fight for Life, Law and liberty.

Kevin explains how a case might progress through the courts, using the Dobbs v Jackson case as an example. Cases progress from state to federal level and can take years to finally be settled. It is not just the Supreme Court that matters. State level legislatures, Attorneys General, Governors and lower-level courts also have a huge impact on cases like Dobbs.

Kevin, Debi and Sam discuss legal attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers in multiple states, including in AZ and legal battles over abortion pill reversal and free and compelled speech in the pro-life arena. There are also some Obama Care era cases that are still being heard in courts over what the government can and cannot require companies and organizations to cover.

They also discuss how important state level elections, especially the AG are for supporting common sense, life affirming laws as well as protecting religious liberty and safeguarding the family. We have state level elections coming up in 2026. They will have a huge impact on our state and our country.

To find out more about Alliance Defending Freedom, visit https://adflegal.org/

Colorado abortion pill reversal ban
Colorado court strikes down state law banning abortion pill reversal – Alliance Defending Freedom

New Jersey AG harassment of pregnancy centers
First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin – Alliance Defending Freedom

AZ AG consumer alert against pregnancy centers
Attorney General Mayes Warns Patients About Crisis Pregnancy Centers | Arizona Attorney General

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This week, Debi and Sam host a solo episode on school choice and the ongoing battle over ESAs in Arizona.

Much has been made of a recent news article highlighting supposed fraud in the ESA system. But, Empowerment Scholarship Accounts have long been a target of those who do not like our school choice options in AZ. Arizona was the first state to offer such accounts, which allow some, not all, of the education dollars to follow the student and be used for homeschooling, tutoring or private school instruction. This enables families who may not be able to afford one of those options to have more control over their children's learning environment. Some politicians and union leaders in our state would love to rescind our school choice friendly laws and leave families with no choice other than public school.

Debi and Sam talk about the history of school choice, the misunderstanding of ESAs, including how much information is required to justify purchases. They also highlight that this supposed huge news story is such a small number of people and that those people are already being asked to repay money that they misused. All of this leads us to believe that this is political maneuvering. Since there is an election year in 2026 we must have wisdom and discernment when reading news stories like this one.

To find out more about the misinformation surrounding ESAs visit https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/arizonas-universal-esa-program-a-history-of-surplus-savings-media-misinformation/

To read more about the past battles over ESAs and the Navajo nation go to https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/fact-esas-help-native-american-families/

To read the misleading news story referenced in this episode go to https://www.abc15.com/rebound/state-of-education/400-esa-accounts-suspended-state-sends-accounts-to-collections

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This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Rich Jessup, former Chief of Police
Rich shares highlights of his lengthy career in law enforcement. Rich shares with Debi and Sam about being Chief of Police in one of the busiest border cities in America. They discuss how changing border policies during different administrations affected law enforcement morale and their ability to do their job.

Rich, Debi and Sam also discuss the crossover between ministry and police work. This includes ministry to fellow officers, who face heightened job and familial stresses. Rich also talks about viewing police work as a ministry in his interactions with the public.

Rich, Debi and Sam finally discuss how different levels of government: city, state and federal all affect law enforcement in different ways and reinforce the importance of paying attention to local elections which most directly impact first responders and public safety.

To find out more about The Law Enforcement Leadership Ministry, visit https://lelm.org/https://www.teamllc.org/

To learn more about Tactical Education and Mentoring visit https://www.teamllc.org/

Search for Rich Jessup on YouTube to find his devotionals and words of encouragement for law enforcement.

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