Join us this hour as we take a look at the news of the day before learning, from Karen Covell, how to pray specifically for the entertainment industry. It is sometimes hard to pray for people who hold a worldview so contradictory to biblical standards, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t pray for them. Karen will teach us how. Then, get your prayer lists ready as Todd Nettleton gives us an update on the persecuted Church and where there are specific prayer requests. Join us to learn how to pray for the world around us.
Narcissism is ugly, dangerous, and abusive, and it is not gender specific. We will open the phones as we talk with Laurel Slade-Waggoner about narcissism. How can someone protect their mental, emotional, and spiritual health from a narcissist? Why do the words SPECIALME help us better understand narcissism? Get your dialing fingers ready as the lines light up with questions on narcissism.
As Founding Director of Hollywood Prayer Network, Karen speaks and teaches around the country on how people of faith can pray for the people in the entertainment industry. She is also a published co-author of two books: How to Talk About Jesus Without Freaking Out and The Day I Met God. Aside from her leadership at HPN, Karen is Co-Founder and Producer for JC Productions, an independent TV and music production company. She has had extensive experience producing TV specials, documentaries and children's programming. Karen is a member of the Producers Guild of America, a founding member of PREMISE, and a board member of the Biola University Entertainment Task Force. She is a graduate of USC with a BA in Producing.
Todd Nettleton is Vice President of Message for The Voice of the Martyrs—USA and host of The Voice of the Martyrs Radio. His most recent book, When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians, was published in 2021 by Moody Publishers and won the Christian Book Award for 2022 in the category of Biography and Memoir. Todd serves as a voice for persecuted Christians, inspiring other followers of Christ through the examples of those living in more than 70 hostile and restricted nations where VOM works.
Laurel is a Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with the state of Florida. She provides counseling services for individuals, couples, and families. She combines Biblical Truth with the Truths in the fields of Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy to help heal individuals and their relationships.
Janet Parshall has been broadcasting from the nation's capital for over three decades. Her passion is to "equip the saints" through intelligent conversation based on biblical truth. When she is not behind her microphone, Janet is speaking across the country on issues impacting Christians. She has authored several books. Parshall and her husband, Craig, live in Virginia and have four children and six grandchildren.