Joe Dallas joins us to offer insight into why churches are becoming tepid on the issue of same-sex attraction and what message that sends to the culture. How should the Church respond? What does it really mean to “speak the Truth in love”? Learn how to think biblically and critically on a contentious issue being debated in the marketplace of ideas.
We spend this hour with Olivier Melnick, head of Shalom in Messiah ministries. He will share with us 10 reasons to love Israel and 5 ways to show it. Discover what it means when God makes an unconditional promise and learn to separate fact from fiction about the Jewish people.
Joe Dallas is an author, conference speaker, and ordained pastoral counselor. He directs a Biblical counseling ministry for those dealing with sexual and relational problems, and with their families as well. He received his Master’s Degree in Christian Counseling from Vision University, San Diego, CA and is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is also the author of the daily blog Joe Dallas Online.Joe has authored six books on human sexuality from the Christian perspective, including Desires in Conflict (Harvest House 1991)The Game Plan (Thomas Nelson Publishing 2005) When Homosexuality Hits Home (Harvest House 2004) Five Steps to Breaking Free from Porn (Harvest House 2013) and his latest, Speaking of Homosexuality (Baker 2016).He is a contributing writer for The Christian Research Journal, and his articles have appeared in Christianity Today,(cover story June 1993) The Journal of Christian Healing and The Southern California Christian Times. His work has also been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Moody Monthly, New Man Magazine and The Boston Globe. For over three years Joe taught and conducted the nationally recognized Every Man’s Battle 5-Day conference as the originating Program Director, and from 1991 to 1993, he served as the President of Exodus International. He was a regularly featured speaker with the Focus on the Family Love Won Out conference.
Olivier Melnick is the President and Executive Director of Shalom in Messiah, a non-profit organization that exists to expose and fight antisemitism, as well as to equip and mobilize Christians to lead the Jewish people to the Messiah. Born in Paris to a secular Jewish family, he lost his grandfather in Auschwitz when he was 15. After giving his life to the Lord in 1983 and growing in his faith for several years, he had the opportunity to attend the Moody Bible Institute where he graduated in 2001 with a degree in Jewish studies. He also served along with his wife in Chosen People ministries mission to bring the Messiah to the Jewsih people.
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.
In the Market with Janet Parshall, challenges listeners to examine major news stories and issues being debated in the marketplace of ideas and speaks to them with the Word of God.
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