Screens influence how children think, learn, connect, and grow in ways previous generations never experienced. Anxiety is rising. Attention is shrinking. Screens increasingly replace real-life relationships and experiences, and parents know something isn’t working. Author Arlene Pellicane will join us to address the sobering research revealing how technology harms kids today. Drawing on research, biblical wisdom, and her own experience, she will offer a plan to reclaim the kind of childhood God intended.
This hour we focus on the global impact of the Gospel and the price some believers are paying because they decided to follow Jesus. Tom Doyle will focus on the Middle East and teach us how to pray for those living under Islamic extremism. Then, Todd Nettleton from the Voice of the Martyrs, will continue to lengthen our prayer lists as he gives us specific countries and specific ways to pray for the Persecuted Church.
Arlene Pellicane is a speaker, host, and bestselling author who helps families build strong relationships in a distracted world. Known for her practical wisdom, relatable storytelling, and research-backed encouragement, Arlene equips parents to raise resilient, connected, and faith-filled kids in the midst of today’s digital challenges. She is the author of several books on parenting, marriage, and technology, including Screen Kids, Calm, Cool, and Connected, and Making Marriage Easier. Arlene has been featured on national media outlets such as the Today Show, Fox & Friends, and Focus on the Family, and she regularly speaks at conferences, churches, and parenting events across the country. With warmth, humor, and biblical insight, Arlene helps parents move from feeling overwhelmed by technology to confidently shaping a home life centered on real relationships, healthy habits, and lasting faith.
Tom Doyle fell in love with the Middle East on his first Bible tour of the Holy Land. In 1995 he became an official tour guide for the state of Israel and developed a passion for ministering to the Israeli people, Arabs and Jews alike. Tom and his wife, JoAnn, felt a call from God to full-time ministry there in 2001. In 2017 the Doyles launched Uncharted Ministries, which seeks to Inspire the Body of Christ to rise up join the new great awakening among Jews and Muslims in the Middle East and in uncharted territories around the world.
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.
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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