Understanding the Times

In this hour, "a best of" repeat from 2007, Jan Markell speaks with Randy Alcorn about his well-loved book, Heaven. It's an unfortunate reality that the vast majority of Christians know little about the truth of their eternal home. What will we do forever? Is it going to be ceaseless floating on puffy white clouds strumming harps? How old will we be? What will our bodies be like? Will our pets come with us? Jan and Randy present an uplifting hour, garnering anticipation for our eternal Home. (Olive Tree Ministries carries an abridged version of Randy's book: "50 Days of Heaven: Reflections That Bring Eternity to Light" here

In the first half of this broadcast Bill Koenig White House correspondent, joins Jan Markell to talk about many issues of the day including Wikileaks, the Obama administration, the November 2 election, an astounding line up of dates coming up, global debt, the Chinese missile incident off the coast of California and much much more. www.watch.org In the second half of this broadcast Jan Markell and her in-studio guest talk about the Christian dilemma: When bad things happen to God's people. It's a guarantee in the Bible that we will have tribulation, but today the saints are being hammered by the enemy. How do we cope? Does it increase or decease faith? Are we disappointed with God or will we recognize the urgent need to encourage one another in these troubled times? Encourage Jan's guest at tom@tommarsland.com

In a repeat of one of her most popular radio interviews, Jan Markell talks to producer Andre van Heerden and author/speaker Gary Kah about the popular documentary Shadow Government: How the Global Elite Plan to Destroy Democracy and Your Freedom. (available from Olive Tree Ministries' online store here Jan plays sound bytes of the film that features Grant Jeffrey, Church Missler, Kathryn Albrecht, Brad O'Leary, Jack Kinsella and many more articulate authorities. This is not hyper-conspiratorial; this is reality. Learn more at: www.shadowgovernment-movie.com

Dr. David Reagan and Jan outline the dangers of the dominion/Kingdom Now theology. Who are the leaders? What exactly do they believe? How is it possible to be so deceived? It's just another indication of raging end-time apostasy. David is one of our "Understanding the Times" 2010 speakers this year! www.lamblion.com

Mike Gendron and Jan discuss the loss of discernment in our churches today. What has led to this? Is it too late to overcome this dilemma? What is your responsibility to your church family in these days of apostasy? They also discuss the Emergent Church and the dumbing down of the Gospel with sound bytes from Joel Osteen. Find Mike's DVD, Jesus Christ vs. Antichrist here. We regret the sound quality of this hour and we are working to correct it! www.pro-gospel.org

Dr. Mark Hitchcock, one of our fall conference speakers, talks to Jan about Bible prophecy-related issues. Some include the 2012 phenomena; the Rapture; points from his book, Amazing Claims of Bible Prophecy; his opinion, and Jan’s, of the most important prophecy stories of the year. Jan concludes the hour with a short commentary defending her position on the points aired back on August 28th about Glenn Beck. Find Hitchcock’s Amazing Claims of Bible Prophecy; here. www.marklhitchcock.com

Gary Kah and Jan discuss a "hidden network" that really directs the current administration and had today's scenario planned decades ago; the importance of Christians balancing political activism with their walk with the Lord; a projected backlash against Jews, particularly in America; why the balance of 2010 is so critical; the weakness of the church in America's critical hour with a defense of pastors who feel called to first preach the gospel and enter the "issues arena" second or not at all, and much more. Kah is one of our "Understanding the Times 2010" speakers. www.garykah.org

Dr. Michael Coffman and Jan continue the theme of hour 1, playing off of his new book, "Rescuing a Broken America." They take a closer look at the movers and shakers that are bringing America down: Cloward and Piven, Saul Alinsky, Jean Rousseau, and more. There is a worldview war going on and it affects both liberals and conservatives; both Democrats and Republicans. In the 1960s, Cloward and Piven came up with a plan to overwhelm the American system and cause the nation to collapse. That is the primary road map being utilized today by the socialists in high places in America. They emphasize the importance of the "lame duck" session after the November election and into January 2011. The planned mayhem coming from the Left for those few months is staggering. Repealing some of the current and planned destruction is possible. Learn how. www.rescuingamericabook.com

Twila Brase and Jan take a look at Obama's pick to run Medicare/Medicaid, another avowed Socialist. How will he cause that and other programs to play out? Already ObamaCare rules and regulations are appearing. There is a hopeful element in that the entire bill could be repealed after the 2012 election. Brase has just addressed some in Congress on her concerns. She is recognized as one of the top 20 making a difference, trying to restore our freedoms by pushing for the repeal of this outrage. The lifestyle of every American is at stake, not just the retired. Brase heads "The Citizens Council on Health Care. www.healthcarefreedom.us

Dr. Jobe Martin has a delightful testimony which he calls "the evolution of a creationist." Even after he became a Christian, he hung onto evolution. Yet today he is sounding the alarm that evolution in our schools and universities is creating a disaster in the lives of young people just as his life was a disaster until he became a Christian and dumped evolution. And that didn't happen instantaneously. Jobe and Jan also talk general science such as the age of dinosaurs, old earth vs young earth, global flood vs local flood, and much more. The hour is both educational and entertaining. Take a break from bad news! www.evolutionofacreationist.com www.biblicaldiscipleship.org