Family Shield

One of the great challenges Christians face is sharing the truth with those who believe they have already found it. When witnessing to current or former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, it's essential that you compassionately describe biblical teachings from Mormon doctrine while tactfully advocating for Christ. For every believer who prays for loved ones in the LDS church, or loved ones who give up religion after leaving Mormonism, Introducing Christianity to Mormons is the book you need to learn to witness to them. The book will help you present the case for Christianity with confidence and grace, and it will empower you to share your faith with them. My guest today is Eric Johnson, the author of Introducing Christianity to Mormons. He works with Mormonism Research Ministry and currently lives in Utah with his wife and three daughters.

What was the reformation? Who was involved? And why is it so important 500 years later? Join us today as I interview Rev. William Marler about the reformation. He’s the senior pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Springfield, Missouri, and an instructor in the Department of Religious Studies at Missouri State University.

Why do Jehovah's Witnesses leave the Watchtower Society? Many ex-Jehovah's Witnesses are disfellowshipped. They can also experience guilt and anger after they leave. Why do they need hope that is only possible when we know the Christ of the Bible, and how can we effectively share God's love and the Gospel with them? Join us today as we visit with Melissa Bramer, an ex-Jehovah's Witness that is now a Christian. She'll share her story about leaving the Watchtower Society, and help us understand the challenges those who leave experience. She’ll also help us learn how we can reach Jehovah's Witnesses and ex-Jehovah's Witnesses for Christ.

Today on Family Shield we’ll explore the links between Dragon myths and the reality of dinosaurs. Did you know there are dragon legends in nearly every culture from China to Australia, India to Europe, the Americas, and Persia to the kingdoms of the fiercest Norse warriors? Eyewitnesses to these dinosaurs include Job from the Bible, Alexander the Great, and Marco Polo. There are drawings on cave walls and on ancient art show images that clearly resemble dinosaurs. We’ll revisit history as we talk about these creatures. Whether battling saints or terrorizing medieval castles, these creatures provide a fascinating link to man's earliest history. My husband, Tjaden Meyer will co-host the program with me today.

Raising children to know and love the Lord in today's world is a joy, a privilege, and a challenge. Parenting is the most important job you will ever have. How can we maintain a Christ-centered home while juggling jobs, sports, school, and community activities? We find the answer when we rely upon God’s power, not our own. Family Shield Ministries equips Christians to go and make disciples. We believe that individuals and their families need to go first into the home to disciple their children. Join us today as we talk about discipling our children for Christ.

What is Islam? What do Muslims believe and teach that Christians need to understand? How can Christians learn to engage Muslims in a conversation? And how can we share the Gospel with them? My guest today is Dr. Abjar Bahkou, an Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, and author of Shining the Gospel Light on the Quran: Understanding and Engaging Muslims.

Hello this is Kay Meyer of Family Shield Ministries. Many people have asked me how and why did you start Family Shield? Because it's a long story, I seldom talk about our early years. But I think it would be beneficial for our supporters and those who care about the ministry to know more about how and why the ministry began. Today I'll focus on the early history of Family Shield Ministries. We invite you to watch the video below for a short look back at our over 25 years in ministry.

The pressures of life can be overwhelming. Stressful circumstances cause us to sin. While feeling stress is not a sin, how we react to it can be. Everyone has been on the receiving and giving end of ungrateful behavior, expressing their feelings in ungodly ways. We recognize the damage it can do, but our sinful nature still often wins. Yet in a world that seems to be out of control, God's grace, even under pressure, is sufficient and unlimited. No one suffered more pressure than our Savior Jesus Christ, but he always responded graciously and lovingly, even as he hung on the cross, suffering for our sins. Even as people jeered at Him, and as the world turned from him, Jesus remained graceful. He is our source of perfect redemptive grace. Today we'll talk about God's grace, the stress we all live with, and the seven last words of Christ from the cross, as we discuss Rev. Christopher Kennedy's new book, Grace Under Pressure: Responding Faithfully to Stress. Rev. Kennedy is a senior pastor at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas.

Last week I talked to Greg and Susan Finke about their newest book Joining Jesus As A Family: How to Raise Your Children to be Followers of Jesus. We’ll continue our discussion this week as we talk about where you want your child to end up. We find many parents concerned that their children, youth, or young adults will stray away from the Christian faith—it happens—a lot. In their book they state “I can hear the hope, but I can also hear the fear.” To be honest the fear comes from a growing realization that what we are currently doing in our attempt to raise life-long followers of Jesus isn't working. And here's the thing, it isn’t.

How do we join Jesus as a family? Greg and Susan Finke tell us it’s simpler than you think and a lot more fun. Christian parents want to raise their children to be life long followers of Jesus, but many parents watch their children grow up, leave home and then walk away from the faith. What went wrong; and how can a new generation of parents avoid the same result? Greg and Susan identify what Jesus shows us in the Gospels to help parents become more intentional and practical in raising Jesus followers. What does it mean to disciple my own child? What are my parenting goals? Where do I want my child to end up to lead my children there, and how then shall I live? As I watch Jesus in the Gospels, what is his discipleship process? How can I weave Jesus’ discipleship process into the rhyme of my family’s everyday life? Again my guests are Greg and Susan Finke, authors of Joining Jesus as a Family, and the founders of Dwelling 1:14.