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Crosstalk America from VCY America

Jim Schneiderwww.sermonaudio.com
Reporting news and analyzing issues affecting the world, the Church, and your family from a Biblical perspective. Crosstalk is a live hour-long call in program heard weekdays on over 100 radio stations across America, hosted by Jim Schneider and produced by VCY America
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Episodes

Vaccination Recommendations Under Question

Barbara Loe Fisher is the President of the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), a non-profit charity she co-founded with parents of DPT vaccine injured children in 1982. NVIC is a national, grassroots movement and public information campaign to institute vaccine safety reforms and informed consent protections in the public health system. She has researched, analyzed and publicly articulated the major issues involving the science, policy, law, ethics and politics of vaccination to become o...

Jul 07, 202553 min

How to Restore America

Paul Dragu is senior editor at The New American. He is an award-winning reporter and host of The New American Daily. He is writer of Defector: A True Story of Tyranny, Liberty and Purpose. As Jim noted early in the broadcast, many of us recognize that America has been in decline for many years. The size of government, regulations, federal control over the population, spending, the cost of goods/services and other facets have increased. Then there's the capitulation to the ideas of world governme...

Jul 04, 202553 min

The Declaration of Independence

William J. Federer is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc. He's the speaker on "The American Minute" daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books including, America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, Who is the King in America?, Socialism: The Real History From Plato to the Present - How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control and the newly released, Silence Equals Consent: The Sin of Omission. On July 4th, 1776, the ...

Jul 03, 202553 min

Iran: God is at Work

Michael Germi is a former Muslim who was born in Iran into a Shia Muslim family. In this setting he learned to practice Islam praying 5 times a day toward Mecca. He fasted during Ramadan. He practiced self-mutilation for the cause of Allah. He migrated to Australia in 2006 and in 2009 placed his trust in Jesus Christ. He later moved to the States where he now proclaims the Gospel to Islamic nations. He has written several Farsi Christian books and desires to plant churches around the world where...

Jul 02, 202553 min

Speak from your Soapbox

This edition of Crosstalk began with a number of news stories dealing with President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Senate vote for the bill came to a tie which was broken by Vice President J.D. Vance, therefore the bill has passed. The bill goes on to the House of Representatives and the president is seeking a July 4th deadline. Beginning with the second quarter hour of the broadcast, Jim opened the phone lines to let listeners get on their "soapbox" and talk about what's on their hear...

Jul 01, 202553 min

John DeWaard and Arthur Franklin Perkins

John DeWaard & Arthur Perkins fought against modernism in the Presbyterian Church. Brian DeJong is a pastor and archivist of the Midwest Presbytery of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The transcript recounts the stories of two Wisconsin pastors, John DeWard and Arthur Perkins, who courageously stood against theological liberalism within the Presbyterian Church USA. DeWard, facing criticism for questioning educational materials and foreign missions, was ultimately disciplined and helped foun...

Jul 01, 202544 min

The War on Illegal Immigration

Andrew Arthur is Resident Fellow in Law and Policy for the Center for Immigration Studies. It's amazing that we have public officials who are "linking arms" with those who attack individuals that work for our safety and security. That is the current state of affairs as America's war on illegal immigration continues. Andrew indicated this has been going on ever since Donald Trump came back into office. He also noted that while we can have differences of opinion with the policies carried out by th...

Jun 30, 202553 min

News Roundup and Comment

Here's a brief selection of headlines representing news stories that made the cut as Jim presented another edition of the News Round-Up. Numerous stories included audio as well. --After the U.S. strike on Iran earlier this week, Israel's Prime Minister and President Trump agreed to a rapid end to the war in Gaza and expansion of the Abraham Accords. --Mohammad Eslami, head of the Islamic Republic's Atomic Energy Organization told the state-run Mehr news agency that Tehran aims to avoid any disru...

Jun 27, 202553 min

Obergefell Decision: 10 Years Later

Mat Staver is founder & chairman of Liberty Counsel. Mat is a constitutional attorney with three landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is an author and the host of the radio broadcasts Faith & Freedom and Freedom's Call and the TV broadcast Freedom Alive. Genesis 1:27 clearly shows that God created us male and female while Genesis 2:24 shows that He had a special plan for men and women called marriage. Jesus affirmed this as we see in Matthew 19:4-6. However, a decade ago, 5 b...

Jun 26, 202553 min

Abortion in Our Water

John Stemberger is president of Liberty Counsel Action & Senior Counsel of Liberty Counsel. He's been a conservative policy advocate for over 30 years. Abigail Forman is public policy analyst and a writer for Liberty Counsel Action. She is a former Minnesota state legislator and former Director of Public Policy for Right to Life UK. She is primary author of a groundbreaking, academic white paper exposing the horror of aborted babies from chemical abortions being flushed into our water system...

Jun 25, 202553 min

Iran: Ceasefire On or Off?

Dr. Richard Schmidt is the pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He's the speaker on the weekly TV program, "Prophecy Focus" and the radio broadcast, "Prophecy Unfolding." He spent 32 years in law enforcement until his retirement. He has authored several books including: Are You Going to a Better Place?, Daniel's Gap Paul's Mystery, Tribulation to Triumph: The Olivet Discourse, Globalism: The Great World Consumption and Artificial Intelligence: Transhuman...

Jun 24, 202553 min

Schara vs Ascension Verdict Issued

Scott Schara is the father of Grace Schara. Grace was a 19-year-old daughter with Down Syndrome who tested positive for COVID and was hospitalized. She was ushered into eternity on October 13, 2021. Scott launched a landmark lawsuit, Schara v. Ascension Health et al. Leading up to this he warned about the dangers of incentivized healthcare and where this leads. His work and story have been chronicled in a chapter of the Wall Street Journal bestseller, Rise of the Fourth Reich. His writing has al...

Jun 23, 202553 min

News Roundup and Comment

Headlined by news related to the Iran/Israel war, Jim presented details on the following stories and much more: --Iran said today it would refuse to hold nuclear talks with the U.S. while under attacks by Israel. --The Islamic regime in Tehran has shut down internet and cell phone lines across the nation. --On Wednesday, hundreds of protesters gathered on the steps of the New York Public Library in Manhattan to convey what they said was a clear message to the city and nation's elected officials:...

Jun 20, 202553 min

J C Ryle, Bishop of Liverpool

J.C. Ryle, Anglican Bishop of Liverpool and prolific author, is featured by Brian De Jong, archivist for the Midwest Presbytery of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

Jun 20, 202551 min

The Global Rise of Islam

Usama Dakdok is the Founder of the Straight Way of Grace Ministry. He is the speaker on the daily radio broadcast Revealing the Truth About Islam. It has become a common thing for Israelis to be woken by sirens. This morning was no exception. But this time there is shock as they learned that one of the country's major hospitals was hit by a missile from Iran. Additional sites were hit in Tel Aviv. We understand it was the hospital's old surgical building that suffered damage. CBN reported that o...

Jun 19, 202553 min

Operation Rising Lion

Chris Katulka is vice president of North American Ministries at The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry and host of The Friends of Israel Today radio program. He is a Bible teacher, and writer for Israel My Glory magazine and is author of the book, Israel Always. Today marks the 6th day of Israel's Operation Rising Lion, an act of self-defense against the oppressive Iranian regime that for years has vowed to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, said, "Isr...

Jun 18, 202553 min

World Tensions Intensify

Frank Gaffney is president of the Institute for the American Future, President & CEO of Save the Persecuted Christians, Vice Chairman for Committee on the Present Danger: China. He is speaker on the Secure Freedom Minute. Frank acted as an Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan Pentagon. Frank began by reminding listeners that, "Israel has in fact been explicitly threatened with death by the Iranian regime since it came to power in 1979, 46 years ago. He went on to say, "When your enem...

Jun 17, 202553 min

A World in Turmoil

The news cycle of just the past several days dramatically shows how the world is in turmoil. For example: Israel initiated Operation Rising Lion last week, destroying top Iranian military leaders and nuclear facilities. Iran's retaliatory strikes targeting Israel have left at least 24 dead. Also, the IDF announced today that one-third of Iran's missile launchers have been destroyed. With Israel claiming air superiority over Tehran, Iran is reportedly sending urgent signals to Israel, U.S./Arab a...

Jun 16, 202553 min

Israel Launches Preemptive Strike and News Roundup

Due to breaking news surrounding Israel's attack this morning on Iran's nuclear facilities, this edition of the News Round-Up began with comment from Pastor Jim Scudder, Jr., live from Israel. He is senior pastor of Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich, Illinois. He's an author and also the speaker on the program InGrace which airs on WVCY Television, VCY.tv the VCY America Radio Network and other facilities across the country. Jim then segued into news headlines and featured the following...

Jun 13, 202553 min

Father’s Day Tribute 2025

As Jim began this broadcast, he noted how fatherhood is under attack. We've seen this over and over as many sitcoms make fathers the brunt of jokes or make them look like buffoons. He went on to describe articles that question the necessity of fathers, going so far as to claim that the outcomes for children of lesbian couples are no worse, and in some cases even better, than for children of heterosexual couples. One can only wonder what they mean by "successful outcomes" and what their foundatio...

Jun 12, 202553 min

The Rapid Advancement of AI

Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church, and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He's the speaker on the weekly TV program, Prophecy Focus and the radio broadcast, Prophecy Unfolding. He spent 32 years in law enforcement until his retirement. He has authored several books including: Are You Going to a Better Place?, Daniel's Gap Paul's Mystery, Tribulation to Triumph: The Olivet Discourse, Globalism: The Great World Consumption and Artificial Intelligence: Transhumanism &am...

Jun 11, 202553 min

Israel’s Continued Fight to Exist

Pastor Jim Scudder, Jr. is senior pastor of Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich, Illinois. He is an author and also the speaker on the program InGrace which airs on WVCY Television, VCY.tv the VCY America Radio Network and other facilities across the country. Pastor Scudder has a passion for souls and a desire to teach others about our Savior's love. He also has a special love for the nation of Israel and the Jewish people Pastor Scudder has spoken to many Israeli's, has done filming ther...

Jun 10, 202553 min

LGBTQ+ Pride: The Pushback and the Promotion

Peter LaBarbera is the founder and president of Center for Morality and Americans for Truth. He's a former reporter for the Washington Times, LifeSiteNews.com, WND.com and a former contributing editor for Human Events. Interestingly, some are turning away from the moniker of June as "Pride Month" and instead, some are pushing "Fidelity Month," "Life Month," as well as "Family Month." Peter believes this is happening because the homosexual activist movement won numerous victories, including impos...

Jun 09, 202553 min

George Whitefield, Colonial Evangelist

Professor David Saxon of Maranatha Baptist University, in Watertown, Wisconsin speaks on the life of George Whitefield, British Evangelist who ministered in colonial America.

Jun 07, 202555 min

Vickie Gaynier Rally - "Corrie's Story for God's Glory"

You've probably heard the saying, "They who will not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." That's something to ponder as you listen to this presentation; a recording of a VCY rally in Southeast Wisconsin this past April that wasn't your typical one. With its historical narrative, it featured a live actress retelling a story that is important for people to hear and understand today. The name Corrie Ten Boom is well known in Christian circles. She's best known for her bravery and Christian ...

Jun 06, 202553 min

Answers to Tough Questions

Carl Kerby is president & founder of Reasons for Hope. Prior to forming Reasons for Hope, he was a founding board member of Answers in Genesis and served there for 15 years. Skeptics and scoffers are flooding society these days in the media, politics, academia and even churches. 2 Peter chapter 3 recognizes this problem. So while there are those who will be sarcastic in their questioning, others genuinely want to know the truth so they know whether or not they should pursue the Christ of Chr...

Jun 05, 202553 min

Time Changer

Some Christians today are concerned about the direction of the church. There seems to be a lot of activities going on but exactly how much emphasis is really there concerning Jesus? Scripture gives us a picture of just such a church. It's the Laodicean church which is caught up in itself with little regard for an all-out commitment to Christ. Helping us return to that theme and reminding us of the solution was Rich Christiano. Rich is a film writer, director & producer. In 2002 he along with...

Jun 04, 202553 min

America 2050

Tom DeWeese is the president of the American Policy Center. Tom is one of the nation's leading advocates of individual liberty, free enterprise, private property rights, personal privacy, back-to-basics education and American sovereignty and independence and protecting our Constitutionally-guaranteed rights. In January of 2024, the World Economic Forum held their meeting to push global governance. One of the panel discussions concerned how they could "Trump-proof" their countries and advance the...

Jun 03, 202553 min

Charles Spurgeon, Prince of Preachers

Dr. David Saxon, professor of Church History at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin, introduces us to the Prince of Preachers, Charles Spurgeon of London, England

Jun 02, 202556 min
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