250 Years Ago Was America Founded On Faith? The Veterans Church With Pastors Donna & Kevin Kilmurray.Synthesize the Video Information:Title: 250 Years Of America's Founding On ? The Veterans Church With Pastors Donna & Kevin KilmurrayChannel: AMG Broadcasting (Acts Media Group)Date: June 15, 2026Hosts: Pastors Donna and Kevin Kilmurray.Core Topic: Exploring the role of Christianity in America's founding, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the nation.Key Themes:Faith vs. Religion: They make a strong distinction between "religion" (which they view as structured doctrine or denominations, like being Baptist) and "Christian faith" (a personal relationship with God). They argue the founders wanted freedom from forced structured religion, not freedom from God.Christian Foundation: They assert that America was founded on Christian morals, values, and the Ten Commandments. They cite that many colonial documents (like the Mayflower Compact) and universities (Harvard, Yale) had Christian origins.Founding Fathers: They discuss several founders. While acknowledging they weren't uniformly devout (e.g., Benjamin Franklin was not Orthodox but quoted scripture), they emphasize that the founders were not atheists and relied on divine providence. They specifically mention John Jay, Samuel Adams, Roger Sherman, Patrick Henry, and George Washington.Debunking Myths:Myth: America is strictly a Christian nation. Reality: It was founded on Christian principles, but the Constitution did not establish a national religion (to avoid the issues they had with the Church of England).Myth: The founders were all Deists. Reality: While some leaned that way, many were active Christians.Myth: Christianity had no influence. Reality: It profoundly shaped the culture, values, and worldview of the era.Modern Cultural War: They express concern that the nation is moving away from its foundational moral values. They mention controversies like taking history out of schools, the push to get the Bible back in schools (referencing Oklahoma), and general moral decline.Veterans: The show is presented on "The Veterans Church." They honor veterans for fighting to protect the freedoms that allow citizens to practice their faith and speak out, while expressing sorrow over veteran suicide and PTSD.Call to Action: Return to God as a "first love," get the Bible back in schools, exercise voting rights as Christians, and an invitation to the upcoming Axefest (July 17-18).

"Changing Times," host Lynn Morris sits down with Missouri State Senator Curtis Trent to discuss the push to eliminate the Missouri state individual income tax. The conversation centers heavily on the upcoming ballot measure (Amendment 5) that would constitutionally mandate the phase-out of the tax.Here is a breakdown of the key topics discussed, without the timestamps:The Problem with the Income TaxTaxing Productivity: Senator Trent argues that the income tax is a fundamentally flawed way to collect revenue because it discourages human labor and productivity. It taxes individuals based on their earnings before they even decide whether to spend, save, or invest that money.Hidden Costs: Trent pushes back against the narrative that eliminating the income tax only helps the wealthy. He explains that income taxes are "baked into" the price of every good and service. From the logger to the trucker, sawmill operator, and retailer, everyone pays an income tax and passes that cost to the final consumer. Removing the income tax would lower the cost of production and, theoretically, retail prices.The Path to Zero (Amendment 5)A Gradual Phase-Out: Trent explains that if voters pass Amendment 5 in August, the legislature will have five years to implement a phase-out plan. The actual elimination would use a system of "revenue triggers" ensuring the tax only drops when state revenues allow for it, preventing a hole in the state budget. He estimates the full phase-out to zero will take about 5 to 7 years.Revenue Neutrality: To make up for the lost revenue (currently around $8.5 billion net), the plan will likely expand the sales tax base to include more services while keeping exemptions for essentials like healthcare and food. The amendment mandates that this transition remain strictly revenue-neutral.Local Tax Relief: Because state and local tax bases mirror each other, a broadened sales tax base would create a windfall for local governments. However, the amendment requires local revenue neutrality as well, meaning local entities would be forced to use those extra funds to lower local property or earnings taxes.The Economic Argument for MissouriProven Success with Triggers: Missouri has already used trigger laws to gradually reduce the income tax from a historic 6% down to 4.7% over the last decade. Trent notes that for almost every $1 cut during this time, $2.50 of new revenue came into state coffers due to accelerated economic growth.Staying Competitive: Currently, nine other states do not have an income tax (including Tennessee, which has a similar population and economic makeup but consistently outperforms Missouri in growth). Trent argues that Missouri must become an early adopter in the Midwest to attract major national investments and prevent population stagnation.National Implications: Expanding outward, Trent notes that pro-growth state policies are vital for reshoring critical American infrastructure—like pharmaceutical manufacturing and rare-earth mineral production—back from places like China.

Bridget Bidnger and Dr. Maryam Mohammadkhani Share on Current Issues IN School Board Elections With ‘Changing Times' Host Mary Byrne & Lynn Morris.In this episode of Changing Times, hosts Lynn Morris and Dr. Mary Byrne sit down with Bridget Binger of the Nixa School Board and Dr. Miriam Mahmoodkhani of the Springfield Public School Board to discuss local control, educational technology, and the critical importance of school board elections.Motivations for Running & The Tech OverloadSounding the Alarm: Dr. Mahmoodkhani explains her journey into local politics, which started years ago when she noticed the negative behavioral impacts of personal gaming devices and screen time on children.The "Digital Dark Age": The panel shares deep concerns about the current over-reliance on educational technology. They argue that replacing traditional learning methods—like reading physical books front-to-back and writing in cursive—with tablets and screens deprives children of crucial sensory and motor development.Anti-Human vs. Anti-Tech: The guests clarify they are not anti-technology, but rather "pro-child," expressing worry over an educational shift that prioritizes interfacing with devices over human-centered instruction.The True Purpose of Public EducationLoss of Civic Focus: Dr. Byrne and the guests argue that the original, constitutional intent of public schooling was to build a literate populace capable of self-governance and preserving the republic.Beyond Workforce Development: They express concern that the modern educational system is overly focused on producing a compliant workforce for corporations, rather than cultivating informed, capable citizens who understand history and their constitutional rights.Election Reform and Senate Bill 10002Moving Election Dates: A major segment of the show focuses on a bill sponsored by Senator Adam Schnelting, which moves local school board elections in his district (affecting St. Charles County) from the off-cycle April ballot to the on-cycle November ballot.Increasing Voter Turnout: Because April elections historically suffer from very low turnout (often 8-12%), the panel strongly advocates for moving all local school board elections to November. They believe aligning these votes with presidential and mid-term elections will double or triple community participation.Optional Party Identity: The bill also includes a provision allowing candidates to list their political party preference on the ballot, providing voters with clearer information.A Call to the Broader CommunityEveryone's Responsibility: The panel stresses that the health of a local school district directly impacts the safety, economy, and future of the entire community.Engagement is Key: They urge all citizens—including grandparents and those without children currently in the system—to actively participate in school board elections, noting that the future of the country depends on the education of its youth.

"James Webb's Story" 417 Testimonies of Jesus Christ Live Stream With Hosts Preston Cameron & Dennis EversenEarly Life and TraumaJames grew up in a deeply broken home characterized by generational trauma, substance abuse, and domestic violence. After his mother fled his abusive father, she moved the family to Germany with a man from the military. Tragically, this man was severely abusive to James's baby sister, and at 14, James testified against him in court. Burdened by immense anger and unresolved hurt, James turned to drugs, starting with weed and quickly escalating to Xanax, pain pills, and eventually fentanyl.Descent into Addiction and CrimeBy age 15, James was heavily involved in criminal activities to supply his drug habits, eventually leading to 11 stints in prison. He lived a life of chaos, robbing drug dealers, engaging in gang activity, and surviving in squalid trap houses. During one deeply regrettable incident, he robbed an older woman of her laptop to buy fentanyl, dragging her with his car as he fled. Remarkably, the woman never reported him and instead prayed that they would one day be "brother and sister in the kingdom".Rock Bottom and a Miraculous HealingJames's addiction ultimately led to complete liver failure, alongside Hepatitis A and C. Despite doctors giving him only hours to live, he survived the night—only to escape the hospital the next day to find more drugs. He eventually hit rock bottom while fleeing a drug dealer and turned himself in to the police, catching a robbery charge.While facing 12 years in the Ozark Correctional Center, James met a man named Paul Hines, whose genuine faith stood out. Paul challenged James to stop relying on "church lingo" and actually read the Gospels to find out who Jesus really was. James committed to this, isolating himself from his old gang friends and devouring the scriptures, deeply anchoring himself to Matthew 6:33 ("Seek the kingdom first"). Around three months into this spiritual journey, James was supernaturally healed; doctors found zero trace of liver failure or hepatitis.Restoration and Current MinistryAfter his release, James entered the Hope Homes of the Ozarks Adult and Teen Challenge. It was here that he learned crucial character development. Despite having vast biblical knowledge, he realized he needed to learn "how to be a son" to God before he could be a good father or leader.Today, James's life is entirely restored. He is happily married, has had familial relationships mended in unexpected ways (including gaining a stepson, Elijah, who reminds him of a son he lost custody of years prior). He now works in full-time ministry at Victory Mission in Springfield, helping other broken and homeless men find the same redemption he did.His Core Message: James stresses that knowing about Jesus is not enough. He urges believers to practice disciplined, daily reading of the Word of God to build a genuine relationship with Him, reminding listeners that God is always with them in the trenches.

"A Not So Ordinary Man," features host Dennis exploring the profound relationship between focus, faith, and personal growth. Throughout the program, Dennis shares his own experiences and challenges the traditional medical definition of ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), suggesting that it is less about a "deficit" of attention and more about an overwhelming ability to receive and process information from numerous sources simultaneously.

• Reframing Focus: Dennis uses his own struggle with distractions to illustrate how what is often perceived as a deficit is actually a challenge in filtering the flood of incoming information. He shares personal anecdotes—including working in his backyard—to provide a living classroom for his insights on focus.

• The Spiritual Garden: Using the plants in his backyard as metaphors, Dennis reflects on the legacy and growth of faith. He discusses:

  • Transplanting Life: He shares stories about plants moved from his mother's home, illustrating how life—and by extension, faith—can be carried forward, nurtured, and spread.

  • The Master Pruner: He reflects on the necessity of "pruning" in life. Just as his fig tree and rose bush require cutting back to thrive, he suggests that spiritual and personal growth often require painful but necessary removals to foster new, healthier life.

• Original Music & Message: The program features three original songs that weave these themes together:

  • "Are You Distracted?": A narrative song about a student named "Little Jimmy" that questions whether modern distractions and chemical solutions are stealing a generation's identity and connection to the Creator.

  • "The Kingdom Surge": A high-energy anthem celebrating spiritual victory and the "nobodys" who find their voice in faith.

  • "Who You Are": A soulful reminder of individual worth, framing the listener as the "salt of the earth" and "light of the world."

• Final Teaching: Dennis concludes with a teaching from Luke 3, urging viewers to move away from the world's "static" and toward a "frequency of unity." He emphasizes that as members of the body of Christ, believers are called to walk in the same anointing as Jesus, moving from weakness to power, strength, and victory.

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Bridget Bidnger and Dr. Maryam Mohammadkhani Share on Current Issues IN School Board Elections With ‘Changing Times' Host Mary Byrne & Lynn Morris.In this episode of Changing Times, hosts Lynn Morris and Dr. Mary Byrne sit down with Bridget Binger of the Nixa School Board and Dr. Miriam Mahmoodkhani of the Springfield Public School Board to discuss local control, educational technology, and the critical importance of school board elections.Motivations for Running & The Tech OverloadSounding the Alarm: Dr. Mahmoodkhani explains her journey into local politics, which started years ago when she noticed the negative behavioral impacts of personal gaming devices and screen time on children.The "Digital Dark Age": The panel shares deep concerns about the current over-reliance on educational technology. They argue that replacing traditional learning methods—like reading physical books front-to-back and writing in cursive—with tablets and screens deprives children of crucial sensory and motor development.Anti-Human vs. Anti-Tech: The guests clarify they are not anti-technology, but rather "pro-child," expressing worry over an educational shift that prioritizes interfacing with devices over human-centered instruction.The True Purpose of Public EducationLoss of Civic Focus: Dr. Byrne and the guests argue that the original, constitutional intent of public schooling was to build a literate populace capable of self-governance and preserving the republic.Beyond Workforce Development: They express concern that the modern educational system is overly focused on producing a compliant workforce for corporations, rather than cultivating informed, capable citizens who understand history and their constitutional rights.Election Reform and Senate Bill 10002Moving Election Dates: A major segment of the show focuses on a bill sponsored by Senator Adam Schnelting, which moves local school board elections in his district (affecting St. Charles County) from the off-cycle April ballot to the on-cycle November ballot.Increasing Voter Turnout: Because April elections historically suffer from very low turnout (often 8-12%), the panel strongly advocates for moving all local school board elections to November. They believe aligning these votes with presidential and mid-term elections will double or triple community participation.Optional Party Identity: The bill also includes a provision allowing candidates to list their political party preference on the ballot, providing voters with clearer information.A Call to the Broader CommunityEveryone's Responsibility: The panel stresses that the health of a local school district directly impacts the safety, economy, and future of the entire community.Engagement is Key: They urge all citizens—including grandparents and those without children currently in the system—to actively participate in school board elections, noting that the future of the country depends on the education of its youth.

Core Mission & Staggering StatisticsFosterAdopt Connect is one of the largest non-profit organizations in the Missouri and Kansas region working to address the growing foster care crisis. The organization connects foster children with stable environments, parents, grandparents, and kinship placements.The guests highlight the immense scale of the issue:Greene County, MO: The number of children in state care has recently risen to 800.State of Missouri: At any given time, there are between 12,000 and 14,000 children in the foster care system.Key Triggers: Children typically enter the system due to physical or sexual abuse, neglect, poverty, mental health struggles, substance abuse, family trauma, or unexpected parental deaths.Key Programs & Support ServicesFosterAdopt Connect runs nine core programs, all provided completely free of charge to families:Sammy’s Window: A highly tangible clothing and food pantry styled like a real retail store. Foster and kinship families can "shop" monthly for new or gently used clothes, diapers, socks, underwear, hygiene products, and food to help alleviate costs, as Missouri has some of the lowest foster care reimbursements in the country.30 Days to Family & Extreme Family Finding (EFF): Active investigative teams that build family trees and use public software to trace, locate, and contact extended family members, former coaches, or pastors to build a sudden support network or lifetime placement for children.Community Connections Youth Thrive (CCYT): A program helping young adults (ages 17–26) who are aging out of foster care. Staffed by individuals with lived foster experience, it teaches "adulting" skills like budgeting, college applications, job hunting, and driving.Youth Connect Center: A low-barrier, safe center in downtown Springfield for youth experiencing housing instability. It provides a space to play pool/video games, do laundry, and eat a hot meal.Behavioral Interventionist (BI) Program: Skilled, trained field staff who go directly into homes to handle extreme behavioral crises stemming from trauma, helping prevent recursive hospitalizations or residential disruptions.Kinship Navigator: Helps relatives (like grandparents) understand the complex child welfare legal system, court hearings, and administrative terminology.Inspiring Success StoriesThe guests share powerful breakthroughs made possible by their unique investigative methods:Keeping Sibling Groups Intact: Through the 30 Days to Family program, the team successfully located a local relative who had never met them to take in a massive sibling group of 10 children at once, ensuring they weren't separated.An Exceptional Re-Adoption: The EFF team worked with an 8-year-old boy who had suffered through 15 placement moves. They tracked down his biological mother, who had her rights terminated years prior but was now four years sober and remarried. Utilizing pro-bono legal help and internal grants, they successfully re-established her rights and reunited the family.Call to Action & Community InvolvementThe episode concludes with a plea for the community to get involved, reminding viewers that "our kids today don't look like our leaders today, but they will become our leaders."How to Help: You do not have to become a full foster parent to support the cause. The community can drop off clothing or drive donations (hygiene items, diapers, brand-new socks, and underwear), volunteer time, or support localized fundraising events like their upcoming fall gala.Where to Connect: For more details or to find a branch near you, visit their website at FosterAdopt Connect. (Note: The program spans 15 branches across Missouri and is expanding into Kansas).

Conrad Griggs What is 94X On ‘Changing Times' With Host Lynn MorrisThe 94X PhilosophyThe term 94X comes from the book 94X: Everything Changes When You Bring God Into Your Business by Sean Kouplen and Mick Schovanec. The core message, which Conrad Griggs champions in the Springfield area, is centered on the following:The 94:1 Ratio: The average person spends roughly 160 hours a month at work, but only about 1.7 hours at church. This means we spend approximately 94 times more time in our professional environment than in a traditional place of worship.Integrating Faith: Griggs discusses how 94X encourages business leaders and employees to view their workplace as their primary mission field, integrating Christian principles into daily operations rather than keeping faith separate from work.Practical Tools: Griggs highlights the 94X Daily Devotional, a morning call-in session, and the "Faith in Business" series as ways to maintain this spiritual focus throughout the work week.