GUESTS
Warren Cole Smith
Writer | Editor | Radio & Podcast Host | Associate Publisher — President of MinistryWatch
Warren Cole Smith has been president of MinistryWatch since October of 2019. He has more than 25 years of experience as a writer, editor, marketing professional, and entrepreneur. Prior to joining Mi...
Warren Cole Smith has been president of MinistryWatch since October of 2019. He has more than 25 years of experience as a writer, editor, marketing professional, and entrepreneur. Prior to joining MinistryWatch, he spent four years as vice president of The Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He has had a nearly 20-year association with WORLD Magazine, as a writer, editor, radio and podcast host, and associate publisher. He has written, co-written, or edited more than 10 books, including A Lover’s Quarrel With The Evangelical Church. With Dr. Marvin Olasky, he is the co-author of Prodigal Press: Confronting The Anti-Christian Bias of the American News Media.
Warren Kelley
President of Point of View Ministries — Board of Directors, Secretary of NCBCPS
Warren Kelley is the President of Point of View Ministries, Inc. the organization that produces Point of View Radio Talk Show. He has been involved with the ministry in a variety of ways for over 30 y...
Warren Kelley is the President of Point of View Ministries, Inc. the organization that produces Point of View Radio Talk Show. He has been involved with the ministry in a variety of ways for over 30 years. He served as a member of the Board of Directors for three years before joining the ministry full-time as the Director of Development in 1988. After three years in that role, he became the Vice President and eventually the Executive Vice President. In that role he ran the day-to-day operations of the ministry. After the passing of Marlin Maddoux, the ministry’s founder, the board named him as the new President, the role in which he continues to serve today. Kelley also serves on the board of the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools and the board of askNova. He and his wife, Marla, have three children, three grandchildren and live on the north side of the DFW metroplex.
Warren Throckmorton, PhD.
Professor of Psychology — Grove City College
Warren Throckmorton is Professor of Psychology at Grove City College. His PhD is from Ohio University in community counseling and counselor education. In 1998, he was named the alumni of the year from...
Warren Throckmorton is Professor of Psychology at Grove City College. His PhD is from Ohio University in community counseling and counselor education. In 1998, he was named the alumni of the year from that program. Along with Michael Coulter, Throckmorton authored Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims about Our Third President, which is a book fact checking historical claims about Thomas Jefferson. Along with Regent University professor Mark Yarhouse, Throckmorton is the developer of Sexual Identity Therapy, a method of assisting clients to integrate sexual orientation and religious concerns in counseling and psychotherapy. He has been president of the American Association of Mental Health Counselors Association and was named Counselor of the Year in 1991 by the Ohio branch of that organization.
Wayne Allen Root
Author — ROOTforAmerica.com
Wayne Allyn Root is widely known as the Capitalist Evangelist. He is a former presidential candidate and the Executive Vice Chairman of The Conservative Caucus, one of America’s oldest and most influe...
Wayne Allyn Root is widely known as the Capitalist Evangelist. He is a former presidential candidate and the Executive Vice Chairman of The Conservative Caucus, one of America’s oldest and most influential conservative political organizations. A favorite speaker of the Tea Party, Mr. Root is well known in the television and media industries, regularly appearing on Fox News Channel; he started his career as an anchorman and host for CNBC. He is also considering a run for the United States Senate as a Republican in his home state of Nevada against Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2016. Mr. Root is the best-selling author of nine books, including The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide, and has written regularly for the Washington Times and Forbes.com. He is also a columnist and commentator at FoxNews.com, TheBlaze.com, Newsmax.com, PersonalLiberty.com, TownHall.com, Breitbart.com. He has been profiled in TIME, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Equities, Millionaire, The Financial Times, Robb Report, and on CNBC. Mr. Root resides in Henderson, Nevada, with his wife and four children and has his very own star in the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. His web site is ROOTforAmerica.com.
Wayne Allyn Root
Author, Speaker — field_542d8190101fc
Wayne Allyn Root has been branded by media across the globe as “the Capitalist Evangelist.” A former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, Wayne is a fierce, enthusiastic and relentless defender of R...
Wayne Allyn Root has been branded by media across the globe as “the Capitalist Evangelist.” A former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, Wayne is a fierce, enthusiastic and relentless defender of Reagan conservatism, Libertarianism, economic freedom and capitalism. He is both a political and business personality in the national media. He is known for his fiery personality and unmatched levels of energy. On the political side, Wayne is a lifelong Republican-conservative firebrand, Fox News regular, and political commentator on hundreds of conservative talk radio stations. Wayne is the author of three national best-selling conservative books- including the #1 bestseller in bookstores “The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide.” His other hit political books include, “The Murder of the Middle Class,” “Millionaire Republican,” and “The Conscience of a Libertarian.”
Wayne Francis
Author | Podcast Host | Lead Pastor — The Life Church – New York
Wayne Francis is the lead pastor of The Life Church – New York, based in Westchester County, New York, a suburb of New York City. It is one of the multi-campus locations of the original church founded...
Wayne Francis is the lead pastor of The Life Church – New York, based in Westchester County, New York, a suburb of New York City. It is one of the multi-campus locations of the original church founded in Tennessee. He is the co-author with Siebeling of the forthcoming book, “God and Race: A Guide for Moving Beyond Black Fists and White Knuckles: An Open Handed Conversation About Race.”
Wayne Grudem
Research Professor, Theology and Biblical Studies — Phoenix Seminary
Dr. Grudem became Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in 2001 after teaching at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for 20 years. He has served as the President of...
Dr. Grudem became Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in 2001 after teaching at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for 20 years. He has served as the President of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, as President of the Evangelical Theological Society (1999), and as a member of the Translation Oversight Committee for the English Standard Version of the Bible. He also served as the General Editor for the ESV Study Bible (Crossway Bibles, 2008).
Wayne Grudem, PhD
Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies — Phoenix Seminary
Wayne Grudem (BA, Harvard; PhD, University of Cambridge; MDiv and DD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is research professor of theology and biblical studies at Phoenix Seminary. Much of his teaching...
Wayne Grudem (BA, Harvard; PhD, University of Cambridge; MDiv and DD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is research professor of theology and biblical studies at Phoenix Seminary. Much of his teaching experience has focused on areas related to ethics. During his time at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota (1977–81), he taught ethics courses to undergraduate students. Over the course of his twenty years at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois (1981–2001), and in his current position at Phoenix Seminary (since 2001), he frequently teaches graduate level and elective courses on ethics. Dr. Grudem is the author of over twenty-five books. Additionally, he served as the general editor for the ESV Study Bible (Crossway, 2008) and was the primary author of many included articles related to ethics. Dr. Grudem is a former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, cofounder and former president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and a member of the Translation Oversight Committee for the English Standard Version of the Bible. He and his wife, Margaret, have been married since 1969 and have three adult sons.
Wayne Pedersen
International Consultant | Media Spokesperson | Public Speaker — Executive Liaison - Far East Broadcasting
Wayne Pederson began his radio career in 1967 as announcer on KTIS in Minneapolis. He was a long-time afternoon drive host, as well as producer of a number of shows on SkyLight Network. He became Ma...
Wayne Pederson began his radio career in 1967 as announcer on KTIS in Minneapolis. He was a long-time afternoon drive host, as well as producer of a number of shows on SkyLight Network. He became Manager of KTIS in 1980 and was promoted to Executive Vice President for Media at University of Northwestern in St. Paul in 1997. Wayne currently serves as Executive Liaison for Far East Broadcasting and, consultant, media spokesperson, and public speaker for several international ministries. . Wayne serves on the board of Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability and National Religious Broadcasters in Washington, DC, The Joshua Fund in Israel, Fellowship for World Evangelization in Liechtenstein, and Alliance for the Unreached. Wayne and his wife, Willi, reside in Colorado Springs, CO. Wayne has two daughters and 9 grandchildren in Wyoming and Minnesota.
Wayne Pederson
Chairman — International Day of Unreached People
Wayne began his radio career in 1967 as an announcer on KTIS in Minneapolis. In 1997, he was promoted to Executive Vice President for Media at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minn. During...
Wayne began his radio career in 1967 as an announcer on KTIS in Minneapolis. In 1997, he was promoted to Executive Vice President for Media at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minn. During those years Wayne also served on the board of NRB, and as Executive Director of the Christian Music Broadcasters and President of the Mission America Coalition. In 2004, Wayne was hired by Moody Broadcasting, where he eventually became Vice President of Broadcasting. In 2008, God called Wayne to serve as President of HCJB Global, now Reach Beyond. Wayne is now serving as Global Ambassador for Reach Beyond and is also chairing the 2017 International Day for the Unreached. Wayne and his wife, Willi, live in Colorado Springs, Colo., and enjoy spending time with Wayne’s two daughters and nine grandchildren.
Wayne Walker
Pastor | Executive Director — Our Calling
Wayne Walker is a Pastor and serves as the Executive Director of Our Calling, a Discipleship Ministry for the Homeless Ministry in Dallas, TX
Wayne Walker is a Pastor and serves as the Executive Director of Our Calling, a Discipleship Ministry for the Homeless Ministry in Dallas, TX
Wendy L. Patrick, PhD, JD
Speaker | Author | Career Prosecutor | Professor of Theology, Law, & Culture — Veritas International University
Wendy L. Patrick is a career prosecutor honored as one of the Daily Journal’s Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers for 2025, and named as one of the 2024 Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers by...
Wendy L. Patrick is a career prosecutor honored as one of the Daily Journal’s Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers for 2025, and named as one of the 2024 Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers by the State Bar of California. Ms. Patrick has completed over 165 trials ranging from hate crimes to domestic violence to first-degree murder. Before becoming a prosecutor, she was a trial attorney and team leader in the San Diego Public Defender’s office. Dr. Patrick holds a Master of Divinity degree summa cum laude from Bethel Seminary San Diego. She received a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and is formally ordained as a Christian minister through Converge Worldwide. Dr. Patrick received her J.D. from California Western School of Law, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology with honors from the University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Patrick is passionate about apologetics, using her evidence-based persuasion skills to defend the faith. She is a frequent speaker at Christian conferences as well as on national television, with appearances on FOX News Channel, CNN, and Newsmax. She hosts her own radio show, “Today with Dr. Wendy” on KCBQ, and has a weekly slot on Fox 5 San Diego called Inside the Law. She is the author of Why Bad Looks Good: Biblical Wisdom to Make Smart Choices in Life, Love, and Friendship, Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Ruthless People, and is co-author of the revised version of Reading People. Dr. Patrick is a Professor of Theology, Law, and Culture at Veritas International University, where she has taught courses in Christian Ethics, Gospel and Culture, Interpersonal Communications, and Apologetics and the Art of Persuasion.
Viewpoints
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High and Low
If you look at the American economy, you see a high and a low. The stock market is at a record high, while consumer sentiment is at the lowest ever measured.
Faith-Affirming Findings
Biblical archaeology seems to be going through a “golden age of apologetics.” One illustration is the fact that over the last two months I have had the privilege of interviewing three authors on their...
Historical Ignorance
Years ago, a doctor wrote an article entitled, “What’s Keeping David McCullough from Sleeping?” This noted historian and award-winning author had trouble sleeping because he was worrying about what wa...
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Support the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act
The abortion pill harms women and kills unborn children. Congress must act.
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