The Christian Worldview with David Wheaton

David is the host of The Christian Worldview presented by Summit Ministries, a weekly nationally syndicated talk radio program that originates from Minneapolis/St. Paul on Salem Radio Network's AM 980 KKMS and is broadcast throughout the United States on local affiliates and SIRIUS Satellite Radio. The program can also be heard via internet or podcast (see details below).

Featuring compelling topics, A-list guests, and listener calls, The Christian Worldview focuses on current events, cultural issues, and matters of faith from a decidedly biblical perspective with the mission of sharpening your Christian worldview.

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Program Particulars

Home Station: AM 980 KKMS, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salem Radio Network
Saturdays, 8-9am CT LIVE; Sundays, 5-6pm CT replay

Satellite: SIRIUS Satellite Radio FamilyNet Channel 161
Saturdays, 8-9am CT LIVE

Streaming: KKMS.com, Saturdays, 8-9am CT LIVE; Sundays, 5-6pm CT replay
AFR Talk, Saturdays, 8-9am CT LIVE
The Bridge, Saturdays, 9-10am ET LIVE

Podcast: click here

Affiliates: We would be most appreciative if you contacted your local Christian station and encouraged them to air The Christian Worldview. Your station's general manager can then get in touch with the program's representative, Michael Hamilton, at 610-454-1538 or email him at mhamilton@hamiltonstrategies.com. Thanks!

Kansas: The Praise Network, Saturdays, 4-5pm CT

Goodland: KGCR 107.7 FM
Hays: KPRD 89.9 FM

Louisiana

Shreveport: AM 1070 KBCL, Saturdays, LIVE 8-9am CT

Minnesota: Psalm 99:5 Network, Saturdays, 10-11am CT

Angle Inlet: 96.1 FM
Babbitt: 95.3 FM
Bemidji: 92.7 FM
Chisholm: 101.3 FM
Cook: 103.9 FM
Ely: 95.3 FM
Grand Rapids: 95.1 FM
Hibbing: 90.1 FM
Hoyt Lakes: 104.1 FM
Int'l Falls: 99.5 FM
Red Lake: 93.5 FM
Virginia: 95.3 FM
Warroad: 88.7 FM

Missouri: JPEG Show Network

Kansas City: AM 1160 KCTO; AM 1140 KCXL, Sundays, 1-2pm CT

Nebraska: The Praise Network, Saturdays, 4-5pm CT

Grand Island: AM 750 KMMJ
O’Neil: 105.3 FM KGRD
Norfolk: 90.9 FM KPNO

New Jersey: The Bridge Network, Saturdays, LIVE 9-10am ET

Metro NJ/NYC: 103.1 FM
Monmouth/Ocean County: 89.7 FM

New York: The Bridge Network, Saturdays, LIVE 9-10am ET

New York City: 103.1 FM
Pomona: 94.3 FM
Sullivan County: 99.7 FM

North Carolina: Truth Radio Network, Saturdays, LIVE 9-10am ET

Charlotte: AM 960 WCRU
Greensboro/Winston-Salem: AM 830 WTRU
Raleigh-Durham: AM 1030 WDRU

Texas

Dallas/Ft. Worth: 100.7 FM KWRD, Sundays 6-7pm CT

Virginia: Truth Radio Network, Saturdays, LIVE 9-10am ET

Richmond: AM 580 WLES

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The Barna Research Group found that only 9% of professing Christians actually have a biblical worldview. David's program strives not only to sharpen the biblical worldview of Christians, but also to share the good news with non-Christians that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be -- "the way, the truth, and the life" -- and that the Bible is sufficient and relevant to understanding and living in the modern world.

Differing worldviews, such as biblical and humanist, are contrasted as they relate to the personal and national issues we face. So tune in this weekend to The Christian Worldview and have your Christian worldview sharpened!

AM 980 KKMS, an affiliate of the national network, Salem Communications, broadcasts in the 16th largest radio market in America.

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"We live In a challenging and changing world, but there is one thing the Bible says you can count on: 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.'" (Hebrews 13:8)

The Christian Worldview Book Club

With a new selection every two months, listeners are encouraged to take part in the Book Club. Simply click on the link below to review, purchase, and read the chosen book, and then tune in on the discussion date.

June-July 2008 Book Club: A Tale of Two Sons (John MacArthur)

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Amazon.com Review: A Great Book on a Great Parable, March 17, 2008
By Tim Challies

The story of the Prodigal Son is undoubtedly among the best-known and most highly-favored tales of all time. Even those who do not know the story itself are familiar with its outline or some of the words and phrases that arose from its King James translation. A powerful and heart-rending story, it is unforgettable to all who hear it. John MacArthur, with no hyperbole, says it is "hands down, the greatest five minutes of storytelling ever." His most recent book, A Tale of Two Sons, is an examination of this, Jesus' most memorable and most powerful parable.

Though most people know something of this parable, very few really understand it. We see this even in the name assigned to it--the Parable of the Prodigal Son. The story, after all, was not meant to be primarily a feel-good tale of a father's love for his son, though certainly it is that, too. Rather, "it is a powerful wake-up call with a very earnest warning." The purpose of the parable, as Jesus delivered it, centered on the elder brother--the very character who is so often overlooked in popular re-tellings of the tale.

In the book's opening chapter MacArthur makes clear the central and culminating lesson of the parable: "Jesus is pointing out the stark contrast between God's own delight in the redemption of sinners and the Pharisees' inflexible hostility toward those same sinners." Though the younger son is important to the story, his redemption is not the main point. Rather, this parable is to serve as "a mirror for every human heart and conscience" that will reflect either God's love for fallen sinners or a human hardness and arrogance that would deny that such hardened sinners could ever know His love.

A Tale of Two Sons is classic John MacArthur. If you have read his other books, you'll know what to expect here. It is consistent, methodical exposition of the passage and one that never misses an opportunity to provoke application. It looks to the past to provide historical context and setting that explain many of the story's elements that would otherwise be obscure to people reading 2,000 years later. The book looks first at the parable in its context and then at the story through a wide lens. It then turns to the younger brother, to the father, and finally to the elder brother. It concludes with an Epilogue that describes the shocking real-life ending to this parable--the very conclusion that is so often overlooked in modern adaptations and explanations of the story. Though the story itself has an open ending and Jesus never told whether or not the elder brother repented and discovered the joy of his father, the wider biblical context makes the ending clear. The elder brother, represented by the Pharisees, was hardened in his sin and turned on his father (who represents Christ). The son, in his unrepentant hardness, put the father to death. It is a tragic and sobering ending.

This book is a fine examination of the tale and an powerful explanation of its importance to each of us today. It is suitable for any reader--believer or skeptic, laity or clergy. Read it and you will be blessed!

Previous Book Club Selections

March-May 2008: Culture Shift (Albert Mohler)

January-February 2008: The Marketing of Evil (David Kupelian)

October-December 2007: Epicenter (Joel Rosenberg)

July-September 2007: Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)

May-June 2007: The Truth War (John MacArthur)

March-April 2007: Twelve Extraordinary Women (John MacArthur)

January-February 2007: Twelve Ordinary Men (John MacArthur)

November-December 2006: America Alone (Mark Steyn)

September-October 2006: Spurgeon: A New Biography (Arnold Dallimore)

July-August 2006: Godless: The Church of Liberalism (Ann Coulter)

April-June 2006: Fox's Book of Martyrs (John Fox)