Bob Critteneden

Jimmy DeYoung of "Prophecy Today" discussed the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, as well as some aspects of the U.N. General Assembly, including the stances of Russian President Putin and U.S. President Obama regarding Syria. The website is www.prophecytoday.com.

Mellanie Stallings, who has volunteered with Operation Christmas Child, an outreach of Samaritan's Purse, who recently went on a shoebox distribution trip to Tanzania, shared a portion of her own experience, in advance of 3 OCC kick-off events in Prattville, Deatsville, and Montgomery (Mellanie: speaker at the Montgomery event, at Ridgecrest Bapt. on October 11, 2015). Learn more at www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.

Eric Walker, a Messianic Rabbi based in Birmingham, AL, who serves as Executive Director of Igniting a Nation, shared commentary on the current migration of Muslims into Europe, the ideology of Islam, and his book, "The Codist." Learn more at www.ignitinganation.com or www.thecodistbook.com.

Laine Lawson Craft, founder of WHOAwomen Magazine and co-author of the book (with husband, Steve), "Start Again from Scratch: A No-Fail Recipe for Reviving Your Marriage," shared from her own story of the Crafts' marriage and offered some principles for revitalizing a marriage. Learn more at www.startagainfromscratch.com. Her site is www.lainelawsoncraft.com.

Mike Weaver, lead vocal and co-founder of the band, Big Daddy Weave, discussed the background of the group and shared some information about the new project, "Beautiful Offerings," including some specific songs. Learn more at www.bigdaddyweave.com.

Brooke Freeman, President of Beauty by Fire Ministries and one of the organizers of the River Region Prayer Walk, discussed the 2015 event on October 3, 2015, taking place throughout downtown Montgomery, beginning and ending at the Union Station Train Shed. Learn more at www.facebook.com/RiverRegionPrayerWalk. The Beauty by Fire website is www.beautybyfire.org.

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Dr. Marc Newman, President of Movie Bible Study, discussed some of the plot elements, as well as spiritually-related material, in the film, "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials." The Movie Bible Study website is www.moviebiblestudy.com.

Austin Ruse, President of the Center for Family and Human Rights, discussed the visit of Pope Francis to the U.S., including the significance of the event and some of the content that he shared. Learn more about the Center at https://c-fam.org.

Emily Belz, reporter for WORLD Magazine and the WORLD News Group, discussed cases that will be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court in its Fall 2015 term, as well as cases that could potentially come before the high court during the Fall. The WORLD website is www.worldmag.com.