Into the Fire: Powered by Dream City Church
In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego stood for truth in a culture, and against a government that was hostile to their values. They were willing to go into the fire if necessary. God didn't spare them the FROM the furnace but He was with them IN the fire. In today's culture, standing for truth may be challenging. The world around us is hostile to the Word of God and to biblical values. But we are called to be salt and light. (Matthew 5: 13-16) God has placed us at this time in history on purpose and for a purpose. Join us as we get better equipped to address civics and culture from a biblical worldview.
Episodes
68 episodes
Raising Resilience w/ Griffin McGrath
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Griffin McGrath, the Network Youth and Young Adults Director for the Assemblies of God Arizona DistrictGriffin shares his own story of loss and resilience. Glod does not promise us that we will l...
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Truth or Fiction
This week, Debi and Sam host a solo episode of Into the FireDebi and Sam discuss the issue of truth and deception in modern world. With AI, fake news, social media and a 24 hour news cycle we are bombarded with information but it can be...
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Pro-Life is Pro-Women w/ Beth Boyer
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Beth Boyer, a staff nurse at Choices Pregnancy CentersBeth talks with Debi and Sam about the importance of an ultrasound when a woman is considering or planning to have an abortion. They talk about ...
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Healthy is the New Fight w/ Hughie Vuitton
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Hughie Johnston, also known as Hughie Vuitton, a former National Boxing Champion.Hughie shares his faith background with Sam and Debi and talks about his career as a fighter and what he learned in t...
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Faith, Family, Foster Care w/ Michael Hunter
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Michael Hunter, C.O.O of Christian Family Care.Michael talks about his own journey of becoming a foster parent and then adopting two children out of the foster care system who are a sibling set and ...
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When Compassion Replaces Conviction w/ Alison Furno
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Alison Furno, girls' volleyball coach, former collegiate athlete, and previous co-host of Into the Fire.Alison, Debi and Sam talk about the importance of sports for girls and why it is worth fightin...
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The Broken Border w/ Lacy Cooper
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Lacy Cooper, an attorney who has held positions such as federal prosecutor , border security section chief in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Deputy County Attorney in Gila County.Lacy talks wi...
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Generation Revival w/ Kaden Matchett
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Kaden Matchett, youth director of Dream City Church. Kaden, Debi and Sam discuss Gen Z, culture, and church. Gen Z has by far the highest rates of LGBTQ+ self-identification as well as hi...
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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made w/ Marissa Nordlum
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by special guest Marissa Nordlum. In this very special extended episode, Marissa shares her testimony of motherhood and of how all children are blessings, fearfully and wonderfully made in the im...
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To Vietnam and Back w/ John Hansen
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by John Hansen, Vietnam Veteran, retired police officer and author.John served in the Navy during Vietnam, served as a police officer in the state of Washington and over his lifetime also served as a p...
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Discipleship vs Indoctrination w/ Kris Hutson
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Kris Hutson, superintendent of Dream City Christian Schools.Kris, Debi and Sam discuss the importance of Christian education. Children spend roughly 16,000 hours of their lives in schoo...
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Federal vs Local Power
This week, Debi and Sam host a solo episode to provide a crash course of federal, state and local government. The national political landscape takes most of the public focus but we can have the most impact at the local and state lev...
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Defunding Big Abortion w/ Mayra Rodriguez
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Mayra Rodriguez. Mayra is a former Planned Parenthood trainer and clinic director who is now a national pro-life activist. Mayra, Debi and Sam discuss taxpayer funding and Planned Parent...
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The Commodification of Pregnancy
This week, Debi and Sam host a solo episode to discuss some of the ethical concerns within the big money business of the fertility industry.This is an episode you may want to preview before allowing young children to listen. <...
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Redefining Motherhood w/ Aubrey Matthesius
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Aubrey Matthesius, co-campus pastor at Dream City ChurchAubrey, Debi and Sam talk about the views and parenting styles of Millennials and Gen Z. So many young women have been eit...
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Diving into DEI w/ Goldwater Institute
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Jenna Bentley, director of government affairs, and Matt Beienburg, director of education policy at Goldwater Institute.Debi, Sam, Jenna and Matt discuss the ballot initiative process and the ne...
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Holding the Line in California w/ Dave Ansell
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Dave Ansell, pastor of the Scottsdale campus of Dream City Church.Pastor Dave was a pastor in California prior to joining the Dream City family. He talked about living and holding church services in...
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How to Impact Your Local School w/ Sandra Christensen
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Sandra Christensen, elected board member of PVUSD governing board. Sandra, Debi and Sam discuss the roles and responsibilities of school boards. Sandra talks about how she got involved an...
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Sex Crimes and the Internet w/ Peter Gentala
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Peter Gentala, president of the Center for Arizona Policy. Peter was formerly an attorney with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. Please note that while this episode is not...
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Overcoming the Mind w/ Lisa Santagate
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Lisa Santagate, co-director of Dream Marriage and co-director of Wellness Ministries at Dream City ChurchLisa, Debi and Sam discuss the issue of mental health within the church. The rates of d...
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Make Men Manly Again w/ David Weaver
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by David Weaver, volunteer leader at Dream City ChurchDavid, Sam and Debi talk about David's journey of coming to know the Lord in his 40s. He talks about how other men in the church modeled&...
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Feeding Our Communities w/ Pam Trudeau
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Pam Trudeau, director of Mom's Pantry Pam, Debi and Sam discuss the rising need for food in our communities. With housing, gas and food costs on the rise, more and more families are having diff...
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Winning the War on Women w/ Kristie Sexton
This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Kristie Sexton, director of women's ministry at Dream City ChurchKristie, Debi and Sam discuss the unique challenges and pressures that women face in today's culture. Rates of sex outside of m...
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