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Dennis and Dawn join us today to talk about Life Courses happening at Calvary Church Albuquerque. Life Courses offer a wide array of topics and are open to well…anyone! Dawn takes us through how Life Courses can greatly impact your walk with Jesus whether you’re a seasoned believer or not quite sure if you’re walking yet!

Ian Bultman, creator of Brinkman Adventures joins ABQ Connect to talk about the award winning series which was created for children 8-12. We discuss how they teach lasting truths and biblical principles that are absorbed by children and cherished by all ages.

Megan Rolofson is the Project Manager for Adventures in Odyssey and she joins us to unpack the biblical principles and life lessons taught by Adventures in Odyssey and its beloved characters. We also discuss One Grand Party, in which Megan assisted in organizing. It was a grand event that lasted two days last summer, hosted 6,000 guests and celebrated 1,000 episodes of Adventures in Odyssey.

We are joined by Glenda Durano as she shares the powerful and deeply personal story of her daughter, Amberle. Amberle became unexpectedly and critically ill after developing Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. The journey that followed was filled with immense challenges and profound transformation, not just physically, but spiritually as well.

In our conversation, Glenda opens up about what it was like walking through this unexpected crisis as a mother—watching her daughter suffer, confronting uncertainty, and grappling with faith when prayer no longer looked the same. She speaks candidly about how her spiritual understanding shifted and deepened, and how, even in heartbreak, she began to see with what she now calls “sacred sight.” We also talk about her book, Sacred Sight: Finding Hope Through Heartache, where Glenda recounts her family’s difficult journey and how they discovered resilience, hope, and healing in unexpected ways.

“We love people. We are trying to save people from themselves because abortion is something that you will live with for the rest of your life. We are not here to judge,” said Ethel Maharg, the Director of Love Life in Albuquerque. In this episode, she talks about her own experience with abortion, and how God brought her healing and restoration. God works through the experience of people like Ethel and the Love Life Ministry in an amazing way to share His love and forgiveness with us. “We help men, women, and churches connect to a healing abortion recovery ministry. Love Life has resources available to individuals contemplating abortion, and for women and men who are post-abortive. For more information, call 505-249-4169 or visit https://lovelife.org.

Brian Cochran, President of John Moore Associates joins us for a full hour to break down the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In this segment we discuss:

  1. No tax on tips
  2. No tax on overtime
  3. Senior deduction
  4. Car loan interest deduction
  5. Child tax credit increase
  6. Adoption credit
  7. Scholarship credit
  8. Charitable giving limits
  9. Non itemizer charitable deduction
  10. Itemized deduction cap for high earners
  11. SALT deduction expansion
  12. Estate and gift tax

So if you want to know more about how this bill affects you and your family, you’ll want to listen in!

Gerald Torres is part of the Life Courses taught at Calvary Church Albuquerque, and had served 31 years in the NM National Guard and 23 years in Bernalillo County Sherriff’s Office. So he knows a thing or two about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); he shares his testimony on how the Lord delivered him from that and placed it on his heart to minister to and serve so many others who struggle with the same thing. The courses offered are open to anyone and everyone and help individuals struggling not only recognize what they’re dealing with but provide the tools to assist in recovery.