The WallBuilders Show

A midterm election can be won or lost long before Election Day, and we’re feeling that pressure from the floor of a first-ever midterm Republican convention in Dallas Fort Worth. We talk about why motivation can sag when a party gets complacent, why post-primary infighting lingers in key states, and why national polls can scare you into either panic or passivity.

Chad Connelly joins us to share what he’s seeing on the ground through Faith Wins: pastors meeting with candidates, congregations waking up to the stakes, and real conversations about socialism, cultural issues, and the moral direction of the country. We also wrestle with the leadership gap many voters feel, including the sense that some elected officials used to get “wake up” texts from influential voices like Charlie Kirk and now the responsibility shifts to everyday citizens, churches, and grassroots organizations.

We dig into what a convention like this can actually produce when the mainstream media won’t carry it: tight policy one-liners, targeted “boutique” messages for specific districts, and shareable clips that regular people can spread faster than any campaign ad buy. The bottom line is simple: Christians are often the margin in close races, and turnout changes outcomes.

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A midterm convention for Republicans has basically never happened, so when the RNC sets one in Dallas and schedules it right against NFL opening games, the obvious question is: why do it at all? We walk through what the cameras might miss, including why limited national TV coverage may be less of a problem and more of a clue. If you’re expecting a classic convention with one big theme, you’re going to be surprised by what this format signals about modern campaigning.

We break down the strategy behind 109 speakers, dozens of rapid-fire topics, and a schedule that feels more like a content studio than a prime-time broadcast. The goal looks like building a massive library of short, reusable sound bites that can be targeted into battleground House and Senate races based on the issues voters actually care about, from tax relief and healthcare affordability to election integrity and border security. We also talk candidly about the convention’s fundraising engine and why raising money fast can matter as campaigns try to cut through noise and motivate turnout.

Then we zoom out to the bigger question of how Christians should evaluate candidates in a heated culture moment. We challenge the “he seems nice” standard and focus on policy outcomes, moral clarity, and stewardship at the ballot box. We close with a practical reminder that protects your vote: check your voter registration and keep your information current to avoid a provisional ballot and extra handling. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show and get equipped—what do you think the RNC’s real endgame is here?
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When a culture can’t define basic words, everything downstream gets weird fast. That’s why this Good News Friday lineup isn’t just a grab bag of headlines. We talk about moments where leaders and institutions start drawing clear lines again, and why that shift matters for the future of law, policy, and everyday life.

We start with Grand Canyon University announcing a new law school built to integrate a Christian worldview throughout the curriculum. We dig into why you can’t understand Western civilization or American constitutional ideas without grappling with the Christian and biblical influences that shaped key thinkers and the broader moral framework behind rights, duties, and limits on government.

Then we turn to the military and a story tied to the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing, where U.S. Marines who ran toward danger receive upgraded valor awards after earlier recognition was downgraded. We talk about what honor, merit, and leadership look like when they’re taken seriously, and why that matters for morale and trust among active duty troops and veterans.

From there, we break down Temporary Protected Status and the administration ending TPS for 15 nations, asking the uncomfortable but necessary question: what does “temporary” actually mean when people have stayed for decades? We also hit big national ambition with a new Space Academy modeled after West Point, plus Artemis program milestones and long-term goals that stretch from the Moon to Mars. We close with Florida welfare reform that blocks benefits from being used on things like tattoos, spa services, pornography, drugs and alcohol, tobacco products, and theme park tickets.

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“Town Destroyer.” It sounds like a verdict, and for a lot of people it becomes instant proof that George Washington was a monster. We take that claim head-on and rebuild the story from the ground up, starting with what the Seneca title meant in its own cultural setting and why the nickname is tied to the Washington family before the Revolution even begins.

From there, we zoom out to the bigger issue: how modern ideology can turn history into a single, predictable script where one side is always innocent and the other side is always guilty. The American Revolution does not fit that mold. We talk through the Iroquois Confederacy and its internal split, why tribal alliances shifted between Britain and the Americans, and why it matters that many Native nations fought alongside Washington and provided intelligence, troops, and scouting that shaped the war.

We also confront the brutal reality of frontier warfare, including raids and massacres that targeted civilians, and we explain why Washington’s 1779 order to General Sullivan is presented as a response aimed at enemy villages involved in repeated attacks. You may still wrestle with the morality of what happened, but you will at least be working with the whole timeline instead of a slogan.

Then we switch gears to a question we hear all the time: if the founders were influenced by Christianity, why doesn’t the US Constitution quote the Bible? Our answer is federalism. We compare the federal Constitution’s purpose to the Declaration’s purpose, and we point listeners to state constitutions that openly required belief in God and shaped who got sent to national office.

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