When’s the last time you visited a church—in person—where people of different political beliefs and convictions worshipped side by side? A church where families that don’t always see eye to eye on the hot button cultural debates, can still be in community together—loving each other and caring for each other when they need it most. This week Joe Watkins talks with Pastor Phil Thomas, from Christ Evangelical Free Church, who is working and praying hard to show his congregation that it’s okay to have different opinions—as long as those opinions don’t obscure our vision of what matters most: our relationship with Jesus. (Original Airdate 2-18-22)
Up Next in Season 3 (2022)
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Leading in Uncharted Waters : State o...
Role models are hard to find these days. On today’s State of Independence, Joe Watkins interviews Vice Admiral Sandy Stosz who spent 40 years living a life of distinction in character and wrote a book titled “Breaking Glass and Breaking Ice” about how you too can live a life of purpose. (Original...
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Hope Beyond Prison Walls: State of In...
Were prisons designed to rehabilitate or punish? We know that family members and friends get sentenced to go there, but they never come back quite the same. On this episode Joe Watkins speaks with a businessman, Joe Harford, who has been urging Pennsylvania’s leaders to rethink prisons, and he’s ...
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The Persecuted Church in China : Stat...
On this episode of State of Independence, Joe Watkins talks to Todd Nettleton—host of The Voice of the Martyrs Radio—a ministry of Voice of the Martyrs—the leading global advocate for the persecuted church. (Original Airdate 3-11-22)
