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From the Archive: Why You Should Believe in Jesus — In Charlie’s Own Words
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Charlie’s 2020 Easter special remains one of the show’s most popular episodes ever. We are playing it unchanged today so that you can hear the evidence Charlie puts forth for God’s existence, the Resurrection, and eternal life. May this episode remind you of Charlie’s unwavering faith as he celebrates Easter in the presence of His Savior.
The Gospel on Good Friday – AD FREE
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“Who would believe what we have heard? To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” The Scripture readings associated with Good Friday are some of the most important in all of Christianity. To mark the second most important date of the Christian calendar Andrew and Blake read through excerpts from Isaiah and the Gospel of John, with an assist from Charlie himself as well.
Andy Biggs and Nick Shirley in Phoenix – AD FREE
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During a recent meeting of Turning Point supporters, Andrew and Blake held on-stage interviews with Arizona’s next governor, Andy Biggs, followed by “Quality Learing Center” fraud scourge Nick Shirley. Biggs talks about his combination of conservative bona fides and electability, while Shirley takes questions from the audience on building a nationwide anti-fraud network, being a guest at the State of the Union, and more.
Bondi Down + The Suicidal Death of the West ft. Dr. Gad Saad – AD FREE
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The show opens with a reaction to President Trump’s Iran speech, and then a bonus response to the breaking news of AG Pam Bondi’s departure. Former U.S. Attorney Jay Town gives his expert breakdown of what defense filings in the Tyler Robinson case really reveal. Then, one of Charlie’s favorite thinkers, Dr. Gad Saad, joins for a full hour on birthright citizenship, mass Islamization, and the other disturbing signs of how “suicidal empathy” is leading the West off of a cliff.
Speaking to minute 27 about merit-based pay for teachers. As an educator, I agree with the concept of merit-based pay, but there are potential flaws in this concept with regards to the types of classrooms that some teachers work in. For example, in Bay County, Florida around 2012, they had something similar to this. In the complex formula, that no one really understood, in penalized teachers that worked with students with IEP’s. The formula used standardized scores from the state assessment as a large percentage of the teacher’s score. In a lot of cases, teacher’s could show tremendous growth for students on an IEP using a standards-based portfolios, but some students were still functioning below grade level and scored below-proficiency on the state assessment. The “formula” did not take into account those circumstances for teachers serving students that were known to be functioning below grade level, and therefore, those teachers were docked points on their performance score, which at that time in Bay County could affect their step increase in pay. Penalizing teachers that work with the academic and behaviorally challenging students based off standardized state assessments had a negative impact on teacher retention in the county. So, all that to be said, I whole-heartedly agree with merit-based pay if it uses fair measurement tools that do not penalize quality educators working with our most challenging students.