Into the Fire: Powered by Dream City Church

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 fighting to protect female only sports.  They explain some of the updates in the battle over Title IX both at both the federal and state levels.  

They discuss how compassion has bee...

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 with Debi and Sam about her legal experience and firsthand knowlege of the decades long operation of the Mexican Cartel at our Southern border.

Lacy shares the difference between smugglin...

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 high rates of depression and anxiety. However, there is also a resurgence of traditionalism among Gen Z.  They are returning to God, seeking out traditional denominations over "woke" denominations, an...

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 image of a God who loves them. 

At twenty weeks pregnant with their first child, Marissa and her husband Jordan were told by doctors that their precious baby showed markers of having Tris...

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 private detective, a bounty hunter, on the Maricopa County Sherrif's mounted posse, and assisted with border security.

John wrote a book about his marriage and his wife's ...

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 school from kindergarten through high school. Are those hours being used to disciple or indoctrinate children? As culture grows increasingly hostile to a biblical worldview, Christian influences be...

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 level.

Debi and Sam explain the basics of what each level of government is responsible for managing, how the Founders intended for that separation to work, and how those lines have become murkier over time. ...

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 Parenthood.  Last year, Planned Parenthood received almost 800 million dollars in taxpayer funding, almost 2 million dollars per day.  They discuss why executive orders cannot fully defund Planned Parentho...

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.  

Debi and Sam discuss the dangers of egg harvesting. Many young women get ads luring them to sell their eggs.  This is also a procedure that is required for both IVF and surrogacy.  However,...

This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Aubrey Matthesius, co-campus pastor at Dream City Church

Aubrey, Debi and Sam talk about the views and parenting styles of Millennials and Gen Z.   

So many young women have been either fearful of motherhood or feel as though it is a negative experience.  Aubrey talks about how she never held a baby or changed a diaper until she had her own child a little over a year ago. She ...

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 need to prohibit DEI in state law.

In Arizona, there are multiple ways to get a proposition on the ballot. It can be confusing for voters, especially since our laws differ from other states. Jenna breaks do...

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 southern California during the COVID lockdowns and how his eyes were opened to the manipulation and control that was happening. It was ok to protest in the streets and go to pot dispensari...

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 and why she ran for the school board in Paradise Valley. 

Debi, Sam and Sandra talk about why it is important for Christians to pay attention to what is happening at their local schools even i...

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 sexually explicit, it does discuss adult topics. Please preview before allowing young children to listen.

Peter, Debi, and Sam discuss the issue of sexual exploitation of minors on the internet,...

This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Lisa Santagate, co-director of Dream Marriage and co-director of Wellness Ministries at Dream City Church

Lisa, Debi and Sam discuss the issue of mental health within the church.  The rates of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues are basically the same in and out of the church. Why?

Lisa talks about the fruit of the Spirit, how we can tell if we are bearing good ...

This week, Debi and Sam are joined by David Weaver, volunteer leader at Dream City Church

David, 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
 what it means to be a father and a husband, something he had never really seen before.  

David, Sam and Debi also talk about the term "toxic masculinity"  and why we nee...

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 difficulty making ends meet. Food banks and food pantries can help alleviate hunger.

Pam talks about her experience with Mom's Pantry from volunteer to director.  She talked about...

This week, Debi and Sam are joined by Kristie Sexton, director of women's ministry at Dream City Church

Kristie, Debi and Sam discuss the unique challenges and pressures that women face in today's culture.  Rates of sex outside of marriage, porn use, abortion and mental health challenges are virtually the same in and out of the church. Why?  

Kristie talked about "the list" that women seem to h...

This week, Debi and guest co-host Sam Oriza are joined by Season Reynolds

Season, Debi, and Sam discuss the explosion of single adults in the United States.  46.4% of the adults in the US are single. Ministries within churches often focus on college-age singles and family ministries but have very little specifically geared toward older single adults.  Loneliness and frustrations over delayed or unmet expectations of where ...