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Into the Fire: Powered by Dream City Church

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In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego stood for truth in a culture, and against a government that was hostile to their values. They were willing to go into the fire if necessary. God didn"t spare them the FROM the furnace but He was with them IN the fire. In today"s culture, standing for truth may be challenging. The world around us is hostile to the Word of God and to biblical values. But we are called to be salt and light. (Matthew 5: 13-16) God has placed us at this time in history on

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made w/ Marissa Nordlum

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2025/06/26

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 Trisomy 21, more commonly known as Down's Syndrome. Marissa shar...

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To Vietnam and Back w/ John Hansen

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2025/06/19

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 battle with cancer as well as a series of historical fiction novels loosely based on his...

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Discipleship vs Indoctrination w/ Kris Hutson

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2025/06/12

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 become more important. Kris, Debi and Sam also discuss school choice laws ...

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Federal vs Local Power

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2025/06/07

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. They also go over some real life examples of how...

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Defunding Big Abortion w/ Mayra Rodriguez

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2025/05/30

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 Parenthood and other abortion mills. Mayra, Debi an...

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The Commodification of Pregnancy

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2025/05/23

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, few are talking about the immediate and long-term consequences...

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Redefining Motherhood w/ Aubrey Matthesius

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2025/05/16

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 had to re-evaluate her own views on motherhood. Now she is tryi...

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Diving into DEI w/ Goldwater Institute

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2025/05/08

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 down the process, and Debi talks about why it is importan...

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Holding the Line in California w/ Dave Ansell

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2025/05/02

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 dispensaries, but churches were supposed to stay closed and singing wasn't allow...

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38:48

How to Impact Your Local School w/ Sandra Christensen

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2025/04/24

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 if they do not have children attending. To follow Arizona...

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Sex Crimes and the Internet w/ Peter Gentala

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2025/04/17

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, including the growing number of "sextortion" cases. In those i...

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Overcoming the Mind w/ Lisa Santagate

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2025/04/10

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 or bad fruit and how to make changes by spending time with God and with o...

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Make Men Manly Again w/ David Weaver

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2025/04/03

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 need strong, godly men in society. We need men to be a strong presence in ...

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Feeding Our Communities w/ Pam Trudeau

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2025/03/27

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 how the COVID shutdowns amplified the need for food distribution. She also ta...

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Winning the War on Women w/ Kristie Sexton

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2025/03/21

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 have of ways that they need to measure up to others. These unrealistic expectations add e...

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Reframing Singleness in the Church w/ Season Reynolds

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2025/03/13

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 they "should" be as it relates to marriage and children are ...

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Why Government Efficiency Matters (DOGE)

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2025/03/06

This week, Debi and guest co-host Sam Oriza discuss federal spending. While our podcast typically covers more local level engagement, this episode touches on some federal issues. Why are there so many 3-letter agencies in the federal government? Just how big is our national debt? What is DOGE and what is it attempting to do? As Christians, why should we care about national debt and federal spending and does that conflict with our biblical mandate to care for the poor? To f...

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The Dark Underbelly of the Abortion Industry

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2025/02/27

This week, guest co-host Sam Oriza interviews Debi about her decades long involvement in pro-life activism and some of what she has learned through years of research into the industry. The abortion industry is a profit driven industry. Planned Parenthood alone has a net worth of 2.5 Billion dollars. What many people don't know is how much criminal activity abortion clinics and abortionists themselves have either been accused of, caught on video admitting to, and in some cases convicted ...

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Are Women's Sports Finally protected? w/ Kim Miller

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2025/02/22

This week, Debi and guest co-host Sam Oriza are joined by Kim Miller, founder and president of Arizona Women of Actiona. Kim, Debi and Sam discuss the importance of sports programs and opportunities for girls, including Sam's experience playing college softball and Kim's 3 daughters' sports opportunities. They discuss the executive order signed by president Trump to protect girls sports and why it is only a temporary solution. They discuss why executive orders can be helpful, but they don't...

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More than a Missionary w/ Cid Cota

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2025/02/13

This week, Debi and guest co-host Sam Oriza are joined by Cid Cota, pastor of the San Carlos Apache campus of Dream City Church Debi, Sam and Pastor Cid discuss the importance of understanding life on the Reservations and the unique needs that arise in those communities. Pastor Cid shares his story of growing up on the Reservation, moving away and moving back. They discuss how Arizona has the highest percentage of tribal land of any US state. There are high rates of povert...

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