God Bless the USA: Episode 909
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Things we love about America, plus how to read a room, and what if you catch feelings for someone who isn’t a Christian?
Featured musical artist: All Sons & Daughters
Roundtable: What We Love About the United States
Many people like to criticize the United States. Even US citizens love to bag on our country, and while many of our shortcomings are real and even serious, it’s also good to remember what’s good about this nation. As we celebrate Independence Day, we have a conversation about what the United States has gotten right, both now and in the past.
Culture: How to Read a Room (Part 1)
Have you ever gotten an incorrect read on what’s going on in a meeting, friend group or social situation? Most of us have. Whether you’re an extrovert or introvert, emotional intelligence and discernment are relational muscles to develop. Our friend Dr. Mike Bechtle is an expert in career and professional development. His tips for how to read a room, assess a situation and win in social and business environments will save you years of trial and error. In part one of our conversation he addresses the need for interpersonal experience, why “fake it till you make it” is a bad strategy, and how to avoid misreading someone’s intentions.
How to Read a Room: Navigate Any Situation, Lead with Confidence, and Create an Impact at Work
Inbox: Feelings for a Non-Believer
Our listener is asking how she can work through having feelings for a guy who isn’t a Christian. Lisa Anderson weighs in.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Boundless Show. |
| 0:12.2 | Well, friends, welcome to this week's episode of The Boundless Show. |
| 0:15.5 | This is Lisa Anderson here with you. |
| 0:17.4 | I always like to give a little preview of what is coming up on the show. So those of you |
| 0:22.6 | who have to hop around and be all weird and not listen to it in order can do so. So here we go. |
| 0:28.7 | Later on for our inbox, we're going to answer the question, what do I do if I catch feelings for a guy who's |
| 0:34.1 | not a believer? What do you do with that? And you know, I've had my share of celebrity crushes. |
| 0:40.4 | You know, some of them went somewhere, some didn't, whatever. |
| 0:43.2 | But I'm actually going to weigh in on this question for y'all. |
| 0:46.8 | So get ready. |
| 0:48.2 | Then for our culture segment, you're going to hear part one of our conversation with |
| 0:51.4 | Mike Bechtel. |
| 0:52.9 | He's going to talk to us about professionally |
| 0:55.1 | reading a room. Well, actually not professional, like whether you're at work or whether you're in |
| 1:00.4 | social settings or whatever, but just kind of that EQ aptitude to be able to sense other people |
| 1:06.9 | and know yourself and kind of be appropriate in situations. So we're going to have fun with that one. |
| 1:13.0 | Okay, here we are for our roundtable. We are officially in the 4th of July weekend. Happy Birthday |
| 1:20.1 | USA. And so I've got a couple good friends here who are going to talk with me about, |
| 1:27.2 | be ready for it, what we actually like |
| 1:30.7 | about the U.S., about the United States of America, because I don't know about you. |
| 1:36.3 | We're not looking to the U.S. to be our savior. |
| 1:40.3 | That is Jesus last time I checked. |
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