Hey, everybody. This is Heidi St. John. Welcome to the Heidi St. John podcast. I'm glad you're here.

Today I'm continuing my bold pastor series. We're talking about shepherds in the storm,

and we are in the middle of a massive storm right now, both geopolitically and here at home.

I've invited Pastor Gary Hamrick to join me today. Gary is the senior pastor of Cornerstone

Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia,

and the founder of Cornerstone Christian Academy. He's widely known for his clear verse-by-verse

teaching of God's word and his willingness to address cultural and geopolitical issues through a

biblical lens. And in a time when a lot of pastors are shying away from these difficult topics, Gary has

been steady and teaching scripture faithfully while helping Christians think clearly about what's

going on in Israel and America and what our responsibility as believers is in the public square.

Today we're going to be talking about Operation Epic Fury about Israel, current events,

and the America First Movement, which I'm getting more concerned about by the day.

I'm going to ask him what civic engagement should look like for Christians who want to take

the Bible seriously. I'm glad you guys are here. This is the Heidi St. John podcast. Stick

around. I think you're going to be encouraged.

Well, welcome to the show, you guys. Before we get started, I want to say thanks to today's sponsor. We're being sponsored in part, of course, by my friends at the Functional Medical

Institute. You can find them by going to homeschool

health.com. All right, Pastor Gary Hamrick, I already told him in the green room. I'm a super

fan of his ministry, and I'm so thankful that he's here. Pastor Gary Hamrick, welcome to the show.

Thank you for having me, Heidi. I appreciate the invitation. Thank you. Well, I'm glad you're here.

Let's jump right

into this. There's no time to waste because the world's on fire and you're well aware. Let's

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