Entering the New Year With Faith, Gratitude, and Hope
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Hi, and welcome to the Sean Hannity Show.
My name is Rose, and I'll be sitting in for Sean again today.
So I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.
And I think I've got a really great show lined up for you all this afternoon.
And I'm pretty sure you'll find it encouraging during these very interesting times that we find ourselves in.
And you know, they are very interesting times indeed.
You know, when I'm putting together show prep for a show like this or my podcast, there are days I wonder if I'll actually find a good story in the middle of all the craziness each week.
But you know what?
I do.
Each week I do because the good does exist and in greater measure than you might even imagine.
It's just that oftentimes it's overshadowed by the bad news.
But I'm going to tell you, it is there.
Now, some people say they're depressed after hearing what's happening in Washington every day, but that depression really is just a feeling of hopelessness.
And if we build a home for ourselves there in that despair, then we begin to really believe that there is no possible good thing to come out of all of this.
So we don't want to lie there in that despair, because if we do, we've robbed ourselves of our own destinies.
Now, that doesn't mean we shouldn't be on top of what's happening in government.
What happens there does need to be talked about, just not fretted about.
And part of being a responsible citizen is being aware, knowing what's going on around you, and yeah, acknowledging it and assessing its impact on your present and even more important, your children's future.
To stay, I should say to not stay informed, or even to ignore or allow the bad news of the day to somehow alter your sense of well-being, that's a disservice.
It's a disservice to not just you, but those that you care about.
And I know as well as you how discouraging it all seems at times, but I think that if we could wake up each morning with a sense of gratitude, well, first of all, that we actually did wake up, okay, as I'm getting older, I'm like, thank you, God, for another day.
But I think if we could wake up with that sense of gratitude to find that awesome gift of another day, it could possibly change everything.
And while first rejoicing in that moment of awareness each morning, we should resolve to be glad in that day, glad for the gift of life, glad that we're given yet another opportunity to discover our path.
And you know that a path that we travel each day towards redemption, not just for ourselves, but for our loved ones, for our neighbors, and then for our country.
Before we plant that first foot on the ground while we're still in bed, I think we should think about who it is that we are meant to be and what it is that we're meant to do.
Because we have an obligation to recognize that our first step out of bed is our first step on a path that day that cannot be successfully traveled without determination, without purpose, or without true joy.
Because you know what?
We are unique.
You and I, of all living things, we are the only ones who have that kind of purpose.
Because that was how we were intentionally created by God.
And knowing just that alone should give us the courage and the excitement that we need to face every day, come what may, because each day is a crucial part of that journey.
This is the day the Lord has made.
I will rejoice and be glad in it.
The decision, I will.
Not maybe, or I'll think about it.
I will.
It's up to you and you alone entirely.
So yeah, is there evil?
Is there sadness?
Is there disappointment that awaits us?
Some days, yeah.
But our faith and our past experiences should remind us that even in disappointment, there's direction.
And even in sadness, there's comfort.
And even when faced with evil, we can find goodness.
Darkness doesn't overcome light.
It is light that abolishes darkness.
My friend told me the other day that the devil always overplays his hand.
And I thought about that and I thought, isn't that how he got to be the devil in the first place?
We should promise each other that we will not allow bad news or the concerns of the day or disappointments to cloud our vision.
We've got to look through the clouds and see the path ahead.
Nothing should slow us down on that journey because that journey has been uniquely designed for each and every one of us.
I was thinking about something that a very wise man once said a very long time ago.
Anyone who is among the living has hope.
Yeah, hope.
And sometimes that hope comes in ways that we don't expect.
Like sometimes it comes in the actions of people choosing to do good, to lift others up, choosing to restore what's been broken.
It's there in the generosity of those who have succeeded in business and now share that success with people who helped build it.
I have a story like that for you today.
It's there in a moment in a Michigan jail when inmates joined hands on Christmas Eve and prayed together, choosing light, choosing faith, and they chose each other.
I have that story too for you today.
And it's there in families who keep their children safe, who protect their hearts and minds from the harmful currents of social media and endless screen time.
Parents who are ensuring that that next generation has a foundation that's rooted in love and in guidance and faith and truth.
It's there in people returning to God, rediscovering their faith, rebuilding their health, their homes, and their relationships, and finding a rhythm of life that heals the soul and strengthens the body.
It's there in the wise counsel of one of our guests today, Dr. Peter McCullough, reminding us that restoring health isn't just about medicine, but about prevention.
And it's about personal responsibility and returning to principles that really do protect life.
His work shows that careful attention, early action, and truth in science can save lives.
We didn't have that truth, did we?
And give hope where despair threatens to take hold.
It's there in the quiet lessons from voices like my other guest today, Joshua Becker, showing us the power of simplifying our lives, focusing on what matters most, and creating space for purpose, peace, and service.
And it's there in my first guest today in the guidance of pastors like Jack Hibbs, reminding us that faith and prayer are not optional.
They are the foundation of hope, and they're the stability in a world that often feels unstable.
You know, you feel it.
And when we look at the new year ahead, we're concerned about some of the things that we haven't seen yet, but we feel a little unstable just looking at the things that are going on around us.
But we do see the hope also in the structures that keep our community safe.
We see it in leaders and citizens who understand the value of law and order and the presence of the National Guard, helping maintain safety and allowing families to live without fear.
Even in the face of darkness, we can see protection.
We can see preparation and strength.
All of this is happening quietly, faithfully, and a lot of times unseen.
But it matters.
It matters more than we can sometimes measure because the world isn't just what is reported on the evening news.
The world is also the goodness that chooses to show up every day in small ways, in large ways, in ways that restore hearts and minds and communities.
And that's what this show is about today.
Because we've got to remind ourselves that even in times of turmoil, the ordinary choices that we make can shine extraordinary light.
When we rise each morning with gratitude, when we step into the day with purpose, there is light.
And when we act with love and courage, we are participating in something that's far bigger than ourselves.
We're shaping a legacy, people.
We're leaving an imprint that will reach further than we might ever know.
And it's a legacy of hope, a legacy of faith, a legacy of service.
So yeah, the bad news is real.
The challenges are real, but so is the good.
And it's often far greater than we might think.
So as we go through this week or this month, even this new year, remember, he makes known to you the path of life.
He will fill you with joy in his presence with eternal pleasures at his right hand.
And remember too, that each day is really a gift.
And every moment is an opportunity.
And every choice to act with courage and kindness and faith, that brings light of God's love into a world that desperately needs it.
We, each of us, we need it for each other.
And in that, my friends, we find the reason for hope.
We find the reason to rise up in the morning to move.
We find the reason to embrace the path that's already been marked out for us.
And as we step into a brand new year, I wanted today's show to do something just a little bit different, something practical and something that's grounding and, well, honestly, necessary.
Because if we're going to move forward and move forward well in the new year, we need more than resolutions.
We need clarity.
We need wisdom.
And we need strength, both spiritually, physically, and personally.
So today we're focusing on what it really means to stay healthy in the year ahead.
We're going to talk about how to stay spiritually healthy when the culture feels louder and more chaotic than ever.
And we're going to talk about how to stay physically healthy and informed and prepared in a world that, well, your trust has been shaken and it has.
I'm thinking COVID.
So are you.
You know it.
And we're also going to talk about something many of us overlook, how to enter the new year uncluttered, not just in our homes, but in our hearts and in our priorities.
So to help us do that, as I mentioned, I invited three voices I deeply respect.
Pastor Jack Hibbs joins us to talk about staying spiritually grounded and bold in the year ahead, rooted in truth, not in fear.
Joshua Becker is with us to challenge us to simplify, to let go of what's weighing us down, and to step into the new year with intentionality and focus.
I really need that part.
And later in the program, Dr. Peter McCalla, I love this guy.
He's going to join us to talk about physical health, medical freedom, and what we should be thinking about as we move forward into 2026.
Three conversations, but one goal.
Entering the new year stronger, clearer, and better prepared, body, mind, and spirit.
That's what I hope that I'm able to give to you today.
So you want to stay with us because as you just heard, it's a really great show that's coming up.
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You know, I mentioned the National Guard in my monologue.
And now that I live in the swamp, we talk about that a lot.
And you see their presence and they're sweet and it's wonderful.
It's not overwhelming.
And I'm not triggered in any way.
I'm okay.
I'm making it.
But when you talk to people that live down here or inside the Beltway, they get angry.
And it's funny because it's liberals and conservatives alike.
A lot of them will say, what right does anyone that doesn't live here in DC have to criticize the presence of the National Guard?
Because everyone here knows what it was like before we had a presence or the National Guard had a presence in the city.
So there is a difference.
You can feel it.
It's palpable.
And also there were problems.
I talked to a young couple last night that watched a carjacking and they were witnesses because they literally watched it all happen.
Another couple there had seen a shooting right in front of him.
He was in one car and the car in front of him rolled down the window and shot at another car.
These things were going on here.
And so when you hear the criticisms and they most of it, and I've got a story later that I'll share, comes from people who don't even live here and they have the nerve to criticize.
Walk in someone else's shoes first before you do.
Listen, I also want to mention to my podcast.
I am on a couple of different platforms.
I'm on Rumble and Spotify, of course, and Apple, but I'm also on the Real Life Network.
Pastor Jack Hibbs is on there.
Rose Unplugged is on there.
So if you're looking for my podcast, always Google Rose Unplugged, but reallife network.com, or they have an app.
You can find it anywhere that you would search for an app and you can download it and have access to some really great programming there as well.
Your phone number, our phone number, but your phone calls, I do want to take later in the show, 800-941-Sean, 800-941-Sean, 800-941-7326.
So I do want to hear from you today.
We're going to be talking about a couple of things that I, in my monologue, I mentioned a few things that I will get to later in the show.
When I mentioned the inmates that were praying in a Michigan jail, that is very true.
That actually happened.
And it just, it gives you so much hope and it, you know, brings tears to your eyes because we think that everything is dire.
We think everything looks so dark.
And there, and it's there, yes.
I mean, there are a lot of things to be concerned about today.
But at the same time, there are a lot of things good that are happening and we don't even know.
I mean, some of it's happening behind the scenes.
But there is one thing for sure, and I want to talk about this too coming up, is that as parents and grandparents, we need to be really focused on what our children, our grandchildren are being exposed to.
I'll be talking more about this later in the show as well.
But there are a lot of hidden dangers out there.
And if you're not on top of it, and listen, parenting has always been a full-time job, right?
But it's like it's on override right now.
You have got to be there constantly.
It's a lot of work.
So God bless you all when you decide to have a child.
And today it's crazy, but you know what?
You can make it work.
And but you've just got to be focused and committed to that.
Now, before we go, I just want to tell you that Pastor Jack Hibbs is joining me next when we return.
He spent decades calling believers back to biblical truth.
And it's in a time that is increasingly resisting biblical truth.
So we'll be talking about his new book, Call to Take a Bold Stand, and it challenges us to be resilient and effective and have a faith in this godless age.
So he is coming up next.
I love Pastor Jack.
I got to go to his church.
Oh my gosh, that was fun.
It was quite the beautiful campus too.
So next, Pastor Jack Hibbs.
So stay with us.
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Welcome back to the Sean Hannity Show.
My name is Rose.
I'll be sitting in for him this afternoon.
I'm excited because joining me right now is Pastor Jack Hibbs.
Pastor Jack is senior and founding pastor at Calvary Chapel, Chino Hills.
It's one of the most influential churches in the country.
He's also the president of Real Life Network and the host of nationally syndicated TV and radio program Real Life.
And his new book is called To Take a Bold Stand.
It's called Call to Take a Bold Stand.
Anyway, at a time when many voices are trying to redefine faith, Pastor Jack continues to point people back to what doesn't change, and that is truth, responsibility, repentance, hope.
Pastor Jack, it's always a very great pleasure to have you on the show.
Welcome.
Rose, thank you.
Thank you so much.
You know what?
I was in your church.
I was so thrilled.
I got to see Pastor Jack at the pulpit live and in person.
It was so much fun.
Well, Rose, it was great having you there.
And I was so pleasantly surprised to actually look out there and to see you in the front row of all things, Rose.
You are in the splash zone, as we put it out here.
So thanks for coming by.
Well, you have a beautiful campus.
And of course, the sermon was just lovely.
I love this new book.
I was able to go through some of it.
I recently acquired a copy of it.
The book is called Call to Take a Bold Stand.
And, you know, Pastor Jack, this world often seems like it's descending into chaos and moral compromise, and it is.
And I appreciate that in this book, you're suggesting that it's very possible that God is preparing us for this very time.
And I love that because that gives me hope too.
Even though what we see around us, we're not imagining it, but maybe he has just prepared us for this time.
I like that.
What made you start a book like that?
You know, I don't think there's any doubt about that, Rose, at all.
The first, actually what really happened, Rose, was the, thank God, the Amazon bestseller list book hit, and that was Living in the Days of Deception, D-A-Z-E.
And then the follow-up is what you're referring to, is living a bold faith.
It's time to take a stand for a bold faith.
That said, God makes no mistakes.
And the more people realize what the Bible has to say, the more that they can be confident.
Our world is lacking confidence.
The Christian community, tragically, is lacking confidence.
And so it doesn't come in a self-help program or five steps to a happy day.
It comes to knowing what the Word of God says.
And so much of the Bible, as you well know, Rose, is prophetic.
And God tells us about what's coming.
And so people need, we need, I need, to take a bold stand because that is Christian history.
That's world history.
And we believe in God.
We believe and know that he is the governor of time itself.
And Rose Tennant and Jack Hibbs is alive right now, appointed by the very will of God.
And so I'm not going to be anything but victorious in his timing.
I refuse to be intimidated.
I refuse to be a victim.
We should be the ones that are going forth with the truth and the love of God.
Yeah, everyone is so offended these days and so triggered.
But you're right.
We can't spend time in that place.
We've got to move forward.
And one of the things that you mentioned in the book was that it was time to stop playing it safe, too, because I've been both shocked and dismayed, and I've shared this with you privately, to find so many churches, these are non-denominational churches, playing it safe right now at a time where that's the last thing they should be doing.
Yes, so true.
So true.
In fact, I love in your monologue opening up, as you and I look around the world, as your audience looks around the world and concludes it's crazy out there.
We get it.
But because God knows what's going on, yes, that's exactly true.
Let's get out there because God knows and we can be strong.
We can be bold.
We have been very specifically placed.
I mean, I don't want to sound corny at all when I say this, but just like an artist places a diamond in the right place, God has placed us in the right place at the right time.
So the Christian needs to stop being distracted, Rose.
They need to really get aggressive about and intentional about stop being distracted by the little trinkets of life, the little glittery things that take us away from the truth of God.
The Bible says faith comes by hearing, hearing the word of God.
The more we hear and partake of the word of God, the greater our faith is going to be, which means we're going to be more reckless.
I don't mean that in a dangerous way, but we're going to be more prone, more toward doing the will of God with a reckless abandonment, as the Puritans used to put it, where I want to serve God no matter what.
And you and I live in an age, Rose, where it's pretty safe to say it's not going to get any easier with the rise of Islam in America.
You know, in the Islamic world, America is the last frontier.
Who's going to stop such false doctrine and such actions?
Only the spirit-filled, knowledgeable Christian can make that influence.
The community won't do it.
The city council won't do it.
We know that politics can't do it.
The Christian needs to stand up and speak up without fear.
Yeah, because I'll tell you what, and it's scary, but if you don't have that foundational faith, and if you aren't bold enough to stand on that faith, then I don't know how we can be effective and how we even personally can survive what's going on all around us because it can be very dark at times.
What does it look like for a believer to have a bold faith or to stand boldly in their faith when we talk about everyday life?
Yeah, when somebody says something like, Christians should be quiet, they should sit down, they should be seen and not heard, or they should never vote, or they can't run for office, or you can't be a Christian leader, or pray on the 50-yard line.
No, I'm going to do that because, first of all, I have the freedom to do that.
And even if I didn't have the freedom to do that, I'm going to exalt Jesus in my lifestyle.
So we need this, and this might come across like a ton of bricks, Rose, but a lot of people talking about a lot of people going to church these days.
But if that's true, we're going to see a profound moral shift in our culture.
And bold faith is going to be a faith that will cause people to say, wait a minute, what do you have that I don't have?
I want that.
You actually, listen, Rose, in fact, those that watched Jesus and listened to him said, listen to this man.
He speaks as one having authority and not like the scribes and Pharisees.
That's amazing because Jesus spoke from firsthand the word of God because he was the word of God.
We, his people, are to speak about the word of God firsthand because we're living out and he is living out the Christian life through us.
And the world needs to hear from us, Rose.
They need to see us doing love, doing faith.
And I really do believe that the culture is tired of hearing about Christianity but not seeing it.
I think if they saw it, it might heal a lot of the things that they've seen.
And it's so touching, too, when I mentioned, and I'll talk more about this later, but there was a jail in Michigan on Christmas Eve.
The inmates held hands and prayed and sang.
And so it is a beautiful thing to see and even to read about.
But these things are happening, but we need to be participating in more things like this.
And when you said that we, his people, should be speaking out, that brings me to one of the things I really wanted to talk to you about, because right now, Pastor Jack, we're seeing AI generated Jesus apps.
I mean, we're seeing online mystics and algorithm-driven spirituality everywhere, but at the same, there is an actual chat with Jesus app.
Now, why are people anxious?
Here's the thing I don't get.
They are willing to go online, go into chat Jesus and talk to him about their problems.
And yet all they would have to do really is turn around or sit down in their bed or their sofa and talk directly to him.
Why do they not take that route?
Why do they have to find these other ways to find God?
I think your question, yeah, I think your question, Rose, is the answer.
If I can deal with a God, let's be honest, these AI alternatives are a God.
These are gods with the lowercase G. If I can talk to a God and have him on an app, then that makes him somewhat subservient to me.
I can make it available when I want it to be.
And if I don't like the answer, I will find the answer.
And eventually it's going to pick up on my questions and the algorithm is going to give me what I want to hear.
If you're asking me to turn to the real Jesus and get personal in reality, oh my goodness, I don't want to do that because I'm going to have to deal with repentance.
I'm going to have to deal with conviction because, Rose, no AI app can cause a human being to become convicted of the Holy Spirit on the inside.
God does not use artificial intelligence.
God is the intelligence, and he will speak through a cloud, so to speak, going by, a lightning storm, or us observing a little bug on the pavement.
God can speak to our hearts through any way.
And when we have these imposters, I think it's just another reminder that Jesus said in the last days, there are going to be many doctrines of demons and deceiving spirits, and many will be led astray.
Wow.
I agree with you.
And you know, I think there's another app that's confessed.
It's a confession app.
And you know what, Pastor Jack, that's an easy way out, too, because you might think that it's easy just to go to God and say, I did this thing today, and I'm really sorry.
But there have been things that I've had to go to him and say that I was embarrassed, and it was hard for me even to bring it to him, even though he knew already.
But there is something in that that's so very important, not an app.
Yep.
You know, it's something because we can tell our child, we can tell our son, go down, go tell your sister you're sorry.
And you can hear them march down the hallway and they'll go, sorry.
And then they come back and they think life is fine.
And you can do that with an app.
You can say, I confess this and I can confess that.
But unless you face to face in true repentance, the one that you've offended, and ultimately, of course, it's God, it's just a bizarre, almost a psychotherapeutic act rather than a soul adjustment of the heart and mind in the true depth of who we are.
God made us body, soul, and spirit, and just playing around with band-aids isn't going to fix it.
We need to get very cathartic with him.
We need to open up our chest, so to speak, and let him take our heart out and give us a new heart.
And that only comes through knowledge of Jesus Christ, asking him to forgive you of your sins, to confess that he's the written.
And this is the bottom line.
He is the crucified Savior and resurrected Lord.
If we don't get to that point of talking to him who is alive, then we're wasting our time.
We're playing games and God's just not there.
He's not going to do it.
This is why I really appreciate you.
You speak so clearly and so loudly on faith.
You are unafraid to speak the truth.
And I appreciate that.
And we have less than two minutes.
Can you just give us all just something in those less than two minutes just to encourage everyone for the year to come?
Yep, exactly.
Here we go.
It's a year to come.
Question is, why is it a year to come?
The calendar is going to change.
And I want to encourage all of you to realize or ask this question.
Why is the calendar changing?
The calendar is changing not because of seasons, but because 2,000 years ago, as prophesied in scripture, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, came into this world, and by his light changed the very calendar by which you and I date today.
And the fact is, the Bible tells us Christ himself in Isaiah 9, 6 is the governor of time.
He's the governor of time itself.
He knows your time.
He died on the cross for your sins and my sins.
We could never pay a price that we owed him.
It's impossible.
But he stepped in.
He paid that debt at his cross.
And then three days later, as promised, rose again from the dead to ensure our entrance into heaven.
And God's not interested in our morality, though we should be good people.
He's not interested in the money we give, though we should be benevolent.
God is interested in one thing.
He wants your life day to day, moment by moment.
And it's a love affair, my friends.
It is a personal love relationship he wants with you.
Perfect.
Perfect.
And good timing there too, Pastor Jack.
I appreciate that.
Seems like you might have done this before.
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Thank you, Pastor, so much for joining us today.
I appreciate it.
And happy new year to you.
Happy New Year, Rose.
Thank you.
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Up next is Joshua Becker, best-selling author, founder of Becoming Minimalist, and he's the creator of Simplify Magazine and the force behind the nonprofit, The Hope effect.
We'll hear more about how minimalism can transform not just your home, but your work, your generosity, and believe it or not, even your faith.
So if you've ever felt overwhelmed by the clutter in your life, whether it's physically, emotionally, or spiritually, you won't want to miss this conversation.
So stay with us.
Coming up next, Joshua Becker and your phone calls.