This Week in America with Ric Bratton

This Week in America with Ric Bratton

This Week in America is about issues that matter to you. This Week in America is informative, educational and entertaining. Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ric Bratton.

Episodes

March 14, 2024 28 mins
Relentless Hearts in Progress: A Spiritual Journey by Rev. Robert Alonso Sosa, Ph.D.


Relentless Hearts in Progress: A Spiritual Journey walks the reader through how the choices they make eventually build their character and their faith. In today’s world where everything feels divisive and hostile, Relentless Hearts in Progress argues for acceptance, tolerance, empathy, and a deep love for others. No one is perfect; even...

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MY BOOK OF BIBLE VERSES & DAILY PRAYERS by Kathy Alexis



This book uses simple and easy-to-understand words for children, parents and or guardians. It seeks to educate the minds of children from a tender age, with an understanding of God, provide inspiration and self-worth, including praying for themselves and others. Using lots of colour, the alphabet, fun characters, short stories and bible verses with explanat...

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MARY MAGDALENE A DISCIPLE AND FRIEND OF JESUS by Bonnie Ring

 Become a friend of JesusTODAY AND EVERYDAY, just like Mary Magdalene.

Bonnie Ring is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church. During seminary, she became acquainted with the women who knew Jesus as recipients of his teachings and healings, which led her to lead interactive and self-reflective retreats on those women throughout the United States and Canada. This...

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Richard Speck and the Eight Nurses: Deconstructing A Mass Murder by B D Salerno

Late on the night of July 13, 1966, eight of nine student nurses were brutally murdered in their townhouse. They never screamed, they never fought, they never tried to run, and no one could understand why. The eight horrific murders were attributed to Richard Speck, a 24-year-old unemployed seaman with a long rap sheet. One nurse survived by hid...

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BURNING THE FLAGS OF EXTREMISM by Conrad Garfield Duncan

The world is at war with an invisible enemy. We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against the rulers of darkness. Principalities and powerful ideologies have created a monster of sorts. Terrorism and wanton hate for humanity are rooted in the doctrines of demons. Men have fought and died to win the right to justify their sins, while entire nations lay bare in th...

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As I Talk To The Father 31 Day Devotional: Seeking My Father Daily by Patricia Ann Yarber

As I Talk To The Father 31 Day Devotional: Seeking My Father Daily was written to help people connect not only with Jesus the living Word but also with the Bible. The devotions are meant to read along with your Bible in your quiet time. My time in Barbados was shortlived, but I enjoyed most of my time there, knowing that God was with m...

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PARENTING TIPS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER: Building Kids’ Self-Esteem & Dealing with Picky Eaters with Susan Smith Jones, Ph D

 Susan Smith Jones has made extraordinary contributions in the fields of high-level wellness, optimum nutrition and balanced living for adults and children. Among her many degrees from UCLA, one of them is a Teaching Credential for Preschool through 12th grade, and she has worked with ...

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Faith and Conviction by Katherine Hill-Daneke

The Langston's are a prominent Savannah family which include, three grown children, Jeffrey, Leslie and Eddie. Their parents are Andrew and Laura Langston. Grandparents are Thomas and Rita Isaacs. There is a deep ethnicity family secret that the children know nothing about that will drastically affect one of them more than the other two. Al and Frank who live in a different sect...

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Daybreak by Gwendolyn Leavell

Daybreak is the story of a single, female survivor of mental and emotional stress of everyday life in a world plagued by fear, danger, and the uncertainty of tomorrow.

When confronted with an unexpected turmoil, the first source of defense is spiritual faith in overcoming adversity, and these are the stories to tell when terror comes to visit.

Gwendolyn Leavell fell in love wi...

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Dropped Calls by Robert McGuiness


Dropped Calls will ring like a lost phone and have you scrambling to pick up the call. Should water, food, and even the air we breathe become threatened? Providence assembles at the bugler’s call. When democracy is under threat from our collective complacency, these words shall find meaning in the screaming echoes of two centuries past “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty”. In thi...

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Women Who Knew Jesus by Rev. Dr. Bonnie Ring

As you come to know each of the women that Jesus knew, you may be surprised to discover how quickly your own stories are evoked by hearing theirs and how similar you are to some of them so they become role models for your own journey of faith and witness. In each of these encounters, you will meet Jesus and come to know him as they did, perhaps for the first time.

To enric...

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THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION by Robert R. Malkas


The Road to Redemption is a revisionist history of what writers have been doing to revise the teaching of American history for generations. The book presents an alternate approach that takes readers back to a time when the nation was more united and schools prepared students to become victors instead of victims by presenting to them how America evolved into what now is the most...

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Faith and Conviction by Katherine Hill-Daneke

The Langston's are a prominent Savannah family which include, three grown children, Jeffrey, Leslie and Eddie. Their parents are Andrew and Laura Langston. Grandparents are Thomas and Rita Isaacs. There is a deep ethnicity family secret that the children know nothing about that will drastically affect one of them more than the other two. Al and Frank who live in a different sect...

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You Have Time to Die and Go Broke by Linda Salerno-Forand

The healthcare system has turned into a giant labyrinth, which is extremely difficult to navigate. The thought of dealing with a serious or terminal illness is terrifying enough without having to go against the fortress of hospital administrators, health insurance companies and endless waits in doctor's queues just trying to get the care you need. But you can be empo...

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The World of Deatra by Kathrine Cardona-Andrade, Hilario D. Cardona-Andrade and Sonja Montoya Frevele

The question I get most is what is Deatra? Deatra (De at tra) is the name of the world. It is a magical realm where all sorts of mythical creatures live. There are fairies, elves, dwarves, unicorns, dragons, and some creatures no one has ever heard of. The book thrives on a quest for adventure and magic as two twins enter t...

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 Crystal C-Note, the acclaimed artist behind the groundbreaking debut album "Shadow Works" is set to captivate audiences once again with her second studio album, "Wake Up". The album release event will take place on March 9th 2024, at Stan's Room in the Piere's Complex.

 "Wake Up" marks a significant milestone in Crystal C-Note's musical journey, solidifying her status as a trailblazer in the emerging genre known as...

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American Insanity by Leroy E. Cossette

"American Insanity" reflects on the political insanity that has overtaken the United States of America. It addresses American citizen's apathetic view of our governing system, both towards elected officials and the ever controlling Washington bureaucracy. How and why the citizens of this Nation have failed their obligation to keep vigilance over our governing politicians and holding th...

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The Revelation of Life After Death Before the Cross, and After the Cross by Waymon Marshall

The Revelation of Life After Death Before the Cross,  and After the Cross is a spirituality book that explores what happens after death.



The book follows a rich man who lacks compassion towards a beggar.  When the beggar dies, he is escorted by angels into Abraham's bosom due to his faithfulness.



Abraham is the father o...

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An American Girl: Based on a True Story by S. Naomi Main


Sharon Sholl is an ordinary girl growing up in America. She meets an ordinary young man, Mark Main, two weeks before her sixteenth birthday, who blows to pieces her little world, she says of him. An American Girl is a relational journey, which, no matter how you look at it, is a love story. Sharon's love story is about her extraordinary life with Mark whom she met...

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"4:09 to 9:02" Boston To Oklahoma and New York Cities

Beyond the Bombings

by David Hamel



A newlywed couple were in the midst of unsuccessful fertility treatments at a nearby center during the time of the Oklahoma City bombing which occurred at 9:02 am on April 19, 1995. The personal heartbreak and simultaneous loss of 15 children at the day care center in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and its aftermath set a s...

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