Believe! The American Stream
Doug DeVos
Bringing entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and everyday Americans together to discuss the principles that both unite us and set us apart from the pack. This is The Believe! Journal’s broadcast series www.thebelievejournal.com
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Apr 6, 2026 • 9min
Why AI Needs Faith
Pat Gelsinger warns that as AI shapes how people seek meaning, it risks sidelining faith and moral clarity, and calls for building systems that better reflect and respect Christian understanding.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Mar 31, 2026 • 8min
A Free Society Doesn’t Run on Vibes
Dr. Jeff Myers warns that in an age shaped by AI, young people are being formed more by algorithms than by truth, and calls for a renewed focus on character, discipline, and faith.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Mar 26, 2026 • 8min
Does AI Miss the Point of Christianity? 3 Steps to Find Out
The Believe! editorial team reflects on AI in spiritual life, warning against outsourcing prayer and discernment to technology and calling readers to keep faith and personal devotion at the center.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Mar 17, 2026 • 31min
Spring 2026 Issue: God from the Machine
Editor-in-Chief Doug DeVos introduces the God and His Church issue of The Believe! Journal, reflecting on how faith must guide the development of artificial intelligence so it serves human dignity and the common good. This episode also includes a full excerpt from the God and His Church chapter of the Believe! 50th Anniversary Edition.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Feb 19, 2026 • 1h 55min
Build America Up–Don't Burn It To the Ground
Originally published on Dad Saves America, Doug DeVos shares how Believe! points to rebuilding faith, family, enterprise, and community as the path to renewing American optimism.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Feb 12, 2026 • 9min
From the WSJ: The Grand Rapids Revival and an American Comeback
Believe! Editor in Chief Doug DeVos shares the story of Grand Rapids and what it can teach America at 250Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jan 29, 2026 • 12min
In Defense of Inequality
Carlos Carvalho defends inequality in education, arguing that excellence, merit, and high standards are essential to human flourishing, institutional integrity, and the preservation of a free society.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jan 22, 2026 • 8min
Free Enterprise is Human Nature and Divinely Inspired
Tim Busch argues that free enterprise, rightly understood and ordered toward serving others, is divinely inspired and essential to human dignity, creativity, and human flourishing.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jan 16, 2026 • 1min
Free Enterprise Is About Morality, Not Just Money
Fr. Robert Sirico asserts that strong economies grow out of strong cultures, where free enterprise is animated by kindness, responsibility, and care for one another.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Jan 8, 2026 • 7min
Redemptive Entrepreneurship and the American Idea
Evan Feinberg contends that America’s Judeo-Christian roots call for redemptive entrepreneurship—using faith, freedom, and creative action to renew culture and human flourishing.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
