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K-LOVE Closer Look Podcast

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Episodes

Making Teens Safer Behind The Wheel

Kids teach other kids about dangers of distracted driving and speeding to curb deadly car crashes. K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra talks with Russell Henk, founder of Teens In the Driver Seat and program national co-chair, highschooler Liz Stephens.

Dec 20, 2017

Homeless People Learn To Start Small Businesses

Business and Law students mentor willing L.A.-area homeless to become self-sufficient entrepreneurs. K-LOVE's Alex Gregory talks with Keith Obilana, Director of the Pepperdine Microenterprise Program to find out how the university helps these men and wome

Dec 20, 2017

Go Gray: Care For Elders With Dementia & Alzheimer's

Millions of Americans will live beyond 80. Most will need younger help with basic tasks. Some will suffer dementia or Alzheimer's disease. What do you need to know?? Frank Hammond asks Helene French of the Alzheimer's Assoc. of KY/IN and Dan Beck chats wi

Nov 11, 2017

Conditions For Christians Overseas

A look at Christian faith in Russia, SE Asia and Africa through conversations with missions managers Burt Reed and Keith Townsend of Int'l Cooperating Ministries and Jim McBride of With Open Eyes/Mobile Messengers. Marya Morgan and George Rath report.

Nov 01, 2017

Prevent PASTOR Burnout

"I think people sometimes forget that pastors are as human as everybody else." K-LOVE's George Rath talks with Denny Howard, Dir. of Counseling with Full Strength Network which helps pastors stay emotionally and spiritually strong.

Oct 20, 2017

Opioid Overdoses Plague The U.S.

30,000+ people die every year from addiction to Rx pain pills. Who's to blame? And how do we fix it?? K-LOVE's Billie Branham talks with Andrea Boxill of the Ohio Governor’s Cabinet Opiate Action Team and Jean Krisle of 10,000 Beds which offers financial

Oct 12, 2017

Inner-City Youth Dealt 'ACES' Get KidPOWER

Some kids live with the deck stacked against them -- 'ACES' or 'adverse childhood experiences' cause anxiety and anger which can lead to a legacy of bad behavior. K-LOVE's Alex Gregory hears from Tina Mitchell about how the KidPOWER afterschool program br

Oct 05, 2017

Shelter Dogs Trained By Prisoners

Dogs with behavior problems get obedience training from men who understand how it feels to be locked up. K-LOVE's Kindra Ponzio visited Stephanie Leth about the mission of the Inmate Dog Alliance Project of Idaho (IDAPI).

Sep 28, 2017

Korean-Americans Can Call KFAM

Korean immigrants in the U.S. can find it especially difficult to talk about issues like domestic abuse or mental illness. K-LOVE's Dan Beck talks with Connie Jung Cho of Korean American Family Services about KFAM's commitment to help to this very traditi

Sep 20, 2017

'Little Chefs' Cook For OKC Elderly

Young children join other volunteers who cook and deliver food and love to needy senior citizens via Edmond Mobile Meals in Oklahoma. K-LOVE's Monika Kelly talks with Cristi Twenter about the Little Chefs Learn to Serve program.

Sep 20, 2017

Rx Addiction Affects Kids

When mom or dad is addicted to 'medicine' it distorts a child's reality and often creates deep resentment. Kids whose parents can't care for them are flooding the foster system. K-LOVE'S Phil O'Bryan talks with Kate McQueen, pediatric therapist of Salus C

Jun 22, 2017

Before You Adopt a Dog: 10 Tips

Consider the time a new pup needs, be willing to pay for training and some other things to think about. K-LOVE's Laura Daniels talks with certified Humane Specialist Diane Rose-Solomon.

Jun 22, 2017

Stories of Former Muslims Turning to Jesus

A Muslim terrorist converted to Christianity after a bomb nearly took his life. A Palestinian Arab once committed to destroying Israel now ministers the love of Jesus to the Jews he once hated. K-LOVE'S Marya Morgan hears real-life experiences from Iran,

Jun 22, 2017

Mean Meme Leads To Ministry

A large purple birthmark on her face went viral to 30-million strangers on Facebook. Crystal Hodges and her mom Rhonda join K-LOVE's Abby Aronoff to talk about beauty, faith and living with a physical difference.

May 09, 2017

Uniquely Urban Outreach Options

With bulldogs and hotdogs Camden's "Pastor Diddy" works to renew one of America's most violent cities. K-LOVE's Peter Kaye talks with Camden N.J. Epiphany Fellowship Church Pastor Doug Logan, author of the book: "On the Block: Developing a Biblical Pictur

May 03, 2017

Combat Vet Helps Others Fight PTSD

Shield of Faith Missions connects U.S. soldiers at high-risk for suicide to a renewed purpose through community service. SOF also reaches soldiers and educates civilians about PTSD using a dramatic documentary featuring combat testimonials: "Surrender Onl

May 03, 2017

Care Packs and Camps Battle PTSD

Spotlight on a ministry that remembers deployed soldiers with tastes of home and offers a safe place to heal from spiritual and emotional effects of war. K-LOVE'S Monika Kelly talks with Ed McClelland of Operation Creekside.

May 03, 2017

Churches Partner With Texas Gov't For Foster Kids

A unique cooperation between the Christian community and the Texas Dept. of Family and Protective Services aims to ease the state's foster care crisis. K-LOVE’s Felipe Aguilar hears from Pastor Eric C. Hallback Sr. of the Rock Faith Center in El Paso and

Apr 26, 2017

Foster Care Averted with ‘Miriam’s Hope’

Keeping children out of foster care is the primary goal of a residential program in Hastings, Nebraska. Ministry founder Luke Kliewer was once himself a foster child and knows the pain of being in ‘the system.’“We are really interested in catching these f

Apr 26, 2017

Christian Docs Saving ISIS Soldiers In Iraq

U.S.-based ministry Samaritan's Purse set-up a field hospital to treat people wounded in combat near Mosul, the Bible's ancient city of Nineveh. K-LOVE'S Tracy Lynn talks with Dr. Elliott TenPenny who treated patients at the hospital.

Mar 25, 2017

Phone Apps For Child Safety

Wanna have your kid's info handy in case something bad happens? There's an app for that. K-LOVE'S Billie Branham talks Gina Swankie of the FBI and Callahan Walsh, brother of Adam Walsh whose family founded the Nat'l Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Mar 01, 2017

Tax Tips (2017)

Should you have your refund sent to your HSA? Do you know how to file for an extension? Hear tips for getting ahead of this year's deadline: Tuesday April 18th! K-LOVE's Monika Kelly talks with Barbara Weltman, spokesperson for JK Lasser: Your Income Tax

Mar 01, 2017

We Heart CPR

Even one minute of chest compressions/CPR can keep a person alive til help arrives. A 5th grade girl used CPR training from summer camp to save a boy from drowning. K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra hears from cardiologist Dr. Diane Sobkowicz of Sutter Heart & Vascu

Feb 24, 2017

FAQ Blood & Organ Donation

1. Blood must be real. There's no substitute. We need donors. 2. Organs go to the sickest--not the richest--patients. K-LOVE's Tracey Lynn gets the facts from Chris Hrouda of the American Red Cross and Anne Paschke of the United Network for Organ Sharing

Feb 16, 2017

Man-Talk On Marriage

Men respond to media mockery of husbands, discuss the importance of having a woman's respect and explore what it means to cherish their wives. K-LOVE's George Rath gets input from successful authors Dr. Emerson Eggerichs of Love and Respect Ministries and

Feb 08, 2017

Homebuying 101

Get tips for first-time homebuyers and hear from a married mom who downsized to join the 'tiny house' movement. K-LOVE's Susan Miller talks with Trudy Van Dyke, buyers agent with Tru California Real Estate and Kim Kasl, blogger and tiny-house owner.

Jan 28, 2017

'Priceless Alaska' Mentors Trafficked Girls

Ministry founder Gwen Adams tells K-LOVE's Becky Hansen how she and "a bunch of crazy church ladies" battle human trafficking. "I’m telling you, I’m watching these women who maybe never gave their life away beyond bake sales and VBS before, fighting this

Jan 11, 2017

Bigs In Blue: Police Outreach

Police officers in a dozen cities volunteer as Big Brothers/Big Sisters. K-LOVE's Tracy Lynn has details.

Jan 11, 2017
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