Youth-culture expert, Nicole O’Dell is the host of Choose NOW Radio: Parent Talk and Teen Talk and the founder of Choose NOW Ministries, dedicated to guiding teens through tough issues and helping parents encourage good decisions. On air, O’Dell covers peer pressure, dating, purity, drugs, alcohol, modesty, popularity, and anything else that comes up along the way. Nicole writes and speaks to preteens, teenagers, and parents about how to prepare for life’s tough choices. As an author, O’Dell wri...
Apr 29, 2013•54 min
Anne Lamott is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker and writing teacher. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, her nonfiction works are largely autobiographical. Anne Lamott is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Grace (Eventually), Plan B, Traveling Mercies, and Operating Instructions, as well as seven novels, including Rosie and Crooked Little Heart. Listen as she discusses her newest book, Some Assembly Required: A J...
Apr 22, 2013•31 min
“When Audio Adrenaline said goodbye in 2006 due to frontman Mark Stuart’s chronic vocal problems, fans thought they’d heard the last of the Grammy Award-winning Christian rockers. Now with the release of “Kings & Queens,” Audio Adrenaline is back with a revamped line up that features former dcTalk member Kevin Max on lead vocals, original bassist Will McGinniss and new members Jason Walker on keyboards, former Superchick guitarist Dave Ghazarian and drummer Jared Byers, previously with Bleac...
Apr 19, 2013•54 min
Listen as Gary discusses his newest book, The Sacred Search, (Zondervan, 2013). He challenges readers to think beyond finding a “soul mate” and to look for a “sole mate”—someone who will walk with them on their spiritual journey. Turning conventional dating wisdom upside-down, Thomas asks: What if there’s no such thing as “the one”—there’s something even better in God’s plan? What if being “in love” isn’t a good enough reason to get married? What if God designed marriage to make us holy rather t...
Apr 06, 2013•54 min
Featuring Manny Mill who is Executive Director of Koinonia House® National Ministries (KHNM). Since 1991 when the Koinonia House of Wheaton was opened, and 1997 when KHNM began, Manny has been developing a core of post-prison ministry leaders to equip the church to meet the needs of Christian ex-prisoners returning to society. He currently invests much of his time traveling to different churches, prisons, ministries, colleges and conferences to present the mission to “equip, assist and support” ...
Apr 02, 2013•54 min
Featuring Jonalyn Fincher and Bo Stern. Jonalyn Fincher co-founded Soulation, a non-profit dedicated to helping others become more appropriately human. She works with her husband, Dale, as a national speaking/writing team. They recently co-authored their first book together, Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk. She writes regularly on her personal blog blending women and spirituality RubySlippers.org for the past five years. She co-authors a blog on women and frien...
Apr 02, 2013•54 min
Featuring Jean Johnson and Eric Thurman. Jean Johnson is the author of We Are Not the Hero: A Missionary’s Guide to Sharing Christ, Not a Culture of Dependency. Eric Thurman is President of the Global Mission Unit at David C Cook. Listen as they share their experiences in the mission world and how to create a dependency on Jesus instead of the “American Culture.”
Mar 19, 2013•54 min
Featuring Jedd Medefind. Jedd serves as President of the Christian Alliance for Orphans. He has written numerous articles and three books. He co-authored Four Souls, which explores questions of faith, purpose, poverty, and community amidst a real-life journey around the globe. His most recent book, Upended: How Following Jesus Remakes Your Words and World, examines what it means to live as an apprentice to Jesus in the way we connect, influence and love.
Mar 14, 2013•54 min
Featuring Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, the author of the national bestseller The Harbinger: the Ancient Mystery that holds the secret of America’s future. Jonathan leads the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, NJ, and is president of Hope of the World, an international outreach. His teachings are heard around the world and are known for revealing the deep mysteries of biblical truth.
Mar 05, 2013•54 min
Featuring David Ireland, founder and senior pastor of Christ Church in Montclair, N.J., a 6,000-member congregation of 40 nationalities. Dr. David Ireland is a recognized expert on how individuals can break through racial and cultural barriers to develop meaningful, enjoyable relationships. An in-demand speaker, Ireland is the author of the important new book from NavPress The Skin You Live In—Building Friendships Across Cultural Lines.
Mar 05, 2013•54 min
Peter and his wife Barbie work with Destiny Rescue, an Australian-based anti-trafficking organization that actively seeks out children who are sexually enslaved throughout Africa and Asia, rescuing them from their exploiters, and rehabilitating them. Peter and Barbie have started a branch of Destiny Rescue in the United States, speaking on behalf of the girls enslaved overseas, bringing the goods created by survivors to the U.S. market. Destiny Rescue currently operates various programs in six n...
Feb 25, 2013•54 min
Beth talks about her new book, "Tales of the Defended Ones," and callers call into to share about their mission experiences.
Feb 12, 2013•54 min
Featuring Brian Fikkert, co-author of When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor and Yourself. Dr. Brian Fikkert is the Founder and Executive Director of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development (www.chalmers.org), a research and training center that is dedicated to helping churches and missionaries to declare the kingdom of God by bringing economic development and spiritual transformation to the poor (www.chalmers.org). Brian also serves as a Professor of Economic...
Jan 28, 2013•54 min
Author of "Love Does."
Jan 21, 2013•54 min
Featuring Hal Runkel, a world-renowned expert on helping families face conflict and create great relationships. A licensed therapist, relationship coach, international speaker, and organizational consultant, Hal is the bestselling author of ScreamFree Parenting, and the newly released Self-Centered Marriage. www.screamfree.com
Jan 05, 2013•54 min
Listen to hear about 3 people sponsoring children in 3 different locations with Back2Back and how their lives have been impacted!
Jan 04, 2013•54 min
Todd Henry is the founder and CEO of Accidental Creative where he helps creatives and teams be prolific, brilliant and healthy. He regularly speaks at companies and conferences about how to build practices that lead to better ideas.
Dec 20, 2012•54 min
Featuring her book, Unconditional.
Dec 06, 2012•54 min
Featuring Josh McDowell, sharing about the movie, Undaunted. Undaunted is the dramatic true story of how Josh overcame such adversity to become one of the most influential evangelists today. Its a journey that brought him face to face with God’s love and transforming power.
Nov 27, 2012•54 min
Featuring Kyle Philippi with Far Flung Tin Can and Heidi Burkey with Discover the Journey.
Nov 19, 2012•54 min
Featuring Phil Cooke. Phil Cooke is changing the way business, church, and non-profit leaders influence and engage the culture. A writer, speaker, & filmmaker, Christianity Today magazine calls him a “media guru.” His media company, Cooke Pictures, advises many of the largest and most effective churches & non-profit organizations in the world, and his books and online blog at philcooke.com are changing the way they tell their story. His newest book “One Big Thing: Discovering What You We...
Nov 14, 2012•54 min
Michael is an ordained minister with over fourteen years experience serving families and children. His most recent role was as the Parenting Minister at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky, a church of over 26,000 members. He now serve as the Executive Director of the International Network of Children’s Ministry (INCM). INCM exists serve God and those called to serve His children.
Nov 09, 2012•54 min
