Today is our companion episode to last Thursday's program, Critics are so...Critical. Today we talk about how complaining impacts us and our attitudes. Every day we choose how to react to our challenges and obstacles. The easy choice will usually make us depressed and grumpy, but the better choice will help us to stay focused and moving ahead. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Mar 01, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 241
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we do a quick review of each of the episodes this week. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 26, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 240
It is rarely fun to be criticized. Yet, as long as we are living we will not be able to escape other people's judgement of us. Today we look at how we can deal with criticism and keep it from knocking us down or stopping us. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 25, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 239
This children's prayer was written almost 300 years ago, yet we still teach it to our children and grandchildren today. Today's story is about a father who learned something new from his son as the boy prayed. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 24, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 238
What does it mean to be a person of valor? Today we look at 3 ways we are mightier than we think and then we look at a prayer that caused the Kansas State Senate to erupt. A prayer made by a mighty man of valor. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 23, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 237
When we are overwhelmed or struggling, we have a promise from God. We can rest assured that He has us in His everlasting arms. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 22, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 236
Here is our Friday Roundup. Today, you can catch a summary of each of our episodes this week along with a bonus story that didn't make it into yesterday's podcast. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 19, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 235
Today's episode will make you laugh. We look at some very funny stories of what children have said in Sunday School and church. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 18, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 234
Keep Calm and Carry On. The 'Keep Calm' signs are showing up in many places and forms. We are encouraged to do everything from Keep Calm and Go Fishing, to Keep Calm and Make a Quilt to an endless variety of Keep Calm messages. The people of Israel had their own Keep Calm moment as they fled Egypt. Today we will look at a few lessons from their crossing of the Red Sea. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Feb 17, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 233
Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie were interred in Ravensbruch Concentration Camp, in 1942 for aiding Jews to escape the Nazi holocaust. Corrie's book, The Hiding Place, is devoted to their time there. While most are familiar with who Corrie is, Betsie is the less well known of the two sisters, mostly because she died in the camp in 1944. But, it was Betsie who often taught and encouraged Corrie during their imprisonment. Today we look at one of the most important lessons that Betsie and Cor...
Feb 16, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 232
I grew up going to church. As I look back at that time, two of the best things that happened were that I learned to memorize Bible verses, and I learned many of the old hymns. If we lean those things early on, they will stick with you throughout your life. Today we look at a man whose life was saved by Bible verses and old hymns. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Feb 15, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 231
Today is our Friday Roundup, where we do a quick review of each of our podcasts of the past week. Have a listen today and if there is a podcast that you didn't hear in its entirety, you can go back and catch it in the podcast history. Have a great weekend everyone. We will be back on Monday. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Feb 12, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 230
The past year has brought a lot of stress into our lives and our relationships. One of the crazy things that we do is we dump our stress, frustration, and anger on those we love the most. With Valentines Day just a few days away it may be time to check ourselves and ask how well we are doing with showing the people that we love the most, how much we really do love them. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Feb 11, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 229
Valentine's Day is just around the corner so today we talk about a young man who decided to give a Valentine's Card to everyone in his class, even though none of them liked him very much. Listen to find out how it all works out. I think you will enjoy it. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 10, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 228
Darlene and Mark were facing a very difficult time. Mark was struggling with a failing motorcycle parts business and it was becoming all but impossible to support Darlene and their two young children. What happened next involved an old beat-up piano, a verse from Isaiah, and a very nervous Darlene auditioning a song to her pastor. The rest is history. Here is the Youtube link to her song. https://youtu.be/5_aIauL2xKA We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Feb 09, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 227
The roots carry the nutrients to the plant to allow it to flourish. The same is true for us. Our roots are planted in the priorities and influences of our lives. The result of where we plant our roots will determine how we face the people, problems, and pandemics that we face. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Feb 08, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 226
Here is the Friday Roundup for this week. And it was a really good week. Today we present the highlights from our Monday to Thursday episodes. You will hear the week's worth of encouragement all wrapped up in today's 5 minutes. Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 05, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 225
Thomas Edison was a noted failure. He claims to have failed 1000 times before he successfully invented the light bulb. There are some lessons that we need to be constantly reminded of in our lives. How to handle failure is one of those lessons. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Feb 04, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 224
The iconic Viet Nam war photo of a young girl running away from a bombing raid, her clothes burned off and fear and pain on her face speaks untold volumes of the horror of war. That girl is still alive and we tell a part of her story today about how her suffering and scars helped her find God. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Feb 03, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 223
In 1519 Hernán Cortez arrived in the New World with 11 ships, 600 men, and 16 horses. In order to keep his men from complaining about wanting to go home, he ordered the ships to be burned announcing, "We will not go back." This story is the basis for the popular Christian song 'Burn the Ships' by for King and Country. But there is much more to the background of this song. Listen to the rest of their story today. Here is a Youtube link to 'Burn the Ships' by for King and Country; https://youtu.be...
Feb 02, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 222
Much of the time Noah's story has been relegated to the children's stories of the Bible. We learn it, often repeatedly, in Sunday School but rarely have I heard a sermon about Noah. Yet there are some great lessons for us from his obedience to God in the story of the ark. Join us today as we look at 8 Lessons from Noah. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Feb 01, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 221
Here is our roundup for the week. Enjoy this reminder of what we have talked about this week. Be blessed everyone. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jan 29, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 220
You don't have to look far on the internet to find a variety of remedies for stress and fatigue. Everything from exercise programs to herbal remedies, to meditation and much more. It appears that everyone is needing some answers about stress. While many of these options may be of help, and some may actually make it worse, there is an answer to stress. And that is what our episode is about today. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jan 28, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 219
Violet Jessop was nicknamed Miss Unsinkable because over a period of 6 years she survived a mid-ocean colission of two large ships as well as the sinking of two oceanliners where she was a stewardess. An amazing story of survival and there are some lessons we can find encouragement from as we hear her story. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jan 27, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 218
WayMaker was written and originally recorded by Sinach, a Nigerian worship leader and songwriter. Little did she know the impact that song would have. It has been translated into over 50 languages and was The Dove Awards, 2020 Song of the Year. And yet the greatest impact of the song is found in the hope that it has given people all around the world. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jan 26, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Sarah laughed when she heard that she was going to have a son. She and Abraham were both old and well beyond the childbearing years. Yet, she learned that nothing is too difficult for God. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jan 25, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we go back over our week to remind us of the lessons we shared in each episode. Be encouraged and blessed as you listen to this summary today. Have a great weekend everyone. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jan 22, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 215
Danny was in grade 3 and was asked about what he knew about God. You will love his answers that are filled with the child-like faith that Jesus praised. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jan 21, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 214
There are many great leaders throughout the Bible but not all of them get the credit they are due. Today we look at one of the most influential leaders that Israel ever had. She is the only female Judge of Israel and held that position for over 40 years providing wisdom and leadership to the armies to victory over their enemies. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jan 20, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 213
The life of Paul Rader had many highs and lows. He had been a preacher, a boxer, a boxing promoter, an executive with an oil company. Yet, he could not get away from the commitment he had made as a young man. He then went on to impact the lives of many people around the world through his ministry and particularly through one of the hymns he wrote which we still sing in many churches today. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jan 19, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 212