My son Jon has developed a skill in working with wood. He has made some beautiful furniture, shelving pieces and even a Viking shield. He loves working with wood, and his specialty is using recycled wood, wood that others would throw away. He can see and bring out the beauty of the wood whereas others only see garbage. Today's episode is about how God sees us and is able to bring out the best in our lives, no matter what others may think we are. Join us and listen today. We would love to hear yo...
Oct 25, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 918
A recent survey by the University of Chicago showed that many people believe their level of patience has decreased over the past few years. That is probably an accurate reflection of our world. We have access to many instant answers and actions and if we find that we have to wait for something or someone, we are far less likely to be patient. Today we talk about some keys from the Bible about how to stay patient even when people and events do go our way as quickly as we would like. We would love...
Oct 24, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 917
At last week's annual Dove Awards for Christian Music, Brandon Lake won the top awards for Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Today we discuss one of Brandon's newest releases, 'Tear Off The Roof'. This is a powerful song based on the story from Mark chapter 2 and Luke chapter 8, which tell of the paralytic man being lowered through the roof to be healed by Jesus. Listen to the story and the song today. Both will encourage you. Here is the youtube link to Tear Off The Roof https://yo...
Oct 23, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 916
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we present a summary of each of our episodes from the past week. Our purpose is to encourage and inspire you as you head into your weekend. Enjoy. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Oct 20, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 915
We all face giants in our lives. The things and people that we feel will harm us or our loved ones. Our world seems full of those giants at every turn, from pandemics to financial instability, to war in Israel and Gaza and increasing political friction at home. We face giants every day. David faced a giant and had a different response than everyone else. Today we look at what we can learn from his encounter with a fierce giant. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support ...
Oct 19, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 914
White Fang was one of Jack London's best books. It tells the story of an animal, half dog, and half wolf, who became devoted to his master and live among men. It is a wonderful story with many lessons to learn and taught along the way. White Fang loved to kill chickens, and today we look at how he learned not to kill them and the lesson we can learn from it as well. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Oct 18, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 913
We are told by God to love people. Sometimes that can be difficult. There are those who cannot respond to us, so we tend to shy away from them. Others are difficult people, and therefore difficult to love. So what should we do to show them love? Listen today as we talk about how to love people. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Oct 17, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 912
This past week has given us an abundance of bad news so today we share with you the perfect response. Micah Tyler has a new song called, Praise the Lord. It gives us great advice for complex and even disastrous situations, and the video will make you smile and have a better day. Check it out. Here is the YouTube link to Praise The Lord. https://youtu.be/7DXGozXslIg?si=HL1eyMZefyXBqSvR We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Oct 16, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 911
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we present a short summary of each of our episodes from this week. Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Oct 13, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 910
Born to a single mother and growing up in East Tennessee during the 1950's young Ben Hooper experienced the rejection and malicious gossip of the locals. But when a new preacher came to town, he found out whose child he was. And that changed everything. Originally broadcast on July 14, 2022 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Oct 12, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 909
Hamas's recent attack on Israel has impacted far beyond the Middle East. People worldwide are shocked by the brutal images and reality of this war. The question arises, how are we to respond? Today we talk about the critical thing that we can do. It is a battle too, but one that we fight on our knees. Please consider sending financial support to Israeli refugees and families through the charity of your choice. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Oct 11, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 908
We all hit some dry times in our lives. Times when we are feeling drained and exhausted. What we need is a time of refreshing. Today we learn a lesson from an old sailing ship far out to see off the coast of Brazil. They desperately needed fresh water and found it in a very unexpected way. It is a lesson that we all can learn from. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Oct 10, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 907
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Canadian listeners. Yes, today we celebrate thanksgiving and today's song by Phil Wickham reminds us all of God's amazing grace that he has shown to us all, and that is something we definitely can be thankful for. Have a great day everyone. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Oct 09, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 906
In the book of First Samuel, we read about a battle between Israel and the Philistines where Israel loses. But this battle was not only about these two warring nations. There was a greater battle to be fought and just when one side thought they had won, they began to realize how badly they had lost. Listen today to find out how this all ended. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Oct 05, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 904
Today's story is about making mistakes. Only today we present a young man who made an enormous mistake in front of more than 60,000 people and had to go back and face them again. It is a fun story with a powerful message...Wrong Way Reigles. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Oct 04, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 903
FOMO is an acronym for 'Fear of Missing Out.' In today's episode, we talk about the impact of FOMO and how we can avoid its effects on our lives. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Oct 03, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 902
This is the day that the Lord has made... No better way to start your week than to be reminded of that promise. Join us today as we look at Cody Carnes new song, Be Glad, which features this promise. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Oct 02, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 901
Welcome to the Friday Roundup where we present a summary of each of our episodes from this past week. We hope you enjoy it. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Sep 29, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 900
Mark Twain once said, "If your tasks for the day include eating a frog, eat the frog first. After that, everything will be easy." This is better advice than you may first believe. Listen today and find out. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Sep 28, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 899
This is my favourite episode about prayer. Far too often we make prayer more complicated and difficult than it is. It is not about manipulating God nor is it about a well-prepared monologue where we do all the talking. Prayer is just talking with God and letting him speak to us. Originally broadcast June 8, 2022, here is "The Chair" We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Sep 27, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 898
We are finding ourselves so busy that sometimes we can lose track of what is important. Today we talk about how to recognize some things that get in the way of maintaining our essential priorities. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Sep 26, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 897
Discover the transcendent beauty of "Holy Forever" by Bethel Music in today's Music Monday Episode. Join us as we unpack the song's profound lyrics and emotive melodies, and explore its spiritual significance and the impact it has on listeners. Here is the youtube link to Holy Forever https://youtu.be/EbMYye-2Yt8?si=A15Gusf-5GczeEM8 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Sep 25, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 896
Welcome to our Friday Roundup. Today we present a short summary of each of our podcasts from the week. Enjoy them and have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Sep 22, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 895
It is never God's desire for us to go through life alone. He wants us to build relationships and trust with each other so that we can face life and share openly and honestly with good, trustworthy friends. Today we look at a lesson from three men and a bridge. Enjoy We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Sep 21, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 894
From 1848 to 1854, over 20,000 workers completed a railway in Austria from Glozznitz to Mürzzuschlag. One of the very unusual things about this section of railway was that it wasn't until 1863 that a locomotive was built that could handle the steep and winding track. Yet the track was made because the construction engineers believed there would be a locomotive, even though they had even seen it yet. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Sep 20, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 893
Last weekend I was watching a football game on TV. My team was losing badly and there were only about three minutes left. I decided that I had other things to do and there was no way they could win it now. Big mistake. Listen today to hear what can happen when we give up too soon. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Sep 19, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 892
In 1779 John Newton wrote "Amazing Grace," which has become the most well known Christian hymn in the world. The hymn is a powerful statement of God's love for all of us and can stand on its own without any problem. But, in 2006 Chris Tomlin combined Amazing Grace with his new addition of 'My Chains are Gone," and the beauty and power of this combination is now sung in thousands of churches around the world. Today we look at a new recording of Amazing Grace/My Chains are Gone, as sung by the Cou...
Sep 18, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 891
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we present a summary of each of our episodes from this week. Enjoy your weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Sep 15, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 890
Can you imagine rock climbing for the very first time and you lose your contact lens halfway up? That's what happens to a young lady in our story today. She learns about climbing and about God's wondrous power, and sense of humour. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Sep 14, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 889
In her autobiography, Katharine Hepburn, tells the story of visiting the circus with her dad. They were not able to see the circus that day, but it didn't matter. It was still one of the best memories of her life. Originally broadcast November 9, 2020 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Sep 13, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 888
