Today on the Tim DeMoss show, we're throwing it back to the 1970's! Our guests today include child actor, Johnny Whitaker , who starred on the show Sigmund and the Sea Monsters , and Marty Krofft , is a former successful television producer, known for helping create popular kid shows like, HR Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and many more! Both Johnny Whitaker and Marty Kroftt will be attending the first ever, KROFFT KON, a 70s kids dream! The event is dedicated to the ta...
May 18, 2022•46 min
It's Primary day tomorrow in Pennsylvania! Before you cast your ballot, we wanted to have two candidates who are running to join the program. Our first guest is Dr. Nche Zama , a candidate in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race. A cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon (a heart surgeon.) Dr. Zama has lived in the Pocono area for over 15 years. He shares his inspirational story of being born in a in a grass hut village in Africa, and what inspired him to become a doctor, and also why he's running fo...
May 16, 2022•49 min
Michael Woolworth from Bible League joins us for a second day to help share about the work Bible League is doing around the world, including airing audio clips to paint an even better picture of God being at work and the ongoing needs as well. This month, the WFIL listening family is encouraged to participate in "Stand With Them--Bibles for the Persecuted Church" by contributing $5/Bible at 1 800 YES-WORD or wfil.com. At the start of the show, 278 Bibles had come in, with 1922 to go . Thanks to ...
May 10, 2022•54 min
Michael Woolworth of the checks in for Day 1 in our partnership with Bible League. "Stand With Them--Bibles for the Persecuted Church" is what it's called, with a goal of providing 2200 Bibles this month. Each Bible is just $5, and you can help at 1 800 YES-WORD or at wfil.com. Bible League has been serving the Lord around the world for 84 years. Woolworth shares about the ministry and paints a picture of what's going on with the ministry and how these Bibles will be put to very good use. We fea...
May 09, 2022•53 min
Garry "G" Cobb (former NFL linebacker & longtime Philadelphia sports broadcaster) checks in to share about his recent trip to Israel and thoughts on the faith, including shooting straight with encouragement to walk in obedience to the Lord. Cobb, a frequent guest on the show, continues counseling former NFL players as they transition out of the game and also works with the incarcerated. He gives a brief update on his six-month old grandson :) and adds a couple thoughts on Game 4 of the Sixer...
Apr 22, 2022•41 min•Season 2022Ep. 37
Monsignor Don Fisher joins the show today to share about "Pastoral Reflections," a program he hosts on our sister station, Philadelphia's AM 990 The Answer (Sundays at 7am). Originally a local guy (Drexel Hill, PA), Monsignor Fisher has spent most of his life in Texas, including the past 35 years where his program has aired on local radio there. More information is available at www.pastoralreflectionsinstitute.com. Singer/songwriter Brandon Heath spends time on the program as well. Known for the...
Apr 14, 2022•39 min•Season 2022Ep. 35
Our Famous Friday Show has a little bit of everything today! Pastor Charles Kelley from Gospel of Grace Ministries (Cheltenham, PA) checks in regarding the upcoming special event with Dr. Grady McMurtry (from Creation World View Ministries) on Sunday March 27 (1030am & 6pm). Dr. McMurtry will also participate in the Wednesday night (March 30) men's Bible study at the church. More info is available at www.ggchristianschool.org. Later in the program, Don McLean joins the show to chat about his...
Mar 25, 2022•40 min•Season 2022Ep. 30
Dr. Andrew Farley , author of the new book The Grace Message--Is The Gospel Really This Good? (released March 8 on Salem Books), joins the program today. Packed with Scripture, and with stories interspersed throughout, The Grace Message covers many aspects of God's grace--not just about "forgiveness when [you] fail and Heaven when [you] die." He adds that many in churches "don't see the empowerment of God's grace, so they seek to lessen it, temper it, or balance it with something else. They kill...
Mar 24, 2022•42 min•Season 2022Ep. 29
100 years ago today--March 18, 1922-- WFIL (originally WFI , under a license issued to Strawbridge & Clothier) broadcast for the very first time. In 1935, WFI merged with WLIT (originally licensed to the Lit Brothers) to form WFIL. Over the years, the station has had various owners, geographic locations, and formats. Well-known for its "Top 40 Rock & Roll" format and its "Boss Jocks" in the 60s & 70s, WFIL later flipped to adult contemporary, country, and "beautiful" music before mos...
Mar 18, 2022•51 min•Season 2022Ep. 28
Typically the third Thursday of each month is "Trivia Thursday," pitting the guys v the gals. We took February off to recover after the shellacking the ladies handed out in January by a 23-7 score. This time around, will the result be different?... We also feature an interview from exactly two years ago when John Rhys-Davies (Sallah in the Indiana Jones films & Gimli in Lord of the Rings ) spoke with us from his home on the Isle of Man located in the Irish Sea between Great Britain & Ire...
Mar 17, 2022•45 min•Season 2022Ep. 27
We're joined by actress Hanako Greensmith (who plays paramedic Violet (Lynn) Mikami on the show Chicago Fire) to chat about her career and the current season of the show. Dan Bartkowiak , Director of Communications with PA Family Institute, checks in to discuss three recent Senate hearings on the legalization of marijuana in the state. More information is available at www.pafamily.org . We also play back our recent conversation with John Oates (of Daryl Hall & John Oates) who kicks off his "...
Mar 15, 2022•45 min•Season 2022Ep. 26
Rob Maaddi , Associated Press Pro Football writer checks in regarding being on the receiving end of nasty & unpleasant messages on social media (most recently revolving around comments made by former Eagles & Colts quarterback Carson Wentz shared about being traded that Maaddi simply reposted). Maaddi, who is also host of the "Faith on the Field" radio show ( www.faithonthefieldshow.com ) emphasizes the need to love your enemy (and at times, use the "block" button on social media :)). We...
Mar 14, 2022•48 min•Season 2022Ep. 25
Pastor Paul Sheppard from the "Destined For Victory" radio program (230pm & 930pm weekdays on WFIL & several times over the weekend) checks in to talk about the upcoming Pastors Appreciation Breakfast (Thursday March 31) where he'll be the featured speaker. He shares about his new book Lessons From The Vineyard , on being married nearly 40 years, and most importantly (?), his thoughts on the 76ers trading for superstar James Harden :). Pastor Paul spent the first 31 years of his life in ...
Mar 11, 2022•47 min•Season 2022Ep. 24
Actor Aidan Quinn checks in to discuss the upcoming film Blacklight in which Quinn co-stars with Liam Neeson, as well as his role as Theodore Roosevelt in The American Guest , a four-part miniseries on HBO Max. We’re also joined by Raul Ries , Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Golden Springs (CA) and featured speaker of the "Somebody Loves You" radio program, WFIL’s Ministry of the Month for February. The program has been on WFIL almost 24 years and airs weekdays at 1030am (and 330am), Saturdays a...
Feb 09, 2022•46 min•Season 2022Ep. 14
Dr. Bryan Chapell joins the program for the first time and shares his testimony, his years as a pastor (including at the historic Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois), thoughts on the radio ministry and specifically the word "grace." We also discuss parts of the "Walking In Grace" video series which can be found at www.bryanchapell.com (featuring videos simply titled "Walk," "Closer," "Place," "Messed Up," and "Works"). You can catch the "Unlimited Grace with Bryan Chapell" radio progr...
Feb 02, 2022•43 min•Season 2022Ep. 12
Michael Geer , president of the Pennsylvania Family Institute, calls in to the show to discuss Senate Bill 956 (The Life Amendment). The bill is in response to a lawsuit (which is currently before the PA Supreme Court) by Planned Parenthood & the abortion industry. The lawsuit demands taxpayer funding of abortion and "further asks the court to declare a right to abortion in our state constitution." PA State Senator Judy Ward (R-Blair), who introduced the bill, noted "I am proposing a simple ...
Feb 01, 2022•50 min•Season 2022Ep. 11
Rob Maaddi , Associated Press Pro Football writer, joins the show to chat about the NFL playoffs and Tom Brady's potential retirement. Maaddi, who was the AP's beat writer for the Philadelphia Eagles & Philadelphia Phillies for 20+ years, was promoted recently to his new position and moved to Florida where this past season he interacted regularly with Brady at Tampa Bay practices & games. Maaddi, who also hosts "Faith On The Field" ( www.faithonthefield.com ) radio show/podcast, shares h...
Jan 31, 2022•45 min•Season 2022Ep. 10
Bucks County (PA) photographer Megan Brock joins the program in-studio to share about her experiences since early 2020 advocating for children, specifically in the realm of education including the opportunity for kids to learn in school. Brock's advocacy, along with that of other local parents, has been an organically-growing story on behalf of children in her community (her own two young children have been in school most of the past couple of years). The process has involved over 300 "Right To ...
Jan 18, 2022•51 min•Season 2022Ep. 6
Philadelphia Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro checks in with his thoughts on the Eagles-Buccaneers playoff game this coming Sunday, including keys to the game and on quarterback Jalen Hurts. Adam Holz , Director of Focus On The Family’s “Plugged In,” also joins the program to give a heads-up on major movies expected in 2022, ranging from Death on the Nile , The Batman and Turning Red to The Bad Guys, Doctor Strange, Lightyear and Avatar 2 . Holz gives insight pertaining to the films’ themes and conte...
Jan 14, 2022•49 min•Season 2022Ep. 5
Actor Antonio Sabato Jr spends time on the show regarding the recent online release of "God's Not Dead: We The People" which had a very successful in-theatres weekend release in October 2021. His character plays a home-schooling father who travels to DC to fight for his rights on what to teach his children after educational interference demands that he stop or go to jail. Sabato, whose credits over the years range from General Hospital, CSI: NY, The Big Hit and as a model, has also launched a st...
Jan 13, 2022•50 min•Season 2022Ep. 4
Michael Geer , President of the Pennsylvania Family Council, joins the show to discuss the vaccine mandate upon companies with 100 or more employees. PA Family Council and 30 other family policy organizations filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on the matter. More information and updates can be found at www.pafamily.org . Information on the mandate can be requested via mail@pafamily.org with "Send vaccine information" in the Subject line. Tim shares some thoughts based upon 1 Kings 8:17...
Jan 12, 2022•42 min•Season 2022Ep. 3
Founding member of Run-DMC Darryl "DMC" McDaniels checks in to chat about his new children's book "Darryl's Dream." It's a picture book that "introduces readers ages 3 to 7 to a quiet third grader named Darryl. He has big dreams, loves writing, and wants to share his talents, but he's shy, and the kids who make fun of his glasses only make things worse. Will the school talent show be his chance to shine?" "Darryl's Dream" is a story about creativity, confidence, and finding your voice. Actor Dan...
Jan 05, 2022•43 min•Season 2022Ep. 2
J. Jackson , lead singer & lyricist of ApologetiX , checks in as we spin multiple cuts from their new CD "Apolog80s: Back From The Future." Parodies you can catch snippets of in the podcast include songs originally done by Tom Petty, Bobby Brown, Survivor & Billy Joel. You can enter to win the CD on WFIL's contest page (through Monday 02/14/22) and could win a grand prize featuring all three CDs in ApologetiX' 80's trilogy (which also includes "Get Rich Quick" and "Never Before, But Then...
Jan 04, 2022•38 min•Season 2022Ep. 1
Abigail Linville , Director of Collections + Exhibitions for the Andy Griffith Museum in Mt. Airy, NC joins the show to share about the museum as well as her very good friend Betty Lynn (otherwise known as "Thelma Lou," the girlfriend of Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show). Ms. Lynn passed away recently; for several years, she had appeared at the museum once a month to speak with fans and take pictures. Rob Maaddi , NFL writer for the Associated Press, also checks in regarding the passing of ...
Dec 29, 2021•44 min•Season 2021Ep. 146
Jon Schneck , longtime guitarist for Relient K , checks in today to chat about the band's forthcoming tour which touches down at the TLA on South Street in Philadelphia March 21, 2022. Schneck shares about family, faith, his marketing & business consulting company (Bifocal, found at www.bifocal.co ), fantasy sports, his Rubik's Cube skills and more including RK songs. More info can be found at www.jonathanschneck.com and relientk.com. We're also glad to have Katie J. Trent be part of the sho...
Dec 28, 2021•46 min•Season 2021Ep. 145
Cedrick Brown , senior pastor of Commitment Church in Lindenwold, NJ spends the show with Tim in-studio today. Brown played several seasons for Buddy Ryan's Philadelphia Eagles and spent 15 years in the business world (including hotel/restaurant management). He shares the story of the Lord leading him to start a church in 1996, what Commitment Church is about, and sheds light on an exciting upcoming endeavor--hosting a program on WFIL! The program is called "Commitment To Truth" and will air Sat...
Dec 23, 2021•48 min•Season 2021Ep. 144
Today we're joined by Lexi Sneller with PA Family Institute to get the latest on the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization case, how it affects the potential overturn of Roe v Wade, and AfterRoe.com, designed to help "plan for a pro-life America after Roe." More information also available at www.pafamily.org/protectunbornlife . Todd Nettleton , host of The Voice of the Martyrs radio program (Sundays @ 9am on WFIL), checks in after a recent trip to a number of countries in the Middle East. ...
Dec 22, 2021•44 min•Season 2021Ep. 143
Great having a couple of special guests on the program today, starting with show regular Garry "G" Cobb . The 11-year NFL veteran (including several seasons with the Eagles) chimed in on tonight's game & Jalen Hurts plus thoughts on his ministry work with the incarcerated and the Cobb Family Christmas. You can read his latest piece, "The Eagles Don't Have Time To Feel Sorry For Themselves" at gcobb.com. Lisa Anderson , host of The Boundless Show (830pm Saturdays on WFIL), also joined the sho...
Dec 21, 2021•46 min•Season 2021Ep. 142
A fine way to start the week today, with several guests joining the program. Chris Stigall , host of Philadelphia's AM 990 The Answer morning show (conservative news/talk) bats leadoff, with show (and Christmas Mortgage Miracle) sponsor Dave Peterson (Bryner Chevrolet) in the 2-hole and sibling trio Caleb, Joshua & Bekah Liechty (otherwise known as Girl Named Tom ) closing things out, fresh off their Season 21 win of NBC's "The Voice." Featured music: Let It Snow / DEAN MARTIN, No Snow For C...
Dec 20, 2021•44 min•Season 2021Ep. 141
Herb Lusk III, host of The Legacy Project (which airs on WFIL each Saturday at 230pm, as well as twice on Sunday) joins the show today to share about the program & ministry. You can get in touch on Facebook (type The Legacy Project in the Search field), via email ( herbertlusk@yahoo.com ), or by mail (c/o Greater Exodus Baptist Church / 704 N Broad St # 714, Philadelphia, PA 19130). Herb III's father Herb II played several seasons with the Eagles and is longtime pastor of Greater Exodus Bapt...
Dec 17, 2021•45 min•Season 2021Ep. 140
