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Dave Stone, former Senior Pastor of Southeast Christian Church, talks with Chad and Kurt about one of his favorite subjects - parenting. Dave has written three books on the subject. He explains that a Dad’s role in the family is crucial in raising Godly children, but don’t let that overwhelm you. In Dave’s words - “God is more interested in your direction than in your perfection.” (This is a repea...

Dave Stone, former Senior Pastor of Southeast Christian Church, talks with Chad and Kurt about one of his favorite subjects - parenting. Dave has written three books on the subject. He explains that a Dad’s role in the family is crucial in raising Godly children, but don’t let that overwhelm you. In Dave’s words - “God is more interested in your direction than in your perfection.” (This is a repea...

S@x trafficking. What comes to mind when you see those words? Across the world, in a dark place, on another continent? Women who are “working the streets”? All the above are true, but also in our own backyard, s@x trafficking is a a reality, in our own schools and communities here in Louisville and across the country. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome “DJ” (name changed for sensitivity and...

Growing up as a pastors kid, Brandon Gatson had plans of being a pro basketball player and geared his life around that dream. But by God’s intervention, he went from basketball to Bible study, from pleasure to purpose. At a conference, Brandon and his wife August looked around the room and noticed a lack of diversity. From that, the School of Reform was birthed. https://schoolofreform.com “Present...

Mental health - two words that typically bring a stereotype image to people’s minds. Maybe the person who is wandering on the street, the relative who acts erratic, or a violent person hurting innocent people. But what about the outburst of anger that you didn’t see coming? Or not being able to get out of bed for work? When invited to do something you love, you have no interest. On this weeks show...

“Do you think about what you think about?”- Darryll Davis, Executive Director of The Prisoner’s Hope. https://theprisonershope.life On the 2nd part of a two week series on the internal dialogue and narrative, Kurt and Chad welcome back the president of The Prisoner’s Hope, Darryll Davis, as he speaks about the effect of trauma and wounds in a man’s life, and how your outer world reflects your inne...

“Some people set up camp, and die there.”- Darryll Davis, Executive Director of The Prisoner’s Hope. What does the conversation in your head sound like? Where do you fit in the story of your life? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome the president of The Prisoner’s Hope. www.theprisonershope.life Darryll Davis speaks about the effect of trauma and wounds in a man’s life, and how your outer wo...

1000 adult movies. If someone had watched that many adult films, you would probably be concerned for them and put them in the category of an addict. But what would you call the one who has acted in that many movies? On this weeks show, former adult film actor Joshua Broome tells of his journey from being raised by a single Mom in South Carolina to award winning adult film star to broken and suicid...

“Therefore, go make disciples of all nations….”- Jesus The short-term-mission movement began in the 1960s and grew dramatically through the 1980s and 1990s. Today it draws upwards of 2 million participants each year from America alone.”- from an article on Shortermmissions.com Are they worth it? On a show that aired the week of August 19-21, 2022, two short-term mission trip veterans Ryan Miller a...

“I am self sufficient.” That is a lie that many a men (and women) have believed for generations. “I can do it without any help, and do what I want to do.” God has called us to live dependent and surrendered lives to him. For some, it is an eye opening moment, to others it is a slow fade for the realization of that truth. On this week’s show, Gus Castillo talks about his journey from being born in...

How exactly did an average Joe turn a bankrupt company into a 30-branch business that earns over $300 million in revenue and gives 10 percent of its profits to ministries across the world? John Wieland has asked himself that question hundreds of times—and in the end, he wrote a book to figure it out. His conclusion? Success is an intricate and beautiful tapestry woven from the uncommon threads of...

“The Lord is in the details.”-David Laughlin $80. That’s how much David needed, to the dollar, in order to make some movement in his personal word. They took up a collection for him at a tiny church, and how much do you think they came up with, to the dollar? On this week show friends David Laughlin and Amos Martin talk about their journey of generosity, tithing, and giving. What do the scriptures...

“The average age of a young woman that is recruited into sex trafficking is 11-13.” - Jeanne Allert. Jeanne Allert has been an English teacher, instructional designer, technology director, and Internet consultant. But a conversation with 19 year old Heather on Payson Street in downtown Baltimore, changed the trajectory of Jeanne’s life, and eventually the lives of many other women. On this week sh...

“Growing up, no one was allowed to talk at the dinner table except dad.” Dan Woodard was raised with six unspoken rules: don’t talk, don’t feel, don’t trust, don’t think, don’t choose, and don’t change. These rules guided his life from boyhood till early in his marriage. When he finally dared to break these rules, it disrupted his status quo but ultimately set him free to experience and enjoy heal...

“Suicide is a disease for which prevention is the only acceptable treatment.”- Dr. Matthew Sleeth author of Hope Always: How To Be A Force For Life In A Culture Of Suicide. Suicide. It’s a cold, frustrating and gross word. When you hear it, someone comes to mind, someone personal. 130 people everyday will take their own life in America. About 5 an hour. Thats the highest percent per population - m...

From prison to PHD. One mans journey from lowest of lows that include drinking in middle school, drug addiction, drug smuggling, 30 year prison sentence and a miracle release after 7 days (a judge erases Victor sentence for no reason other than Gods conviction to do so) to a path God has called him as a pastor and a professor, Victor Vinson tells his amazing story with Kurt and Chad. (This is a re...

On this week’s show clinical psychologist Mark Denney talks with Chad and Kurt about the journey of healing for your soul. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

Thanksgiving is associated with a specific day in a specific month. Can’t you have Thanksgiving all year long? On this week’s show, Chad and Kurt welcome Pastors Bob Russell and Matthew Sleeth into the studio to talk about living a life of thankfulness. There is a connection between cynicism and ungratefulness. Complaining can kill any chance of having a thankful attitude. Men, you can play a role...

Thanksgiving is associated with a specific day in a specific month. Can’t you have Thanksgiving all year long? On this week’s show, Chad and Kurt welcome Pastors Bob Russell and Matthew Sleeth into the studio to talk about living a life of thankfulness. There is a connection between cynicism and ungratefulness. Complaining can kill any chance of having a thankful attitude. Men, you can play a role...

#407 Guest Jim Russell Meets His Idol Zig Ziglar And Everything Changes Forever 11/17/23 by Solid Steps Radio Kurt Sauder Chad Russell

"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”-GK Chesterton Most 16 year olds these days are thinking about getting a drivers license. On this weeks show, we met a man who signed up to go to off to fight in WWII when he was 16. On a special Veterans Day show, Kurt and Chad talk to 3 veterans - Ed Conn, Harvey Cantrell, and Colonel...

“Train how you fight and fight like you train” - Robert McKenzie, Major Battalion Executive Officer, United States Army, retired. “More you sweat the less you bleed.” “You don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of training.”- Jason Deming, 3rd generation Silver Star recipient as a Green Beret in the United States Army. Normandy Beach. Vietnam. Iraq. All of these are locations on a map t...

“God created government, man created politics…Government role is to protect people from evil and those who won’t govern themselves…if you’re not doing politics, politics is going to be doing something to you.” - John Hodgson, Kentucky State Representative District 36 (Eastern Jefferson County) Religion and politics. Two things that we’ve been told, over the decades, not to talk about. But when you...

“I never quit.”-Robert McKenzie Born to birth parents who put you up for adoption, in foster care for over a year, and you’re adopted family, after one year, your adopted mother leaves you to be raised by an alcoholic father and a grandmother. Not the start to one’s life that would lead you to believe success is in your future, but God… On this week’s show, Robert McKenzie talks about his journey...

“Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, ‘So shall your offspring be’.”
(Romans 4:18) On this week’s show, Dr. Eric Schansberg continues his walk through Genesis as he covers the life of Abraham, revered for his faith, but also known for his faults. What can we learn from this giant of the faith in the Old Testament that...