Solid Steps Radio

This week’s radio show is about honoring and valuing our seniors. Our guests are Murphy Belding, who ministers to the over 65, and Larry Garwood, a senior who ministers to his contemporaries. They talk with Kurt and Chad about the challenges facing our seniors, as well as ways we can engage and encourage them. Listen now and learn some simple ways to help seniors thrive, rather than just get by. (...

This week Kurt and Chad talk with two professional athletes about their careers in sports. Amos Martin played in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings (he has three Super Bowl rings to show for it!) and Ted Schulz played golf on the PGA tour, where he won several tournaments. Both men are University of Louisville Hall of Famers. They have great stories about their respective sports, but they also shar...

This week Kurt and Chad talk with two professional athletes about their careers in sports. Amos Martin played in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings (he has three Super Bowl rings to show for it!) and Ted Schulz played golf on the PGA tour, where he won several tournaments. Both men are University of Louisville Hall of Famers. They have great stories about their respective sports, but they also shar...

On this week’s show Kent Evans of Manhood Journey returns to talk with Chad and Kurt about discipling our children. Do you feel inadequate in this area? You are. But God is not. Listen now to learn how you can lead your children to Christ, even if your own father did not model that for you. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

For Soundcloud use https://soundcloud.com/solidstepsradio/sets/solid-steps-radio-10-29-16 On this week’s show Kent Evans of Manhood Journey returns to talk with Chad and Kurt about discipling our children. Do you feel inadequate in this area? You are. But God is not. Listen now to learn how you can lead your children to Christ, even if your own father did not model that for you. (This is a repeat...

She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:27-28 NIV “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” —Dorothy on The Golden Girls. Mother’s Day. It’s a day where mothers receive 1/365th of the attention they deserve each year. Mothers are the most revered and adored group in the w...

The Kentucky Derby is known as “the greatest two minutes in sports.” The Derby is the oldest American sporting event. Every year the city of Louisville, Kentucky celebrates for two weeks in preparation for a two minute horse race. Is the build up worth it? If you've ever been to the Kentucky Derby, you’d have to say it is. And the majority of the time, the intrigue is not about horses, but about t...

Warning: This episode is rated PG. Dave Harris of Download Youth Ministries is this week’s guest. Dave talks with Chad and Kurt about ways keep your children safe in the sometimes dangerous world of technology. God has called fathers to be the protectors of our families. Listen now to learn how to help your children navigate these sometimes treacherous waters, while also setting some appropriate b...

Warning: This episode is rated PG. Dave Harris of Download Youth Ministries is this week’s guest. Dave talks with Chad and Kurt about ways keep your children safe in the sometimes dangerous world of technology. God has called fathers to be the protectors of our families. Listen now to learn how to help your children navigate these sometimes treacherous waters, while also setting some appropriate b...

This week Kurt and Chad sit down with NFL Pro Bowler Eric Wood to talk about faith, family and football. Listen as Eric describes how his high school and U of L football experiences led to his being a first-round draft pick for the Buffalo Bills. Eric lost a brother due to complications of severe cerebral palsy, so he recently established the Eric Wood Foundation, in his brother’s honor. Eric’s go...

This week Kurt and Chad sit down with NFL Pro Bowler Eric Wood to talk about faith, family and football. Listen as Eric describes how his high school and U of L football experiences led to his being a first-round draft pick for the Buffalo Bills. Eric lost a brother due to complications of severe cerebral palsy, so he recently established the Eric Wood Foundation, in his brother’s honor. Eric’s go...

This week’s program is about attaining wisdom. Chad and Kurt ask Barney Long, Robbie Brown, and Gary Bernard to share what they’ve learned in their combined 228 years of living. Find out what they have to say about success, regrets, faithfulness, and marriage. The Bible says, “How much better to get wisdom than gold…” (Proverbs 16:16 NIV) This is a repeat episode - enjoy!

This week’s program is about attaining wisdom. Chad and Kurt ask Barney Long, Robbie Brown, and Gary Bernard to share what they’ve learned in their combined 228 years of living. Find out what they have to say about success, regrets, faithfulness, and marriage. The Bible says, “How much better to get wisdom than gold…” (Proverbs 16:16 NIV) This is a repeat episode - enjoy!

“Jesus is in your heart, but your grandpa is in your bones.” Generational sin. Two words that can stir up some confusion and religious anxiety. It justifies the question: “Am I being punished for the sins of my parents?” On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome certified counselor, Nick Buda, to talk about his personal journey and also what generational sin is, and what it isn’t. The reality is t...

Easter is the celebration of Jesus walking out of the grave. But before He could defeat death and sin, he had to die himself. It wasn’t fast and painless. On this week’s show, physiology professor Dr Gary Anderson, talks about the aspects of Jesus’s death on the cross - the death that is still impacting people today. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for March 22, 2024. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use “We’re listening to ourselves too much, and not speaking over ourselves enough.”- Tony Gore. What questions are you asking yourself? Are there questions you’ve been asking yourself your whole life that you didn’t even...

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...