Community Spotlight

We all know someone who deals with back pain. Maybe that someone is you. Listen this week as Braxton chats with Jessica Grochowsky from Cornerstone Physical Therapy in Asheville, North Carolina. She gives us helpful tips on what to do and when for all things back pain

Do you know someone struggling with addiction? Or maybe you are struggling with addiction and not sure what to do. This week on Community Spotlight, listen as Pastor Ron Smedley from Mission Recovery gives advice and sheds light on a topic that affects more people than you may think…addiction. Pastor Ron and his team are also putting on Recovery Sunday on September 27. Learn more at www.recoverysu...

Struggling with the decision of how to help a senior in your life? Maybe it’s one or both of your parents, grandparents, or a dear friend. Either way, navigating how to help them stay independent or helping them understand when it’s time to move on from their home is difficult. This week, Jim Tatum, the founder and director of Serving Our Seniors in Catawba County, NC shares some advice on how to...

Small Businesses are the heart and soul of local communities, and last week Jovita Carrnanza visited Asheville, NC and spoke with several small business owners about how they are during amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and they’re very optimistic! Listen and be encouraged today as we spotligh. Western North Carolina and hear a good report!

Taking on the project to translate the Bible into every language is a huge responsibility, but God is blessing that task through the work of many at Faith Comes By Hearing. Their Director, Morgan Jackson, joins Braxton this week and shares how many lives are being changed daily by their work with “Vision 2033”; their initiative to translate into audio form, the Bible into every language by the yea...

This week on Community Spotlight here how Nancy Welch and many other volunteers in Knox County serve their community by helping provide transportation to the elderly. Nancy shares a few lasting memories she’s experienced while serving, and encourages others to sign up.

This week hear the story of how God used evangelist Craig Church to start one of the largest Christian Music festivals in the Southeast. Craig has watched the all-day event grow to expect more than 20,000 people per year, but with COVID-19, this year Faith Fest will be online only. You can register for the free live stream event featuring Micah Tyler, Jordan Feliz, Jason Crabb, and Francis Chan at...

How has COVID-19 affected other countries? How is God moving overseas during the pandemic? To answer those questions and more, Michael Johnson, the President of The Slavic Gospel Association, joins Braxton this week and updates us on how God is using the distribution of food to save lives in the former Soviet Union. Listen to learn how you can pray for their prayer initiative “Christ Over COVID: M...

Admit it or not, we all deal with stress and/or anxiety, especially in today’s times. But how do we process all the information we receive and not let anxiety and stress overtake us? Chip Ingram, the Teaching Pastor and CEO of "Living on the Edge," joins Braxton this week to answer these questions and encourage you through this unprecedented time

How might a child’s COVID-19 symptoms differ from an adult? How can you be flexible with your kids as information about the virus is ever-changing? Listen this week as Braxton asks Nicole Groves, Pediatrician with Advent Health, MD, FAAP, these questions and more! We pray it is a blessing.

Life has always been overwhelming, but 2020 has taken a toll on many, pushing stress and anxiety levels through the roof. How do we handle it? How do we manage our stress levels and our kid’s stress levels at the same time? Listen this week and be encouraged by Donna Gibbs and Kevin Wimbish from Summit Wellness Centers. They each tell us how God has worked in and through them this year, and how to...

Retirement, whether five or 25 years down the road for you, is a time that our Heavenly Father has great things in store. As Bruce Bruinsma, the Founder and CEO of the Retirement Reformation shares, finding how God wants to use you in that season of life is crucial. Many ministry opportunities await, so listen this week to hear Bruce encourage us to change our view of retirement and plan for God t...

Ever had a child who refused to help with chores? Or maybe, you’re curious how to begin giving chores to your young kids. Listen this week as Braxton asks Danny Huerta from Focus on the Family these questions and more.

Need something fun, exciting, yet different to do with your family this Independence Day? Listen as Dave and Ann Wilson, hosts of Family Life Today, share stories of how they’ve been creative when plans have changed, and allowed God to teach them to be joyful through difficult circumstances.

Know someone who has gone or is going through substance abuse and you didn’t know how to help/minister to them? This week’s Community Spotlight will be an encouragement to you. Listen as Braxton speaks with Pastors Donnie Pace, Chris Parnell, and Joy Rider from Life Changers Outreach to unpack the hard questions of how to overcome substance abuse, or help someone who seems stuck in place.

This week on Community Spotlight, Cory Reeves, CEO of Advent Health Hendersonville shares with us recommendations and guidelines to remain safe and healthy as we begin to regather. Concerned about going to the doctor? Cory gives us reassurance of safety and cleanliness as you make appointments for well visits or more serious concerns.

This week on Community Spotlight, The LightFM’s Executive Director Jim Kirkland sat down with United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar. Azar shares his thoughts on what the countries next steps are and how God has guided his thoughts and decisions over the last three months.

Need a Biblically solid teen girl’s camp for your daughter or granddaughter to attend this summer? Then listen to this week’s Community Spotlight to learn how God called Debbie Presnell to help girls find or mature their identity in Christ.

Song Collage: Come to the Table by The Light FM

The American Red Cross continues to serve your community during COVID-19 - but they need your help. Gina Bishop, the Community Recruitment Leader for Western North Carolina, shares the specific needs for volunteers and how they’re taking every precaution to keep volunteers and donors safe and healthy.

Want to know more about IDU? Listen now for a special Community Spotlight where Braxton speaks with Alliance for the Unreached board member Wayne Pederson about what God is doing to help us reach the 3 billion unreached people around the world. Learn how God can use you where you are to change lives forever, even during a pandemic

This week on Community Spotlight, Braxton speaks with the Executive Director of the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Mission (ABCCM Scott Rogers about how they are ministering to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are seeing numbers increase daily from those that need food and medical supplies. Listen to hear how God is using the ABCCM during this time to meet people where they...

COVID-19 has changed lives all over the world recently, but the Slavic Gospel Association and their President Michael Johnson are using their initiative “Christ Over Covid: much prayer, much power” to change lives in a different way. Michael shares with Braxton how God is using prayer and generous gifts of others to impact souls in Russia right now. Find out how you can sign up for their daily pra...

Ever struggle talking or witnessing to a child who has a tough home life? Do you wish you could be someone to give them love and support but don’t know how? Then listen this week as Braxton talks with Will Martin, the Pastor and Executive Director for Kingswood Home for Children in Bean Station, Tennessee. He’ll give you tips on how to get a child to open up and learn to trust you as you trust the...

Song Collage: Don't Lose The Joy by The Light FM