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Join Pastor Marron Thomas and his wife Tori Thomas from Innovation Church in Memphis as they delve into the common challenges couples face in marriage and offer biblical insights on how to overcome them. In this episode, get a sneak peek into their upcoming stage play, "Her Needs, and His Needs," and explore the intricate dynamics of marital relationships. Tune in to discover valuable wisdom for n...

On this 5th Friday edition of Sponsor Spotlight, we welcome two of our great advertisers, Sam Mullins with Automatic, Heating, Plumbing, & Air- also Electric, Serving the Memphis Area Since 1943. We’ll ask Sam about how I know if your heating system is working at its max capacity, importance of HVAC maintenance, what to consider before having a home emergency generator installed, thoughts on smart...

Pastors Dan Henley, James Brodnax, and Terry Tieman share exciting details about LifeWise Academy coming to Memphis. LifeWise is a program design to teach the Bible, legally, in public schools. More than 300 public schools nationwide with 35K students enrolled will learn from the Bible this year.

Did you know that the Salvation Army serves our community in a variety of ways? Majors Tim and Cheryl Gilliam along with Amy Speropoulos from Salvation Army Memphis share how their services, Purdue Center Of Hope, drug addiction recovery program, shelter and services to homeless women and children, Angel Tree program, support for seniors, and disaster relief are greatly maintained through their Re...

Pastor Al Nucciarone of Jerusalem Baptist Church in Jerusalem, Israel is back to continue our conversation about what it’s like to pastor a church in a city where Jesus did much of His earthly ministry, mama’s Italian gravy, meeting Billie playing a mandolin, ministering to prostitutes in Telavi, visiting favorite archeological sites, riding my electric bike in Jerusalem, and sharing faith in Chri...

Pastor Al Nucciarone of Jerusalem Baptist Church in Jerusalem, Israel discusses what it’s like to pastor a church in a city where Jesus Christ did much of His earthly ministry, including His sacrificial death and resurrection for the sins of the world, ministering to prostitutes in Telavi, his latest book, “Holy Land Encounter”, opposition to believing Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, and running Poli...

An incredible story of heroism, patriotism, honor, and sacrifice as filmmaker Austin Rich and Frank Allen, discuss their documentary film project, Ramblings Of A Bomber Pilot. It’s the story of Frank’s uncle, World War II hero, Arthur Allen, Jr. who as an Army Airforce Pilot at 23 flew bombing raids over Germany in 1943. One World War II assigned to the 94th Bomb Group said after watching, Ramblin...

Amy Simmons, Kari Osborn, and AnaLyn Elliott from the Samaritan's Purse project Operation Christmas Child join us. This ministry collects shoebox gifts filled with fun toys, school supplies, and personal care items—and delivers them to children in need around the world to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way. Amy Simmons, Kari Osborn, and Analyn Elliot from the Samaritan's Purse project Operat...

Actor Ulises Larramendi who portrays Paul in the TV series, “Paul, The Last Apostle” shares how he landed the role. Larramendi grew up in Cuba and later studied acting and theater during his time in university. He and his wife own and operate a restaurant in Hoston, Texas. Memphian, Oscar Gonzalez is the Executive Producer, creator, and writer for this TV series. The remarkable story of the life o...

Pastor Rob Mullins of Crossroads Baptist Church is on the show to discuss their Fall Awakening with guest Dr. Dennis Swanberg, “America’s Minister of Encouragement”. Our conversation also covers, why schedule an awakening, what does the Bible say about awakening, are people looking for a reason to live, Jesus Christ- our soul’s true satisfaction, and input into Rob’s life by the late Dr. Adrian Ro...

Ben Jared, Director of Development and Intern, Jason Keeling from Heartland Adult Teen Challenge discuss their journeys through drug addiction, time incarcerated, and how Jesus Christ transformed their lives with the help of Teen Challenge.

Chris & Nicole Peterson are back for the second part to discuss the hard work in making their blended family work. Together they’ve discovered the Biblical definition of marriage is key to understanding how to make a covenant marriage work through the strain, struggles, selfishness that seeks to destroy marriage. Nicole is originally from the island of Guam and Chris is originally from Corinth, Mi...

Chris & Nicole Peterson discuss the hard work in making their blended family work. Together they’ve discovered the Biblical definition of marriage is key to understanding how to make a covenant marriage work through the strain, struggles, selfishness that seeks to destroy marriage. Nicole is originally from the island of Guam and Chris is originally from Corinth, Mississippi, so how did these two...

Luke Saunders, Executive Pastor of Multisite Ministries at Colonial Hills Church in Southaven, Ms. talks about the importance of Biblical discipleship and offers details on launch of their new program "Discipleship Academy."

Tom Nachtergaele of 18.26 Network set down with us at during the 2023 Presbyterian Church in America General Assembly held in Memphis, TN June 12-16 at the Renasant Convention Center in Downtown Memphis. The 18.26 Network is committed to developing and sharing resources about global marketplace ministry for our present missionaries, those preparing to serve, and those interested in vocational miss...

Denine Blevins, Executive Director of Parakaleo Ministries explains how Parakaleo helps women build gospel-rooted resilience and feel less alone in their church planting journey.

Dr. Lee Brand, Jr. Senior Pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Bartlett. We’ll discuss Dr. Brand’s first year at Faith Baptist, writing his dissertation based on the First Black Puritan, growing up in Nettleton, MS., values learned from his parents, and transitioning from vice president and dean of a seminary to the pastorate. In 2021, Dr. Brand was elected at the Southern Baptist Convention as First...

William Carey sparked the modern missionary movement when he set sail for the shores of India in 1793. Today’s India is very different from Carey’s time. India’s diverse cultures, languages, and people groups (122 major languages and 1,599 functional languages!). With a population of 1.2 billion, India is the world’s largest democracy. Ed Raju from Serve India Ministries describes his life growing...

Dr. Hunter Townsend Brewer of Trinity Church in Collierville, TN discusses his ministry leading into planting churches, challenges through initial outbreak of Covid, the demanding work and pressure associated with planting a church, and meeting at a temporary location while building growth. In the spring of 2019, several families in Collierville/Germantown began meeting on Sunday evenings with the...

Jan Hamilton, Programs Director of Delta Fair & Music Festival, provides details on this year’s Crafts, Culinary & Collectibles Competition. From children to seniors, you could be the next blue-ribbon winner!

Frank Sindler, Executive Director of Equipping Farmers International, a ministry that engages communities in agricultural discipleship for food security and improved livelihoods.

Clint Greene founder of Native American Indigenousness Ministry discusses life leading to the start of his work among indigenousness peoples across North America, as well as some of the challenges faced trying to reach them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Clint grew up on a reserve in Canada before his parents moved to New York State. A major thrust behind Clint’s mission is to support Native Ame...

David Jordan, President, and CEO Agape Child & Family Services discusses the upcoming Global Leadership Summit AUG 3-4 and the ongoing work of Agape to address poverty through community-based wrap-around services to lift and strengthen families.

Lynne Rienstra, Regional Director for Samaritan's Purse and serves alongside her husband, Rob, senior pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Covington, Georgia. Samaritan's Purse stands ready to respond at a moment’s notice whenever and wherever disaster strikes. They specialize in meeting critical needs for victims of conflict, disaster, famine, and epidemics throughout the world, often w...

Kenny Vaughn and Soup Campbell share their journey of discipleship. Roy “Soup” Campbell, Kaleo Director with Kids Across America and Kennon Vaughn, lead pastor of Harvest Church Memphis and founder of Downline Ministires. Kennon started Downline Ministries in 2006 to help churches more effectively train their leaders to make disciples. He was commissioned to plant Harvest Church in Memphis in Octo...