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Simon Davenport, lead pastor Faith Assembly Millington, tells is rescue story. Our lives before Christ can be entangled in many kinds of strongholds, addictions, and idol worship. Through His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave, Christ removed the curse of sin that each of us fall under to give us a new life. Simon shares his journey of becoming free from God’s wrath, finding forgiv...

Steve Coplon is our guest. Steve is a leader of evangelistic outreaches for the gospel in the US and around the world as well as former director of Life Choices of Memphis. Our conversation centers around a passage in scripture out of Colossians 2:1-8, where Paul instructs believers to be knit together by strong ties of love. He also tells us to have complete confidence that we understand God’s my...

Pastor Hal Hall founder of The Great Awakening Church & Network is an ordained elder of The Global Methodist Church. We’ll discuss a little behind this newly created denomination having its roots in the traditional Wesleyan theology with a global missional focus. We’ll also discuss our sanctification, as believers, to be conformed to Christ as we walk out our faith day to day. We’ll walked through...

Justin Morris founder of TLB Ministries (Think & Live Biblically) is our guest. Justin talks about a season in his life where he felt “over-disqualified” to serve in ministry after leaving full-time vocational ministry. After twenty years of what he calls, “being on the shelf”, Justin sensed a redirection. God was leading him to pour his passion to think and live biblically into others. This ignit...

Brent Hackett was the Executive Director of the Canadian office of Our Daily Bread Ministries for more than 13 years and has worked in Christian publishing for more than 25 years. With previous experience in radio broadcasting, marketing and newspaper publishing, he not only has written for Our Daily Bread, but also Christian websites, newsletters, magazines, and recently published a 132-page book...

Dr. Georgia Pointer from Moriah House and Elizabeth Lunyou Bardhan with LOAM Ministries. Georgia and Elizabeth became friends while in seminary at MABTS. Elizabeth and her family are living in Busan, South Korea where her husband, Santosh, works at Kyungsung University as International Chaplain and Professor of World Religions and Ethics, while pastoring to the city’s expat community. Originally f...

Dr. La Tonya Mouzon, Executive Director of ARISE2Read. ARISE2Read, a nonprofit organization focused on foundational literacy and Bible literacy through school-day programs and after-school Bible clubs. In Shelby County, 67% of children living in poverty are not reading at grade level. Dr. Mouzon shares how her team of over 800 volunteers is committed to helping third grade students reach this crit...

Al Nucciarone is the senior pastor of the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Israel. He is also the Middle East representative for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Pastor Al reflects on his first visit to Israel in 1978, how he’s seen, Romans 8:28, God working all things for good in his life, leading a church where believers come from many nations and cultures, after tragic events like the murderous...

Did you know nearly 47% of families with children in Shelby County are fatherless? On today’s Mid-South View Point #radioshow, Hassan Salem, a Memphis native raised in the Westwood community and visionary founder of Memphis Fathers Love Ministry is our guest. Drawing from firsthand experience of the challenges facing fatherless youth, Hassan launched the ministry to instill character, confidence,...

Steve Winstead, Lead Pastor of the International Evangelical Church (IEC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a diverse congregation representing over 60 nationalities. Before moving to Ethiopia, Steve led more than 70 international mission trips through Downline Ministries and Harvest Church, with a strong focus on discipleship and equipping the global church. Today, he continues that passion by shepherdin...

On this episode of Sponsor Spotlight we welcome Cathy Waterbury from Confidential Care Mobile Ministry and Sam Mullins from Automatic Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing, & Electric. We’re very proud of our advertising sponsors and want you to get to know them a little better.

Pastor Steven Khoury, Christian Palestinian Arab and author of “In the Backyard of Jesus”, "Diplomatic Christianity" shares the work of Holy Land Missions as a second-generation believer in Yeshua, Jesus Christ the Messiah. Pastor Steven discusses challenges living in Israel as a Christian Arab, obstacles he faces doing ministry in Arab controlled areas of Israel, how he seeks to present Christ to...

Dr. Jim Whitmire gives us a first-hand look after directing The Poughkeepsie Passion Play in, Poughkeepsie, NY. The Poughkeepsie Passion Play was a joint effort of two churches coming together, Living Water Church in New York and Crossroads Baptist Church here in Memphis. Learn about this powerful event and how God moved through it in extraordinary ways.

Paul Berkes, Clinical Director at A Hope and A Future, Inc. Since 2012, A Hope and A Future, Inc., has been the beacon of hope for individuals and families struggling to fit into their community. They specialize in providing emotional healing and life skills training in a supportive environment. Paul is also an accomplished musician, song writer, and worship leader. He brought his guitar into the...

We’re back at Coffee Central to meet up with Tiffany Evans from The Outpouring Church to discuss the “Love Poured Out” Adoption Ministry. This ministry seeks to come alongside Christian families with a heart for adoption—families willing to open their homes and lives to children in need of a forever family. Tiffany also shares her family’s adoption journey and the emotional valleys that journey ca...

We’re back at Coffee Central to meet up with Dena Nance of the Woman’s Exchange Memphis. Since 1885, The Woman’s Exchange of Memphis has been a cornerstone of empowerment, creativity, and community impact. At the heart of this mission is a simple but powerful belief: that everyone deserves the opportunity to earn a decent living through their craft.

It’s Fair Time with Jan Hamilton from Delta Fair & Music Festival. We’ll discuss all things, Delta Fair & Music Festival, Aug 29 - Sep 7, 2025, at the Agri-center. Jan tells us what’s new this year at the fair along with details on theme days, exciting rides, fair foods, livestock shows, competitions, rodeo, petting zoo, Rastelli Circus, and Mad Chad The Chainsaw Juggler, along with more fair fami...

We’re back at Coffee Central in Southaven and welcome Coffee Central Shop owner, Tina Tatum and Trisha Henderson from Sista2Sista to talk about a collaboration to help women escaping addiction and sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is the 2nd fastest‑growing crime in Tennessee, with Shelby County among the 4 highest counties for reporting cases. Sista2Sista is safe haven for women breaking free from...

Janet Napper, founder of Overcoming Abuse God’s Way along with Dr. Tim Allen, pastor of First Christian Church in Crockett, Texas and former President of Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards are our guests. Pastor Tim is the featured speaker at this year’s OAGW banquet August 21 at Bellevue Baptist Church. OAGW helps men, women, and children suffering from childhood abuse live victoriously throug...

On this edition of Mid-South View Point radio show we’re at Coffee Central in Southaven, MS and welcome Jenna Kern from the DeSoto County Dream Center. The Dream Center is more than just a local nonprofit—it’s a hub of hope, support, and transformation for individuals and families in DeSoto County. With a mission rooted in giving a 'hand-up' rather than a hand-out, the Dream Center offers holistic...

Shelley Sumner, CEO of Life Choices of Memphis and co-host of Life Talk TN is the guest host for Byron Tyler on this edition of Mid-South View Point. Shelley’s guest is her mom, Becky Deaux. The discussion revolves around God’s faithfulness throughout their generations, their salvation experience with Christ, Jimmy’s heart-attack, wedding and engagement plans, a high-school graduation, and Becky’s...

This show comes from Coffee Central in Southaven, MS where we gathered and produced five separate shows with area non-profits. This is the first in our series with Coffee Central, owner, Tina Tatum along with Pam Pegram to discuss the Gather women’s ministry and the 2025 Gather Women's Conference August 22 - 23, at the Landers Center. Ladies across Desoto County & beyond gather because they are pa...

Dennis Rutledge and Tim Schlum from Calvary Rescue Mission are our guests. Calvary Rescue Mission first opened its doors on April 1, 1967, founded by Milton Hatcher. Milton, a former barber and recovering alcoholic, used a repurposed hearse to pick up men in need. The mission serves homeless men through Christian-based shelter, meals, clothing, and nightly chapel services.

Legendary entertainer, Pat Boone continues sharing his 70-year journey in music, television, and movies on this second half of our interview. Pat Boone was ninety years old when the interview was conducted over a Zoom call. Host, Byron Tyler normally records up to thirty minutes in order to produce the Mid-South View Point show. However, on the afternoon that Byron and Pat did the interview, Pat f...

Legendary entertainer, Pat Boone shares his 70-year journey in music, television, and movies. He has sold nearly 50 million records and had 38 Top 40 hits. Pat was Elvis Presley’s main competition back in the 1950’s too. Today at ninety, Pat Boone is the #10 all-time top recording artist. He is host of two nationally syndicated radio shows, “The Pat Boone Hour” on SiriusXM’s ‘50s Gold channel 72,...