Rise Up

Steve and Tim freely share their own ignorance...with minimal embarassment. What if we were less ashamed to admit what we don't know? Then: It's a beautiful weekend for grilling some charred chard.  Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, l...

"Freedom" gets top billing this time of year in America. Christians get to celebrate that reality, whichever earthly country they find themselves in. Then: Don't lead with "Dear That..." Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep yo...

Steve heard a thought-provoking phrase from a counselor recently. He and Tim dig into: "Feel it to heal it." Then: Steve "heard" a perplexing sound from an antelope...and wants to share it with you. Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh,...

Maybe you'd call your experience "eclectic" - Steve and Tim think God works through scattered-feeling resumes and life's winding paths! Then: "No, you first"—it's like not knowing who should go first at the red light, but with conversation... Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a week...

Not everyone will be a dad thesmelves, and not everyone had a good example of a father. But God still wants us to approach Him and know Him as our faithful Heavenly Father. Then: otters inspire Steve's parenting. Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you...

Showing hospitality is thoroughly Biblical. And there's nothing wrong with "entertaining guests" - but is that always the same thing as Biblical hospitality? Then: Steve remains humble about his physical strength.  Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to h...

Steve and Tim wonder why we so easily forget to remember. Well, God understands human nature, so He's wisely instructed us to do just that: remember.  Then: when you take a drink of something that isn't what you expected... Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation desi...

Kids play "make believe" by nature. Steve and Tim imagine what can happen by a certain kind of "making believe" in our faith. Then: between Tim's overthinking and Steve's "underthinking," somewhere it all evens out. Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help...

When one of life's threshholds approaches, how do we respond? Steve and Tim reflect on steps of faith when changes come. Then: the afternoon radio hosts have a little fun with Steve and Tim in the morning. Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think,...

Enough can't be said about moms. Still, Steve and Tim give it a shot! Then: Steve floats a dessert idea past Noah.  Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, s...

Look around - you won't find them. Look in your Bible - you'll only get one: a perfect person. Jesus is the only one without sin, which is good news for all of us who desperately need to receive - and show others - His grace. Then: Steve shows Tim the right kind of question for AI.  Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York...

Steve and Tim look at the impact of everyday obedience - simply following God's heart! Then: an ode to church coffee. Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so y...

Christian parents lean on the verse: "train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Steve and Tim look at the influence parents - and other adults - have on kids' ongoing faith. Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed t...

When you think you're looking at an ending, what if God is really preparing you for a new beginning? Steve and Tim think about the daily hope from Jesus' Cross, Burial, and Empty Tomb! Then: If the Empty Tomb of Jesus could talk... Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation d...

Steve and Tim reflect on their own Easter memories, how little traditions can have a lasting impact, and the significance of invitations to Church on Easter. Then: Tim struggles to maintain middleschoolers' attention when 6-7 comes up in the Bible... Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a we...

Prayer isn't a wishlist, a gripe session, or a security blanket. So, what IS happening when we talk to God? Steve and Tim chat about it. Then: what happens if the Family Life on-air hosts get together for game night? Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help...

You might not picture a man being ready to open up about his feelings and emotions—why is that? Steve and Tim talk about the emotional work that men have cut out for them.  Then: answered prayers in breakfast terms, and Steve remembers bananas. Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is...

How do Christians process and respond to global turmoil? Steve and Tim look at Gospel hope, especially as we approach Easter. Then: Steve recounts a story from his first days of walking with Jesus! Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh,...

It's never too late—for a lot of things, but namely: for all of the good that God can still do in a life! Then: Tim forgets to proudly display some very important artwork...   Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep yo...

Sometimes, having to let go - whether we choose it or not - means there's a new opportunity to grow. Then: Steve and Tim contrive their own Olympics...in the name of free food.  Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your e...

There's a place for celebrating champions, but it's dangerous when we forget: we all share the same, broken human nature. Steve and Tim discuss respecting Christian leaders without putting any person on a pedestal. Then: Birds, no need to bless Steve. You've blessed him enough already. Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New Y...

Expectations, listening, understanding...Steve and Tim talk about communication in a relationship. Then: Did you mean to send this to us?   Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t alr...

Like a winter-weary person looking to Punxsutawney Phil's prediction, sometimes we ask God, "how much longer?" Steve and Tim talk about the life-seasons you wish would hurry up...when God might have different plans. Then: Steve's not impressed with decaf's origin story.   Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsy...

What's the difference between "spending" and "investing"? Steve and Tim talk about how we think about what we steward, especially when it comes to our time. Then: just HOW afraid someone can be of a needle... Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you thi...

It shouldn't shock a Christian: not everything in life is about you! Steve and Tim discuss when what you get doesn't stop with you—it gets passed on for someone else's good. Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes...