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There are three distinct bodies of water in Israel.  The Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River and the Dead Sea.  All three are connected, yet all three are very different and have lessons for us. Check it out today. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to the Friday Roundup where we present a summary of our past week's episodes.  Enjoy. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

The Angel of the Lord spoke to Gideon.  Gideon did not like what he was told and decided to point out all the reasons why it could not be true.  But when he stopped complaining and began to listen, he learned a powerful new truth. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

My son Jon has developed a skill in working with wood.  He has made some beautiful furniture, shelving pieces and even a Viking shield.  He loves working with wood, and his specialty is using recycled wood, wood that others would throw away.  He can see and bring out the beauty of the wood whereas others only see garbage.  Today's episode is about how God sees us and is able to bring out the...

A recent survey by the University of Chicago showed that many people believe their level of patience has decreased over the past few years.  That is probably an accurate reflection of our world.  We have access to many instant answers and actions and if we find that we have to wait for something or someone, we are far less likely to be patient. Today we talk about some keys from the Bible about ho...

At last week's annual Dove Awards for Christian Music, Brandon Lake won the top awards for Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.  Today we discuss one of Brandon's newest releases, 'Tear Off The Roof'.   This is a powerful song based on the story from Mark chapter 2 and Luke chapter 8, which tell of the paralytic man being lowered through the roof to be healed by Jesus...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we present a summary of each of our episodes from the past week.  Our purpose is to encourage and inspire you as you head into your weekend.  Enjoy. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

We all face giants in our lives.  The things and people that we feel will harm us or our loved ones.  Our world seems full of those giants at every turn, from pandemics to financial instability, to war in Israel and Gaza and increasing political friction at home.  We face giants every day.    David faced a giant and had a different response than everyone else.  Today we look at what we can learn f...

White Fang was one of Jack London's best books.  It tells the story of an animal, half dog, and half wolf, who became devoted to his master and live among men.  It is a wonderful story with many lessons to learn and taught along the way.   White Fang loved to kill chickens, and today we look at how he learned not to kill them and the lesson we can learn from it as well. We would love to hear...

We are told by God to love people.  Sometimes that can be difficult.  There are those who cannot respond to us, so we tend to shy away from them. Others are difficult people, and therefore difficult to love. So what should we do to show them love?  Listen today as we talk about how to love people. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

This past week has given us an abundance of bad news so today we share with you the perfect response.  Micah Tyler has a new song called, Praise the Lord.   It gives us great advice for complex and even disastrous situations, and the video will make you smile and have a better day.  Check it out. Here is the YouTube link to Praise The Lord.                                   https://youtu.be/7DXGoz...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we present a short summary of each of our episodes from this week.   Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Born to a single mother and growing up in East Tennessee during the 1950's young Ben Hooper experienced the rejection and malicious gossip of the locals.  But when a new preacher came to town, he found out whose child he was. And that changed everything. Originally broadcast on July 14, 2022 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Hamas's recent attack on Israel has impacted far beyond the Middle East.  People worldwide are shocked by the brutal images and reality of this war.  The question arises, how are we to respond?  Today we talk about the critical thing that we can do.  It is a battle too, but one that we fight on our knees. Please consider sending financial support to Israeli refugees and families through the c...

We all hit some dry times in our lives.  Times when we are feeling drained and exhausted.  What we need is a time of refreshing.   Today we learn a lesson from an old sailing ship far out to see off the coast of Brazil.  They desperately needed fresh water and found it in a very unexpected way.  It is a lesson that we all can learn from. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message...

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Canadian listeners.  Yes, today we celebrate thanksgiving and today's song by Phil Wickham reminds us all of God's amazing grace that he has shown to us all, and that is something we definitely can be thankful for.  Have a great day everyone.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In the book of First Samuel, we read about a battle between Israel and the Philistines where Israel loses.  But this battle was not only about these two warring nations. There was a greater battle to be fought and just when one side thought they had won, they began to realize how badly they had lost.  Listen today to find out how this all ended. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text...

Today's story is about making mistakes.  Only today we present a young man who made an enormous mistake in front of more than 60,000 people and had to go back and face them again.   It is a fun story with a powerful message...Wrong Way Reigles. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

FOMO is an acronym for 'Fear of Missing Out.'  In today's episode, we talk about the impact of FOMO and how we can avoid its effects on our lives. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

This is the day that the Lord has made...  No better way to start your week than to be reminded of that promise.  Join us today as we look at Cody Carnes new song, Be Glad, which features this promise. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to the Friday Roundup where we present a summary of each of our episodes from this past week.  We hope you enjoy it.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Mark Twain once said, "If your tasks for the day include eating a frog, eat the frog first.  After that, everything will be easy."  This is better advice than you may first believe.  Listen today and find out.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

This is my favourite episode about prayer.  Far too often we make prayer more complicated and difficult than it is.  It is not about manipulating God nor is it about a well-prepared monologue where we do all the talking.  Prayer is just talking with God and letting him speak to us. Originally broadcast June 8, 2022,  here is "The Chair"  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Tex...

We are finding ourselves so busy that sometimes we can lose track of what is important.  Today we talk about how to recognize some things that get in the way of maintaining our essential priorities.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Discover the transcendent beauty of "Holy Forever" by Bethel Music in today's Music Monday Episode.  Join us as we unpack the song's profound lyrics and emotive melodies, and explore its spiritual significance and the impact it has on listeners.  Here is the youtube link to Holy Forever                                 https://youtu.be/EbMYye-2Yt8?si=A15Gusf-5GczeEM8            ...