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Welcome to our Friday Roundup.  Today we present a short summary of each of our podcasts from the week.  Enjoy them and have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

It is never God's desire for us to go through life alone.  He wants us to build relationships and trust with each other so that we can face life and share openly and honestly with good, trustworthy friends. Today we look at a lesson from three men and a bridge.  Enjoy We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

From 1848 to 1854, over 20,000 workers completed a railway in Austria from Glozznitz to Mürzzuschlag.  One of the very unusual things about this section of railway was that it wasn't until 1863 that a locomotive was built that could handle the steep and winding track.  Yet the track was made because the construction engineers believed there would be a locomotive, even though they had even see...

Last weekend I was watching a football game on TV.  My team was losing badly and there were only about three minutes left.  I decided that I had other things to do and there was no way they could win it now.  Big mistake.   Listen today to hear what can happen when we give up too soon.    We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In 1779 John Newton wrote "Amazing Grace," which has become the most well known Christian hymn in the world.  The hymn is a powerful statement of God's love for all of us and can stand on its own without any problem. But, in 2006 Chris Tomlin combined Amazing Grace with his new addition of 'My Chains are Gone," and the beauty and power of this combination is now sung in th...

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

Can you imagine rock climbing for the very first time and you lose your contact lens halfway up?  That's what happens to a young lady in our story today.  She learns about climbing and about God's wondrous power, and sense of humour.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In her autobiography, Katharine Hepburn, tells the story of visiting the circus with her dad.  They were not able to see the circus that day, but it didn't matter.  It was still one of the best memories of her life.  Originally broadcast November 9, 2020 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

On December 29, 1972, Eastern Airlines flight 401 departed New York for Miami.  What happened to that flight and why it happened, has been talked about ever since.  Today we look at an important lesson learned from flight 401.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Our Music Monday episode today features, Trust in God,  a new song from Chris Brown and Isaiah Templeton.  I think you will really like it. Here is the YouTube link to today's song.                                      https://youtu.be/QS04WbSnxok?si=qhqlW4iEUf7gIOzQ We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we briefly summarize our episodes from this week.  We hope they will encourage you as you head into your weekend.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

We serve a great God.  He has done so much for us, but sometimes we forget that he also expects us to do some things for ourselves. Today we share a story of one lady taking a step of faith and making a change God asked of her.  The result was dramatic. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

God has given each one of us choices.  We can choose what movie to watch, or what we will have for dinner. We can choose what we want to accomplish with our lives.  With every choice we make there is a consequence of that choice.  The key is knowing which choices matter. Originally broadcast on March 4, 2021 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Today we look at the song, Your Love, by Blessing Offor.  Blessing has been blind for most of his life but that has not stopped him from writing music and encouraging people worldwide.  His positive attitude and joyful songs remind us of God's goodness even in the trying times of life. 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 episodes from this week.   Have a Great Labour Day Weekend!! We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Bad habits have usually been around for a while.  Sometimes those habits are things we do, but some of the most destructive can be the things we think and believe about ourselves.  Today we look at the adventure that there is for us as we can move away from those old habits and thoughts and with God's help, embrace the best that He has for us. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Te...

The past four years have been very trying for many of us.  From the pandemic to high inflation and various other changes in our society, we have seen some changes that most of us would not have anticipated and the results can be challenging to our hopes and dreams.  Today's episode is about how we can maintain our faith when answers seem delayed in coming. We would love to hear your comments....

Today's Music Monday song is an old one, from 1883.  It is called 'Showers of Blessing."  And it is God's showers of blessings, in all forms,  that we need right now.    Listen today to find out more. Here is the youtube link to Showers of Blessing            https://youtu.be/K2SV446fmFA?si=TrkSQs4IeGZLtDkl                                                                        ...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we present our quick review of each episode from this week to encourage and bless you.  Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

There are times and situations in our lives where our faith may begin to falter and we doubt that God can and will help us.  In those times, we need our friends to come around us and their faith for us can encourage us and help us get through our challenges.    That is where what I call, "piggyback faith" comes in.  There are times when the faith or our friends can help carry us through...

There are many "Motivational Speakers" in the world.  Their jobs are to try and get people to stretch, reach out and embrace a better life.  Sometimes we all need a little extra motivation to get us going.  Today we look at how we can be encouraged and motivated every day, even when our get up and go has got up and gone.  Enjoy.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Messag...

How have you been sleeping lately?  If you are like me and many others, you are probably struggling with getting the sleep you need.  The result usually includes not only weariness but challenges in focusing and concentrating on even our regular daily tasks.   Today we talk about an answer for sleep problems from the greatest physician of all time.   Check it out. We would love to hear your commen...

"Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him."  Psalm 34:8 God is good and has good for all of us.  We may not always feel like his goodness is there but it always is.  Today, we remind ourselves that we can trust God no matter what happens in our lives.   Be encouraged. Here is the youtube link to CeCe Winans version of Goodness of God.               ...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  We hope you enjoy today's episode in which we present a summary of our episodes from the week.  Enjoy    We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

My wife and I recently took a trip to visit her family in Manitoba.  We hadn't seen them since before Covid, so we were looking forward to it.  While there I realized something very significant about family.  I will share that with you today.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show