Starting Right

On Tuesday we look at Christian music and today we look at a hymn written in 1855, What a Friend We Have in Jesus.  Like many hymns of the time, it was written as an expression of hope in Christ while facing extreme tragedy.  This hymn, written by Joseph Scriven, was penned during just such a time in his life.  It is a timeless hymn that has much to say about how we all can face tragedy and stress...

Dr. Bob Moorehead, has written a short piece entitled, The Paradox of Our Age.  In it he shows us that in many things and many ways we believe we have made progress in our lives and our society, and yet it appears that we probably have lost more than we have gained.   How do we know that what we are striving for is really the best for us and our family.?  Today's episode might help us underst...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today's episode is a summary of the broadcasts we have presented this week.  Enjoy this review and if there is an episode you missed, be sure to go back and listen to it in its entirety.  Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Kevin Arthur was a young man growing up in the changing world of the 1980s.  He recalled a conversation that he and his Dad had about their dinner one night.  That conversation stuck with him and helped shape his understanding of compassion.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Knowing what to do and when to do it is an ongoing struggle that only seems to be getting tougher and tougher.  How do we make decisions and know that they are the right ones.  Maybe we need a Harbor Master to help us.  Maybe we already have one? We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Today is Labour Day here in Canada and the United States.  It is a holiday Monday which is meant to be a day of rest from our labours to enjoy one last day before the fall schedules take over.  Did you know that God made us with a need to rest?  Most of us will agree with that but many don't seem to be able to do it.  Listen today about the rest that God has for us. We would love to hear your...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we share summaries of our episodes from this week.  If you missed a full episode, be sure to go back and listen to it.  Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

On October 2, 2006, an unbelievable tragedy unfolded in Nickel Mines Pennsylvania.  Five young girls were killed and five more were severely wounded in a senseless shooting.   The pain of that day will never be forgotten by the families, but what they did immediately after the shooting will amaze and challenge you.  This is an incredible story of how forgiveness can work.   We would love to hear y...

Danny Gokey's newest song is all about faith.  As we wind our way through the maze of events in the world and our lives, we need something or someone to rely on.  And in this song Danny reminds us that we can rely on Jesus and we do that by standing in faith.  It is a great song.  Enjoy. Here is the YouTube link to Stand in Faith.                   https://youtu.be/0BL7mN4jV8w                ...

We are told that we only remember 20% of what we hear, and that we only hear 80% of what is being said to us.  Most of what we miss is because our minds are already on to something else before the other person is finished talking.  Our inability to actually hear what the other person is saying affects our relationship with them.  Even when the other person is God himself. We would love to hear you...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we present a short summary of each of our episodes from this week.  I hope you enjoy it and check out the full episodes of any that you have missed.  Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

We have all been embarrassed at some point in our lives.  All that really means is that we are human and we all make mistakes.  But how does God view those mistakes?  Is he embarrassed by us?  Today we look at a story of a young man who totally embarrassed himself and then we discuss what God says about us at those times. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In a small country church, an elderly farmer was asked to say the prayer before the men's breakfast.  His unique prayer surprised and inspired everyone there.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In April of this year, Phil Wickham released a new album, Hymn of Heaven.  The first single from that album is House Of The Lord, which has been welcomed with tremendous enthusiasm.    Today we look at a bit of Phil's writing process, what was his motivation and what this song means to him.   Here is the Youtube link to   House Of The Lord.               https://youtu.be/h8uKldEUrPE         ...

The Apostle Paul tells us that we are all different parts of the same body.  Yet there are times when we struggle to accept those with different perspectives.  Dr. Gary Smalley and Dr. John Trent have created one of the many temperament tests and assessments that are available.  Their definitions of the temperaments and the results confirm the truth that we are all different, and yet we are all Go...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we present brief summaries of all of our episodes from the week.  Enjoy and have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In 1948 the world was still trying to recover from a devastating war there was a new threat that caused fear.  The destructive power of the atomic bomb and the uncertainty of its future use were forefront in the minds of many.  C. S. Lewis wrote an essay entitled, 'Living in the Atomic Age' which addressed that fear. His words at that time have much to say to us in our time today. We wou...

America's Funniest Videos have been a mainstay on television for almost 40 years.  It's appeal is watching people or animals or situations where something unexpected happens that makes us laugh.  There is a German word for that, Schadenfreude, which translated means, "rejoicing in someone's misery."  We talk some more about that today. We would love to hear your comments....

Jesus taught his disciples by bringing them alongside himself and letting them see and learn from him.  This is the power of influence and mentoring.   On Tuesday's we usually look at Christian music, today we take a minor detour into another genre but still with a song that has a powerful truth in it.  Country music superstars, Brooks and Dunn have a very moving song with a wonderful message...

In 1965, Burt Bacharach wrote the song 'What the World Needs Now (is Love Sweet Love).' I think most people will agree that our world needs some love today.  But it is a much different love that Burt was writing about.  Listen today and find out about the love that can change the world. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we present a summary of this week's episodes.  If you find that you have missed an episode be sure to go back and listen to it in its entirety.  Have  a great weekend.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Hollywood Gossip.  Political Gossip.  The juiciest gossip always draws an audience.  But it does far more than that.  Today we talk about the rest of what gossip does and give an alternative.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

When was the last time you read through the entire book of Acts.  I hadn't done that for a long time and I read about the thriving church that was begun and saw that they sang songs and hymns.  I began to wonder what kind of hymns they sang.  And then I  remembered that Paul had quoted one of those hymns in a letter to Timothy.  It is amazing what I found out. We would love to hear your comme...

In 2018 Chris Tomlin release his worship album, Holy Roar, and shortly thereafter, he released the first single from the album, Is He Worthy.  This song quickly became one of the year's top worship songs.  The song was written by Andrew Peterson and today we look at his motivation behind writing this powerful song. Here is the youtube link to 'Is He Worthy.'            https://youtu...

Competition always creates two things, some who win and some who lose.  But athletes know that losing is part of the process to get to winning.  They will never learn to win without suffering loss.  We sometimes get sidetracked in our lives because we feel that if we fail at something, it is not to be, or it is not God's will for our lives. Today we look at that reasoning through the eyes of...