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Today we continue our series on Olympic Heroes as we look at three ladies who competed in this year's Olympics, Tatjana Schoenmaker from South Africa, Athing Mu of the USA, and Simone Biles also of the USA.  Each of these ladies will leave the Olympics with medals and with a greater platform to share their beliefs. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

21 year old, Sydney McLaughlin ran in the Women's  400 meter Hurdles event this past Tuesday.  She won the Gold, setting a new world record.  The story behind her Olympic victory tells us much more about the changes in her life over the past year and what was an even bigger personal victory.  Enjoy her story today. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

We continue our look at some of the Christian athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games.  Today our focus is on Kyle Snyder, a 25-year-old wrestler representing the United States. He won the gold medal for his weight class in the 2016 Olympics, and he is the favorite once again, but he faces the only challenger who has defeated him in a major event.  His approach to his sport and life will enc...

TobyMac's latest release, Help is on the Way, has climbed the Christian music charts reaching as high as number 2, and with good reason.  This song is Toby's song of hope that was birthed out of family tragedies.  In just over a year he lost his oldest son, his sister, and the stress of Covid 19 and all its restrictions.  From out of those heartaches comes this powerful song of hope pres...

Charles Fernandez will represent Guatemala at the 2021 Olympic Games in the Pentathlon, a grueling 5 part event that takes place all in one day.  But Charles is much more than a pentathlete, he is the son of missionaries, living in Guatemala since he was 7.  He has been able to use his athletic abilities to minister and help some of the neediest people in his country. Listen today to hear more of...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  This week we have seen the power of faith from a brand new Christian.  We have listened to Danny Gokey reminding us to be patient, we just haven't seen it yet. And we have looked at a couple of Olympic athletes.   Enjoy today's summary of our week. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Derek Redmond was feeling confident in his medal quest during the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.  He was one of the fastest in the world in his event, the 400 meters.  But during his semi-final race disaster struck.  It ended Derek's quest for a medal but it has left a legacy as one of the most memorable moments in modern. Olympic history. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Te...

The 2021 Olympics are now well underway and while there are no crowds to cheer them on, the athletes are still performing with incredible feats of strength and speed.  Today we want to introduce you to Nicola McDermott, an Australian who has a very real chance at an Olympic medal and she is also a very committed Christian.  I think you will enjoy her story. We would love to hear your comments. Sen...

Danny Gokey recorded, 'Haven't Seen It Yet' back in 2019.  It is a song that came out of his personal life when back in 2008 his wife died from complications during heart surgery.  He didn't understand why God allowed her to die, and why didn't God answer his prayers.  The lessons Danny learned during that time gave birth to this song. Here is the youtube link to, "Ha...

Every Home For Christ, has a powerful history of reaching people with the message of God's love. Today's story was told by Dick Eastman, their International President.  He tells of two EHC missionaries and their encounter with Shanti. They brought the message, but Shanti's faith changed the village. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we share a quick summary of each of our episodes from the week.  I hope you enjoy it and make sure to go back and listen to the full-length episode if there is one you missed.  Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

At the age of 15, John Goddard sat down and wrote 127 goals for his life.   By the time he died in 2013, he had accomplished 108 of them.  Many of us have few or no goals for our lives and the result is that life happens to us, and we struggle to feel that we are accomplishing anything.  Today we talk about how we can set Godly goals and begin moving towards them. We would love to hear your commen...

Jesus spoke the second shortest verse in the Bible, 'Remember Lot's wife.'  While the Bible names over 147 women, Lot's wife is the only one we are told to remember.  Today we look at why. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

What did you do during the lockdowns that kept you sane?  Today we look at a song from Rhett Walker, just released in February this year, in which he tells us all about how he and his family kept sane and celebrating.  Enjoy Gospel Song. Here is the YouTube link to Gospel Song.     https://youtu.be/91Ab1IP2DL8 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

A shipwreck, a sole survivor, and a cry to God for help.  Listen to our story today to find out what happens and what the survivor learned. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to our Best Stories Week.  We have combed through our first 15 months of episodes to bring you some of our best stories. Have you ever done something so embarrassing that you just wanted to hide and never come out. Check out our story today and see how a football player who made the biggest mistake was dealt with by his coach. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Sup...

Welcome to our Best Stories Week.  We have combed through our first 15 months of episodes to bring you some of our best stories. This story is from May 26, 2020. We sometimes lose sight of what it means to have faith, and that is often when encouragement comes from some unexpected sources. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to our Best Stories Week.  We have combed through our first 15 months of episodes to bring you some of our best stories. Today's story is from October 22, 2020. Remember when you and your friends would all pile into a car and head out on a road trip.  Today's episode features the story of one of the most famous road trips in automotive history.  Only this was a road trip with a t...

Welcome to our Best Stories Week.  We have combed through our first 15 months of episodes to bring you some of our best stories. Today's episode is from January 21, 2021.  Danny was in grade 3 and was asked about what he knew about God.  You will love his answers that are filled with the child-like faith that Jesus praised We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support th...

Welcome to our Best Stories Week.  We have combed through our first 15 months of episodes to bring you some of our best stories. Today is the episode from September 14, 2020.  During a drought a church called a prayer meeting and one young girl had more faith than all the rest. 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 each of our daily episodes from the week.  Check it out and see if there is one you missed and would like to go back and listen to.  Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In 1992 Harvey Pennick wrote The Little Red Book, which became the best-selling sports book of all time.  At first he thought this collection of advice about golf would be fun to hand down to his children, but then a publisher offered him a deal that he almost turned down, because he didn't understand what was being offered. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support...

I was sitting at the beach doing my morning devotions when it struck me how little praise has changed over the last 2500 years.  Join us today as we check out Psalm 145. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Good God Almighty is the newest song from David Crowder, formerly of the David Crowder Band.  He has been a solo Christian recording artist since 2012 and Good God Almighty has been at the top of the Christian Recording Charts since its January release. Here is the link to Good God Almighty https://youtu.be/fWMS_XQHdpQ We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

The Bible says that "A cheerful heart is good medicine."   Today we bring you some funny church stories that will help you find that medicine.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show