The Tim DeMoss Show Podcast

Michael Woolworth of the checks in for Day 1 in our partnership with Bible League. "Stand With Them--Bibles for the Persecuted Church" is what it's called, with a goal of providing 2200 Bibles this month. Each Bible is just $5, and you can help at 1 800 YES-WORD or at wfil.com. Bible League has been serving the Lord around the world for 84 years. Woolworth shares about the ministry and paints a pi...

Garry "G" Cobb (former NFL linebacker & longtime Philadelphia sports broadcaster) checks in to share about his recent trip to Israel and thoughts on the faith, including shooting straight with encouragement to walk in obedience to the Lord. Cobb, a frequent guest on the show, continues counseling former NFL players as they transition out of the game and also works with the incarcerated. He giv...

Monsignor Don Fisher joins the show today to share about "Pastoral Reflections," a program he hosts on our sister station, Philadelphia's AM 990 The Answer (Sundays at 7am). Originally a local guy (Drexel Hill, PA), Monsignor Fisher has spent most of his life in Texas, including the past 35 years where his program has aired on local radio there. More information is available at www.pastoralreflect...

Our Famous Friday Show has a little bit of everything today! Pastor Charles Kelley from Gospel of Grace Ministries (Cheltenham, PA) checks in regarding the upcoming special event with Dr. Grady McMurtry (from Creation World View Ministries) on Sunday March 27 (1030am & 6pm). Dr. McMurtry will also participate in the Wednesday night (March 30) men's Bible study at the church.  More info is...

Dr. Andrew Farley , author of the new book The Grace Message--Is The Gospel Really This Good? (released March 8 on Salem Books), joins the program today. Packed with Scripture, and with stories interspersed throughout, The Grace Message covers many aspects of God's grace--not just about "forgiveness when [you] fail and Heaven when [you] die."  He adds that many in churches "don't see the empo...

100 years ago today--March 18, 1922-- WFIL (originally WFI , under a license issued to Strawbridge & Clothier) broadcast for the very first time. In 1935, WFI merged with WLIT (originally licensed to the Lit Brothers) to form WFIL. Over the years, the station has had various owners, geographic locations, and formats. Well-known for its "Top 40 Rock & Roll" format and its "Boss Jocks" in th...

Typically the third Thursday of each month is "Trivia Thursday," pitting the guys v the gals. We took February off to recover after the shellacking the ladies handed out in January by a 23-7 score. This time around, will the result be different?... We also feature an interview from exactly two years ago when John Rhys-Davies (Sallah in the Indiana Jones films & Gimli in Lord of the Rings ) spo...

We're joined by actress Hanako Greensmith (who plays paramedic Violet (Lynn) Mikami on the show Chicago Fire) to chat about her career and the current season of the show. Dan Bartkowiak , Director of Communications with PA Family Institute, checks in to discuss three recent Senate hearings on the legalization of marijuana in the state. More information is available at www.pafamily.org . We also pl...

Rob Maaddi , Associated Press Pro Football writer checks in regarding being on the receiving end of nasty & unpleasant messages on social media (most recently revolving around comments made by former Eagles & Colts quarterback Carson Wentz shared about being traded that Maaddi simply reposted). Maaddi, who is also host of the "Faith on the Field" radio show ( www.faithonthefieldshow.com )...

Pastor Paul Sheppard from the "Destined For Victory" radio program (230pm & 930pm weekdays on WFIL & several times over the weekend) checks in to talk about the upcoming Pastors Appreciation Breakfast (Thursday March 31) where he'll be the featured speaker. He shares about his new book Lessons From The Vineyard , on being married nearly 40 years, and most importantly (?), his thoughts on t...

Actor Aidan Quinn checks in to discuss the upcoming film Blacklight in which Quinn co-stars with Liam Neeson, as well as his role as Theodore Roosevelt in The American Guest , a four-part miniseries on HBO Max. We’re also joined by Raul Ries , Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Golden Springs (CA) and featured speaker of the "Somebody Loves You" radio program, WFIL’s Ministry of the Month...

Dr. Bryan Chapell joins the program for the first time and shares his testimony, his years as a pastor (including at the historic Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois), thoughts on the radio ministry and specifically the word "grace." We also discuss parts of the "Walking In Grace" video series which can be found at www.bryanchapell.com (featuring videos simply titled "Walk," "Closer," "P...

Michael Geer , president of the Pennsylvania Family Institute, calls in to the show to discuss Senate Bill 956 (The Life Amendment). The bill is in response to a lawsuit (which is currently before the PA Supreme Court) by Planned Parenthood & the abortion industry. The lawsuit demands taxpayer funding of abortion and "further asks the court to declare a right to abortion in our state constitut...

Rob Maaddi , Associated Press Pro Football writer, joins the show to chat about the NFL playoffs and Tom Brady's potential retirement. Maaddi, who was the AP's beat writer for the Philadelphia Eagles & Philadelphia Phillies for 20+ years, was promoted recently to his new position and moved to Florida where this past season he interacted regularly with Brady at Tampa Bay practices & games....

Bucks County (PA) photographer Megan Brock joins the program in-studio to share about her experiences since early 2020 advocating for children, specifically in the realm of education including the opportunity for kids to learn in school. Brock's advocacy, along with that of other local parents, has been an organically-growing story on behalf of children in her community (her own two young children...

Philadelphia Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro checks in with his thoughts on the Eagles-Buccaneers playoff game this coming Sunday, including keys to the game and on quarterback Jalen Hurts. Adam Holz , Director of Focus On The Family’s “Plugged In,” also joins the program to give a heads-up on major movies expected in 2022, ranging from Death on the Nile , The Batman and Turning Red...

Actor Antonio Sabato Jr spends time on the show regarding the recent online release of "God's Not Dead: We The People" which had a very successful in-theatres weekend release in October 2021. His character plays a home-schooling father who travels to DC to fight for his rights on what to teach his children after educational interference demands that he stop or go to jail. Sabato, whose credits ove...

Michael Geer , President of the Pennsylvania Family Council, joins the show to discuss the vaccine mandate upon companies with 100 or more employees. PA Family Council and 30 other family policy organizations filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on the matter. More information and updates can be found at www.pafamily.org . Information on the mandate can be requested via mail@pafamily.org w...

Founding member of Run-DMC Darryl "DMC" McDaniels checks in to chat about his new children's book "Darryl's Dream." It's a picture book that "introduces readers ages 3 to 7 to a quiet third grader named Darryl. He has big dreams, loves writing, and wants to share his talents, but he's shy, and the kids who make fun of his glasses only make things worse. Will the school talent show be his chance to...

J. Jackson , lead singer & lyricist of ApologetiX , checks in as we spin multiple cuts from their new CD "Apolog80s: Back From The Future." Parodies you can catch snippets of in the podcast include songs originally done by Tom Petty, Bobby Brown, Survivor & Billy Joel. You can enter to win the CD on WFIL's contest page (through Monday 02/14/22) and could win a grand prize featuring all thr...

Abigail Linville , Director of Collections + Exhibitions for the Andy Griffith Museum in Mt. Airy, NC joins the show to share about the museum as well as her very good friend Betty Lynn (otherwise known as "Thelma Lou," the girlfriend of Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show). Ms. Lynn passed away recently; for several years, she had appeared at the museum once a month to speak with fans and take...

Jon Schneck , longtime guitarist for Relient K , checks in today to chat about the band's forthcoming tour which touches down at the TLA on South Street in Philadelphia March 21, 2022. Schneck shares about family, faith, his marketing & business consulting company (Bifocal, found at www.bifocal.co ), fantasy sports, his Rubik's Cube skills and more including RK songs. More info can be found at...

Cedrick Brown , senior pastor of Commitment Church in Lindenwold, NJ spends the show with Tim in-studio today. Brown played several seasons for Buddy Ryan's Philadelphia Eagles and spent 15 years in the business world (including hotel/restaurant management). He shares the story of the Lord leading him to start a church in 1996, what Commitment Church is about, and sheds light on an exciting upcomi...

Today we're joined by Lexi Sneller with PA Family Institute to get the latest on the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization case, how it affects the potential overturn of Roe v Wade, and AfterRoe.com, designed to help "plan for a pro-life America after Roe." More information also available at www.pafamily.org/protectunbornlife . Todd Nettleton , host of The Voice of the Martyrs radio program...

Great having a couple of special guests on the program today, starting with show regular Garry "G" Cobb . The 11-year NFL veteran (including several seasons with the Eagles) chimed in on tonight's game & Jalen Hurts plus thoughts on his ministry work with the incarcerated and the Cobb Family Christmas. You can read his latest piece, "The Eagles Don't Have Time To Feel Sorry For Themselves" at...