Victory in the Valley began in the early 1980s as a simple way to support and encourage cancer patients and families. Now, it's providing resources and HOPE to hundreds of patients, providing emotional and spiritual support and practical services to improve the quality of each person's life. Co-founder and executive directory Diana Thomi stops by 167 to share more.

To kick off the second season of 167, Pastor Aaron Varner returns to the podcast to talk about Lent, which starts today. Lent is the six weeks before Easter, and many people traditionally give something up during this time. But, Pastor Aaron says, it's what you replace that thing with that's important.

What happens when the kids grow up and leave home? It's an event that's not on most parents' minds because it seems so far way. Yet, when it arrives, a lot of other changes come with it. Central's Online Community Coordinator stops by to talk about her own experience with being an "empty nester," and how she and her husband have used the extra time and quiet to reconnect.

Congregational Care Pastor John Carney has spent a lifetime in the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) movement, and stops by the 167 studio to share a short history lesson about Central Community Church and its affiliation with the movement. Grab your college-ruled notebook... You might learn a thing or two!

Mary K. Vaughn is a familiar face at Central Community Church, and hosts the new care group that's part of Central's employment ministry. In this episode, Mary K. shares from her own story of unemployment, and offers a word of encouragement and hope to those who are experiencing it now.

When you've directed as many Christmas productions as Pastor George Skramstad has, you have a few stories to tell. This favorite guest of 167 stops by again to share in a little nostalgia and a few laughs, and reminds us of Who it is we celebrate this time of year.

Chelley Graves is not only a familiar face in the Central Community Church orchestra, she's also first chair violinist in the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, has played all over the world (including Carnegie Hall!), and mentors dozens of young musicians each year. Though the pandemic has pushed "pause" on most of her performance gigs, she's still using her gifts to inspire others and glorify God. In this podcast, Chelley shares from her heart... And from her violin.

With everything there is to do for the holidays, stress and anxiety can spike around this time of year. Adding a pandemic on top of that doesn't help. In this week's episode, Robyn Haxton, counselor at Family Life Counseling Center, tells us about some tools and techniques anyone can practice to lower anxiety and make it through stressful times in one piece!

Christmas is almost here, so for this week's episode we take a break from our more serious conversations to talk about Christmas music. 167 hosts Cori Broddle and David Vogel discuss some of their favorite holiday music, and to say David has a lot to say on the subject would be an understatement!

As we celebrate the season of Thanksgiving, our minds turn to the things we're grateful for. Yet, that seems a little difficult after this year of disappointment, heartache, and uncertainty that we've all experienced to some degree. Pastor Cheri Clark joins us in this episode to share a little of her story, and how she found true gratitude through Jesus in it all.