Along The Way Podcast

Mark McIntosh is the founder of “ A Stronger Cord” which reaches out to homeless people and people imprisoned by various kinds of addictions, “coaching them up” to achieve goals and overcome obstacles.   He’s part of a network of faith-based and service organizations called “Change the Trend” serving the South Metro Denver area.  

For more information, go to http://www.seekvictory.com

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Dr. Sharen Ford from Focus on the Family draws on her years of experience in child welfare services with ideas on how Christians can be intentional in reaching out to children in their own families, neighborhood, and church.

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Lorie Smith, owner of 303 Creative, and her attorney, Jake Warner from the Alliance Defending Freedom, talk about the Free Speech case the Supreme Court has scheduled to hear later this year. 

For more information, go to http://www.ADFlegal.org

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A bill now before the Colorado legislature will affect over 50,000 Coloradans who currently rely on health care sharing ministries as an alternative to health insurance.  Katy Talento, the Executive Director of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, speaks to what’s wrong with the bill, and where you can go to express your views opposing the bill. 

For more information go to http://www.AHCSM.org and http://www.Leg.Colorado.gov to find the name of your state Representative and state Senator

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Alan Davey, author of Walking the Line – Embracing the Imperatives of Jesus, tells how keeping in step with the Holy Spirit (“walking the line”) helps Christians not only manage the distractions brought on by the busy-ness of life, but also avoid an erosion of spiritual conviction and connection.   

More information is found at http://www.DaveyBooks.com

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Pastor Stephen Higgins tells about the “Alpha” series, which is an engaging, pithy 12-week internet series that not only gives an intelligent complete understanding of what the Christian faith is all about, but allows people to ask questions without being judged. 

For more information, go online to http://www.AlphaUSA.org

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Lisa Anderson from Focus on the Family and host of The Boundless Show offers insights into effectively interacting with people having opposing viewpoints.

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Mike Sandgren is the Missions Pastor at Wellspring Church in Englewood, and leader of a network of over 40 faith-based and social-action nonprofits called “Change the Trend.”  The network began when a group of pastors, concerned about homelessness in Englewood, approached the Englewood police chief to learn how they could work together to address the problem.   Sandgren talks about how that group of 6 or 7 people grew to over 40 organizations working together in the south metro area to not only help the homeless in their current situations, but to get them out of homelessness and onto a productive and sustainable path.    

More information online at http://www.ChangetheTrend.com. 

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Darcie Johnston, Deputy Director of the Alliance of Healthcare Sharing Ministries,  discusses hearings on two bills March 23rd concerning Christian Healthcare Sharing.  One, sponsored by Colorado Representative Susan Lontine, could eliminate Health Care Sharing in the state.  Another, sponsored by Colorado Representative Mark Baisley and supported by the Alliance of Healthcare Sharing Ministries, would protect Christian healthcare sharing while providing robust transparency and appropriate enforcement authority by the Colorado Attorney General.  Darcie explains Christian Healthcare Sharing, and the reasons why the Alliance opposes the Lontine bill And supports the Baisley bill.

For more information, go to http://www.ahcsm.org

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Pastor Andrew Farley notes many people in today’s churches get a lightweight understanding of God’s grace.  His book The Grace Message – Is the Gospel Really this Good? shares the energizing “heart surgery” that God’s grace puts in every believer.  He talks about the book and its message, which he expands every weekday evening at 6pm on his telephone call-in program “The Grace Message” on 990 AM The Word.

For more information, visit http://www.AndrewFarley.org

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