Caryn & Jeremy in the Morning

Remember VCRs? Typewriters? Telephones with rotary dials instead of keypads? Landline phones? As technology marches on, everyday items that you couldn't imagine living without are replaced with new products that are more efficient and useful.

Here are 5 items that could be headed for extinction next. Someday soon, you might be asking the "Remember?" question about these.

Over the weekend, Jeff was in church when the pastor brought up the question of, "what if the world wrote their own beatitudes? What would they look like or say?"

Here are the results: 

Blessed are the entitled, for they grab what they want. 
Blessed are the carefree, for they shall be comfortable. 
Blessed are the pushy, for they shall win. 
Blessed are the greedy, for they shall climb the food chain. 
Blessed are the vengeful, for they shall be feared. 
Blessed are those who don't get caught, for they shall look good. 
Blessed are the argumentative, for they shall get in the last word.
Blessed are the popular, for this world lies at their feet. 
When you look at what the world around us values, it looks completely opposite to Jesus and the Gospel doesn't it? 

Now, here is what the word of God says are the real Beatitudes from Matthew 5:3-10:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:3-10)

The Gospel of Jesus is more than a few handy tips for improving our lives this week.  It is a new outlook on everything, with a glorious future renewing the creation through his death and resurrection.  But he is not the only one making us promises.  The world has its own version of events, its own eschatology, its own promises of reward.  We must choose.  And either way, we will be living by faith.

Mrs. Joni Eareckson Tada, founder, and CEO of Joni and Friends International Disability Center in Agoura Hills, CA, encourages believers toward a deeper trust in the Lord as they recognize God’s sovereign design of the church, as it needs all parts, especially those that seem weaker.

The last few weeks have been one for the books for Rebecca as she continues to recover from her emergency neck/back surgery. However, it has been during these last few weeks that God has really revealed something to her that has been different in her relationship with Him over the last few years and that has been simply how she approaches Him. The Bible mentions in several areas about how we approach Him and one thing that she has realized is that she has no been calling him Father. Can you imagine if your child addressed you by your first name? Of course, a lot of us can say we're guilty of the same thing but making this one change in our prayer life can dramatically change the way we see God and how we see ourselves in relation to Him.

It's no secret that if you've listened to our Midday Host, Lauree, that you know that she is an adventurous person and therefore likes to try a lot of different things. If you were to go into our studio, you would notice a variety of different instruments in the corner that we have no idea where they came from but it's safe to say that Lauree might be the culprit. Her latest venture is learning to play the recorder and let's just say, she has a long way to go. ;)

FamClub is an exciting new way to promote family togetherness and reward household productivity. Set goals as a family, track, allowances, and a get rewarded at the end of each month with a FamClub box!

Upon signing up, users will create and customize profiles for each family member. Once signed up, users may create and assign goals and tasks to other family members to be completed throughout the month. FamClub even allows you to assign a monetary value, due date, and completion status to each goal created. Goal setting is not exclusive to adults either; Kids can set goals and check the status just the same!

As goals are completed, the user responsible for setting the goal will be notified and can validate that a goal has in fact been completed. Once each family member has reached their goals for the month, depending on membership level, they may receive a FamClub box with a reward for each member of the family!

It's a new segment that we're doing where we highlight people that are really making a difference in their community and today we highlight Diane Paddison!

Diane Paddison, 4word Founder, and Executive Director is a Harvard MBA, former global executive of two Fortune 500 companies, CBRE and ProLogis, and one Fortune 1000 company, Trammell Crow Company, and serves as an independent director for two corporate and four not-for-profit boards.

Diane is a leading advocate for Christian women in the workplace. Diane published "Work, Love, Pray" in 2011, and "Be Refreshed" . . . a year of devotions for women in the workplace in 2017 laying the foundation for 4word.

She authors weekly posts at 4wordwomen.org and is a featured columnist for The Washington Times and the 4word Mentor Program has been highlighted in The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.

However, one thing you may not know is that Diane is also the mother of Annie Tucker, who is someone that we've talked about on the show for years as we've kept you updated with her battle with this terribly rare disease that constantly leaves her in a state of debilitating pain.

A man says he’s done the research and the math, and he’s concluded that living in a Holiday Inn is a much better deal than moving into a nursing home.

“With the average cost for a nursing home care costing $188.00 per day, there is a better way when we get old and too feeble. I've already checked on reservations at the Holiday Inn. For a combined long term stay discount and senior discount, it's $59.23 per night,” Terry Robison wrote in a Facebook post that now has 89,000 shares.

Robison, whose Facebook profile says he lives in Spring, Texas, goes on to point out the hotel often has free breakfasts and sometimes happy hours.

He argues that with the extra money, he can then pay for other meals, laundry and even tips for the hotel staff as he lives out his golden years in the hotel.

Perhaps the best part? He says you can easily move around and travel to Holiday Inns all over the world.

As parents, our main goal of raising our children is that they grow up to be independent, responsible, loving, and respectful members of society that live their lives for Christ. However, there might be one thing that we are doing for our kids that could be hindering that process and that's simply the fact that we don't allow our kids to fail. Failure is a key part of life and is the best teaching tool when it comes to growth.

Mark Twain says a quote that I love and it's this: “Good judgment is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgment.”

So next time, whenever your kid has a decision to make. Let them handle it on their own to see what they do. They may make the right decision or they may choose the wrong one. But the important thing is that they are learning the power of consequences.

Jeff was sharing this with Rebecca yesterday and this statement had such a profound impact on his understanding of grace. It comes from Phillip Yancey who wrote a book called, "What's So Amazing About Grace?" and here is the quote:

"In one of his last acts before death, Jesus forgave a thief dangling on a cross, knowing full well the thief had converted out of plain fear. That thief would never study the Bible, never attend synagogue or church, and never make amends to all those he had wronged. He simply said “Jesus, remember me,” and Jesus promised, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” It was another shocking reminder that grace does not depend on what we have done for God but rather what God has done for us."

Isn't that incredible? You see, if we have the mindset that we have to bring anything to the table, then we have to bring everything to the table. It's not 80/20 or 90/10. We say all the time on the show that the only thing we bring to our salvation is the sin that makes it necessary. Remember that truth today!