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Join Chuck Swindoll in this study of Jonah 1:9-17 as he teaches us how to walk through the storms of life. While God likely won't offer you relief in the belly of a fish, it's still wise to be ready for a divine surprise.

From the Series: Jonah: The Reluctant Prophet

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Nothing on this earth is anything even like heaven. Nothing. We could spend the next decade only thinking about heaven and still come up so short we’d have wasted our time. Because when you move from the realm of the seen to the unseen it becomes incomprehensible.

Ann Wilson was simply trying to help her husband, Dave, become a godlier man. But Dave felt like she was constantly “booing him” as a husband and father. The Wilsons explain how and why spouses need to be more encouraging and supportive of one another, focusing on positives rather than negatives, and meeting each other’s needs emotionally.

If I'm ever on an airplane flight where the flight attendant becomes incapacitated, I think I might be able to do the safety instructions. I mean, I've heard them so many times. Actually, you know, they've now video-ized the presentation. It used to be they just kind of got up and did it. I like the part where that little yellow oxygen mask drops down from above your seat in the demonstration. In the video, everyone is wonderfully calm in this simulated oxygen problem. I'm sure that's very true-to-life. "Oh, look, my oxygen mask just fell down. That's nice." Well, the video shows a mother putting the mask on herself, and then on her little girl. The instructions go like this: "If the cabin pressure drops, get the oxygen to your face first, and then to your child's."

I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Breathing The Air Your Child Needs."

When it's crunch time on an airplane flight, you have to first get for yourself the oxygen you need as a parent, then you can give your son or daughter what they need. In these increasingly challenging days for parents and dangerous days for our kids, we've got to breathe deeply what our children need so we can pass it on to them.

Over the years of youth and family work, I have often been asked by a parent, "Can you help my son or daughter?" Often, the most helpful answer would be, "Can we get the oxygen to you before we try to get it to them?" How many times has our child's weakness been a mirror of our own, their failure a mirror of our failure, their baggage, their needs? It's kind of like my child, my mirror. I have to get myself fixed before I can fix my son or daughter. And how in the world do we change things about ourselves that we haven't been able to change all these years?

Hope! Yes, in our word for today from the Word of God in 1 Peter 1:18 God says, "You were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers with the precious blood of Christ." We have all gotten these destructive hand-me-down ways of living from our parents who probably got those same hurting ways from their parents, and so on and so on. And even though we may have been determined not to reproduce some of those traits (we may have hated some of those things), here they are popping up in our generation, marking another generation. Unless their hold can be stopped in your generation! Unless I can find the spiritual oxygen needed. If I can, then I can pass it on to my children who can be victorious over this.

We've all got ways of doing things we have long wanted to change, and for a long time: my temper, my negative attitude, my lack of discipline, my critical tongue, this addictive personality, this controlling personality, this lack of affection, this dishonesty. But God injects into our lifelong struggle to change, this hope-giving word: "redeemed." We can be redeemed from it! But you can't help your child with that problem until you've breathed God's life-giving oxygen first. The bridge between the person you are and the person you need to be is spelled S-A-V-I-O-R.

We need a Savior. Christ shed His blood on a cross to pay for a lifetime of your sins and mine, and He breaks the power of sin to enslave any person who belongs to Him. And the Savior becomes your personal Savior when you tell Him you're giving yourself to Him.

Isn't it time you opened up to the One who died for you for your sake, for the sake of your precious child, for the sake of future generations? The greatest choice you could make for all of those people is to tell Him today, "Jesus, I'm yours."

I think we can help you get that relationship started if you'll just check out our website - ANewStory.com.

Jesus has redeeming grace for that son or daughter that you love so much. But

After I joined the board of trustees of a seminary, the long-term leader announced his retirement. I found myself among those tasked with searching for a new president. Together, we amassed a daunting list of qualifications. How would we find someone to fulfill such a complicated and vital role?

I wondered the same as I read God’s specifications for the tabernacle’s lampstands to be crafted of pure gold, with flower-like cups and almond flowers and six branches (Exodus 25:31-35). And the courtyard was “to have curtains of finely twisted linen, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts” (27:9-10). Who could fulfill such assignments?

God answers, “I have chosen Bezalel . . . and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills . . .  to engage in all kinds of crafts” (31:2-5). God also said, “I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you” (v. 6).

Where do we turn to fill a vacant role for a high-level leader, a volunteer at church, or to orchestrate an event? To the God who calls and equips His people. God laid out an ambitious design for His temple. Then He chose and equipped His people to implement it. God’s answer to His plans is God’s people.

Wait a minute — that’s not Todd! Today on Wretched Radio, Fortis Institute Fellow and host of Transformed, Dr. Greg Gifford steps in as guest host to discuss the AI revolution and how it is impacting you. Be sure to check out Dr. Gifford’s new book, “Lies My Therapist Told Me”. Details below!

Segment 1:

• Chatbots now offer therapy, relationship advice, and worldview shaping—are you ready for AI “friends”?

• Most people have only 3 close friends; AI companies say they need 15—and they’re offering artificial replacements.

• Hebrews 5:12—Discernment is a skill Christians must actively develop in an AI-saturated world.

Segment 2:

• AI “therapists” provide emotional support, but give subjective, humanistic, and often dangerous advice.

• Real people need wise pastors and Christian friends, not algorithms affirming their every feeling.

• Chatbots reflect the worldview of their programmers—so what belief system is shaping your child?

Segment 3:

• AI chatbots now advise teens on relationships, mental health, even abortion—without parental oversight.

• These algorithms censor biblical views while promoting secular moral narratives.

• Christians must recognize: chatbots aren’t neutral—they’re digital missionaries for a humanistic worldview.

Segment 4:

• AI should never replace church community for relationships, wisdom, or counsel—it’s the wrong tool.

• Use AI like Google: for research, not for life decisions or relationships.

• Be discerning, not fearful: Christ reigns over algorithms, but your mind and your kids’ minds need protection.

Order the new book, “Lies My Therapist Told Me”, by Fortis Institute Fellow Dr. Greg Gifford now! https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/liesmytherapisttoldme

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In a world filled with quarrels and divisions, wouldn't it be refreshing to find a place of genuine community and love? Dr. Neufeld examines 1 Corinthians 1:10, where Paul makes his passionate appeal for church unity. He breaks down Paul's four-part charge: submitting to Christ's authority, speaking with biblical vocabulary, ending divisive schisms, and being united in mind and judgment. This message challenges believers to embrace Christ's vision for His church—a community marked by genuine love for one another.

The Power of Christ in a Pagan World: Join Dr. John Neufeld for this 20-message series as he focuses on the book of 1 Corinthians. Covering chapters 1-4, The Power of Christ in a Pagan World looks at the many issues that confronted the church in Corinth; Problems that seemed to find their place within the church at every turn! This series helps us unpack the different conflicts and struggles of this early church in a relevant and practical way. Even though the church in Corinth existed a long time ago, they went through trials that might sound familiar to us in the 21st Century!