“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Is 9:6.  It’s the Christmas season with many distractions & stress. It’s a hectic time and can become a burden, even to the point of missing the real reason for the season - the birth of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ!  With Jenny today is Judy Witt, President of the Nativity Pageant of Knoxville - a special way to get the family together to celebrate how much God loves us by sending his son Jesus to save us. Immanuel - God with us!

The holidays are here and along with all the festivities for many comes dread. In the midst of all the excitement, there can be stress and anxiety. Family dynamics, old hurts, losses, prodigals -missing or returning can lead to stress, and especially for those in early recovery.  Jenny’s guest is Ashlee Crouse, REGIONAL FAITH-BASED COORDINATOR  for Metro Drug Coalition talks about the stresses and tips to help those in recovery get through the season. Ashlee shares her recovery story and how Jesus has been working in her life. 

In Hebrews, God speaks on leadership. “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.” Heb 13:7.  Jenny interviews Author, historian, Public speaker, former college Dean, Professor & Actor Dr Timothy Holder!  He has a new book and a new radio show on leadership -  “The Leading Edge with Tim Holder.” They’re talking about his show and the Red Carpet evening when Pure Flix premiered the faith-based movie ‘Nothing is Impossible,’ a feature film shot around included Tim and his Actress wife, Jill Holder! 

On facing death by his captors & asked to denounce Jesus to be set free, his reply was "Jesus died for me, I will die for Jesus."- Pastor Botrous Tutu. Pastor Botrous Tutu, Spring of Living Water Church carries the scars of persecution and torture.  In the 1990s, he was arrested at church by extremists, for preaching about Jesus & establishing Protestant churches in his war-torn nation of Sudan.  He was kidnapped, jailed, separated from his family, tortured, & sentenced to death and narrowly escaped his execution…he still has scars from the beatings he suffered, but that didn’t stop him from proclaiming Christ as his Savior! And it still can’t stop him from the mission to bring the Gospel to Sudan. He is desperately wanting to bring Jesus, clean water, medicine, churches & schools to Sudan!  Do we have this kind of faith?  This interview is a powerful reminder of how many people are killed in our world because of proclaiming Jesus as Lord and Savior! 

Who is like our God?!! “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lam 3:22-23. How many times have we messed up and wished we could have a second chance! Jenny’s guest is Actress Tanya Christiansen who stars in The Mulligan movie, a faith -based & heartwarming story about life, inspired by the game of golf that shows the power of a second chance. What if being successful in business isn’t the answer to finding peace, happiness & joy? Hear behind the scenes fun and inspiration! She shares how she and her co-stars interacted and the importance of forgiveness. 

The daily battle for sobriety is an all-too-familiar struggle for many recovering addicts. Substance abuse & addiction is tragic and directly impacts millions of individuals each and every year.  As many inside & outside of recovery know, HOPE is one of the most important things to hold on to. To recover from anything, we need to heal the mind, body and spirit. It takes community support of recovering individuals and families.  The Metro Drug Coalition just opened Phase One of "The Gateway,"  a recovery community center providing support services.  MDC’s Executive Director, Karen Dawdy Pershing and Jenny share about the obstacles that have been overcome to get this started and how it parallels broken lives restored! 

How many of us would love a more powerful prayer life and see our life change?  Jenny is speaking with Dr Brent McDougal, Sr Pastor of First Baptist Knoxville. He is the Author of the books River of Soul and Faith, Hope, & Politics: Inspiring a new generation to Community - Changing Political Engagement.  He has an exciting new book just released called  Prayer Power, and Jenny and Brent  just completed a six part video series about how to have power in prayer — “The School of Prayer.”  Brent’s book draws from lessons from the life of George Müller, a 19th century pastor in Bristol, England who helped build orphanages to care for over 10,000 children in his life’s ministry. But more than that, Müller was a great man of prayer, who estimated he had over 50,000 answers to prayer in his lifetime.  What does it mean to “pray without ceasing and do our prayers really make a difference?  Are you earnestly seeking God through prayer? Brent suggests there are six principles he learned for cultivating a stronger faith and a more effective prayer life! 

This world seems to be going crazy, & life can be hard. What would it look like if your situation was turned around with God’s undeniable power & love?   God desires to heal us, fill us & for us to live loved. In her just released book, “Redeeming Eve : When a Woman Lives Loved,” Speaker, Bible Teacher & Author Julie Wright gives us a look at finding Identity, Influence and Intimacy through the lives of 9 Biblical women.  God invites us to drink deeply of the living water of His unfailing, unending, perfect love. What is holding you back?

It is no coincidence when people walk into our lives at just the right time.   God has a purpose for every meeting - whether it’s a one time connection on the street, in a grocery store or just about anywhere you can think of...or a valued friendship that lasts for many years! God connects us everyday to someone. Jenny’s long-time friend & ministry partner Denise King and (Deidra) Deedra Kitts with Noble Realty share how God can turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary one! Are you following his nudging to share our Hope in Jesus and direction for your life?  We have a special treat today!   “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Rom 15:13. 

There is a generation with more access to the world than ever before, which means the world now has more access to them.  Devin Payne, Executive Director of Street Hope TN shares her story & passion to "set the captives free” and end Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking. Jesus loves the least, the last and the lost!

Modern-day slavery is a dark and hidden act, an act that often goes undetected and unreported.   The statistics available are based only on cases that have been identified and reported.   In 2020, there were 21.7 million reports of online sexual exploitation of minors - The statistics available are based only on cases that have been identified and reported.  Learn how to recognize the what sex-trafficking looks like. Learn how to  protect our children.