Ordinary Voices

An interview intended to educate listeners about food production, farming and the life of a farmer gets thrown a curve. Nostalgic perceptions of farmers conflict with the realities of the 21st Century. The "Next Generation Farmer's" approach to farming is corporate, scientific and Millennial. The one consistency is a sense of stewardship for land, life, and blessings.

Six years ago, Jason Atkinson, accidentally discovered he had a life-threatening heart disease. A disease, which left undetected, would have killed him without notice. However, since its discovery, life has become a daily battle to survive and adjust to his new circumstances. We're invited to listen what he has learned about his life now.

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Michael, a lawyer living in Brooklyn, NY, shares with us his journey from St. Lucia to Spanish Harlem to Madison, WI and back to Brooklyn. Ultimately, he found a unique spiritual home in a dinner church and a garden project. As he reflects on his search for community, he shares wonderful insight on the dynamics of community life.

A conversation with a young man who went to seminary to be a priest and ended up an atheist. How did he go from one extreme to the other? And what can we learn from his journey?

On April 8, 2011, Liv Rosin’s life was interrupted by an unexpected journey into the wilderness. Six years later, Liv and I meet to talk about her recovery from a brain hemorrhage and what what amazing lessons she learned along the way.

PART II: A young woman shares her story of the difficult journey to be a mother. It was supposed to be easy and natural. In the end, it took 17 years, multiple miscarriages, surgeries and medical treatments and the death of two baby boys for her to become a mother again. Through the sharing of her story she expands our understanding of choice – the choices she makes and the ones made for her.

A young woman shares her story of the difficult journey to be a mother. It was supposed to be easy and natural. In the end, it took 17 years, multiple miscarriages, surgeries and medical treatments and the death of two baby boys for her to become a mother again. Through the sharing of her story she expands our understanding of choice - the choices she makes and the ones made for her.

Mr. Knobbe shares what he learned about government by running for public office. Do you find yourself frustrated by all the political hatred? Considering un-friending someone on Facebook, or, getting off it all together? Take a moment to listen to this show. A conservative banker speaks with a liberal leaning pastor about government and actually find common ground.

Reflections from two 30-something people asked to imagine what their Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future might show them and what we, the audience, can learn from it.

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 16th, I received the news of my nephews death. Lost in grief, I turned to the writings of Henri Nouwen to find comfort. Reading Nouwen's book, "The Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World," I wrote a series of reflections to process my pain. These reflections were written for cousins and all the other Beloved people coping with death and the struggles of daily living in a secular world.