Planned or not, casual conversations could point to Jesus this time of year—maybe even a discussion about where "X"-mas comes from?

Then: Tim won't hear Steve's holiday food ideas (but he has to anyway).

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.

What if the key isn't setting low expectations - or high ones - but resting in hopeful anticipation instead?  

Then: Steve shares when carbs are most likely to start whispering to you...

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.

Whether it's for your relatives or for yourself, showing grace at this year's holidays will be essential.

Steve and Tim curate a museum in a class of its own...we just won't say what class.

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.

Hope is believing in the sunrise, again, during another dark night. Steve and Tim talk about big-picture optimism, inspired by a song from a classic Broadway musical.

Then: Work on Tim's car, and you might end up hearing about Jesus. 

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.

Billy Graham's birthday is 11/7; Steve and Tim reflect on their own personal spiritual "heroes."

Then: Tim is accused of goading Steve - does the "pun"-ishment fit the crime?

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.

"Emotional" might be used as a put-down sometimes, but Steve and Tim know emotions are part of how God made us!

Then: Steve brings research in support of loofas for brainstorming.

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.

Involvement at church isn't for "super Christians"—whatever one of those is... Steve and Tim talk about us "normal" believers serving at church!

Then: why have a leaf blower when what you really need is a Pumpkin Pie Blower?

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Steve and Tim share some of the most memorable lessons learned from the pastors in their lives.

Then: Tim is all ears for Steve's traffic update.

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.

"Jesus said his followers would suffer in this life, but the Bible promises joy for God’s children. Steve and Tim talk about what “joy” means, and what this spiritual fruit can do in the Christian life."

Then: Tim figures out what's really behind his buddy's "drive through luck."

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.

Community with other believers is crucial for Christians—but what about our influence on “the world”? Steve and Tim talk about what's waiting for us inside and outside of “Christian bubbles.”

Then: Tim shares his mom's words of wisdom.

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve & Tim on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation designed to help you think, laugh, and keep your eyes on Jesus. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.