Steve and Tim see how they did with their predictions for 2025, and then brainstorm some new ones for this New Year. 

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.

After Christmas is unwrapped, now what? Steve and Tim talk about what Christmas does for the other 364 days of the year. 

Then: a special poem, just for that magically melancholic day: December 26th. 

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 did you used to think about Christmas that you see differently now? Steve and Tim look again at some holiday misunderstandings.

Then: if Tim sees one more steam cleaner attachment—he's gonna have to show some grace.

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.

The music could make you tear up for a reason that's just so personal...With some feelings of their own, Steve and Tim dig into the faith and lyrics of some classic Christmas songs.

Then: The guys take a minute to discuss frugal bauble hangers.

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.

The festive gathering that happens around a gameboard, a rulebook, and maybe a few competitive souls: game night! Steve and Tim look at the deeper heart-work at play when we get together with friends and family even despite our differences.

Then: A mom sings about what's really happening in that Christmas picture...

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.

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.