Solid Steps Radio

Following Jesus cost this Jewish man his marriage, but he gained so much more. On this weeks show 92 year old Don Bloch (and his wife Anne) talk to Kurt and Chad about how a decision to follow Jesus, at age 40, cost him his marriage, but his commitment to Jesus gave him a life he never would have imagined. A journey of healing prayer for others, and for themselves. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

Talking today with retired Haiti missionary David Heady and his son David Heady Jr. about being a missionary in a place called one of the most difficult places in the world to be a missionary.

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rank the state of your marriage? What would your spouse say? Few people would rank themselves at a 9 or 10 with not much room for improvement. Does the needle move on its own or do we have to be intentional ? “Couples attend Weekend to Remember because they’re ready to invest in their marriage and intentionally move towards oneness. We help you understand God’s blueprint for marriage so you can create a legacy of greatness. Our attendees say their relationships improved on average from a 4/10 to an 8/10 after one weekend.”- (from the FamilyLife website)

On the show airing the week of September 16-18, Kurt and Chad talk with Ryan Gossum of FamilyLife about the Weekend to Remember marriage conference ( https://www.familylife.com/weekend-to-remember/ ) and how couples can improve their marriage by learning tools from couples who have e been down the road worth the same challenges and struggles that we all are faced with in our marriage.

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell. Your world is falling apart, and it seems like everyone around you is abandoning or helping cause the problems. But there’s the one guy…the one who you want to be around and just listen to them talk. On today’s show, long time friends Barney Long and Steve Church talk about their relationship and how, when Steve was going in the wrong direction, Barney was there to help him go in another one, a direction that would save his life relationally and spiritually. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

A talk on the Ukrainian conflict from a woman born and growing up in the Ukraine, and how Jesus is moving through hearts of people at war. (This is a repeat episode)

What’s true about you? You may first think about some facts and information about your life, but what is your true self vs your false self? Is that spiritual talk or part of your reality? On this weeks show, spiritual adviser Tim Reist talks about soul care and how to know what your soul is telling you about what you believe about yourself.

“Therefore, go make disciples of all nations….”- Jesus

“The short-term-mission movement began in the 1960s and grew dramatically through the 1980s and 1990s. Today it draws upwards of 2 million participants each year from America alone.”- from an article on Shortermmissions.com Are they worth it? On a show to air the week of August 19-21, two short-term mission trip veterans Ryan Miller and Chris Clark talk about their perspective on short term mission trips and how they have been stretched and challenged by going to the Dominican Republic over the years and why men should have on their radar to do a trip as part of their walk with the Lord.

How is your soul? Have you ever given yourself some space to give your soul the attention it and you deserve? On this weeks show we have Tom Harper and Matt Pryor on to talk about their experience with Further Still Ministries Soul Care retreats. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

Roe vs Wade. Few words stir up as much emotion on both sides of a divided nation than these. In light of the recent Supreme Court decision, the debate has grown to a fever pitch and both sides are further apart than ever. But, in all of the controversy, the ones who tend to get lost in the shuffle are the pregnant women and the children they are carrying.

On this week’s show, Monica Henderson, who has been involved in pregnancy resource help for and with women for nearly 15 years, talks about the recent Roe v. Wade decision and how pregnancy crisis centers will have to adapt and take on more responsibility and what the churches role will be with the significance of this change. No matter what side of the debate you are on, you are concerned about women and being in a pregnancy they do not want. This is the conversation on how to help these women regardless of what law is on the books.

Information for this years banquet featuring Bob Russell

https://www.bsideu.org/banquet2022/

Over 1500 homes built, and no owner had to pay for them. What started as an opportunity to find something to do on college break, over 30 years and 30 states later, thousands have been served. It wasn’t by accident, it was on mission! On this week’s show, Crossroad Missions founder Rob Minton and employee Rich Shanks Jr discuss what it means to be on mission, whether it’s across the country or across the street.