Solid Steps Radio

“They found the stone rolled away...They didn’t know what to make of this.” Luke 24: 2,4 “They” were Mary Magdalene and other women, and they were confused about the tomb being empty. That was 2000 years ago, and many people are just as confused today in this information rich, but knowledge hungry world. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome Pastor and seminary professor Brian Payne to talk about the power of the resurrection and how it is still is impacting lives to this day. Has it impacted you? (This is a repeat from an episode about Easter in April 2019 - enjoy!)

Easter is the celebration of Jesus walking out of the grave. But before He could defeat death and sin, he had to die himself. It wasn’t fast and painless. On this week’s show, physiology professor Dr Gary Anderson, talks about the aspects of Jesus’s death on the cross - the death that is still impacting people today.

“You’re going to have to work twice as hard to be given average status.” - Gerald Kaufman’s mother. One great-grand father was a slave. One great-grandfather was white. He heard the “N” word for the first time at age 5. Waited in ER waiting room for over 10 hours because of the color of his skin. Growing up black in segregated Louisville, you see things from a different perspective. On this week’s show, businessman Gerald Kaufman talks about what it’s like growing up during segregation in a city that is currently at a tipping point racially. What is a biblical response to racism, for both the black and the white Christian? (This is a repeat broadcast - enjoy!)

You go from bartending in LA, to being a missionary in a socialist country for 20 years. It’s a journey that only God can take you! On this weeks show, missionary Eric Barry talks about the road from living a life of weekly religion to a relationship with God that takes him to Venezuela with a wife (Chris) and 2 kids under 2 years old for over 20 years, with the last 6 years being part of a worldwide disciple making movement (DMM). For more info on DMM and 3/3rd groups

CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for March 6, 2021. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use

2000 vs. 50 Those numbers show the difference between the numbers of hours you spend at work versus the amount of time someone may spend in as church listening to sermons every year. Do you see the opportunity men have at work to impact people for God’s Kingdom? On this week show, business owners Bruce Zoeller of The Christian Advantage, Robert Heinz and not-for-profit leader Darryll Davis talk about the impact men can have in the kingdom when it comes to the workplace and how important it is to not just “stay out of trouble” as a Christian in the workplace but actually elevating it to a level beyond the standard that the secular world expects at work. Highlighted in the show is the upcoming 2021 Business and Ministry conference on March 23. For more information go to

https://thechristianadvantage.com

It’s the 1970’s, you’re 15, you’re pregnant, and you live in a small town and attend a small church. What are your options? You decide to go to another state to have an abortion. Due to a “misunderstanding” the abortion is rescheduled for Mother’s Day weekend. On this weeks show, Bowin Tichenor talks about his brave mother’s decision to not abort him, and how God brought people into his life to show him he is loved by the Father and how God has a plan for every life. This is a repeat episode - enjoy!

“God transformed me into something I didn’t think was possible.” - Angus Walker

Addiction is something that touches nearly everyone in some capacity. A family member, a friend, or someone you know has struggled with drug and alcohol addictions. It’s become epidemic throughout the country. Many programs are available to help people break the bondage of addiction, but no program will ever be able to help as much as a person, the person of Jesus.

On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome Jeff Reynolds and Angus Walker of Awake ministries https://awakeky.org , a God centered approach to addiction and the holistic needs an individual experiences to win the battle of addiction.

Angus shares the incredible story of how God has been moving through his family, breaking the bondage of generational addiction and sin. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

From agnostic to pastor - Life is good, everything is going great. You and your wife are getting ready to have your first baby and the doctor comes in to tell you that your newborn may not make it through the night. When your world comes crashing down, where do you look? On this weeks show, Pastor Josh Brown talks about his journey in walking with God and how trials and fellowship with men outside of Sunday’s got him through tough times and has taken him to places he’d never would imagined.

This weekend’s show is bittersweet. It is a previous broadcast from 2019 about a dear friend of our show, Sherm Henderson, who had a death defying experience a couple of years ago that he bounced back from, but recently went home to be with the Lord and is now alive and better than he’s ever been in heaven! It was a great story then and it’s a great story now, in light of eternity. Please enjoy and pass this along to your friends who need some encouragement. Thanks for listening!

CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for January 30, 2021. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use

“If God has singled you out to be a special object of His grace you may expect Him to honor you with stricter discipline and greater suffering than less favored ones are called upon to endure.... “- The Incredible Christian, AW Tozer. Suffering. One of the biggest roadblocks for people to come to God. But in actuality, suffering is a tool in the hand of a compassionate God that can bring them closer than imagined. On this weeks show, Robin Schumacher talks about his journey of loss and gain, losing a wife and gaining a perspective about God he didn’t have until he experienced great loss.