Solid Steps Radio

“An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he’ll quickly learn how to chew it.” - Roy Ash On this weeks show Doug Cobb, the son of an entrepreneur, takes us through his journey in entrepreneurship. Doug is the founder and former CEO of The Cobb Group, the Chrysalis Venture Capital Group, and Greater Louisville Inc. He says, “God uses our businesses and talents for His kingdom, even when we don’t have the vision to see that far ahead.” (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

Covid 19 - In January of this year, most of the planet didn’t know what that term meant. Now the world may never be the same. Do your finances and retirement look different now than before Covid? Talking finances, retirement and pandemics with financial advisor Matt Bell.

The dreaded phone call. “Your cancer is incurable.” That’s not what you want to hear from your doctor. Jon Ralls spent 4 years in the Navy, and 8 years as a missionary and entrepreneur in Taiwan. He had seen it all and faced many obstacles, but then he got the phone call. With a wife, 3 children and a ministry that is making an impact around the world, cancer seems to be a hitch in the plan. But what if the cancer helps bring the plan into focus? Join Chad and Kurt as they talk with founder of Kavanah Media ( https://www.kavanahmedia.com/ ) Jon Ralls as he discusses his journey with cancer and how it has helped give him a focus that he may not have had otherwise. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

“Without love you aren’t fully developed”- Russell Burgan. On this week’s show, preacher Russell Burgan talked about his life growing up being abandoned by his family, helping to raise his sister while he was six years old, joining the military, working on a dairy farm and at the carnival. All before 21. On paper it doesn’t seem to have any chance of success when you have not received love, it’s almost impossible to give it, unless you meet the Author of love. Tune in this week to hear a story of hope that only God could write.

Men can run a company, complete complex projects, and accomplish challenging physical acts. When it comes to emotionally and relationally connecting with a child, however, it can be like speaking a foreign language. Not only is connecting with a child important, but being able to disciple them in the ways of God is even more crucial. On this week’s show, Manhood Journey founder and President Kent Evans talks about his new project - Father on Purpose (http://fatheronpurpose.org) They are partnering with Dads and providing resources to help them talk about the things of God in a way that is purposeful and intentional. (this is a repeat episode from September 2019 - enjoy!)

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.

(This weeks show is a previously recorded show that we know you will still enjoy and need to hear!) “I just don’t want to argue with my wife.”

Avoiding arguments is common for most spouses in a marriage. We try to do everything we can to avoid it but then when the time comes, the argument happens and it doesn’t go well. Is there a way good and bad way to argue? On this week show, Kurt and Chad welcome clinical psychiatrist Chuck Tackett as he talks about how to argue in a way that leads to intimacy instead of animosity. Chuck covers the five harmful ways people argue with their spouse that almost certainly leads to divorce. Which one of these styles of arguing do you use most often? Tune in this week for an honest conversation about how we are causing harm to our spouse and our marriage when we argue the wrong way.

“I thought all of my sins have been paid for on the cross? Aren’t I free already?” Are you walking in freedom? It’s a question you maybe never thought about, especially if you are already following Jesus Christ. But is there any area of bondage in your life you are unaware of? On this week’s show, the guys welcome Clay Hume to talk about author Neil Anderson’s The Steps to Freedom in Christ and how you can be transformed by the renewing of your mind in areas you didn’t know you needed. If you’re interested in a freedom appointment through Further Still ministries, the next one will be July 9, 2020. Click here for more information and to sign up. Furtherstillministries.org

John Jordan is the guest on this week’s show. He tells Kurt and Chad about his most exciting hunting trip ever - a grizzly bear hunt in a very remote part of Alaska. What John didn’t realize was that while he was hunting a trophy grizzly, God was hunting him. God’s love and blunt honesty forced him to finally confront his alcoholism, and get the help he needed. It’s a great story of hope and redemption. (This is a repeat episode from September, 2018 - enjoy!)

“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?