Solid Steps Radio

On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with Jaime Saint. Jaime’s dad, Steve, is the son of martyr Nate Saint, a jungle missionary pilot. Nate was speared to death in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador in 1956 by the Waodani tribe. Jaime grew up in a family that participated in mission ventures in Ecuador as well as in Mali, West Africa. After graduating from high school in 1995, Jaime moved with his family to the Amazon Rainforest to help the Waodani tribe learn to do for themselves what outsiders had been doing so that the Waodani could reach their own people with the Gospel. Jamie talks about his surrendering to God to “write my story and show me enough vision to be obedient”, and that allowing God to write your story is not a sacrifice, when we know the character and the goodness of the author. **This is a repeat show from November 2018 - enjoy!**

Imagine you wake up, thinking about what you have to do for the day. You go about your routine, which includes going out for a run before you go to work. Now imagine it’s the end of the day, and you’re lying in a hospital https://www.bankofamerica.com/index.jsp bed, drifting in and out of consciousness, about to die from blood loss. The doctors are using the word “miracle” to describe that you are even alive. “It happened so fast!” you think to yourself. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to Josh Stuber about the day that changed his life forever. A day of incredible loss, but also an opportunity to gain something that he may have never been able to without the accident: perspective.

CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for May 25, 2019. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Sound cloud use https://soundcloud.com/solidstepsradio/sets/solid-steps-radio-143 He was born into a cult. His father left when he was 2. He was fatherless until 9. Is it possible to have reconciliation, and even a relationship between the father and son? On this weeks show, Chad and Kurt talk with Chris Ball about his journey - first as a son and then as a father himself. In his words, this is God’s business - Our Father in Heaven is in the business of bringing dead things back to life and making things new. Chris advises Dads - take the first step. ** This is a repeat show from July 21, 2018 - enjoy!! **

How does a relationship that happened 2,000 years ago, partnered with today’s business marketplace have the ability to shape and mold men into the image of God? Paul and Timothy (of the Bible) give us a snapshot of what a healthy and life giving mentor/mentoree relationship looks like. Is that possible today with men? Not only is it possible, it’s part of God’s will for His Kingdom. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to three men whose lives have been transformed by another man who has helped show him the way, such as Paul did with Timothy. Through the ministry of Operation Timothy www.operationtimothy.com and CBMC www.cbmc.com, these men have been introduced to the power of being discipled. They are now in the process of pouring into younger men who are hungry for depth and purpose so they can become the men God has designed them to be.

“She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:27-28 NIV “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” —Dorothy on The Golden Girls. Mother’s Day. It’s a day where mothers receive 1/365th of the attention they deserve each year. Mothers are the most revered and adored group in the world. They deserve so much but receive so little. What makes being a mother so special? Maybe, it’s the same thing that makes it so difficult. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome a panel of moms (Marcie Hughes, Marci Edlin, and Gina Russell) to talk about the challenges, the rewards, and the God-ordained task of being a Mom. From the help that Mom needs from her husband, to the lies that a woman is tempted to believe, to the truths that God says about Moms, this weeks show is a tribute to the Moms who deserve so much love and admiration.

The Kentucky Derby is known as “the greatest two minutes in sports.” The Derby is the oldest American sporting event. Every year the city of Louisville, Kentucky celebrates for two weeks in preparation for a two minute horse race. Is the build up worth it? If you've ever been to the Kentucky Derby, you’d have to say it is. And the majority of the time, the intrigue is not about horses, but about the people. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to racing Hall of Famer Pat Day about how he got into horse racing, and about his meteoric rise to fame and fortune. With 8,803 career wins on some of the greatest championship horses, his favorite win was the 1992 Kentucky Derby. But was that THE defining moment in his career, and life? At the top of the horse racing world, as Rider of the Year, God showed him that success, as measured by this world, can be a dead end. ***This weeks show is a rebroadcast of last year’s show with Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day from 2018. Enjoy!***

Do your employees, or for that matter others in your life, feel dignified by you? Can you even give a tangible definition about what “dignity” means? This week Kurt and Chad welcome Professor Dr. Brad Shuck back to the show. He talks about the difference that dignity makes in one’s life in the workplace, and beyond. When a person feels dignified, they perform differently. If they don’t feel dignified, then that will also affect their performance.

“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?

“From the fall of man, the rest of the Bible is the story of man coming back to the tree of life. ”Question: What is the most mentioned living thing in the Bible, other than God and people? Answer: Trees On this week’s show, author Matthew Sleeth MD (MatthewSleethMD.com) talks about his new book “Reforesting Faith - what trees teach us about the nature and love of God.” Matthew reminds us that the tree is THE major metaphor in the Bible. Every main character and event in the Bible is associated with or linked to a tree. Yet over the years, trees have been eradicated from the scriptures by theologians. Why? Matthew gives us a unique and powerful perspective on something that God loves very dearly. He says,“God loves trees, He gives them a ring on every one of their birthdays.

“Mentoring will make your life better and make you better at life.” Who taught you how to do life? Who do you go to when you just don’t know which direction to turn? Who is sharpening you, and more importantly who are you sharpening? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with two men (Biddy Bates and Murphy Belding) who have a fortunate and mutually beneficial relationship in a mentoring friendship. You may need someone who’s a little further down the road in life, who can hear and see things about your life that you can’t. Why is this so rare when it is so necessary?