Starting Right

John Newton was a slave trader before he became a minister and the author of the hymn, Amazing Grace.  But did you know that his first sojourn on a ship was because he was kidnapped?  And that he was a slave himself in Africa for three years?  
The life and transformation of John Newton is an amazing and inspiring story and we share just a bit of it here for you today.

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'A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.  Proverbs 19:3

Have you ever made a decision that you later regretted?  We all have if we are honest. But it is how we respond to the bad decision that is truly the key to moving on.  Today we look at how to let go and keep moving ahead.  

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A teacher asked her class what the seven wonders of the world were.  Most of the students identified the usual answers, The Great Wall of China, The Grand Canyon, The Pyramids, and the rest.  But there was one young lady who listed several different things as the greatest wonders in the world and eventually everyone, including the teacher, had to agree with her.

Originally broadcast on March 22, 2021

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Welcome to Music Monday where today we look at a song from Brandon Lake and Maverick City Music, called, Fear is Not My Home.  
It is a wonderful song about making sure we understand our priorities for our lives now and in the future.  You will enjoy it.

Here is the youtube link to today's song.                                 
 https://youtu.be/Bj_9ikvCx6o                                           

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Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we present a short summary of our episodes from this week.  We hope you are encouraged.  Have fun this weekend.  If you can, make sure you spend some time with the people you love. 

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Today we talk about a baseball game.  The game had two out and bases loaded, the batting team down by one run in the bottom of the ninth inning. 
If I told you now how it ended, you wouldn't believe me.  Have a listen to this wonderful story.

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We often will take our greatest needs and requests to God, but we sometimes are reluctant to ask him about the smaller or minor things in our lives.  We believe that we are doing God a favor by not bothering him about the little things.  But God is interested in all things in our lives, the big and the small.  
Today we talk about a time when a young girl experienced a wonderful God kiss moment.

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Forgiveness can be something that we struggle with. There can be many reasons that we think justify our choice to hold a grudge or continue to blame someone who has hurt us.  Today we share a true story from a horrible incident back in 2006 and how a group of people chose to respond and forgive when many of us probably could not.

Warning:    Today's episode briefly shares the true story of a senseless killing. 
The purpose and main body of the episode is to tell of the process by which the affected families find strength, peace, forgiveness and reconciliation.

Originally broadcast September 1, 2021

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Today we look at the song, If the Lord Builds the House, by Hope Darst.  The song presents a powerful and fun reminder of the importance of making sure that God is the foundation and we talk about how we can build that foundation with God's help. 

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Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  We hope you enjoy our weekly summary of our episodes and find something today that will give you some encouragement as you head into your weekend.  

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