Some people would like their life to be a perpetual paradise of all sun and no rain.  However, life is seldom like that and if it were, it might turn out to be a barren desert.  Listen to the description of life between the mountains and the sea.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/25d5b055/desert-or-paradise

Charlie Steinmetz sent a large invoice to Henry Ford, which Ford objected to.  Listen to the interesting response Steinmetz gave to Ford.  How can we make ourselves more effective in serving others?

Do you remember Y2K and the fears many had about the potential for impending catastrophe?  Such national fears are not new.  Listen to a story following the death of Abraham Lincoln.  We need to be periodically reminded that God still reigns.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/3b73e280/the-new-millenium

Christopher Columbus persisted in order to get the ships and equipment necessary to sail west.  Listen to the story about the obstacles he had to overcome to get what he needed.  Persistence is a great quality.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/44d586f6/persistence

Listen to the story of the sharp shooter who never missed the bull's eye.  How did he do it?  Setting a standard or a goal gives direction and purpose to what we do.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/24f2aeff/hit-the-bulls-eye

Listen to the embarrassing story of the newly promoted Army Colonel trying to impress a lowly private.  Putting on a show for others in order to gain their esteem and respect is a short cut for failure; we need to be satisfied being who were are.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2442341d/trying-to-impress

Fear is a powerful human emotion: it can motivate us to new levels of personal achievement or paralyze us to the point where we can do nothing.  To understand its dread and it power is to be able to help someone else.  Listen to the story of the child who had to walk by a spooky house.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/1b281e9b/no-fear-walk-with-me

One of the things we can do to stop the spread of dirt and damage is to shut off the fan that is blowing it around.  What are some questions we need to ask ourselves before we circulate degrading stories about others?  Listen to Dr. Hossler's humorous story about circulating cement dust in his house. https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/31c46939/circulating-the-dirt

Did you know that sharks, if they are caught early and confined, stay the size proportionate to the tank?  Wanting to be a "big fish in a small pond" is OK provided that such a philosophy does not keep one from reaching their full potential.  Listen to what else Dr. Hossler has to say on the subject.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2718882e/short-sharks

Isaiah, the prophet, was living in a day of "wokeism" even though it was not called by that name.  If one did not know better, you would think what he wrote hundreds of years before Jesus was born came right out of a modern newspaper.  Your leadership opportunities are during a time of great confusion and pure evil.  People are saying and doing things which absolutely startle the reasonable mind.    It is an incredible challenge to lead in times like this.  

Gideon accepted God's call and challenged the "wokeism" of his day and in the process discovered 32,000 others who were willing to fight after someone had the courage to take the lead.  We need leaders who will take the lead.  

Standing up against the "woke" crowd may not always succeed as hoped, but leaders are called to stand up regardless.  Listen to Dr. Hossler's full development of the subject at https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/21a7d00e/podcast-44-good-is-caled-evil-and-evil-good