Your Place

Last week this young man brought us a great topic on Missing The Mark. This week he is going to come back and share his life with us. You are invited to listen and comment on what he has to share to include the message he left last week. This was his first time to do a radio show in a room to himself. If you have never done anything like that it is really hard.

There are some things we can speak about that are just good fun. There are also topics that are more serious in nature. I have had a very spritual eye opening experience to some things in my life as of late. That is what is so great about having a personal relationship with Jesus. The relationship is a growing and living thing. We have a Young man in our church who recently used Tennessee Football as an illustration of a possibility of what can happen to our spirutal man. For those of you who are people of faith I pray that you not only listen to the words this young man is going to bring to you but that you take stock of what is really of importance to you. Are you building up your treasures here or is this world not your home but you are only passing through?

We have some of the best callers that listen and comment on this show. We have covered a broad range of topics. As Joy has stated it is not fun to talk on the plitical issues anymore. Why? Because for now we have learned that some people are closed or narrow minded when it comes to what they will take as truth when it is so simple to see that the lie is in how it is twisted. For the people of faith I hope that we have at least got you to realize that the Bible makes it clear how we are to go the extra mile in support of our rulers. But we all seem to pick and choose which parts of the Bible we want to apply to our lives anyway. The point is there are things we can do nothing about and things that we can do to make positive change. From this is where we got the idea of people putting together their own top 10 list of what they can do to make things better. I started to play the song Man in the mirror again as we all know that the only change we can really effect has to start within ourselves. We have to start somewhere if we are really concerned about the way things are going. We all have a standard of what we measure as success that we can use to make our own personal Top 10 list. So think about it and share your thoughts of what you feel would be your top 10 list to make things better. This can be for yourself, your family, and even your country. The choice is yours and there are no bad answers as this is your list. For those of us who have a relationship with God...it is my hope that some of our past shows have opened your eyes to more responsibility and accountability.

Ok, Here we go again. I have went a gear above being frustrated. I have seen the false statements regarding the flag of China to fly over the White House, and witnessed the little hissy fits that people were throwing because the President of the United States of America was going to use the school closed circuit TV system to share his insights into how important education is. So this week we are not dealing with faith or being a part of a church. I want to break this down very simple for those that seem to have difficulty in seeing the difference in what is said and what is done. My dad used to tell me that he would rather me tell him that I was not going to do something...then to tell him I was going to do it and then not do it. In other words he would rather me be truthful. So here is your Challange for the next two blog talk radio shows. I want you to tell me actual things that the republican party has done to make you feel that they are the party best to represent the people...and yes the people of faith. So give me your facts and know that I am going to fact check them. So you had better do the same. If not I will give you the Big Dummy award. (Got that from DAD).

This is a topic that is near and dear to me. We did a couple of shows on our injured military. Two weeks ago we had a discussion on the use of the atomic bomb on Japan. From that people started calling and sharing information about family that answered their call to duty. We found these stories so interesting that we have opened up this show so that others can hear and take the time to remember those that fight so that most of us do not have to do so.

My son is about to get married and I thought this would be a good time to open up our forum for people to share what they have learned in what not to do and what to do in building a relationship. As for me this is a subject that I have a lot of knowledge about. How, because I made every mistake in the book. If experience is the best teacher then I should have a degree in relationship building. A lot of people are just like me in having a fantasy of what love is and what that means to building a marriage. The sad thing about making mistakes is that nobody wins if there is not some give and take to the relationship. We have a lot of people who council people that I am hoping will add their knowledge to this topic as well.

We have just passed an anniversary of the bombs that was dropped on Japan. A question that I would like to ask everybody is do you agree with the US dropping these two bombs that ended the war. It has been said that as a people the US is quick to jump into a war but without the heart or intent that is needed to finish a war. If you look at Vietnam, and the current wars with Iraq and Afghanistan it makes you wonder if this is true.

This is week two of my challenge to contact your pastor, Gospel DJ, or Church leader. It would be great if this would be some of the people who have the radio shows that spread the message of politics during their shows that I am referring to. I really do not think any of the big shows that were doing this will call in because of their lack of control. When you call their station they can mute you at any time and make a point. They will not be able to do that here where both sides of the issues will be allowed to give their opinion. I can say not that I am sure we did not get many callers last week...and I am not expecting many this week either. People have a mob mentality on subjects like this and like to call shows where they can all say words like dito to each other like that makes them so smart. Most people do not understand that most talk shows have one thing on their mind. That is to entertain you. If they can do that by talking about your fears. Then that is what they will do. If they can try to help you place blame for what is wrong in your life...then that is what they are going to do. Truth is something that can be spun and twisted. People are like sheep. If you can say it louder and get a lot of people to agree with you then the majority of the people will believe it is truth. There is a place for this kind of entertainment but I do not think it is on the religious station format. But that is my opinion and I have given you the chance for a second week to voice yours on this topic. Any takers?

Welcome to "Your Place". Wild Bill wants to hear what you have to say so kick off your shoes and join in the conversation! Well, this may not be our best title but I am drawing a line in the sand for the next two shows. During the election process I was sick and tired of getting e-mail saying that if I was a christian that I needed to vote for their political party. We discussed this before. Because of work I have been missing both home time and church time. So I decided to go to my radio to get some good religious interaction to help cheer me up. Instead what I got was message after message regarding how Bill Clinton really did not do anything in going to Korea. The speakers and preachers even went on to say that what he did probably hurt our national security. At first I was curious. But...The message did not stop there I heard how that our President was leading our country into ruin with his new proposed health care system. People called in on some of the shows and used a word I had not heard before. People kept saying they were birther's. Probably spelled that wrong. I figured this was a key word from a sermon but instead after hours of listening I found out that it was people who did not believe our President was an American citizen. Somewhere in this process I felt my frustration started to grow until I was so mad I could explode. So here is my challenge that I do not think many will respond. Call your pastor, Gospel DJ, or any church leader who agrees with all of this to call this show if they dare do so! We will discuss this birthing thing, health care reform that is proposed, Clinton going to Korea, and the last thing I heard made me have to turn off the radio...this e-mile that was sent out from Washington regarding people getting e-mails about fishy information regarding the new health care plan. They played it like people asked to spy on other people.

Welcome to "Your Place". Wild Bill wants to hear what you have to say so kick off your shoes and join in the conversation! While in Laredo, TX the other day I heard several people on the CB radio talking about God. There was some lively debate but one person stood out in the conversation. His statements were filled with a lot of scripture but it was clear that his feelings for the established church was not very good. In fact you could say that he used scripture to show how they were missing the mark in doing the job they are supposed to do. I invited this man to come to our show and present his feelings for all to hear and comment on during out show. He is involved in some sort of work in helping children in need. He can tell us more about that as well as this is part of what is clearly his frustration at the church's that he attacks with his comments. Who knows maybe he will get some of the financial help he is looking for with some of our listeners? If he does not call into the show we are going to go lite with getting you to share a funny story from your life. Either show should be interesting.