Your Weekend Show

This weekend’s show is a very special “limited edition.” Due to a glitch in distributing the program last week, last weekend’s show did not air on a number of the International Shortwave stations. If you listened last week online you might remember that Bob was sharing that it had been 15 years since he lost his first wife to cancer. There was a wonderful response from the on-line audience to this program, so Bob thought it would be best to ensure that last weekend’s show aired on those stations that missed the program this weekend. As a result, Bob put together this special program for the “online” and podcast audience to share his thoughts about where this show needs to go, and to find out how best to help you in your daily walk.

This weekend marks an anniversary in Bob’s life, as something that happened 15 years ago on September the 21st radically changed his life from that point on. Bob shares from his heart a bitter-sweet series of events and memories that he hopes will help you in your life, regardless of the challenges you face. We hope you will take time to listen to this very special program, and share it with your family and friends. It may be a program that will have a positive impact on someone you know going through a difficult time in life.

It’s a show about memories, decisions, and why you never take life for granted.

Looking back at our grandparent’s time, and how things have changed. In recent weeks Bob has shared the changes we have seen in this world since 1969, which is now 50 years ago. We look back and realize that 1969 was the year man landed on the moon, The Woodstock Music Festival in Upstate New York and so many civilization altering events. But what about those that were old enough in 1969 to remember what life was like 50 years earlier in 1919? For most of today, the idea of what life was like 100 years ago is something hard to fathom. Bob shares his thoughts and some special music. On the final portion of the program he shares a message on what’s truly important in life.

Hurricane Dorian was a very destructive hurricane for the Bahamas, and even caused some damage to the United States coastline. Last weekend it appeared that one of the radio stations that airs the program might be affected. While the storm came close, the station survived.

This week we continue off where we left two weeks ago. Don’t blink, because time moves too quickly, and some of the most important things of life will be missed if you do. He shares a few memories and songs along the way, and reminds us that life is too short to waste on toxic people and things of little value. This weekend also marks the first full week of the month of September, meaning that two-thirds of the year 2019 is now in the history books. Bob concludes this weekend’s show with some of the other musical influences that found their way into the culture in 1969 that are still with us to this day.

This weekend is a very special edition of “Your Weekend Show.” This program was produced on Friday, August, 30, 2019. At the time of the recording of this weekend’s program, Bob and his wife are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian. This particular storm could pose a major threat for the State of Florida, and also cause serious issues for one of the major radio stations that air the program each week.  Though projections have changed daily, the current models show that Dorian could impact Bob and his wife’s home in Florida, but it also may, as it comes inland, impact radio station WRMI.

Because WRMI is located in an extremely rural area north of Okeechobee, Florida high winds could cause long term damage to their antenna field. Also, being located in a rural location could mean a long term power outage, depending on the severity of the storm. Keep those potentially in harm’s way in your prayers, the first responders, and those that will be involved in the cleanup and aftermath. In the event of serious damage at the transmitting facilities in Okeechobee, “Your Weekend Show“could possibly not be heard for a while on WRMI.

The year (and summer) of 1969, through the eyes of a young high school boy, that’s the topic of this weekend’s program. In the summer of 1969, your host was already a high school student. In the summer of 1969, we had seen the moon landing. In the summer of 1969, the Woodstock Festival was held in Upstate New York. Earlier, in January of 1969, Richard Nixon had been inaugurated the 37th President of the United States, on a campaign promise of the "Vietnamization" of the ongoing Vietnam war Southeast Asia. Many young men wondered if they would be drafted, and what the future would look like. 

1969 was also the year Children's Television Workshop introduced Sesame Street, and the Federal Communications Commission bans all cigarette advertising on television and radio in the United States.

In the summer of 1969, Bob had completed his first year of High School. Like many young people of that time, he wondered what his place would be in this ever-changing world. On this weekend’s show, we begin a series on the world, just a half-century ago, and how the events of that time still influences us today.

Though almost 5 weeks later than planned, this weekend’s program originates from the beautiful mountains of Northeast Georgia. On the first segment of the program, Bob shares some of the things that were happening that were the cause of their delay in traveling. Bob, who is a native of New York, shares his memories of the first time he ever was in the State of Georgia in 1973, and how many things have changed over these years, yet how many things have stayed the same. Also on the program Bob shares his thoughts about the future and direction of the show. In the final segment of the program he addresses one of his biggest concerns for the church in the Western World, that being the “thin-ness” of so much of what passes for music in the church today, and he shares the soundtrack of an excellent satire on what some of today’s Christian lyrics sound in a dramatic read, by a famous Hollywood actor. It truly is humorous, but thought provoking. 

This weekend Bob shares a bit on some of the work that he is involved with, and some of the things for the radio show, and even for some radio stations, he hopes to complete during the remainder of the summer.  In addition, he shares some updates on the Ancient Word Radio project, which is an online music streaming service, You can find out more at http://ancientwordradio.com. 

Bob winds up the program with some important thoughts and observations of our world today, and what we can do to hold on to our sanity.   

Our lives at a crossroad, and even our world at a crossroad.  This weekend Bob starts the program with an update on some of the things happening in his life in both work and ministry. He shares his thoughts on being at a "threshold of change" in many areas, but he also looks at the major cultural changes that are occurring at an increasingly rapid rate in our world today. So much that is being "normalized" is really nothing more than institutionalized insanity. 

On the final part of this weekend's program Bob shares a message he gave almost 15 years ago, when he was the pastor of a church in Sarasota, FL. This message was given shortly after Hurricane Charlie had hit near where Bob was living at the time. It is an encouragement as we face the storms in our lives.   

For the past several weeks Bob and his wife have been at their home in Florida. During this time, which is now a little over a month, they attended the memorial service for Bob's son-in-law, conducted an ordination for his church body, and spent a lot of time on radio station work at both the shortwave station (WRMI) and a few other Christian broadcasters in the Port Saint Lucie area of Florida as well. 

Their original plans were to be back in Georgia a couple of weeks ago, but these needs have delayed their trip. As a result, this weekend's program is actually a program from one year ago, but is extremely almost "prophetic" in terms of where this radio show needs to change. Next weekend's show will explain more.