Segment 1 Download   Segment 2 Download   As you might expect, daughter-in-law Cortland (wife of our son David) Hendrick is not an atheist ... any more.  But she was .. into her 20’s. The story of her journey from where she was to where she is now ... is captivating!   Elements of it … [Read more...]

Download This is the 40th year that Baptist Press Senior Editor Art Toalston (www.arttoalston.com) has been a professional journalist.  He has written thousands of articles.  I have seen his byline – his name in print – many times. In the media room of the 2016 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Mo, we sat near each … [Read more...]

Enjoy the insights of Dr. Richard Blackaby in this time of radio Download Dr. Richard Blackaby is President of Blackaby Ministries International (www.blackaby.net).   The ministry rose into international prominence through the impact of his father’s work, known as Experiencing God!  In this radio conversation at the 2016 … [Read more...]

In this radio conversation, Jim “Walking Bible” McNiel of St. Louis and I recall stories and share a few “laughs” from past times together. Download But we soon turn to a remarkable experience that had just occurred. During the “Crossover” events just before the 2016 Annual gathering of the Southern Baptist Convention in St. … [Read more...]

Download Tino Wallenda (www.wallenda.com) is a sixth generation “Flying Wallenda” who, with other touring Wallendas, includes performances with Circus Flora in St. Louis each June (until July 3 in 2016.)  Children and grandchildren, the 7th and 8th generation of Wallendas, currently perform with him.  (A four-year-old grandchild is at the … [Read more...]

Download Describing herself as a “young southern girl,” Laura Bower felt “voiceless” and “unimportant.”   With her life filled with many problems – anger, illnesses, and all kinds of stresses – she asked God: “Teach me to pray!”  “I really did not know how to pray.  I needed to learn how to connect with God in prayer.” In a process of … [Read more...]

Download Dr. Ronnie Floyd -- President of the Southern Baptist Convention convening for the 2016 Annual Meeting of the SBC in St. Louis – provides outstanding and well-focused spiritual leadership. (June 14-15) In the limited time of a two-day SBC gathering, he spotlights and provides major time to these important themes: “A National … [Read more...]

Download Summarized points in our visit ... ·  Enjoy this radio conversation with Dr. John Yeats, Executive Director of the nearly 1,900 churches of the Missouri Baptist Convention.   ·  Southern Baptists are a “Kingdom” people, appreciating,  partnering with and recognizing as brothers and sisters “born-again” people … [Read more...]

Download Pastor John Battaglia’s ministry is quite unique.  Serving as the Missouri state  minister of the “Capitol Commission” (http://www.capitolcom.org), he functions as a chaplain to the people in Missouri government -- mostly Senators, members of the House of Representatives, and their staff, having offices in the Missouri’s State … [Read more...]

Enjoy this delightful radio conversation with “Bright Lights Ministry” founder, Sarah Mally. Download Their inspirational website tells of the Bright Lights beginning: at age 17, Sarah invited some young ladies into her family’s home. Bright Lights Ministry was born! From www.brightlightsministry.org:  “In 1996, Sarah … [Read more...]