In this brief time of radio, native St. Louisian Nancy Wilson (www.nancywilson.org) pays a beautiful tribute to her mentors, both Bill and Vonette Bright. Download Dr. Bill Bright – from the last half of the 20th century until today -- is thought to be one of the two most impacting Christians in the world.  The other, in my … [Read more...]

Download That a man visits a church fellowship and is warmly received by love and hospitality should not be a story.  But in this case, with the world’s impression that Ferguson, Mo, is largely racist, perhaps it is a story.  The church is First Baptist of the famed St. Louis area city of Ferguson ... and Richard and Mary Martin are … [Read more...]

Download Dr. Tom Phillips is Vice-President, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Executive Director of The Billy Graham Library, in Charlotte, North Carolina.  He has been friends – and served God with -- Dr. Graham for 30 years.  Now that North Carolina has designated Dr. Graham as the state’s “Favorite Son,”  Tom has given … [Read more...]

“Big Fish Little Worm” is but one of a dozen one-man dramas performed by actor and writer Rich Swingle, most of which he has written.  “Big Fish Little Worm” includes a summary of the lives of Jonah, Gideon, Jeremiah, and Sean Gaffney's Lazarus, wherein Rich interweaves his testimony of his faith in Jesus.    Listen to Rich Swingle share his … [Read more...]

Bernie and Cynthia Davis sought the Lord for His will in their lives.  He led them to each other, commitment to Jesus, seven children, and Back to Basics Christian Bookstore in the St. Louis suburb of O’Fallon, Mo. Hear their story here: Download The couple provides a great combination of living out biblical values in their … [Read more...]

Download Debbie Walsh of Greensboro, North Carolina, wears several ministry “hats.” One of them is to encourage involvement in and support of Child Evangelism Fellowship’s “Christmas Across America” fun/evangelistic parties for children all over the USA.  These parties provide children the true meaning and joys of Christmas. In this first … [Read more...]

Download Recently Joan and I attended a fundraiser in behalf  of “For His Glory Ministries” (www.forhisglorymin.org), led by Evangelist Rob Welch, bringing the Gospel of Jesus, cumulatively, to hundreds of thousands in India, but mostly in Africa. Larry Collett was host and emcee. Within days longtime friend Dr. David Claybrook – staff … [Read more...]

Paul Kruse, a cussin’ truck driver in the St. Louis area, was listening to famed radio Bible teacher J. Vernon McGee on Bott Radio Network-owned KSIV-AM (1320) in St. Louis, Mo.  Amid the teaching, J. Vernon said something like ... “Now you truck drivers need to pull over to the side of the road and get right with God ... get saved!”  Paul wondered … [Read more...]

Download Former Mayor T. R. Carr of the St. Louis suburb of Hazelwood, Mo, and his wife Lucy early in their marriage served on the ministry staff of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship.  InterVarsity is a longtime ministry focused on reaching university students, and is sponsor of the Urbana Student Missions Conference (this year “Urbana … [Read more...]

When Ryan and Jamie Wagner gave their lives to Jesus Christ, they had no idea it would take the turn of promoting and distributing a dramatic video. Download But such has become a big part of their life’s purpose..     After ministering to students at the University of Missouri and then the University of Colorado, Boulder, … [Read more...]