Download Leaving the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast of Greater St. Louis years ago. businessman Gary Tedrick spoke with to John Shimkus – who was to become a St. Louis area Congressman from the Illinois side -- about doing a similar prayer breakfast on their Illinois side of the River.  They both loved the idea! The vision became reality.  … [Read more...]

Description Is it possible to provide more financial support to a ministry without paying more cash to do so?  Absolutely! Yes! The idea -- a good one – is not intended to replace any current ministry support.  But, indeed, the concept has the potential of providing more cash for more ministries ... without donors paying more cash! It is made … [Read more...]

Download Pastor Jose Aguayo, a volunteer Billy Graham Rapid Response chaplain, explains the “Adopt a Block” ministry in Ferguson.  The plan coordinates each participating church/ministry to literally adopt a square block for ministry purposes, in this case in Ferguson, MO.  They knock on each door ... usually weekly ...   to show support … [Read more...]

  Will Graham, son of Franklin and grandson of Billy Graham, provides a fascinating story of the late Louie Zamperini, featured in the recent movie “Unbroken.” Hear the story ... in Will Graham’s own words. Download  Zamperini, a past member of the US Olympic team, was later survivor of  weeks of drifting on a life raft in the … [Read more...]

With a recent focus on Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, enjoy this radio conversation with Judy Boen of St. Louis.  As a young adult Judy was secretary and confidant to the astronauts, having a warm working relationship with them Enjoy this radio conversation – as did I -- of her days of friendship and working with the astronauts … … [Read more...]

Download Rev. Larry Rice founded and became Director of New Life Evangelistic Center in St. Louis, MO decades ago.  Decades later he is still doing it. NLEC includes major ministry to the homeless, probably the largest such ministry in the Midwest.  Upwards of 300 people --- men, women, children, veterans, people of all  colors ... are fed … [Read more...]

Download In this fourth of a series of four radio conversations, Columbian missionary Russell Stendal ... ·  Discusses the previously secret negotiations in Cuba among the warring factions in the 50-year civil war in the nation of Columbia; ·  Provides this early announcement of the book about it co-authored by Russell and his … [Read more...]

Download Rev. Larry Rice, founder of the New Life Evangelistic Center in St. Louis, MO (www.newlifeevangelisticcenter.org), discusses efforts by St. Louis “City Hall” to shut down 90% of NLEC’s remarkable ministry to the poor and homeless. It is notable that governmental agencies of the City of St. Louis send homeless people to NLEC for … [Read more...]

“Urbana,” the world’s largest student missions’ conference, once again convenes in St. Louis, MO between Christmas and New Year’s Day – the next one being “Urbana 15” (See www.urbanba.org).   Volunteers for Urbana 15 are needed. Doing so is an important means of doing short term mission work ... advancing the “Great Commission” of Jesus ... … [Read more...]

When Richard Newberry’s wife Nancy learned that book publishers Thomas Nelson/Zondervan were sponsoring a writing competition for new authors of Christian books, she urged ... perhaps even insisted ...  that husband Richard enter.  He did.  His manuscript had the unusual title: Light at the Rat Pond. Of more than 500 entries, Light at the Rat Pond … [Read more...]