What makes you happy? Your favorite meal? Spending time with family? Hitting the road for your favorite vacation spot? Or are you a workaholic? What are you filling your time with? What SATISFIES you? Is it God? The new band About A Mile hits the nail on the head for many of us with their […]
Many of you may have heard that Christian Comedian Chonda Pierce’s husband David, died last week of a pulmonary embolism. I wanted to share some of her thoughts that she shared on Saturday after the funeral. She wrote on her Facebook Page, “The cabin is quiet now. Everyone is gone…. Zach and I sat in […]
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). Parents, if we want our teens to emulate the character traits reflected in this verse, we need to live them out at home. Focus on the Family has some insights on some of those traits: Humility […]
Rangers lost again. It’s now to the point that we look for the fun wherever we can in baseball. Like the “intentional walk”. What is that? You can’t find a more defeatist attitude anywhere in sports. Does Football have the intentional dropped pass? Is there a “I meant to miss” free throw in basketball? But […]
I will always treasure the memory of my daughter Kristin when she a 2-year-old hearing us talk about being Christians. She shouted, excitedly, “I’m a Christian!” We thought it was because of her name. But, I believe God had a hand on her from that early time in her life. Well, Max Lucado shares a […]
David Martin admits his excuse for not sharing the Gospel with individuals one-on-one used to be because he was an introvert and it was not his “wiring” to engage with strangers. However, he reached a point in his life where he realized he had a “gospel integrity gap” which prompted him to begin spreading God’s […]
There’s a praise report in the news today. A victory for religious freedom in the Meriam Ibrahim case. The American Center for Law & Justice reports Meriam and her American family are now safe and free in Italy. Miriam Ibrahim is the Sudanese Christian woman who faced a death sentence for refusing to renounce her […]
I’ve been trying to find ways to drink more water and stay hydrated. If you are too or you’re just out enjoying the hot summer day and need a refreshing hydrating drink, here’s a delicious idea: Watermelon Mint Smoothie from Urban Fitopia 2 Persian cucumbers 1 1/2 cups watermelon 6 sprigs mint – de-stemmed 1 […]
She passed him on the highway about 2:00 in the afternoon. He was pushing a bicycle loaded down like a pack horse with seemingly all of his meager belongings. Her thought, was how could he push that bike with all that stuff? She thought about him for a few more minutes and turned up the […]
What’s the difference in God answering your prayers and God giving you what you ask for? There are so many times in my life when I really thought I understood what I needed or was convinced that what I wanted was the right thing to want. There are also so many times when I didn’t […]
Your kids are out of school! How can you keep them entertained when you have a tight budget? Here’s some great ideas compliments of KaixinFun.com that will cost you under $10: -Exploding paint bags can be a messy, fun art project for your kids. -Make roads for toy cars by using colored tape on carpet. […]
Shannon is a nationally known author and speaker on marital and spiritual intimacy and joined us for morning show merriment! If I can just get through the morning without saying anything embarrassing we’ll be good. ~ Mike Learn more about Shannon’s ministry at www.shannonethridge.com
It’s the first day of summer! Summer is most people’s favorite time of the year. School is out, the weather is warm (HOT here in East Texas) and it’s time to relax and recharge. Looking for ways to keep all the kids entertained? Care.com offers some summer fun ideas! No.1 on the list: -Make an […]
It’s a wrap-up tonight that’s sure to make you re-examine and maybe re-tool some things in life (hello sitting could lead to cancer…) You’ve realized that your son’s blood pressure has been really high lately. But he’s only 14 years old!! Okay, how many caffeinated drinks is he having a week? If he’s been […]
Today is the last day for our team at the Little House of Refuge. We spent the morning finishing up projects and spending as much time as we could with the kids. Joe, one of our KVNE listeners on the team, spent all morning grilling chicken for their lunch, and for these children it was a feast […]
Its hard to believe we’ve been here four days now – the time is really flying as we continue to work at the Little House of Refuge. There are seven boys here at the orphanage. One thing they don’t have here is a male role model, so our Vacation Bible School focus for the boys […]
It’s day three for our Guatemala team, and we’re starting to work on projects like murals, building shelves, painting a sports court for the kids and vacation bible school. By now we are really getting to know the children and why they came to the Little House of Refuge. I spent some time with Odalis, […]
On day two of our mission trip we started early on our four hour bus ride to the city of Xela, where we will be serving at The Little House of Refuge . It was great to get to know some of our team members better and find out what brought them on this trip […]
Our first day we flew into Guatemala City, where we visited Precious Moments, a school and orphanage.
Happy Eat Your Vegetables Day!! Not yanking your chain–this is actually a holiday. And what better way to celebrate then to point out what veggies you NEVER want to eat again. Everything from okra, to kale, and quite a few of beet-dislikers filled the Facebook page, probably trying to figure out ways to avoid the […]
It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these, but when there’s a lot to do in a small amount of time, you can forget that YOU the listener may want to know a little more information then I shared on the show. Happy to give you a head’s up on what’s happening here in […]