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Christian Athletes in Public Schools – A Family Life Interview – 10/10/23

Christian Athletes in Public Schools – A Family Life Interview – 10/10/23

Starting with an event in Rochester on Wednesday, October 11, many local “huddles” of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in New York and Pennsylvania — and across the nation — will hold a public rally called “Fields of Faith”. These annual spiritual outreaches happen under the lights of a high school football field or at a college soccer stadium.

In this special Family Life feature, you will hear from two Pennsylvania high school seniors preview their “Fields of Faith” events, but also give a broader view of how FCA spreads the gospel on their campuses. There is also discussion of how today’s generation of teens are finding that the Good News of Jesus provides answers and perspectives to the unique needs and internal hungers of young people in the 2020s.

Our guests are Jack Anderson, an FCA leader at Plum High School, and Abbie Johns, who is on the leadership team of FCA at Kiski Area High School.

Greg Gillispie also talks with Tim Florian, a FCA regional staff person in western Pennsylvania. In that part of this conversation, Florian says that (despite what some listeners might presume) many public schools are very welcoming and supportive of a Christian student group which is active — and life-changing — among their students.

Go to fieldsoffaith.com to find a map and schedule of the Fields of Faith rallies in our two states and elsewhere. (Most happen in October, but there are also several November events.) Go to FCA.org for more about the ministry of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

084 Terese Talk: Stuff We Fight About

084 Terese Talk: Stuff We Fight About

Do you sometimes feel like you and your spouse aren’t on the same page? You need to talk it out. Jeniffer Dake is a Christian speaker and author who has taken almost three decades of experience and turned it into conversation starters for couples. It’s called “Stuff We Fight About,” and includes questions like this:

Day to Day: What are your usual routines when waking up and getting ready for bed?
Pet Peeves: How do you squeeze the toothpaste onto your toothbrush?
Big Ones: How was money talked about in your home as a kid?
Holidays: What is a family tradition that makes you feel the Christmas spirit?
The Future: What do you want to accomplish in the next five years, both personally and as a couple?
Find out more about Jeniffer here.

 

Terese Main is a wife, mom and flawed human. Above all, she loves Jesus. She co-hosts Family Life Mornings, which can be heard on radio stations across New York and Pennsylvania, and at www.familylife.org. She is a native of the Finger Lakes Region and a graduate of Ithaca College. It’s her heart’s desire to encourage others to live their lives fully in God’s blessing.

Issues in Education – e-Buses for Schools, Textbook Transparency? – 10/09/23

Issues in Education – e-Buses for Schools, Textbook Transparency? – 10/09/23

Issues in Education” on Family Life

Most Mondays at Noon, we bring you a conversation with education watchdog Ralph Kerr, with an eye toward the issues and debates happening surrounding public schools in Pennsylvania and New York. This feature also is available for listening, subscribing, or downloading from www.FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts 24/7.

 

Here is some of what we have for you in this week’s episode:

  • Controversial curriculum…Is New York State “mandating” or merely “recommending” DEI and CRT curriculum for local school districts?
  • Transparency in education…Will parents really check into all those online textbooks?
  • Rollin’ Out Electric Buses…How many e-buses can you buy with $100,000,000 in taxpayer money?

 

Dr. Ralph Kerr is a regular contributor to Family Life News. He founded and heads the Teaching and Learning Institute. It’s website is WhyRun.org, named as such with a goal to encourage concerned citizens to become candidates for their local school board.

089 Rise Up: Them Apples

089 Rise Up: Them Apples

This time of year is bursting with fresh apples. Steve, Terese, and Tim share core memories about this autumn fruit and what God’s word says about apples.

Then: how NOT to signal a test of the national Emergency Alert System.

Rise Up is a morning radio show hosted by Steve, Terese & Tim, on Family Life, a network of stations across New York and Pennsylvania. Our podcast is a weekly conversation that will help you think and grow in your faith. If you haven’t already, subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode! Listen online and find out more about our show at familylife.org.   

Capital Connection – Migrants & Jobs, the March for Life, and more – 10/06/23

Capital Connection – Migrants & Jobs, the March for Life, and more – 10/06/23

Pennsylvania’s upcoming “March For Life”, New York’s policies for border-crossing migrants and work permits, and the tangled rollout of a legalized marijuana marketplace in the Empire State.

Jason McGuire and Michael Geer are fighting to protect the rights of Christians in the public square.  This week’s “Capital Connection” feature explores what’s happening this week at the state capitals in Harrisburg and Albany

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