9/24/24 – 5 O’Clock Report – Family Life News
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9/24/2024
5 O’Clock Report – Family Life News
Teens & Screens – Finding balance and benefits, when it comes to those devices – 9/24/24
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Teens & Screens: Keeping Kids Safe Online
A Family Life News Interview
Christian family advocate Brad Huddleston wants parents to know practical steps for safe internet usage by their children.
Family Life’s Bob Price talks with Huddleston about the physical and emotional changes that happens in teens’ brains and lives, when they are stuck on their phones. He has spiritual inspiration and practical techniques which parents can discuss with their children.
This discussion aired on the radio during the Family Life Noon Report on September 24. Included in the conversation was a preview of a special in-person event sponsored by Family Life upcoming in October. Listen to this podcast, and then individuals, couples, families and church gr0ups may wish to look up information about the workshop. Discounted tickets can be reserved in advance.
Ticket information for the one-night Family Life workshop (Friday, October 18) can be found at www.FamilyLife.org/events
The presenters at this event will be Brad Huddleston of Brad Huddleston Ministries and Joseph Sweeney of the Asservo Project. Brad and his wife Beth Huddleston’s ministry offers a “digital detox” plan for families, and they also have a program which compares cell phone addiction to what they call “digital cocaine”. Sweeney’s organization focuses on the dangers of how the internet and social media are used to recruit teens and preteens into human trafficking, for sexual abuse and forced labor.
Capital Connection – 9/13/24 (and an invitation to CC’s pair of live, in-person forums this weekend)
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“Capital Connection”
Family Life’s weekly roundtable on social, cultural and political issues in PA & NY
This week, the latest from Harrisburg and Albany …. plus a preview of Shippensburg and Binghamton
- Pro-life cases go to court
- Protecting parent’s rights — and students’ privacy rights at school
- Abortion rhetoric in the 2024 election
- Is this Governor Cuomo’s comeback?
Jason McGuire and Michael Geer are Christian watchdogs lobbying for the protection and advancement of Christians “and” Christian values in Albany and Harrisburg. Each Friday during the legislative seasons, they join Family Life News for their commentary and analysis — on the air, on our live stream, and with this weekly podcast.
Also, today’s Noon Report and this podcast offer a preview of Family Life’s two “Capital Connection Live” events. Our panel will speak to a pair of public forums we hold so that listeners and website visitors can be part of an extended conversation on the major issues now shaping New York and Pennsylvania, as well as what will make the differences in statewide and national elections this fall.
Between the two events — one in Clarion County, one in Broome County — 275 people have already made reservations. Details and preregistration opportunities are available from the EVENTS page at FamilyLife.org.
Admission is free, and free passes will be available at the door for anyone who still wants to attend (up to the capacity of the host sites). Each night’s program begins at 7:00 p.m.
Capital Connection Live: For locations, schedules, speakers’ biographies and free ticket information, go to FamilyLife.org/Events
Michael Geer is president of the Pennsylvania Family Institute [PAFamily.org]
Jason McGuire is executive director of the New York Family Foundation [www.NewYorkFamilies.org]
Bob Price is news manager for the Family Life Radio Network and anchors the Family Life Noon Report [FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts]
Capital Connection – the Big Issues in PA, NY, and the USA – 9/06/24
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“Capital Connection” on Family Life
It’s the “season premiere”, as our roundtable with resident experts about the happenings in Albany and Harrisburg are back
The Capital Connection Crew is back and discussing politics, with just two months to go until the election.
Jason McGuire is the executive director of the New York Families Foundation [NewYorkFamilies.org]
Michael Geer is the founding president of the Pennsylvania Family Institute [PAFamily.org]
Among our topics today, they’re talking about a new initiative to get more people of faith to the polls on November 5.
Now that the summer break is over, Capital Connection resumes our Friday broadcasts during the Family Life Noon Report, on air, on app, and via multiple streaming platforms. We also podcast these conversations at FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts.
Resources, links and info about subjects covered in this podcast:
- “Capital Connection Live”, two public events in NY and PA, with Michael Geer, Jason McGuire and Bob Price on stage for a full evening of discussion and analysis — FamilyLife.org/events
- The March for Life in Pennsylvania, Monday, September 23 — MarchForLife.org/Pennsylvania/
- Take the Pledge to register to vote (Christians at the ballot box, and in early voting) — National Family Policy Alliance and the Christians Engaged organization
- Voter registration deadlines are October 21 in Pennsylvania, and October 26 in New York State. Registration — and updating your name, address or political party (important, if those apply) — can be done at your local country election office, when you apply for or renew your driver’s license, or online through the state government website. Links from many advocacy groups also connect you with this process. Mailed-in applications in both states must be received on or before the deadline date.
Step Up Your Health – Physical, Emotional, Spiritual – 3/06/24
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Your mental health affects your physical health.
A body’s malady affects mental and spiritual health.
Stress plays out in tangible symptoms and increased risk of disease.
Our guest on this Family Life News Feature is one of three speakers at the “Step Up Your Health” one-day seminar at the Family Life auditorium on Saturday, March 9.
Dr. Josephine Ellis says human beings are created as one unified whole. Our bodies, minds and souls all interact with and affect each other. She tells us that the epidemic of mental health concerns is real. Stress at home, in relationships or at work also play out in physical ways.
She offers advice for people looking to enhance your health. Dr. Ellis seeks to emphasize “good health” as more than the absence of disease, but as the positive presence of good health and uplifting habits. In this podcast, she describes what she describes at the “Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine”. To make these lifestyle changes happen long-term, she says a person should focus on one small habit and let it grow into new patterns.
Dr. Ellis encourages all patients to openly discuss not only physical health, but when you go for an annual checkup or another office visit, to talk about how you are doing emotionally and mentally.
Details about this event, including availability of remaining tickets are available online at FamilyLife.org/events. If you are not attending, or listening to this podcast after March 9, Dr. Ellis still has important information and advice that continues to have value for your consideration.
A Family Life Interview – Ron Hutchcraft on Church-Leader Burnout – 11/27/23
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Ron Hutchcraft has spent decades as a Christian broadcaster, a ministry leader, a mission worker, and a sought-after speaker at religious conferences.
In October, he was featured at the Family Life Pastor’s Conference, providing inspiration to well over 200 pastors from Pennsylvania and New York. In conjunction with his visit to our listening area, he was interviewed by Family Life News, seeking his recommendations for clergy and for congregations.
In light of today’s difficult trends where 42 percent of congregational pastors are ready to quit, there is much which needs done to strengthen the church and reverse that reality.
In our conversation, Hutchcraft looks at the Big Three challenges identified by that research, offers practical steps to reduce stresses and loneliness, and warns that church fights over politics or social issues are against the Bible’s calling. He points to the impact of Covid shutdowns and mandates and disagreements, and gives a movie-plot parallel. You also will hear reminders that the church’s shepherds also hold responsibility to address their own misguided motivations and unhelpful mission drift.
Ron Hutchcraft leads Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, which works to provide spiritual rescue, bringing hope to unchurched people in the language of the listener. RHM also operates “On Eagles Wings”, an evagelistic and training outreach to Indigenous young people.
His daily radio story, “A Word With You”, airs multiple times each weekday on Family Life broadcasting, plus our online streams.
A parallel Family Life Podcast is also available: Check our pastors’ first-person stories on “The Calling” with Steve Smith. Episodes can be found here.
Special Feature – Safety, Social Media, and Child Trafficking
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“the Dark Side of social media”
It goes without saying: parents would not intentionally toss their children into a swimming pool filled with sharks. The presenters at an upcoming seminar, though, say that is essentially what we are doing when we allow children and teens access to much of social media.
Lisa Hansen(from Power over Predators) and Joseph Sweeney (from the Asservo Project) invite families to their workshop this October. On our Monday Noon Report, Terese Main shares important insights from Lisa Hansen who delves into the dark side of social media, discussing the physical dangers and potential exploitation. The United States has 500,000 online sexual predators — half a million people who are a potential danger to your children and their friends.
“Lisa believes our children are our most vulnerable and valuable treasure—begging to be cherished and protected. She is convinced that every life matters, and every story deserves the chance for a happy ending.”
This is important information for parents, grandparents, teachers, church leaders and law enforcement personnel to have. It is important motivation for all of us to have.
Further resources :
- A video library for parents
- One of several things you can share with your teens and preteens
- The scope of child trafficking in America, and proactive steps you can take
- Register now for this regional seminar which happens Saturday, October 21 (Tickets must be purchased in advance.)
https://www.familylife.org/events/the-dark-side-of-social-media-seminar/
