4/2/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
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4/2/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
Hometown Heroes – Samuel Girod (2) – Family Life – 4/02/24
A group called MAP — Mission to Amish People — seeks to provide encouragement and discipleship resources to anyone who leaves an Amish lifestyle and seeks to live out their faith differently than they were raised. Many of those who turn away from the faith of their early lives find that they need practical assistance too — education, housing, lifeskills training and more — and MAP provides those as well.
This “Hometown Heroes” podcast is the second of our two conversations with Samuel Girod, a missionary with MAP. He previews an upcoming workshop in Friendship, New York, on April 19-20 (2024). Mission to Amish People hope to train potential new missionaries that conference at Bible Baptist Church.
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This webpage [ www.mapministry.org] tells the first-person story of Samuel and his wife Polly. From that site, you can further explore MAP’s efforts, upcoming conferences, and recording of previous presentations by numerous speakers.
The Parable Podcast – Episode 33: All for One and One for All Part 02
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The Parable Podcast with Family Life on-air host Randy Snavely focuses on the parables of Jesus, the meaning of the lessons He taught, and why He taught them as He did, with commentary and discussion that makes them relevant to our listeners lives today. In this episode, it’s part two of “All for One and One for All” as Jesus talks about the cost of discipleship, taken from Luke 14: 25-25.
The Parable Podcast – Episode 32: All for One and One for All Part 01
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The Parable Podcast with Family Life on-air host Randy Snavely focuses on the parables of Jesus, the meaning of the lessons He taught, and why He taught them as He did, with commentary and discussion that makes them relevant to our listeners lives today. In this episode, it’s part one of “All for One and One for All” as Jesus talks about the cost of discipleship, taken from Luke 14: 25-25.
4/1/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
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4/1/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
The state of today’s News Business – Sarah Stonbely
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The journalism school at Northwestern University released a study about the state of news coverage in the United States. The study’s director, researcher Sarah Stonbely, joined Family Life News for a conversation about how the media landscape has changed, and how the biases of many national media outlets makes local news coverage that much more important.
However, she says, local news is hurting too. As traditional sources for news are hurting, many more Americans are living in what is described as a “news desert” — a local region where people have only one sources (or zero!) for local news. Newspapers are drying up at a rate of two per week, fewer and fewer broadcasters focus on news, and much of the public now goes to social media to stay informed.
Included in this interview:
- What troubles have arisen due to changes in news media, plus what are some current bright spots?
- When national outlets have skewed toward a single viewpoint (one side or the other the cultural or political spectrum), what role must local newswriters and newscasters take for their local audience?
- How should news organizations “fix” these dilemmas?
- What is essential for the consumers of news and information, as they seek balance, truth and insights?
Dr. Sarah Stonbely is the director of the Local News Project from the Medill School of Journalism and Media at Northwestern University.
Their latest report is available here: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2023/
Medill’s News Initiative also has additional articles, research and analysis of what the news landscape is like these days, plus a data-based “MRI” of what is happening in news media — with expectations of what trends will be next: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/
Kids Corner – Easter Traditions
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Easter eggs, Easter Bunnies, Easter parades, Easter….kites? what do these things have to do with Jesus rising from the dead? And is there a right way to celebrate such an important event?
Bible Verses: Deuteronomy 10:13, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 3:23, Isaiah 1, Romans 8:8, and Hosea 6:6
Good Friday – Reflections on the significance of Good Friday – 3/29/24
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Good Friday – Reflections on the significance of Good Friday
It’s an age-old question: What is “good” about “Good” Friday?
Family Life News asked two pastors — both of whom serve in regional roles guiding Pennsylvania and New York congregations — for their stories and interpretations of why we enter the solemn moods of remembering Jesus Christ at Golgotha and Calvary.
Listen for the recommendations of the Rev. Mel McGuiness and the Rev. John Pingel. They talk about Holy Week worship and spiritual reflections give valuable context to the Good News — for people of faith, as well as for anyone who has not delved into the significance of Christ’s arrest and crucifixion.
Mel
McGuiness is pastor of the Kiantone of Jamestown, New York. He also is moderator of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Regional Fellowship of the “Four C’s” denomination. The Conservative Congregational Community Churches network is online at www.ccccusa.com.
John
Pingel is president of the Eastern District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. He serves and leads over 120 congregation in that district, which stretches from New York, across Pennsylvania, and stretches into Maryland. Learn more about the LCMS at www.lcmsed.org.
3/28/24 – 5 O’Clock Report
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An Insider’s Perspective on Haiti – Faith Under Fire – 3/28/24
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An Insider’s Perspective on Haiti – Faith Under Fire
When gangs burst into prisons throughout the island nation of Haiti, it launched a cascade of violence and brutality which shook the residents, toppled the standing of government, and opened the doors to crime and murder.
Family Life News offers you a perspective on what it has been like to live in Haiti and offer Christian ministry and hands-on development there. Darren Hercyk is a native of New York’s Southern Tier, a current resident of Harrisburg PA, and has directed global development programs for Liberty University.
Based on his three year’s experience in Haiti, he says the current civil unrest is one event in a long trend of disasters for Haitians — earthquakes, political upheaval, and hurricanes.
This conversation includes the need for immediate relief efforts, as well as the extensive Christian mission trips and longer range efforts. Hercyk says the most effective assistance would have two vital aspects:
- A focus on long-term infrastructure: housing, schools, hospitals and other public services
- Is centered on building up the ministries of the local churches in Haiti (or, for that matter, any troubled region)
Hercyk also gives us insights on the effectiveness that Haitian churches have had, when so many others entities have failed or collapsed. Even amid the disasters there, he says there is hope for Haiti — from its Christians.
Darren Hercyk has led global relief efforts and Christian humanitarian work, of his own as well as mentoring future mission workers. He has lived in ten nations doing such work, and directed programs for Messiah University and Liberty University.
