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Hurricane Helene – Part 2 with NC Christian Broadcaster John Owens – 10/09/24

Hurricane Helene – Part 2 with NC Christian Broadcaster John Owens – 10/09/24

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Hurricane Helene – Part 2 with NC Christian Broadcaster John Owens

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John Owens, an alum of the Family Life Ministries radio staff, now leads the Christian broadcasting outreach of the Billy Graham Evangelical Association, sending radio broadcasts into a wide area of the region devastated by Hurricane Helene.

When our Greg Gillispie spoke with him a week ago — just days after the monsoon-like rains washed away buildings, roads and even entire communities — he said it is a challenge to get accurate information. In this second half of that interview, the lack of communication and the uncertainty of some social media posts and official announcements made it hard to find trustworthy news and lifesaving information.

That dilemma faced by his radio staff in the immediate aftermath, and by people throughout the multi-state hurricane damage zone since then, has become a forerunner of this week’s back-and-forth on who is giving accurate information, from state and Federal agencies, to local emergency managers, to eyewitnesses watching their real-world situations and hoping for help.

This podcast includes John Owen’s observations and first-person stories from western North Carolina:

  • The challenges of getting and confirming information when cell towers and internet service are out, roads and bridges have disappeared, and entire mountain communities are isolated
  • The ways help arrived, from packs of donkeys to private helicopters
  • The value of radio as a primary information source in such emergencies
  • The value of Christian broadcasting in particular, to bring hope and reliable information to people with true human needs — practical, physical and spiritual.

 

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Part 1 of this conversation aired October 1 on Family Life.

Listen for that first half on our podcast version, available from www.FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts or by clicking the RADAR MAP below.

Hurricane Helene – One Christian Broadcaster’s Stories – 10/01/24

   

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038: Ten Minutes With…Chip Ingram of Living on the Edge

038: Ten Minutes With…Chip Ingram of Living on the Edge

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Chip Ingram, host of Living on the Edge heard weekdays at 12:30pm ET on Family Life, joins the Family Life team on Day 1 of Fall Sharathon to talk about how God uses radio to grow followers of Jesus and why He uses ordinary people to make extraordinary ministry moments happen.

 

037: Ten Minutes With…Rob West of Faith & Finance

037: Ten Minutes With…Rob West of Faith & Finance

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Rob West, the host of Faith & Finance heard weeknights at 8pm ET on Family Life, offers a practical, biblical and good-natured approach to managing your time, talents, and resources. In this interview, he joins the Family Life team for Day 1 of Fall Sharathon to talk about God’s desire for us to share the blessings He has provided with others.

 
Hurricane Helene – One Christian Broadcaster’s Stories – 10/01/24 (Part 1 of 2)

Hurricane Helene – One Christian Broadcaster’s Stories – 10/01/24 (Part 1 of 2)

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Hundreds killed.

Hundreds still missing.

Millions without power and other utilities.

The devastation of Hurricane Helene in the U.S. stretches from Florida to Tennessee.

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Into that crisis, Christian broadcaster John Owens and his on-air team brought vital and accurate information to people stranded without electricity and safe roads. His radio ministry also continues to bring Gospel hope to a wide swath of the hurricane zone.

Family Life’s Greg Gillispie asked Owens for his first-person on-the-scene stories of what people in that region saw — and what they need next. This is an extended interview with the Family Life Radio Network alum to now manages Blue Ridge Broadcasting in Asheville, North Carolina. (The information shared was up to date as of 9/30/2024.)

 

This is Part 1 of our extended interview with John Owens. The second half is also available for you to hear, download or share.

Find it on the Family Life Now mobile app, at www.FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts, or from this link: John Owens Part 2 NC.

 

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Hometown Heroes – In My Father’s Kitchen – 9/17/24

Hometown Heroes – In My Father’s Kitchen – 9/17/24

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In My Father’s Kitchen

“Hometown Heroes” on Family Life

You have been at an intersection, where a homeless person is standing at that street corner, holding a cardboard sign asking for help. Many people drive by, which makes sense, because a cash handout might be diverted toward furthering an addiction.

Yet, one of those episodes became the spiritual calling for someone who knows a thing or two about feeding people. He bought a lunch, circled back, offered it to the man, and had a life-changing conversation.  For both men.

John and Leigh-Ann Tumino launched In My Father’s Kitchen in 2011 to address the physical and spiritual hungers which were widespread in parts of Syracuse.

Chef John Tumino tells our Mark Webster about this ministry, the people it serves, and how the people who carry out this kind of loving work are transformed too.

 

You can find more about In My Father’s Kitchen from their website, online video and history.

IMFK also sponsors a program to help panhandlers and homeless individuals to build up work experience and skills. It is cleverly named “Hire Ground“.

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Hometown Heroes is a Tuesday feature from Family Life News. Find these inspiring stories during the Noon Report, 5 O’Clock Report, and our podcast feed. These are available from the website, our livestream, the Family Life Now app, and many podcast players. Listen, subscribe or download them by searching for “Family Life News”.

 
A Missionary to Our Politicians – The Word on the Hill – 9/10/24

A Missionary to Our Politicians – The Word on the Hill – 9/10/24

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A Missionary to Our Politicians

A special Family Life Interview

Steve Amerson and his wife traveled to Washington D.C. as weekly worship services returned to the halls of Congress. Since 2014, he has gone to Capitol Hill twice a month to meet with Senators, Representatives and Congressional staffers. Each time, he brings 200 handwritten notes with Scriptural encouragement and words of hope — that adds up to 37,000 handwritten notes across ten years.

His “The Word on the Hill” Ministries offers signs of spiritual renewal among all who work on Capitol Hill. Democrats, Republicans and Independents all get visits, prayers, and caring attention for the realities of their lives — amid the loneliness and stress of their government work, and the everyday crises and problems of their personal lives. While the ministry to elected Members of Congress has great value, this interview also includes the story of a young woman who works in a Capitol Hill

Bob Price asked Amerson to talk about his evangelistic and pastoral work, and the spiritual state of our Seat of Government. Tap the podcast player button to hear our interview.

You can discover more about Steve Amerson and the mission successes of The Word on the Hill Ministries from their website and in this video.

 

 

  “Of all the voices in government, God’s voice should be the loudest”

 

 

 

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Inside Out – “Elder Isolation” -7/24/24

Inside Out – “Elder Isolation” -7/24/24

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“Elder Isolation”

Family Life’s “Inside Out” News Feature

Nearly a quarter of adults 65 and older are socially isolated. In today’s Inside Out podcast, author and speaker Jen Pollock Michel talks about some of the causes of elder isolation, and encourages Christians to help prevent elderly friends and loved ones from feeling alone.   

Martha talks with Jen Pollock Michel about elder isolation

Nearly a quarter of adults 65 and older are socially isolated, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And social isolation, studies show, increases the risk of hospitalization and a host of serious health conditions, including dementia and depression. “I think there are a lot of reasons why older people get isolated, and one thing I’ve really grown to appreciate is just how devastating it is,” says author and speaker Jen Pollock Michel, whose family moved to live closer to her aging mother.

Michel points to a number of reasons elderly people can grow isolated. Michel’s mother, for instance, became more isolated when her husband’s Parkinson’s Disease made it difficult for the couple to leave their apartment. Others find that the inability to drive isolates them, especially when there’s no accessible public transportation to fill in the gap. People can also withdraw socially when hearing or memory loss make it hard to participate in conversation.

“All of these capacities that enable us to get out of our house, or maybe invite people into our homes–when those diminish, isolation follows” Michel says.

Michel offers encouragement to those who care for and regularly visit the elderly people in their lives.  “It is good work,” she says. “And I think if you know it’s good, you know it’s valuable, and most importantly, you know it’s God-honoring, then that provides the motivation that you need to keep doing it when it’s hard. And you have to lay hold of that.”

 And it can be hard. So Michel suggests that caregivers ask for help. “Getting a network of support, I think, is one thing that I would say, because you can’t do everything all alone,” she says. “I allow myself to just be very human in the task. Depending on God as much as I can. You know, abiding in Christ—the foundation of the Christian life.”

God is the stamina giver and also the model. When we spend time with someone who has been isolated, we are imitating Jesus.  “God clothed Himself with flesh and took up the loving act of presence,” she reminds us. “That’s where we discover God’s heart for us and live out of His love for other people.”

Learn more about Jen Pollock Michel at JenPollockMichel.com.

 

“Inside Out” — and all of Family Life’s podcasts and features are available — to download, share or subscribe. Visit FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts.  You can also hear them during the Family Life Noon Report on the air and streaming online.

 
Hometown Heroes – A Faith-Based “PATH” to fight human trafficking – 7/09/24

Hometown Heroes – A Faith-Based “PATH” to fight human trafficking – 7/09/24

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It’s “Hometown Heroes” on Family Life

This week’s guest on “Hometown Heroes” is Julie Palmer of PATH — a faith-based organization which fights against human trafficking in western New York.

P.A.T.H. is People Against Trafficking Humans and is headquartered at Depew NY.

Their programs offer prevention, education and restoration. The Enrichment Center in Buffalo offers practical support to any adult or youth who has become a victim of crime, assault, domestic violence, sex trafficking or labor trafficking.

They offer a 24/7 line for voice calls and texts: 716-601-5678. The website is pathofwny.org.

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PATH sponsors a Community Awareness Event and Luncheon on July 30. That day will feature displays created by some of the people who have escaped from their captivity by traffickers. Information is here.

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“Hometown Heroes” is a Tuesday Family Life News feature which seeks out people who, individually or through their groups and organizations, are active with bringing about positive change in their local communities.

Your host is Family Life News Anchor Mark Webster. Subscribe to this podcast to get an update each time a new episode is posted. You can search through and listen to archives at www.FamilyLife.org/NewsPodcasts.

 
Hometown Heroes – Mary Jo Major @ Lily House – 7/02/24

Hometown Heroes – Mary Jo Major @ Lily House – 7/02/24

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Hometown Heroes – Mary Jo Major @ Lily House

Lily House helps women who are escaping human trafficking in the Dominican Republic.

Mary Jo Major tells us about this problem, the solutions that active people are bringing about, and a few of the stories of how important and life-changing this ministry is.

 

 

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