94.7 Fm The Word

Dr. Sharen Ford from Focus on the Family draws on her years of experience in child welfare services with ideas on how Christians can be intentional in reaching out to children in their own families, neighborhood, and church.   For more information, go to http://www.FocusontheFamily.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lorie Smith, owner of 303 Creative, and her attorney, Jake Warner from the Alliance Defending Freedom, talk about the Free Speech case the Supreme Court has scheduled to hear later this year.  For more information, go to http://www.ADFlegal.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bill now before the Colorado legislature will affect over 50,000 Coloradans who currently rely on health care sharing ministries as an alternative to health insurance.  Katy Talento, the Executive Director of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, speaks to what’s wrong with the bill, and where you can go to express your views opposing the bill.  For more information go to http://www.AHCSM.org and http://www.Leg.Colorado.gov to find the name of your state Representative and state Senator See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan Davey, author of Walking the Line – Embracing the Imperatives of Jesus, tells how keeping in step with the Holy Spirit (“walking the line”) helps Christians not only manage the distractions brought on by the busy-ness of life, but also avoid an erosion of spiritual conviction and connection.    More information is found at http://www.DaveyBooks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastor Stephen Higgins tells about the “Alpha” series, which is an engaging, pithy 12-week internet series that not only gives an intelligent complete understanding of what the Christian faith is all about, but allows people to ask questions without being judged.  For more information, go online to http://www.AlphaUSA.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Anderson from Focus on the Family and host of The Boundless Show offers insights into effectively interacting with people having opposing viewpoints. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Sandgren is the Missions Pastor at Wellspring Church in Englewood, and leader of a network of over 40 faith-based and social-action nonprofits called “Change the Trend.”  The network began when a group of pastors, concerned about homelessness in Englewood, approached the Englewood police chief to learn how they could work together to address the problem.   Sandgren talks about how that group of 6 or 7 people grew to over 40 organizations working together in the south metro area to not only help the homeless in their current situations, but to get them out of homelessness and onto a productive and sustainable path.       More information online at http://www.ChangetheTrend.com.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darcie Johnston, Deputy Director of the Alliance of Healthcare Sharing Ministries,  discusses hearings on two bills March 23rd concerning Christian Healthcare Sharing.  One, sponsored by Colorado Representative Susan Lontine, could eliminate Health Care Sharing in the state.  Another, sponsored by Colorado Representative Mark Baisley and supported by the Alliance of Healthcare Sharing Ministries, would protect Christian healthcare sharing while providing robust transparency and appropriate enforcement authority by the Colorado Attorney General.  Darcie explains Christian Healthcare Sharing, and the reasons why the Alliance opposes the Lontine bill And supports the Baisley bill.   For more information, go to http://www.ahcsm.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastor Andrew Farley notes many people in today’s churches get a lightweight understanding of God’s grace.  His book The Grace Message – Is the Gospel Really this Good? shares the energizing “heart surgery” that God’s grace puts in every believer.  He talks about the book and its message, which he expands every weekday evening at 6pm on his telephone call-in program “The Grace Message” on 990 AM The Word. For more information, visit http://www.AndrewFarley.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re a Christian, you can count on being “cancelled” by the “cancel culture.”  Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty cautions Christians not to hate in return or retaliation.  He’s the author of Uncanceled: Finding Meaning and Peace in a Culture of Accusations, Shame, and Condemnation.”  He talks about the premise of his book and his own experience of being cancelled by the cancel culture by quoting Scripture after which he was suspended indefinitely from TV’s Duck Dynasty.   For more information, go to http://www.UncanceledBook.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brenda Huerta is a bilingual counselor at Focus on the Family.  She has tips for parents of adult children struggling with transitioning from a parental role to a role as friend and confidant.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coach Bret McGatlin’s Chatfield High School football team ended 2021 as Colorado’s 4A State Champions.  He talks about how his commitment to Jesus Christ impacts his coaching style, how that coaching style has changed through the years, and how his participation in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has benefited his life.   More information on the Fellowship of Christian Athletes is available at http://www.fca.org and http://FCAGreaterDenver.org  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Ken Whatmore is a high-energy guy with a lot of things going, all of which are energized by his commitment to Jesus Christ.  Sometime ago around Christmas he wanted to welcome troops at the airport who were returning home after being deployed.  That gave rise to a Big Stage Christmas show which supports troops and first responders.  Then, with COVID and incivility on social media, he became concerned about how even Christians were lacking civility on social media.  So he put together a media program called “Focus 323” to discuss controversial issues intelligently and civily.  Tom Moller talks with Ken in this high-energy fun interview about his life, his passion for Jesus Christ, and how that passion shows through everything he does including “Focus 323” and “Big Stage Christmas.”   For more information, go online to http://www.BigStageChristmas.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Despite Conflict and Hardship, All is Well” is the subtitle of a book by author David Heeren titled End Time Living.  Amid all the buzz over the Christian world’s current focus on the End Times, Herren challenges us to prepare, and with preparation in place, “all is well.”    End Time Living:  Despite Conflict and Hardship, All is Well by David S. Heeren is available at Amazon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Ross is a pastor, the Director of Church Engagement for the American Bible Society, and a volunteer chaplain with the Sable Altura Fire Department.  He went on a call with the fire department near the start of the Marshall Fire in Boulder County to be available to fire fighters in any way he was needed.  He ended up fighting the fire alongside fire crews.  He speaks about his experience, his role as a fire department chaplain, and resources available from the American Bible Society to help victims of disasters.         More information is available at http://www.Bibles.com.  You can get in touch with Scott at ChurchEngagement@AmericanBible.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastor Elavetta Abraham has been a guest on Along the Way during previous visits to the United States where he reported on the progress of his missionary work in his native India.  When we heard about some political development seeking to impede India’s historic free exercise of Christian missionary activity, we contacted Pastor Abraham in India to find out first-hand what was going on. He details his own work there and the region of the country in which missionary work is being threatened.    For more information on Pastor Abraham’s work, go to http://www.HopeIndiaMission.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Danny Huerta from Focus on the Family is in the process of helping his son apply to colleges.  In the process, he presents some great insights that will help Christian parents and high-schoolers facing the same situation. For more information, go to http://www.FocusOnTheFamily.com/parenting     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karen Burd and Kelly Ryan are sisters who took two entirely different paths in life which traveled through two different addictions but ended up at the same destination serving Jesus.   They share powerful insights into their redemption which are detailed in their book Warrior Sisters.    For more information, go online to http://www.KellyandKaren.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian grandparents can serve a uniquely powerful role in the lives of their grandchildren.  In fact, there’s an urgent need for them to do so in the busy-ness of life as contrary messages from the culture invade the lives of the grandchildren.  Becky Danielson, who co-authored the book Faithful Grandparenting with Carol Olsen, tells how the culture today more than any other time in history makes the need so urgent.  Their book gives practical ideas how grandparent can make a vital investment in their grandchildren’s generation.  Their website http://www.FaithfulGrandparenting.com provides many such practical ideas covering the all ages of grandchildren. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What takes place when a person’s heart  is captured by God to work in a certain field of ministry?  Jack Hibbard tells how God captured his heart to work with Heart for Lebanon.  There is a huge revival taking place among Muslim-background people in Lebanon.  Jack tells how you can be a part of that revival by donating to Heart for Lebanon. More information is available by clicking the “Heart for Lebanon” banner on http://www.947fmTheWord.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.