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Keep Calm and Carry On.  The 'Keep Calm' signs are showing up in many places and forms.  We are encouraged to do everything from Keep Calm and Go Fishing,  to Keep Calm and Make a Quilt to an endless…

Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie were interred in Ravensbruch Concentration Camp,  in 1942 for aiding Jews to escape the Nazi holocaust.   Corrie's book, The Hiding Place, is devoted to their ti…

I grew up going to church.  As I look back at that time, two of the best things that happened were that I learned to memorize Bible verses, and I learned many of the old hymns.  
If we lean those thin…

Today is our Friday Roundup, where we do a quick review of each of our podcasts of the past week.  Have a listen today and if there is a podcast that you didn't hear in its entirety, you can go back …

The past year has brought a lot of stress into our lives and our relationships. One of the crazy things that we do is we dump our stress, frustration, and anger on those we love the most.  With Valen…

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so today we talk about a young man who decided to give a Valentine's Card to everyone in his class, even though none of them liked him very much.  Listen to …

Darlene and Mark were facing a very difficult time. Mark was struggling with a failing motorcycle parts business and it was becoming all but impossible to support Darlene and their two young children…

The roots carry the nutrients to the plant to allow it to flourish.  The same is true for us. Our roots are planted in the priorities and influences of our lives.  The result of where we plant our ro…

Here is the Friday Roundup for this week.  And it was a really good week. Today we present the highlights from our Monday to Thursday episodes.  You will hear the week's worth of encouragement all wr…

Thomas Edison was a noted failure.  He claims to have failed 1000 times before he successfully invented the light bulb.  There are some lessons that we need to be constantly reminded of in our lives.…

The iconic Viet Nam war photo of a young girl running away from a bombing raid, her clothes burned off and fear and pain on her face speaks untold volumes of the horror of war.  That girl is still al…

In 1519 Hernán Cortez arrived in the New World with 11 ships, 600 men, and 16 horses.  In order to keep his men from complaining about wanting to go home, he ordered the ships to be burned announcing…

Much of the time Noah's story has been relegated to the children's stories of the Bible.  We learn it, often repeatedly, in Sunday School but rarely have I heard a sermon about Noah. Yet there are so…

Here is our roundup for the week.  Enjoy this reminder of what we have talked about this week.  Be blessed everyone. 

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You don't have to look far on the internet to find a variety of remedies for stress and fatigue. Everything from exercise programs to herbal remedies, to meditation and much more.  It appears that ev…

Violet Jessop was nicknamed Miss Unsinkable because over a period of 6 years she survived a mid-ocean colission of two large ships as well as the sinking of two oceanliners where she was a stewardess…

WayMaker was written and originally recorded by Sinach, a Nigerian worship leader and songwriter.  Little did she know the impact that song would have.  It has been translated into over 50 languages …

Sarah laughed when she heard that she was going to have a son.  She and Abraham were both old and well beyond the childbearing years.  Yet, she learned that nothing is too difficult for God.

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Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we go back over our week to remind us of the lessons we shared in each episode.  Be encouraged and blessed as you listen to this summary today.  Have a great wee…

Danny was in grade 3 and was asked about what he knew about God.  You will love his answers that are filled with the child-like faith that Jesus praised.

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