Solid Steps Radio

“An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he’ll quickly learn how to chew it.” - Roy Ash On this weeks show Doug Cobb, the son of an entrepreneur, takes us through his journey in entrepreneurship. Doug is the founder and former CEO of The Cobb Group, the Chrysalis Venture Capital Group, and Greater Louisville Inc. He says, “God uses our businesses and talents for His kingdom, even when we don’t have the vision to see that far ahead.” (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for May 15, 2021. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use “Suicide is a disease for which prevention is the only acceptable treatment.”- Dr. Matthew Sleeth author of Hope Always: How To Be A Force For Life In A Culture Of Suicide. Suicide. It’s a cold, frustrating and gross word. When you hear it, someone comes to mind, someone personal. 130 people everyday will take their own life in America. About 5 an hour. Thats the highest percent per population - more than any other country. That’s not including accidental overdoses. “Hope Always is a guide for people who currently deal with, have dealt with, or will deal with suicide. It is for people who are struggling with suicidal ideation and the friends, family, colleagues, and church leaders who love them. At its core, this book is both an argument for life and a plan for preventing suicide. Throughout these pages, I will offer you a persp

“The sport of kings.” A title given to the sport of horse racing. In Louisville, KY, the home of the Kentucky Derby, that title is a reality. But on a day-to-day basis, in the industry, there are more people involved than just “kings.” On this weeks show, Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day and Churchill Downs Chaplin Joseph Del Rosario talk about working and ministering to an industry that is as diverse as our nation, from the hot walkers to the owners. All of them needing what only Jesus, the King of kings, can give.

Covid 19 - In January of 2020, most of the planet didn’t know what that term meant. Now the world may never be the same. Do your finances and retirement look different now than before Covid? Talking finances, retirement and pandemics with financial advisor Matt Bell. (This is a repeat episode from August, 2020 - enjoy!)

(This weeks show is a previously recorded show that we know you will still enjoy and need to hear!) “I just don’t want to argue with my wife.” Avoiding arguments is common for most spouses in a marriage. We try to do everything we can to avoid it but then when the time comes, the argument happens and it doesn’t go well. Is there a way good and bad way to argue? On this week show, Kurt and Chad welcome clinical psychiatrist Chuck Tackett as he talks about how to argue in a way that leads to intimacy instead of animosity. Chuck covers the five harmful ways people argue with their spouse that almost certainly leads to divorce. Which one of these styles of arguing do you use most often? Tune in this week for an honest conversation about how we are causing harm to our spouse and our marriage when we argue the wrong way.

On air this weekend with author and Coach Rob McKinnon, talking about the 4 aspects of someone’s life that helps them maximize their leadership and influence. You’re influencing someone, good or bad. Self awareness of these 4 areas are nonnegotiable. (Hint: The the most influential person in history, Jesus of Nazareth, said we are to love the Lord God with all four areas of our life.)

“They found the stone rolled away...They didn’t know what to make of this.” Luke 24: 2,4 “They” were Mary Magdalene and other women, and they were confused about the tomb being empty. That was 2000 years ago, and many people are just as confused today in this information rich, but knowledge hungry world. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome Pastor and seminary professor Brian Payne to talk about the power of the resurrection and how it is still is impacting lives to this day. Has it impacted you? (This is a repeat from an episode about Easter in April 2019 - enjoy!)

Easter is the celebration of Jesus walking out of the grave. But before He could defeat death and sin, he had to die himself. It wasn’t fast and painless. On this week’s show, physiology professor Dr Gary Anderson, talks about the aspects of Jesus’s death on the cross - the death that is still impacting people today.

“You’re going to have to work twice as hard to be given average status.” - Gerald Kaufman’s mother. One great-grand father was a slave. One great-grandfather was white. He heard the “N” word for the first time at age 5. Waited in ER waiting room for over 10 hours because of the color of his skin. Growing up black in segregated Louisville, you see things from a different perspective. On this week’s show, businessman Gerald Kaufman talks about what it’s like growing up during segregation in a city that is currently at a tipping point racially. What is a biblical response to racism, for both the black and the white Christian? (This is a repeat broadcast - enjoy!)

You go from bartending in LA, to being a missionary in a socialist country for 20 years. It’s a journey that only God can take you! On this weeks show, missionary Eric Barry talks about the road from living a life of weekly religion to a relationship with God that takes him to Venezuela with a wife (Chris) and 2 kids under 2 years old for over 20 years, with the last 6 years being part of a worldwide disciple making movement (DMM). For more info on DMM and 3/3rd groups

CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for March 6, 2021. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use 2000 vs. 50 Those numbers show the difference between the numbers of hours you spend at work versus the amount of time someone may spend in as church listening to sermons every year. Do you see the opportunity men have at work to impact people for God’s Kingdom? On this week show, business owners Bruce Zoeller of The Christian Advantage, Robert Heinz and not-for-profit leader Darryll Davis talk about the impact men can have in the kingdom when it comes to the workplace and how important it is to not just “stay out of trouble” as a Christian in the workplace but actually elevating it to a level beyond the standard that the secular world expects at work. Highlighted in the show is the upcoming 2021 Business and Ministry conference on March 23. For more information go to https://thechristianadvantage.com

It’s the 1970’s, you’re 15, you’re pregnant, and you live in a small town and attend a small church. What are your options? You decide to go to another state to have an abortion. Due to a “misunderstanding” the abortion is rescheduled for Mother’s Day weekend. On this weeks show, Bowin Tichenor talks about his brave mother’s decision to not abort him, and how God brought people into his life to show him he is loved by the Father and how God has a plan for every life. This is a repeat episode - enjoy!

“God transformed me into something I didn’t think was possible.” - Angus Walker Addiction is something that touches nearly everyone in some capacity. A family member, a friend, or someone you know has struggled with drug and alcohol addictions. It’s become epidemic throughout the country. Many programs are available to help people break the bondage of addiction, but no program will ever be able to help as much as a person, the person of Jesus. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome Jeff Reynolds and Angus Walker of Awake ministries https://awakeky.org , a God centered approach to addiction and the holistic needs an individual experiences to win the battle of addiction. Angus shares the incredible story of how God has been moving through his family, breaking the bondage of generational addiction and sin. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

From agnostic to pastor - Life is good, everything is going great. You and your wife are getting ready to have your first baby and the doctor comes in to tell you that your newborn may not make it through the night. When your world comes crashing down, where do you look? On this weeks show, Pastor Josh Brown talks about his journey in walking with God and how trials and fellowship with men outside of Sunday’s got him through tough times and has taken him to places he’d never would imagined.

This weekend’s show is bittersweet. It is a previous broadcast from 2019 about a dear friend of our show, Sherm Henderson, who had a death defying experience a couple of years ago that he bounced back from, but recently went home to be with the Lord and is now alive and better than he’s ever been in heaven! It was a great story then and it’s a great story now, in light of eternity. Please enjoy and pass this along to your friends who need some encouragement. Thanks for listening!

CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for January 30, 2021. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use “If God has singled you out to be a special object of His grace you may expect Him to honor you with stricter discipline and greater suffering than less favored ones are called upon to endure.... “- The Incredible Christian, AW Tozer. Suffering. One of the biggest roadblocks for people to come to God. But in actuality, suffering is a tool in the hand of a compassionate God that can bring them closer than imagined. On this weeks show, Robin Schumacher talks about his journey of loss and gain, losing a wife and gaining a perspective about God he didn’t have until he experienced great loss.

In impoverished areas of the world there are only two dentists per million people. And poor dental health is one of the leading causes of sickness and death around the world. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to Tim Williams and Matt Carper who are active with the ministry mPower Approach. (https://www.mpowerapproach.org) Started in 2006 by dentist Charlie Vittitow, mPower Approach helps indigenous believers be empowered in their own community - they are trained to do certain dental procedures. It is an example of "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish and he'll feed himself for a lifetime.” (This is a repeat broadcast - enjoy!)

In impoverished areas of the world there are only two dentists per million people. And poor dental health is one of the leading causes of sickness and death around the world. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to Tim Williams and Matt Carper who are active with the ministry mPower Approach. (https://www.mpowerapproach.org) Started in 2006 by dentist Charlie Vittitow, mPower Approach helps indigenous believers be empowered in their own community - they are trained to do certain dental procedures. It is an example of "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish and he'll feed himself for a lifetime.” (This is a repeat broadcast - enjoy!)

From prison to PHD. One mans journey from lowest of lows that include drinking in middle school, drug addiction, drug smuggling, 30 year prison sentence and a miracle release after 7 days (a judge erases Victor sentence for no reason other than Gods conviction to do so) to a path God has called him as a pastor and a professor, Victor Vinson tells his amazing story with Kurt and Chad.

Every good and perfect gift is from above; every breath is from above. This weeks guest is Amos Martin, and Kurt talks with him about the medical crisis he suffered last March. At the time, Amos thought he had a bad stomach ache, but in reality it was the “widow maker” heart attack! What did he learn from his near-death experience? Make sure you tell your loved ones how much they mean to you. If you have upset anyone, apologize right now - don’t wait! Don’t be in a big rush trying to get everything done - take time to be still in His presence.