Solid Steps Radio

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”-GK Chesterton Most 16 year olds these days are thinking about getting a drivers license. On this weeks show, we met a man who signed up to go to off to fight in WWII when he was 16. On a special Veterans Day show, Kurt and Chad talk to 3 veterans - Ed Conn, Harvey Cantrell, and Colonel Don Waddell from the WWII, Korean, and Vietnam War eras. Why was it like to be so young and be willing to leave behind all you know? What did they learn about going to war? Truly the Greatest Generation.

1000 adult movies. If someone had watched that many adult films, you would probably be concerned for them and put them in the category of an addict. But what would you call the one who has acted in that many movies? On this weeks show, former adult film actor Joshua Broome tells of his journey from being raised by a single Mom in South Carolina to award winning adult film star to broken and suicidal to redeemed follower of Jesus to husband/father and pastor. His story goes from the darkness of the sex film industry to the redeeming power of God. Some of the highlights of the show: ⁃ How one decision changed the entire trajectory of his life both good and bad ⁃ The realities in the darkness of the industry which the person viewing does not see (Joshua knows 30 people personally from the industry who have committed suicide) ⁃ How identity is key to defeating porn use ⁃ It’s never too late and too far gone for Jesus to redeem a life. The show was so good we put a 5th bonus segment in that can only be heard on

CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for October 28, 2022. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use On this week’s show guests Ken Idleman and Eric Schansberg talk about (8) important voting issues and how the Bible speaks specifically to each one.

“I don’t  want to see you again until you’re sober.” What if these were the last words you said to your child? The next time you saw him, the first responder was zipping him up in a body bag behind the dumpster of an apartment complex after a drug overdose. What do you think you would do? Which direction would your life go? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad continue their conversation with Trey Anson. The first part of their conversation (click here to listen to part 1  https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/7AuYJL7GiMc8giSR7 )  took the listeners from Indian reservations, to the Berlin wall, and to the life of an alcoholic, ending with 2 sons dying of drug overdose within 6 months of one another. This week, the guys continue to talk about going from the worst moment in Trey’s life that leads to the greatest moment of his life. From war to peace. From dark to light. From hopeless to hope. It’s a story that includes hunting for drug dealers, visiting Indian spirit guides, and seeing an old friend after nearly 20 year

Berlin Wall, and competitive Muay Thai boxing. This sounds life quite a life. As hard as those things sound, nothing could compare to the difficulty of watching your son be zipped up in a body bag after dying from a drug overdose. On this weeks show (1st of 2 week episodes), Kurt and Chad talk to Trey Anson, a man who’s life story needs to be told. It’s a story that involves struggle and pain, along with hope and peace. Little did Trey know that the worst moment of his life would be used by God to lead to the greatest peace he’s ever know. And the best is yet to come. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

“…he refreshes my soul.” Psalms 23:3 If a soul needs to be refreshed, what causes it to be in that state? How do you know your soul is in need of refreshing? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to married couple Brian and Tracy Cohoon on how they approach soul care individually, and as a couple, as well as implementing it as a lifestyle, not just something to do on Sundays.

Following Jesus cost this Jewish man his marriage, but he gained so much more. On this weeks show 92 year old Don Bloch (and his wife Anne) talk to Kurt and Chad about how a decision to follow Jesus, at age 40, cost him his marriage, but his commitment to Jesus gave him a life he never would have imagined. A journey of healing prayer for others, and for themselves. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

Talking today with retired Haiti missionary David Heady and his son David Heady Jr. about being a missionary in a place called one of the most difficult places in the world to be a missionary.

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rank the state of your marriage? What would your spouse say? Few people would rank themselves at a 9 or 10 with not much room for improvement. Does the needle move on its own or do we have to be intentional ? “Couples attend Weekend to Remember because they’re ready to invest in their marriage and intentionally move towards oneness. We help you understand God’s blueprint for marriage so you can create a legacy of greatness. Our attendees say their relationships improved on average from a 4/10 to an 8/10 after one weekend.”- (from the FamilyLife website) On the show airing the week of September 16-18, Kurt and Chad talk with Ryan Gossum of FamilyLife about the Weekend to Remember marriage conference ( https://www.familylife.com/weekend-to-remember/ ) and how couples can improve their marriage by learning tools from couples who have e been down the road worth the same challenges and struggles that we all are faced with in our marriage.

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell. Your world is falling apart, and it seems like everyone around you is abandoning or helping cause the problems. But there’s the one guy…the one who you want to be around and just listen to them talk. On today’s show, long time friends Barney Long and Steve Church talk about their relationship and how, when Steve was going in the wrong direction, Barney was there to help him go in another one, a direction that would save his life relationally and spiritually. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

A talk on the Ukrainian conflict from a woman born and growing up in the Ukraine, and how Jesus is moving through hearts of people at war. (This is a repeat episode)

What’s true about you? You may first think about some facts and information about your life, but what is your true self vs your false self? Is that spiritual talk or part of your reality? On this weeks show, spiritual adviser Tim Reist talks about soul care and how to know what your soul is telling you about what you believe about yourself.

“Therefore, go make disciples of all nations….”- Jesus “The short-term-mission movement began in the 1960s and grew dramatically through the 1980s and 1990s. Today it draws upwards of 2 million participants each year from America alone.”- from an article on Shortermmissions.com Are they worth it? On a show to air the week of August 19-21, two short-term mission trip veterans Ryan Miller and Chris Clark talk about their perspective on short term mission trips and how they have been stretched and challenged by going to the Dominican Republic over the years and why men should have on their radar to do a trip as part of their walk with the Lord.

How is your soul? Have you ever given yourself some space to give your soul the attention it and you deserve? On this weeks show we have Tom Harper and Matt Pryor on to talk about their experience with Further Still Ministries Soul Care retreats. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

Roe vs Wade. Few words stir up as much emotion on both sides of a divided nation than these. In light of the recent Supreme Court decision, the debate has grown to a fever pitch and both sides are further apart than ever. But, in all of the controversy, the ones who tend to get lost in the shuffle are the pregnant women and the children they are carrying. On this week’s show, Monica Henderson, who has been involved in pregnancy resource help for and with women for nearly 15 years, talks about the recent Roe v. Wade decision and how pregnancy crisis centers will have to adapt and take on more responsibility and what the churches role will be with the significance of this change. No matter what side of the debate you are on, you are concerned about women and being in a pregnancy they do not want. This is the conversation on how to help these women regardless of what law is on the books. Information for this years banquet featuring Bob Russell https://www.bsideu.org/banquet2022/

Over 1500 homes built, and no owner had to pay for them. What started as an opportunity to find something to do on college break, over 30 years and 30 states later, thousands have been served. It wasn’t by accident, it was on mission! On this week’s show, Crossroad Missions founder Rob Minton and employee Rich Shanks Jr discuss what it means to be on mission, whether it’s across the country or across the street.

A “widow maker”. Those are words no man wants to hear from a doctor as it relates to his physical health. Less than 10% survive one. The majority of those that do survive, have some type of permanent damage afterwards. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk to Jeff Ratanapool who not only survived a “widow maker”, but came out of it with very little physical damage, which is just short of a miracle. Jeff stopped breathing for nearly 3 minutes after collapsing on a basketball court from a heart attack. He tells his story and what he learned during and after that life changing experience, and what he encourages men to do as they get older pertaining to their health, both physically and spiritually.

John Jordan is the guest on this week’s show. He tells Kurt and Chad about his most exciting hunting trip ever - a grizzly bear hunt in a very remote part of Alaska. What John didn’t realize was that while he was hunting a trophy grizzly, God was hunting him. God’s love and blunt honesty forced him to finally confront his alcoholism, and get the help he needed. It’s a great story of hope and redemption. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

“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 episode - enjoy!)

“My body is healed. My body is whole. I am worthy.” You’ve heard a term used for people who have a life changing experience and they receive “a new lease on life.” What about receiving two?!! On this weeks show business man Michael Collins talks about his journey with God. It began with living in rebellion against God, living a life of the flesh and doing what he wanted to do, with who he wanted to do it with. One day, in an aisle at Walmart, little did Michael know that the meeting of a stranger would change the entire trajectory of his life. Just when he thinks his journey couldn’t take any more twists and turns, Michael receives a phone call on Labor Day weekend from his doctor that sends him down the path he never imagined, physically or spiritually, which resulted in having his hand held by God in his most painful moment, and he’s here to talk about it! (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)