Messiah Community Radio Talk Show

Our special guest is Kathi Lipp, the author of 101 Simple Ways to Show Your Husband That You Love Him. Kathi inspires thousands of women each year to strip down their expectations and lives and live with real purpose. With humor and wisdom, Kathi offers hope paired with practical steps to live with meaning. Kathi Lipp is the author of 16 books including Clutter Free, The Get Yourself Organized Project, The Husband Project, Happy Habits for Every Couple, and I Need Some Help Here – Hope for When Your Kids Don’t Go According to Plan. She is the host of Clutter Free Academy the Podcast! with Kathi Lipp and speaks at conferences across the US. Kathi is published with Revell Publishers and Harvest House Publishers. She has become well respected on the topics of clutter from a biblical perspective (who knew there was such a thing?). She is a national speaker and is often featured on Focus on the Family, MOPS International, Crosswalk.com, and Nickelodeon TV’s Parent Connect as well as a number of other media outlet

Our special guest is Krish Kandiah (PhD, Kings College London) the author of the book Paradoxology: Why Christianity Was Never Meant To Be Simple. It seems that the God of the Christian faith is full of paradoxes. A compassionate God who sanctions genocide. An all-powerful God who allows horrific suffering. A God who owns everything yet demands so much from his followers. A God who is distant and yet present at the same time. Many of us have big questions about God that the Christian faith seems to leave unanswered, so we push them to the back of our minds for fear of destabilizing our beliefs. But leaving these questions unexamined is neither healthy for us nor honoring to God. Rather than shying away from the difficult questions, we need to face them head on. What if the tension between apparently opposing doctrines is exactly where faith comes alive? What if this ancient faith has survived so long not in spite of but precisely because of these apparent contradictions? What if it is in the difficult parts

Our special guest is Dr. Sara H. Shady, the co-author of the book From Bubble to Bridge: Educating Christians for a Multifaith World. Christian colleges and churches are often seen as bubbles, but in an increasingly pluralistic society, how do these bubbles become bridges for meaningful engagement with religious neighbors? In this timely and practical book, Marion Larson and Sara Shady show evangelicals how to engage in interfaith dialogue. Dr. Sara Shady (PhD, University of South Carolina) is professor of philosophy at Bethel University in St. Paul Minnesota.

Our special guest is Terry Benedict, an American film producer. He is the founder and CEO of The Shae Foundation. Terry is most well-known for co-producing Hacksaw Ridge, nominated for six Academy Awards. Hacksaw Ridge is based on Benedict’s documentary, The Conscientious Objector; a film about Medal of Honor winner Desmond Doss, who refused to carry a weapon in World War Two. Doss is the only conscientious objector to ever receive a Medal of Honor. After working on over a dozen independent films, Benedict felt impressed to create films that inspire and promote positive messages to the global community. He produced and directed the critically acclaimed and award-winning documentary film, The Conscientious Objector. The film garnered several dozen awards in multiple categories during a two-year run on the international festival circuit including many “audience favorite” awards, a Crystal Heart Award from the Heartland Film Festival and from Boston, a Humanitarian Award. The film played on the International D

2009 US OPEN tennis champion talked about his faith in Christ at the 2017 Delray Beach Open tennis tournament in Delray Beach, FL. Juan Martín del Potro, born 23 September 1988), also known as Delpo, is an Argentine professional tennis player. His biggest achievement was winning the 2009 US Open, defeating Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and 5-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final. He was the first to defeat both Federer and Nadal during the same major and was the only man outside the Big Four to win a major between the 2005 French Open and the 2013 US Open, a span of 35 tournaments. He is also the second Argentine and the fifth-youngest man to win the US Open in the Open Era. Other career highlights include winning the bronze medal in men's singles at the 2012 London Olympics and the silver medal in men's singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the first time on 6 October 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career

At the 2017 Delray Beach Open tennis tournament in Delray Beach, FL, Santiago Giraldo agreed to share his faith in Christ. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was so kind in arranging this interview when I asked if there were players willing to share their faith in Jesus. Santiago Giraldo Salazar (born 27 November 1987) is a Colombian male tennis player from Pereira in Colombia. He plays on the ATP tour and represents Colombia in the Davis Cup competition. His best tournament result is reaching the final in the 2014 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Giraldo's career-high singles ranking is World No. 28.

Many of us feel overwhelmed about the prospect of raising children in our high-performance, rapid-pace culture. Reflecting on difficulties from our own families of origin can increase our doubt and insecurity about being a good parent. Positive examples of family life can seem few and far between. Authors, Mark and Lisa Scandrette understand these challenges, and in the book Belonging and Becoming they cast a compelling vision of what the family can be. They offer wisdom from the joys and struggles of their own life, and practical guidance for creating a healthy and deeply rooted family culture. Whether you've been a parent for some time, you're just starting out, or you're only starting to think about it, this book will inspire you to take new steps toward family thriving. Now more than ever, we need a new vision for family that is creative, intentional, soulful, and globally aware. Whatever the make up of your household, your family can be a space of belonging, where each person feels safe, loved, cherish

Our special guest is Rocky Seto, who in January 2017, announced that he would be leaving his position as assistant head coach of defense with the Seattle Seahawks to join the ministry. In 2010, Seto joined Pete Carroll's coaching staff with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. In 2015, he had been promoted to assistant head coach / defense. After playing for the Trojans, Rocky Seto joined the coaching staff in 1999 as a volunteer assistant under then-head coach Paul Hackett, working with the defense and special teams. In 2000, he served as an administrative graduate assistant, and with the arrival of head coach Pete Carroll in 2001, he became a graduate assistant involved in the defense, working with the general defense in 2001 and safeties in 2002. In 2003, he became a full coach, in charge of safeties, and from 2004-2005 he coached linebackers. From 2006-2010, he coached the USC secondary. Get ready to hear an interview that is sure to provide great inspiration toward your walk with Christ. Visit Rocky's websit

Dr. Barry Corey, president of Biola University, believes we tend to devalue the importance of kindness, opting instead for caustic expressions of certainty that push people away. We forget that the essence of what God requires of us is to “love kindness.” In this book, filled with stories from his travels around the globe, Barry shows us the forgotten way of kindness. It is a life that calls us to put ourselves at risk. A life that calls us to hope. A life of a firm center and soft edges. It is the life Christ invites us to follow, no matter what the cost. Kindness is not what we have been taught it is. It isn’t a soft virtue, expressed only by sweet grandmothers or nice Boy Scouts. Kindness is neither timid nor frail. Instead, it is brave and daring, willing to be vulnerable with those with whom we disagree. It is the revolutionary way that Jesus himself called us to live. The way of selfless risks. The way of staggering hope. The way of authenticity.

Shannan Martin is known for her popular blog Shannan Martin Writes (formerly Flower Patch Farmgirl,) is a speaker and writer who found her voice in the country and her story in the city. Shannan Martin had the perfect life: a cute farmhouse on six rambling acres, a loving husband, three adorable kids, money, friends, a close-knit church—a safe, happy existence. But when the bottom dropped out through a series of shocking changes and ordinary inconveniences, the Martins followed God’s call to something radically different: a small house on the other side of the urban tracks, a shoestring income, a challenged public school, and the harshness of a county jail (where her husband is now chaplain). And yet the family’s plunge from “safety” was the best thing that could have happened to them. Falling Free charts their pilgrimage from the self-focused wisdom of the world to the topsy-turvy life of God’s more being found in less. Martin’s practical, sweetly subversive book invites us to rethink assumptions about fa

Our special guest is Adam S. McHugh, author of The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness In a World of Distraction. Adam is an ordained Presbyterian minister and spiritual director, and a regular contributor to Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution website. He has served at two Presbyterian churches, as a hospice chaplain and as campus staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He is the author of The Listening Life, which won the 2017 Christianity Today Book Award for spiritual formation, and Introverts in the Church, and lives on the central coast of California. (ThM, Princeton Theological Seminary)

Our special guest is Mike Tenbusch, author of the Jonathan Effect, a book about the power of the church and its people to help schools and their students win the battle against poverty. Mike is the CEO of Uncommon Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm helping urban schools, churches, and impact organizations create strategies to improve conditions and outcomes for kids. Born and raised in Detroit, he has had a life-long calling to make Detroit a better place to be a kid and to raise a family, and he served as chief impact officer for United Way in Southeastern Michigan as part of his twenty years of leading change in the city. A graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Mike co-founded Think Detroit (now Detroit PAL), an organization that now serves 14,000 children each year. He also served on the Board for Detroit Public Schools, helped a charter school district graduate more than ninety percent of its first high school class, and created a plan and led the effort to turnaround the city's most challeng

Zac Hicks is the author of The Worship Pastor (Zondervan, 2016). Modern worship leaders are restless. They have inherited a model of leadership that equates leading worship with being a rock star. But leading worship is more than a performance, it's about shaping souls and making disciples. Every worship leader is really a pastor. The Worship Pastor is a practical and biblical introduction to this essential pastoral role. Filled with engaging, illustrative stories it is organized to address questions of theory and practice, striving to balance conversational accessibility with informed instruction. He grew up in Hawaii, studied music in Los Angeles, trained in Philosophy and Biblical Studies at Denver Seminary, and his current doctoral work is in the theology and worship of the English Reformation. Zac's passions include exploring the intersection of old and new in worship and thinking through the pastoral dimensions of worship leading. He is a songwriter, having recorded seven albums to date. Zac has contr

Our special guest is Mike Lindell, Inventor, Manufacturer, and CEO of MyPillow, Inc. You’ve seen him on television commercials nationwide. Mr. Lindell is a Christian man who was saved from a lifelong battle with addiction and drug use. Mike spoke with us after our initial interview to talk more about his plan to help the inner cities, overcoming substance abuse, President-Elect Donald Trump, Prince, and more! Years ago he found himself extremely frustrated with his pillow going flat. He would wake up in the morning with a sore arm, his neck would hurt, his fingers would be numb, he would toss and turn all night not knowing why. He tried many different pillows on the market and none of them worked. So, he started to research pillows and study sleep disorders. He was adamant about creating the world’s healthiest, comfortable, most durable pillow. For 10 years he had been on the entrepreneurial roller coaster and had persevered through many obstacles and setbacks. He was told his idea would never work more ti

Our special guest is Mike Lindell, Inventor, Manufacturer, and CEO of MyPillow, Inc. You've seen him on television commercials nationwide. Mr. Lindell is a Christian man who was saved from a lifelong battle with addiction and drug use. Years ago he found himself extremely frustrated with his pillow going flat. He would wake up in the morning with a sore arm, his neck would hurt, his fingers would be numb, he would toss and turn all night not knowing why. He tried many different pillows on the market and none of them worked. So, he started to research pillows and study sleep disorders. He was adamant about creating the world’s healthiest, comfortable, most durable pillow. For 10 years he had been on the entrepreneurial roller coaster and had persevered through many obstacles and setbacks. He was told his idea would never work more times than he could count. He had also been told to sell out, make it overseas, etc. His passion would never allow him to do that. Today, he is proud to provide each and every pers

Our special guest is Dr. Timothy R. Jennings, MD, a board certified Christian psychiatrist, master psychopharmacologist, lecturer, international speaker, and the author of The God-Shaped Brain. Dr. Jennings was voted one of America's Top Psychiatrists by the Consumers' Research Council of America in 2008, 2010 and 2011. He is president of the Tennessee Psychiatric Association and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is also president-elect of the Southern Psychiatric Association and is in private practice in Tennessee.

Our special guest is Darrell L. Bock, author of How Would Jesus Vote? Do Your Political Views Really Align With The Bible? As we approach another election year, we hear politicians on both sides of the aisle as well as religious leaders of every stripe claim to know—with absolute certainty—where Jesus and Christianity stand on their favorite issues. Dr. Bock is the Executive Director of Cultural Engagement and Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Bock has earned recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tübingen University in Germany) and as author of over 30 books, including well regarded commentaries on Luke and Acts, studies of the historical Jesus, and work in cultural engagement as host of the Seminary’s Table Podcasts. He is a consulting editor for Christianity Today, and serves on the boards of Wheaton College and Chosen People Ministries. He has been a New York Times best-selling author in nonfiction and is elder emeritus at Trinity Fellowship Church in Dalla

Our special guest is Tish Harrison Warren, the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life. Andy Crouch wrote the foreword of this dynamic book on finding meaning in everyday life. Tish writes regularly for InterVarsity's online magazine for women and Christianity Today.

Our special guest is Kent Evans is the board chairman and co-founder of Manhood Journey, a ministry that helps fathers and mentors build the next generation of godly men. Kent has personally experienced how the guidance of godly men can change the course of a life. “Wise Guys is a careful and clear treatment of the role godly counselors play in the lives of Christians. For those who want to grow in maturity and wisdom, Evans’ book deserves careful consideration.” R. Albert Mohler, Jr. President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

In Troubled Minds Amy Simpson, whose family knows the trauma and bewilderment of mental illness, reminds us that people with mental illness are our neighbors and our brothers and sisters in Christ, and she shows us the path to loving them well and becoming a church that loves God with whole hearts and whole souls, with the strength we have and with minds that are whole as well as minds that are troubled. Mental illness is the sort of thing we don't like to talk about. It doesn't reduce nicely to simple solutions and happy outcomes. So instead, too often we reduce people who are mentally ill to caricatures and ghosts, and simply pretend they don't exist. They do exist, however—statistics suggest that one in four people suffer from some kind of mental illness. And then there's their friends and family members, who bear their own scars and anxious thoughts, and who see no safe place to talk about the impact of mental illness on their lives and their loved ones. Many of these people are sitting in churches week