Mid-Morning Last Month's Archives

Ever wish you could have free, one-on-one time with a trained counselor to get help with a problem? Well, your wish has been granted on today’s Mid-Morning! It’s an open phone lines’, ask anything hour with trusted counselor Dr. David Hawkins. From overcoming your fear of speaking up in any given situation, including work and your small group; to relating to your mom who still makes you feel like a little girl, Dr. Hawkins helps you understand what’s behind the problem and offers helpful, how-to action steps. Phone lines, e-mail and Facebook are available the entire hour for you to ask your question.

Sex addictions affect more than nine million people, and the after-effects wreck marriages, destroy careers, and ruin self-worth. With today’s effortless availability to internet porn and chat rooms, the number of sex addicts is expected to climb at an alarming rate. Counselor and author Mark Laaser knows the addiction well. For 25 years he served as a pastor and counselor while secretly living with sexual addiction. Now, 25 years into recovery, he speaks to addicts and has developed programs to help them gain a fresh start in healing. He joins us on Mid-Morning to explain the true healing that comes from journeying in a personal relationship with Christ.

Lynne and Bekah head back to the kitchen to cook up a recipe from the new book The Hour That Matters Most (Tyndale, ISBN# 978-1-4143-3744-9) written by Les and Leslie Parrott, Stephanie Allen, and Tina Kuna. Stephanie will join us on the air to encourage families to establish great memories around the dinner table! Andrea from The Ticket Kitchen believes life’s best moments are the simplest – and she and her sister-in-law AmberLee have created fine chocolate blocks you can stir into steaming milk for perfect hot chocolate on a chilly night. We’ll also open the phone lines to hear about the kitchen gadgets you love most.

For better or worse, technology has transformed our lives and daily routines. It brings benefits and detriments, but rarely do we address its power in our lives. Have we considered where it belongs in the story of redemption? In today's encore Mid-Morning, John Dyer, author of From the Garden to the City (Kregal, ISBN# 978-0-8254-2668-1) examines technology through the lens of Scripture and shows us how to live lives faithful to the Lord in a technology-saturated world.

Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead, she found both their lives spiraling out of control. Years of heartbreak, confusion and prayer followed before the Yuans found a place of complete surrender, reconciliation, and peace. Christopher and Angela, co-authors of Out of a Far Country (WaterBrook, ISBN# 0-307-72935-4) share their amazing story on today’s encore Mid-Morning – offering hope for anyone affected by homosexuality.

I can’t get no satisfaction, bemoaned Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones. Ever feel that way? Where can you go to satisfy your desires? Jesus gave the secret to satisfaction in the greatest speech ever given when he addressed an estimated 20,000 followers along the mountainside outside Capernaum. On today’s Mid-Morning, Dr. Mitch Kruse unpacks the way to find true satisfaction. 

Pictures, pictures everywhere! Though the digital age has helped cut down on picture clutter…what do you do with all the old pictures? Creative Memories Consultant and Director Dee Dee Neumeyer has the answer! And what is the best way to settle into the age of digital scrapbooking? We have recommendations for you. If one of your new year’s resolutions was to do better with housecleaning, we have some practical tips to accomplish the task. If you’re longing for a simpler life, educator Beth Dargis has suggestions for a few tweaks, some new attitudes…and a much simpler life. 

Lisa Harper is a well-known author and speaker, but she’s also adopting a baby, and both baby and birth mother need immediate prayer. Lisa opens Spots & Spotlights with her “Marie Mondays” project. David Smith, area supervisor of the Perspectives series explains the passion behind the classes and shares how you can take part. Adam Burke, founder of the Veteran’s Farm, tells the story of these unique horticulture therapy farms for disabled vets. 5th generation employee of Kaspar Wire Works, Jason Kaspar, joins us to talk about his family’s unique business in wire creations. And Dave Walters, creator of Book2MyKids.com offers an imaginative way for parents to write books to their own children.

In our first Author! Author! of 2012, Beth Webb Hart shares about her novel Sunrise on the Battery (Thomas Nelson, ISBN# 978-1-59554-200-7), which brings together life in the south and powerful lessons of faith. Popular author Nancy Rue collaborated with her husband Jim to create an essential guide for dads of tween daughters in What Happened to My Little Girl? (Zondervan, ISBN# 978-0-310-28472-7). Keri Wyatt Kent brings a fresh look at specific words in the Bible in her study Deeper into the Word: New Testament (Bethany House, ISBN # 978-0-7642-0842-3). Lorilee Craker shares practical, simple, and smart money saving ideas she learned from the Amish, written in Money Secrets of the Amish (Thomas Nelson, ISBN# 978-1595553416). We wrap up the hour with two fiction writers. Erin Healy, author of The Baker’s Wife (Thomas Nelson, ISBN # 978-1-59554-752-1) who brings a story of scandal, mystery, and suspense, and Jane Kirkpatrick, author of Barcelona Calling (Zondervan, ISBN# 978-0-310-29364-4) who writes a compelling story of dreams of fame…and love.

The physical effects of aging are unavoidable. As we age we lose muscle strength and function. Joints become stiff. Our organs, including our brains, don’t function as efficiently. These changes can lead to discouragement and despair. Is there any good news about aging? You bet there is! Dr. Marv Eastlund and wellness consultant and personal fitness trainer Kerri Zurbuch share a multitude of things you can do to keep your body, mind and attitude as healthy and vibrant as possible as you grow older.

How do we find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and daily duties? What does a life of gratitude look like when your days are gritty, long, and sometimes dark? What is God providing here and now?” These are the questions Ann Voskamp asked when a friend challenged her to find One Thousand Gifts in God’s everyday blessings. Her book by the same title (Zondervan, ISBN# 978-0-310-32191-0) is a New York Times best seller, and she joins us for our first live show of 2012 to share what she learned as God molded her heart to His. Lynne and Bekah are taking a One Thousand Gifts challenge in the new year and will spend the rest of the hour sharing the plan and inviting you to join in!

Our spiritual journeys may vary in details, but we share the same Father who walks beside us, and the same set of outside distractions that threaten to pull us away from His side. Throughout history, wise men and women of the faith have discovered some secrets to walking intentionally in step with Jesus and quieting their hearts before Him. Richard Foster, author of Sanctuary of the Soul, (IVP, ISBN# 978-0-8308-3555-3), Bruce Demarest, author of Seasons of the Soul, (IVP, ISBN# 978-0-8308-35353-5), and Glenn Myers, author of Seeking Spiritual Intimacy, (IVP, ISBN# 978-0-8308-3551-5) join us for an encore Mid-Morning of understanding ways to draw closer to the Savior.

Parenting is the job that never ends – even after your children are grown. Whether your kids have just left home, keep coming back, or have been gone for years, motherhood expert Catherine Hickem can help you thrive in what could be one of parenting’s most challenging seasons. On this encore Mid-Morning, the founder of Intentional Moms will join us to address the most common myths, challenges and fears of this rarely discussed topic and turn them into hope, purpose and opportunity. She’ll answer your questions and help you learn how to leave a legacy of love to your adult children.