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09 Aug

Posted at 15:34h in Faith, Family, Finances by
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John Moore Associates helps clients plan their finances according to biblical principles. They bring a servant’s heart to all they do, with caring, attentive, proactive, and responsive service to their clients and colleagues. They consistently find real solutions to clients’ challenges to optimize stewardship.

Brian Cochran of John Moore Associates joins us for his weekly financial update.

 

Managing wealth using Biblical Principles – John Moore Associates

08 Aug

Posted at 15:29h in Community, Politics, Public Policy by
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Paul Gessing became the first full-time President of the Rio Grande Foundation in March of 2006. Since joining the Foundation, Gessing has been a prominent voice for limited government and individual liberties in policy areas including: Constitutional liberties, taxes, health care, education, and transportation.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Gessing headed up the lobbying efforts of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) a respected taxpayer-advocacy organization in Washington, DC.

He joins us in studio today to discuss recent news items and to remind us of the importance of making our voices heard by voting.

 

Home – Rio Grande Foundation

07 Aug

Posted at 17:24h in Community, Politics, Public Policy by
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Carla is the Founder and President of the New Mexico Business Coalition. Established in 2009, the New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) is a nonpartisan voice for business owners, employees, and individuals in New Mexico. Carla said, “As soon as the Governor ordered businesses closed down (March 2020), the New Mexico Business Coalition immediately asked her, “can we get a plan to reopen? We have to be talking about this and figuring out how we are going to reopen.” She followed up the NMBC’s request of the Governor by working with the NM Legislature. “I wrote the legislation that got passed to protect employers from the unemployment insurance skyrocketing as we anticipated.” Contact Carla and the New Mexico Business Coalition through their website https://nmbizcoalition.org/ or call (505) 836-4223.

05 Aug

Posted at 13:28h in Community, Human Trafficking, Youth by
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The New Mexico Dream Center is a part of the New Mexico Human Trafficking Task Force.  They are committed to fighting human trafficking in New Mexico and providing services to the young people who have survived. Birga Alden is the Director of Communications for the New Mexico Dream Center. She trains school administrators, teachers, parents, and students how to recognize the deceptive recruiting strategies of human traffickers. The New Mexico Dream Center is working throughout New Mexico with schools, law enforcement, and even businesses to prevent and help rescue young people caught in trafficking situations.  For opportunities to join the fight as a volunteer, and to support their work go to https://www.nmdreamcenter.org/ or call (505) 900-3833,

02 Aug

Posted at 14:05h in Community, Politics, Public Policy by
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Every day, The Heritage Foundation is building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish.

Heritage’s mission is to formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

Genevieve Wood of the Heritage Foundation joins us today to give background information on the foundation’s controversial “Project 2025” initiative and to discuss its political and legal ramifications.

The Heritage Foundation

02 Aug

Posted at 13:54h in Apologetics, Bible, Faith by
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Dr. Brian Nixon & Dr. Joseph Holden join us to talk about Veritas University- an accredited Christian institution offering courses in apologetics, theology, and archaeology- as well as their new podcast (produced by Veritas in partnership with KLYT 88.3 FM) known as Paratus- which is dedicated to answering questions and conundrums that Christians have.

They discuss their approach to answering puzzling questions and thinking biblically about difficult topics, encouraging us to adopt and fully integrate a Christian worldview.

 

Veritas International University – Veritas International University (ves.edu)

01 Aug

Posted at 13:48h in Discipleship, Faith, Ministry by
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Cody’s spiritual journey led him to receive ordination at Calvary Church, where he devoted over five years to nurturing the hearts and minds of young people in the youth ministry. Cody and his wife Chantel later moved to Perth Australia to found TRIBES Church. Today, he joins us to share his story and the work God has done through his ministry.

 

TRIBES (tribesaustralia.com)

01 Aug

Posted at 11:22h in Children, Community, foster by
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Janae Heitzig joins us to discuss Calvary Church’s newest efforts related to foster parenting. She shares her personal experiences with foster parenting, information about how to get involved, and the classes that Calvary Church will be doing to provide information on foster parenting and respite care.

 

 

 

31 Jul

Posted at 17:37h in Bible, Faith, Ministry by
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Thom began teaching an inner-city Bible study in 1995.  That love of teaching God’s Word eventually led to the formation of Calvary Chapel Lebanon in October, 2001, with about 50 people meeting in an old hardware store.  Our church ministry and philosophy centers on teaching God’s Word chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

His program “Study the Word” will begin airing on KLYT. He joins us to introduce his ministry and to share insights he has learned.

Pastor Thom Keller – Study the Word | Hope FM

31 Jul

Posted at 14:51h in Faith, Family, Ministry by
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Dr. Sharen Ford is a nationally-recognized child welfare consultant and the retired Manager for Permanency Services for the Colorado Department of Human Services in the Division of Child Welfare Services. She retired with 30 years of comprehensive work history with the department. She currently serves as the Director for Foster Care and Adoption at Focus on the Family and is as committed as ever to raising awareness regarding the need for every child to have a quality family.

Dr. Ford joins us today to discuss foster parenting and the challenges and rewards associated with it.

Dr. Sharen Ford – Focus on the Family