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18 Nov

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August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “We have also come to his hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is not the time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.” In this episode, Pastor and Author Clarence Washington Sr. talks about part 2 of his book “Hijacked: How Dr. King’s Dream Became a Nightmare: Volume 4, The Recovery.” He said, “People that believe the end justifies the means have a high tolerance for the pain of other people. Collateral damage is just a part of their playbook. They will do whatever it takes to make their goals a reality. Dr. King was just the opposite.”

Pastor Washington believes Dr. King’s Dream teaches a Biblical approach to healing America. Information about his books are available at https://clarencewashingtonauthor.com/.

17 Nov

Posted at 14:05h in Children, Family, Health, Ministry, Veterans by
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“A Night of Hope” is a special night of music with Fernando Ortega to benefit the ministry of Joni & Friends of New Mexico.  Tickets are now on sale for the concert, Friday night, December 3, 2021, at Faith Lutheran Church, 10000 Spain Road, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111. Click on the “Night of Hope” banner at https://www.joniandfriends.org/new-mexico/ to purchase tickets. Sandi Scripter is the Area Director for Joni and Friends New Mexico. Marcy Patten is the New Mexico Ministry Operations Manager.

In this episode, Fernando shares about his family roots growing up in New Mexico. In addition to his music, Fernando has released a new book called “Fernando’s Birds: Photographs & Tales.” His latest single, “Dark Eyes,” is now available for download!

11 Nov

Posted at 14:07h in Addiction, Homelessness, Mental Health, Ministry by
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Victory Outreach Church Senior Pastor Danny Sanchez said, “Victory Outreach Church is on the front lines of ministry in Albuquerque. We don’t allow any perfect people at Victory Outreach. That’s how I got in!” In this episode, listen to Pastor Danny’s personal story and his heart for the people of Albuquerque.

Victory Outreach Church, located at 435 Jefferson SE Albuquerque, NM 87108. Phone: (505) 843-7930. Go to https://www.voabq.org/ for service times and more information. Victory Outreach Church in Albuquerque is part of an international Christian movement with over 360 “Victory Rehabilitation Homes” and 600 Churches.

10 Nov

Posted at 14:22h in Children, Health by
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November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Abby Williams is a producer with KLYT-Radio. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was four years old. Her mother, Sandi Scripter, and Diabetic Educator and Nutritionist, Dietician Jennifer Bryant, join the show to talk with Abby about living with and staying healthy with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. More information is available about diabetes at https://diabetes.org/.

09 Nov

Posted at 15:35h in Community, Politics by
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Rio Grande Foundation President Paul Gessing talks about early voting and the following topics with links for detailed information:

  1. Expanded early voting has begun. Go vote! Paul did, and there was no line.
  2. Information about school board candidates: https://www.aps.edu/about-us/board/school-board-member-elections.
  3. Information about Albuquerque City Election: https://www.cabq.gov/vote/candidate-information/2021-candidates.
  4. Why are you against taxpayer funding for the United Stadium? All the ads say it will not increase our taxes.
  5. Have you heard a solid plan from any of the Mayoral Candidates about reducing crime in Albuquerque?
  6. MLG extends the indoor mask mandate through November 12.  https://www.abqjournal.com/2438008/nm-face-mask-mandate-extended-until-mid-november.html.
  7. David Scrase said masks could be mandated for 2-3 more years.  https://errorsofenchantment.com/mlgs-top-health-advisor-masking-indoors-could-last-2-3-more-years/.
  8. Only six states, including NM, currently have universal mask mandates: WA, OR, HI, NM, IL, and LA https://errorsofenchantment.com/a-vast-majority-of-states-do-not-mandate-masks-indoors/.
  9. Will MLG mandate vaccines for Lobo/Aggie basketball games? https://errorsofenchantment.com/will-mlg-mandate-vaccines-for-lobo-aggie-basketball-fans/
  10. More Americans have now died from COVID under Biden than under Trump; Dr. Michael Oterholm, Biden’s former COVID advisor, says, “We’ve ascribed far too much human authority over the virus.”
  11. New Mexico State Fair attendance for years 2018-2021: How does the rest of the State feel about the NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR?
  12. Oil, natural gas prices skyrocket. Rumors of coal’s death are greatly exaggerated with prices up 318% on the year + NM’s impending energy crisis? The UK decides to build 16 modular nuclear reactors: https://errorsofenchantment.com/rumors-of-coals-death-are-greatly-exaggerated/. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/15/uk-poised-to-confirm-funding-for-mini-nuclear-reactors-for-green-energy. https://errorsofenchantment.com/europe-concerned-over-energy-crisis-haaland-pursues-limits-on-fossil-fuel-extraction/.
  13. CRT-laden social studies standards put forth by PED (comments needed), PED secretary claims NM needs to double teacher salaries to make them competitive: https://oaknm.org/updates/double-teacher-salaries/.
    1. Does the PED have any accountability for what they do (don’t do)?
    2. Let’s take a sample of the past ten years. Where does New Mexico rank in Education and childhood welfare?

 

09 Nov

Posted at 14:33h in Business, Community by
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Roger Gallegos hosts “Build Your Network” business networking events throughout the year at the two SOPO Coffee Shop locations in Albuquerque, 4001 Osuna Rd NE, and 6051 Winter Haven Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM  87120. Alyssa Pirolo is the Manager of the SOPO Coffee Shops. Go to https://calvarynm.church/about/ourcampus/sopo/ for more information about SOPO Coffee Shops. Reach out to Roger Gallegos at 505-585-4487 or online at https://www.facebook.com/bynalbuquerque for more details about “Build Your Network.

04 Nov

Posted at 14:20h in Women by
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Vulnerable No More is a non-profit action-based human trafficking campaign defining and exposing the strategies of sex traffickers. Ministry Founder Toya Kaplan uses words like “Traffickers, groomers, and recruiters” as she gives us a glimpse of the intentional, diabolical ways sex traffickers prey on our most vulnerable children and young adults. The VULNERABLE NO MORE” fall event is Friday night, November 5, 2021, at 6:00 at Believer’s Center of Albuquerque, 320 Waterfall Dr. just east of Central and Tramway in Albuquerque.

More information is available at https://www.vulnerablenomore.org/.

03 Nov

Posted at 14:02h in Community, Politics by
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Rio Grande Foundation President Paul Gessing recaps the results of municipal elections around New Mexico and several key results from other states around the country.  Follow the links for more information on all the topics Paul covers in this episode:

  1. Election results with political impact Nationally:
    1. Glen Youngkin Republican wins VA Gov. race & Biden’s national agenda.
  2. New Mexico Election Results: Mayor’s race, ABQ city council/Las Cruces City Council, school board elections in ABQ/Las Cruces/Rio Rancho, United Stadium.
  3. PNM/Avangrid merger rejected by hearing examiner. What does this mean?
  4. NM PED cancels in-person meeting on controversial social studies curriculum/changes to legal representation for school board members: https://errorsofenchantment.com/new-mexico-public-education-department-cancels-in-person-meeting-on-controversial-social-studies-curriculum/.
  5. NM’s House speaker fails on basic economics, tries to stoke “sexism” at UNM: https://errorsofenchantment.com/supply-and-demand-new-mexico-style/
  6. Duke Energy CEO says, “You can’t do net-zero without nuclear,” but NM is abandoning nuclear power: https://errorsofenchantment.com/net-zero-cant-be-achieved-w-o-nuclear-but-nm-is-abandoning-nuclear/
  7. Lujan Grisham and Biden in Scotland for the climate summit. Of course, they flew (commercial???) But numerous others used their private jets to get there: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10152027/Hypocrite-airways-Jeff-Bezoss-48m-gulf-stream-leads-parade-400-private-jets.html
  8. ABQ Journal polling data shows even in “blue ABQ,” voters care less about COVID and climate change than crime, homelessness, and schools. https://errorsofenchantment.com/climate-change-dramatically-lags-crime-homelessness-and-school-quality-in-new-abq-journal-poll/
  9. Keller Administration/City Council pushes to eliminate heavy plastic bags: https://www.abqjournal.com/2442635/abq-moving-to-ban-the-thicker-plastic-bags.html?utm_medium
  10. COVID-19 is dropping nationally but rising in a few states: https://www.koat.com/article/the-rate-of-covid-19-cases-is-dropping-nationally-but-rising-in-these-states/37919681.

02 Nov

Posted at 14:39h in Ministry, Music by
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Rudy Grande is the producer and host of the new KLYT Radio weekend show called Tracks of Light.  The show airs Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 6.  Tracks of Light will bring you back to the Jesus Music Movement that started in the ’70s. KLYT is 88.3 on the FM dial in Albuquerque and other cities throughout New Mexico. Tracks of Light is also available online worldwide at https://www.klyt.fm/. Archived shows of Tracks of Light are available at www.tracksoflight.com.