HOPE is Here

Everyday Heroes

Greg talks with Steve Flairty, author of Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things.  Today Steve shares two stories from Eastern Kentucky.

Find Steve Flairty on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/steve.flairty

Learn more about Steve’s book, Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes at https://www.amazon.com/Kentuckys-Everyday-Heroes-Ordinary-Extraordinary/dp/1941953832

Contact Steve him by email at Sflairty2001@yahoo.com or by phone at (859) 494-0667.

Making a Difference

Greg wraps up his week with Barbara and Wally Rendel about making a difference with your one and only life. 

Contact for ScatterJOY, Inc. or Bridges:
Barbara Rendel Email: bjrendel@gmail.com
Tax deductible checks payable to:
ScatterJOY, Inc.
194 Bent Tree Ct.
Nicholasville, KY  40356

Wisdom from a Minister's Wife

As God sought to embrace Barbara and Wally Rendel’s willing heart to provide HOPE to those in our community, Barbara especially shares wisdom from her life as a supportive Christian wife and mother. 

Contact for ScatterJOY, Inc. or Bridges:
Barbara Rendel Email: bjrendel@gmail.com
Tax deductible checks payable to:
ScatterJOY, Inc.
194 Bent Tree Ct.
Nicholasville, KY  40356

The Gift of Hosptitality

Barbara and Wally Rendel continues sharing stories of HOPE through their ministry involving simple hospitality to those in our community.

Contact for ScatterJOY, Inc. or Bridges:
Barbara Rendel Email: bjrendel@gmail.com
Tax deductible checks payable to:
ScatterJOY, Inc.
194 Bent Tree Ct.
Nicholasville, KY  40356

Bridges

Greg continues his conversation with Wally and Barbara Rendel about Barbara’s ministries, ScatterJOY and Bridges.

Contact for ScatterJOY, Inc. or Bridges:
Barbara Rendel Email: bjrendel@gmail.com
Tax deductible checks payable to:
ScatterJOY, Inc.
194 Bent Tree Ct.
Nicholasville, KY  40356

Scatter Joy

Guests Wally and Barbara Rendel, two individuals who have been ministering for more than 58 years share stories with Greg from their journey with the Lord.

Contact for ScatterJOY, Inc. or Bridges:
Barbara Rendel Email: bjrendel@gmail.com
Tax deductible checks payable to:
ScatterJOY, Inc.
194 Bent Tree Ct.
Nicholasville, KY  40356

Your Words Have Power

Today Greg talks about the power our words can have on others.  They can bring great harm and hurt to others or they can bring comfort and love.  With the Holy Spirit, we can have power over our tongue.  With scriptural advice, Greg encourages us to choose our words.

Forgiving the Abuser

Greg wraps up his conversation with Jason Romano talking about the process of forgiving the person that caused your pain.  It’s a daily discipline that doesn’t happen overnight.

Follow Jason on Twitter at @JasonRomano
Learn more about Jason’s podcast and magazine at https://sportsspectrum.com/
Check out Jason’s book, Live to Forgive: Moving Forward When Those We Love Hurt Us
Visit his website at www.JasonRomano.com

Allow Jesus to Help You Find Forgiveness

Jason Romano continues shares how he found Jesus and how that relationship helped him to continue his path to total forgiveness . 

Follow Jason on Twitter at @JasonRomano
Learn more about Jason’s podcast and magazine at https://sportsspectrum.com/
Check out Jason’s book, Live to Forgive: Moving Forward When Those We Love Hurt Us
Visit his website at www.JasonRomano.com

From Pain to Forgiveness

Greg continues his conversation with author and Podcaster, Jason Romano.  Jason talks about how forgiveness requires delving into the pain that was caused. 

Follow Jason on Twitter at @JasonRomano
Learn more about Jason’s podcast and magazine at https://sportsspectrum.com/
Check out Jason’s book, Live to Forgive: Moving Forward When Those We Love Hurt Us
Visit his website at www.JasonRomano.com

Live to Forgive

Greg is joined by author and Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Studio Show at ESPN.  He has since transitioned to Sports Spectrum, a magazine and podcast that connects sports and faith.  Jason shares what caused him to write his book, Live to Forgive and his encouragement toward others to enter their own messy journey of forgiveness.

Follow Jason on Twitter at @JasonRomano
Learn more about Jason’s podcast and magazine at https://sportsspectrum.com/
Check out Jason’s book, Live to Forgive: Moving Forward When Those We Love Hurt Us
Visit his website at www.JasonRomano.com

 About Jason Romano . . .

Jesus Take the Wheel

Greg wraps up his week continuing on the topic of how we perceive ourselves.  After driving a Mercedes for a week, Greg recognized some lessons to learn.  You will hear some encouragement about how to let go of allowing material things to be your identity.

How Do You Perceive Yourself?

Greg talks today about how we perceive ourselves.  Do you identify yourself by the clothes you wear or the car you drive?  Do you feel less of a person because you don’t have nice things?  Or do you feel more of a person because you do have more than others?  To God, it doesn’t matter.  He loves you either way.  He doesn’t care what kind of car you drive.  He only cares about what is in your heart. So, are you choosing your identity based on how you perceive yourself, how you think others perceive you, or how God perceives you? 

The 5 Stages of Grief and Loss

Greg wraps up his conversation with Amanda Speakes, counselor with Grief Recovery Care on the five stages of grief and loss. Did you know there are more to these stages and that they are not necessarily in the order presented?  

Learn more about Grief Recovery Care at www.GriefRecoveryCare.com or schedule a session by calling (859) 595-0836 or email GriefRecoveryCare@gmail.com

The Impact of Unresolved Grief

Greg continues his conversation with Amanda Speakes on the topic of unresolved grief.  Grief affects more than a single person or the family.  Statistics show there are 13 million grievers annually due to death.  There are 2.6 million deaths per year in the United States with an average of 5 grievers per death.  There are 2.5 million grievers due to divorce and 15.6 million grievers due to romantic breakup.  Grief has a huge impact on our communities and there are consequences to not resolving it.

Learn more about Grief Recovery Care at www.GriefRecoveryCare.com or schedule a session by calling (859) 595-0836 or email GriefRecoveryCare@gmail.com

Taking Time to Grieve

Today Greg talks with Amanda Speakes, a counselor with Grief Recovery Care about the grief process and the importance of grieving.  She notes that grief isn’t just about losing someone to death.  It can come from losing a job, loss of a marriage, or even loss of your faith.  Anything that that is a big change in your life can be considered grief. 

Learn more about Grief Recovery Care at www.GriefRecoveryCare.com or schedule a session by calling (859) 595-0836 or email GriefRecoveryCare@gmail.com

Become Like the Coffee Bean

Greg discusses a newly released book called “Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change.”   It’s about being like a coffee bean.  When you’re in hot water, add flavor to the situation.  The power to change is on the inside of you, not the outside.  This is a great program if you’re feeling burned, discouraged, or just losing hope.   You will want to take notes on this program.  Learn more about “Coffee Bean”  on Amazon.

A Place to Give Ministers HOPE

Everyone gets burned out including Ministers and Pastors, sometimes to the point of wanting to quit.  Well, don’t quit!  There’s HOPE!  Pastor Grant Mathes of Shechem Ministries joined Greg in the studio to talk about this secluded location in Anderson County of Central Kentucky built to provide a place for ministers to recharge their batteries.  Learn more about this retreat at www.ShechemMinistries.com

How Their Faith Carried Them Through

Greg wraps up his interview with Lynn and Janene Buckles about how their faith sustained them through Lynn’s numerous surgeries and ultimately facing death.  

Lynn is a Pastor on staff at Crossroads Community on Todd’s Road in Lexington. You can contact Lynn at Lynn.Buckles@crossroads.net

Beating the Odds

Greg continues his conversation with Lynn Buckles and Janene about Lynn’s miraculous recovery from a rare illness.   Lynn is a Pastor on staff at Crossroads Community on Todd’s Road in Lexington. You can contact Lynn at Lynn.Buckles@crossroads.net