K-love News Podcast

By Richard Hunt “For me, it was a fun challenge that I just wanted to see if could do,” explains Thaddeus. But there are reasons why this college student – and future USAF officer – keeps challenging himself.

By Richard Hunt The food team’s determination puzzles some residents. “Last week, it was pouring down rain and they’re like ‘Why are you out here? Why are you doing this?’” The response from Jennifer is simple: “Jesus doesn’t leave us. We’re not leaving. We’re going to keep showing up as long as you’ll open the door.”

By Richard Hunt God told me, “I’m to encourage people with these.” For decades, pastor and cartoonist Joe McKeever has visited churches to share the message of Christ. Often, he will meet and greet and take the time to draw portraits of them, and talk about Jesus while he’s sketching. At some sittings, Joe will do literally dozens of portraits, sometimes dedicating two hours to be sure no one is left out. “I just sit in the corner and draw people.” Besides his in-person church work, Joe has been doing cartoons and editorial cartoons for years. It’s very likely you’ve seen some of his professional work on sites like Baptist Press. And Joe is aware that his cartoon work gets ‘borrowed’ quite a bit by other media sources and just regular folks on social media. And that doesn’t bother him one bit. As a matter of fact, that fits into his guidance from God, who told him, “I’m to encourage people with these.” If people re-post his cartoons, all the better.

‘My Jersey, Your Impact’ gives students a chance to honor school staff with their football jerseys. Listen to K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra's report.

Monika Kelly speaks to Pastor Paul Palmer, founder of the Atlanta Dream Center. Pastor Paul talks about going from being a homeless hippy to a Jesus-follower who ultimately became the founder of the Atlanta Dream Center. Now, he and his wife serve the homeless and help to change lives. Every year, Pastor Paul goes homeless for his birthday. Listen to hear how he describes what it's like to be homeless.

By Richard Hunt 12 students from Cedarville University spent Fall Break doing some very hard, sweaty work. When they arrived in the damage zone, it was eye-opening. “You just saw peoples’ whole lives on their front lawns, man, just 10-feet high by 10-feet deep on both sides of the road – peoples’ belongings just in their front yard because everything they had been ruined.”

Billie Wright talks with Jeff Mosier, East Central Indiana Director for Fellowship for Christian Athletes about how he leads teenagers toward Christ through the annual event, Fields of Faith in Muncie, Indiana.

By Richard Hunt “When I have my adoptions, I talk about the superheroes that were adopted, fictional characters – Superman, Spiderman and Batman were all adopted in different ways,” which helps the kids being adopted to better understand what adoption is. “The best adoption in the Bible is when we figure out, we can’t make it through this world on our own and we cry out for God’s help, and he adopts us right away and saves us.”

Monika Kelly speaks to Pastor Greg Laurie, author of Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon. The book has been made into a movie to be released December 5-7, 2022 for a limited run in theaters nationwide. Pastor Greg speaks candidly about Johnny Cash's faith in Jesus as well his battles with drug addiction. Johnny Cash left a legacy of sharing the Gospel at Billy Graham Crusades, on his records and even in Folsom Prison.

“Young man, what are you doing to help the poor and suffering?” Hal Donaldson was pierced to his soul by her words. “Everyone can do something.” Donaldson was interviewing Mother Teresa when she asked him the question that would inspire him to launch Convoy of Hope. He went home, bought $600 groceries for hungry neighbors and in the years since 1994, the international ministry he founded has given away $2-Billion relief supplies worldwide. K-LOVE's Marya Morgan checks in with Ethan Forhetz, Convoy’s VP of Public Engagement. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]

By Richard Hunt There are plans for seven seasons in all, sticking with “an authentic and intimate picture of Jesus’ life and ministry, seen through the eyes of the people who knew him.”

No arms? No legs? No problem! “Whether you’re an amputee, double amputee, triple amputee, you’re paralyzed, our skydiving, our scuba, our car races -- they are all adaptive capable.” In fact, the leaders and trainers at RR events are themselves disabled vets. “Our skydiving program manager, he’s an 82nd airborne guy, double amputee.” Participation in these events can bring a soldier camaraderie and a renewed sense of purpose towards mental health and healing. K-LOVE's Kindra Ponzio reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]

Collaboration between Nashville Police and mental health professionals are changing the way policing is done. Listen to K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra's report.

Monika Kelly speaks to Matt Belwood, National Director Deaf Teen Quest as part of Youth for Christ. Matt is an advocate for deaf and hard of hearing teens and describes how caring Christian adults come alongside of deaf teens to help them navigate their youth and faith.

By Richard Hunt Because Tennessee has a large number of Jeep owners, “In the Jeep community I learned that there is this love language with rubber ducks…when that Jeep owner comes out and they see that rubber duck (on the hood) they’re just so encouraged, they know someone is thinking about them.” For Pastor David Evans, that generated a question: “How can we use this to introduce people to Jesus?” He saw the cute little yellow ducks as “a very non-aggressive, that’s a key word, a very intentional way to love our community with the Gospel.”

Kids are getting pills that look like Xanax or Percocet online or in the locker room. Often laced with fentanyl, these deadly drugs can be 100x stronger than morphine. “It’s terrifying,” says Pat Aussem of the Partnership to End Addiction. Ed Ternan, co-founder of Song for Charlie lost his college-aged son to one pill and now helps other parents warn their children. “We still say ‘just say no’ but we spell it K. N. O. W. because many of these young victims are dying from taking a substance they didn’t ask for.’ K-LOVE's Bob Dittman reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]

By Richard Hunt “Our drive and our desire behind that is that everyone, everywhere, could have access to the life-changing story about Jesus … in their heart language.” When people “see Jesus speaking their own language – and hearing it – in their own language, it becomes a spiritual breakthrough for many many people.”

By Richard Hunt Daniel Boll shares with seriousness the risk of not explaining the Gospel to children. “The stat comes from Barna Research – 4% of teens accept Christ when given a chance. 6% of adults will accept. But with kids, it’s 32% accept Jesus when they’re given a chance.” So once a child begins to mature, the odds of him or her forming a saving relationship with Jesus diminish greatly. “I want them to experience what God has for them. I want them to experience that fullness, that love, that acceptance – the belief that they were created for a purpose. That God made each and every one of them, He knit them together so perfectly for a purpose for something greater than themselves.” – Moriah Boll

Billie Branham talks with interior designer, Alysa Butterfield about why she’s donating her services to renovate a women’s shelter in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

By Richard Hunt Isaiah Kofie heard some unexpected music coming from the basement where his son, Jude, had been looking at musical instruments. “I was listening to the news in the living room – and I heard him play something on the keyboard, for the very first time, in the basement.” To his father’s amazement, Jude, then age 10, was playing a Ghanian worship song like an experienced keyboardist. Except he wasn’t.