The Good Life With Dr Danny
The Good Life with Dr. Danny serves the New England Christian community and beyond by producing talk-shows that edify believers to love and good deeds, while offering outreach resources that feature people’s stories. The Good Life with Dr. Danny is a program of Danny Yamashiro Ministries and Formation Institute, divisions of Jesus Christ is Calling You, Inc. Foundational Scripture: Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13
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Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
"Racing with Jesus"
Tim Garrison
www.tgmmgroup.com
How does the Lord fuse into a person a love for racing, worship, country music, and writing? This is the story of Tim Garrison, a humble and worshipful man who, in the spirit of Psalm 96:7-8, has taken his God given gifts and offered them to the Lord for His purpose and glory.
Tim Garrison is a chaplain, songwriter, musician, writer, worship leader, and native of Connecticut. Christian, country, and worship music are where his style resides. The focus that guides his music and chaplain ministry is the need to “Live a worship lifestyle.” He serves as a race chaplain for Racing with Jesus Ministries and is credentialed through the Chaplains Collective.
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
"Fulfillment"
Dr. Iwnetim (Tim) Abate
www.abatelab.mit.edu
How powerful is persistence? Where might God lead a man who saw a vision of what might be and pursued that dream in the face of disappointments? This is the story of Dr. Tim Abate, from Ethiopia to Minnesota to the campuses of Stanford and MIT. A life that resonates with Jeremiah 33:3 where God says, “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and will tell you great and mighty things you do not know.”
Dr. Iwnetim (Tim) Abate is an incoming Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the Principal Investigator of the Abate Group. His work combines electrochemistry, X-ray and electrochemical characterization with quantum mechanical simulations to design materials for decarbonization and sustainability. He completed his Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. at Stanford. He was born and raised in Ethiopia. He is married to Dr. Loza Tadesse. They have one daughter, Mary.
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
"Vanquishing Venture"
Tim Nee
www.amazon.com
How does a prodigal son find his way back to Father God? A prodigal who abused drugs and alcohol to quell the pain of his parent’s divorce while coping with depression and confusion from being molested as a child? This is the story of Tim Nee, whose bouts with substance abuse were sandwiched between Christian mission trips around the world. Today, with decades of sobriety, Tim offers a poetic testament sharing his heart with you and me.
Tim Nee is the author of Vanquishing Venture, poems about freedom from drug and alcohol abuse, love of nature, patriotism, the virus, travels, evangelism, and finding hope and reconciliation with God. Tim has worked in construction and graduated from Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, Colorado.
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
"Spring Water Healing"
Sara Loy
www.springwaterhealing.org
What circumstances would lead a woman to be an integral part of an organization to provide abortion healing services? This is the story of Sara Loy, a life of openness to the leading of God and faithful response to the touch of the Holy Spirit. One of compassion, empathy, and love as we read in 1 Corinthians 13:3, “Three things will last forever - faith, hope, and love - and the greatest of these is love.”
Sara Loy has a Master’s in Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is a licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts. She is the Director at Springwater, an arm of Boston Center for Pregnancy Choices, which provides after abortion healing services, including individual counseling, groups, and retreats. She is married to Andrew. They have two children, David & Chloe.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
"Leadership Transformation"
Baker Flagg
www.linkedin.com/in/bakerflagg
What might God do in the life of a man who has more than one calling? How might that man serve society by providing leadership in global humanitarian/crisis response operations? This is the story of Baker Flagg, a narrative that involves West Point, Harvard, and the battlefield.
Baker Flagg is an experienced leader with two combat deployments as an Army Officer. Well-practiced in making strategic decisions, managing teams, building partner relationships, strategic analysis, operational planning, logistics planning, and crisis/contingency management in high-stress, high-risk, and fluid environments. He graduated from the US Military Academy and the Harvard Business School.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
"Fusion"
Richard Ibekwe
www.psfc.mit.edu
How does a boy who was born in London - after his parents moved there from Nigeria for his mother to complete her PhD - become an award-winning researcher at MIT? This is the story of Richard Ikewe, one with a surprise twist during his senior year at MIT that led to the path he is on today.
Richard Ibekwe is a Nuclear Science and Engineering PhD candidate at MIT working at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, dedicated to long-term fusion research, focusing on magnet technology. His research involves the development of high-temperature superconducting cables and magnets that are tolerant to dropouts (defects that cause a local drop in critical current density). His research is part of the SPARC project. He graduated from MIT with a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Science and Engineering and in Mechanical Engineering.
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
"Lordship of Jesus Christ"
John Deehan
www.thursdaymensbreakfast.org
What happened when God took a three-sport athlete in high school from playing collegiate football to a life of teaching and coaching, because of a personal calamity that transformed his relationship with Jesus? This is the story of John Deehan, a narrative of harsh realities, honesty, humility, and hope. In response to Luke 6:46, John decided to do what the Lord says.
John Deehan devoted his life to both teaching and coaching. He graduated from Northeastern University. A lifetime of service to others involved transformational experiences in three major life events. Including one that he says, “Turned his life upside down.” He lives out the lessons and today his example spurs us on to love and good deeds through Christ.
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
"A Pope and A President"
Dr. Paul Kengor
www.gcc.edu
How does a terrible student in high school who barely graduated, whose life dramatically changed with an interest in medicine at a community college, become nationally known for his work on the American presidency? How did he become internationally recognized for his work on Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and Communism? This is the story of Dr. Paul Kengor author of A Pope and A President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century (2017).
Dr. Paul Kengor is Senior Director and Chief Academic Fellow for The Institute for Faith and Freedom and Professor of Political Science at Grove City College. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford University. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh where he also graduated with his bachelor’s degree, and a master’s from American University. He is married to Susan. They have eight children, two of which are adopted.
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
"Christ's Work in Angola"
Dr. Sheila Foster Fabiano
www.sim.org
What motivates a woman to serve in southern Africa for her entire career as a missionary? Why is she asked to write a book about her life and ministry? This is the story of Dr. Sheila Foster Fabiano, who carries on a family legacy for Christ, service in Africa that has lasted over 100 years.
Dr. Sheila Foster Fabiano is a third-generation missionary who was born and raised in Zambia, Central Africa where her paternal grandparents as well as her parents lived and worked as missionaries. After completing degrees in nursing and biblical studies from Rutgers University and Regent College, respectively, she went to Angola in 1979 to serve first as a pediatric nurse practitioner and part-time Bible teacher. She is now a full-time faculty member of Instituto Superior de Teologia Evangelica no Lubango in Angola. Her Ph.D. is from Trinity International University.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
"Gospel Witness Through the Ages"
Dr. David Gustafson
www.tiu.edu
Why would a professor with two doctorate degrees embark on a 3,901 mile summer cycling journey across America, on a route that took two months and two days to complete? This is the story of Dr. David Gustafson. In the spirit of James 1:22, he wanted to do more than hear, learn, write, and teach about evangelism. He was determined to do evangelism.
Dr. David Gustafson is the author of Gospel Witness Through the Ages: A History of Evangelism (2022). He also wrote Gospel Witness: Evangelism in Word and Deed (2019). He is Chair of the Mission and Evangelism Department at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His expertise includes evangelism, Evangelical Free Church history, and missional praxis. He earned his Master of Divinity and Master of Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, his Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary, and Doctor of Philosophy from Linköping University. He and his wife, Sharon, have 4 children.
The Good Life With Dr Danny
Danny Yamashiro is the radio and podcast host of The Good Life with Dr. Danny, a daily Christian talk show in New England on WEZE and WROL of Salem Media Group Boston. He is a chaplain at MIT and co-chairperson of the Cambridge Roundtable on Science and Religion. He has ministered in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America, in the Pacific and Atlantic islands. He earned his Ph.D. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with research on the formation of American presidents at the intersection of childhood trauma and religious education. His master’s with a concentration in government is from Harvard Extension School. Earlier degrees are from Talbot School of Theology and Biola University. Danny miraculously survived falling 400 feet from a cliff in Hawaii while free climbing, at age 18. He is the founder at president of JCCY, Inc., with Formation Institute, a division based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Danny is married to Jamie. They have three adult children.