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 Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
“The Bridge House"
David Lang
www.thebridgehouse.org
How does a man teetering between agnosticism and atheism become a Christian at age eighteen? How does that same man develop skills as an administrator, become a pastor for eighteen years, and executive director of a ministry helping men recover from substance abuse? This is the story of David Lang, an example of faithfulness to God and a stable presence, according to Hebrews 11:6, as one who diligently seeks the Lord.
David Lang is the Executive Director of New England Aftercare Ministries in Framingham, Massachusetts, providing The Bridge House. He studied at the University of Maryland, College Park and earned his ministerial diploma from Trinity Bible Institute in Ellendale, North Dakota.
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
“A Friend to the Disabled"
Joni Eareckson Tada and Ken Tada
www.joniandfriends.org
Who are affected by disabilities? There are over one billion people and families with disabilities in the world today. A staggering figure that relates to one in every six people in the world who suffer in this way. Joni and Ken have given their lives to bringing Christ's love to people with disabilities. In the spirit of 1 Corinthians 1:4, they have been gracious to share in this interview recorded at the Joni and Friends International Disabilities Center in Agoura Hills, California.
Joni Eareckson Tada is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Joni and Friends International Disabilities Center. She is an international advocate for people with disabilities. A diving accident in 1967 left Joni Eareckson, then 17, a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, unable to use her hands. After two years of rehabilitation she emerged with new skills and a fresh determination to help others in similar situations. Her best-selling autobiography which became a feature film has been translated into many languages. She has traveled to 45 nations, written over 70 books and magazine articles, has a daily radio program that reaches more than one million people each week, and has received numerous honorary doctorates, and multiple awards from prestigious organizations, which includes being inducted to the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Joni's been featured on TV shows like "Larry King Live" and ABC World News Tonight, as well as radio shows like Focus on the Family. She is married to Ken Tada, a retired history teacher and football coach. He is a member of the International Board of Directors of Joni and Friends International Disabilities Center.
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
"Christ-centered Missional Disciples"
Pastor Brian Bethke
www.middleton.org
Why would a native of California, who served for twenty-one years of active-duty military service in The United States Marine Corps, in which he concluded his service as an officer, move to New England in 2017? This is the story of Pastor Brian Bethke, a man who planted and pastored churches in California and Massachusetts with experiences encompassing a variety of pastoral and para-church leadership responsibilities. Like the man in Luke 9:57, Brian said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
Pastor Brian Bethke is a graduate of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently working on his Doctor of Ministry degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with an emphasis on ministry in New England. He is a Harold J. Ockenga Fellow, a group which focuses on the intersection of faith and culture. Brian has three adult children and one granddaughter. He is married to Erica.
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
"Sports Broadcasting Excellence"
David Korzeniowski
www.davidkorzeniowski.com
How does God shape the voices that narrate some of the most important moments of our lives? On the ice, on the gridiron, on the diamond, on the mat, on the court, in the pool, the play-by-play announcers whose voices shape excitement while informing fans, all at the same time? David Korzeniowski possesses one of those captivating voices with training and experiences that forecast prominence. As Daniel in chapter 6:3 became distinguished above all others because of his spirit of excellence, so is David Korzeniowski.
David Korzeniowski is a play-by-play broadcaster in the Northeast. In the spring and summer, David serves as broadcasting and media relations assistant for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, AA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. In the fall, he is radio play-by-play voice for Brown University football in Providence. In the winter, he serves in the same capacity for the Bears’ men’s basketball team. David graduated from the University of Norte Dame and Northwestern University.
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
“Saving My Assassin"
Virginia Prodan
www.virginiaprodanbooks.com
What does it feel like to face your assassin? This is the story of Virginia Prodan who grew up and practiced law in Romania during the rule of leader Nicolai Ceausesceu’s brutal communist regime. A story of God’s sustaining power, justice, and how he moved mightily through a woman whose faith in Jesus is unflinching. In the determined words of Isaiah 50:7, Virginia has set her face like flint.
Virginia Prodan graduated from Bucharest Law School in Romania with a Juris Doctor (JD) degree and both a Juris Doctor (JD) and a Master of Laws (LLM) degrees from Southern Methodist University Law School in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of the best-selling book, Saving My Assassin. She has three adult children: Anca, Andreea, and Emanuel.
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
“Journey from Orphan to Executive"
Jim Daly
www.focusonthefamily.com
How does an orphan become an executive? Michel Eyquem de Montaigne said, "The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them. A man may live long yet live very little." Jim Daly is making full use of his days. He is the president of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame-honored daily broadcast, heard by more than 2.9 million listeners a week on over 1,000 radio stations across the U.S. Jim's personal journey from orphan to head of an international Christian organization dedicated to helping families thrive is a powerful story.
Abandoned by his alcoholic father at age 5, Daly lost his mother to cancer four years later – a wound deepened when his grieving stepfather emptied the family home and took off with almost everything while Jim, the youngest of five children, and his siblings were at their mother's funeral. Several tough years in foster care followed, before Jim Daly became a Christian in high school and found meaning, purpose and a sense of belonging. "I am living proof," he wrote in his 2007 autobiography, Finding Home, "that no matter how torn up the road has already been, or how pothole-infested it may look ahead, nothing – nothing – is impossible for God." Daly assumed the presidency of Focus on the Family in 2005 after 16 years with the ministry.
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
“Pandemic: Crossing Over to Hope"
Dr. Rick Sacra
www.facebook.com/rick.sacra
What does it feel like to step over a line and be in another state? How does a physician from America serving in Western Africa cross over from surviving a pandemic with determination to go back into an infected area to save more lives? This is the story of Dr. Rick Sacra, whose service as a missionary doctor at ELWA in Monrovia, Liberia was magnified during the Ebola outbreak of 2014, catapulting him to a media platform that he has used for God’s purposes. Pointing to a future of hope through COVID and trials we face as human beings. Resurrection hope, as 2 Corinthians 1:9 reminds us.
Dr. Richard Amsden Sacra is a missionary physician with SIM working with ELWA in Liberia. He is also a professor at UMass Chan School of Medicine. He earned his bachelor’s in biochemistry at Brown University and his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed his residency at East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of Medicine. He is married to Dr. Debbie Sacra.
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
”The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism"
Dr. Daniel Hummel
www.danielghummel.com
How has dispensationalism, despite often being dismissed as a fringe apocalyptic movement, shaped Anglo-American evangelicalism and the larger American cultural imagination? How did a nineteenth century Protestant establish the hallmarks of this theology? Dr. Daniel Hummel’s book The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation answers these questions. He joins us from Madison, Wisconsin.
Dr. Daniel G. Hummel is the Director for University Engagement atUpper House, a Christian study center serving the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dan's forthcoming book is: The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation (Eerdmans Press, 2023). Prior to joining Upper House, Dan held appointments at UW-Madison and Harvard University. He earned his PhD in American History at UW-Madison, with a MA in History and BA in Philosophy and History from Colorado State University. He also studied at the Hebrew University-Jerusalem.
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
“Leadership for God's Purposes"
Robert H. Bradley III
www.bostontrinity.org
What is the difference between “Churchianity” and bowing the knee to Jesus? How does a graduate of Williams College who becomes a Swift Boat Commander in the Vietnam War and an executive at Citibank experience the transforming power of Jesus Christ while working in the United Kingdom? This is the story of Robert Bradley, III and how God inspired him to be founder of a bank, a school, a communications organization, and family institute. He leads a thriving company, served as church elder and is a chairman and trustee of Christian schools in Boston. Jesus said, “Follow me,” Rob said, “Yes.”
Rob Bradley serves as chairman of Bradley, Foster & Sargent. Earlier, he was president and CEO of Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, which he founded in 1985. He spent 14 years with Citicorp, including 12 years in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. In addition to graduating from Williams, he earned a master’s in international economics at The Fletcher School at Tufts. He is married to Nancy. They have three adult children and 12 grandchildren.
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
"Wellsprings of Faith"
Father Jurgen Liias
www.stpatrickstoneham.org
How does God lead a boy who was born in Germany and came to the United States as a refugee? How did he grow up in Boston to become one of the influential Christian leaders in the Northeast for fifty-years? This is the story of Father Jurgen Liias, a Catholic priest with roots in the Episcopalian priesthood. His love for God reflects the care received from someone who took his family in when they first arrived from Germany. A love Jurgen radiates to “others,” as Jesus said in John 13:34.
Father Jurgen Liias was the founding pastor of St. Gregory the Great Church and now serves as the Senior Priest of St. Patrick’s Parish in Stoneham. He graduated from Amherst College and the Episcopal Theological School. He previously served parishes in Danvers, Hamilton, Malden, and in downtown Boston. Jurgen and his wife Gloria have two grown children and three grandchildren.
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.