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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Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Take My Healing to the Nations
Bob Fitts
www.bobfitts.com
How did God prepare a young man, who began leading worship during his high school days in Southern California, to bring hope and healing to people all over the world? This is the story of Bob Fitts. You may know his songs, some that you’ve been singing for years, Blessed Be The Lord God Almighty, Take My Healing to the Nations, He Is Lovely and He Will Come And Save You.
Bob Fitts and his wife, Kathy, have made their home in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii since 1981. They have traveled to over 50 nations to lead worship and teach at schools, events, conferences, ministries and churches. Because of their extensive international travels, they make their church home at New Creation Church in Singapore, where they have had pastoral relationships since 1991.
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
My Mentor Walks on Water
Donna Johnson
www.mentordonnajohnson.com
Why would a successful business woman write about mentors? What did she overcome to be the woman she is today? Who is her mentor? This is the story of Donna Johnson, a woman who, with God’s help, ended a cycle of generational abuse and entered a new life of influence.
Donna Johnson is the author of My Mentor Walks on Water: Spirit-Led Mentorship in Every Area of Your Life. She and her husband Thomas reside between Wisconsin, Arizona, and Sweden. She has five children: Nathaniel, Nicole, Joseph, Olivia, Alexandra and step-son Max, along with eight grandchildren. Their charity “Spirit Wings Kids” funds Orphanages in India and Africa along with a Permaculture farm and soccer academy in Uganda.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Abundant Grace
Pastor David Hill
www.agcboston.org
How does God transform a student at an Ivy League school, empower him by the Holy Spirit, and lead him to serve as a pastor in New England for decades? This is the story of Dave Hill.
Pastor Dave Hill is the founding and current pastor of Abundant Grace Church in Brighton, Massachusetts. He attended Dartmouth College where he was part of the Dartmouth Area Christian Fellowship. Dave was also one of the founders and leaders - for seventeen years - of the Greater Boston Prayer Summit, a coalition of Boston area churches and ministries dedicated to prayer, unity, and spiritual awakening. He and his wife, Ingrid, have six children and eight grandchildren.
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Post Traumatic Stress
Pastor Ed Choi
www.birdwellfoundation.org
Why would God have a boy from Seoul, Korea immigrate to the U.S. at the age of 5 - who grew up in the Southern California - to eventually serve in the U.S. Army and today minister as a pastor and coordinator in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? This is the story of Ed Choi, who acknowledges Christ as his hope!
Pastor Ed Choi served in the United States Army as a Chaplain and retired in 2013. He is the lead pastor at Lifepoint, a church in Buena Park, California. Ed graduated from Biola University with a degree in Biblical Studies and a Master of Divinity at Golden Gate Theological Seminary. He worked as the Veteran Coordinator of King County, Seattle Washington for the PTSD Foundation of America. He is now Executive Director and Chapter Director of California for the Birdwell Foundation. He’s married to Kathryn. They have four children: Titus, Faythe, Emily, and Christian.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Magnify
Dr. Dan Chun
www.himonline.org
What happened on a Greyhound bus in 1983 that led to one of the longest standing annual international Christian conferences in the world? How did a conference in Illinois illuminate a vision for revival in America’s 50th state, where missionaries from New England first spread the Gospel in the 1820’s? This is the story of Dr. Dan Chun whose worldwide ministry from Hawaii offers perspective on the Body of Christ past, present, and future.
Dr. Dan Chun is the Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu and Co-Founder and President of Hawaiian Islands Ministries. He is also a Trustee at Fuller Theological Seminary. Dan earned his Doctorate of Ministry and Master of Divinity at Fuller Seminary and his Master of Arts in Cinema from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is married to Pam. They have three adult children.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Biblically-Centered Education
Dr. Barry Corey
www.biola.edu
How does a native of Massachusetts who lives among the rural poor in Bangladesh as a Fulbright Scholar become the president of one of America's premiere evangelical Christian universities? This is the story of Dr. Barry Corey who became the eighth president of Biola University in 2007, the year of Biola's centennial celebration. It's a story of leadership, vision, mentorship - centered on Jesus Christ and spreading his message everywhere in the 21st Century.
Under President Corey, the Biola University Center for Christian Thought; the Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts; the annual Imagination Summit event; and Open Biola — an online database for free educational content was created. He has overseen the launch of the School of Education and the introduction of online learning. He received a B.A. in English and biblical studies from Evangel University, an M.A. in American Studies and a Ph.D. from Boston College in curriculum, instruction and administration. He and his wife, Paula, have three children: Anders, Ella and Samuel.
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
"Pearls of Promise"
Lisa Burkhardt Worley
www.pearlsofpromiseministries.com
How does God lead a successful sports broadcaster from ESPN and HBO to a ministry that helps women overcome past and current dysfunction? This is the story of Lisa Burkhardt Worley. A story of pain, success, fame, career change, faithfulness to God and a life of deep satisfaction through Christ.
Lisa Burkhardt Worley is the founder of Pearls of Wisdom Ministries. She is a popular speaker and ten-time award-winning author of ten books. She is the Executive Producer and Co-host of a television and radio show POP Talk with Dr. Lynette Simm and Rosemary Legrand.
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
"Evangelicalism and Immigration"
Ruth Melkonian-Hoover
www.gordon.edu
What do ripe peaches, well-painted homes, interesting history lectures, challenging exams, thoughtful Sunday school lessons, contented grandchildren, and happy neighbors tell us about God and immigration? This is the story of Dr. Ruth Melkonian-Hoover who lives out a legacy, one that continues to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Dr. Ruth Melkonian-Hoover is a professor in the Political Science Department at Gordon College. She graduated from Biola University before earning her M.A. and Ph.D. from Emory University. With Lyman Kellstedt, she co-authored Evangelicals and Immigration: Fault Lines Among the Faithful (2019).
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
"Thursday Men’s Breakfast"
John Daniel
www.thursdaymensbreakfast.org
How does God lead a 3-time All-IVY football player and member of the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame to a successful thirty-five-year career in financial services as a Chartered Life Underwriter? This is the story of John Daniel. Why would he devote his time to coordinating of the longest running men’s fellowship gatherings in Boston? He shares about God’s gracious transformation and his love for Christ.
John Daniel is a 1984 graduate of Brown University and the American College of Financial Services, earning the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®) designation. John began his life insurance career in 1986 and has been a respected industry leader qualifying yearly for membership in the Million Dollar Round Table. He is married to Cathy and resides in Wellesley with their six children (and grandson). He serves in community ministry as a member of St. Paul’s Parish in Wellesley.
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
"Literary Imagination and Christian Theology"
Dr. David Mahan
www.rivendellinstitute.org
What does it mean to read literature theologically? Why is that important? What is the relationship between human imagination and attentiveness? How did God open the eyes of a man’s heart and place him at the epicenter of conversations that influence world leaders? This is the story of Dr. David Mahan.
Dr. David Mahan is a lecturer in Religion and Literature at Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music. A graduate of Yale Divinity School in religion and literature (1995) and winner of the Religion and the Arts Prize, he has focused on the relationship between works of the literary imagination and the tasks of Christian theology. He is the Executive Director of Rivendell Institute at Yale. David graduated from Miami University of Ohio, earned his Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School, and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.