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 Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
"Mindful HealthCare"
Loyce Kayongo
www.mindfulhca.com
Where does the passion for starting a healthcare agency begin for a woman who grew up in Uganda? Why is attention to detail so vital in caring for patients? How important are relationships with patients and their families in their homes and community? This is the story of Loyce Kayongo, one of God’s call and her response to care for the sick and show the Lord’s compassion for the geriatric population, with zeal.
Loyce Kayongo is the CEO of Mindful HealthCare Agency. She is a Registered Nurse, having graduated with her Bachelor of Science in nursing degree from UMass Boston. She is married to Brian Kayongo. They have two children: Oliver and Olivia.
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
"University and Missional Ministries"
Dr. Bing Nieh
www.christchicago.org
How does God take a young man who was brought up in a Chinese immigrant church in Silicon Valley to move to the Mid-West where he serves at one of America's elite universities - while pastoring national and international leaders? This is the story of Dr. Bing Nieh, where a supernatural encounter convinced him to change course from being an engineer to a life as a pastor.
Dr. Bing Nieh is Associate Pastor for University and Missional Ministries at Christ Church Chicago. He arrived in Chicagoland to pursue his theological education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he received his Ph.D. Married to Christy, they have the joy and privilege of raising four children.
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
"Bringing Christ to the Middle East, Africa, and Beyond"
Maged Atalla
www.kingdomsat.com
How does God take a teen who grew up in Egypt and decades later use him to lead one of the most powerful Christian media program outlets throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa, Europe, North America and Australia? This is the story of a boy seeking truth in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, who saw Jesus in a dream. He has been on a long journey of shaping, preparation, and life-long experiences of Christ's love and power.
Maged Atalla received his degree (B.Sc.) in Architectural designing in Alexandria, Egypt and eventually became a member of the Faculty of Engineering, Architectural Department, University of Alexandria, Egypt. He also did Master level studies in Urban Planning. He is the Executive Director of The Kingdom Sat TV Channel. Under his leadership Kingdom Sat TV has launched to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe with broadcasts 24/7 in Arabic, English, and French. He led teams of ministry partners into Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, France and has been a key member in the global expansion of Dr. Michael Youssef's, Leading The Way media ministry. He worked with Trans World Radio's Arabic Department in Monte Carlo, Monaco, owned his own architectural firm and was a Lieutenant in the Egyptian Army. A frequent lecturer on Islam and Muslim Evangelism at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia, he also plays the piano, accordion, violin and lute. Maged is married to Gehan Youseff Basta (GG). They have two children: Roi (Roah) and Lion (Leone).
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
"Facing the Blitz"
Jeff Kemp
www.jeffkempteam.com
How does a third-string quarterback during his junior year in high school and someone who sits on the bench two years for Dartmouth slip into the NFL as an undrafted free agent and play quarterback for more than ten years in the league? This is the story of Jeff Kemp who has faced life’s blitzes with God’s help.
Jeff Kemp is the author of Facing the Blitz. He grew up in an atmosphere of professional sports, politics, and national leadership. He majored in economics at Dartmouth College and earned his MBA with honors from Pepperdine University School of Business. After quarterbacking at Dartmouth his NFL career spanned eleven years playing for the Rams, 49ers, Seahawks, and Eagles.
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
"Heat and Hope in Ukraine"
Michael Johnson & Pastor Igor Bandura
www.sga.org
What does “Sharing the Gospel, Equipping the Church, and Helping the Forgotten” mean for the Slavic Gospel Association? What is “Operation Winter Warmth” and how are centers of heat and hope keeping communities warm in Ukraine, in sub-zero temperatures? Michael Johnson and Igor Bandura join us from Rockford, Illinois and Irpen, Ukraine (near Kiev) to share how we too might participate with heat and hope in Jesus’ name.
Michael Johnson is the President at Slavic Gospel Association where he previously served as Vice President of Advancement. Igor Bandura is the leader of the Baptist Union in Ukraine. Igor represents a grassroots network of more than 2,000 churches across Ukraine—local pastors and congregations—helping their neighbors, day after day as relentless missile attacks wipe out power stations and threaten a winter catastrophe.
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
"Recognizing Strongholds"
Eileen Marx
www.victormarx.com
How does a person get free from the invisible but powerful strongholds that keep them bound? Eileen Marx is the wife of Victor Marx and mother of five children. She has a 2nd Degree Black Belt and enjoys teaching women self-defense. Eileen’s heart is to help people who struggle with past hurts and who find themselves in a cycle of unforgiveness and resentment. She shares some of her own childhood experiences and how they kept her bound by anger and bitterness.
Eileen Marx co-founded All Things Possible Ministries with her husband Victor in 2003 as a ministry that reaches our nation’s incarcerated youth. Expanding the ministry, they now travel the country, as well as around the world, helping children and young women who are hurting, abused, and trafficked; bringing hope, comfort, and God’s love to thousands.
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
"Jesus' Peaceful Revolution
Zack Johnson
www.sattler.edu
How does God lead a man who was born and raised in Quito, Ecuador to become president of a college in Boston? What lessons did he learn while at the Air Force Academy and Harvard? How did a study in Koine Greek clarify his vision and set him on a new course? This is the story of Zack Johnson, an example of conviction, character, and courage toward equipping students for Jesus’ peaceful revolution.
Mr. Zack Johnson is the president of Sattler College. He holds a Master in Public Policy concentrating in International and Global Affairs from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor's degree from the United States Air Force Academy in Management. He worked for the Air Force as a congressional analyst before receiving an honorable discharge as a conscientious objector. He also spent time in Mozambique working in development and disaster relief.
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
"Super Bowl Middle Linebacker"
Jeff and Dawn Siemon
How does God take a two time captain of the only back-to-back Rose Bowl championship teams in Stanford school history, first round draft pick, four time NFL All-Pro, three time Super Bowl middle linebacker from the Minnesota Vikings to a career in evangelism and apologetics? This is the story of Jeff Siemon.
Jeff graduated from Stanford in 1972 with a B.A. in history. Since retiring from the Vikings, Jeff earned a Master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Simon Greenleaf School of Law and served as an Area Director with Search Ministries for 30 years. Jeff has been married for over 45 years to Dawn (whom he met at Stanford). They have four grown children, eight grandchildren and live in Edina, Minnesota. Jeff and Dawn attend Grace Church of Eden Prairie.
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
"Biblical Foundations"
Dr. Bill Boylan
www.pastorboylan.com
How did God speak to a man who should have been sentenced to life in prison at Leavenworth? Where did the Lord lead him ten years later to serve as a “scripture-based” pastor whose church experienced exponential growth while articulating a message of renewed orthodoxy? This is the story of Dr. Bill Boylan, who heeded Proverbs 22:28, “Do not move the ancient boundary stone.”
Rev. William Boylan is a native of Ipswich and a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He was called to the pastorate of Byfield Parish Church in 1969. A man of strong evangelical faith, he changed the church’s theological direction from the mainline liberal approach to the more strictly biblical concepts characteristic of the earlier days. He has seen numerous programs develop, both in the church and in its outreach.
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
"New England Patriots Chaplain"
Jua Robinson
www.bostoncollaborative.org
Who is the Chaplain of the New England Patriots? How important is connecting workplace Christians to each other and to needs within the city of Boston? What does it feel like to be a church planter? All this, while being a husband and father? This is the story of Jua Robinson, one that requires persistence, strategic thinking, knowing God’s love, and an encouraging spirit that leads to collaboration.
Jua Robinson is the Chaplain of the New England Patriots. He is also Executive Director of the Boston Collaborative. He was also a church planting catalyst with the SEND Boston Network. Jua graduated from Bowling Green State University in Sport Management with an emphasis in Sport Marketing. He earned his Master of Arts in Religion and Master of Divinity degrees from Liberty University. He is married to Dr. Regina Robinson. They have four 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.