As a Caregiver do you often feel lost in someone else's story It happens Recovering your identity is the first step towards becoming a healthier caregiver In this episode we'll talk about losing the melody and how our vocabulary gives us away when we have lost our identity www hopeforthecaregiver com [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Johnny Baier Executive Director of the Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City takes us through the history of the Banjo starting from the beginning until today Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Seeking to affirm some children who live on the streets in Mumbai India Ranjit created a song of their names Coming up with a unique melody for each name he taught them the tune hoping to give them a positive memory related to what they rsquo re called For children who don rsquo t regularly hear their name spoken in love he bestowed on them a gift of respect Names are important in the Bible often reflecting a person rsquo s character traits or new role For instance God changed the names of Abram and Sarai when He made a [... more]

On our broadcast we discussed this hymn by Melody Green and what it means to us as family caregivers [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Johnny Baier Executive Director of the nbsp American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City takes us through the history of the Banjo starting from the beginning until today Regular Contributor Stephen Rusiniak tells the story of his brother rsquo s close encounter with death Chris Siriano tells us about an American man in a glass coffin along the shores of Lake Michigan Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes - The Banjo's Trip Through History - ldquo He Was Closer To Death Than We Knew rdquo - The Man In [... more]

Australia rsquo s regent honeyeater bird is in trouble mdash it rsquo s losing its song Though once an abundant species just three hundred birds now remain and with so few others to learn from the males are forgetting their unique song and failing to attract mates Thankfully conservationists have a plan to rescue the honeyeaters mdash sing to them Or more precisely play them recordings of other honeyeaters singing so they can relearn their heart song As the males pick up the tune and attract females again it rsquo s hoped the species will flourish once more The prophet [... more]

In a widely shared video an elegant elderly woman sits in a wheelchair Once a famed ballet dancer Marta Gonz aacute lez Salda ntilde a now suffers from Alzheimer rsquo s disease But something magical happens when Tchaikovsky rsquo s Swan Lake is played to her As the music builds her frail hands slowly rise and as the first trumpets blast she starts performing from her chair Though her mind and body are perishing her talent is still there Reflecting on that video my thoughts went to Paul rsquo s teaching on resurrection in Corinthians Likening our bodies to a [... more]

On our broadcast we discussed this hymn by Melody Green and what it means to us as family caregivers [... more]

The Bible leaves no room for doubt that God owns the earth and all that is in it Yet it's often a challenge for Christians to put their understanding of that principle into practice On today's MoneyWise Live Rob West will talk with Dan Schilling about how to practice the principle of God's total ownership in your life Then Rob will answer your calls and questions on various financial topics See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

I hope they couldn't see how profusely I was sweating when trying to remember the melody From our nationally syndicated broadcast If you are enjoying our broadcasts please help us do more Visit www hopeforthecaregiver com [... more]

In the film Amadeus aging composer Antonio Salieri plays some of his music on the piano for a visiting priest The embarrassed priest confesses he doesn rsquo t recognize the tunes ldquo What about this one rdquo Salieri says playing an instantly familiar melody ldquo I didn rsquo t know you wrote that rdquo the priest says ldquo I didn rsquo t rdquo Salieri replies ldquo That was Mozart rdquo As viewers discover Mozart rsquo s success has caused deep envy in Salieri mdash even leading him to play a part in Mozart rsquo s death A song lies at [... more]

A young father held his baby boy in his arms singing to him and rocking him in soothing rhythm Music played in the background while the father sang out the lyrics to his son The baby was hearing-impaired unable to hear the melody or the words Yet the father sang anyway in a beautiful tender act of love toward his son And his efforts were rewarded with a delightful smile from the baby boy nbsp The imagery of the father-son exchange bears a striking resemblance to the words of Zephaniah The Old Testament prophet says that God will joyfully sing [... more]

There has been no book that has ever influenced or impacted the world like the book of Romans Some of the fathers of our faith and greatest minds have called it the Constitution of Christianity In this message Adrian Rogers reveals the basics of the book that changed the world [... more]

Lyrics from a popular ' s song read What the world needs now is love sweet love it's the only thing that there's just too little of To those who listen to the melody this might be just a pretty love song But to those who listen to the words this is a cry of desperation Join Stephen in this message as he shows us why there is so little love in the world today [... more]

And be not drunk with wine wherein is excess but be filled with the Spirit Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Ephesians - [... more]

After their parents divorce having two homes with two different sets of values can make the blending process especially difficult for children As a teen Melody Fabien was hearing one thing about dating and relationships from her mom and something very different from her dad who had recently come to Christ She tells her story to Ron Deal Show Notes and Resources Listen to the entire episode of the FamilyLife Blended Podcast with Melody Fabien https www familylife com podcast familylife-blended-podcast -two-homes-two-sets-of-values-from-a-childs-point-of-view Visit FamilyLife Blended online for articles videos and resources for blended families https www familylife com blended Take [... more]

At a children rsquo s music recital I watched a teacher and student seat themselves in front of a piano Before their duet began the teacher leaned over and whispered some last-minute instructions As music flowed from the instrument I noticed that the student played a simple melody while the teacher rsquo s accompaniment added depth and richness to the song Near the end of the piece the teacher nodded his approval The Christian life is much more like a duet than a solo performance Sometimes though I forget that Jesus is sitting next to me rdquo and it rsquo [... more]

At the sound of the digital melody all six of us sprang into action Some slipped shoes on others simply bolted for the door barefoot Within seconds we were all sprinting down the driveway chasing the ice cream truck It was the first warm day of summer and there was no better way to celebrate than with a cold sweet treat There are things we do simply because of the joy it brings us not out of discipline or obligation In the pair of parables found in Matthew ndash the emphasis is selling everything to gain something else We might [... more]

Do you feel you've lost yourself in someone else's story As a caregiver it's easy to do Hooking up a keyboard for the show I demonstrate how losing the melody served as a teachable moment for me From HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER the nationally syndicated radio program through American Family Radio [... more]

Years ago I listen to a preacher tell the congregation Don't you want to go to Heaven Well who doesn't But is that the reason I trust Christ If the whole point of this is fire-insurance then why are we left on this earth With that in mind I wrote down Heaven's Not the Reason At the piano I developed a melody and then asked my long-time friend Hank Martin to help me finish this song When Gracie started her project RESILIENT we dusted this song off and she and our friend Scat Springs sang it together If you want [... more]

Sitting at the piano I played a simple seven note melody Stewing around with it for a while I knew I wanted to write a song to describe the heart of a caregiver Playing with it bit more I kept coming back to that simple melody After a while I reached out to a friend and veteran songwriter Buddy Mondlock and we wrote this song together There's a lyric in this that sums it for so many of us caregivers I know there will be sorrow We'll face that somehow But my hands can't hold tomorrow I can only hold [... more]