K-love News Podcast

Rise Up is a program offered by Eastpointe High School for teens and young adults (up to age 21) who have not finished their high school education. The program allows you to go back and complete your schooling, and it helps current students accelerate their process and graduate early. K-LOVE's Dan Beck talks with the Site Director for Rise Up in the Tucson area.​

By Richard Hunt Pastors always need encouragement. But this crazy COVID year, more than ever! With churches not being able to meet in-person, what kind of toll has this taken on pastors‘ work life and vital home life? Brian Kluth, national spokesman for Bless Your Pastor, helps us understand – and he offers ways to come alongside to ease the load on your pastor.

By Richard Hunt Now, “The refuge that we call home is also a classroom, is also the office and it’s beginning to blur the lines.” Dr. Kevin Corsini, the president of San Diego Christian College joins us to share tips that can make online studies more practical, while at the same time keeping home life balanced.

Assoc. Pastor Herman Mendoza of Promise Ministries International was once a NY City drug kingpin -- he now heads a program with the NY Police Academy designed to teach kids about police culture. K-LOVE's Peter Kaye talks to Mendoza about his journey and how the program builds bridges of understanding between the community and the police.

By Richard Hunt Kansas City Pastor Darron Edwards is fully engaged in bringing the city together and bringing down the crime rate. He is intent on restoring trust between the community and police with a 10-step plan he crafted that is already seeing significant traction.

While anxiety and depression have increased in this COVID-19 season, access to mental healthcare has actually decreased. AFSP offers free programs and education to prevent suicide. K-LOVE's Becky Hansen talks Dustin Morris, Area Director, American Foundation for Suicide about warning signs and what NOT to do when we suspect someone is vulnerable.

K-LOVE's Peter Kaye speaks with Casie De Rosier of CRT's Medication Assisted Treatment program in Hartford, CT about the dangers of addiction and the various services they offer individuals in crisis. They discuss the opioid epidemic and outpatient treatment and counseling through their medication assisted program.

A look at how Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas (VADofT) is helping military veterans who are suffering from PTSD, mobility issues, and other service related service-related injuries issues by providing them with cost-free service dogs. K-LOVE's Felipe Aguilar talks with ​Clayson Lambert, Public Relations & Administration Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas.

My2020Census.gov. Every 10 years, every person on U.S. soil is required to be counted, by order of the Constitution. For households that don't respond as required, a census taker will knock on their door. No area is too remote. No outskirts too far. “Census takers are in rural parts of Alaska on snowmobiles,” Cook says, and for coastal fringes, “census takers will kayak to communities that are not connected to roads.”  K-LOVE's Marya Morgan talks with Michael Cook of the U.S. Census Bureau about how the numbers are used and Rev. Dr. Marlyn Bussey, pastor of St. James AME Zion Church about why she thinks faith leaders should actively encourage people to participate.

Trauma can settle into your mind and affect your conscious or subconscious mind no matter who you are -- or how strong you think you ‘should’ be. K-LOVE's Monika Kelly talks with Jamie Aten, founder of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute which studies mental and emotional reactions to disasters and offers training for Christian leaders preparing to weather societal storms.

Curvy Chic Closet Foundation offers programs for youth and teens, including a bi annual fashion show to inspire and empower at-risk youth. K-LOVE's Jeanice Lee asks founder Becky Jarvis about modeling boot camps, empowerment photo shoots, mentoring programs and a bi- annual 'sale' where anyone come and shop for free.

Monika Kelly speaks to Andrea White, the Tennessee State Director of the American Canoe Association about paddling safety.

Rest is the root of the word ‘restoration’ – and restoration is a principle that medical internist Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith finds crucial to seven distinct areas of your life. “Rest isn’t just the cessation of activity,” she explains, suggesting that to maintain optimal health “you have to get to the point of knowing what restores you. What fills you back up?” K-LOVE's Marya Morgan talks with the doctor about 7 kinds of rest.

K-LOVE's Billie Branham talks with Angel Flight NE's Larry Camerlin about flying patient's across the country for medical treatment in a COVID-19 world.

‘Bear Fruit Bakery’ gave part of their own earnings to other businesses in town, helping them stay afloat. Listen to K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra's report.

By Richard Hunt “I definitely feel like we’re in the wilderness, so to speak, spiritually. And you know, God does some of his greatest works in our lives in the wilderness. I think we learn lessons.” As for the future? “I hope we’re different in a good way … I hope we’re more dependent on God,” shares Pastor Jud Wilhite.

Nat'l Domestic Abuse Hotline 1-800-799-7233 https://www.thehotline.org/ Physical bruises are only small part of what some women and men suffer says Annette Oltmans of The MEND Project, which brings awareness to what she calls ‘covert emotional abuse.’ “Victims begin questioning reality and their own sanity,” explains Oltmans, herself a survivor of domestic abuse – and a Christian – who knows firsthand what’s it like to ‘live it.’ Pastor Paul Cole, president of the Christian Men’s Network, has been deeply concerned by the quarantine effect on families already stuffed in a pressure cooker of unhealthy reactions. “A lot of times, we as men act out of anger, rage, disappointment – and we lash out at people,” he says, urging men in this trap to reach out for help. K-LOVE's Billie Branham reports.

By Richard Hunt An app created by a former prisoner is bringing encouragement and hope to those behind bars. And Prison Fellowship is partnering to help more families get ahold of this life-changing technology. Hear our insightful interview with PF’s Heather Rice-Minus.

“The peace and the comfort that the students can bring has a really deep effect.” It’s quite an honor when the county health department calls on a university for help, knowing by previous interaction that the Christian school’s nursing program is first-class. That’s what happened for the Betty M. Dean School of Nursing at Simpson University based in Redding, California.

"Starting Hearts" achieves above national average life-saving outcomes for people who have suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest/Heart Attack incident. Topics include: life-saving care delivered by trained private citizens, statewide expansion and partnership with EMS, fire departments, law enforcement and colleges, and the State of Colorado “CARES” program and public education: Call, Push, Shock CPR training. ​K-LOVE's Felipe Aguilar talks with Alan Himelfarb, Executive Dir and Jackie Christiansen, Dir of Development.