Music is a powerful way of communicating, especially at an emotional level. Throughout our lives, we become familiar with any number of songs that sum up who we are, how we’re feeling, what we’re dreaming, and more. If you were asked to narrow it down to one song that best describes your life – either the life you live, or the life you would rather live – what would it be? Share your take on Monday’s show.
What were the last words you remember before someone left your life? Share the last remarks someone made to you before they either departed by death or otherwise. Sometimes these last encounters will have a lifetime effect. It could have been, I love you, I am sorry, thank you…or something very personal only to you…Call us with your experience of this. 1-833-288-3986.
Last year, we decided to devote one show each month to inviting you to call with your heartfelt prayer intentions. Those shows turned out to be popular and impactful. Since this is your show, we’re going to continue this blessed tradition in 2019. On Thursday, call, e-mail, text or post on social media your prayer intentions. We obviously don’t get to all of them during the live broadcast, but we promise you they are all included in our prayers, including the prayer we offer on the air at the end of the show.
Here we go again. It’s time for those promises we make to ourselves or others to do this, do that, don’t do this, don’t do that, in the upcoming year. You know, resolutions. Do you even make them heading into a new year? If not, why not? If so, how often do you keep them? Can you honestly say that you continue to this day a resolution you made going into a previous new year? How long ago did you make that resolution? What benefits have you enjoyed by making it a permanent part of your life? Let’s talk about this on Monday, the last day to make resolutions before the start of 2019!
This is the last Unscripted for 2018. Let’s use this show to reflect on the past year. Maybe share with us what topics you loved and also ones that you wished we hadn’t addressed. Looking ahead, you can suggest ideas for 2019, which is always helpful and appreciated by us. Or you can use this time to ask us just about anything you wish. We are here to listen and offer encouraging words to strengthen your faith life. We absolutely love Unscripted and we hope you do as well, so call us and let us hear your beautiful voice. 1-833-288-3986.
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We live in a media-driven world. No matter what happens, no matter where it happens, no matter when it happens, it can make global headlines in a matter of seconds or minutes. We’re inundated with news sources and information about local, national and global events. As we prepare to enter a new year, if you could determine what one media headline would say, what would it be? Let’s get a little imaginative and creative, and let the world know what we’re hoping and praying for next year.
We as Christians must remember that we are in the Christmas season now. The lights should stay up and the celebration of our Lord’s birth must continue. But how many of us give in to the world, and the day after Christmas we start packing away the ornaments? The world would like us to make Christmas one big commercial day (following, of course, several weeks [months?] of trying to get you to buy anything and everything under the sun). But for us, Jesus’ birth changes everything for all of eternity. Let’s stay in the season and enjoy every moment telling the world that a Savior is Born!
Next Tuesday is Christmas Day. Over the course of our lives, we get accustomed to celebrating this blessed holiday in certain ways, and with certain people. But the circumstances of life can alter who we are with. A spouse, parent or loved one may be deployed and away from home at Christmas. Perhaps you’ve recently lost someone dear to you, and this will be your first Christmas without them. Maybe you recently moved to a different part of the country, and won’t be able to make it home to be with family and good friends. If you will be missing the company of important people this year at Christmas, take this opportunity to share how much they mean to you, and how much you wish they were with you to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Even though Jesus admonishes us that we can’t change a single thing by worrying, it’s a part of everyone’s life. Some worry more, others less. And, of course, there are things we all face that cause us to worry more than other things. Invariably, we all experience times when we’ve fretted over something that ended up going very well. A medical report. A job interview. An exam in high school or college. A meeting with the boss. A work review. A loved one’s travels. The list is endless of the things we may have lost sleep over, which turned out much better than we had feared. Share when this has happened to you. Your experience could save many others a lot of wasted worrying.
Generations of us have grown up believing that an overweight, white-bearded man slid down our chimney (even if our house didn’t have one) and delivered all the toys that were under the tree on Christmas morning. Eventually, we reached an age where we knew the truth about Santa Claus. When did this happen for you? How did you react when you got the news? When you became a parent, how did you handle the “Santa” situation in your family? Did you bypass the jolly old man and simply teach your kids about St. Nicholas instead? Should Christians even perpetuate the myth of Santa Claus? Isn’t it just another way that the world has hijacked something sacred and made it profane? Let us hear from you Wednesday on this sometimes-controversial topic.
