The start of a fresh year means new goals and aspirations for many of us.  Every year, I start to think about the things I want to accomplish in the new year.  I usually divide up my goals and aspirations into categories such as physical (exercise more, maybe even sign up for a half-marathon), spiritual (more time in prayer and ...

INGREDIENTS: 4 quarts cold water 2-3 cups granulated sugar (depending on how sweet you want it) 3 tablespoons root beer extract (see note) 1-2 pounds food-grade dry ice, broken into pieces (use the smaller amount if you want it to dissolve quickly and the greater amount if you want it to foam and bubble while serving) DIRECTIONS: In a large ...

Not long ago, parents and children could sit in front of the TV and watch a fairytale-based show together, knowing that the program was produced for and aimed at kids. No longer. Today, Hollywood is producing fairytale-type TV shows geared toward adults – full of graphic violence, sexuality and profanity. On this week’s episode of Words of Wisdom, we talk ...

It could be the first “multi-season TV show about Jesus,” and its supporters already have more than $10 million in pledges to get it off the ground. The series is called “The Chosen,” and its director, Dallas Jenkins, is our guest on a special edition of Live The Adventure Radio. Jenkins – who directed The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, What If, ...

Each year, Christians throughout the world sing Silent Night, rarely considering the rich history behind its composition. But once you learn the back story, it will mean even more! Today in part two of a special edition of Live The Adventure Radio, we take a look at Silent Night and other popular Christmas songs. Our guest is Ace Collins, a ...

Christmas trees. Christmas gifts. Even lights, mistletoe and Santa Claus. How did our most popular Christmas traditions get started? That’s the subject of this week’s edition of Words of Wisdom. Our guest is Ace Collins, a well-known novelist and the author of several books about the history of Christmas: Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas, Stories Behind the Best-Loved ...

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus / Born to set Thy people free. — Charles Wesley, “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” (1744) The Redeemer has broken every bond: / The Earth is free, and Heaven is open. — Placide Cappeau, O Holy Night, (1847)   In the Beginning In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Then God created man ...

Author and speaker Asheritah Ciuciu calls food indulgence – for example, gluttony — the “church-approved” sin. It’s the sin that gets a wink and a laugh at the church potluck … if not in the sermon itself. And it doesn’t necessarily involve obesity, Ciuciu says. People with a healthy weight can have a food fixation, too, with yo-yo dieting and ...

Christmas time is here… Need a quick, fun, and easy craft for the kids? A gift idea for grandma? Look no further – a gorgeous 3D paper star craft to the rescue! Stars are a beautiful symbol of the Christmas season. The Bible tells the story of the famous star that guided the Magi to the infant Christ child. And ...

Christmas is only a few days away.  The hustle and bustle of this time of year seems to only speed up as I get older.  As a child, it seemed that Christmas lasted for months and months.  Of course, as a child, receiving presents was the most exciting part of the season.  And truthfully, I still have very fond memories ...