Are you feeling overwhelmed in life – as if there’s simply too much on your plate? Are there times during your week when you say out loud, “I don’t even know where to start?!” Are you feeling overwhelmed in life – as if there’s simply too much on your plate? Are there times during your week when you say out ...

It’s never a good idea to make gorillas and chimpanzees angry. Just ask the kids who once teased that giant ape at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo in a now-viral video. That gorilla broke the safety glass! Of course, when apes acquire intelligence, speaking skills and then guns, it’s a whole different ballgame. That’s what we discover in War for the ...

Have you ever needed a little pick-me-up during the day? Perhaps a good laugh or a nugget of wisdom? That’s the goal behind the new book “The Magic of Motherhood” (by Zondervan), which is a collection of heartwarming essays about moms and childrearing by the writers behind the popular blog Coffee + Crumbs. Joining us for this week’s edition of ...

Peter Parker is your typical 15-year-old sophomore trying to fit in at school. That is, when he’s not wearing his Spider-Man tights, swinging from skyscrapers and snagging bad guys. Parker, though, isn’t content with fighting local crime. He wants to join the Avengers. He also longs to get a date with the senior girl that caught his eye the other ...

I still have fond memories of my great-grandpa, Warren, reciting endless amounts of poetry to my siblings and I.  Sitting around a warm fire on a cold dreary night, he could entertain us for hours with his recitations.  He gave credit to his mother, who was a school teacher, for making he and his siblings practice reciting while they cleaned ...

We think we know everything there is to know about the Revolutionary War and the fight for American Independence. From the very Declaration of Independence, to the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, to Valley Forge and beyond …these events have been etched into our minds and have become a part of our shared American heritage for as long as we ...

This week on a special Independence Day edition of Live The Adventure Radio, we talk to Heirloom Audio founder Bill Heid, who has produced a new video – called “The Lost Secrets of Liberty” — that addresses the definition of liberty. It also examines a controversial question: Were America’s origins truly Christian? Bill tells us: Why the popular dictionary definition ...

Our favorite villain-turned-hero, Felonious Gru, had everything going for him. Three beautiful daughters. A lovely wife. And a great job with the good guys – the Anti-Villain League. Then a brat by the name of Balthazar Bratt entered the scene, and Gru hasn’t been the same since. Bratt stole the world’s largest diamond, despite the best efforts by Gru (Steve ...

Have you ever wanted to make your very own fireworks? Independence Day is coming up, and we’ve got a fun, safe, and kid-friendly way to do just that! (Added bonus – most of the materials you need are probably sitting around the house and the prep work takes only 10-15 minutes!) You’ll need: An adult to supervise the fun Zip-top ...

Approximately 1,600 years ago, a Transformer visited Earth to hand humanity a secret weapon: a magical staff. It could have landed in anyone’s lands, but Merlin – yes that Merlin – was the first to acquire it. You see, up until this point in history Merlin really didn’t have any magic. He was simply an old drunk man who lied ...