Episodes
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
interview--expert gardener tells of a famous author‘s gardens
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
In "Unearthing the Secret Garden", Marta McDowell shares the three gardens which inspired a popular author from a century ago, Frances Hodgson Burnett. Her two biggest hits were "Little Lord Fauntleroy" and "The Secret Garden".
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
interview-delightful and insightful novel about a women‘s knitting circle
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
When the pastor tells the Prayer Shawl kittens Club they must move out of the church chapel and find a place to meet while it's being renovated, the leader is furious. Off they go to a local coffee shop. And a wonderful thing happens: they begin to meet people they would never normally meet, pray for them and care for them. When they are forced to move by a weirdly-unpleasant manager, their new location makes them even more visible and in a better location to minister to the young people who normally would not feel welcome around "churchy people". To the delight of the pastor (who prayed this would happen) and the knitters (who didn't expect it but are pleased at the outreach), it results in new young visitors to their dying congregation. Set at Christmas time in a busy mall, it's a powerful story of redemption and restoration.
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
interview--Wonderful new family devotionals for the Season of advent
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Dr. Champ Thornton brings a child-friendly way to include the entire family in activities and lessons about Jesus as we anticipate His incarnation. It's based on the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, which many scholars consider a "Fifth Gospel" for its messianic prophecies and insight.
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
interview--economist Adam Tooze discusses how COVID rocked the world‘s economy
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
As we close a second year of fighting COVID medically and economically, Adam Tooze analyzes how it rocked the world economies. It's insightful, and critical reading for the ongoing economic struggle post-COVID.
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
interview--Sharon Gless, award-winning actress, on her new memoir
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Sharon Gless, multiple award-winning actress of TV, movies and stage, tells of her amazing career (including her ground-breaking role of Christine Cagney in Cagney & Lacey with Tyne Daly, Switch with Robert Wagner, and Burn Notice). She also tells of her difficult younger years, her dear friends and colleagues like Monique James and Suzanne Pleschette, co-stars like Michael Douglas, and her 30-year marriage to producer Barney Rosenzweig. She also writes frankly of her struggle with alcohol and her personal losses. Her new memoir is "Apparently There Were Complaints" from Simon & Schuster.