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3/28/24 – 5 O’Clock Report

March 28, 2024 21:01 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MB

An Insider’s Perspective on Haiti – Faith Under Fire – 3/28/24

March 28, 2024 16:21 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MB

An Insider's Perspective on Haiti - Faith Under Fire When gangs burst into prisons throughout the island nation of Haiti, it launched a cascade of violence and brutality which shook the residents, toppled the standing of government, and opened the doors to crime and murder. Family Life News offers you a perspective on what it has been like to live in Haiti and offer Christian ministry and hands-on development there.  Darren Hercyk is a native of New York's Southern Tier, a current resident o...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/28/24

March 28, 2024 14:57 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MB

3/27/24 – 5 O’Clock Report

March 27, 2024 21:05 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MB

Inside Out – Hope for Widows – 3/27/24

March 27, 2024 16:21 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MB

Hope for Widows (and their friends) “I rest in who God is to get me though my day. And that, I think, is what the hope for widows is.”  -- Marilyn Nutter  Twenty-eight hundred women a day are widowed in the US. For those women, everything changes.   “A widow has not only lost her husband, but she has lost the life that she knew,” says Marilyn Nutter. “And life looks dramatically different.”  Nutter knows there are better and worse ways to comfort the widows in our lives. A widow herself si...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/27/24

March 27, 2024 13:51 - 32 minutes - 75.3 MB

3/26/24 5 O’ Clock Report

March 26, 2024 21:36 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MB

3/26/24 5 O' Clock Report

Family Life Noon Report – 03/26/24

March 26, 2024 14:58 - 32 minutes - 74.7 MB

3/25/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

March 25, 2024 21:48 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MB

3/25/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Issues in Education – 3/25/24

March 25, 2024 16:01 - 5 minutes - 7.48 MB

  Teacher Evaluations Gym Class “Opt-Out” Saving SUNY   Lots of “Issues in Education” to discuss this week. Our guest is Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching and Learning Institute

Family Life Noon Report – 03/25/24

March 25, 2024 15:01 - 32 minutes - 74.6 MB

3/22/24 5 O’Clock Report

March 22, 2024 21:00 - 15 minutes - 36.5 MB

Capital Connection – 3/22/24

March 22, 2024 16:20 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB

"Capital Connection" on Family Life Two family-values watchdogs join the Family Life Noon Report each Friday, to recap and analyze the biggest social, cultural and political stories of the week. Among the events and issues on the agenda for Jason McGuire and Michael Geer this week: New York is losing support for government support of legalized marijuana (but doubling down anyway) Pro-abortion matters in the PA legislature and pro-life matters in a number of Pennsylvania communities Byp...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/22/24

March 22, 2024 15:12 - 32 minutes - 75.3 MB

3/21/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

March 21, 2024 21:42 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MB

3/21/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Gender, Sports, the First Amendment – Faith Under Fire – 3/21/24

March 21, 2024 16:21 - 5 minutes - 7.12 MB

Gender, Sports, Parental Rights, and the First Amendment - "Faith Under Fire" A small Christian school has sued its state sports association, after the Vermont Principals Association evicted the school's teams  from the group. The Mid Vermont Christian School's girls basketball team forfeited a state tournament game, rather than play an opposing team which included a 6-foot tall player who was born male. Attorney Jake Reed says the forfeit which ended a successful sports season was a sharp ...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/21/24

March 21, 2024 14:13 - 31 minutes - 71.8 MB

3/20/24 5 O’Clock Report

March 20, 2024 22:02 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MB

3/20/24 5 O'Clock Report

Real Answers – Making Friends – 3/20/24

March 20, 2024 16:21 - 5 minutes - 7.63 MB

"Real Answers" about: making friends In an age of social media, online connections, and political divisiveness, it can be hard to find a good friend. The same challenge is also true of being a good friend. Our "Real Answers" commentator Christopher Anderson offers perspectives and advice on why adult friendship are so valuable, as well as steps to maintain friendships.   Christopher Anderson is a licensed professional counselor who works with clients through his private practice in the So...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/20/24

March 20, 2024 14:17 - 32 minutes - 75.2 MB

3/19/24 5 O’Clock Report

March 20, 2024 00:01 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MB

3/19/24 5 O'Clock Report

An Interactive Good Friday Experience – Hometown Heroes – 3/19/24

March 19, 2024 16:21 - 5 minutes - 8.07 MB

A Tonawanda Church invites the surrounding communities to experience first-hand what Jesus experienced on the original Good Friday. Their interactive Good Friday experience takes place on Good Friday, March 29. Guests can drop in for as long or as little as they like, anytime between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. First Trinity Lutheran Church is at 1570 Niagara Falls Boulevard in the northern Buffalo suburb. Carolyn Doster is one of the coordinators. She tells our "Hometown Heroes" interviewer Mark We...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/19/24

March 19, 2024 15:30 - 32 minutes - 75.3 MB

Rural Cancer Screening – Hometown Heroes – 3/12/24

March 19, 2024 11:32 - 6 minutes - 8.25 MB

"Hometown Heroes" from Family Life Hannah Farley does outreach to encourage people who are 45 and older to get checked for early signs of cancer. In this Family Life News interview, she says some residents of rural areas have a bias which prevents them from wanting to get cancer screening.  Farley finds though that it is productive to reinterpret the question as a "stewardship of your body" and to encourage you to ponder how the people around you rely on your presence -- "you are a gift to y...

3/18/24 5 O’ Clock Report

March 18, 2024 22:40 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MB

3/18/24 5 O' Clock Report

Family Life Noon Report – 03/18/24

March 18, 2024 15:34 - 32 minutes - 74.4 MB

3/15/24 – 5 O’CLOCK REPORT

March 15, 2024 21:23 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MB

3/15/24 – 5 O’Clock Report

March 15, 2024 21:23 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MB

Capital Connection – 3/15/24

March 15, 2024 16:07 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MB

"Capital Connection" on Family Life     3/15/24 Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire and Michael Geer discuss the issues making news from Albany and Harrisburg from a faith and family perspective. Listen for the latest analysis on these stories: Making Political Hay out of the IVF Controversy Recapping Legislative Day 2024 in New York Decriminalizing Adultery, perhaps New Bill Targets Gambling Addiction Abortion Expansion Efforts in Pennsylvania Jason McGuire is executive director of the ...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/15/24

March 15, 2024 15:14 - 14 minutes - 32.2 MB

Family Life Noon Report – 03/15/24

March 15, 2024 15:14 - 14 minutes - 32.2 MB

3/14/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

March 14, 2024 22:43 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MB

3/14/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Diversity of viewpoints on a SUNY campus (an update) – 3/14/24

March 14, 2024 16:21 - 6 minutes - 9.34 MB

"Faith Under Fire" from Family Life A reversal by campus leadership will now allow a group of conservative students to receive official recognition for their local chapter of Turning Point USA at SUNY/Cortland. The student senate there had initially vetoed approval of Turning Point as a campus organization. However, a First Amendment lawsuit was filed, claiming that the senate had discriminated against the students' Constitutionally-protected viewpoints and that opponents had launched a plann...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/14/24

March 14, 2024 15:09 - 32 minutes - 74.4 MB

3/13/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

March 13, 2024 21:09 - 16 minutes - 22 MB

3/13/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Inside Out – Gen Z Needs Friends – 3/13/24

March 13, 2024 16:21 - 7 minutes - 10 MB

Gen Z is Looking for Friends Gen Z has a reputation for being tech-addicted and anti-social, but it makes sense that many are looking for friends. “We were designed by God to experience Him when we’re in fellowship with other believers—believers of all ages,” says Kirsten Franze, author of The Gospel Coalition article "Gen Z is Looking for Friends." “This age group can experience a lot of change and emotional instability due to the way they’re developing, and so it’s really hard, and they’r...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/13/24

March 13, 2024 15:40 - 32 minutes - 75.2 MB

3/12/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

March 12, 2024 21:05 - 16 minutes - 22.1 MB

3/12/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Hometown Heroes – Hannah Farley – 3/12/24

March 12, 2024 18:43 - 5 minutes - 8.21 MB

Hannah Farley is the Community Outreach Manager for the University of Rochester Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region. For more information on available services, visit their website. Family Life's "Hometown Heroes" interviews intriguing people from throughout Pennsylvania and New York who carry out inspirational, life-changing work. Tap the Hometown Heroes icon for more of these features.  

Family Life Noon Report – 03/12/24

March 12, 2024 15:06 - 32 minutes - 75 MB

3/11/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

March 11, 2024 21:06 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MB

3/11/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Family Life Noon Report – 03/11/24

March 11, 2024 14:55 - 32 minutes - 74.5 MB

3/8/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

March 08, 2024 21:52 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MB

3/8/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Capital Connection – 3/08/24

March 08, 2024 17:20 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MB

The Disastrous Rollout of Marijuana Inc.  in New York A Christian Perspective to the IVF Debate Protecting Election Integrity Previewing Legislative Day 2024   Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire and Dan Bartkowiak discuss the weighty issues in the news from the state capitals in Albany and Harrisburg.  Here’s what’s going on this week …on Family Life's "Capital Connection".  

Family Life Noon Report – 03/08/24

March 08, 2024 15:44 - 32 minutes - 75.4 MB

3/7/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

March 07, 2024 22:28 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MB

3/7/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Strong Christian Movies – Angel Studios – “Cabrini” – 3/07/24

March 07, 2024 17:00 - 6 minutes - 8.33 MB

Angel Studios is bringing Christian entertainment to the mainstream. Their latest production is even gathering some Oscar Buzz from film critics, even before the March 8 world premiere. Cabrini is the life story of an Italian immigrant in New York a century ago. Francesca Cabrini fought against poverty, gender and ethnic biases, and the "powers that be" of New York City to serve underprivileged children, starting an "empire of hope". Jared Geesey is Chief Distribution Officer for Angel Stud...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/07/24

March 07, 2024 16:14 - 32 minutes - 75.5 MB

3/6/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

March 07, 2024 01:28 - 15 minutes - 20.6 MB

3/6/24 5 O 'Clock Report

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