Family Life News

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

"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

3/18/24 5 O' Clock Report

Family Life Noon Report – 03/18/24

3/15/24 – 5 O’CLOCK REPORT

3/15/24 – 5 O’Clock Report

Capital Connection – 3/15/24

"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

Family Life Noon Report – 03/15/24

3/14/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/14/24 5 O 'Clock Report

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

"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

3/13/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/13/24 5 O 'Clock Report

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

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

3/12/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/12/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Hometown Heroes – Hannah Farley – 3/12/24

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

3/11/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/11/24 5 O 'Clock Report

And Then There Were None – Christian ministry to workers in the abortion industry – 3/11/24

Family Life Noon Report – 03/11/24

3/8/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/8/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Capital Connection – 3/08/24

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

3/7/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/7/24 5 O 'Clock Report

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

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

3/6/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/6/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Step Up Your Health – Physical, Emotional, Spiritual – 3/06/24

Your mental health affects your physical health. A body's malady affects mental and spiritual health. Stress plays out in tangible symptoms and increased risk of disease. Our guest on this Family Life News Feature is one of three speakers at the "Step Up Your Health" one-day seminar at the Family Life auditorium on Saturday, March 9. Dr. Josephine Ellis says human beings are created as one unified whole. Our bodies, minds and souls all interact with and affect each other. She tells us th...

Family Life Noon Report- 03/06/24

3/5/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/5/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Hometown Heroes – Dan Sorber in Cuba – 3/05/24

Syracuse-based missionary Dan Sorber just left for Cuba. Before his departure, he talked with Family Life News about faith, Christian freedom, and today's realities in a Communist nation. Sorber sees the changes that have opened up across his 15 previous visits to Cuba. When government officials and the general population face desperation and economic disaster, those hardships actually open up more evangelistic opportunities. He tells us that real revival is underway there, in ways he has n...

Family Life Noon Report – 03/05/24

3/4/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/4/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Issues in Education – Safe Female Sports, Financial Literacy – 3/04/24

Should New York Students be Forced to take a Financial Literacy Course to Graduate ? FAFSA Forms Still in Limbo And Why Protecting Girls Sports is Worth the Fight   Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching and Learning Institute tackles the tough topics facing our public schools Monday’s during the Noon Report on Issues in Education. Their website is WhyRun.org.

Family Life Noon Report – 03/04/24

3/1/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

3/1/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Capital Connection – Voting Districts, Trapped in bets, Silencing students – 3/01/24

Gerrymandering in New York Gambling Addiction in Pennsylvania Conservatives Silenced at SUNY-Cortland   Christian activists Jason McGuire and Michael Geer tackle the tough topics facing today’s families each Friday during “Capital Connection”.  It’s a front row seat to all that’s happening in Albany and Harrisburg.

Capital Connection – Voting districts, Trapped in bets, Silencing students – 3/01/24

Gerrymandering in New York Gambling Addiction in Pennsylvania Conservatives Silenced at SUNY-Cortland Christian activists Jason McGuire and Michael Geer tackle the tough topics facing today’s families each Friday during “Capital Connection”.  It’s a front row seat to all that’s happening in Albany and Harrisburg.   Information about the New York "Legislative Day 2024" day-long advocacy event is available here.    

Family Life Noon Report – 03/01/24

2/29/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

2/29/24 5 O 'Clock Report

An Update from the PA Prolife Movement – 2/29/24

An Update from the PA Prolife Movement A prolife leader in Pennsylvania says abortions happen 34,000 times annually in Pennsylvania, but that the number is decreasing. Maria Gallagher of PA Prolife Federation says that has abortion providers seeking more funding from government coffers, to make up for lost revenue. Governor Josh Shapiro's administration has reclassified a longtime budget item which supported agencies which offer alternatives to abortion, but that money now goes to businesses...

Family Life Noon Report – 02/29/24

2/28/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

2/28/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Family Life Noon Report – 02/28/24

Parenting: Taking the Long View – Inside Out – 2/28/24

Parenting: Taking the Long View We want to raise our children well. Because of that, we look for instructions. That was true for parent and educational consultant Laura Spaulding.  “It seemed to be that there was always just a right way presented to you, and some of it came from the Christian culture, and some of it came from the neighborhood, and some of it came from TV,” she says.  Spaulding is the author of a January 2024 Gospel Coalition article titled Taking the Long View Revolutionize...

2/27/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

2/27/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Hometown Heroes – Bill Matteson – 2/27/24

Family Life's "Hometown Heroes" Feature COPE is "Children of Opioid Parents and Empowerment". The program in Chautauqua County, New York, offers of full year of services to children and teens who lost a parent to an opioid overdose. Bill Matteson is the executive director of the COPE Foundation 19. He knows this tragedy personally. One of his sons died at age 29 due to heroin laced with fentanyl, leaving three children without their father. Matteson offers his family's story as an encourage...

Family Life Noon Report – 02/27/24

2/26/24 5 O ‘Clock Report

2/26/24 5 O 'Clock Report

Missions Pulse – Community Bible Study – 2/26/24

Missions Pulse : Community Bible Study An international movement, with local and online options, brings diverse people together to study Christian Scriptures.  Community Bible Study offers short-term groups for all age groups and stages of life. Its mission statement: Transform lives through the Word of God. The local coordinator of New York State groups says CBS brings together people from a variety of Christian backgrounds, people who might not otherwise get together, become friends, and...