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November 2009
November 19, 2009
Dee Brestin says, “The psalms and the great music of the church have the power to drive away evil spirits, those tormenting spirits that are trying to slip under every door and window.” On this Midday Connection we continue our conversation about the "God of All Comfort" and how he works through beautiful melodious sonnets of both old hymns and contemporary worship choruses. 
Featured Guest: Dee Brestin
Host: Anita Lustrea
November 18, 2009
Richard Foster says, “Simplicity means a return to the posture of dependence.” That means how we actually live, not just what we’ve written down on a personal mission statement. Mindy Caliguire keeps us on track as we go deeper into the concept of simplicity as it relates to our souls. We have to face our limits and feed our souls just to name two issues we’ll focus on.
Featured Guest: Mindy Caliguire
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
November 17, 2009
It’s Open Forum on Midday Connection and we want to tap into the season of Thanksgiving. What are you most grateful for this year? Has it been a tough year, a year of miracles, how have you seen God work even in through the difficulties? It’s all about gratefulness.
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
November 16, 2009
Are you tired of arguing with your spouse over the same old issues? Are you longing for a marriage with less conflict and more intimacy? Milan and Kay Yerkovich join us to help identify the source of missteps in our marriages. As they talk about the ‘intimacy imprint’ you’ll see some of the underlying issues that have kept you from deepening your marriage relationship.
Featured Guests: Milan and Kay Yerkovich
Host: Melinda Schmidt
November 13, 2009
It’s Friday Four on Midday Connection and we’ll start things off with a panel of pastors talking about how to open their arms to those struggling with same sex attraction, Kevin Miller joins us to help us apply God’s wisdom in Proverbs to the workplace, and Mindy Caliguire has a creative approach to autumn and how God works through nature. We’ll round things out with the music of Fernando Ortega.
Featured Guests: Kevin Miller, Mindy Caliguire
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
November 12, 2009
What enables us to live in gratitude? Jane Rubietta says that one of the reasons we can have the fragrance of gratitude about us is when we know we are forgiven. Jane joins us to talk about the story in Luke 7 about the sinful woman who anoints Jesus' feet while he’s in the Pharisees house. Do you know you’ve been forgiven much? Then you can have a sense of radical gratitude.
Featured Guest: Jane Rubietta
Host: Melinda Schmidt
November 11, 2009
When we embark on a journey toward simplicity, we usually make things more complicated than we need to. Mindy Caliguire joins us to continue our study with a focus on simplicity. Mindy says it’s not about complexity, but it does mean we have to dig a little deeper and express what’s truly going on inside.
Featured Guest: Mindy Caliguire
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
November 10, 2009
How do we handle suffering? It's never pleasant, but there are lessons for us in the process. Counselor and speaker, Nancy Kane, joins us for a discussion on Midday Connection.
Featured Guest: Nancy Kane
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
November 9, 2009
In this upcoming season of giving, how do we teach our children gratefulness instead of greediness? On this Midday Connection, Jill Rigby joins us to talk about how we need to be the person we want our children to become.
Featured Guest: Jill Rigby
Host: Melinda Schmidt
November 6, 2009
It’s the Friday Four on the next Midday Connection and Marcia Ramsland will kick things off about how to get organized for the holidays so that you can focus on the meaning and not be so stressed out. Then, Vicky Frye introduces us to Community Chaplains of America. Finally, Fern Nichols and Cyndie de Neve remind us of the power of prayer, as Moms in Touch celebrates 25 years of ministry.
Featured Guests: Marcia Ramsland, Vicky Frye, Fern Nichols, Cyndie de Neve
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
November 5, 2009
It’s Open Forum on Midday Connection and we want to hear from you. What’s your funniest Thanksgiving dinner fiasco? We’ve all had one or two, or been at someone else’s house when they’ve experienced one. Call in with your funniest tales and share some laughter.
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
November 4, 2009
Our closets, our garages, our cupboards and our lives are cluttered. On this Midday Connection we continue our Bible study with Mindy Caliguire as we take a look at simplicity and how pursuing single mindedness can help us find the space we need to be with God.
Featured Guest: Mindy Caliguire
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
November 3, 2009
As a psychologist and speaker, Dr. Julianna Slattery has listened to countless wives tearfully share their hurt and disappointment about their sexual relationships with their husbands. On this Midday Connection, we’ll talk about the struggle and bewilderment they feel, as well as look at honest answers to the questions wives are afraid to ask.
Featured Guest: Julianna Slattery
Host: Anita Lustrea
November 2, 2009
It is in the darkest of times when the smallest amount of light becomes the most effective. Gary Lovejoy and Gregory Knopf join us to talk about what it looks like to find hope in the darkness of depression. If you or someone you know suffers from the darkness of depression you won’t want to miss this Midday Connection.
Featured Guests: Gary Lovejoy & Gregory Knopf
Host: Melinda Schmidt
October 2009
October 30, 2009
It’s the Friday Four on Midday Connection and we'll hear from four different guests in the hour. Anita and Melinda talk with Harvey Carey, Janet Davis, Roy Patteron and Leeland.
Featured Guests: Harvey Carey, Janet Davis, Roy Patterson, Leeland
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
October 29, 2009
It’s Pastor appreciation month, and we are so grateful for those who shepherd us. It’s an open forum program, and we want to hear from pastors. We’d like to find out what you like best about being a pastor, but we’d also like a little behind the scenes look at your funniest ministry moment. Call or e-mail us with your stories at (877) LIVE-675 or midday@moody.edu.
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
October 28, 2009
It’s time to go deeper in our spiritual friendships. If you’ve been a part of our Bible study with Mindy Caliguire, you won’t want to miss this Midday Connection. She will talk about praying for our spiritual friend, praying with our spiritual friend, and the importance of celebrating with that spiritual friend over significant moments in your lives.
Featured Guest: Mindy Caliguire
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
October 27, 2009
We cherish things such as comfort, security, control, and success. Yet there are deeper rewards for those who take hold of God’s promises and reach out in Jesus name. On this Midday Connection, Susie Larson joins us to talk about embracing our freedom and how we can become an advocate for the freedom of others.
Featured Guests: Susie Larson, Michelle Boice, Tim Taylor
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
October 26, 2009
Mother/Daughter relationships often can be tricky, yet they impact us for a lifetime. On this Midday Connection, author and speaker, Janelle Hallman, joins us to talk about the impact of that primary relationship and how we can go about doing things differently as mothers, and how we might initiate repair attempts as daughters.
Featured Guest: Janelle Hallman
Hosts: Melinda Schmidt
October 23, 2009
It’s the Friday Four on Midday Connection, and we’ll hear about fair trade from Andrew Rugasira, the founder of Good African Coffee, Jessica Jackley of Kiva.org will talk about why we should invest in microloans, Tim Keller will focus on the meaning of the gospel and the power of God’s grace, and we’ll cap off the program with a musical look at autumn by premiering a brand new song.
Featured Guests: Andrew Rugasira, Jessica Jackley, Tim Keller
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
October 22, 2009
Couples are getting married and having children much later than the previous generations. On this Midday Connection, Mark Regnerus joins us to make the case for early marriage, though some parents don’t feel their children are mature enough to enter into a permanent relationship.
Featured Guest: Mark Regnerus
Host: Melinda Schmidt
October 21, 2009
What does it look like to forge a soul friendship? On this Midday Connection we continue our on-air Bible study with Mindy Caliguire as she helps us take a look at mirroring and self-disclosure, as well as how to talk about our areas of struggle with our soul friend and how to give and receive grace.
Featured Guest: Mindy Caliguire
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
October 20, 2009
What happens when you take the Bible full of ancient truths and a woman living a modern life? You get critically-acclaimed author Margaret Feinberg inviting you on the spiritual adventure of a lifetime. On this Midday Connection Margaret joins us to talk about her time spent with a shepherdess, a bee keeper and a vintner and her insights about how Scripture applies to life today.
Featured Guest: Margaret Feinberg
Host: Anita Lustrea
October 19, 2009
It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and on this Midday Connection Leslie Vernick joins us to talk about the devastating effects of domestic violence on a household. Unfortunately the Christian community isn’t exempt. If you know someone who is struggling with this issue, invite them to listen as we talk about domestic violence on Midday Connection.
Featured Guest: Leslie Vernick
Host: Melinda Schmidt
October 16, 2009
It’s the Friday Four on Midday Connection and we’ll hear from I'Ching Thomas about how to engage non-Christians around the gospel. Cindy Breihl will talk about the plight of women around the world, and John Njoroge finishes his series with how to present the gospel to Muslims. We’ll wrap up the program with music by Andrew Peterson.
Featured Guests: I'Ching Thomas, Cindy Breilh, John Njoroge
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
October 15, 2009
On our monthly get-together with Dee Brestin we’re learning more about the God of all comfort. On this Midday Connection we’ll focus on how God quiets our soul. All of us have times of feeling alone, misunderstood and betrayed, and we cry out to God. When David felt that way he cried out “how long, O Lord, how long?” These are prayers of lament.
Featured Guest: Dee Brestin
Host: Anita Lustrea
October 14, 2009
As our on-air Bible study continues, Mindy Caliguire helps us take a look at spiritual friendship. On this Midday Connection, we take a look at the barriers that block us from engaging in deeper relationships. We’ll also find out what safe people look like so we know who to connect with as we search for spiritual friends.
Featured Guest: Mindy Caliguire
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
October 13, 2009
It’s open forum on Midday Connection and we want to find out what your very first steady job was. We're not talking babysitting the neighbor's kids or taking out the trash each week at home. We want to hear about your very first regular money-paying job. We’ll have some fun as we discover how each of us first entered the workforce.
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt
October 12, 2009
It’s been said that music has the power to bend knotted oaks. Why does music have such a deep effect on us? On this Midday Connection we’re talking with Steve Siler of Music For the Soul to find out some of the brain science behind music and why music is such a powerful vehicle to communicate a message.
Featured Guest: Steve Siler
Hosts: Anita Lustrea
October 9, 2009
It’s the Friday Four on Midday Connection and we’re hearing from the president of Compassion International, Wess Stafford. I’Ching Thomas will share her conversion story from Buddhism and John Njoroge will talk about African apologetics and Islam. Music by Jeremy Camp will round things out on this Friday Four Midday Connection.
Featured Guests: Wess Stafford, I'Ching Thomas, John Njoroge
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt