As we look at fulfilling The Great Commission, sometimes we struggle with how to share our faith. Rick Richardson joins us to talk about the cultural languages we need to know in order to present the Gospel most effectively. 

Featured Guest: Rick Richardson
Host: Melinda Schmidt

What is God’s heart for the poor and the marginalized? How do we live out principles of justice and compassion? Keri Wyatt Kent helps us find some action steps so we can move beyond asking, “What difference can I make?” to actually doing something.  

Featured Guest: Keri Wyatt Kent
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

What does Simplicity look like as a way of life?  On this Midday Connection we conclude our series with Mindy Caliguire as we talk about rigorous honesty and ruthless trust. What does it look like to embrace this path? The only way we can is when we take hold of the very source of life that is available to us.

Featured Guest: Mindy Caliguire
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

The Bible is clear; thankfulness should be a part of everyday life. Too often the stuff of life gets in the way of counting our blessings. On our Thanksgiving edition of Midday Connection, Karla Dornacher joins us to help celebrate thankfulness. 

Featured Guest: Karla Dornacher
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

It’s the Friday Four on Midday Connection and Midday Producer, Lori Neff, with the help of our facebook friends, takes a look at Thanksgiving. Lee Jenkins gives Biblical financial advice as we head into the Christmas season, Bobby Gross helps give us a fresh perspective on Advent, and recording artist, Aaron Shust brings us some of the music of Advent with "O Come, O Come Emmanuel". 

Featured Guests: Lee Jenkins, Aaron Shust, Bobby Gross, Lori Neff
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

It’s open forum on Midday Connection and time to think about the Christmas holiday. We want to hear your funniest Christmas stories, whether it had to do with the annual Christmas pageant, or dad staying up all night and never figuring out how to put that special something together. It’s your funniest Christmas stories on Midday Connection.  

Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

We have a tradition here at Midday Connection to talk about new Christmas books and music and then have a big giveaway. You certainly won't want to miss this program and your opportunity to win over 12 different Christmas items from us!

Featured Resources: Big Daddy Weave, Chris Tomlin, Christine Wyrtzen, Aaron Shust, 33 Miles, Mark Harris, Various Artists, John Blase, Tammy Maltby, William J. Bennett, Rick McKinley, Chris Seay, Greg Holder, Cindy Woodsmall, Lori Copeland, Ace Collins
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

Have you found that some holiday movies can foster insightful conversation in your family? Has a Christmas movie moved you and made you reflect on a powerful truth? Margaret Manning joins us to encourage us to watch holiday movies thoughtfully.

Featured Guest: Margaret Manning
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

Scrapbooks and sock drawers and top shelves - these are some of the places we store our treasures. Leigh McLeroy says that God is a collector, too, whose treasures are tucked securely into the pages of his book: a golden bell here, an olive leaf there, a scarlet thread, a blood-stained cloth, a few grains of barley. One by one these saved artifacts reveal his heart, and tell the story of a Father whose most precious possession is us.

Featured Guest: Leigh McLeroy
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

This is another edition of Midday Connection's Friday Four. We'll talk to Mike Huckabee and Sara Groves. We're also thinking about Christmas.

Featured Guests: Fernando Ortega, Mike Huckabee, Sara Groves
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

Steven Curtis Chapman joins us to talk about his new music project.

Featured Guest: Steven Curtis Chapman
Host: Anita Lustrea

Today Steve Green joins us to take Christmas song requests from our in-studio audience. It's our festive lunch and live broadcast with Steve Green on Midday Connection.

Featured Guest: Steve Green, Dick Tunney, Roy Patterson, Angie Thomas, Steve Wick
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

Today we are airing the second hour of Steve Green taking Christmas song requests from our in-studio audience. It's more of our festive lunch and live broadcast with Steve Green on Midday Connection.  

Featured Guests: Steve Green, Dick Tunney
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt

Leslie Vernick has discovered that many people pray, “Lord, I just want to be happy!” She will help us understand that we don’t need new circumstances, but a new perspective to discover true happiness.

Featured Guest: Leslie Vernick
Host: Melinda Schmidt

Sara Groves joins us to talk about her newest music project, Fireflies and Songs.

Featured Guest: Sara Groves
Host: Anita Lustrea

Dr. Rosalie de Rosset joins us for our Midday Connection Book Club discussion. We're talking about Victor Hugo's classic Les Miserables. We're also unveiling our next selection. 

Featured Guest: Dr. Rosalie de Rosset
Hosts: Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt