Hope Center in Macomb

Recently we visited Hope Center in Macomb to tour the facility and got to meet some of the wonderful volunteers there. Hope Center is a no-cost client choice food pantry that is set up in a grocery store format. Volunteers are there to assist during the entire process. These individuals truly make a difference in people’s lives.

All around the center you will find friendly and helpful volunteers who always seem to have a smile to share. Below are just a few of the photos we took while on our tour of the facility.

Friendly volunteers greet you as you walk in

Some great friendships have formed between volunteers

These guys really do love what they do

There is a very fun atmosphere all around the center

The volunteers work hard to keep the center stocked and running

One volunteer and her daughters bought toys to give away to the kids

Volunteering can be a family thing

Today's Guests

Today we are very excited to have the guys from GateWay Assembly on the show to talk about their recently released movie "Real". You will want to tune in to 1500 AM (in the Detroit Metro Area) or online at FaithTalk 1500 to hear this interview. The movie is very well done and can't wait to talk to the guys about it.

Thanks to Oasis Audio and Francis Chan we were able to have the reading for Chan's book Forgotten God played on our show. This is the first part of five. You can check out the other shows on our youtube page.

Motivational Quote #11

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, then to speak and remove all doubt."

Abraham Lincoln

Turkey Day!

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Stay safe if you are like Jenn in our office, who will be out shopping on Black Friday!

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Photos

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Motivational Quote #10

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."

George Bernard Shaw

Motivational Quote #9

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."

Mother Teresa

Here is out latest show posted on our Youtube channel.

Motivational Quote #8

"If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain."

Maya Angelou

We are now on You Tube

We know that in this day in age, everyone is looking for multiple ways to do the same thing. Well we are here to help you out with that. Not only do we have two different ways you can listen to our shows on our site, but now we have a You Tube channel. If you click here, you will have a completely new way to experience our show. We have set up photo slide shows that go along with each show. This channel is a work in progress so keep checking back to see what new shows we have up. Eventually, we will have all our shows on there. Or better yet, if you have a You Tube account (its free to create one if you don’t) just subscribe to our channel to be notified when we upload something new.

Below is an example of what you will see on our channel.

5 Months on Air

God321 has been on the air for just over 5 months and completed 118 shows. I have no idea where the time has gone. We have had some of the most incredible, inspirational, caring and helpful people on as guests. I would like to take a few moments to tell you a little about some of them.

Our very first guest was Rev. “Tex” Rickard. Tex had recently done his last sermon in the church on humor in the ministry before coming to the show, but no one in the family had recorded it. He was 89 years young and closing in on the big 9-0. I was able to provide Tex and his children with a copy of the show on his 90^th birthday. If you are ever having a bad day, go take a listen to the show and it will make you laugh out loud and put a smile on your face.

I have also had the privilege to speak with Chet Decker from Hope Center in Macomb. Hope Center is a no cost client choice food pantry that is set up in a grocery store format. The center also provides a counseling service that listens to your needs and directs the client to an organization that will fill each need and help in paying water bills, marriage counseling, etc. They help families who can’t afford to pay for food. See how you can help by visiting their site.

We have also had on Remonia Chapman from Gift of Life Michigan. It is so important to be an organ donor and takes almost no time to sign up. In fact you can find the donor form here. Just fill out the form online and you will receive a sticker to put on your license. Then when you renew your license the donor tag will be on it. Gift of Life, headquartered in Ann Arbor, is helping safe lives.

Kimberly Buffington from Volunteers of America Michigan joined us in the studio to tell us of the great work they do. They help assist those who are trying to rebuild their life. They help homeless vets, adopt families for Christmas, provide senior housing and feed the homeless. Volunteers of America provides services that affect the mind, body, heart and spirit.

Recently we had on Molly McDonald, founder of the Pink Fund. The Pink Fund helps women and men who are actively going through treatment for breast cancer. They provide short term financial aid for non medical related bills (house payments, car and car insurance payments, etc.) to those who have lost their income due to their illness. You can learn more about Molly and the Pink Fund here.

Another organization we spoke to was Angel’s Place. Angel’s Place provides life care to individuals over 18, with developmental disabilities, to assist them in living life independently. Each person who is helped by Angel’s Place is seen as vital members to their community.

There are many others and I will tell you more about them as I go. You can also visit our site to learn more about these guests and all the guests we’ve had on the show. I thank all of those who have been on air with me and look forward to the new people I will interview in the future.

Yesterday's Show

Did you miss our interview with Author Ruthe Rosen yesterday? That's ok, you can listen to it here, at anytime.

Motivational Quote #8

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." 

Albert Einstein

Motivational Quote #7

"A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into." 

Ansel Adams

Motivational Quote #6

"At the end of every hard day, people find some reason to believe."

Bruce Springsteen

Motivational Quote #5

"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck." 

Dalai Lama

Interview with Pierre Bittar

I had the great opportunity to speak with award winning impressionistic artist Pierre Bittar.  Pierre has been commissioned by God to paint the Life of Our Lord from the Annunciation to Ascension.  Pierre will not sell the original art works but instead will donate them in the future to an interested large museum.  An impressionistic artist has never painted the life of the Lord before.  Pierre is doing fourteen paintings that are 5’ wide by 7’ tall (each).

I visited his gallery located in Harbor Springs, MI and saw the beautiful paintings he was working on.  He also has over 150 other paintings displayed on two levels of the gallery. You can visit our website home page to hear the interview and watch a video of the paintings as we discuss them.  You can visit his site by clicking here to learn more about Pierre.

Motivational Quote #4

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." 

Lao Tzu

Motivational Quote #3

"Even during trying circumstances or tragedies, winners dig out the positives and summon the courage to take the next step and make things better." 

Dr. Irene Kassorla

Understanding God Program

Every Saturday we feature the Understanding God Program taught by Pastor Patricia Beall Gruits (Sister Pat) on our show.  Understanding God is a foundational study on God and his covenants.  It is easy to follow along with and understand.  To go along with the program you can find homework sheets for each chapter on our website that can be printed out.  Also, if you miss a “class” you can find all the past airings on the lessons page of our site.  Don’t think you can’t pick it up in the middle.  We have made it as simple as we could to help you catch up no matter where you pick it up at.  So remember to join us every Saturday from 2 to 3pm (it is repeated from 11 to midnight each Saturday) to hear Sister Pat teach.

We are having a special blog give-away! We have ten copies of the Understanding God books that we are giving away (A $20 value).  Just email us your information and let us know that you saw this posting on our blog.  The first ten people who do will be sent a copy of the book.

Motivational Quote #2

"If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress."  

Calvin Coolidge

Motivational Quote #1

"We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey." 

Stephen Covey

100th Show!

Friday, September 23, 2011 is our 100^th show! Wow, how time really does fly when you are having fun.  It seems like just yesterday we were on the air for the first time.  A BIG thank you goes out to all of our guests.  We couldn’t have done this without you. We have had so many great people who have shared their stories, provided great information, made us laugh or cry, and who truly inspired us to keep going. You can check out a list of our guests on our website and find links to their sites. We can only hope that our next 100 shows will be as outstanding as the first 100. We already have some new and exciting guests lined up but we are always open to suggestions.  If there is someone you think would be a good addition to our guest list, let us know!

Interview with an Astronaut

The other day I had the privilege of interviewing former Navy Fighter Pilot and Astronaut, Dr. Jerry Linenger, who is originally from the East Detroit/East Pointe area.  It was a very special honor for me to speak with him.  The full interview will be aired on Thursday, September 1^st (and will be available on our website the following morning).  During the interview, Dr. Linenger and I spoke about his time spent up in space aboard the Russian Space Station MIR, which was a total of five months, 2,000 orbits around the earth and over 50 million miles.  While up there Dr. Linenger took thousands of photos, had to fight a fire, and dealt with a space station that was seemingly falling apart.  While on board, Dr. Linenger wrote letters to his wife and son, which have since been made into a book (“Letters from MIR: An Astronaut’s Letters to His Son”).  If you visit the guests page on our website you will see some photos of Dr. Linenger’s time in space and can follow the links to purchase his books.  He is a true American Hero and it was an honor to have him be a guest on our show.  Remember to tune in on Thursday to hear the interview or go to www.god321.net and listen to the podcast.

This week at God321

It has been a great week of broadcast excellence at God321!

-Monday we learned about the importance of character with Dr. Ray McKinley.

-Tuesday we explored Messianic Judaism with Rabbi Loren Jacobs and he recapped his exciting trip to New York City.

-Wednesday we had a representative from Alcohol Anonymous and a member that went through the twelve step program.

-Thursday we explored the implementation of technology in the ministry with Jeff and Steve Krist from Gateway Assembly.

**If you missed any of these exciting episodes visit our website to listen. 

-Remember to tune in today to hear Pamela Monshor, a counselor that deals with losses in life.

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