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Dr. David Shackelford, professor, and Chairman Emeritus of the New Testament/Greek Department at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Shackelford shares his journey into the ministry and discusses difficult New Testament Bible passages to understand. This program relates to our series of monthly episodes featuring professors from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

Today’s Family Traditions for Christmas includes guests JB & Beth Bryson, The Lennon Sisters, Tony Orlando, and Pastor Steve Gaines.

Today is December 7th 2021, early on the afternoon of December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his chief foreign policy aide, Harry Hopkins, were interrupted by a telephone call from Secretary of War Henry Stimson and told that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor. On December 8, at 12:30 p.m., Roosevelt addressed a joint session of Congress and the Nation via radio. We’ll hear a portion from that address on today’s show as a tribute on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Today’s Mid-South View Point show continues with an interview with Dr. Matt Crawford, senior pastor at Trinity Baptist Church. Dr. Crawford is preparing a January 2022 release of a radio feature he’s hosting on Bott Radio Network in Memphis.

Peet Strydom is back for part-two about THE LIQUID LEGACY, a Christ-centered, non-profit organization, serving Peru and Abaco. Together with Peet’s wife Sue, they are connecting local organizations in the Memphis area with local churches in Peru and Abaco. Safe drinking water systems, medical teams, leadership development, and other means are designed to empower ordinary people to successfully self-sustain and self-govern their communities and the ultimate goal of connecting them with Christ. Original Air Date: August 26, 2021

1 in 10 people around the world still have no access to safe drinking water. In Peru alone, 50% of people don’t have access to safe drinking water, with the biggest need in the rural jungle and mountain regions. Peet Strydom and wife Sue are leading THE LIQUID LEGACY, a Christ-centered, non-profit organization, committed to empowering individuals and groups in Peru and Abaco. They’re helping ordinary people become extraordinary agents of change through sharing resources, serving the underprivileged, and loving our global neighbors as ourselves. Original Air Date: August 25, 2021

Greg Sukert tells how his pursuit of an acting career was rerouted to becoming a minister of the Gospel. Greg is co-founder of Anchored North, an evangelistic ministry telling stories of God’s redemption. He is also director of evangelism at Central Church in Collierville, TN. Original Air Date: August 19, 2021

Dr. Carolyn Bibbs, Founder at Creative LIFE Preparatory School reflects on how God has directed her school for over 40 years to serve students in downtown Memphis. Creative Life, a youth empowerment community, promotes social change through creative & performing arts, education, and leadership development. CLI’s mission is to commit to embracing, educating, empowering, and enriching the lives of children, youth, and families. Creative Life loves not only loves children and youth, but the entire community. They often take their programs beyond the walls of their facility and empower their neighbors.

In 1967 Calvary Rescue Mission opened its doors to homeless men in Memphis, the Executive Director Bob Freudiger discusses restoring homeless men through Calvary’s discipleship ministry, feeding 400 neighbors for Thanksgiving, and the need for toys for their annual Children’s Christmas Celebration. The late Milton Hatcher founded the mission after a life of alcohol addiction that ended once Milton encountered a relationship with Jesus Christ. Milton would drive an old hearse and pick up drunks to share his salvation story. They say the hearse had a sobering effect on the men. Milton was very successful in seeing many men surrender to Christ.