There is an old saying that goes: “The only two certain things in life are death and taxes”

Well, we know for sure that death will one day greet us all thanks to the fall in the garden.

It’s an uncomfortable topic, especially as we approach its threshold.

Some of might die suddenly and unexpectedly, even while we enjoy good health. But many of us are on a slow march of decline both physically and mentally that gives us plenty of time to reflect upon our lives and relationships before we meet our Maker.

There is an incredible service known as Hospice which helps people make this final journey in the most dignified and spiritual way. Some services come to patients in their homes and others may be admitted to facilities which have the staff and medical equipment to care for multiple patients simultaneously.

My guest today has served these people on their last mile in these facilities by singing gospel tunes to both the patients and their families for over four years. He has sung for nursing homes for fifteen years as well. And through these experiences the Lord lead him to write a brief book titled “Hospice Hymns: Touching Stories of Musical Therapy at Hospice Facilities”

His name is Ed Kinsey, a Memphis born Elvis lover whose father was a welder at the Army Depot. When that facility was closed, they moved to Granite City, Illinois, where after high school he received an associate degree in law enforcement. He then began a career as a policeman in the small town of Sparta Illinois until a shooting incident on May 26, 1989 at 3:05 AM changed his life.

This is an episode about transformation for Ed and keeping his promise to serve the Lord after being spared that night so long ago. We read some excerpts from his book that are quite moving in how he helped those individuals and families confront the reality of death and to meet those waiting to help guide them through the portal to heaven!

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Haven't every single one of felt totally worthless at some point in our lives?

Some may feel this way constantly or have for a very long time. It is a pit of despair, a quagmire of quicksand that steals our self worth and the intrinsic value we all have as creatures made in His image. And most of the time the Accuser is right there, whispering in our head, confirming our worst feelings in attempt to arrest any effort we could have in glorifying God.

Imagine you are a child with a severe stuttering problem. The ridicule and shaming is cruel and relentless. And my guest today grew up in that exact situation.

His father was a con artist and pathological liar, so he never heard the truth and was forced to move frequently as his family's welcome was worn out time after time. And with each relocation he had to suffer the humiliation all over again of the other kids making fun of his severe stuttering.

He was convinced that he was unworthy of anything good. Things like finding a wife or having kids felt out of reach when you basically don’t talk.

But that is not the end of his story, or yours either, if you are feeling worthless these days!

My guest for this episode is Paul Stege, a humble man who is living an example of a life surrendered to God. He’s no celebrity and not famous. He is a truck driver who has been driving the night shift for UPS between Texas' major cities for over fifteen years now. But what a servant he has been for the Lord! He has provided over 1.3 million bibles, FOR FREE, to people who need to be introduced to God's living word.

If there is only one episode you ever listen to of this podcast, let it be this one because of the power of his testimony!

You can reach Paul at paulstege@yahoo.com

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Father’s Day is a day when we all try to express our appreciation to our fathers, no matter how old we are. And one of the best ways to do that is to do what he has asked or trained us to do.

It should be so with our Heavenly Father as well!

And Matthew 28:19-20, which is known as “The Great Commission” issues this command as Jesus' last words to his disciples:

Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

Two episodes ago I had Dr Timothy West as my guest to discuss “Don’t Give Up on the Church” because over the last twenty-five years 40,000,000 Americans have stopped going to church, creating what has been called The Great Dechurching, the largest concentrated change in church attendance since the Civil War.

I wanted to explore this further with Tim’s longtime friend Bob Van Der Ploeg who has done some very interesting research of his own on the Jesus Model of the early church vs what most churches today are using as their model which clearly is not working very well.

Bob has been a consultant and trainer for FellowshipOne for the last 16 years and is now CEO of a new business venture called Disciple Technologies which develops tools to help churches better manage their disciple-making efforts and activities. As a technical dude he decided to query ChatGPT on our wrestling match for this episode and we present the results with ChatGPT as our second "guest"!

I believe those experimenting or familiar with ChatGPT will find this episode quite fascinating! Check it out for yourself and let me hear your feedback.

You can lear more about Bob's company by visiting his website at:

www.discipletechnologies.net

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