1 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,239 S1: Hold on to your radio hats. We are about to 2 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,600 S1: embark on an unparalleled excursion on today's Chris Fabry Live. 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,240 S1: I've invited six friends to join me to respond to this. 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:19,119 S1: Give me one lesson you've learned and one memory from 5 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,920 S1: Moody Radio. You're going to hear Gary and Monty and 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,360 S1: Jim and Tricia and Bill, and a mystery guest today 7 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,640 S1: at the Radio Backyard fence. That's the plan. Let's see 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,160 S1: what we can accomplish. Welcome to our cavalcade of guests 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,920 S1: celebrating 100 years of Moody Radio. First, we thank our team, 10 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:38,400 S1: Ryan McConaughey, doing all things technical. Trish is our producer. 11 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,159 S1: Lisa is in the chair today. Josh will be answering 12 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,040 S1: your calls. And since it's Friday. That's right. It's time 13 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,919 S1: for the fabulous favorite Friday. Sigh here's what it does. 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,000 S1: One we oxygenate your blood. Two we get your endorphins going. 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,920 S1: Three we raise your serotonin. Level four we promote lymphatic 16 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,639 S1: drainage and five, we stimulate your parasympathetic system. That's why 17 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,600 S1: we call it the five lung languages. We also stimulate 18 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,440 S1: your vagus nerve. We help you release acetylcholine. And don't 19 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,800 S1: you dare forget what it does to cortisol dissipation. Taking 20 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,720 S1: four seconds of air through your nose right now. Hold 21 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,280 S1: it for seconds. And then as you release that air 22 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,399 S1: through your mouth, push on the left side of your 23 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,600 S1: rib cage to get rid of all that bad carbon dioxide. 24 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,720 S1: Give a sigh today for the biblical lessons we learned 25 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:26,160 S1: through the teaching of A.W. Tozer, Warren Wiersbe, Erwin Lutzer, 26 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,480 S1: George Sweeting, Joe stole Mark Jobe. Give a sigh for 27 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,800 S1: the fond memories you may have of driving your kids 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,440 S1: to school and turning on the morning program and hearing 29 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,639 S1: from the back seat. Mom, do we have to listen 30 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,039 S1: to this? Give a sigh for the memories of the 31 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,399 S1: voices of Bev, Shea and Evie and the Jack Schroeder Singers. 32 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,520 S1: Give a sigh for the Friday Night Sing and the 33 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,760 S1: Sunday night sing and Ranger Bill warrior of The Woodlands. 34 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,280 S1: Today's fabulous favorite Friday sigh is brought to you by 35 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,480 S1: the new book by Kevin and Phil. This is Moody 36 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,920 S1: Radio available for you right now, friend. All rights reserved. 37 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,010 S1: I start with that encouragement. You've got to get this 38 00:02:01,010 --> 00:02:04,130 S1: book because you will see pictures of many of the 39 00:02:04,170 --> 00:02:05,850 S1: guests that we're going to have on today. It's a 40 00:02:05,850 --> 00:02:10,250 S1: beautiful celebration of God's faithfulness through the years. I'd love 41 00:02:10,250 --> 00:02:13,010 S1: to send you a copy. If you go to kris.org, 42 00:02:13,050 --> 00:02:16,050 S1: scroll down, give a gift, be as generous as you can. 43 00:02:16,250 --> 00:02:18,810 S1: We'll send it to you. Thank you. Andre from Ann 44 00:02:18,810 --> 00:02:22,250 S1: Arbor who said this? I hope my gift offsets the 45 00:02:22,250 --> 00:02:25,290 S1: cost of the book. Yes, Andre, you did that. And 46 00:02:25,290 --> 00:02:29,609 S1: then some thanks for your generosity. Go to kris.org or 47 00:02:29,610 --> 00:02:37,889 S1: call us at 866953227986695 for debris. And thanks for your 48 00:02:37,889 --> 00:02:41,650 S1: support of the radio backyard fence. Can you tell I'm excited? 49 00:02:41,650 --> 00:02:44,209 S1: I'm excited. I've been looking forward to this all week. 50 00:02:44,570 --> 00:02:48,250 S1: One reason is because I get to talk with Gary Leonard, 51 00:02:48,250 --> 00:02:53,010 S1: who worked for Moody Radio from 1971 to 2014. He 52 00:02:53,010 --> 00:02:56,130 S1: was an announcer in Chicago for a number of years. 53 00:02:56,130 --> 00:03:00,570 S1: He hosted Sunday Praise. His voice is so recognizable to 54 00:03:00,610 --> 00:03:03,770 S1: those of you, especially in Spokane, because he was station 55 00:03:03,770 --> 00:03:07,410 S1: manager of KMBI for many moons. In fact, you were 56 00:03:07,410 --> 00:03:10,810 S1: there in Spokane pretty much at the start, weren't you, Gary? 57 00:03:11,370 --> 00:03:14,370 S2: I was here before the start, as a matter of fact. 58 00:03:15,169 --> 00:03:18,690 S2: I came, by the way, in the middle of Expo 74, 59 00:03:18,690 --> 00:03:22,370 S2: which was the World's Fair, and actually had to put 60 00:03:22,370 --> 00:03:27,010 S2: together a staff or help put together a staff and, uh, 61 00:03:27,010 --> 00:03:31,330 S2: you know, meet pastors and Christian leaders all over the 62 00:03:31,330 --> 00:03:34,370 S2: city and, and at the same time and kind of 63 00:03:34,410 --> 00:03:38,050 S2: enjoy the World's Fair. So it was a busy time. 64 00:03:38,290 --> 00:03:40,930 S1: Yes. Okay. So I've asked you for a lesson and 65 00:03:40,930 --> 00:03:43,610 S1: a memory in any order. Go for. 66 00:03:43,610 --> 00:03:49,250 S2: It. Okay. My probably one of the most significant memories 67 00:03:49,690 --> 00:03:55,490 S2: is the time when our staff first gathered, and we. 68 00:03:55,940 --> 00:04:02,460 S2: met together and we were all in such a wonderful 69 00:04:02,500 --> 00:04:05,420 S2: frame of mind and heart because we we all felt 70 00:04:05,420 --> 00:04:08,500 S2: that God had put it together and had led us 71 00:04:08,500 --> 00:04:11,700 S2: to that place. And it was, uh, it was a 72 00:04:11,700 --> 00:04:15,060 S2: feeling that I don't think I ever totally felt again. 73 00:04:15,100 --> 00:04:16,620 S2: It was just marvelous. 74 00:04:17,300 --> 00:04:21,540 S1: So the camaraderie that you had standing shoulder to shoulder, 75 00:04:21,540 --> 00:04:25,219 S1: working along with other people for this shared vision of 76 00:04:25,220 --> 00:04:28,860 S1: having a station in Spokane that aired Moody Radio that 77 00:04:28,860 --> 00:04:31,500 S1: that you did there locally too, right? 78 00:04:31,900 --> 00:04:38,060 S2: Yes. And it was such a joy to see people 79 00:04:38,060 --> 00:04:42,020 S2: come together and do the job that they've been called 80 00:04:42,020 --> 00:04:44,700 S2: to do. And I think, you know, there were there 81 00:04:44,700 --> 00:04:47,940 S2: were certainly challenges. There was no doubt about it. We 82 00:04:47,940 --> 00:04:52,940 S2: had equipment challenges. We had, uh, you know, some, some 83 00:04:52,940 --> 00:04:56,540 S2: hard times figuring out various things that we needed to 84 00:04:56,540 --> 00:05:01,260 S2: be doing all those things. But but really, we saw 85 00:05:01,260 --> 00:05:04,020 S2: the Lord work in many ways. Yes. 86 00:05:04,060 --> 00:05:07,540 S1: And and here's the other thing. Working at a Christian organization, 87 00:05:07,540 --> 00:05:09,580 S1: it's like, well, there's not going to be any friction. 88 00:05:09,580 --> 00:05:11,859 S1: There's not going to be any disagreement at all. That's 89 00:05:11,860 --> 00:05:15,340 S1: not true. But you work them out. You work together 90 00:05:15,339 --> 00:05:16,700 S1: to work it out. Right? 91 00:05:16,980 --> 00:05:20,260 S2: Exactly. Yes. And, you know, I think the best thing 92 00:05:20,260 --> 00:05:23,940 S2: was that certainly once a week we set aside a 93 00:05:23,940 --> 00:05:28,500 S2: time to study the Bible and then pray together. And 94 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:31,340 S2: I think that just molded us into a staff that 95 00:05:31,339 --> 00:05:35,620 S2: was very cohesive, certainly at those beginning times. And that 96 00:05:35,620 --> 00:05:37,219 S2: was terribly necessary. 97 00:05:37,779 --> 00:05:40,420 S1: What is the lesson you've learned? 98 00:05:41,900 --> 00:05:47,700 S2: That we learn to trust God, even in the midst 99 00:05:47,700 --> 00:05:53,029 S2: of challenge that we don't think we can handle. And I. 100 00:05:53,029 --> 00:05:56,150 S2: And I think we found that as a staff, we 101 00:05:56,150 --> 00:05:57,950 S2: found it individually as well. 102 00:05:58,550 --> 00:06:01,510 S1: So total dependence on him. And when you say that, 103 00:06:01,510 --> 00:06:04,430 S1: I always think first of all, because this is my 104 00:06:04,510 --> 00:06:08,270 S1: my struggle is financially. You got to have the financial 105 00:06:08,270 --> 00:06:11,550 S1: backing and, and if God doesn't show up through his people, 106 00:06:11,550 --> 00:06:13,549 S1: you don't you can't keep going. Right. 107 00:06:13,790 --> 00:06:16,669 S2: You're very right. And of course, that was a major 108 00:06:16,670 --> 00:06:21,710 S2: challenge throughout my time. But, you know, we we started 109 00:06:21,710 --> 00:06:26,789 S2: out well, I think God supplied as we went along. Um, 110 00:06:27,190 --> 00:06:31,110 S2: not totally abundantly at first, of course, but there were 111 00:06:31,110 --> 00:06:34,710 S2: many people who loved the, the previous station, by the way, the, 112 00:06:34,950 --> 00:06:41,390 S2: the previous station was KCFA and the, the little uh, 113 00:06:41,750 --> 00:06:46,150 S2: slogan was Keep Christ's first, always. And one of the 114 00:06:46,150 --> 00:06:49,070 S2: things I faced was many people called me and said, 115 00:06:49,070 --> 00:06:53,950 S2: you changed the call letters. It was Christ. Keep Christ first. Always. 116 00:06:53,990 --> 00:06:58,390 S2: And now it's something else. Yes. Yes. You know, I 117 00:06:58,510 --> 00:07:02,750 S2: had to explain. I didn't do it. Moody Bible Institute did, 118 00:07:02,790 --> 00:07:07,469 S2: because that's. You know what? What they, uh, KMBI is 119 00:07:07,470 --> 00:07:08,950 S2: Moody Bible institute. 120 00:07:08,990 --> 00:07:11,670 S1: Yes, Gary, it's a real treasure to get to talk 121 00:07:11,670 --> 00:07:14,830 S1: with you today. Thanks for your memory. And that speaks 122 00:07:14,830 --> 00:07:18,190 S1: to us today. Thanks for that lesson about full dependence 123 00:07:18,190 --> 00:07:20,630 S1: on God. God bless you, friend. Thank you for your 124 00:07:20,630 --> 00:07:23,270 S1: service to Moody Radio and the Kingdom. 125 00:07:24,030 --> 00:07:26,350 S2: Well, thank you, Chris, and it's a joy to be 126 00:07:26,350 --> 00:07:26,910 S2: with you. 127 00:07:27,830 --> 00:07:30,590 S1: Next up, I got six voices. Let's see if we 128 00:07:30,590 --> 00:07:32,270 S1: can get to all six of them. For more than 129 00:07:32,270 --> 00:07:35,110 S1: a decade, Monte Larrick has been the voice behind the 130 00:07:35,110 --> 00:07:39,710 S1: Illinois Family Institute, serving as media affairs director since 2014. 131 00:07:39,990 --> 00:07:43,030 S1: Last year, they gave him the Voice of Truth Award 132 00:07:43,030 --> 00:07:47,230 S1: for his faithful service. Before that, however, he spent some 133 00:07:47,230 --> 00:07:51,119 S1: 30 years as a senior news correspondent with Moody Radio one. 134 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,880 S1: A lot of awards for his news coverage there. Monty, 135 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:55,240 S1: how are you doing today, friend? 136 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:57,600 S3: I'm fine and dandy, Chris. 137 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,440 S1: I can tell you. Okay, so you do you still 138 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,080 S1: drink Kona blend coffee? 139 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,640 S3: I do, I absolutely do, yeah. 140 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,400 S1: And do you still believe that that that big coffee 141 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,160 S1: company roast their beans too long? 142 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:14,520 S3: Uh, yes, I do. 143 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:19,200 S1: I know you. I know, so Monty, Greg and I, 144 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:23,800 S1: we had Greg on earlier. Uh, Monty was our newsman, 145 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,040 S1: and we put him through the ringer because we would 146 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,440 S1: always go to news late. It's supposed to be five 147 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:32,040 S1: till we go to Monty. And Monty was lucky if 148 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,040 S1: we didn't go to the top of the hour and 149 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,560 S1: and throw it to him. So apologies for all of 150 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,400 S1: those days when we were late, Monty. 151 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,280 S3: Oh, okay. I think I'll forgive you after all these years. 152 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,720 S1: Okay, so I'm asking for a lesson and a memory. 153 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:49,319 S1: What order do you want to go in? 154 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:57,200 S3: Um, maybe a memory. Uh, I would say I remember 155 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:02,559 S3: some of the great, uh, team members we had at, uh, 156 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:07,040 S3: Moody Radio. And in particular, I think of Bob Murfin, uh, 157 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:12,079 S3: Donald Cole, Jim Warren, uh, Walt Carlson. They really stand 158 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,360 S3: out to me. Of course, Bob and Don were World 159 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,559 S3: War Two combat veterans who served our country with courage 160 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:23,199 S3: and valor. Um, their lives and message, uh, helped lead 161 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:28,400 S3: people to Christ. Uh, Jim was a moody broadcasting trailblazer with, uh, 162 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:32,240 S3: prime time America. And Walt Carlson was my mentor in 163 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,199 S3: the newsroom. And, uh, he gave me a lot of advice, 164 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:40,359 S3: but in particular, he told me to give a listeners news, 165 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:44,960 S3: our listeners in particular, news that they cannot hear anywhere else, 166 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:49,970 S3: localize the news with Christian insights and what's happening in 167 00:09:49,970 --> 00:09:55,890 S3: our local culture. How the church and parachurch organizations were 168 00:09:55,890 --> 00:10:00,130 S3: responding to crime issues pertaining to the protection of life, 169 00:10:00,170 --> 00:10:04,970 S3: fatherless children, uh, education, of course, the list goes on. 170 00:10:05,250 --> 00:10:08,970 S1: Yeah. I was thinking of you and Walter because I've 171 00:10:08,970 --> 00:10:11,330 S1: seen pictures of you in the newsroom there with him 172 00:10:11,330 --> 00:10:16,090 S1: and Stan Farris worked toward the beginning of your time. 173 00:10:16,090 --> 00:10:19,090 S1: I think you might have crossed paths with Stan a 174 00:10:19,090 --> 00:10:23,570 S1: little bit. Yeah. And Walter, so there is. There is 175 00:10:23,570 --> 00:10:27,210 S1: your memory before we get to the lesson, um, every 176 00:10:27,250 --> 00:10:28,890 S1: time I think of you, you know who I think 177 00:10:28,890 --> 00:10:34,690 S1: of Tim Simonson. Tim was your, uh, roommate. Moody at Moody, 178 00:10:34,929 --> 00:10:38,610 S1: became a police officer and lost his life in the 179 00:10:38,610 --> 00:10:41,890 S1: line of duty, and I, I when I see you, 180 00:10:41,929 --> 00:10:44,210 S1: I see, hear your voice. I think of Tim. 181 00:10:45,450 --> 00:10:49,970 S3: Well, uh, Tim was, you know, an excellent police officer, but, 182 00:10:50,330 --> 00:10:52,730 S3: you know, he also had a ministry with young people 183 00:10:52,730 --> 00:10:58,650 S3: there in Joliet. And, um. He was one of a kind, 184 00:10:58,690 --> 00:10:59,449 S3: let me tell you. 185 00:10:59,650 --> 00:11:02,650 S1: Yeah. I'm sorry that I never got to meet him, 186 00:11:02,650 --> 00:11:06,050 S1: but I kind of have through the friendship that we've 187 00:11:06,050 --> 00:11:08,530 S1: had through the years. All right, so there's Monte Larrick. 188 00:11:08,690 --> 00:11:11,250 S1: We've got a lesson coming from Monte, but let's take 189 00:11:11,250 --> 00:11:13,970 S1: a quick break and come back. We're going to hear 190 00:11:14,410 --> 00:11:17,770 S1: the rest of Monte's lessons, and then we're going to 191 00:11:17,770 --> 00:11:21,570 S1: go to a man named Jim who was pivotal in 192 00:11:21,610 --> 00:11:25,890 S1: my own life and the Ministry of Moody Radio. That's 193 00:11:25,890 --> 00:11:29,610 S1: what we're talking about. Moody radio 100 years more of 194 00:11:29,610 --> 00:11:42,569 S1: the celebration, straight ahead on Moody Radio. Lessons and memories 195 00:11:42,570 --> 00:11:45,620 S1: from Moody Radio through the years. We talked with Gary 196 00:11:45,620 --> 00:11:48,579 S1: Leonard in the first segment. Monte Larrick is here. I 197 00:11:48,580 --> 00:11:51,380 S1: heard when I hear Monte's voice, I just think news. 198 00:11:51,380 --> 00:11:55,739 S1: He's got that gravitas. And so we're asking about lessons 199 00:11:55,740 --> 00:11:59,819 S1: and memories that each of our guests have. And if 200 00:11:59,820 --> 00:12:02,620 S1: you go to Chris Fabry live.org, scroll down, you'll see 201 00:12:02,620 --> 00:12:06,300 S1: the book. This is Moody Radio Monte lyrics. The face 202 00:12:06,340 --> 00:12:08,219 S1: is all over the place in this book. You got 203 00:12:08,220 --> 00:12:11,420 S1: to get it. And our next guest is good. Yes 204 00:12:11,420 --> 00:12:17,500 S1: they did. Uh, this is Moody radio. Go to Chris fabry.org. Monte, 205 00:12:17,540 --> 00:12:20,220 S1: what is the lesson that you learned? You mentioned one 206 00:12:20,220 --> 00:12:22,699 S1: with Walt Carlson just a minute ago. 207 00:12:23,780 --> 00:12:27,740 S3: Well, I would say when it comes to news, uh, 208 00:12:28,220 --> 00:12:31,059 S3: you know, be factual, be fair and objective as you 209 00:12:31,059 --> 00:12:34,540 S3: can be. And for me, objective is through the lens 210 00:12:34,540 --> 00:12:38,819 S3: of a Christian who understands that Christ can solve a 211 00:12:38,860 --> 00:12:41,900 S3: lot of the problems that man and government have created. 212 00:12:43,140 --> 00:12:46,660 S3: And I went into newsmaker interviews with the thought that 213 00:12:46,660 --> 00:12:52,340 S3: I was representing Moody Radio listeners. I wanted to ask 214 00:12:52,340 --> 00:12:56,380 S3: the questions that they would want me to ask, you know, 215 00:12:56,420 --> 00:12:59,460 S3: because after all, they supported the Ministry of Moody Radio 216 00:12:59,460 --> 00:13:02,580 S3: and Moody Bible Institute. Yeah. 217 00:13:03,140 --> 00:13:07,099 S1: And you did that, and you and you accomplished that. Yes. 218 00:13:07,660 --> 00:13:09,620 S1: And and you had a lot of fun with us 219 00:13:09,620 --> 00:13:13,620 S1: in the morning, too. So thank you for coming along. 220 00:13:13,660 --> 00:13:15,900 S1: I remember it's a wonderful station. We did. It's a 221 00:13:15,940 --> 00:13:19,819 S1: Wonderful Life. And Monty played the voice of Mr. Potter. 222 00:13:20,020 --> 00:13:22,700 S1: And one of these days, we'll replay that. Monty. God 223 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:24,540 S1: bless you. Thank you for doing this today. 224 00:13:25,340 --> 00:13:28,980 S3: Yes, it was a pleasure. And, Chris, you were always 225 00:13:28,980 --> 00:13:32,660 S3: a joy. And you helped turn my hair gray. 226 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:35,939 S1: So a good lunch to you, Fred. 227 00:13:36,300 --> 00:13:38,420 S4: Good lunch to you, my friend. Take care. 228 00:13:38,420 --> 00:13:41,260 S1: Everybody would always say that. Always at the end. Had 229 00:13:41,260 --> 00:13:42,950 S1: a good lunch to you, and then he'd go into 230 00:13:42,950 --> 00:13:45,510 S1: the news. All right. Here's another person who is now 231 00:13:45,510 --> 00:13:48,990 S1: chief of media operations at Hope media Group. He worked 232 00:13:48,990 --> 00:13:53,390 S1: at Moody Radio from 1985 through 96. Graduate of Moody, 233 00:13:53,710 --> 00:13:57,750 S1: joined way FM 20 years ago, was the assistant manager 234 00:13:57,910 --> 00:14:00,710 S1: for WMBI when Greg and I did the morning program. 235 00:14:00,710 --> 00:14:03,150 S1: So we put him through the ringer, too. He hosted 236 00:14:03,150 --> 00:14:05,949 S1: Radio School of the Bible for a season, engineered prime 237 00:14:05,990 --> 00:14:10,310 S1: time America. And every day, Jim Marshall, your words come 238 00:14:10,309 --> 00:14:12,750 S1: back to me. The lesson I learned from you and 239 00:14:12,750 --> 00:14:15,470 S1: have had to relearn through the years. The phrase I 240 00:14:15,470 --> 00:14:20,950 S1: remember is think like a listener. Think like a listener. 241 00:14:20,950 --> 00:14:22,750 S1: I can't tell you how many times I've said that 242 00:14:22,750 --> 00:14:25,150 S1: to myself and other people. So, Jim, how are you 243 00:14:25,150 --> 00:14:25,830 S1: doing today? 244 00:14:26,310 --> 00:14:30,670 S5: I'm doing great, Chris. And you know that that lesson I, 245 00:14:30,790 --> 00:14:32,990 S5: I think of it in my own life to just 246 00:14:32,990 --> 00:14:36,350 S5: think like a listener. It's so easy for us in 247 00:14:36,390 --> 00:14:42,230 S5: media to take an inside baseball view and the listeners 248 00:14:42,230 --> 00:14:45,550 S5: just now coming to the conversation. And so to flip 249 00:14:45,550 --> 00:14:48,710 S5: it around like that and think of it from their perspective. 250 00:14:48,750 --> 00:14:50,590 S5: I mean, I think it serves all of us well. 251 00:14:50,590 --> 00:14:52,870 S5: So I'm, I'm glad something I said. 252 00:14:52,870 --> 00:14:53,310 S4: Chris. 253 00:14:53,350 --> 00:14:55,590 S5: Something stuck with you. 254 00:14:55,790 --> 00:14:58,470 S1: It sure did. Jim and I have West Virginia. We 255 00:14:58,510 --> 00:15:02,230 S1: went to Marshall University and then came to Moody, not together, 256 00:15:02,230 --> 00:15:05,270 S1: but we were there pretty much at the same time. 257 00:15:05,270 --> 00:15:08,790 S1: So what is a memory or a lesson from Moody? Go? 258 00:15:09,190 --> 00:15:11,750 S5: Well, yeah, you know, I, I think one of the 259 00:15:11,750 --> 00:15:14,830 S5: things I take away, um, I could list a lot 260 00:15:14,830 --> 00:15:17,870 S5: of things actually during my time there, but the thing 261 00:15:17,870 --> 00:15:22,150 S5: that really jumps out to me is the people and 262 00:15:22,150 --> 00:15:26,030 S5: just the way they cared for one another. And, um, I'll, 263 00:15:26,030 --> 00:15:30,430 S5: I'll give a very specific example. Um, your listener may 264 00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:33,070 S5: or may not know the name of Bob Neff, but 265 00:15:33,070 --> 00:15:37,830 S5: Bob was a leader at Moody Radio's vice president of broadcasting. Um, 266 00:15:38,110 --> 00:15:41,440 S5: he's gone home to be with the Lord several years now. 267 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:45,680 S5: But when I was there first, starting as a part timer, 268 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:50,000 S5: you know, kind of way down the food chain, I 269 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:55,840 S5: remember how Bob, vice president of broadcasting a big wheel 270 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,520 S5: in my eyes. I remember how he treated me. He 271 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:05,720 S5: treated me almost like a cohort, a contemporary, just engaged me, 272 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:11,840 S5: was interested in my life, took time. Uh, what a lesson. 273 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:16,360 S5: And it's something that in my own management style now 274 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:20,760 S5: leading people, I mean, I think back at how I felt, um, 275 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,800 S5: the way Bob interacted with me and I want the 276 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,520 S5: people I interact with to feel that way as well. 277 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:31,080 S5: So just a wonderful memory, Chris. And again, faces and 278 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:34,920 S5: names jump out at me from my time at Moody Radio. But, 279 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:41,080 S5: but the way Bob interacted with This part timer has 280 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,640 S5: stuck with me my whole life. 281 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:43,120 S4: Yeah. 282 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,880 S1: And that's a lesson on on both the positive and 283 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:50,520 S1: negative because you can treat people not that way, you know? Uh, so, 284 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,240 S1: so what is your lesson that you take away from Moody? 285 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,160 S5: Well, I think, you know, I mentioned this, I, I 286 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:01,680 S5: worked on the production slash technical side for a while there, 287 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,080 S5: as well as later being on the air, but, um, 288 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:10,440 S5: Moody did things with excellence, uh, in the, in the 289 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,960 S5: technical arena. And I don't think, you know, just a 290 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,600 S5: lot of people realize how much thought, how much effort 291 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:22,520 S5: goes into making the product. Um, excellent. And I think 292 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,080 S5: a lot of people pursue excellence. They worship at the 293 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,520 S5: altar of excellence more out of pride or ego. But 294 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:34,720 S5: for Moody, I, I, I took this away that you 295 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:40,730 S5: don't want your lack of production or shoddy workmanship to 296 00:17:40,770 --> 00:17:45,850 S5: detract from your message, and I have taken that with me. 297 00:17:45,850 --> 00:17:48,970 S5: It's a lesson that I carry today that you don't 298 00:17:48,970 --> 00:17:52,450 S5: produce pursue excellence just for the sake of excellence. You 299 00:17:52,450 --> 00:17:57,570 S5: don't want some imperfection in what you're doing to detract 300 00:17:57,570 --> 00:18:01,970 S5: away from this life changing message that we're trying to communicate. 301 00:18:02,210 --> 00:18:04,929 S5: And Moody did an excellent job with that. They they 302 00:18:05,090 --> 00:18:09,930 S5: did things well technically, and that's a great lesson. You 303 00:18:10,250 --> 00:18:13,330 S5: don't you don't want there to be a distraction because 304 00:18:13,330 --> 00:18:16,530 S5: we were lazy or just phoned it in. We gave 305 00:18:16,530 --> 00:18:19,050 S5: our all when it came to technical excellence. 306 00:18:19,369 --> 00:18:22,609 S1: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart. Right, man? 307 00:18:22,850 --> 00:18:23,730 S4: That's it. 308 00:18:24,210 --> 00:18:27,810 S1: Jim. And you've taken that with you. And in a sense, Moody, 309 00:18:27,930 --> 00:18:30,210 S1: it wasn't because of Moody that you're doing what you're doing, 310 00:18:30,210 --> 00:18:32,690 S1: but it was a launching pad for you and you 311 00:18:32,730 --> 00:18:36,170 S1: allowed that all of that learning to take you to 312 00:18:36,210 --> 00:18:37,970 S1: to where you are and beyond. 313 00:18:38,130 --> 00:18:39,650 S4: And I thank you, God. Yeah. 314 00:18:40,050 --> 00:18:40,409 S1: God. 315 00:18:40,650 --> 00:18:43,970 S5: God used that chapter so much, Chris. And not only 316 00:18:43,970 --> 00:18:48,570 S5: friendships that developed and were cultivated, but just learning how 317 00:18:48,570 --> 00:18:51,530 S5: to do things, how to interact with people and to 318 00:18:51,570 --> 00:18:53,530 S5: set the bar high for excellence. 319 00:18:53,570 --> 00:18:54,050 S4: Yeah. 320 00:18:54,090 --> 00:18:56,490 S1: And treat them with kindness. I love that story about 321 00:18:56,490 --> 00:19:00,050 S1: Bob Neff. And I believe it. Yeah. God bless you, friend. 322 00:19:00,050 --> 00:19:01,850 S1: Keep doing what you're doing and come back and see 323 00:19:01,890 --> 00:19:03,090 S1: us real soon, okay? 324 00:19:03,170 --> 00:19:05,889 S5: Great speaking with you, Chris. Tell Andrea and the family 325 00:19:05,890 --> 00:19:06,649 S5: we said hi. 326 00:19:06,810 --> 00:19:09,810 S1: You do Reba and and the kids the same. And 327 00:19:09,810 --> 00:19:14,090 S1: we aren't kids anymore. We cannot conduct a radio lessons 328 00:19:14,090 --> 00:19:17,410 S1: and memories program without including a senior producer on this 329 00:19:17,410 --> 00:19:21,129 S1: program on Equipped and Open Line. Tricia McMillan. She's a 330 00:19:21,130 --> 00:19:26,370 S1: graduate of Moody Bible Institute as well as Moody Theological Seminary. Tricia, 331 00:19:26,369 --> 00:19:28,130 S1: what's your answer to my question? 332 00:19:28,730 --> 00:19:31,530 S6: So my first lesson actually started in high school, but 333 00:19:31,530 --> 00:19:34,740 S6: was not ended until I got to Moody Radio, so 334 00:19:35,060 --> 00:19:39,020 S6: we were simulcasting a basketball game on AM and FM 335 00:19:39,500 --> 00:19:42,180 S6: and and anyone who's ever simulcasted and had to do 336 00:19:42,180 --> 00:19:45,340 S6: stuff split it. It messes with your brain. So I 337 00:19:45,340 --> 00:19:47,540 S6: was trying to sign off the a m because it 338 00:19:47,540 --> 00:19:49,860 S6: was evening. I was a high schooler. I was 16 339 00:19:49,859 --> 00:19:53,300 S6: years old, and I had been told, here's your checklist. 340 00:19:53,300 --> 00:19:55,100 S6: It wasn't written down, but I knew how to do it. 341 00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:58,060 S6: I'd done it before and I do the whole thing. 342 00:19:58,060 --> 00:20:00,660 S6: I get am signed off, and then I switch back 343 00:20:00,660 --> 00:20:04,820 S6: over to FM on the board and nothing is on 344 00:20:04,820 --> 00:20:08,020 S6: the air. Alarms are going off. I don't know what's 345 00:20:08,020 --> 00:20:10,780 S6: going on. People are calling the radio station. I don't 346 00:20:10,780 --> 00:20:12,540 S6: know what's going on. And then they would hear the 347 00:20:12,540 --> 00:20:16,540 S6: 30s that the announcer giving the play by play was hearing. 348 00:20:17,020 --> 00:20:20,060 S6: And my boss is calling. I'm in tears and he 349 00:20:20,060 --> 00:20:23,020 S6: talks me through getting it back on the air. Come 350 00:20:23,020 --> 00:20:25,340 S6: to find out, I did not learn until I got 351 00:20:25,340 --> 00:20:29,140 S6: to Moody Radio. When I understood actual signal flow that 352 00:20:29,140 --> 00:20:31,939 S6: it's more than a checklist when I understand my lesson 353 00:20:31,940 --> 00:20:35,179 S6: is when I understand the why, I'm a lot more helpful. 354 00:20:35,380 --> 00:20:37,460 S6: So I've been given the list and I missed one 355 00:20:37,460 --> 00:20:40,459 S6: of the main things, and that was the FM, I 356 00:20:40,460 --> 00:20:44,940 S6: think was broadcasting an audition and the AM was in program, 357 00:20:45,180 --> 00:20:49,500 S6: and I was assigning both to those, and I would 358 00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:53,460 S6: send it down, audition for the on air host to hear. 359 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:55,379 S6: And that's why you could hear that spot. But I 360 00:20:55,380 --> 00:20:58,220 S6: did not understand that until I got to Moody Radio 361 00:20:58,220 --> 00:21:00,940 S6: and was taught some of the behind the scenes of 362 00:21:00,940 --> 00:21:03,340 S6: the whys and the what's and all of those, and 363 00:21:03,340 --> 00:21:04,220 S6: running a board. 364 00:21:04,420 --> 00:21:05,139 S1: And it all came. 365 00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:07,820 S6: Together. It all came together. I was like, that's why 366 00:21:07,859 --> 00:21:10,940 S6: at the radio station it didn't work. And so that 367 00:21:10,940 --> 00:21:15,619 S6: was that's my first lesson. Um, my second lesson is 368 00:21:15,619 --> 00:21:20,420 S6: always have a backup. Um, this could be a backup guest, 369 00:21:20,460 --> 00:21:24,500 S6: a backup phone number, a backup topic, a backup audio 370 00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:27,540 S6: for a full program or a clip or something. Always 371 00:21:27,580 --> 00:21:30,020 S6: be prepared with a backup because you will need it. 372 00:21:31,190 --> 00:21:35,510 S6: And then my third one is authenticity. And vulnerability on 373 00:21:35,510 --> 00:21:41,270 S6: the air translates to listeners reciprocating that, um, they get 374 00:21:41,270 --> 00:21:45,310 S6: that connection in a unique way. Uh, when the host 375 00:21:45,310 --> 00:21:49,350 S6: is authentic and vulnerable, the listener will call in with 376 00:21:49,350 --> 00:21:52,710 S6: their vulnerabilities and they feel comfortable and safe doing that. 377 00:21:52,710 --> 00:21:55,470 S6: We hear that all the time on Chris Fabry Live, 378 00:21:55,470 --> 00:21:57,950 S6: that listeners will do that. And I think you have 379 00:21:57,950 --> 00:22:02,230 S6: modeled that for them. Chris. Um, and that, that, that 380 00:22:02,230 --> 00:22:06,350 S6: life though that you're experiencing then off of the radio 381 00:22:06,390 --> 00:22:09,990 S6: spills onto the radio when you do that and vice versa. 382 00:22:09,990 --> 00:22:13,590 S6: And so in my life, my memory is like that 383 00:22:13,790 --> 00:22:18,270 S6: and the radio flows into your life. And for me personally, 384 00:22:18,790 --> 00:22:23,629 S6: I met my husband at Moody Radio. Through the conversations 385 00:22:23,630 --> 00:22:27,550 S6: that were happening on the air, we deepened our friendship, 386 00:22:27,869 --> 00:22:33,550 S6: which deepened even more into love. And then that relationship 387 00:22:33,590 --> 00:22:37,150 S6: actually got shared on the air much. Actually, I think 388 00:22:37,150 --> 00:22:41,389 S6: all of our dating and married life and having babies, 389 00:22:41,390 --> 00:22:44,310 S6: all of that was on the air at some point. 390 00:22:44,310 --> 00:22:46,629 S6: It didn't all happen on the air, but the stories 391 00:22:46,630 --> 00:22:50,350 S6: were on the air. My baby's first cry and announcing 392 00:22:50,350 --> 00:22:52,949 S6: that I was engaged. And you know, all of the 393 00:22:52,950 --> 00:22:55,990 S6: things in between. My husband was on the air. He 394 00:22:55,990 --> 00:23:00,470 S6: produced this program for a time. And so, um, that 395 00:23:00,470 --> 00:23:05,390 S6: radio and life off of the radio for me has 396 00:23:05,390 --> 00:23:11,229 S6: been a very special memory. Um, friendships off the air 397 00:23:11,430 --> 00:23:13,790 S6: were an outflow of what was happening on the air, 398 00:23:13,790 --> 00:23:17,270 S6: but then relationships being formed from what I was learning 399 00:23:17,630 --> 00:23:21,870 S6: and talking about on the air, deepening existing relationships. 400 00:23:22,150 --> 00:23:25,149 S1: I go back to 2008, when you and Joel came 401 00:23:25,150 --> 00:23:27,950 S1: out to set up the studio for me. And you 402 00:23:27,990 --> 00:23:29,190 S1: stayed in our house? 403 00:23:29,230 --> 00:23:29,630 S6: Yes. 404 00:23:29,910 --> 00:23:32,590 S1: And, uh, spent a lot of time with Caitlyn. Caitlyn 405 00:23:32,590 --> 00:23:34,149 S1: was like a little. Yeah. 406 00:23:34,190 --> 00:23:35,030 S6: She was ten. 407 00:23:35,070 --> 00:23:38,709 S1: Little bug next to you. But. And you were on 408 00:23:38,710 --> 00:23:41,710 S1: the phone, and you were calling back and forth with 409 00:23:41,710 --> 00:23:44,670 S1: with Nate. And you were having all of these questions. I, 410 00:23:44,750 --> 00:23:48,229 S1: you know, do we do we and and the, the 411 00:23:48,270 --> 00:23:51,070 S1: struggle of that, it wasn't a real big struggle. But, 412 00:23:51,109 --> 00:23:53,629 S1: you know, you still had questions. Is this the best 413 00:23:53,630 --> 00:23:56,030 S1: way for me to go? And that was all a 414 00:23:56,030 --> 00:23:58,150 S1: part of the very beginning of the program. And then 415 00:23:58,150 --> 00:24:00,109 S1: you got married then in October, right? 416 00:24:00,150 --> 00:24:03,470 S6: Yeah, we got married in October. We got engaged in June, um, 417 00:24:03,510 --> 00:24:06,190 S6: that summer. And so we came on the air and 418 00:24:06,190 --> 00:24:09,109 S6: shared the story. And so yeah, so, so all of 419 00:24:09,109 --> 00:24:12,830 S6: you listeners have been a part of our story as well. Um, 420 00:24:12,990 --> 00:24:16,310 S6: and you, Chris and your wife Andrea. And so yeah, 421 00:24:16,350 --> 00:24:19,229 S6: radio is very intertwined in my personal life too. 422 00:24:19,710 --> 00:24:22,469 S1: It is a family thing. Moody radio is a family 423 00:24:22,470 --> 00:24:24,909 S1: through the good times, the bad times, the hard stuff, 424 00:24:25,109 --> 00:24:27,640 S1: the high points. This is so much fun. I hope 425 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,879 S1: you're having as much fun as I am. Six guests 426 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:33,480 S1: who have lessons in memories through Moody Radio. I asked 427 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,640 S1: on Facebook, give me one lesson you learned by listening 428 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:40,080 S1: to Moody Radio. Debbie. If I've asked God to forgive 429 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,880 S1: my sin, I also need to receive that forgiveness to 430 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,320 S1: forgive myself and live in that. Uh. Greg said when 431 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,720 S1: someone is grieving the loss of a loved one, ask 432 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:54,720 S1: the name of that friend or family member. That's really good, 433 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:58,520 S1: Karen said, uh, how to share my faith. Paul Little, 434 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:02,639 S1: he was the radio pastor before Don Cole, and Paul 435 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,800 S1: wrote that little book, How to Give Away Your Fish. Yeah, 436 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:09,760 S1: give away your faith. So thank you, Karen, for remember that? Uh, 437 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,240 S1: and then another one that God loved me and I 438 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:16,120 S1: have a job in his kingdom. I like that lesson. Learn. 439 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:19,400 S1: I have two more guests for you before we end today. 440 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,200 S1: And when we come back from the break. I want 441 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,760 S1: you to hear my pal Bill. But I do want 442 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:25,760 S1: to also tell you if you want to see the 443 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,600 S1: pictures of some of the people we're talking with here today. 444 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:33,200 S1: This is Moody radio 100 years. Proclaiming the gospel is 445 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,760 S1: our thank you. This month. Give a gift of any size. 446 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,920 S1: If you can be generous, as generous as you can 447 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,600 S1: do that. But I'd love for you to be able 448 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,160 S1: to see this. This is Moody Radio. Go to Chris 449 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,359 S1: Fabry live.org. Scroll down, you'll see how to give a 450 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,560 S1: gift and get a copy of the book. Chris Fabry live.org. 451 00:25:50,280 --> 00:26:06,400 S1: More straight ahead on Moody Radio. Moody radio lessons and memories. 452 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,040 S1: That's what we're talking about. I have six guests for you. 453 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,360 S1: We've heard from four thus far Gary Leonard, Monty, Larry, 454 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:17,040 S1: Jim Marshall, Tricia McMillan. And I've asked you that question. 455 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,719 S1: What lessons have you learned from Moody Radio on our 456 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,679 S1: Facebook page? Would love to hear from you. Just go 457 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:27,649 S1: to archive.org and link to our Facebook page. And again, 458 00:26:27,690 --> 00:26:30,250 S1: this great book that we're giving all this month in 459 00:26:30,250 --> 00:26:33,929 S1: celebration of 100 years of Moody Radio. This is Moody Radio. 460 00:26:34,210 --> 00:26:38,250 S1: It's our thank you at Chris Fabry live.org. Bill Davis 461 00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:42,290 S1: retired about three years ago, March of 2023. He spent 462 00:26:42,290 --> 00:26:45,770 S1: 41 years with Moody Radio in a lot of different 463 00:26:45,770 --> 00:26:49,489 S1: roles as announcer. You heard his voice on on the 464 00:26:49,490 --> 00:26:55,410 S1: morning program in Atlanta, engineering produced. He wrote scripts. He's 465 00:26:55,410 --> 00:26:59,610 S1: been an active freelance voiceover artist in both Chicago and Atlanta, 466 00:26:59,650 --> 00:27:04,649 S1: hosted Faith on record, co-hosted Living a Legacy with Crawford. 467 00:27:04,930 --> 00:27:07,850 S1: You and have been married some 40. It's been more 468 00:27:07,850 --> 00:27:09,570 S1: than four years now, isn't it? 469 00:27:09,970 --> 00:27:14,890 S4: Oh, yes. Very well. Well, we're coming in on 41. 470 00:27:14,930 --> 00:27:15,889 S1: 41. Okay. 471 00:27:15,930 --> 00:27:16,330 S4: 41. 472 00:27:16,369 --> 00:27:18,010 S1: All right. I knew it was 40 in a few months. 473 00:27:18,050 --> 00:27:19,770 S4: Yeah. Well, Bill. Good. 474 00:27:19,850 --> 00:27:22,290 S1: Now, what do you think? So far from what Gary, Monte, 475 00:27:22,330 --> 00:27:25,130 S1: Jim and Tricia have said anything resonate with you? 476 00:27:25,490 --> 00:27:28,129 S4: Oh, yes. All of it. All of it. It's so 477 00:27:28,130 --> 00:27:30,210 S4: great to hear from these folks, all of us, with 478 00:27:30,210 --> 00:27:34,810 S4: our own perspectives of Moody radio over the years. And 479 00:27:34,850 --> 00:27:37,210 S4: it's been it's been one. We need five more hours 480 00:27:37,210 --> 00:27:39,090 S4: of this. So can you kind of stretch it out 481 00:27:39,130 --> 00:27:39,810 S4: here a little bit? 482 00:27:39,850 --> 00:27:43,850 S1: I agree. Well, and the other thing is if you 483 00:27:44,090 --> 00:27:47,970 S1: the from what Tricia was saying and Jim too, if 484 00:27:48,170 --> 00:27:51,730 S1: if the person behind the microphone is not growing, it's 485 00:27:51,730 --> 00:27:54,970 S1: hard for your show your listeners how to grow if 486 00:27:55,010 --> 00:27:59,370 S1: you're not into the word and if you're not have 487 00:27:59,369 --> 00:28:02,730 S1: your foundation there, it's hard to tell them how to live, 488 00:28:02,770 --> 00:28:06,010 S1: you know, and what to do. Uh, so you need 489 00:28:06,010 --> 00:28:08,929 S1: to evidence that. So what's a memory or a lesson 490 00:28:08,930 --> 00:28:09,850 S1: from your own life? 491 00:28:09,890 --> 00:28:12,050 S4: Well, I'll pick it up from what you just said. 492 00:28:12,050 --> 00:28:15,410 S4: That was going to be my lesson learned. Um, in 493 00:28:15,410 --> 00:28:19,330 S4: Christian radio, it's never about becoming an on air rock star. 494 00:28:19,490 --> 00:28:23,100 S4: It just isn't. If that's your motivation, and pride and 495 00:28:23,140 --> 00:28:25,900 S4: human frailty will cause you to eventually crash and burn. 496 00:28:26,380 --> 00:28:30,820 S4: Christian radio, as I've learned, bears the responsibility of presenting 497 00:28:30,820 --> 00:28:33,379 S4: the gospel in order for God to draw lost sinners 498 00:28:33,380 --> 00:28:37,020 S4: to himself. And I've learned that for many listeners, Christian 499 00:28:37,020 --> 00:28:42,620 S4: radio announcers, program hosts like yourself become on air brothers 500 00:28:42,620 --> 00:28:47,580 S4: and sisters in Christ to challenge and encourage. And you know, Chris, 501 00:28:47,580 --> 00:28:51,820 S4: at the heart of it, there's really nothing super special 502 00:28:51,820 --> 00:28:54,900 S4: about the program hosts and announcers, you hear. And I'm 503 00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:57,020 S4: not just talking about Moody radio. I'm talking about Christian 504 00:28:57,020 --> 00:29:01,820 S4: radio in general. Um, these, these folks are human beings. They're, 505 00:29:02,620 --> 00:29:06,020 S4: they bring with them all the possibility of weakness and failure. 506 00:29:06,700 --> 00:29:09,780 S4: And believe it or not, many of your favorite hosts 507 00:29:09,820 --> 00:29:14,500 S4: struggle with inferiority issues, even though they predict a very 508 00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:18,980 S4: strong persona on air. Uh, in real, in reality, some 509 00:29:18,980 --> 00:29:23,660 S4: are hard to get along with. Um. Why are you. 510 00:29:23,700 --> 00:29:24,860 S1: Why are you looking at me? 511 00:29:25,620 --> 00:29:30,180 S4: Yeah. Um, kind of hoping you'd get that. Chris. Good job. No, 512 00:29:30,180 --> 00:29:33,100 S4: I'm not talking about you, but, uh. So what I've 513 00:29:33,100 --> 00:29:36,980 S4: learned primarily is this. To be in radio, particularly Christian radio, 514 00:29:37,540 --> 00:29:40,220 S4: and receiving all the accolades that come with that, please 515 00:29:40,220 --> 00:29:45,300 S4: understand that we're subjected to a very high degree of accountability, 516 00:29:45,300 --> 00:29:48,860 S4: which must be undergirded by the power of the Holy Spirit. 517 00:29:50,420 --> 00:29:53,300 S1: I I'm glad you said that. I mean, I was 518 00:29:53,300 --> 00:29:56,540 S1: a little offended when you said there's nothing special about us, 519 00:29:56,780 --> 00:30:00,300 S1: but but what you're saying is true because, uh, one 520 00:30:00,300 --> 00:30:02,140 S1: of the things that it comes back to me is 521 00:30:02,620 --> 00:30:04,940 S1: I pray this just about every day. Get me out 522 00:30:04,940 --> 00:30:06,820 S1: of the way. I don't want to get in the 523 00:30:07,220 --> 00:30:10,020 S1: way that you're, you know, so if it's my ego, 524 00:30:10,020 --> 00:30:13,300 S1: if it's my, uh, penchant to talk too much, get 525 00:30:13,300 --> 00:30:15,180 S1: me out of. Help me to see that so I 526 00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:17,979 S1: can get out of your way for of what you're doing. Right? 527 00:30:18,020 --> 00:30:21,950 S4: Yeah. And as Trish said, you must be authentic. You 528 00:30:21,950 --> 00:30:24,710 S4: can't come to a microphone or a program or anything 529 00:30:24,710 --> 00:30:27,030 S4: else trying to be something you're not. And it's all 530 00:30:27,070 --> 00:30:30,230 S4: right to reflect on and to admit the failures that 531 00:30:30,230 --> 00:30:34,150 S4: we all have. And it puts us on the same 532 00:30:34,150 --> 00:30:37,830 S4: level again. We're not on pedestals as announcers and program hosts. 533 00:30:37,830 --> 00:30:44,670 S4: We're fellow believers struggling through this journey, enjoying victories and 534 00:30:45,270 --> 00:30:48,670 S4: upset when defeats happen. But that's that's the nature of 535 00:30:48,750 --> 00:30:51,030 S4: of our humanness. Yeah. 536 00:30:51,070 --> 00:30:54,469 S1: Okay. Uh, that was the lesson, right? Yeah. That was 537 00:30:54,470 --> 00:30:56,230 S1: the lesson. Okay. Okay. What's the memory? 538 00:30:57,830 --> 00:30:59,990 S4: I thought long and hard about this. I have about 539 00:30:59,990 --> 00:31:02,630 S4: 40 of them and 41 years of radio. There's quite 540 00:31:02,630 --> 00:31:05,550 S4: a few. Let me let me mention about our special 541 00:31:05,550 --> 00:31:08,790 S4: live programming over the years. Now, this would be. I'm 542 00:31:08,790 --> 00:31:12,910 S4: referring to our remote setups in various cities across the country, 543 00:31:12,950 --> 00:31:17,430 S4: thinking about coverage of Inter-varsities Urbana conferences in Illinois. Our 544 00:31:17,430 --> 00:31:20,830 S4: live coverage of Promise Keepers events. We would often have 545 00:31:20,830 --> 00:31:24,030 S4: the Day of Prayer coverage. Uh, years ago, we we 546 00:31:24,070 --> 00:31:28,910 S4: would do election night coverage. And these live events really 547 00:31:28,910 --> 00:31:31,870 S4: brought our on air teams and audio support teams together 548 00:31:31,870 --> 00:31:35,430 S4: in a very special way. Uh, as Jim said, always 549 00:31:35,430 --> 00:31:38,710 S4: pursuing excellence in our broadcasts in order to reach believers 550 00:31:38,710 --> 00:31:42,390 S4: and non-believers in the most effective ways and our share 551 00:31:42,390 --> 00:31:46,110 S4: events as they developed over the years. Moody radio would 552 00:31:46,150 --> 00:31:48,550 S4: often send a few of us from the production services 553 00:31:48,550 --> 00:31:52,070 S4: department to our outside stations around the country, places like 554 00:31:52,070 --> 00:31:58,150 S4: Saint Petersburg, Florida. Boynton Beach, Florida. Dixons Mills, Alabama. Quad Cities, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 555 00:31:58,550 --> 00:32:01,910 S4: We would help them out with production support because for 556 00:32:01,910 --> 00:32:05,870 S4: our arts, our outside stations, particularly Cher, was a big deal. 557 00:32:05,910 --> 00:32:08,790 S4: It required a lot, a lot of help from volunteers 558 00:32:09,190 --> 00:32:13,590 S4: and technical support. So our role as audio production support 559 00:32:13,590 --> 00:32:15,790 S4: was to free up the local announcers so they could 560 00:32:15,790 --> 00:32:19,479 S4: really concentrate on speaking to listeners during share instead of 561 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:21,840 S4: having to run all the controls and all that. So 562 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,760 S4: for us Chicago folks, it was a great time for 563 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:28,280 S4: us to get to know our local partners much better. Yeah. 564 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,440 S1: Let me add a couple of things to the live 565 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:36,760 S1: events youth Congress. Do you remember Youth Congress in the 80s, Amsterdam, 566 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:41,160 S1: the Billy Graham Conference for Itinerant Evangelists? There was a 567 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:45,400 S1: Congress on the Bible that I remember Chuck Colson in 568 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:49,120 S1: DC that we traveled to, and then the national religious 569 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:52,720 S1: broadcasters conventions. There would be times when we would broadcast 570 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,160 S1: live from there as well. So you're right. And all 571 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,440 S1: of that costs, you know, there's a cost of the 572 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:02,040 S1: travel and getting the equipment there. Absolutely. And driving overnight 573 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:06,120 S1: in a van and all of that. And but you're 574 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:09,760 S1: right working side by side with people. I think of 575 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:12,520 S1: the youth Congress is really hot out there on the mall. 576 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,440 S1: Oh yeah. Doing all those things. But when you sweat 577 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:18,840 S1: together with other people to bring that kind of audio 578 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,920 S1: back to the the listeners who are not there and 579 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,320 S1: can't be there, that's gold, isn't it? 580 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:28,160 S4: Yeah, absolutely. And it's the opportunity to get in there 581 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,040 S4: with the listeners. So much of what we do is 582 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:33,280 S4: on this side of the microphone, looking at the walls 583 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:36,800 S4: of a studio and imagining the people we're talking to. 584 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:40,600 S4: But these events let us get out there with them 585 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:44,000 S4: as they enjoyed the conferences. And, and we got their 586 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:46,719 S4: reactions to what they were hearing. I always enjoyed that. 587 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:49,840 S4: I remember one Promise Keepers in Chicago that I was 588 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,600 S4: helping to cover. I had the microphone out in the 589 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,520 S4: stadium and it was a time of invitation. And they 590 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,520 S4: invited the men who were making decisions to come forward 591 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:02,320 S4: and join hands. Well, I was in the middle of that. 592 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:06,120 S4: It was like a forest. It was unbelievable just being 593 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:09,439 S4: in there with these hands all above you. And that 594 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:10,920 S4: is a memory I'll never forget. 595 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,930 S1: I think about Founders Week. You know, that's another even 596 00:34:14,930 --> 00:34:17,529 S1: though it was right there at Moody or Pastor's conference 597 00:34:17,530 --> 00:34:21,730 S1: and hearing all of these pastors singing these bass and 598 00:34:21,730 --> 00:34:27,650 S1: baritones sing these verities, you know, there's just something about that. And, 599 00:34:27,650 --> 00:34:30,609 S1: and Moody Radio has been privileged to be able to 600 00:34:30,610 --> 00:34:32,730 S1: do that through the years. And Bill, you've been a 601 00:34:32,730 --> 00:34:35,010 S1: big part of that. Thanks for joining us today. 602 00:34:35,210 --> 00:34:38,570 S4: It was oh, absolutely. Enjoyed it. Thank you so much, Chris. 603 00:34:38,969 --> 00:34:42,770 S1: There he is, Bill Davis. Now I have one final guest, 604 00:34:42,810 --> 00:34:46,210 S1: a mystery guest who's coming up. And when we start 605 00:34:46,210 --> 00:34:50,170 S1: this last segment, you are going to hear his voice singing. 606 00:34:50,210 --> 00:34:52,370 S1: We're going to do that straight ahead. This is Chris Fabry, 607 00:34:52,370 --> 00:34:57,210 S1: live lessons and memories of Moody Radio. And boy howdy, 608 00:34:57,250 --> 00:35:00,010 S1: can I send you a copy of this Moody radio 609 00:35:00,050 --> 00:35:03,730 S1: 100 years Proclaiming the gospel? It's our thank you this month. 610 00:35:03,730 --> 00:35:07,210 S1: You can find out more about it at Chris Fabry live.org. 611 00:35:07,450 --> 00:35:12,729 S1: Chris fabry.org. Who is the voice that's coming next? Find out. 612 00:35:12,730 --> 00:35:13,490 S1: Straight ahead. 613 00:35:20,410 --> 00:35:25,290 S7: It's the Sugar Creek Gang, a walking down the road. 614 00:35:25,930 --> 00:35:31,969 S7: The Sugar Creek Gang that we all know. There's Big Jim, 615 00:35:32,010 --> 00:35:38,130 S7: our leader, and Little Jim, our pal. Their circus and poetry, 616 00:35:38,170 --> 00:35:42,970 S7: the athlete and the clown. And if you notice someone 617 00:35:42,969 --> 00:35:47,410 S7: with eyes so round and keen. That's dragonfly, the funny 618 00:35:47,450 --> 00:35:51,850 S7: guy who sees important things. Okay. Do you know who 619 00:35:51,890 --> 00:35:53,130 S7: that voice is? 620 00:35:53,969 --> 00:35:59,090 S1: That voice is a man who graduated Moody Bible Institute, 621 00:35:59,290 --> 00:36:02,649 S1: worked at the Institute in several different roles. He was 622 00:36:02,650 --> 00:36:06,290 S1: a producer, station manager. He hosted the Sunday night Singings 623 00:36:06,290 --> 00:36:09,650 S1: the Friday night Singings for more than 20 years, worked 624 00:36:09,650 --> 00:36:15,060 S1: in public relations and Conference ministry's stewardship, retired in 2011. 625 00:36:15,060 --> 00:36:19,620 S1: His name is Jim Wick, and he is joining us now. Jim, 626 00:36:19,860 --> 00:36:23,140 S1: when you hear that voice, when you hear you going, 627 00:36:23,140 --> 00:36:26,140 S1: hi there, like you did, what goes through your mind? 628 00:36:26,700 --> 00:36:31,060 S8: That was a long time ago. I know that I 629 00:36:31,060 --> 00:36:33,300 S8: can never do that now. Yes. 630 00:36:33,380 --> 00:36:36,219 S1: Do you remember who played the guitar on that recording? 631 00:36:36,260 --> 00:36:38,220 S8: You know, I don't. I thought it was Stan Ferris, 632 00:36:38,219 --> 00:36:40,220 S8: but he told me he didn't do it, so I 633 00:36:40,380 --> 00:36:43,219 S8: have no idea. I don't remember that he did that 634 00:36:43,219 --> 00:36:44,500 S8: so long ago. 635 00:36:44,780 --> 00:36:47,939 S1: And it's your voice is just so much there. As 636 00:36:47,940 --> 00:36:49,819 S1: a matter of fact, let me play. For those of 637 00:36:49,820 --> 00:36:54,700 S1: you who are long term listeners to Moody Radio, you remember, Jim, 638 00:36:54,700 --> 00:36:57,339 S1: when he would say things like this? 639 00:36:57,900 --> 00:37:00,460 S9: Well, good evening, everybody, and welcome to the Friday Sing 640 00:37:00,500 --> 00:37:03,819 S9: Live radio from the campus of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. 641 00:37:03,860 --> 00:37:06,500 S9: I'm your host, Jim White. Our featured guest tonight are 642 00:37:06,500 --> 00:37:09,939 S9: Jerry Williams and Ed Kerr, better known as harvest. Tim 643 00:37:09,940 --> 00:37:12,860 S9: Ostrander is leading our singing. Beth Neely and Larry Shackley 644 00:37:12,860 --> 00:37:14,980 S9: are at the organ and piano. Also assisting are the 645 00:37:14,980 --> 00:37:17,620 S9: Jack Schrader Singers and the Mark Streeter Band. Well, that's 646 00:37:17,620 --> 00:37:20,180 S9: our crew, and we're all glad to have you with 647 00:37:20,180 --> 00:37:23,660 S9: us for another Friday sing here on the Moody Broadcasting Network. 648 00:37:27,060 --> 00:37:30,500 S10: So join us for the Friday night sing Friday night sing. 649 00:37:30,739 --> 00:37:33,620 S1: Jim, you had. And there was harvest, I think that 650 00:37:33,620 --> 00:37:37,420 S1: was from 1986. You had an awful lot of fun 651 00:37:37,420 --> 00:37:41,859 S1: with hosting those, interviewing people in the audience and, and 652 00:37:41,860 --> 00:37:42,820 S1: other things. Right? 653 00:37:43,100 --> 00:37:47,260 S8: Right. I think we had more fun doing interviews with 654 00:37:47,260 --> 00:37:50,100 S8: the audience. I had no idea what to expect. You know, 655 00:37:50,140 --> 00:37:53,140 S8: when you're live on radio, you're really taking a chance 656 00:37:53,140 --> 00:37:55,259 S8: when you stick a microphone in front of somebody you 657 00:37:55,300 --> 00:38:00,780 S8: don't know. Uh, and, and we had some interesting experiences, uh, 658 00:38:01,180 --> 00:38:03,380 S8: on the sing with, with some of the folks that 659 00:38:03,380 --> 00:38:06,940 S8: we interviewed. But yeah, folks really seemed to enjoy the 660 00:38:07,060 --> 00:38:10,750 S8: Sunday night sing, which became Friday things, uh, had great 661 00:38:10,750 --> 00:38:11,870 S8: crowds always. 662 00:38:12,030 --> 00:38:18,270 S1: Yes. And the, the positives, the deep soul positives of 663 00:38:18,270 --> 00:38:22,830 S1: singing these hymns together. There's something about that, right? 664 00:38:23,430 --> 00:38:26,430 S8: Yes, I miss that. That's one of the things that 665 00:38:26,430 --> 00:38:30,390 S8: I really miss from my days at Moody Bible Institute 666 00:38:30,390 --> 00:38:34,950 S8: were the Chapel Services Founder's Week, when we as a 667 00:38:35,070 --> 00:38:40,790 S8: tremendous congregation, would sing together these great gospel songs and hymns. Um, 668 00:38:41,150 --> 00:38:45,070 S8: I still remember that and how meaningful that was to me. 669 00:38:45,070 --> 00:38:47,509 S1: Yeah. It is so good to hear your voice. I 670 00:38:47,510 --> 00:38:49,989 S1: have to, before your memory and your lesson, I have 671 00:38:49,989 --> 00:38:53,910 S1: to say, because Jim Marshall mentioned Bob Neff and how 672 00:38:54,070 --> 00:38:58,469 S1: he was instrumental in you treating him like a colleague, 673 00:38:58,510 --> 00:39:01,670 S1: you know, even though they were in different spots. Uh, 674 00:39:01,670 --> 00:39:04,069 S1: I remember I asked Andrea this, I said, do you 675 00:39:04,070 --> 00:39:06,750 S1: remember going to the Wicks house? I said, was it 676 00:39:06,830 --> 00:39:10,750 S1: Thanksgiving or Christmas? She remembers everything. She said no Thanksgiving. 677 00:39:10,750 --> 00:39:13,070 S1: My parents came up. This is when we were students 678 00:39:13,070 --> 00:39:17,870 S1: at Moody and. And she said, we went for Christmas 679 00:39:17,870 --> 00:39:21,629 S1: to Jim's house. And I still remember Steve taking us 680 00:39:21,630 --> 00:39:25,190 S1: to his room and saying, and I should have known this. 681 00:39:25,190 --> 00:39:30,030 S1: He had this present. And it was his, uh, engineering 682 00:39:30,030 --> 00:39:32,350 S1: for his studio. You know, he had a little studio 683 00:39:32,350 --> 00:39:34,750 S1: there in his, in your house. That's right. He was 684 00:39:34,750 --> 00:39:37,390 S1: doing exactly what he's doing now when he was just 685 00:39:37,390 --> 00:39:38,150 S1: a teenager. 686 00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:41,310 S8: That's right. When he started that when he was in 687 00:39:41,310 --> 00:39:43,830 S8: junior high school, I think he set up a little 688 00:39:43,830 --> 00:39:46,870 S8: radio studio in his room. And then he, he put, uh, 689 00:39:47,510 --> 00:39:51,069 S8: put speakers all around the house. I came home one 690 00:39:51,070 --> 00:39:53,710 S8: day from work and my wife was quite upset and 691 00:39:53,710 --> 00:39:55,990 S8: she said, go up in the bedroom. We had hardwood 692 00:39:55,989 --> 00:40:00,590 S8: floors and he had drilled a hole through my hardwood 693 00:40:00,590 --> 00:40:03,750 S8: floor and run a wire through and set up a 694 00:40:03,750 --> 00:40:08,120 S8: speaker in the bedroom up there. I didn't. 695 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:11,720 S1: Know that. That's that's a fireable offense right there, isn't it? 696 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:12,960 S8: Yes. 697 00:40:13,960 --> 00:40:17,160 S1: Okay, so we got a memory or a lesson from 698 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:18,560 S1: Jim Wick. What do you say? 699 00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:23,839 S8: Well, I think I think a lesson first, really, one 700 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:26,279 S8: of the things that I really learned, I came from 701 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:29,000 S8: a very humble background and the very southern tip of 702 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,520 S8: South Texas where I grew up. Um, I was not 703 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:35,080 S8: familiar with Christian radio at all. In fact, I wasn't 704 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:38,480 S8: even familiar really with Moody Bible Institute. I was told 705 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:41,719 S8: about the Institute by an evangelist who came to our 706 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:45,840 S8: little church down there where I was leading the singing. And, uh, 707 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,640 S8: he told me about Moody. I applied and was accepted 708 00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:51,800 S8: and came up and, uh, it was a voice major. 709 00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:55,200 S8: I was a music major at the Institute, and during 710 00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:59,320 S8: those days, I sang with some of the student music 711 00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:01,759 S8: groups that were on radio. That's how I got my 712 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:06,000 S8: start really with, uh, with WMBI. But the thing that 713 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:10,800 S8: I think I learned very quickly at Moody was how 714 00:41:11,360 --> 00:41:17,520 S8: God can take ordinary people. And when they're dedicating their abilities, 715 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:20,319 S8: their gifts, their talents to him, how he can take 716 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:25,400 S8: those people and, and cause them to do just incredible things. 717 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:28,759 S8: I mean, I'm amazed. I think of people who, when 718 00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:34,400 S8: they started out, were very ordinary. I'm thinking again of, uh, 719 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:39,680 S8: Bob Murfin. I'm thinking of Mike Kellogg, uh, people like 720 00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:44,960 S8: this and Teresa Warmann another one. Just ordinary people. But 721 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:49,520 S8: look what God did through these people. Just absolutely amazing. Uh, 722 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:53,480 S8: and so that was a real lesson for me, uh, to, 723 00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:58,320 S8: to be dedicated to, to, uh, to whatever the Lord 724 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:01,760 S8: had gifted you to, to be able to do. But 725 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:04,890 S8: I think of Mike Kellogg, for instance, here he started out, 726 00:42:04,969 --> 00:42:08,609 S8: came over here from Ohio, a little station over there 727 00:42:08,610 --> 00:42:12,850 S8: where he was working, uh, started working with us, wound 728 00:42:12,850 --> 00:42:16,729 S8: up doing that night program, which, which of course put 729 00:42:16,730 --> 00:42:20,290 S8: him on the national map. Uh, and he had a, 730 00:42:20,330 --> 00:42:24,489 S8: just an incredible ministry and, uh, here went to be 731 00:42:24,489 --> 00:42:27,290 S8: with the Lord not too long ago, but, uh, before 732 00:42:27,290 --> 00:42:30,570 S8: he passed away, uh, he was inducted into the National 733 00:42:30,570 --> 00:42:34,850 S8: Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Um, look at the ministry that 734 00:42:34,850 --> 00:42:38,689 S8: Bob Murfin had. Terry Waterman, uh, when I was with 735 00:42:38,690 --> 00:42:42,650 S8: the stewardship department, I visited a number of people, uh, 736 00:42:42,890 --> 00:42:47,210 S8: over the years who told me it was listening to 737 00:42:47,250 --> 00:42:50,330 S8: Terry Waterman or it was listening to Bob Murfin, or 738 00:42:50,330 --> 00:42:53,370 S8: it was listening to Mike Kellogg when I came to 739 00:42:53,410 --> 00:42:58,370 S8: know the Lord. Uh, so these people, not even knowing it, 740 00:42:58,610 --> 00:43:03,410 S8: were responsible for a number of folks committing themselves to 741 00:43:03,450 --> 00:43:04,170 S8: the Lord through there. 742 00:43:04,330 --> 00:43:07,610 S1: But here's here's Jim. Here's the dirty little secret. You 743 00:43:07,650 --> 00:43:10,370 S1: were a station manager, I believe, in part of the 744 00:43:10,370 --> 00:43:13,290 S1: time when Bob was on the air and you would 745 00:43:13,290 --> 00:43:15,730 S1: get you would get the phone calls from people saying, 746 00:43:15,730 --> 00:43:18,729 S1: why did he say that? And you would you would 747 00:43:18,730 --> 00:43:20,609 S1: have to answer those questions, wouldn't you? 748 00:43:21,170 --> 00:43:23,730 S8: Well, Bob kind of flew by the seat of his pants. 749 00:43:23,730 --> 00:43:27,410 S8: I mean, on the air. I used to get a 750 00:43:27,450 --> 00:43:29,489 S8: kick out of watching him because he would come in 751 00:43:29,489 --> 00:43:32,290 S8: in the morning and he had a drawer, a file 752 00:43:32,290 --> 00:43:35,650 S8: drawer on his desk. He would his wife would clip 753 00:43:35,650 --> 00:43:40,450 S8: out all kinds of poems and stories and interesting articles, 754 00:43:40,770 --> 00:43:43,049 S8: and this drawer was filled with him. He would reach 755 00:43:43,050 --> 00:43:45,129 S8: in there and grab a handful of stuff, spread it 756 00:43:45,130 --> 00:43:47,649 S8: out on the desk in front of him. And that 757 00:43:47,650 --> 00:43:50,850 S8: was his program. And he would just go through this stuff. 758 00:43:51,690 --> 00:43:52,290 S1: Yes. 759 00:43:52,330 --> 00:43:52,969 S8: And there. 760 00:43:52,969 --> 00:43:53,169 S1: Would. 761 00:43:53,170 --> 00:43:55,010 S8: Not be a Bob Murphy. He did. 762 00:43:55,170 --> 00:43:58,370 S1: There wouldn't be a Bob Murphy without a Jessie Murfin. Right. 763 00:43:58,410 --> 00:44:01,740 S8: Yes. Jessie was a big part of his of his ministry. 764 00:44:01,780 --> 00:44:05,580 S8: No question. But what an incredible ministry that man had. 765 00:44:05,580 --> 00:44:08,140 S8: And then he and then he became, you know, he 766 00:44:08,140 --> 00:44:11,980 S8: won that contest. Who makes your morning in Chicago? One 767 00:44:11,980 --> 00:44:15,180 S8: of the one of the most popular morning radio hosts 768 00:44:15,180 --> 00:44:16,020 S8: in the whole city. 769 00:44:17,460 --> 00:44:22,100 S1: So the the lesson the memory to is surrender whatever 770 00:44:22,100 --> 00:44:25,700 S1: you have, surrender. Give it to him and let him 771 00:44:25,739 --> 00:44:29,419 S1: do what he will with it and glorify him no 772 00:44:29,420 --> 00:44:30,540 S1: matter what, right? 773 00:44:31,140 --> 00:44:35,180 S8: Yes. And it goes all the way back to the Almighty. Yes. 774 00:44:36,219 --> 00:44:39,260 S1: Isn't that the truth? Isn't that that simple boy from 775 00:44:39,260 --> 00:44:42,580 S1: Northfield who wanted to to make a lot of money 776 00:44:42,580 --> 00:44:46,140 S1: selling shoes? That's right. And God grabbed a hold of him. 777 00:44:46,140 --> 00:44:48,620 S1: That same kind of thing is happening, you know, on 778 00:44:48,620 --> 00:44:51,060 S1: this side of the microphone. But it's also happening to 779 00:44:51,100 --> 00:44:55,140 S1: listeners as they listen in. Aren't you glad for that ministry, Jim? 780 00:44:55,580 --> 00:44:57,420 S8: Yes. Yes. So glad. 781 00:44:57,700 --> 00:44:58,140 S4: Yeah. 782 00:44:58,540 --> 00:45:01,660 S1: Barbara wrote. She said God created every living thing in 783 00:45:01,660 --> 00:45:06,940 S1: all our worthy of our respect and care. All are worthy. 784 00:45:07,219 --> 00:45:10,660 S1: Thank you, uncle Bob. Divine. That's what she got from him. 785 00:45:10,660 --> 00:45:14,860 S1: No matter what trial, testing, turbulence, or tribulation comes into 786 00:45:14,860 --> 00:45:18,860 S1: your life, God is faithful. Thank you, Mark Zimmerman. Obviously, 787 00:45:18,860 --> 00:45:23,020 S1: Barbara is from Cleveland. You are not alone with your questions, 788 00:45:23,020 --> 00:45:27,860 S1: your failings, your imperfections, your challenges, your frustrations or your sorrows. 789 00:45:28,260 --> 00:45:31,060 S1: Nor are you required to put on a happy face. 790 00:45:31,300 --> 00:45:34,980 S1: Just be honest with God and you will always find 791 00:45:34,980 --> 00:45:38,899 S1: answers in the Scripture, even if the answer is you 792 00:45:38,940 --> 00:45:42,540 S1: don't need to know or not now, or this is 793 00:45:42,540 --> 00:45:47,140 S1: for your refining and the glory of God. That's what Barbara. 794 00:45:47,180 --> 00:45:49,700 S1: That's how she answered our question today. A lesson from 795 00:45:49,700 --> 00:45:52,620 S1: Moody Radio and she says, thank you, Chris, for your 796 00:45:52,620 --> 00:45:57,300 S1: remarkable guests who have brought hope, encouragement, and solace when 797 00:45:57,430 --> 00:46:01,870 S1: needed most. I echo that for Jim Wick. Thank you 798 00:46:01,870 --> 00:46:06,430 S1: Jim Bill Davis, Tricia was with us. Jim Marshall, Monty Lyric, 799 00:46:06,469 --> 00:46:10,270 S1: my pal from the morning, and Gary Leonard from KMBI 800 00:46:10,310 --> 00:46:14,229 S1: just a few of the voices through the years at 801 00:46:14,230 --> 00:46:18,310 S1: Moody Radio. We are celebrating 100 years standing on the 802 00:46:18,310 --> 00:46:22,390 S1: shoulders of giants, and we thank you for your support 803 00:46:22,390 --> 00:46:25,030 S1: and come along behind us, because we would not be 804 00:46:25,030 --> 00:46:29,190 S1: here without your support. Aw thank you. 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