Bob Critteneden

Dr. Gordon Fort, Senior Vice President, Prayer Mobilization and Training, for the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, discussed the relationship of prayer to missions and some aspects of the work in which he's involved, in advance of his speaking at First Baptist Church in Montgomery beginning 2/5/14. Learn more about the IMB at www.imb.org. Information on the Montgomery conferences can be found at www.gic2014.com.

Author and speaker Caleb Breakey discussed some practical Biblical principles upon which he elaborates in his latest book, "Dating Like Airplanes: Why Just Fall in Love When You Can Fly?". Learn more at www.calebbreakey.com or www.facebook.com/CalebJenningsBreakey.

Christian musical artist and worship leader Matt Papa discussed the concept of his latest album, "Look and Live", as well as the inspiration for some of the songs. The conversation was aired in advance of his appearance in Montgomery at First Baptist Church 2/7-8, 2014. His website address is www.mattpapa.com.

Montgomery-area pastors Aaron Motley (Miracle Deliverance Temple of Christ) and Kylle McKinney (New Life Church of God in Christ) discussed the inspiration for and the details of the "Run for Jesus", to be held at Gateway Park in Montgomery on March 29, 2014. Learn more at www.miracledt.org.

Carol Tobias, Kathy DiFiore, Edward Gilbreath, Tara Barthel, Craig DeRoche, Stephen Meyer

Stuart Shepard, Senior Director of Media for CitizenLink, a public policy partner of Focus on the Family, discussed a variety of public policy issues, including commentary on the scope of government, as well as briefs filed at the U.S. Supreme Court relative to the contraception mandate. In addition, he offered a meteorologist's perspective on the week's winter weather. The CitizenLink website is www.citizenlink.com.

Emily Belz, reporter for the WORLD News Group, discussed material from several recent stories that she had written, including legislation supporting a greater level of abortion in the state of New York, a court victory for pregnancy resource centers in New York City, and the background of the movie, "Gimme Shelter". Learn more at www.worldmag.com.

Dr. Joe Savage, Director of the Center for Leadership at the University of Mobile and Executive Dean of the School of Christian Ministries at the university, discussed some elements of time management and challenged listeners to allow God to control their daily activities. The material was based on the book from Dr. Savage, "More of God, More of Me". Learn more about the Center at www.umcenterforleadership.org.

Author and conference speaker Angie Smith gave some insight based on material from her latest book, "Chasing God", in which she contrasts following God with trying to chase after Him. Learn more at www.angiesmithonline.com.

Sergey Rakhuba, President of Peter Deyneka Russian Ministries, discussed the current unrest in the nation of Ukraine, where the ministry has a presence, as well as the outreach it will conduct during the Sochi Winter Olympics. Learn more at www.russian-ministries.org.