When I worked as a bus tour guide for WSM Grand Ole Opry Tours—the tour on the north side of Nashville would always go by the grave site of country music legend Roy Acuff. It was visible from the highway, and I would point it out to the tourists—who would strain their necks to see it from bus windows. As we passed the cemetery—I would pass along the lame joke I learned from the tour guides who trained me, “People are just dying to get in.”
The irony was that Mr. Acuff would not die for another 20 years. But he was prepared for his final days on Earth. Most people aren’t. That’s because everyone dies. But almost no one wants to talk about it.
Larry Souder and 30-year funeral director Chris Neighbours will talk about it in an eight-part Souder & Friends titled “When Death Occurs.” And their discussion has enough life in it to keep even me awake. In fact, I found it fascinating—as will you. Just tune in to Your New Life Station for eight consecutive Thursdays, starting May 4th.
No doubt you find this series to be one—dare I say it—to die for.
The Pacific Rim and Southwest Asia
The Pacific Rim, the Indian subcontinent and southwest Asia provide the reasons Your New Life Station broadcasts the International English Hour. The Pacific Rim is that part of the Eastern Hemisphere that encompasses English-prevalent countries Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and New Zealand. Additionally—English is widely spoken in Indonesia. And English is the official language of government and commerce in the southwest Asian countries of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In Japan and in countries of the Middle East, many speak English as a second language.
Your New Life Station’s broadcast schedule makes use of Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a 24-hour system also known as Greenwich Mean Time. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind UTC; Central Standard Time (CST) is six hours behind. When some parts of the world switch to daylight saving time for the warm weather months, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is four hours behind UTC, and Central Daylight Time (CDT) is five hours behind. Outside the U.S.—most locations are on standard time all year rather than daylight time. Karachi is five hours ahead of UTC. Mumbai and New Delhi are five-and-a-half hours ahead. Manila, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur are eight hours ahead. And Tokyo is nine hours ahead of UTC.
You can use our listener website www.knls.org to hear the English Hour if you have internet access. You can also access the broadcast through the KNLS app on your mobile device or through Google or Safari. If you listen via shortwave radio, you can access knls.org to get our broadcast frequencies or you can write us and request a schedule.
The English Hour is the Asian continent’s source for the music of our time and the message of all time. We work to provide a geographical balance in the topics we feature as we take you from “Alaska to Asia to Africa to America.” Our Eye on the World stories often show the interdependence of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Since our target audience is mostly non-Christians, our content is different from a typical Christian format station in America. While we provide our share of positive, uplifting content, some of our programming also provides an honest look at the dark side of life on Earth. Indeed, some program segments and music selections may raise questions that a thoughtful truth seeker will ask. And other segments, such as the Bible or Christian lifestyle lessons, serve to answer those questions.
Music to Love
Music is a universal language. Probably 80 per cent of the world’s pop tunes are sung in English, and are enjoyed by people everywhere, many who are themselves not proficient in English. The English Hour features your favorite songs from today’s best music. International pop charts show that your favorite music is also the favorite of people who are culturally diverse—whether in Nairobi, Sydney, Singapore, or Jakarta.
The songs are pop, rock, r & b, and occasional hip-hop and country music that crosses over to the pop charts. The English Hour generally features music by artists from the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. But music artists from all over the world, including European deejays and South Korean boy bands, have found their names on or near the top of international pop charts.
In May—Your New Life station will introduce new music by the Jonas Brothers and Lauren Daigle.
News to Know
The English hour features reporting about topics of current interest. Marcy Bryan reports about entertainment, business, and news about religion and social issues. Kelly Ann Monahan has the latest developments in medicine, science, and computer technology. Paul Ladd provides special reports about diverse topics, religious and secular. Larry Souder interviews interesting people, sometimes in front of a live audience, on Souder & Friends. Doug Poling provides commentary on the news from a Christian perspective on Today’s News & the Good News. And Adam Holtz, Jonathan McKee, and Paul Asay of Focus on the Family provide Plugged-in reviews of the latest movies, online games, and TV shows.
Upcoming Reports for May:
Shannon Bream is the anchor of Fox News Sunday and she reports on the U.S. Supreme Court and on legal issues for the network. She has also written a new book titled The Love Stories of the Bible Speak: Biblical Lessons on Romance, Friendship, and Faith. Shannon writes about the love between Adam and Eve, the sacrificial love of Joseph for Mary, and the friendship between Jonathan and David. Even readers who are familiar with these stories will gain insight they may find surprising. Shannon is interviewed by Paul Ladd. You can hear the conversation on consecutive Mondays—May 15 , May 22, and May 29.
If you want to work—but do basically nothing—you could be employed by Rent-a-Stranger in Japan. Marcy reports.
And Marcy reports about the purchase of a South Korean K Pop powerhouse by an internet powerhouse.
Do you want your vaccinations to be more effective? Then get plenty of sleep the the night before. Kelly Ann Monahan reports on a recent study.
It’s called the “BOAT”—the brightest of all time. Kelly Ann reports on a recently-detected gamma ray burst, from outside our solar system, that rendered itself undetectable by burning out the space-based instruments it slammed into.
And Kelly Ann reports on a recent study showing that fish can detect fear in other fish.
A Message to Live
This is what we’re about and why we’re on the air and on the internet. Our mission is to present the lessons of the Bible, including and emphasizing the Good News in an interesting, non-threatening way.
Ongoing Series:
• All God’s Giants with Larry Souder
• Andy Baker’s Prayer Lesson
• Certain Hope with Paul Ladd & Gary Holloway
• Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
• Direction with Rubel Shelly
• Encounters with Jesus with Larry Souder
• Family Minute with Brit & Kate Ryan
• First Person with Paul Ladd
• God’s Money with Don White
• God’s Passion for Humanity with Bill Young
• Groundwire with Sean Dunn
• Hope in Conflict with Larry Souder
• Immersed in Life with Greg Taylor
• Love First—Paul Ladd’s interviews with author Don McLaughlin
• Jim Daly commentary
• Joy of Peacemaking with Larry Souder
• Life Stories with Joe Norris
• Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
• Promises with Royce Kessler
• Refiner’s Fire with Paul Ladd
• The Big Picture with Steve Diggs
• The God Who Makes Himself Known with Bill Young
• The Good Book with Greg Taylor
• The Journey with Greg Taylor
• The Proverbial Family with Larry Souder
• Today’s News & the Good News with Doug Poling
• True Stories of the Bible with Bill Steensland
• Unforgettable Conversations with Larry Souder
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