The Chosen is a fictional TV series about the ministry of Jesus and his early followers. It has run for two seasons on numerous online platforms including Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and You Tube. Episodes one and two of season three have been combined as a two-hour movie available in theatres. Episodes that follow will be available online. The Chosen has proven to be quite popular, and funding for its production has come largely from online donations.
The Chosen fills in details about the ministry of Jesus that are not found in the Bible. But the imagined scenes are plausible, and none contradicts the history recorded in the Bible. If you watch an episode, you’ll notice that Jesus and his disciples are people who are relatable to those of us who live in the 21st Century.
The apostle Andrew is played by Noah James, who visits with Paul Ladd. During their interview, Noah discusses his sense of responsibility in playing the part of an apostle—a specially-chosen representative of Jesus. He and Paul also discuss the ways The Chosen has appealed both to the churched and unchurched. Their conversation is two parts. You can hear the two segments on Your New Life Station on consecutive Mondays, December 19th and 26th.
Also in theatres in December will be the movie I Heard the Bells. Set during the American Civil War, this Christmas movie is about American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, whose faith helped him cope with the losses of his wife and son. Paul Ladd interviewed the movie’s producer as well as some of the actors. The production company, Sight & Sound Films, started out as a stage production company that depended on slide projectors and other low-tech media. These interviews will run throughout the month of December.
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 Lampur 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 check out broadcast schedules and frequencies for all available languages at the end of this article.
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 largely made of those who are unfamiliar with the Christian church, 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 December—you’ll hear new music from Dermot Kennedy, Jin, Joji, Lukas Graham featuring Khalid, Nya, Parmalee, and Rihanna.
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 Holz, 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 December
*Will vaccines for various forms of cancer soon be available? We have reports from Marcy Bryan and Kelly Ann Monahan.
*What about a vaccine for RSV? Kelly Ann reports.
*Remi the retriever can sniff out computer components. And she’s helped catch distributors of child pornography. Kelly Ann reports.
*And Kelly Ann reports that the mystery of the fairy circles in Namibia has apparently been solved, and you may soon be getting airborne deliveries by Amazon drones.
* If you visit Universal Studios in Orlando, you’ll find a ride or two has been put out of service. Marcy Bryan identifies the ones that are under repair.
*And Marcy reports on plans by the founder of Hobby Lobby to give away the company.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:
• Andy Baker’s Prayer Lesson
• Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
• Direction with Rubel Shelly
• Encounters with Jesus with Larry Souder
• Eye on Religion with archaeology emphasis with Marcy Bryan
• 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
• Hope in Troubled Times with Larry Souder
• Jim Daly commentary
• Journeys in Faith with Larry Souder
• Joy of Peacemaking with Larry Souder
• Life Stories with Joe Norris
• Paradoxes with Bill Steensland
• Profiles of the Old Testament 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
• 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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