It was the third most-watched movie on its opening weekend April 19-23. Breakthrough grossed more than $11 million. It’s the story of the against-the-odds—many say miraculous—recovery of John Smith. John—then 14 years old—fell through the ice of a pond in Missouri in January, 2015—and was submerged for 15 minutes.
The movie, produced by basketball player Stephen Curry, is about John’s recovery and his mother’s faith and refusal to give up hope.
Paul Ladd interviewed the real John Smith, now 18, at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Anaheim, CA. If you missed him telling his story on April 28th, you can hear it on Tuesday, May 7 on Your New Life Station’s English Hour.
Paul did 50 interviews during his visit to the NRB convention and Your New Life Station will have them. Stay tuned!
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 the English-prevalent countries of the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Papua New Guinea, 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 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 return 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 websites www.worldchristian.org or www.knls.org to hear the English Hour if you’re not into shortwave radio. 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 the websites to get our broadcast frequencies.
The English Hour is the Asian continent’s source for the music of our time and the message of all time. While we work to provide a geographical balance in the topics we feature, news about the USA is of great interest to many listeners around the world. The English Hour does tell stories about life in the United States and the state of Alaska, where our KNLS transmitter is located. Two of the programs are titled The American Highway and Postcard from Alaska. They often include a discussion of “American” principles—principles rooted in Christianity that are universally understood and applied. And 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 of the 80’s, 90’s, and today. 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 have found their names on or near the top of international pop charts.
In May, Your New Life Station’s listeners will hear new music from Lewis Capaldi, Maggie Rogers, and Shaed.
Souder & Friends
She’s a survivor of a Nazi death camp who wrote the book The Hiding Place. A musical has been produced about the ordeal of Corrie Ten Boom. It’s accessible online, and Larry Souder interviews actress Susan Meredith Byer, who plays the title character of Ten Boom, the Musical. This on the May 9 edition of Souder & Friends.
And on May 2, Larry recounts the life of boxer Muhammad Ali.
News to Know
The English hour features reports 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. Doug Poling provides commentary on the news from a Christian perspective on Today’s News & the Good News. And Bob Waliszewski of Focus on the Family provides Plugged-in reviews of the latest movies, music, and computer games.
In May, Bob reviews, for family friendliness, the movies Shazam and Breakthrough, and pop album When We Fall Asleep by Billie Eilish and country song “Look What Gave Her,” by Thomas Rhett
Upcoming Reports for May 2019
- Is Alexa spying on you? Kelly Ann Monahan reports on Amazon’s recently discovered way of inviting itself into our lives.
- Measles had been eradicated in the US—but now it’s roaring back across the world. Kelly Ann reports on how it spreads and why it’s spreading now.
- And Kelly Ann reports on the first photograph of a black hole, Wal Mart’s robots, and Disney’s new movie service meant to challenge Netflix.
- Oh my! What is a minced oath? Marcy Bryan reports the history of the way English speakers have attempted to clean up cursing and swearing.
- Marcy also continues her reports on a legal spat between beer giants Anheuser Busch and Miller Corrs. The issue is the source of sugar in the brewing process.
- A checked-out issue of Life magazine was returned to a public library after a 50-year absence. What else was special about it? Doug Poling reports.
- What is biohacking? Can it keep us forever young? Doug reports about that, too.
- Will the Alaska Railroad expand? Dermot Cole reports.
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
- Busy with Paul Ladd and Gary Holloway
- Certain Hope with Paul Ladd and Gary Holloway
- Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
- Eye on Religion—reports on Bible archaeology with Marcy Bryan
- Family Minute with Brit 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
- Jim Daly commentary
- Journeys in Faith with Larry Souder
- Life Stories with Joe Norris
- Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
- Profiles of the Old Testament with Royce Kessler
- Refiner’s Fire with Paul Ladd
- The Big Picture with Steve Diggs
- The Good Book with Greg Taylor
- Today’s News & the Good News with Doug Poling
- True Stories of the Bible with Bill Steensland
0 Comments