HOPE FOR TODAY with Clint Decker

The origin of Mother’s Day goes back to Anna Jarvis in her desire to honor the labors of her mother in the home and community.  Since the early 1900s the vision of Ms. Jarvis has spread far beyond her own mother and into a multitude of nations around the world.  Today, Clint Decker shares how in the United States the original theme of Mother’s Day bleeds red, white and blue.    

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Easter is a time the world celebrates the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. During this season of the year it seems like so many people believe in Jesus. It appears as if there is a misunderstanding of belief. Today, Clint Decker explores what it really means to believe in Jesus.

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Have you ever noticed that the legacies of the most successful and influential people are always edited? Their accomplishments are on the front page, but their failures on the job and at home are quietly hidden away. Today, Clint Decker shares about how there is good news in being honest about the mistakes we have made.

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Valentine's Day is the “love” holiday. You see it with ads trying to persuade, the inner-romantic of men, to come out and purchase chocolates and flowers for their special someone. On and on it goes. Is love more then trying to create the perfect setting that achieves some type of mystical feeling that comes and goes? Today, Clint Decker shares about real and lasting love.

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The month of January is traditionally the month of new beginnings.  It's an opportunity for a fresh start.  In this episode, Clint Decker discusses how we can really have new life to begin a new year. 

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“It's the most wonderful time of the year!”, is how one popular Christmas song goes.  There is so much tragedy and discouragement around us.  Why is this a “wonderful” time?  Christmas is an intentionally focused season of the year where we purposefully share the real meaning of the holiday.  Today, Clint discusses the hope the real Christmas story can bring us.   

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The Occupy Wall Street protests are just the latest in a series of protests worldwide. We have also seen public and private sector unions come out. Across the globe the Middle East has seen protests in Egypt, Syria and Tansinia. Europe has also seen its share in Greece, Italy and England. Today, Clint discusses these uprising and what we can learn from them.

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The God of heaven and earth is a great and vast God.  There is much to learn about Him.  We often overlook an aspect of God's character that is spoke about throughout much of the Scriptures.  Today, Clint discusses the wrath of God and how it can help us to know Him better.  

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Someone once said something like money can buy a house but not a home, it can buy friends but not friendship and it can buy silence but not peace. Our culture seems to think that money can buy so many things that our national lifestyle indicates we don't really need God. That is a dangerous path to head down. Today, Clint discusses what our nation seems to really trust in.

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The images of sex are everywhere in America.  Pictures, lyrics to songs, television, movies, internet, books, magazines are filled with sexual content.  Additionally, so many of our crimes and other problems in our country surround sexual immorality:  marital affairs, pornography, rape, homosexuality, teenage pregnancies and so much more.  Today, Clint deals with this issue calling America a "Sex Nation".

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