Dear KKIM Family,
This Weekend we remember all those who have died serving our Country. Back home my Dad, A World War II Vet, Marine SGT, would also put flowers on all the graves of the Fireman who had passed away. After my Dad returned from the War he became a Fireman in Windom, Minn. my hometown. We also would put flowers on the graves of loved ones who had gone home to be with the Lord. My family still does that to this day. It is a wonderful tradition of love and respect. I also remember Roger Carey of Windom who worked for my Dad at the School and in 1966 Roger enlisted in the Vietnam War as a U.S. Marine (A Marine like my Dad) and was killed in action just 6 months into his enlistment. Roger used to give me rides on his little red Honda motorcycle. Let us remember all the Roger’s this weekend. Roger did what many have, serve our Country in Honor and Death.
KKIM Remembers Our Heroes
KKIM and Lisa A. Torraco present, Jerry Stewart’s, “The Great Price Paid”, A Memorial Day salute to all those who have given their life for our Country. Saturday and Sunday at 7pm. Memorial Day 4:30pm and 8pm. This one hour Memorial Day Radio Special will include interviews with those who are serving our Country in Iraq and those who served in WW II.
KKIM Thanks Ministry Partner Lisa A. Torraco Attorney at Law for helping bring YOU this Memorial Day Program.
Here is a Special Memorial Day Message from Pastor Leonard Navarre Of Valley View Christian Church in Edgewood, NM
Memorial Day is Monday. In Hebrews 11 and verse 4 we read about Abel. It says by faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain” and as the verse concludes it says, “and through faith though he is dead he still speaks.”
As I looked at the brick among many bricks in this World War II memorial the name on the brick would not mean much to you. Under the name were these words…Pacific, Okinawa and China. But this brick means a lot to me. For you see the name on the brick is my Dad’s. John W. Navarre. He served during World War II. He died 7 years ago. When I stand and look at this memorial brick…I remember.
Here’s a poem from a man named John Lyttle on this Memorial Day weekend to encourage us TO NEVER FORGET BUT TO REMEMBER:
Stand by my grave and remember
Come, stand by my grave and weep
Hang your head low but lift up your cry
Unfurl the banner let the flags fly
And never forget the life that I gave
Today is the day to stand by my grave…and remember
Stand by my grave and remember
Come, stand by my grave and weep
However, whenever, wherever I died
Why, how much or whoever has cried
Just never forget the life that I gave
For the land of the free and the home of the brave
Today is the day to stand by my grave…and remember
Stand by my grave and remember
Come stand by my grave and weep
Just think of the things I have missed through the years
I felt none of the joy and shed none of the tears
So never forget the life that I gave
For the land of the free and the home of the brave
Unfurl the flag, long may it wave
Today is the day to stand by my grave…and remember
Stand by my grave and remember
Come, stand by my grave and weep
Remember, my troubles and trials are through
Weep but the weeping is really for you
Still never forget the life that I gave
For land of the free and the home of the brave
Unfurl the flag, long may it wave
O’er the country I died to protect and save
Today is the day to stand by my grave…and remember
Most of us live and labor under the delusion that hardly anyone cares what we do…and that nobody will care when we are gone.
This is not true…the first person to ever experience physical death upon this planet according to Hebrews 11:4…still speaks. And as I look at the brick that bears the name of my Dad…I REMEMBER
The mailbag…………..
Dear Dewey,
In these Scripture verses…
John 15:5-6 I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned.
…how does one “remains in me and I in him”?
In Christ,
John Reynolds
John, Thanks for the question……..what a blessing! After we got your question, I prayed and the Lord said to start inviting people to send in their questions and we will have our Pastor Friends answer them! here you go John this is from Pastor Leonard Navarre………
Dewey,
The key to understanding the question that John is asking is found in the entire passage from John 14 and 15. In fact, the discourse starts in John 14 where Jesus says, “
Joh 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.
Joh 14:24
“He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.
Joh 14:25
“These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you.
Dewey, It was Jesus’ presence with them that spoke of His abiding with them. It is our presence with HIM that keeps us abiding in Him. How do we that? By accepting Him as our Lord and Savior and allowing Him to give unto us His Holy Spirit which was promised by our Lord Jesus.
Joh 14:26
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said.”
We also abide in Him by keeping His commandments. So you see we abide in Him by obeying His word and He abides in us through His Holy Spirit and by allowing His words to dwell, be present, remain in us.
Joh 15:10
“If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
So, Dewey, the answer to John’s question is: we abide in Him by keeping His teaching and commandments. He abides in us through His Word and through His Spirit. Reading the discourse from John 14:1 through 15:27 helps us understand this abiding.
I hope and pray that this has been helpful.
God bless, I am praying for you, Sharon, and the KKIM family,
Leonard
Now Sam has been reading her Bible…….Is this not wonderful!!! We would love to hear from you!
What a wonderful day Dewey. Starting off with wonderful scriptures from the Cup.
I’ve been reading 1Timothy 2: 1, EXHORT therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men. 2. For kings, and for all that are in authority: that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
But after reading that scripture I wondered why the EXHORT was in Capital letters. So being the curious person I am, I looked up the word, Exhort. “To request earnestly”.
And was blessed again. It is soo wonderful to have living words at our finger tips. There for the blessings. All we have to do is pick up the bible. Just as we did when we first saw the light. All we had to do was ask. sam
And what a Biblical pattern we have going here……..
Dear Dewey,
I was listening to Charles Stanley the other morning on KKIM and he recommended reading all 6 verses in Psalm 1 every day for 7 days…Reading and meditating over them twice a day for 7 days.
He challenged us to read Psalm 1 like this to change our life and even to take notes as we study it.
I took him up on it! And plan on continuing as he encouraged even beyond the 7 days for a full 21 days. He said, “I don’t know why 21 days,” but I recommended this life changing commitment to read 6 little verses…
At first, I read it as I already knew what I was reading…common sense in God, with no specific rules, but within the 2nd day, I began to see something deeper;
a deeper understanding of how to continue to live in God’s peace.
Things come up every day that challenge our emotions and by meditating on God’s Word every day, it is like keeping it fresh in my heart.
Is there something that you have done that made no logical sense to you personally, but yet is seemed like the right thing to do?
Recently I did something that felt good to my heart in my Mary Kay business, but it made no logical sense for my business, or for my sister in law, who is my recruiter in Mary Kay…(she is family)
…but it was the right thing to do for this stranger…
Hindsight, I thought of several different ways that I could have helped this lady, and built my business up at the same time…
Hindsight, I questioned my quick decision from the heart…until the next morning!
The next morning, I realized something greater in God in what I had done…I had referred her to an awesome Christian lady that I had met when I was working on advertising my new name in this business.
I am a Christian too, but God just wanted me to do the little step…God always has a bigger plan that we don’t need to question or understand.
The next morning, I was telling Robert, my husband, about what I had done and told him about my ‘revelation’ that morning as I was also telling him about reading Psalm 1.
Robert said, “Karen, when you live your life good and always put other people ahead of you, then God is going to bless you.”
…and that is how I as feeling…I was blessed just by peace…but beyond that, in testimony and encouragement, we always prosper from God when we do the right thing. Rob said, “if I was working in the field and the neighbor stopped by and asked me to help him, then I am supposed to stop what I am doing and go and help him.”
I was, and am still, so blessed by my husband’s wise words of God’s law that I just wanted to share that with you today! I hope that you are blessed as well!
And I am so blessed by reading Psalm 1 that I encourage you as well.
Living in God’s law is so good for the soul! It’s not that complicated…And God looks at and knows our hearts. God will bless us unimaginably when we delight in the law of the LORD.
So, just to share, in case you missed Dr. Stanley and also to give you Psalm 1 to make it handy:
Psalm 1
1″Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel
of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
2But his delight is in the law of the
LORD,
and on his law he meditates day
and night
3He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”
Read these 6 verses…morning and evening for 7 days. Take notes and meditate on them for understanding.
Dr. Charles Stanley further encouraged to continue daily for 21 days for dramatic changes.
Ask God how to apply Psalm 1 in our life.
Just to share… God Bless,
Karen
Good Morning Dewey!
You and KKIM have helped myself and so many people on our biblical and spiritual journey! Thank you!
… talking about surrender … have you read the book, “The Shack” by Wm. Paul Young?
“This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his. It’s that good!”
Eugene Peterson
I’m almost done with it. All I can tell you is that it’s a riveting story that addresses the whole issue of biblical surrender.
It also addresses some of the hardest questions we as humans and Believer’s have … like, why did God allow Adam and Eve to sin? If God is sovereign, why does he allow Satan to harm his children? Why do the innocent have to suffer? What about the three in one? Who limits us and why? How can we see the glory of God in horrific tragedies? etc, etc, etc …
I had theological questions on some parts at first. But, as hard as it was and is, the Holy Spirit had me put down my academic hat and put on the cloak of His love, understanding and peace!
What a delicious, joyous and thought provoking journey!
Thanks again Dewey for keeping us thirsty for His Word!
Blessings
Cindy Russell
Abq. NM
Cindy, I loved the book! I struggled a bit like you did at the start……but, I want to read it again!
Let us get this update from Dr. Deb on her program on Saturday. By the way GOOD JOB at the Christ at Work Conference last weekend Dr. Deb! We heard such good things about you and Sandy!!! We Love you! Thanks to Paul Jew and Chuck Holman for the nice note!
Dear Listeners,
Lena Smith, Ph.D., will be my guest on May 23 talking about caring for our elderly family members. We will talk about different care options from staying in the home, home health care, assisted living, moving in with a family member, and nursing facility care. The concerns of caregivers will be addressed along with ways to reduce the stress of caring for an elderly family member. Dr. Smith has 25 years of experience in the field of aging, healthcare, and elder programs. She is an instructor in Gerontology for Webster University and an instructor at UNM. She will be opening a new Alzheimer’s care facility in Albuquerque in 2010. She will discuss the results of her dissertation research on prayer as an intervention for agitation in dementia. Join us for this special program about how best to care for our aging parents.
The show airs from 8:05 to 9:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) this Saturday May 23 on KKIM-AM1000 or FM94.7 in the Santa Fe /northern NM area. The show is also audio streamed live on http://www.mykkim.com/. If you have a question or comment, please give us a call. In the Albuquerque area the phone number is 998-0021. You can also call toll-free at 1-866-523-5008. I am looking forward to being with you this Saturday morning.
May God bless you today and always,
Dr. Deb
Deborah Gunderman, D.Min.
Walking in The Way
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Let us Pray………
Lord, We thank you for the Brave Men and Women who have fought for this Country and it’s freedom. We thank you for this United States of America that was founded with Your Blessings and Word. We pray now for strength and Wisdom as we are sadden Oh Father by the confusion in our Country. The confusion of many that want to push You out of these United States of America. Give us Strength and Wisdom to stand for You, Oh Lord. In the name of Jesus, AMEN!
In the Love Of Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family
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