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Plugged In (https://www.pluggedin.com/) ‘s Adam Holz responds to a social media influencer trend talking about how accepting Jesus creates a healthy glow.  Yes, God grace transforms, but are we seeking Him or a beauty treatment?  Justin Whitmel Earley (https://www.justinwhitmelearley.com/) , author of “Made for People (https://www.amazon.com/Made-People-Drift-Loneliness-Friendship-ebook/dp/B0BN1B92GR) ” and the new children’s book “The Big Mess (https://www.amazon.com/Big-Mess-Deliciously-Siblings-Learning/dp/0310166373) ” talks about how we can walk with God and others to to make some of our biggest messes in life into something beautiful.  Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here (https://give.unwsp.edu/site/Donation2?df_id=3342&3342.donation=form1&utm_source=myfaithradio.com&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=frn_podcasts)  

The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope, a man from Chicago!  Carmen talksa about who Robert Prevost, now Leo XIV, is and what Protestant Evangelicals can hope and prayer for regarding him and the Church at large. Social media expert Chris Martin (https://www.chrismartin.fyi/) , author of “The Wolf in Their Pockets (https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Their-Pockets-Internet-Threatens/dp/0802429513/) ,” a new survey around teens, social media, and how it is affecting their mental health.   Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here (https://give.unwsp.edu/site/Donation2?df_id=3342&3342.donation=form1&utm_source=myfaithradio.com&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=frn_podcasts)

With Mother’s Day a few days away, speaker and author Carol McLeod (https://www.carolmcleodministries.com/) , author of the free YouVersion devotional “She is Mom,” helps us look at all the hats and all the different emotions around being a mom.  Dr. Corbin Hoornbeek, president of the University of Northwestern-St Paul (https://www.unwsp.edu/) and Northwestern Media, looks at the papal conclave and how as those who are Protestant and Evangelical can think well about our relationship with the Roman Catholic Church.   Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here (https://give.unwsp.edu/site/Donation2?df_id=3342&3342.donation=form1&utm_source=myfaithradio.com&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=frn_podcasts)

Because it’s our calling to be in prayer for each other and for others, Carmen spends time praying for listener needs.  Kathy Branzell of the National Day of Prayer Taskforce (https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/) offers us a recap of last week’s National Day of Prayer, sharing glory stories.  She also calls us to national daily prayers! Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here (https://give.unwsp.edu/site/Donation2?df_id=3342&3342.donation=form1&utm_source=myfaithradio.com&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=frn_podcasts)

Bill English (https://www.linkedin.com/in/billenglish/) of Bible and Business (http://www.bibleandbusiness.com/) and On Path Counseling (http://www.onpathcounseling.com/) responds to an article about Athazaboraphobia, the fear of being forgotten.  The truth is, in Jesus we are known and beloved, and we have an eternal future of being known.  Dr. Kevin Leman (http://birthorderguy.com/welcome/) talks about his latest book “Be a Great Teacher by Friday (https://www.amazon.com/Great-Teacher-Friday-World-changing-Potential/dp/142456834X) .” While many focus on making kids happy, Dr. Leman helps us remember the common sense truth that kids need formation to be whole.  And that means they need to do things that might make them unhappy…but out of love.  Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here (https://give.unwsp.edu/site/Donation2?df_id=3342&3342.donation=form1&utm_source=myfaithradio.com&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=frn_podcasts)

Pastor Daryl Crouch (https://darylcrouch.substack.com/) of Everyone’s Wilson (https://everyoneswilson.org/) responds to a question from a listener about bi-vocational pastors in Africa and looks how in some ways pastors in the US may be overly professionalized.  In reality, we’re all bi-vocational.  He also talks about Mother’s Day. Kerry Hasenbalg (https://kerryhasenbalg.com/) , author of “The Way of Becoming (https://www.amazon.com/Way-Becoming-Practices-Thriving-Soul/dp/1736546953) ,” shares about the pain being a mom after a miscarriage, and about standing in hope in the midst of life’s chaos.  Her poem “I Will Stand (https://kerryhasenbalg.com/stand/) ” became a theme song for this year’s National Day of Prayer.   Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here (https://give.unwsp.edu/site/Donation2?df_id=3342&3342.donation=form1&utm_source=myfaithradio.com&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=frn_podcasts)