Always Uplifting!
Joe Quick has been in the MLK Neighborhood, serving his community with The Friendship Center, a Des Moines ministry unlike any other. The COVID-19 crisis has brought unexpected challenges to the ministry, but that’s allowed God to show up in even more powerful ways than before.…
If you have ever lost a loved one, you know the unique pain that comes with grief. It can be hard to process everything that comes in all the years after loss, but Lynne Hoeksema has learned the value of honesty in her grief after the death of her husband of 31 years. In this episode of Faith and Life Today, Lynne talks about the lessons she…
Have you ever seen two groups of people who’ve grown so far apart through disagreements and conflict that it seems like there’s no way they could ever restore their relationship? These are the kinds of situations Maxx Godsey of Renewal Conciliation Services works with every day, using principles rooted in the Bible and psychology.…
Close your eyes. Now imagine how life could be for you, or your loved one, with the appropriate supports and services in place. Started by a group of parents advocating for their adult children, Candeo provides the support to help your loved one live their best life.…
God used five difficult years in Brenda Long’s life to eventually inspire her to start Garden Gate Ranch. She went from barely knowing what human trafficking was to being the founder and director of a ministry who restores those saved from it in a very short time!…
Can God use a 5 gallon bucket left on the side of a trail to speak to you? Actually, yes! Hear the amazing story of how Joshua Christian Academy, Des Moines’ urban Christian school, is expending to a second campus this fall.…
One of Ruth Harbor Ministries’ very first clients tells the amazing story of how her stay at Ruth Harbor– and meeting her daughter for just a moment–changed her life forever.…
When a local pastor’s life and congregation was impacted by suicide, He had a talk with God. The talk resulted in a community minded tool that could save a life.
A local ministry is expanding to teach community kids manufacturing and trade — and how much Jesus loves them!…
It’s not an easy conversation, but it’s an important one. As your parents and other loved ones get older, do they have a plan for their end of life? We talk about what that should look like with our friends from Valley View Village in this finale of a two-part series.…
