Life Changing Weekend 12-22-24 Van Zant

On this episode of The Life Changing Weekend, we are joined by Johnnie and Donnie Van Zant of the country rock band, Van Zant. Johnnie is also the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd and he and his brother, Donnie, are back with a new Christian album, Always Look Up.  Here them talk about their triumphs,…

Life Changing Weekend 12-15-24 Eyes of the World

Life Changing Weekend 12-08-24 Fostering Folklore

Thank you to this week's guests!  First up, I’m joined by Lucia Shaeffer, President of the Folklore Society of Greater Washington, which brings together people of different cultures and backgrounds and, broadly speaking, shares three activities most commonly identified as folkloric with participant…

Life Changing Weekend 12-01-24 Cancer Prevention and Care

Thank you to my guests this week.  First up is Jody Hoyos of the Prevent Cancer Foundation in Alexandria, VA., to talk about how Gen Z is falling behind on simple cancer screenings and the results are concerning.  Learn more and get helpful tools at www.preventcancer.org My second guest is Dr. Kat…

Life Changing Weekend 11-24-24 Helping the Homeless with The Streetlight

Thank you to my guests this week, Rose Powers and Gabrielle Tibbs, of The Streetlight, an outstanding Christian-based non-profit helping the homeless in Woodbridge, VA.  The Streetlight offers an emergency hypothermia shelter, supportive housing and homelessness prevention programs, plus homeless c…

Life Changing Weekend 11-17-24 Stopping Domestic Violence with Bethany House of NoVA

Thank you to my guest on The Life Changing Weekend, Tiffany Santana, Executive Director of Bethany House of Northern Virginia.  On a typical day 20,000 phone calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide. Women between the ages of 18-24 are the most common victims of abuse by an intimat…

Life Changing Weekend 11-10-24 Veterans Day Special

Coming up on The Life Changing Weekend, Emmy Award-winning journalist and PenFed Foundation President Andrea McCarren shares details on the Veteran Entrepreneur Program at PenFed and discusses how veterans can transition to business ownership. Joining Andrea is West Point graduate and retired Gree…

Life Changing Weekend 11-03-24 Michael Sweet of Stryper

Thank you to my guest, Michael Sweet, Lead Singer, guitarist and songwriter of the Christian hard rock band Stryper!  Michael has led Stryper in 15 albums over 40 years and has also enjoyed a varied career outside the band including 11 solo albums, and from 2007-2011, he was the singer and second g…

Life Changing Weekend 10-27-24 Kensington Today

The drug problem in America is out of control and filmmaker Charlie Minn believes our career politicians, celebrities and the media are complicit in the deterioration of the country.  He's angry and he's not holding back.  Listen now and find his new documentary film, 'Kensington', by visiting his …

Life Changing Weekend 10-20-24 Bill of Rights Institute

The Bill of Rights Institute is a local non-profit that works with students and schools around the country to promote the ideals and brilliance of our Bill of Rights.  For over 20 years BRI has been designing classroom-ready, constitutional principles-based lessons, and supporting educators with en…