Caring for staff of the local church – Jeff Gokee

The local church cares for the community. But who helps the pastors and staff of the local church be the best they can be? Jeff Gokee is the executive director of PHOENIX/ONE, an organization he helped form to unify the local church through care and connection. The goal is to help church staff and…

Sharing the story of the Bible – Joel Lampe

A clay tablet dating back to 2300 B.C. written in cuneiform. A fire-damaged page from a 1611 King James Bible. A 300-year-old Hebrew Torah fragment. A leaf from a 1529 Martin Luther translation of the New Testament. A leaf from the Guttenberg Bible. Rare versions and pages from Bibles dating back …

Nurturing kids in God’s Word – Miss Debbie

The children know her as Miss Debbie, and for two hours every day after school, she has a live call-in radio show that reaches kids across the nation. Her listeners eagerly call in their answers to the Bible quiz question of the day to win a prize, and quote the Bible verse of the day they’ve memor…

Voice of the Black Community – Cloves Campbell, Jr.

He remembers delivering newspapers from the back of a truck as a kid in the ‘70s, and 50 years later, he’s still with The Arizona Informant. Cloves Campbell, Jr. continues the family legacy as the paper’s publisher, serving as a voice for the Black community in the state. The credo of the Black Pr…

Changing the World through the Word – Dr. Erwin Lutzer

He’s written more than 70 books. He led one of the most historic churches in Chicago for 36 years. And he is respected as a speaker – on the air, in the pulpit, and around the world. Dr. Erwin Lutzer has touched perhaps the most lives through his writing, addressing issues and questions with books…

Feeding Arizona’s Hungry – Jerry Brown

The world’s first food bank. Those are startling words, and the story behind them is both encouraging and inspiring. Jerry Brown – who served as a sportswriter in Arizona for 25 years before joining St. Mary’s Food Bank as the organization's first director of public relations – shares that story a…

Preventing drug-related deaths – Cindy DeMaio

Cindy DeMaio noticed one night her daughter Rachel's bedroom light was on much later than it should have been for a school night. When she opened the door, she rushed to hold Rachel just before the 17-year-old took her final breath. Her parents knew Rachel had been drawn into the world of drugs, a…

Leveraging change for good – Rhonda Cagle

Life has it challenges. Sometimes, a person can have more than what seems like their fair share. Some might say that about Rhonda Cagle.  She’s lived through the loss of her husband, just 18 days following his cancer diagnosis. She nearly lost her daughter. She fell in love and married again, only…

Impacting broadcasting in AZ – Arthur Mobley

Arthur Mobley has been a part of the broadcasting industry for the past 50 years, and during that time he’s touched thousands of lives. From his time on the air in front of a mic, to starting the first black-owned radio station in Phoenix, having an inventor’s mind, being a civil rights advocate a…

Building total athletes – Mark Householder

Mark Householder was a member of the University of Cincinnati football team when he attended his first Athletes in Action meeting on campus. It changed his life. Today, he’s president of the organization, changing other lives not just in the U.S., but around the world. Athletes in Action (AIA) is…