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True CrimecastOn Live Television - Deputy Dalton SwangerOn the night of Saturday, June 21, 2025, Deputy Dalton Swanger responded to a shots-fired call that quickly escalated into a violent confrontation. Listen as they detail how Swanger and other deputies entered a wooded area, confronted a defiant suspect identified as 44-year-old Christopher Michael Hensley, and how Deputy Swanger sustained a severe head injury, believed to be from a rock or brick, leaving him in critical condition. And this all played out on live television.
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2025-07-0407 min
'n Ma & 'n MikrofoonSwanger & Sterk – 3 Wenke vir ’n Gesonde Ma & Baba (BlitsPod) / Pregnant & Strong – 3 Tips for a Healthy Mom & Baby (BlitsPod)Swangerskap eis baie van jou liggaam, maar met die regte benadering kan jy sterk en gesond bly – vir jouself én jou baba.
In hierdie BlitsPod gesels Daniëlla met Annéke da Silva, ’n spesialis in pre- en postnatale fiksheid. Sy deel drie wenke vir diegene wat reeds swanger is of in die toekoms swanger wil word.
Van veilige oefening tot gesonde eetgewoontes, hier is eenvoudige, praktiese raad vir ’n sterk swangerskap en ’n gesonde begin vir jou baba.
Pregnancy places unique demands on your body, but with the right approach, you can stay strong and healthy – for yourself and your baby.
In...
2025-04-0212 min
Idiot to GeniusShane Swanger | From Duct Tape to Patents: The Teeth Down Shovel StoryIn this episode of Idiot to Genius, we dive into the inventive journey of Shane Swanger, the mastermind behind the Teeth Down Snow Shovel, also known as the Shark Shovel. Shane, an engineer with a passion for problem-solving, took a standard snow shovel and transformed it into an innovative tool for tackling even the toughest snow. The shovel’s unique "teeth" design revolutionizes snow removal, adding extra power and making shoveling easier and more effective. Shane shares the story behind his invention, from his initial inspiration to overcoming manufacturing challenges, turning a simple idea into a genius-level solution.
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2024-11-1351 min
There’s No Business Like...Ep. 33 Adia Morris Swanger: Show Up in Places Where People Don’t Expect YouEp. 33 Adia Morris Swanger: Show Up in Places Where People Don’t Expect You
Adia Morris Swanger sits down with Kevin to talk about the business skills needed in the arts and what Springboard for the Arts is doing to help provide those skills. Adia also shares the journey that led her to having a multi-faceted career in the arts and how she manages it all. Our hosts share their onstage mishaps and talk about life with kids while working in the arts.
Adia Morris Swanger is the Program Manager, Professional Development at Springboard for the...
2023-05-3152 min
STREET FAITHLIFE IN THE PRESENCE BONUS 1: The Baptism of the Holy SpiritIn our recent Prayer and Perspectives series, dealing with covid19 and the multiple challenges surrounding it, we’ve talked a lot about the need for truth and wisdom. We’ve discussed the fact that God doesn’t give us a spirit of fear but of Power and Love and a clear sound mind. We’ve talked about the need for an ongoing intimate relationship with Him…and the need to listen and hear.
But the truth of the matter is, many people, including many Christians, do not sense the presence and power of God in their lives right now. And many have...
2020-05-101h 04
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 14: What We Can Learn From The Global ChurchThe church hasn't been shut down by COVID 19 restrictions. The church has been deployed. Forced to become creative and engaged in new ways, outside the walls of its buildings and programs. What can we in the so-called Christian west learn in this moment from our brothers and sisters who've been operating this way for years? For decades or more?
2020-05-0940 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 13: God Can Turn Evil to Good“I know that all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purposes…” Nice sentiment. Right? But what about a global pandemic. Can God turn that to good? Really? Yes! How? Through us. And in us. Right where we are. Trusting Him. And doing what we’ve been prepared to do and being who we’ve been prepared to be all along. For today. For this moment. It’s time.
2020-04-2645 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 12: Raising Up Healers and "Doing the Stuff"Health care workers are overloaded. Help lines and websites are jammed. Major nodes of the US internet system have seen so much traffic that they’ve locked up or crashed, multiple times in the last couple weeks. The twelfth chapter of Romans describes the gifts that the Spirit of God pours out to believers, equipping them for life and service in the real world. “The stuff” of New Testament Spirit empowered faith in the streets. Practical gifts. Like giving. And leadership. And various kinds of healings. That’s what is says. Gifts of Healings. Plural and plural! And the world around u...
2020-04-2643 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 11: Freedom from Fear and Grief by FaithTerrifying predictions. Panic inducing potential scenarios. Questions about what lies ahead for our future and that of our children. The factors combine to create a culture of fear. A paralyzing fear and a grief over things that haven’t even happened yet…and may never happen. Sort of a grief-by-faith dynamic. Grieving ahead of time and creating a feedback loop in anticipation of disaster that hasn’t occurred. But we can turn faith in another direction. Faith in a certainty! The certainty of God and His Word. And in that way, we can shift the atmosphere away from bondage and toward...
2020-04-2542 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 10: Outrageous Prayers of Expectation and FaithThe God of the bible is the God of our here and now! He is not an idea, or an opinion, or the product of weak wishful thinking in times of crisis. He is the God Who Is There! The God Who sees and hears and answers and promises…and acts! He is not a man, that He should lie. We can trust what He says, and as a result we can move beyond fear to hope and praying Outrageous Prayers of Expectation and Faith!
2020-04-2535 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 9: Why Worldview Matters Now More Than EverHow do we see the world? What do we do with “the facts”? How do we set priorities? And policy? Especially now! How do our leaders do so? What is the guiding grid for it all? The only truly reliable view of the world is the one that flows from God’s heart and His Word. And far from being wishful thinking or banal platitudes, it gives an incredibly detailed, robust and practical guide for life in the here and now…and for hope and a future.
2020-04-2437 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 8: An Atmosphere of KindnessRegardless of what the headlines say or what's going on in our lives and communities right now, we can all still care and reach out in some way. And we can all have a part in creating an Atmosphere of Kindness.
2020-04-2338 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 7: Equipped with God's PPE...The ArmorWhat is God doing right now? What is He calling us to do in this moment? And how has He prepared and equipped us to engage for the Kingdom today? To deal with some of the real threats behind COVID 19. We have masks and gloves and lysol wipes and such for a trip to grocery store or the gas station. But some of those items are even in short supply at times. Right? Well God has a class of supernatural personal protective equipment available freely to all of us. And…there’s no shortage. No wait. No shipping and handling char...
2020-04-1056 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 6: Young People and COVID 19 AnxietyToday, in “Young People and Covid 19 Anxiety,” we will be praying and talking through talking and sowing peace and hope and healing right where we are with our kids. And our teens. And our young adults. And their friends and our young friends. They need our attention right now. We need to redeem this time because they need our time. Now. They need peace…and hope…and real answers. Not a shallow form of impotent so-called godliness. But something different and real. With power. And we’d better be there for them. Because when…not if but when…they get that peace and...
2020-04-0645 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.12: The Way Things Really AreHas your identity changed with advent of the COVID 19 Crisis? Has your perspective changed? Who do you think you are? How do you see yourself “fitting in” today…in your family? Your circle of friends? Your job? Are you able to make a real difference in anyone’s life? Or are you just one more voice among many…trying to be heard…above all the headlines and opinions and other voices and influences…and distractions?
How do you see your world here and now? The people around you? Do you really believe that you could be the most important person in somebody’s...
2020-04-0244 min
STREET FAITHAdoration: A song for the momentJust take a break from all the crazy and watch...and listen. And share if you want. Peace!
2020-04-0205 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 5: Confronting a Spirit of FearIn John 14, Jesus promised to give us peace unlike anything the world or its systems can offer. Because He overcame the world and its systems and threats. All of them. And according to Paul, He’s been seated in heaven above all the now defeated would be rulers and powers and every name that can ever be named. All of them. Now!
God is real and He's vastly more powerful that any crisis we face. That's why we're doing these special videos and podcasts. That's why we're offering Prayer and Perspective. That's why we're calling and video chatting with family an...
2020-03-3149 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 4--COVID 19 Prayer and Perspectives: Peace and the Presence of GodJesus said, "I give you peace, and it's something entirely different from what the world and the world system offers." The peace that Jesus gives is something entirely different.
The world’s peace depends on…the world’s limited, bent and broken wisdom. The peace of God is a fruit of the Spirit. It’s a fruit of the Presence of God.
When the Fire and Cloud of God’s Presence was in the midst of the camp…the people knew where to go and what to do. The Presence of God was their power and protection and guide. That same Presenc...
2020-03-2752 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.11—It’s Time For Us All to Grow UpWe need to pray. We need God’s wisdom. All of us. Now. Because even now, in the midst of the current local, national and global crisis, the same old conflicts have found a way of emerging in our public discourse. It may actually be worse now that most of our interactions are taking place online, behind a keyboard, with no face to face nuances. It’s just out there. Often unfiltered. Words on a screen. But it’s there. The same old hair-trigger disagreements, finger pointing and accusation and criticism and vitriolic partisan bickering. And people are bound to be mor...
2020-03-2639 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 3--COVID 19 Prayer and Perspectives: The God Who Is There:Our God is never missing in action. He never takes a break. He’s always there for us. No matter what. And His intention for us is always good. In whatever ways the thief comes against us to kill, steal and destroy, God is there to take our part. To love and heal and restore. And, in Jesus, that thief will be stopped…because He promised the HE came that WE “might have life and have it abundantly.” –John 10:10
Stir up the gift of God that is in you, and pray in this time. We need not be discouraged. We have a wis...
2020-03-2437 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO 2--COVID 19 Prayer and Perspectives: An Unshakable KingdomToday, the headlines continue to be dominated by stories of panic, fear and frustration in many places. Localities struggle to get adequate medical supplies. Authorities struggle to discern the wisest approach to containing the infection and keeping folks as safe as possible. Many people are suddenly without work or income as businesses shut down.
But Jesus told His followers, “You are the Light of the World.” This is our time to shine! We, as God’s people, can make a difference. We cover all this and more on this video episode. Fear is not our master. We have “An Unshakable Kingdom.
2020-03-2341 min
STREET FAITHSTREET FAITH VIDEO--COVID 19: Prayer for China, Medicine, Jobs, Finance and Peace Today!This is our very first STREET FAITH video. And…This is the first in a series of live events, both video and audio, which we’ll be releasing to help our listeners here in the US and around the world understand the times we’re going through and know what to do during the global COVID 19 crisis.
We’ll be posting the FB Live videos and short special audio podcasts as fast as we can. And, we’ll be rolling out practical strategies for you to undertake…right where you are! We want to help folks to keep perspective! And to know what...
2020-03-2130 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.10--Unafraid!Unafraid! We recorded this podcast before the coronavirus became the dominant headline in the world, but the message is perhaps more important now than ever.
The first century Christians had a word that they used to remind each other of the peace they had in Christ. Always. In the midst of all sorts of trials and persecutions, they would greet one another with “Atraxia”. Roughly translated, it means “unruffled.”
The apostle Paul begins his second letter to his young friend Timothy with two very specific pieces of advice. “Stir up the gift of God which is in you…” and remember that “God has...
2020-03-1736 min
STREET FAITHWhat Do We Really Believe About Sin and Why Does It Matter?Do we really believe that the Kingdom of God is breaking in…here and now? Then what are we doing about it? If we want to make an actual difference in our world and the lives of the people around us, we need to get serious! About having real conversations with real people outside of our own boxes and echo-chambers. Conversations…not fights…with people who may not agree with us. People who need to hear the truth. True Truth. God’s Truth. About the way things really are. And why. And what can be done. And how.
And that may mean...
2020-03-1046 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.8—Explicit Truth for TodaySince our last podcast, we’ve been to Kenya and we’ve been incredibly encouraged to see how God’s Kingdom is breaking out there…in the streets and in marketplace situations. We’ve been talking with brothers and sisters around the world who are laying their lives down for Jesus in tangible ways, in nations and local communities where being a Christian is dangerous business. We’ve been writing and developing new material to help you pursue the Kingdom in your spheres of influence. Your family. Your friends. Your neighbors. Your colleagues at work. And, we’re working on practical stra...
2020-03-0245 min
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STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.7--This Is What the Kingdom Looks LikeStories have power. They take ideas, or truths, and dress them out in real life flesh and circumstance. Jesus spent a lot of his time telling stories. Parables. Chances are that many if not all of them were based on actual events that he seen or heard about, with names eliminated. But he always used them to make a point. To drive home a deeper meaning about the nature of life and the Kingdom of God.
The four gospels and the book of Acts provide a powerful account of Jesus’ own life and ministry, and those of some of his di...
2019-11-2240 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.6--Not Ashamed!We’re not ashamed of the gospel. We’re not ashamed to be crazy in love with Jesus and running hard in pursuit of His Kingdom. And we’re not ashamed to tell people about it. And about what we do. And why.
We’re not about building churches or organizations. We’re about building and equipping THE church… and a movement! A people, created and called to walk in truth and the power of God’s Spirit day by day and moment by moment. Seeing what the Father is doing, and then doing it. Today. Hearing what the Father is saying, and...
2019-11-1641 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.5—This Is NOT Your Parents’ Mission TripIn less than three weeks! Back in Kenya. Why? The Presence of God. The Power of God. Exploding in the people of God. TODAY! Breaking out in the streets in a church without walls. In practical action that points to FACTS. Jesus is alive…He brings new life…and transformation…His Kingdom is here…and this is what it looks like. This is not your parents’ mission…This is not your parents’ mission trip.
2019-11-0836 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.4--Taking It to the Streets Part ThreeThis week we’re finishing up our conversation with Tim Vink. We hope that you’ve been following along as we’ve talked about the explosive power of God’s Kingdom breaking into and transforming lives, regions and nations around the world. The power released when contagious bearers of the presence of God move out in Jesus name, filled with the Holy Spirit, and engage! We are so excited to bring these conversations to you. Conversations about doing and being “church” in the way that Jesus intended. The way that He paid for, and the way that He empowers! Join us for the c...
2019-10-3037 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.3--Taking It to the Streets: Part TwoAs promised, our friend Tim Vink is back, and he’s sharing more about Jesus’ approach to building a movement for the Kingdom in the streets and a church without walls! Join us.
2019-10-2635 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.2--TURN ON YOUR GPS...PLEASE!In today’s podcast episode, we’re sharing the vision for where this movement is going. And we’re asking you to join us. Partner with us. Get involved and help us. We try to show you real world strategies and examples for taking the Kingdom of God to the streets! Here and now examples of the Holy Spirit moving in power, impacting and transforming lives, families, communities, cities and nations! You’ve caught the vision. Church without walls! Kingdom in the Streets. Now it’s time to take it to the next level! We need your help to take this messa...
2019-10-2232 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 5.1--Taking It to the Streets: Part OneThe Jesus we follow is alive and active in the world right now. And He’s pouring out His Spirit today bringing good news…the Kingdom of God is at hand…breaking into our world and our reality…touching hearts and minds and transforming lives and regions.
The greatest Kingdom harvest in human history is taking place now.
Global estimates indicate that there are over 3000 new believers coming to Christ every 20 minutes.
One movement alone has seen over 1.6 million new churches planted in the last ten years. That’s three every ten minutes!
People are hungry for the gospel and they’re hu...
2019-10-0253 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.23--RADICAL: Celebrating 75 Episodes!Listen in as we celebrate our seventy-fifth podcast! Our Diamond episode! And it is a gem! We look back at key themes that have emerged over the past four seasons and we look forward to
what's coming next, as God calls us to become even MORE RADICAL about our faith and advancing His Kingdom. Right where WE are...and right where YOU are!
2019-09-2700 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.22--Faith and Life on Campus (Part Two)In this episode we continue our conversation with college student Jack Baumert, exploring the challenges of being authentically Christian and navigating Faith and Life on Campus at a secular university.
2019-09-2745 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.21--Faith and Life on Campus (Part One)How does a Christian college student navigate Faith and Life at a secular university? What are the blessings? What are the opportunities? The challenges? What could we be doing better to prepare our kids before sending them off to university? Student Jack Baumert joins us for this fascinating two part conversationabout
Faith and Life on Campus!
2019-09-2735 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.20--He CriedThere are times when we look at the brokenness in the world around us, far away and close to home, and we can't help but weep. Often over the sheer weight of the pain we see in others' lives, and sometimes even more acutely as we share in that pain while sharing life with them. In the here and now, this is an unavoidable part of what it means to know God's heart. Jesus' heart.
Jesus walked this earth. He entered
entered in and shared life with his friends and others. "He was despised and forsaken of men, a man...
2019-09-271h 01
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.19--Increase the IncreaseSometimes we pray timid prayers. And when we do we end up living timid lives!
But God wants more for us. He expects us to come boldly to His throne and receive His mercy. Then He expects us to do what the Lord Jesus told us to do. Go out...Do the same works that
He did...and greater works!
What would happen if we were to boldly as the Lord, in His mercy, to expand our vision? Raise our expectations? Increase our influence? And then...Increase the Increase?
2019-09-2730 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.18--Special: Thoughts and Prayers...and More!The tragic events of last weekend’s shootings have occupied the headlines and weighed on our hearts as a nation. We as believers need to step into the gap in prayer and in conversation with those around us. We need to listen honestly and speak compassionately…and be a source of wisdom and hope at such a time as this!
For this reason, we’ve prepared a special edition of the Marketplace Kingdom podcast to serve as a starting point for framing a discerning conversation with your friends and loved ones who may be trying to make sense of the “why” and...
2019-08-0948 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.17--The Name of JesusMore and more, it seems like we seldom hear the name of Jesus spoken in public or in the media unless it’s a subject of ridicule or used as an expletive or a profanity. We’re all familiar with the commandment, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain”, and yet everywhere it is used loosely, disrespectfully and even blasphemously!
But perhaps worse is the fashion in which many who consider themselves to be Christians lay claim to it glibly on Sunday but hide it the rest of the week. Or lay claim to the name...
2019-07-0145 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.16--Trusting God In Everything: A Conversation with John Nzomo and Kennedy IndimuliOur Kenyan friends, John and Kennedy, share about the growing impact of the gospel and God’s Kingdom in the own lives and their home region in Kenya. Challenging? Yes. Difficult? At times. But powerful and effective in seeing lives and communities change? Definitely. Listen in on this frank discussion of what it looks like when faith and the presence of God break out at the intersection of church and the marketplace!
2019-05-1452 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.15--God Is Bigger: A Conversation with Gordy EngleJesus told us to seek God’s Kingdom and His righteousness first, and trust that everything else we need in life would come to us. Now some people quote this blithely, as though it should be the easiest thing in the world. But if we’re honest, we know that it’s not easy. There are times when relationships go sideways, circumstances become difficult, or the demands and priorities of the world around us run counter to the Kingdom life that Jesus taught. Facing these kinds of real world challenges faithfully is the topic for today’s podcast. “God is Bigger!” W...
2019-05-1448 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.14--Influence Part 2: Salt and Light Wherever We AreWe talked on a recent episode about how everybody is an influencer. The question is what kind of influence is exerted at any given time or place. Do we hide our Christianity when we’re with certain groups of people, or in certain social situations? Do we have our lives divided up into neat compartments and behave differently…speak differently…in one place versus another?
Are there people in our lives who have no idea that we’re Christian? Why??? What situations don’t need salt or light? What people don’t deserve the truth with which we’ve been entrusted?
If...
2019-05-1437 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.13--Native Strong: A Conversation With Jason HueleThis episode explores an exciting emerging outreach to a forgotten nation right here in North America. Jason Huele has a vision and a passion to bring the transforming power of the gospel to the indigenous peoples on reservations and in cities across the US and Canada. People struggling and living hidden in plain sight! We hope you’ll be as touched as we are by Jason’s ministry and vision to see the native peoples of North America move from “forgotten nation” to “Native Strong!”
2019-05-1344 min
STREET FAITHThe Intensive 9: Strategic Catalytic Presence--The Nows and Whens of Redeeming Our TimeWhen Jesus confronted the man who was possessed by a “legion” of demons, they recognized his power and authority, but challenged him anyway. They cried out, “Have you come to torment us before the time?” What they failed to understand was that all of history had led to that moment, and the fullness or pregnancy of time that culminated in Jesus’ appearance on the scene. And His response bore that out. He expelled them! He didn’t argue. He acted. And His actions spoke clearly. “It’s time! I’m here!” If we are living and moving in true discernment, in the “on earth as...
2019-05-1337 min
STREET FAITHThe Intensive 8: Right Where You Are--When Influence, Placement and Purpose ConvergeYou are important to God’s Kingdom RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE! Your purposes and best impacts aren’t necessarily out there somewhere in the future, in some other place, with some other people, doing some other thing. You may well have been prepared for such a time as THIS. Doing what you’re doing, where you are, with the people God has placed around you…for the sake of the gospel and His Kingdom!
2019-05-1322 min
STREET FAITHThe Intensive 7: The Tapestry of Trajectory--Your Passion, Zone and DNAYou have a specific Kingdom purpose and you can maximize your impact and influence if you zero in on the areas for which God has been preparing you all your life. The rich tapestry of life experience, joys and passions, your spiritual and natural “wiring”. Your Destiny, your Nature, and your Authority and Anointing!
2019-05-1339 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.12--Who Is This Risen Jesus?The tomb is empty. The veil is torn. Jesus is alive, risen, ascended, and reigning! Yet people in the world around us continue to insist on following versions of Jesus that have been created to serve their own viewpoints...their own agendas. Even Christians at times succumb to the temptation to make a Jesus in their own image rather than allowing themselves to be caught up in the power of His resurrection and be transformed according to His image…His character.
So as we celebrate His Resurrection, we wanted to reach out to you with a new podcast and a qu...
2019-04-2037 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.11--SPECIAL:We're Standing With YouToday we're releasing a special
episode of Marketplace Kingdom, dedicated to the 300+ brothers and sisters in Christ who have been killed in the nation of Nigeria in the last
month, and the countless others who have been displaced by having their homes and churches burned and other pressures placed on them by persecution at the hands of Boko Haram and Fulani militants. We want to reach out to you now with this information, and we want to reach out to them as they listen to this podcast.
Listen...and pray...and join us in
reaching out to our persecuted brothers...
2019-03-2634 min
STREET FAITHThe Intensive 6: Transformation and Reading the Times and Speaking in Tongues at Starbucks--Kingdom View Part TwoHave you ever been involved in a conversation and realized that the person you were with had no idea what you were talking about? Your viewpoints were so dissimilar that it was like you were speaking a different language? As Christians, we need to engage those around us in ways that they can understand. We can’t expect people outside our faith community to understand “Christianeze”. We may have godly wisdom and insight on what’s going on in the world, but if we want to have actual impact we need to communicate and live in a manner which applies and demo...
2019-03-2226 min
STREET FAITHThe Intensive 5: Seeing What to Do and Why--Kingdom View Part OneThe message of the gospel…the good news for here and now…continues to be the same as it was when Jesus declared it over 2000 years ago. The Kingdom of God is at hand. It’s right here. It’s breaking in on our reality and it’s radically other than anything anyone else in the world has to offer!
2019-03-2221 min
STREET FAITHThe Intensive 4: It's Time--Factors in Seeing the Fullness of NowIt seems like every other story in the news today is written in a way that’s consciously intended to create a sense of urgency. The writers appear to think that if it’s not urgent, it won’t capture your attention. You’ll ignore it. But like the story of the boy who cried “WOLF”, eventually people become immunized to a constant urgency.
According to the bible, King David had a group of advisors known as the “sons of Issachar”, who were specifically gifted in “understanding the times and knowing what Israel should do.” They saw what was happening around their communi...
2019-03-2233 min
STREET FAITHThe Intensive 3: Creation, Purpose and Kingdom Life--Discerning Design and DestinyChristian thinker Abraham Kuyper wrote “There is not one square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry MINE!” If this is our starting point as Christians, the implications are startling. There may be spiritual war in personal lives, the public square, and even world systems. But the world is not evil. The whole of created reality came into being in the beginning, and God said it was GOOD. As we move around in our own little corners of creation, we can be guided by the confidence that, thou...
2019-03-2234 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.10--InfluenceYou really are important to God’s Kingdom…right where you are. You may not have an impressive title on a business card, a corner office at work, or a best-selling book. You may not be a community leader or an elder at church. But you have friends. And family. People you interact with at work and at the coffeeshop. You have relationships everywhere. And in those relationships, those moment by moment daily contacts, conversation by conversation…one on one and life on life…you have opportunity to be the Kingdom person you are. You have Influence!
2019-03-2231 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.9--Speaking and Standing in Boldness and TruthMany Christians are just plain afraid to stand up and speak out about their faith and crucial issues in public. They’re intimidated. They don’t want to get into an argument. They don’t want to “offend” anyone. They don’t want to be ridiculed or mischaracterized by hostile people who hold differing viewpoints. But the bible that we claim to believe insists that speaking and living the truth matters because lives hang in the balance. If we receive and in the true love of God, we can speak and act boldly and not timidly because, as the apostle John writes...
2019-03-2257 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.8--Truth and Morality in the Public SquareAny of us who discuss faith issues with non-Christians has, with increasing frequency, been confronted with the claim, “Well, that may be your truth, but it’s not mine.” In the public square, in the media, in our day to day interaction with even family, friends and acquaintances, we are often confronted with the claim that there is more than one truth. That all viewpoints are roughly equal in a truly inclusive society, and that no one has the right to impose their truth or morality on anyone else. But if we actually believe Jesus, who stated plainly “I AM the trut...
2019-03-2148 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.7--Living in Resurrection PowerAs we approach the celebration of our Lord’s resurrection, it’s important that we reflect on the personal impact of His sacrifice and victory over the power of sin and death. But it’s also important that we reflect on MORE than that. What did the apostle Paul mean when he wrote “ I pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.” Are we, today...
2019-03-2152 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.6--The Kingdom WavePeople in the time of the prophet Amos were praying for the coming of “the year of the Lord’s favor”. Amos, on the other hand, stopped them in their tracks, asking, “Do you really understand what you’re asking for? Do you grasp what the implications are?” Many today are praying for revival and renewal, but perhaps the same questions could be asked. What will the next wave of revival and awakening really look like? What is the Lord seeking to do in THIS time? What will happen when a wave of the Spirit’s transforming power and presence breaks in on t...
2019-03-2138 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.5--More On Truth And LoveIn this episode, Dave and DJ continue their discussion about engaging those around use in Truth and Love, and countering the current atmosphere of anger with the power and presence of God.
2019-03-2143 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.4--Please Pray...Please HelpIn this special episode, Dave Huizenga and DJ Swanger share the current reach and needs of Marketplace Kingdom and Empowerment Institute. Listen in and partner with us as we move into the next year, advancing the Kingdom right where we are!
2018-12-1842 min
What's Your "And"?149: Roger Swanger heads outdoors for better client relationships [podcast]Roger Swanger loves to be outdoors. He's always up for some hunting, or fishing, or camping. He found that becoming a member at Ducks Unlimited allowed him to find others with similar interests who also happened to also be businesspeople in the community. To strengthen the relationships with some of his clients, he's even been known to take them clay shooting and to other outside activities. In this episode, Roger and I talk about how it's so much easier to connect with others if you're just yourself. This also gives you confidence, which is what a client...
2018-08-1515 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom 4.3: RESURRECTION POWER FOR NOW--Part OneWe’ve talked a lot over the last three seasons about strategies to help YOU advance God’s Kingdom in YOUR territory. Your sphere of influence. But one of the biggest obstacles we all face in this is understanding who we really are in Christ.
How much influence do we really have? How we see ourselves is a critical part of what we believe we’re called to do. Do we see ourselves as just one more voice in the crowd? One lone individual among millions? Or do we see ourselves as God sees us? Redeemed? Gifted? Called? Sent? Walking in aut...
2018-06-3039 min
STREET FAITHMARKETPLACE KINGDOM 4.2: Prayer Walking Your Work and Your Real-World LifeThis podcast exists with one purpose in mind. To help YOU advance God’s Kingdom in YOUR territory. Your sphere of influence. But as we continue to gain new listeners, the question continues to come up, “How do I get started? What can I do in my own town? Business? Circle of friends?” And that question brings us back to something we discussed early in Season One. “Mountain Climbing for Beginners”. Getting started as a Kingdom influencer in your own sphere. Your own “cultural mountain”.
Now what if we told you that YOU have the power to change your little piece of the w...
2018-05-1550 min
STREET FAITH2018 Anniversary: Created and Called for NowIs it possible that the character of an entire region can be shifted because of the existence of one small group of people? A church? Your church? Mine?
If the community of authentic Jesus followers has the responsibility to advance God's Kingdom right where they are, the region where that church is situated should be experiencing Kingdom driven transformation simply because that group of believers is there, being who they're called to be and doing what they're called to do.
Our regions can and should look different because of our existence. Because of the presence and power of God living...
2018-02-1938 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Faith In KenyaPeople are catching a vision for the Presence of God and His Kingdom in the streets. God is doing extraordinary things in the nation of Kenya...things that can happen around the world. Listen now and let their story inspire you to be who you're called to be and to do what you're called to do, right where you are.
2018-02-0344 min
STREET FAITHA Radical New Year: Marketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 16Many of us use the coming of a New Year as an opportunity to reflect and refocus. To refine our vision for moving forward. As we look ahead into 2018, we would like to start the year off with some questions that will help you do just that. And we would like to wish you abundant blessings as you walk with Jesus and pursue His Kingdom…every day in every way…right where you are.
So what is your focus for 2018? Are you a parent, child, doctor, lawyer, cop, factory worker, farmer, janitor, teacher, artist, scientist, etc…who just happens to also b...
2018-01-0423 min
STREET FAITHIt's All Sacred: Marketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 15When we discuss the relationship of our faith to the real world, how often do we still refer to our “secular” jobs or our “secular” activities? We say that Jesus is Lord of all, but we continue to talk (and think) in ways which demonstrate a lingering suspicion that there are certain areas of life in which God is really not that interested or involved. Whether because of our own perspective or because of growing public pressure on believers to keep their faith “in its place”, we persist in living as though some parts of life are sacred and some are not. And...
2017-12-2926 min
STREET FAITHWith Reckless Abandon: Marketplace Kingdom Season Three-Episode 14In Luke 9:62, Jesus makes a statement that bothers a lot of modern readers. They don’t get it. As various people offer their excuses for not immediately following him, he finally says, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
Most readers today just think that he was strongly emphasizing the singular demands of following him, but then most readers today have never driven a tractor or plowed a field. It requires concentration. Undivided attention. To drive in a straight line, your eyes need to be fixed on whe...
2017-12-2032 min
STREET FAITHBeyond What We ImagineWe know that living out a Kingdom life requires authentic biblical faith. And we know that Biblical faith calls us all to a faithful stewardship that involves much more than simply our money. It involves seeking practical ways to demonstrate Christ's love and lordship in every area of life and every sector of society. Guided by the Holy Spirit, it involves employing clearly biblical principles, and discovering ways that the good news really can be good news…right where we are!
But in our real lives in the real world, we all need a little encouragement. A little help keeping pe...
2017-11-2925 min
STREET FAITHSpecial Update: December Kenya Conference--Marketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 12We are just over a week from leaving for TEN DAYS IN KENYA! Dave Huizenga and DJ Swanger will be bringing Marketplace Kingdom strategy to hundreds of leaders at a special conference in the metro Nairobi region…preaching, teaching, and conducting large and small group sessions. The message of the transforming power of God’s Kingdom and His presence in the streets is going on the road and taking to the streets of Kenya, and we want you to have a part in it, praying and offering support.
When the request came in to share with this group of leaders face...
2017-11-2220 min
STREET FAITHAngels in the Streets: Marketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 11There was a time during Elisha’s ministry when Israel was constantly being raided by neighboring kingdoms. Sometimes by small bands of mercenaries and sometimes by entire armies. 2 Kings 6 contains the dramatic story of one such raid and God’s direct intervention.
The king of Aram had assembled his army and invaded Israel, targeting a key city just north of the capitol. Strategically, they outnumbered the locals. They were better equipped and victory was a certainty to any logical observer. From the vantage point of a mountain overlooking their encampment, Elisha’s servant saw no good options. He saw the city c...
2017-11-1837 min
Halfway There067: John Swanger Shares Light in Dark Places
John Swanger is a wonderful storyteller whose experience with God has to be heard to be believed. He describes his life before Christ as bank robber, prisoner, lead singer in a band, and eventually drug dealer and bouncer at a strip club. His life was wild but one couple who shared the Gospel with him changed everything. God not only turned John’s life around but gave him a mission to let his light shine. John says that his goal is to be spent in service to others sharing Christ with those most of us forget about. He...
2017-11-0649 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 10: "Live A Questionable Life--Part 2"None of us wants to be viewed as "abnormal"...right? And yet, in our world today, society's idea of what's normal seems to be a constantly moving target. For some it means playing it safe. For others, it's all about keeping up with the latest. It varies depending on who we're talking with and what's trending at the time. But maybe we need to take note of what Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn once wrote. "The trouble with normal is it always gets worse."
Maybe we're not supposed to be "normal". Is it normal to chop a hole in the ro...
2017-11-0336 min
STREET FAITH"Live A Questionable Life"--Marketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 9Friends, we’ve been talking a lot in recent weeks about training and releasing Christians to be truly…radically Christian in their day to day lives…right where they are…in every relationship and every sphere of influence.
Our guest for the next couple episodes is a friend and kindred spirit who is doing just that. Dan Clites is the church planting coordinator for Lutheran Congregations in Missions for Christ. Dan is passionate about the Kingdom of God advancing beyond the walls of the church, and he’s pioneering some strategies that are making that vision a reality in the very DNA o...
2017-11-0225 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 8--EVERYWHERE: A Kingdom ConversationI love my church. I love the people, the worship, the contagious sense of God’s presence and the abandoned crazy in love with Jesus atmosphere. And I love that my teenage son loves it too. We were talking over a truck stop lunch after church a couple weeks ago and I asked him why? He said, “It makes me want to worship. And it makes me want to listen to the sermons. They’re real. They remind me that God is real…But mostly it’s because when people come up and ask you how you’re doing, they really want...
2017-10-1734 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 7: Do You Really Know What You're Asking?The prophet Amos asked his hearers, "Do you really know what you're asking for when you call for the Day of the Lord? Do you understand the implications? Do you understand the impact that God's reign will have on how you live your own lives?"
We today could be asked the same questions. We talk about advancing God's Kingdom, and we pray...sometimes with little thought..."Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." But do we really know what we're asking? Do we really understand what the Kingdom of God is and the...
2017-10-1038 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 6: Permission to Be Who You AreA while back, I took the opportunity to visit the church of a pastor with whom I'd been talking. That Sunday he poured out his heart from the platform. He
shared a vision for the transforming power of the presence of God moving through their congregation, healing lives and moving people out of the seats and into the streets. The Holy Spirit was palpably present and many were quietly moved to tears. But when he finished and invited people to come forward to pray with members of the ministry team, almost no one did. Many told him afterward how “touched” or “...
2017-10-0139 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 5: Released Where You AreWe’ve had an amazing year so far, engaging with friends and listeners from nations around the world. We’ve been involved in both large and small conference settings, teleconferencing, and one-on-one conversations with folks who are moving beyond the walls of the church and bringing the message of God’s Kingdom to their cities and regions in Kenya, Ghana, the Gambia, Germany, India, and China, as well as here in North and Central America. And we’re excited about what we’ve learned from these discussions and how they are shaping our efforts going forward.
With all this in mind, we’r...
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SOTEC Sermon Archive20100620 ~ Story Night ~ Traci Johnson, John Swanger And Jaci BitnerTraci Johnson, John Swanger and Jaci Bitner
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STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 4: Transforming the Lives of Forgotten Influencers-A Conversation with Kyle TromanhauserWhen we think of reaching unreached nations with the gospel, we usually think of countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Nations with people groups in remote and undeveloped regions, or closed countries whose governments are hostile to Christianity. But there is a another people group that has been largely ignored by church outreach and missions agencies. Scattered around the globe, they number some 240 million, and less than one percent are Christian.
They are the expatriate community. Diplomats, educators, researchers, business people, industry innovators, technicians and global corporate support personnel. People and families living and working in places other...
2017-07-011h 00
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 3: Simple and Strategic-A Conversation With Dirk AiltsIn this powerful conversation, we learn about a growing movement of faith and action that is changing lives and impacting whole regions around the world. Fueled by an understanding that biblical faith calls us all to a faithful stewardship that involves much more than simply our money, this movement is seeking practical ways to demonstrate Christ's love and lordship in every area of life and every sector of society, from the US to rural and urban Central America, Africa and India. Locally led, guided by the Holy Spirit, employing clearly biblical principles, and discovering ways that the good news really...
2017-05-1759 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Season Three Episode 2-Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be DoneMuch of what passes for news today plays on people’s fears. It appeals to their personal desires and agendas. And yet in Matthew 6:27-33, the Lord Jesus says, “ Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’For the Gentiles (or pagans) eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
Even as Christians, our prayers are often dominated by our personal concerns and fears. But acc...
2017-03-1736 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Special Session: The Baptism of the Holy SpiritOver the past year on our Marketplace Kingdom podcast, we’ve talked a lot about the need for real intimacy with God as our starting point for hearing His voice and being an influence for His Kingdom right where we are. We’ve even released two special session on seeing and hearing from Him today.
Now we bring you a third installment in that series, and something of a prequel. This is a pre-release recording of a full seminar session featuring DJ Swanger teaching on “The Baptism of the Holy Spirit”.
This recording will be released and promoted later, but is being...
2017-03-031h 13
STREET FAITHInnovation and the Forerunner Effect: Why You Feel the Rumbling-Part TwoThis is session two of THE INTENSIVE, a new series of tactical teaching sessions for members and friends of the emerging Seven Mountain Alliance and any others of you who want to go deeper as you seek to discern these times and advance God’s Kingdom…right where you are.
Drawn from actual live seminars and coaching sessions, these focused and detailed presentations are designed to help you maximize your Kingdom impact in your sphere of influence.
Brought to you by One Rock Strategix and the Empowerment Institute, these are excerpts from live sessions, and some focus may be uniquely dire...
2017-02-1426 min
STREET FAITHColliding Worlds and Tectonic Shifts: Why You Feel the Rumbling-Part OneThis is session one of THE INTENSIVE, a new series of tactical teaching sessions for members and friends of the emerging Seven Mountain Alliance and any others of you who want to go deeper as you seek to discern these times and advance God’s Kingdom…right where you are.
Drawn from actual live seminars and coaching sessions, these focused and detailed presentations are designed to help you maximize your Kingdom impact in your sphere of influence.
Brought to you by One Rock Strategix and the Empowerment Institute, these are excerpts from live sessions, and some focus may be uniquely dire...
2017-02-1426 min
STREET FAITHMarketplace Kingdom Season Two Episode 9--Amazed, Encouraged and Blessed!For our final episode of 2016, we wanted to invite you to eavesdrop on a recent conversation between co-hosts Dave Huizenga and DJ Swanger as they recap the last ten months of Marketplace Kingdom and the emerging Seven Mountain Alliance. They share what the Lord has been doing with the podcast and with them, where they sense Him leading for 2017, and how YOU can get more intimately involved.
2016-12-311h 00
STREET FAITHLIFE IN THE PRESENCE BONUS 3: Receiving Your WordWe all want to be effective representatives of God’s heart and God’s Kingdom as we go about life in the world. Especially now! We want to recognize the needs of those around us and speak and live the truth in loving and practical ways. We want to be like King David’s wise advisors, understanding the times and knowing what to do…right where we are.
We acknowledge that Jesus is Lord, and believe that He wants to extend his lordship in practical ways into all the various areas of our lives and activities, yet we sometimes still wonder w...
2016-11-191h 10
STREET FAITHLIFE IN THE PRESENCE BONUS 2: Seeing and Hearing from GodIs it possible that our friends, our families, our jobs and our communities would be blessed and transformed by the involvement and insight of people who were actually listening and hearing from the God who created their world?
Does the God of the Universe actually have a specific design for individual human lives? Our lives? Our day to day details? How do we listen for His voice and direction as it pertains to our particular situations?
With these questions in mind, we’re releasing this Bonus episode, “Seeing and Hearing from God”, the keynote teaching from a Western Michigan regional prayer...
2016-03-2253 min
30AradioBest Photo Locations on 30a with Shelly Swanger on Dawn PatrolWhere are the best spots to take a photo on 30A? Well, we get into that with Shelly Swanger. A fantastic event, wedding, live music photographer today on Dawn Patrol. We nicknamed her "sniper" as she is always perched unnoticed somewhere locally getting the coolest shots of local musicians or events. Recently she has been touring with Steep Canyon Rangers and Sam Bush. www.shellyswangerphotography.com, Music by www.steepcanyon.com
2015-04-2400 minDoes It Really MatterPODCAST: Questions About Christmas Senior Pastor John Swanger and Associate Pastor Dr. Mark Golden sit down and discuss questions about the Christmas.
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