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First Baptist Lafayette SermonsThe Hardest Thing To Do in the Christian Life - Guest SpeakersMessage from Steve Swofford on February 15, 2026
2026-02-1540 min
Storybeat with Steve CudenAnthony Swofford, Writer-Memoirist-Professor-Episode #371Anthony Swofford is an American writer and former U.S. Marine, best known for his memoir, Jarhead, which details his experiences in the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War as part of a Surveillance and Target Acquisition/Scout-Sniper platoon. He received the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir for Jarhead. A feature film of Jarhead, directed by Sam Mendes and featuring Jake Gyllenhall, playing Tony Swofford, was released in 2005.Subsequent to his military service, Tony pursued writing, earning a B.A. from UC Davis and an M.F.A. from the renowned Iowa Wr...
2025-11-0457 min
200 Dollars a Day Plus Expenses - A Rockford Files PodcastEpisode 84 - Dave and Steve Wonder if Jon is the Queen of PeruI like this title.Some great 70s stuff this week.This is a fun one.Hey some casual racism!Isn't that the guy who took creepy pics of Andy Travis and Jennifer Marlowe?(There's a plane crash this week, so we get a Jon cameo).Pop culture is lame again.Ken Swofford is awesome.Calling all you hoosiers.....mp3 download
2025-06-0600 min
Satan is my SuperheroThey Hated Kamala HarrisIn this episode, we ask the question, why won't Jesus allow his chosen people, Americans to be ruled over by a woman? And did the Bible predict her downfall?We’ll be joined on this quest for knowledge by some very special guest stars like Texas pastor, Tom Buck, Joe Biden, Southern Baptist Convention executive Steve Swofford, Donald Trump, MAGA, Lance Wallnau, The Kremlin, Mario Murillo, The Holy Ghost, Robert Henderson, Hillary Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ratatouille, Texas pastor Joel Webbon, Right Response Ministries podcast, Oklahoma state Senator, Dusty Deevers, Douglas Wilson, Pastor Andrew Isker, Ne...
2025-02-0322 min
First Baptist Church ForneyWhat It Really Means to Be Committed The reasons, responses and results of being totally committed to the Lord. - Sunday sermon by guest speaker, Steve Swofford, at First Baptist Church Forney. Join us on Sundays at 9:15 or 11:00 a.m. Located at 1003 College Street, Forney, Texas.
2024-06-1641 min
First Baptist Sachse05-19-2024 Some Things to RememberJoin Steve Swofford as he leads us through 2 Timothy 4:16-18
2024-05-1939 min
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe Gulf War 1991 – Part 3: Land of DarknessOn January 17th, 1991, Operation Desert Storm begins. As President Bush braces for high casualties, Saddam Hussein desperately seeks a path to survival. In Baghdad, Coalition air forces rain hell on Iraqi soldiers and civilians alike, while American diplomats scramble to defuse a potential crisis in Israel. US infantrymen come face-to-face with the fourth largest army in the world…with surprising results. As oil wells burn and journalists jockey for access, the war reaches a bloody climax at the “Highway of Death”. SOURCES:Aburish, Said K. Saddam Hussein: The Politics of Revenge. 2000.Atkin...
2023-08-102h 03
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe Gulf War 1991 – Part 2: The StormAs the Iraqi army digs into Kuwait, the world considers how to respond to Saddam Hussein’s breach of national sovereignty. President George H.W. Bush vows that the aggression “will not stand” and begins assembling an international coalition to force a withdrawal. Invited into Saudi Arabia, the recently reformed American military prepares for an eventual confrontation with Iraq’s battle-hardened forces. Meanwhile, a hostage crisis unfolds and a domestic debate threatens to fracture Bush’s Coalition. SOURCES:Aburish, Said K. Saddam Hussein: The Politics of Revenge. 2000.Atkinson, Rick. Crusade: The Untold...
2023-06-171h 45
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe Gulf War 1991 – Part 1: Lines in the SandOn August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded the tiny emirate of Kuwait. The resulting conflict triggered a chain reaction that changed the world. In this first installment in a three-part series, we trace the origins of the Kuwait crisis, chronicle Saddam’s rise to power in Iraq, and explore America’s symbiotic relationship with the Persian Gulf. SOURCES:Aburish, Said K. Saddam Hussein: The Politics of Revenge. 2000.Atkinson, Rick. Crusade: The Untold Story of the Gulf War. 1993.Al-Radi, Nuha. Baghdad Diaries. 1998.Charles Rivers Editors. The Gulf War. 2018.Col...
2023-04-301h 21
Life in LA TodayThe dream that she dreamed really did come true!As a little girl, Rebecca DeSoto Swofford dreamed of owning the Kate Turner House at 709 West Main Street in Magnolia, Arkansas. One day many years later she drove by and saw a "For Sale" sign in the yard and the rest is history! The latest chapter in the history of this grand old house in Magnolia that is on the National Register of Historic Places. I recently sat down with Rebecca on a cold day in January. She told me how she first dreamed the dream and how it finally came to pass. Hear the interview on t...
2023-02-1315 min
The Sports Media PodcastEpisode 47: ESPN’s Burke Magnus on college sportsAndrew Marchand and John Ourand spend much of the pod peppering ESPN’s Burke Magnus, this week’s Big Get, with questions about the college sports landscape. Magnus discussed what happened during Big Ten media rights negotiations and how ESPN views upcoming Pac-12 and Big 12 negotiations. Magnus also discusses how ESPN plans to schedule SEC and ACC games next year and talks about the future of SEC Network and ACC Network. Pod topics include Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s latest venture, Amazon’s failure to get Big Ten or UEFA rights and CNN’s decision to...
2022-08-241h 17