Do you listen to Christian radio?

[wfaber]

Call me old fashioned. I love to hear those old recordings of Oliver B. Greene on The Gospel Hour. Except when he delves into prophecy.

But Harold Camping on Family Stations is definitely out of the question. He should have resigned the ministry when Jesus didn't return on the date he calculated.

[Sheepdog]

... or check out TBN to see if Jan Crouch's hair has gotten any bigger or changed colors again.

oh wow, i don't know why but i found that extraordinarily funny.

[Calvinist4Him]

Via the internet, I mainly listen to...

Desiring God w/John Piper: http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/D...d/Archives.asp

Renewing Your Mind w/R. C. Sproul: http://www.ligonier.org/radio/archive.php

Let My People Think w/Ravi Zacharias: http://resources.christianity.com/rz...oot=9jhena3b71

Stand To Reason w/Greg Koukl: http://www.str.org/radio/index.htm

The Prince of Preachers (readings of C. H. Spurgeon sermons): http://www.wmuu.com/sermonlist.asp?sourceid=pop

Thru the Bible w/J. Vernon McGeee: http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/t...e/Archives.asp

Occasionally I might listen to...

The Dividing Line w/James White http://www.straitgate.com/aom/

Albert Mohler: http://www.albertmohler.com/radio.html

Institute For Creation Research Radio: http://www.icr.org/radio/

Reasons to Believe w/Hugh Ross: http://www.reasons.org/resources/mul...dex.shtml?main

As far as local Christian radio is concerned, I might listen to one of three stations every now and then when I drive my car, but I find myself disatisfied with them to the point I turn to a secular music station playing "classic" rock n' roll.

I tend to avoid dens of theives...err....I mean televangelists like a plague. If I happen to hear one while at my parents house, I may find myself making fun of their presentation. To be fair, every now and then TBN may broadcast something I wouldn't mind watching, but I don't care to wait through the heresies the spiritual junkfood and the begging, just to get to the good stuff.

[The Laughing Man]

dang, you guys in the stone age?

Internet killed the radio star. Just like video did. Er, wait...

[The Laughing Man]

I have never heard anything I have not liked on American Family Radio. I also enjoy Praise FM.

[just Johnna]

...Or Televangelists?

Who do you like---or dislike?

I like to catch:

Hank Hanaagraf.

Lifeline (doesn't take a great deal of concentration while driving or mopping.)

the money show Larry Burkett started (miss him).

and some show where they read the Bible and discuss it---might be "Through the Bible" but my guess may be influenced by the post above.

AND, it was not until this year that I realized the televangelists were not representative of thinking in the Evangelical Movement.

used to listen to Focus on the Family and Jay Seculo, but Focus is kind of repeating itself now and Jay's too intense or something.

Johnna, just that Mormon girl.

[Jin-Roh]

You listen to Hank Hanaagraf as a Mormon?

[just Johnna]

You listen to Hank Hanaagraf as a Mormon?

Sure, why not? Do you spend all your time listening to the choir?

I think he's wrong about the Mormons, and a few other things. But he does very well with the truth he has, and always explains how he reached his conclusions, and he has good delivery. Makes for good radio. I think my other choices that time of day are Dr. Laura and npr news. and music.

I love the Bible, I take it pretty seriously, and one way I love it is I love to talk about it, argue about it, interact with someone who brings to my attention aspects I've not noticed before. I'm devout, but most my devout friends find discussing and debating the Bible to be the opposite of taking it seriously, because it is an activity more around the joy of the text than faithfulness.

Hank can't hear me argue back at him. and I don't give him money.

I've heard some criticisms of him lately.

[Jin-Roh]

Sure, why not? Do you spend all your time listening to the choir?

That makes sense then. I suppose it shouldn't surprise me that much since I've heard Mormons call in on his show when he was promoting One Nation Under Gods.

I think he's wrong about the Mormons, and a few other things. But he does very well with the truth he has, and always explains how he reached his conclusions, and he has good delivery.

What does he do wrong with Mormons (or maybe Mormonism) that he normally does well in other areas?

[just Johnna]

That makes sense then. I suppose it shouldn't surprise me that much since I've heard Mormons call in on his show when he was promoting One Nation Under Gods.

If that particular show were advertised earlier in the day, after something like _Focus on the Family_, some mormons may have tuned in who were not regular listeners of the show.

What does he do wrong with Mormons (or maybe Mormonism) that he normally does well in other areas?

I've been musing the past couple days how to answer this, realizing that this year I catch his show very sporadically so it would be very irresponsible of me to give any kind of review. That said, what has always attracted me to his show is the calm sensibleness of "the art and science of Biblical interpretation," recognizing genres and context. I always love exegesis that cross-reference well rather than abuse one text against another.

On Mormonism, I think I've only heard one caller answered and I once read some of his pamphlets on the website; on merely that I'd say we're off the topic of the Bible and working from a different set of assumptions that are difficult to address in a short radio call. He's not working within a text when he's discussing Mormonism.

[Cyrus of Persia]

For the old good days sake i started to watch Kenneth Copeland from webcast sometimes

I was impressed about his teachings when i was young and fundy christian, but i still like his preaching style. Now, when looking at those teachings with a bit mature eyes, i tend to see his word of faith principles helpful in autosuggestion. The big difference is: while word of faith people honestly believe that they can put God into action by their confession, i see it now more as psychological stuff. When i'm sick, i see nothing wrong to tell my body that it is healed (i have read even atheist's confession how autosuggestion helped completely to heal his badly wounded body - he was in WWII). I don't share the idea that all people shall be healed, or rich, but i share the principles of spoken word. Prayer, aspirin, autosuggestion - whatever it takes - if i'm sick i use them all

Infrequently i like to hear some black charismatic preachers, or to watch how some greedy prosperity theologian spends 5-10 minutes for begging some additional cash. It's so funny (but sad considering that MANY sincere christians are looking this BS) how some of them pray openly that God would say into viewers heart wheter, or not they should become as (money) partners. And then after this prayer they start openly manipulate their viewers: "What are you waiting for? Stand from your couch and call and become partner!". But usually after this entertaining experience i find such people so disgusting, that i prolly never spend 5 minutes of my life to watch them again.

And then there are some personal prophets out there. Like Prophet Jordan (i think i recall it right) from Streamingfaith network, who sends you your personal prophecy for free. But if you want some special prophecy you need to pay for it. I needed to sign-up to this site to watch their show, and they started to send me their spam to Hotmail (my spam-account). Well, after telling harshly what i think about this so called prophet and demanding them to stop their spam - surprise, surprise - they did not send any mail to me again

But overally i don't spend much time on watching christian TV, or listening Christian radio (usually i don't listen radio at all, exept some web music radios).

[sylas]

...Or Televangelists?

Who do you like---or dislike?

To radio; yes, sometimes. To televangelists, no, never.

In Australia, I like to listen to "Encounter" on Radio National in the ABC.

I'm cheating here, because this is not "Christian" radio; but a program that looks at religion and life more generally. There is a lot of Christian input, but the overall focus is wider, and it often transcends the divisions between religions.

For example, a while ago I heard a most interesting program on roadside memorials. Here in Australia there are many small roadside cairns set up at where there has be a death on the roads. They often have flowers, and perhaps a cross, or other mementos. It seems to be a very spontaneous personal expression of a deep impluse which is religious in a sense, but not directly linked to any particular religion. The expression will be coloured by the grieving friends or relatives own religious perspective, of course.

I've also been on this program myself some years ago, when there was a session on "Spirituality of Atheism". The program attempted to look into how those who don't believe in God might express or react to anything that could be called a "spiritual" dimension to life, and I was one of five people interviewed in the program.

Cheers -- Sylas

[luv1another]

I have the radio on beside me all day I have it tuned into VisionFM http://www.visionfm.com.au/

it has all sorts of christian teaching and music and if I wanted I could listen via live audio stream

[Alden]

I occasionally listen to a local orthodox broadcast done by a friend of mine. I used to listen to a broadcast that was just scripture reading. I think it might have been through the bible, or something to that effect. When I was much younger, I listened to Hank H., but grew weary of what I saw as arrogance.

[Jin-Roh]

I've been musing the past couple days how to answer this, realizing that this year I catch his show very sporadically so it would be very irresponsible of me to give any kind of review. That said, what has always attracted me to his show is the calm sensibleness of "the art and science of Biblical interpretation," recognizing genres and context. I always love exegesis that cross-reference well rather than abuse one text against another.

Oh don't feel bad. I don't listen to him enough to really have an informed opinion of him either.

On Mormonism, I think I've only heard one caller answered and I once read some of his pamphlets on the website; on merely that I'd say we're off the topic of the Bible and working from a different set of assumptions that are difficult to address in a short radio call. He's not working within a text when he's discussing Mormonism.

So you agree with him on the issues of exegesis, but not when it comes to different assumptions. Is that correct? If that's so, what assumptions?