So Much For You To Do !!
Dave Andrews • Sep 01, 2021
As you can probably deduce from the Community Calendar
and Homepage, there are SO many awesome Christian events happening this month on the Western Slope!! Isn’t it great to see God’s people putting aside the fear of the day and boldly doing stuff for the Kingdom of God?? I really want to encourage you to check out the KJOL Community Calendar, it is the hub for Christian happenings in Western Colorado. And attend
an event...we are stronger together than apart.
Here at KJOL, we also have a number of new things going on behind the scenes. KJOL has a brand new employee who will be replacing Scott McIntire on the air as of this weekend. We are all sad that Scott is leaving his on-air role here at the station, but I am personally looking forward to still picking his brain and putting to work his continued advisement behind the scenes. His background is in pastoral leadership, local ministry, AND radio, which means he has a wealth of knowledge for what we do. We wish him well and look forward to continuing to pester him when our Paonia site needs a check-in every now and then.
That new employee I mentioned…her name is Nikki Stinnet. She is a local of Grand Junction, and works in secular radio in the area. Her reputation as a Christ follower and faithful worker precedes her; and we are excited to bring her on in this weekend role. Actually, you will hear her for the first time this Saturday morning bright and early at 6am, hosting Saturday Morning’s Kids Programs
(Doug is moving up to our longer Saturday afternoon show). Nikki will now host weekend mornings…so give her a warm welcome at nikki@kjol.org.
Something else going on behind these scenes at KJOL—we have brand new bumper stickers! And we have them for the signal you listen to too! Just let us know
if you want one, and I would love to pop one in the mail to you free of charge. This is a great way to spread the Gospel of Christ wherever you go…it is 24/7 Bumper Evangelism when you encourage others to tune in to hear the Good News of Jesus and the Word of God on KJOL! Want one or more?
One thing worth mentioning on our radar this month… Family Life Today’s Weekend To Remember
is back! The closest marriage conferences from this amazing group will be happening in Colorado Springs and Estes Park in November and February. I know that is a little ways off, but if you register early...as in before September 13th...you get half off the registration price! That is a pretty substantial savings, so be sure to check it out. Don’t forget to use the group name, RadioKJOL. When you do that, Family Life
donates free registrations to KJOL to give away on the air…it’s a way to bless another family here on the Western Slope and beyond.
Have a fun September and hope to see you around this month!!
-DA
Our annual Spring FriendRaiser is underway for the month of April; and as a part of that, our theme this year is Share The Light. As you share the Gospel and the Light of Christ, KJOL has compiled 30 tips for every day of the month. Here they are:
During KJOL’s April “Friendraiser” month, we want to say THANK YOU to our faithful supporters. And THANK YOU to everyone who makes a first-time donation. And finally THANK YOU to God, the giver of all good gifts in our lives, starting with Jesus Christ! KJOL has a lot of new songs that say THANK YOU. I hope you enjoy them! That Thank You Song! Citizen Way Thank God Stars Go Dim Thank You Life.Church Worship I Thank God Housefires Thanks Giver Crowder Thanks and Praise Lucy Grimble and Vineyard Music A Thousand Thank Yous Sarah Kroger Thankful VERSES Thank You Jesus For The Blood Charity Gayle
In January, we told you about four new artists at the KJOL music blog . This month, we have four more new artists. Jordan Smith “This Is Jesus” Jordan Smith is a 30 year old Kentucky native who grew up singing in the church choir. In 2015, he won NBC’s The Voice. He sang “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and "Mary Did You Know." Natalie Layne “Amen” Natalie Layne is a 24 year old Colorado Springs native, where she was a worship leader at New Life Church. She received a masters degree in piano from Belmont University in Nashville. In 2019, she won Belmont’s Christian Showcase. She continues to serve as a worship leader at her church in Nashville. Terrian “Big God” Terrian (Woods) is a singer/songwriter from Memphis. She is also a member of TobyMac's band Diverse City. And she serves on the staff of AngelStreet in Memphis, which mentors girls as part of an all girls choir. Seph Schleuter “Counting My Blessings” Seph Schlueter ( pronounced “seff shleeter”) spent 7 years as a missionary. In 2020 he formed the worship collective Damascus Worship, in conjunction with the organization “Damascus” which conducts two-year programs to develop leaders who will impact their generation for Christ with the aim of bringing revival to the Catholic Church.
He had noticed we had been off the air on 94.5 FM in Delta…and I related to him it was one of “those” weekends for our poor equipment. Not only did our AM 1400 Delta transmitter go down causing us to make a very expensive replacement only weeks before, but our FM transmitter in Delta went down at the same time as our Montrose 91.9FM transmitter, and only hours after our whole network went down across the Western Slope!
The other day a kindly woman knocked on my door asking for a donation to help build the local swimming pool. I came back with a glass of water. Doesn’t it feel great to give to a good cause??
The English version of the hymn “How Great Thou Art” turns 75 years old in 2024. To mark the anniversary, a new recording has been released, including a brand new verse by Matt Redman. First a little history… Swedish pastor Carl Boberg wrote the original lyrics in 1885. Boberg said that after a strong thunderstorm passed by, he opened his window and heard church bells ringing. He immediately was inspired to write his poem, set to the tune of a Swedish folk melody. It was translated into Russian, where English missionary Stuart Hine heard it while in Ukraine in 1931. He wrote two new verses (3 & 4) and translated it into English in 1949—which is the 75 th anniversary. British missionaries around the world soon began to spread the song. Eventually it reached Billy Graham and George Beverly Shea , who performed it during Graham’s 1957 New York Crusade. The audience liked it so much, they asked Shea to sing it over and over. Graham then used it every week on his Hour Of Decision radio program. Fifteen artists have now collaborated to record the 75th anniversary edition, called “How Great Thou Art (Until That Day)” . When you hear the song on KJOL, the first two voices are from Chris Tomlin and Hillary Scott . The remaining voices include: Kari Jobe and her husband, Cody Carnes Naomi Raine (Maverick City Music) Taya (formerly with Hillsong) Blessing Offor (from Nigeria) Matt Maher (who also plays piano) Matt Redman For the 75 th anniversary, the Stuart Hine Trust commissioned Matt Redman and Mitch Wong to write a new fifth verse: Until that day When heaven bids us welcome, And as we walk this broken warring world, Your kingdom come, Deliver us from evil, And we’ll proclaim our God how great You are! And we’ll proclaim, our God how great You are Redman said they wanted to tie the verse to Stuart Hine’s work in Ukraine, especially in light of the current conflict there. “I wanted the word ‘war’ in there,” said Redman . “It’s kind of a gritty word. But we have to sing about both the everyday and the eternal.” Time will tell if the fifth verse becomes a staple in hymnals. But few will argue that “How Great Thou Art” is one of America’s favorite hymns. And with this new rendition, hopefully it will continue to be loved by future generations.
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