Your Best

The Best of Your Best- Featuring Pastor Lewie Schultz with conflict resolution, Pastor Frank Riley with hope, Tony Guerrero with living your best life, Dr. Justin Hildebrand talking about cancer, Kathleen Sogge with friendship, Song: I Can Hear You-Carolyn Arends, John Jennings with leadership, Nurse Tammie Dahlheimer with rest.

An original drama written by Kathy A. Weckwerth, Executive Director of Best Life Ministries. Originally recorded and produced by Garth Hjelte. Starring James Bakker, Tyler Bakker, Diane Bakker, Traci Cox, and Kathy Weckwerth. A crazy psychiatrist takes over directing the Christmas community play. This show features all of the sounds and extras to make it a fun experience for children and adults alike as Best Life reminds us of the true reason for the season!

This week Kathy chats about the holiness of Christmas and how God sent His son Jesus to dwell among us and become our Messiah.

This week Kathy discusses the facts about angels and how they visited Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth's husband, Zechariah, along with the shepherds and the myths that Hollywood and people have created about angels. Songs: Another Angel Gets Its Wings, Trisha Yearwood & Vince Gill, and Hark the Herald-Amy Grant

Join Kathy as she discusses the difficulties that Mary and Joseph must have felt while discovering that Mary would be the mother of Jesus. Song: Mary Did You Know? Michael English, It Wasn't His Child-Trisha Yearwood. Bottom Line Review: The Nativity Story.

Show #110 brings a focus to our minds and hearts as we begin preparations for the Christmas Season. Songs: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Silent Night with Michael W. Smith and Little Big Town

Week 108- This is the final episode in a 3 part series leading up to our special Thanksgiving episode. In this episode, Kathy interviews Guest: Karrie Kjeldahl from Darling Clementine in Willmar, MN, who God called to start up a business. The two discuss what it's like to be called out of your element to do something that requires faith and courage. Song: Thankful-Josh Groban

Celebrating the goodness of God, Kathy chats about why we need to be thankful in every circumstance. Song: Josh Groban's "Thankful"

This is the second episode in a 3 part series leading up to our special Thanksgiving episode on Thanksgiving Day! In this episode, Kathy interviews Hometown State Farm Insurance Agent, Mark Frank, about his battle with leukemia.

- This is the first episode in a three-part series leading up to our special Thanksgiving episode on Thanksgiving Day! Kathy is joined by her family members to discuss what they are thankful for, and listeners are encouraged to be thankful even when we don't feel like being thankful! Song: How Could I Ask For More by Cindy Morgan. Guests: Kathy's Family.

Week 105- Strengthening Your Faith- Do you ever feel your spiritual muscles are wimpy? Perhaps you are struggling with being faithful and you just feel fretful. Kathy discusses strengthening your faith and learns a great lesson from a 3 year old! Joining her is Worship Director/Leader Dave Herring from The Point Church out of Charlottesville, NC as he introduces his latest song: Make a Way. John Jennings brings us a movie review for the movie Home Again.

The world's viewpoint, according to scripture, is not aligned with God's opinion. How can we formulate Christ-like opinions without being judgmental, but still able to remain firm in our beliefs? Do we stand firm without being bullied or pressured by others? This episode investigates details into the Sioux Uprising that took place in the western region of Minnesota. Both sides had reason for upset but where do you land in your opinion and your opinion on today's issues? Guest: Brian Haines, Museum Director from Payensville MN Historical Society.

The pressures of raising today's family is overwhelming. We are pushed and stretched in every direction and scheduling time together and time for God has been cast aside. In today's episode, Kathy is joined by blogger/nurse/mom/wife Brie Gowen from briegowen.com. as we discuss how to keep a good balance in your home life and consequently raise healthy, Godly children. Song: Your Name. Pastor's Corner: Pastor Rachael Warner.

Week 102-Dealing With Disappointment- Everyone is faced with disappointments in life, whether it's your job, health, or dealing with others. The question is, how do we deal with it? In this episode, Kathy discusses what creates our feelings of disappointment and good steps for counter-acting those feelings. Song: You Alone by Kim Hill.

Week 101- Dealing With Jealousy- This week we're joined by Plexus business owner, Wendy Carr Larson as we talk about jealousy. How do you react to someone when they are jealous of you? How do you treat someone when you're jealous of them? What are the motivations behind jealousy? This episode will give you great tips on how to deal with this emotion! Song: How Could I Ever Say Thankyou?" Kathryn Scott. Pastor's Corner: Tyler Bakker.

100th episode of YOUR BEST with Kathy Weckwerth celebrates this important milestone with a tough topic ... anger. Joining me in the studio is psychologist, Pat Russell, who discusses the physical and emotional responses that anger brings when it's delivered like a loose cannon. The two of us describe ways to work through your anger, but not act on it.

More people across America are struggling with drug addiction than ever before! Joining me in this episode is Dr. Scott Abrams, recovering addict. Dr. Scott became addicted to prescription drugs and his world completely turned upside down. Listen in and find out how Dr. Scott, with God's help, broke free. Song: Stay This Way by Jason Castro.

Raising an Esther in a Miley Cyrus World- Today's children are at risk due to such a growing rate of immorality and social issues in our world. Mother of six and MOPS (Mother of Preschooler) director, Jessica Neubert talks with Kathy about how to raise Godly girls, like Queen Esther in the Bible, and re-direct our children's admiration of today's women like Miley Cryus, to Godly examples. Song: It's Your Life by Francessca Batestelli.

Week 97- When Your Problems Seem Bigger Than You- Everyone magnifies things in life. We focus on things and they become what we magnify. When we magnify our problems, they don't really become bigger, but they seem bigger. We need to replace that focus on things of God and how He will help us, not on the problem and how big it seems. Joining me is Worship Artist & Business Owner of Rewired Creative Services, Mark Roach. Mark shares an acoustic version of his song "Beautiful Truth." markroach.com & rewiredcreative.com.

Guilt is something that continually creeps in our hearts and souls. At times it can be debilitating. At other times it can be exactly what God needs to use to convict us. How do you balance out the nagging kind that makes you captive with the gentle push of the Spirit that makes you better? Pastor Lewie Schultz and I discuss this topic. Video Clip from Toy Story I. Song: Live Like You're Loved by Hawk Nelson. Leadership Moments: Guilt.