Christian Radio Pioneer

Today my old friend Barry Thompson from KAJN radio did an interview with me about our new worship center for their news show Cajun Talk. He was very kind to give us an opportunity to share with the community of faith in Southwest Louisiana what God is doing here at Crossroads. Barry has been a good friend for many years and I admire him so much. He is a true pioneer, establishing Christian radio in this area many years ago when no one would have believed there was a market for it. He has partnered with many of the churches of the area to get their message out and has hosted concerts that have introduced hundreds to Christ through the years. Because of the strong Catholic influence of this area, KAJN has served as a tool to disciple many believers in the formative years of their faith while they continued to attend the church. 

When I was a youth pastor, back in the eighties and nineties here in Acadiana, we hosted a show on KAJN called The Elevation Radio Hour on Friday nights that was a mix of Contemporary Christian Top 40, Snippets of my sermons from our youth services and promotion for what we were doing as a ministry. We had a lot of fun with it.

After I wrote my post a few days ago on my favorite CCM albums of all time (many of which date back to the eighties) and then scheduled this interview with Barry, I started thinking about what a blast it would be to host a series of concerts in this area with artists from that era. People like Russ Taff, Bryan Duncan, Margaret Becker and Mylon Lefevre. I pitched the idea to Barry today and he loved it! We are going to start working on pulling it together. I'd love to hear from you and get your suggestions on who you'd be interested in seeing as a part of the concert series! 

One of Life's Little Pleasures

I haven't had that long a history with coffee. Don't get me wrong, I grew up around it. My dad drank it all the time. He drank it black. Even in the middle of the summer, out on the job when I was working with his framing crew, when the rest of us took a break for a cold Dr. Pepper, dad would pour up a hot cup of black coffee. He said it drove the heat out of him! 

For years I was just never interested. I would have a cup with dessert every once-in-a-while, but I was hardly an enthusiast! Then, about nine years ago, I hired David Baudoin. Every morning he would stop by my office and say, "Let's have a cup of coffee." Before long I was hooked. I started drinking it at home and before you knew it, my entire family was drinking it almost daily. We love the stuff! Donna recently gave it up, but Chase and I have at least a cup every morning to start our day! 

Last month Shawn Marcell introduced me to the French Press. It is a way of brewing coffee that dates back hundreds of years and it is simply the best way to enjoy coffee! There's something about the way the method leaves the oils and richness of the beans in tact that I love! It's bolder and fuller and I know I sound like a maniac but I love it! Donna bought me one for my birthday and I'm so glad to get to enjoy one of life's little pleasures.