Good Bye – God Be With You From Mike Heuberger

It’s time for me to say Good Bye. I really never April 30th, 1978, the day that KTIG signed on the thought this day would actually come. After 50 air. Listeners were excited as they heard Christian years of fulfilling God’s call, and doing what He programming for the first time in the Lakes area at has asked me to do, I am at peace knowing that 100.1 on the FM radio dial. it’s now time to step aside and hand over the leadership of MCBI to someone else. I have loved March 20th, 1983, the day when the dedication of coming into the station every day, talking and the new MCBI Studio & Office building was held. connecting with listeners on the radio, in person, Many volunteers had helped in the construction on the phone, by mail and now by e-mail. God of the new building, which now houses three radio has been so very, very good! stations and administrative offices.

I have seen the radio ministry grow from one June 23rd, 1990, the day that the power of KTIG small 3000 watt radio station to two 50,000 and was increased from 3000 to 6000 watts. The signal one 15,000 watt station. Since April, 1978, God could now be clearly heard 40 miles from Pequot has opened many doors; and central Minnesota Lakes. is now hearing programming from 91.5, 102.7, & 104.3FM, “based on God’s Word that will cultivate October 10th, 1994, the day that KTIG moved from within each listener a desire to know and follow 100.1 to 102.7 FM with an increase in power to Jesus Christ.” Since that first word spoken on KTIG almost 50,000 watts. The signal was heard 60 to 70 over 36 years ago many lives have been changed. miles from the new Pine River tower sight. You no doubt have heard me say over and over, “To God Be the Glory”! November, 1997, the month that MCBI completed the purchase of KCFB – 91.5FM in St. Cloud and MCBI’s new general manager, Richard (Ric) began broadcasting MCBI’s programming to the McClary moved here recently from Vermont. St. Cloud area. Please pray for him and his wife, Darilynn, as they become settled and acclimated to living in the November, 1999, just before Thanksgiving KCFB’s Lakes area. I know that the McClarys are looking power was increased from 800 watts to 15,000 forward to getting acquainted with our listening watts and began broadcasting from a new tower family and will really appreciate your prayer and sight in Waite Park. support. December 1st, 2002, WZFJ signed on at 100.1FM As I step down, I want you to know that I will cherish playing Christian contemporary music.104.3FM, the memories and continue to pray for the ministry Breezy Point and WZFJ was moved from 100.1 to of The Word and The Pulse as it continues to move 104.3FM broadcasting with 50,000 watts. forward. I will never forget: Continued

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P.O. Box 409, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 l (866)568-4422 l www.theword.mn l www.thepulse.mn Continued from Front September, 2012, the month that MCBI completed with you! I am not certain what the future holds the purchase of KLKS – 104.3FM, Breezy Point for Marietta and me, but we’re at peace knowing and WZFJ was moved from 100.1 to 104.3FM that whatever lies ahead is in God’s hands. Like broadcasting with 50,000 watts. Moses when he left Egypt, not being afraid, we will keep moving forward keeping our eyes on the All of these changes occurred so that more one who is invisible. (Hebrews 11:27) people throughout central Minnesota could hear the gospel by radio. And yes, thousands have generously responded over the years to support the ministry. I WILL NEVER FORGET what God has done! Thank you so very, very much. Mike Heuberger Until we meet in glory, Good Bye and God be MCBI General Manager

32 Years and Thousands of Miles by MCBI Incoming General Manger, Richard McClary

That’s what has taken place since our family left I look forward to meeting our listeners and visiting Minnesota in 1982. I was the news director for a various churches in the future to not only share station in Pine City and left for a morning show about how the Lord is using The Word and The Pulse position in Yakima, Washington. From there we but also to share about God’s amazing grace in lived in Salt Lake City, Columbus, Ohio, back to my life. I have been a follower of Christ since 1970 Yakima and then to Burlington, Vermont. My when the Lord intercepted me and delivered me wife Darilynn and I are very excited to be back from a very destructive life style. God has been in Minnesota where most of our family lives and I very faithful over the years and has opened up am thrilled for the opportunity to serve as general this door of ministry to serve Him. Thanks for your manager for MCBI. faithful support of MCBI.

How Will the People Know? by Adam Hannan, Program Director of 104.3 The Pulse

We recently added a song on The Pulse by an The message doesn’t change, but sometimes artist named Lecrae. It’s a fun song that highlights our delivery does. You may have noticed a few the role of Christians to be God’s messengers, to changes on The Pulse lately, as we try to effectively reflect the image of Jesus and show the world communicate the Gospel. For example, we’re that He loves them. In it, Lecrae asks, “How will the now playing more music each hour, and we’ve people know if we don’t tell them?” adjusted the lineup of our “messengers” (Adam Hannan on weekday mornings, “Engineer” We take this responsibility very seriously, and Aaron weekdays 10am-2pm, and Dave Wonders joyfully, at The Pulse. There are many people in weekdays 2-6pm). Central Minnesota who do not yet know they can be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. There We’re thankful for supporters like you. Please are others who are walking with Him, but need to continue to pray for The Pulse. Thanks for listening! be encouraged and reminded of God’s promises and His love. Radio Station Project in Nepal UPDATE! Interview with Ty Stakes from Reach Beyond, Director of the Asia/Pacific Region

Minnesota Christian Broadcasters partnered with Reach Beyond during Share 2014 in an ambitious effort to fund a new Christian radio station in Nepal. MCBI listeners responded with more than $25,000, enough to fully fund the project.

Himself has been appearing to Muslims in dreams and revealing Himself. Now why does he do that? Ty and Paula Stakes I don’t know but some people have theorized that it’s because there’s no one there that can preach Phil Kvamme the Gospel. Jesus says I will build my church and You know our people are very excited about the the gates of hell will not stand against it, He himself project we did this summer to raise the money to is showing up in the hearts and minds of Muslims help you guys to put up a community Christian and revealing himself so that they will become His radio station in Nepal and we are so happy we followers and then they can start to do His work. went above our goal to provide for that station. There are thousands of people like that. What you don’t hear about on the news when we get all Before we started with this project, your partners troubled about the Islamic world is that the Gospel in Nepal had a goal to build 25 more stations over is moving faster and the church is growing faster the next few years, is that still the direction they are in Islamic countries now than it ever has in history. going? And what does that involve? These are not Thousands of people a month are coming to wealthy folks. Jesus, 100’s of churches a year are being planted, home churches and undercover believers. It’s Ty Stakes happening! Absolutely, that’s still the plan. All throughout Asia where we are working we find that in these We live in a spiritual reality where Jesus Christ is community stations, they’re very simple, very low bringing His Kingdom. That is the battle we’re in. budget operations. God has provided lots of We are not happy about destruction, but we are people who have real vision and passion to use praying for the hearts and souls of people who are radio to reach out to their communities and he is far from God and we’re asking Jesus to move in providing for their sustenance. Throughout Asia a their lives and bring them to Himself. I am never lot of our partner stations use volunteers for their on happy that a bomb gets dropped on somebody, air staff, so they’re not paying as many salaries. The but I will be happy when Jesus touches the hardest church gets involved and helps support the work heart, and He brings that person unto Himself and and they every month are able to keep going, so that’s what God is doing. That is the battle, the real we praise God for that. battle in the Islamic world today. Stop being so excited about war and start being excited about Phil Kvamme Jesus Christ building His church, and the gates of Most of the world’s concern now is with the Muslim hell not being able to prevail against it! states and Isis. Difficulties in Christian ministry to the Muslim world are not a surprise. If you’ve gone to Phil Kvamme any missions conference for the last 50 years you Thank you Ty for your passion and for your update know there have been difficulties for Christians on Nepal, Thailand and the Muslim world. We hope working in the Muslim world, and the rest of the to get more information soon on our future sister world is just now catching up to this understanding. station in Nepal.

Ty Stakes Ty Stakes I have some experience with this, and it is different We’ve got a couple of good opportunities in Nepal everywhere you go, but I will say this. If you do a for your sister station, so when the timing is right, I’ll little research and find out what God is actually give you a report on exactly what has happened doing in the Islamic world these days, it’s pretty and what God is doing. Thanks again supporters amazing. For the last 20 plus years, there have of MCBI for your partnership in ministry. We’re very been thousands of stories about how Jesus Christ grateful. December Bible of the Month Interview with Dr. Michael Vanlaningham from Moody Bible Institute, Co-Editor of the Moody Bible Commentary

Phil Kvamme that complement We’re talking about the Moody Bible Commentary. each other rather A Bible commentary is a written systematic series of than things that explanations and interpretations of the Scriptures, might be at and there have been commentaries written by loggerheads with theologians through church history. This new work one another. So is a single volume, 2,100 page commentary of it gives us a real the entire Bible, edited by you and Dr. Michael consistency. Rydelnick. Phil Kvamme How are commentaries helpful to the individual Our readers and who wants to know God’s Word? listeners can get a look at a portion of Dr. Michael Vanlaningham the Moody Bible If we read the Bible we come to sections that are C o m m e n t a r y puzzling and hard to understand. We don’t know online, right Dr. what the verses mean or why the biblical writers Vanlaningham? included episodes in their book. In a commentary, a person who has studied these books of the Bible Dr. Michael Vanlaningham for a long time will write an explanation of this Yes, you can look at the commentary I wrote for for us mere mortals, so that we can understand Romans or the commentary Dr. Rydelnik wrote what these verses mean, why the episodes and for Daniel. They are posted at the website www. events are fitted in where they are in a particular moodybiblecommentary.com. book to indicate the logical flow of thought. So a commentary is designed to go from chapter 1 Phil Kvamme verse 1 in a book of the Bible all the way to the Several of our listeners will win copies of the end, explaining what the verses mean as we go. Moody Bible Commentary during the month of December. What a great gift for those interested Phil Kvamme in Bible study. Dr. All the contributors for the individual books of the Vanlaningham thank Bible are teachers at Moody Bible Institute? you for all your work on the Moody Bible Dr. Michael Vanlaningham Commentary. That’s correct…they are all Moody professors, 30 different contributors – all Moody faculty.

Phil Kvamme When you put a one volume commentary together like this, is it a more unified vision of God’s Word, just because the editors are working together?

Dr. Michael Vanlaningham I think so, we all share the same theological framework, it’s nice from that standpoint, and it Dr. Michael Vanlaningham makes constant the understanding of themes that pop up in different books. Typically what happens is if there‘s a theme let’s say about the Kingdom of God in the Old Testament and then we have a theme regarding the Kingdom of God in Dr. Michael Rydelnick Matthew’s Gospel, the authors have written things December 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 2pm 6pm 6pm December Live! Trail of 2 Kings December Live! (2012) (2012) 10pm A Christmas Carol 2pm 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 One Perfect Life – John 1pm 6pm 6pm MacArthur Trail of 2 Kings O Little Town December Live! 3pm 2pm (2013) December Live! (2013) 10pm A Christmas Carol Handel’s Messiah 1pm 6pm 6pm 9pm O Little Town 20 One Perfect 14 2pm 15 16 Marriage 17 18 December 19 Carol Live! (2014) Life – John MacArthur Concordia College 3pm Christmas Concert 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm December Live! (2014) 3pm 1 hour Odyssey 1 hour Odyssey 1 hour Odyssey 1 hour Odyssey 1 hour Odyssey 10pm Bethany Lutheran Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Candlelight Carols College

2pm 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Year in Review 1pm 6pm 12pm 9pm Bethany Lutheran Lesser Characters of Marriage Carol 36 Hours of Christmas Music College 2pm Christmas 10pm 10pm Candlelight Carols Bethel University Handel’s Messiah Christmas Concert 1pm 28 Lesser 29 30 31 Characters of Christmas 2pm Bethel University Christmas Concert 91.5 102.7 3pm St. Cloud Pequot Lakes University of Northwestern Christmas P.O. Box 409, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 l (866)568-4422 l www.theword.mn Take Advantage of a Good Thing From Ric McClary

As Christians we have the responsibility to be good it. So as you look towards December 31st as the stewards of all that God has given us including deadline for your yearend giving please prayerfully our finances. Jesus said to give to Caesar what is consider making a yearend contribution to MCBI. Caesars and give to God what is God’s. Though our Our goal this year for the “I Bring Good News” government’s tax structure can be burdensome campaign is $110,000. Your gift will also go a long and convoluted it does offer us tax deductions way to helping us meet our budget needs for when we make gifts to charitable or non-profit 2015. organizations and we should take advantage of these deductions as long as we are able. That’s To God be the Glory, just good common sense when you think about Ric McClary

October Coat Drive Success

The Pulse sends a word of thanks “I LOVE The Pulse!!! ....I have my stereo to those who dropped off on The Pulse every minute that I am winter gear during the October home” From Jolene coat drive. The coats were given to the Brainerd Salvation “I’ve listened to your radio station since Army and will be a blessing to it opened as Z100 over a decade ago, many Minnesotans this winter. and have been a contributor since the Pulse listeners donated a grand beginning. Over the years, it has brought total of 197 coats, 280 hats, 26 encouragement and Christ to many Dave Wonders with pairs of snow pants, 21 pairs of area listeners.” From Glenn Donated Coats gloves/mittens, and 8 scarves!

Memorials Have Been Established For These Loved Ones

Earl Eveland David Saxum Ivan Carlson Carroll Peterson Donald R. Saxum Jim Negaard Annie Johnson Doug Vosler Myles Hannan Roger Kossila Lynn Cairn’s mother Florence Bill Fudge (2) Jim Brunes (2) Caili Jares Duane Kunde Larry Harcey Elie Jares Cinden Carlstrom’s parents Daryl Stark Tom Fitzsimmons Ben Nesland