5/30/07: Janelle: (God's singer)

The depth of passion; the vision of Gods purpose; the honest, real faith... refreshing. At the 2007 Psalm 99:5 Ladies Retreat, the ladies not only met the accompanist… they fell in love with her. Listen to this fun and insightful chat, and you will too.

5/22/07: Al Wiener: (Holocaust Suvivor)

Al Wiener survived 5 Nazi Concentration Camps during the Holocaust. To try and encapsulate his story in a short description would be futile and a disservice to the time Al & Gene spent together. A chat you should not miss.

5/17/07: Tamar Yonah, Israel Nat'l Radio: (News from Israel - Views from Israel)

Always a welcome guest to the Virtual Living Room, Tamar Yonah gets us caught up on the latest news from the Holy Land. Additionally she and Gene look at some spiritual implications of the current state of affairs in and around Israel. High energy, full of information you will not find on Fox or CNN.

5/15/07: Great Northern FallFest: (Update)

Pastors Phil Schenck and Randy Yonker visit with Gene about all the latest news about Grand Rapids upcoming Great Northern FallFest. They announce the line-ups for each of the 3 evenings concerts and they ARE big names (especially for you country music fans). You heard it here first... or at least you can hear the first announcement here.

5/10/07: Jewel Sample: (SIDS ~ hurt & healing)

As a grandmother Jewel had to go through all the pain, questions and lack of answers surround the unexpected & unexplained death of her grandchild to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). What she found was one of the hardest aspects of this tragedy was helping to explain the unexplainable to her other grandchildren...and helping them deal with the grief of the loss of their baby brother. Her lessons she shares with us as she and Gene chat about the loss of a baby.

5/9/07: Phil Joel: (from Newsboy to deliberatePerson)

"Yes" Phil Joel is known for his long curly blonde locks and his bass playing with the Newsboys… but God has so much more for Phil and his wife Heather. It all began with setting the alarm a little earlier. Listen in as Phil & Gene chat about how to deepen your relationship with God. A current, honest, spontaneous talk that will inspire anyone... anyone who wants a deeper relationship with their maker and savior.

5/7/07: Dannah Gresh: (founder, "Pure Freedom")

Dannah joins Gene in the Virtual Living Room to discuss why we must quite doing so much for God… and how to choose what goes. Then the discussion turns to the "Pure Freedom" retreats, and the necessity of parents to no shy away from 'that' topic, but be open & honest... to a point. This frequest guest to the nations best known talk shows made her stop by the Virtual Living Room memorable.

5/4/07: Melissa Caldwell & Dan Isett, "Parents Television Council": (Violence on TV)

Television is out of control. You already suspect that…you may even know that. What you may not know is how out of control it is, and that those who are pushing the envelope are also the ones in charge of regulating it. Yes, the television networks are the ones who are in charge of making sure that don not go too far. That plan is NOT working. Even the Federal government says so with a report on TV Violence recently released by the FCC. This chat Gene visits first with Melissa Caldwell, the Director of Programs at the Parents Television Council, and then with Dan Islett, PTC's Director of Corporate & Government Affairs to get two different takes on the same story. This IS reality TV. Anyone who owns a TV needs to listen to this chat.

5/3/07: Samantha Landy: (author of "Savvy Senior Singles")

Samantha and Gene have a delightful chat about the pitfalls and entanglements…and some just plain ol' traps that folks re-entering the dating scene can find themselves in. DO NOT let the Senior part of the title make you believe this is not a chat you should listen to... it is for everyone. "

5/2/07: Dr. Roy Vogel: (creator "WellTunes Music")

"Hope is medicinal, literally." So says Dr. Vogel, a clinical psychologist with over 35 thousand hours of direct patient contact. Dr. Vogel also tells Gene that our current generation is 10 times more likely to suffer clinical depression than our Grandparents did...even with all the increase in 'creature comforts'. What can we do? Well you can start by listening to this chat.