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Ted Gocke
Get your attention? Now know this, I did not lose my salvation. In fact, I believe I can not lose my salvation. Jesus Christ died for my sins on the cross. I accepted Him into my life as Lord and Savior, and he came in and set up shop.But I did lose a little silver "stone" with the name "Jesus" inscribed on it. Someone g...
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Ted Gocke
I know, I know, the montage is really hard! It had to be. The prize pack for our Ultimate JFest Fan is so large that we had to make it a challenge.But.....it is getting easier each day. Tune in tomorrow for multiple opportunities to call in and identify all 11 of the JFest artists in the montage. Brett, ou...
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Ted Gocke
I can't tell you how many times I made coaching errors while leading my boys Little League Baseball teams. There were times where I screwed up the lineup and put boys where they shouldn't have been. There were times when I would send my boys stealing a base and they would get thrown out. One game I remember clear...
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Ted Gocke
It is always exciting to have Joe "Dixie" Fuller join us in the studio to announce who is going to be headlining the Faith and Family Night at Riverbend. This year, Dixie announced, is going to be Third Day! I had the opportunity to share with Mac Powell after Winter Jam in January about how special Faith and Family Night is. We wanted...
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Well, Brett, Mike and I have now all done our stint as "weather guys" on WDEF's DJ Weather Hits.On February 19 you will be able to vote for your favorite DJ in the TN Valley. Remember your "buds" here at J103!!!!!Here is the link that will take you to...
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Ted Gocke
Yesterday afternoon I received several phone calls and text messages from my wife Amy and our son Chipper. I was in a meeting and couldn't answer my phone for about 30 minutes.When I was able to use my phone I learned that one of our family pets had passed away."Brownie" wa...
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Ted Gocke
The weather is probably what most people complain about the most.As I am here in the studio this morning it is raining pretty hard but you won't hear me complaining.I don't think it is a secret that I am not a big fan of cold weather. I would rather ...
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Ted Gocke
It was a chilly night in February, close to Valentines Day. I had gotten out of class in the afternoon and drove 5 hours to the Southern Chicago Suburb and picked up my then girlfriend Amy. We turned right around and drove back to Louisville, crossing the river after midnight....
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Ted Gocke
We were sitting at the supper table yesterday afternoon when Trevor got a text from one of his good friends. His friend's dad is one of the decision makers in Catoosa County Schools. The text simply read two words that all kids long for.......No School!...
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Ted Gocke
What a great finish to 2009! My youngest son, Chipper learned to ski! True to form, he was just like my other two. I spent about an hour working with Chipper from putting on his skis until he was leaving me behind in a cloud of powder!We got to go with the student ministry from Burnining Bush Baptist Church. There wer...
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