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Ted Gocke
One of my friends has just signed off of live radio for what he thinks is the last time. Mike Lee has been such a blessing to the J103 ministry for a number of years-most recently the last several.
He came in when the ministry was facing a pretty tough financial time and volunteered his incredible talent for our afternoon show.
Mike i...
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Ted Gocke
For Christmas this year I blessed my wife with a new camera. She was so excited to open it and begin taking pictures with it right away. She took pictures of everything!!!! The Christmas tree, the dogs, Christmas Dinner, our family, the centerpiece on the table, you name it....
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Ted Gocke
As a child I loved "It's a Charlie Brown Christmas." When it would come on TV I would be glued to the set.
I loved it when Snoopy and Woodstock would decorate his doghouse and then win the decorating contest.
I loved it when all of the needles would fall off the tree Charlie Brown bought.
But the part ...
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Ted Gocke
When you are up before the dawn and spend most of your day inside-it really makes it appear to be a short day when the sun goes down so early. Medical experts have confirmed a Seasonal Attitude Disorder (SAD) and sometimes I think I have a mild-case of it....
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Ted Gocke
It just comes natural to stop this time of year and collect your thoughts on what you are thankful for.
Salvation, my wife-Amy, my three kids-Lauren, Trevor and Chipper, my ministry here at J103, all of the luxuries God provides-a nice house, vehicles to drive, clothes to wear, food to eat, great friends and coworkers, my church family, our pets, (yes-I am thankful for our menagire of animals-just don't tell my wife!), good...
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Ted Gocke
Yesterday we drove the J103 Prize Cruiser and van loaded down with shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.
Our J103 listeners bless us each and every year and we always hope to surpass the 1000 mark. We always start off trying to keep an accuate count so we know how many we are taking, but it never ends up that way.
We pul...
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Ted Gocke
Earlier this week, I announced the first Ridgeland High School home game of the season. The Panthers were hosting the Warriors of LFO.
Everyone was excited and there were several underclassmen playing for RHS (because the football team is still playing in the playoffs and several of the varsity players play both sports.) The...
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Ted Gocke
I find it hard to believe that there are people who choose not to vote. I'm not talking about those who occasionally forget to go or have such a busy day that they can't get away to go to their polling place.
Since I turned 18 I have missed very few opportunities to vote. When...
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Ted Gocke
Every year I hear of more and more people that have been impacted by Operation Christmas Child. In the Chattanooga Times Free Press this morning was an article on Yuri Lopez, a senior at Bryan College in Dayton. She was a Honduran orphan and received one of the shoeboxes when she was 6-years old....
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Ted Gocke
This week, Amy and I started Matt Eubanks Boot Camp. The goal for me is to drop 30-40 pounds by New Years, (or at least tighten up a lot of what I've got.) Amy says (and I say she doesn't need it-good husband!) she wants to lose about 15 pounds....
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