Spotlight Stories

Keith Holmes

Keith Holmes, a good friend of Spotlight and director of Children’s and Life Group Ministries in many local churches, joins Tim to talk about Advent and Christmas.

Tim Janiszewski

Join us as I guide the way to our celebration of Christmas 2023 with six devotions taking us through the Advent Wreath candles all pointing to the Christ Candle. Use these programs to help yourself prepare to “worship Christ our newborn King!”

Bailey Ostrander

At age 19, Bailey travelled to Guatemala to explore a call to missions. She found it in ministry to pregnant teenage women, and women learning to be moms in baby’s first two years. Along the way, Bailey shares the good news message of spiritual birth and new life in Christ. Join us!

Bailey now has a new website through which you can financially support her (please do!) It is the one mentioned in the interview. worldoutreach.org/750.

Mike Bianchi

Pastor Mike and I discuss the importance of reaching out to our friends in Christ as their years increase. Many live in Senior Care facilities and we must remember them. Mike also shares about his unique Zoom program, “Up with Seniors!” Join us!

Tim Janiszewski

This week, Tim follows up on last week’s programs with Lincoln Murdoch on spotlighting evangelism and outreach with the Good News. In particular, we focus on our motivation for sharing the Message. Only once we are motivated will we then choose to use great tools like Linc’s “Step Up to Life.”

Dan Loutzenhiser

Dan Loutzenhiser is the owner of Stories Coffee Company with five locations in Omaha and Lincoln. Dan uses his business to provide quality products and a welcoming environment so people can share their life stories with each other. Along the way, he seeks to share the greatest story ever told—the story of Jesus.

Tim Janiszewski

In week two of Spotlight Psalms, we continue to explore devotions that express the full range of our experience with God.

Jeff Ryan

Jeff is Pastor at Three Timbers Church in Bennington, NE, where he has served since it was launched in 2015.  Tim and Jeff talk about church life in the COVID-19 and post-COVID world, as we consider how God’s people can continue to be “salt and light” in our rapidly changing world.

Suzanne & Guille Terrazas

Suzanne and Guille Terrazas serve Christ as missionaries in Malaga, Spain, located on the southern coast by the Mediterranean Sea. They work to bring people to Christ, to equip and disciple believers, and to encourage area pastors and leaders. Spain is only one percent Evangelical Christian, being dominated by its Roman Catholic background and growing secularism. The challenges are great, but Suzanne and Guille, along with their two children, are committed and passionate about getting Jesus to Spain. Join us for this important conversation!

Donna Blum

Donna Blum is Executive Director to The House Experience, a ministry aimed at strengthening marriage and family through faith in Jesus Christ. Donna shares her wonderful faith story of how God resurrected her own marriage when it was on the brink of a horrible divorce. Donna and her husband together host The Marriage Experience, an encouraging day retreat for couples. Join us to hear more.

Keith Holmes

Keith Holmes has a fascinating faith story that will encourage you to keep trusting in Christ. He currently serves as Director of Small Groups and Missions Activities at Dundee Presbyterian Church. But there is a lot more to Keith’s life with the Lord than that! Join us to hear the rest of his story.

Tim Janiszewski

“Don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is”( Ephesians 5:17). God actually wants us to understand his will.

He is not trying to hide it from us. But how do we do it? How can we grow to be better at hearing his voice and then following? Join us for this 5 part series to learn more!

Robert Smith

After a first career in the military, Robert Smith served as a faculty member at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, teaching Chemistry. Robert also has published a book on Apologetics, or the explanation and defense of our Christian faith. Robert is deeply committed to protecting the lives of unborn children in Nebraska and beyond. And in his spare time, he volunteers as a life guard at a local swimming pool.

Gary Fuller

Gary Fuller is the transitional pastor at Avery Church in Bellevue, NE. He is also a consultant on growing vital churches. Further, Gary shares his faith story that took him from Mississippi, to Texas, to Hawaii, and finally to Omaha, all by God’s grace.

Duncan Brandt

Duncan Brandt is a student at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois, majoring in Biblical Preaching, as he prepares to serve Christ. Duncan also is the starting point guard on the men’s basketball team. He shares an encouraging and interesting perspective on following Christ as a person in his 20s.

Stephanie Hughes

Stephanie Hughes is the Teaching Leader for Community Bible Study meeting in West Omaha at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Join us as she shares how richly the Scriptures apply to her life . . . and yours!

Candace Gregory

Candace is President and CEO of the Open Door Mission in Omaha. She talks about how during her early life, God prepared her for a calling that helps meet the needs of thousands of people while sharing the Good News.

Alam Pedrero

Alam Pedrero shares his exciting story of coming to faith in Christ after heavy involvement with alcohol and drug addiction mixed with New Age philosophy and atheism. God miraculously stepped into Alam’s life and placed him in Guatemala to help start a new church before bringing him to Omaha where he now serves with City Light Mosaic Church. Join us!

Dan Claxton

Dan Caxton--is Founder and President of the Claxton Fireplace Center located near Oakview Mall in Omaha. Dan talks about representing Christ in the workplace and marketplace both in service and in sharing his faith. We look to represent Christ beyond the church walls into everyday work and life.

Kristi Ryan

Kristi Ryan is a follower of Christ who serves as a Guidance Counselor in the Omaha Public Schools. She also sits on the Board of the Bennington Public Schools. Join us as Kristi shares her journey of faith as a Christian in the secular school context.

Anton Reginald

Anton Reginald is an In Home Family Consultant for Boys Town in Omaha. He joins Tim to talk about the needs of young people and their parents that Boys Town seeks to help—the greatest of all help being the power of God in Jesus Christ.

Dr. Marie Belin

Dr. Marie Belin practices Pediatric medicine at Village Point Pediatric Center in West Omaha, NE. In these interviews, she discusses spiritual development among children and adolescents. Dr. Belin further addresses the challenges of social media saturation and gender disorientation among today’s young people and how to respond from a Christian worldview.

Bill Bowers

Bill Bowers served in local church ministry for 52 years and continues to preach and to mentor younger pastors. Bill further serves on the Board of Directors of Spotlight Good News. In these interviews, Bill shares his wisdom and experience in living for Jesus with enthusiasm and joy. Listen and be blessed! 

P449: It’s Worth It

Join us this week at Spotlight as Pastor Tim presents a new series entitled, “P449–It’s Worth It!” Explore how you can live a worth-it life for yourself, for others, and for the glory of God.

Live To Serve

How will you make a difference in people’s lives in 2023? Pastor Jeff Ryan talks about serving through your local church. Stephanie Olson looks at involvement in your community. Jon Driscoll speaks about spreading good news by way of world missions. Be a live-to-serve Christ follower this year!

Dr. Deb Tomek

Dr Deb Tomek talks with Tim about her ministry as a Pediatrician, a children’s coordinator in local churches, and a mother of four. Deb additionally is deeply involved in an international mission to South Sudan.