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Mid-Morning Empowerment

Mid-Morning Empowerment is a daily brunchtime show focusing on spiritual growth and practical Christian living. It offers in-depth Bible study, devotions, and discussions on challenging scriptural concepts. The show includes live music and a parenting segment, aiming to help listeners navigate their faith and raise children in a modern context.
Weekly English South Africa Christianity · Kids & Family
1,029 Episodes
20 – 40

Deep Dive | Deepening Your Prayer Life: Wrestling With Silence

One of the most unsettling realities of prayer is silence. We ask, we cry, and sometimes heaven feels like it gives no reply. Silence can feel like rejection, yet it may also be an invitation to wait, to listen, and to grow. The question is, do we endure it or…
7 Oct 24 min

SOP | Christ’s Object Lessons 2: The Seed And The Soil

Jesus’ parable reminds us that the same seed — the Word of God — can produce entirely different outcomes depending on the soil it falls on. The problem is never with the seed but with the soil. This forces us to ask: what condition is our heart truly in, and…
7 Oct 23 min

Parenting With Purpose | The Good Girl

From a young age, many girls are handed an invisible rulebook: be polite, be obedient, be pure, be perfect. The “good girl” label may sound affirming, but it often robs girls of their voice, complexity, and humanity. Living under the weight of impossible expectations can lead to hidden struggles and…
7 Oct 19 min

Deep Dive | Deepening Your Prayer Life: Confronting Shallow Prayers

Many of us slip into the habit of recycling the same words, half-distracted, whispering prayers we could say in our sleep. But if prayer is a conversation with God, what does it say about us when we give Him the leftovers of our attention? Shallow prayers might be comfortable, but…
6 Oct 24 min

Manhood | What Exactly Is Manhood

What defines a man? Culture often reduces manhood to strength, control, and status, but these narrow stereotypes crush individuality and silence vulnerability. True manhood is not about living up to society’s caricature but discovering purpose, responsibility, and integrity in God’s design. The battle is not against weakness but against false…
6 Oct 15 min

Family of Faith | The Fruit of The Spirit In The Family

Many Christian homes are filled with Bible verses on the walls and Sabbath traditions, yet lack the actual fruit of the Spirit in daily life. Love is drowned by criticism. Patience wears thin in traffic. Peace disappears during financial strain. Teaching the fruit of the Spirit in the family isn’t…
3 Oct 26 min

Deep Dive | Approaching God As God: God Beyond Our Limits

We measure God by what we can imagine — but imagination itself has limits. We forget He operates outside of time, outside of science, outside of every human definition. When we say “God can’t” too quickly, we reveal that our faith is boxed in by our reason.
2 Oct 14 min

SOP | Christ’s Object Lessons: Seeing Without Seeing

The people in Christ’s day had the Scriptures memorised but missed the Messiah standing in front of them. They could recite prophecy yet had no spiritual eyesight. Parables became a mirror, showing them their blindness. It’s uncomfortable to realise that we too can read the Bible, attend church, and talk…
2 Oct 23 min

Womanhood | Prayer Circles and Women’s Ministry

In some churches, women’s ministries feel like relics — tea parties, crafts, and quiet gatherings while “real ministry” happens elsewhere. Prayer circles are often dismissed as soft, outdated, or irrelevant. Yet these spaces have historically been powerhouses of faith, sustaining churches, shaping communities, and even fuelling revivals. The question is:…
2 Oct 12 min

Parenting With Purpose | Treating Girls The Right Way

Respect is not opening doors and saying “ladies first.” Respect is recognising that girls are not props, trophies, or background characters in your story. In a digital age flooded with pornography, misogynistic influencers, and playground jokes that degrade, boys must learn early that respect isn’t optional — it’s the foundation…
1 Oct 23 min

SOP | Christ’s Object Lessons: Teaching In Parables

When Jesus chose to speak in parables, He wasn’t just using cute stories to make sermons easier to digest. He was both revealing and concealing at the same time. Parables draw in those hungry for truth while leaving the indifferent unmoved. That means the same story that softens one heart…
30 Sep 26 min

Parenting with Purpose | What If I Don’t Want To Get Married?

From childhood, many girls are told that marriage is their highest achievement. “One day, when you’re a wife…” becomes the background script, whether spoken outright or implied. But what if that’s not your calling? What if your story is one of singleness, or leadership, or service outside of a family…
30 Sep 17 min

Deep Dive | Approaching God As God: The Small God We Make

Most of us worship a God who looks suspiciously like ourselves — a slightly nicer, stronger, more patient version of us. But that’s not God. That’s an idol. The tragedy is that the God of the Bible is infinite, terrifying in holiness, and yet endlessly loving. When we shrink Him…
29 Sep 16 min

Manhood | Power in Vulnerability

We’ve been sold a broken script: that men must be stoic, unshaken, and armoured against weakness. Yet history, psychology, and Scripture all show the opposite — that the greatest men were those who knew how to be real. Jesus wept. David wrote songs of despair. Paul admitted fear and trembling…
29 Sep 33 min

Family of Faith | Getting Involved In The Church

Church is more than a building—it’s a spiritual home. For families, involvement in church life can be a source of strength, guidance, and unity. It offers a rhythm of worship, a network of support, and a place to grow together in faith. Today, we reflect on why church involvement matters,…
26 Sep 19 min

Deep Dive | Cross-Cultural Ministry and Global Christianity: Global Christianity

Christianity is growing fastest in regions once considered mission fields—Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The centre of gravity has shifted, and with it, the voice of the global church. Today, we explore the implications of this shift: leadership, theology, and collaboration across continents. Global Christianity is no longer a Western…
25 Sep 13 min
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