“Rend your heart and not your garments…” (Joel 2:13). God looks at the heart, but the human soul tends to rely upon external ritual and superficial penitence in an attempt to please God. However, going through the external motions does not penetrate and change the heart. Real relationship with God is at the heart level; it is primarily an inward transformation that manifests itself in the outward. This is not something new. The Prophet Joel lived in a time of nominal religion and superficial worship, and his nation was reaping God’s judgment as a result. Tune in as Richard L. Hamlet examines the crucial need for heart surgery in Joel’s culture as well as in the marketplaces of the 21st Century.

Real Time in the Marketplace

Haroon Bhatti

Our Real Time Spotlight shines on Haroon Bhatti, a man who courageously shares his faith in a culture completely different than our own. Haroon serves as an evangelical church leader in Pakistan. As an evangelist, church planter, and Bible teacher, Haroon shares the gospel of Jesus Christ in a country of extreme persecution; a country that ranks 8th on the world watch list for Christian persecution. Tune in to hear what God is doing in Pakistan.

World Impact

Although, we all deal with some sort of rejection, when given to God, He can bless the pain and use it to bless many. Tune in to hear how Haroon’s wife Aster is being used of God in ways she never imagined after experiencing deep rejection as a child.