Hidden In My Heart

Strangers from a group called the Love People have talked their way into David Hornsby's house, and now they want him to bow before a statue of their founder - but David can't find the Bible verse that says he shouldn't. One desperate call to the emergency number 119 turns up the Scripture that sends them packing. Then Laffy the Wonder Dog fetches verses for a boy who can't remember any of his own. And aboard the starship Aerobasize, Captain Shattered and Crock hunt a kidnapped princess through a fortress of shape-shifting Ding Dongs, zapping every temptation with their scripture phasers... until one phaser turns out to be a Ding Dong in disguise. In every adventure on Kids Radio, the heroes squeak by only because something else knows the Bible for them. As Connie points out, no operator, wonder dog, or phaser will be there in a real emergency - God's Word has to be hidden in your heart.

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2 of 3 0315 The Underground Railroad While one fugitive risks everything by mailing himself north in a shipping crate, two others race a relentless slave catcher toward a freedom that a new law may snatch away

3 of 3 0316 The Underground Railroad An enslaved family's desperate flight north along the Underground Railroad tests the limits of faith, sacrifice, and the strangers willing to risk everything to help them.

0317 B-TV: Envy When B-TV takes on the green-eyed monster of envy, Bernard and the gang use talk-show spoofs, fables, and detective drama to reveal where wanting what others have can lead.

1 of 2 0318 A Touch of Healing An ambitious experiment with the Imagination Station offers two children a taste of what their disabilities have denied them, while Connie faces a family crisis at the hospital.

2 of 2 0319 A Touch of Healing A boy in a wheelchair experiences walking inside the Imagination Station, and the fallout forces everyone at Whit's End to confront what healing really means.

0320 Where Is Thy Sting? As Connie's family gathers for her grandmother's funeral, grief forces each of them to confront what they truly believe about death, faith, and forgiveness.

0321 Hidden In My Heart When strange emergencies test what kids really know about the Bible, a lineup of imaginary helpers - an emergency operator, a verse-fetching wonder dog, and scripture-powered space gadgets - comes to the rescue.

0322 The Turning Point Eugene's disastrous first meeting with Katrina's father sets off a chain of hard conversations that force him and Katrina to confront the divide their love can no longer paper over.

0323 A Little Credit, Please Connie gets her first credit card and discovers that the ease of charging a purchase has nothing to do with being able to afford it.

0324 Small Fires, Little Pools When a wave of vandalism sweeps through Odyssey, a troubling dream convinces Jack Allen that something bigger is at work - and that the answer may lie in a lot of little pools of water.

0325 Angels Unaware When mysterious acts of kindness begin countering a gang's campaign of destruction in Odyssey, two curious friends decide to follow the secrets into the woods.

0326 Gathering Thunder When two girls uncover a secret society answering Odyssey's vandalism with anonymous good deeds, they join a hidden struggle that turns out to be far more dangerous than a contest of kindness.

0327 Moving Targets The discovery of a historic tunnel beneath Whit's End sets off a clash between Jason's bold ambitions and Jack's instinctive caution - while old enemies circle with plans of their own.

Featured characters

Connie Kendall Katie Leigh

Minor characters & crew 18 more roles

18 supporting roles

TV announcer Steve Bridges William Shattered Phil Lollar Crock Corey Burton ZuZu Steve Bridges TV Narrator Steve Bridges Katherine Katie Leigh Matt Corey Burton Scotty Corey Burton Shirley Katie Leigh Timmy Kyle Ellison Ding Dong intercom announcer Shari Belgeau Expendable Crewman Steve Bridges Elizabeth Darryl Shari Belgeau Ding Dong Steve Bridges David Hornsby Kyle Ellison Candy Jakes Shari Belgeau Princess of Tibia Shari Belgeau Captain (Star Trip) Phil Lollar

Made by

Chris Anthony Host Marshal Younger Writer · Director Bob Luttrell Sound Designer · Producer Paul McCusker Producer Chuck Bolte Executive Producer

The story

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Kids Radio presents several unusual emergencies in which knowing the Bible makes the difference between recognizing temptation and falling for it.

In a dramatization called Rescue 119, David Hornsby is eating supper when two friendly strangers named Candy and Katherine come to his door. They belong to a group called the Love People, and they win David's confidence by promising that thousands of mothers and fathers will love him. Flattered by their attention, he agrees to join before he understands what membership requires.

The ceremony begins with a smelly football helmet covered in Worcestershire sauce, an oversized plaid suit, and one hand resting on a blender. The ridiculous rules soon become serious. Candy and Katherine demand that David kneel before a statue of their founder. David knows God forbids worshiping anyone else, but when they challenge him to prove it, he cannot find the passage in his Bible.

David retreats to the kitchen and calls the imaginary emergency number 119. Operator Elizabeth Darryl searches a concordance and directs him to 2 Kings 17:35, which commands God's people not to worship, bow before, or serve other gods. Armed with the passage, David confronts the Love People. They try to explain the verse away, but their excuses collapse, and they leave without him. The emergency has ended well, though David has depended on an operator to locate a truth he wishes he had known for himself.

Next, an advertisement introduces Laffy the Wonder Dog, who carries a pocket New Testament and finds the right verse whenever young Timmy faces trouble. When Timmy has encouraged his little brother to steal candy, Laffy points him to Jesus' warning against leading a child into sin. When a bully challenges Timmy to a fight, Laffy finds Jesus' command to turn the other cheek. The bully is so affected by Timmy's response that he asks how to become a Christian. Yet Timmy and his friend Shirley cannot remember the verses they need to explain the gospel, so Laffy must return and guide them through passages in Romans as well.

The final adventure takes place aboard the starship Aerobasize. Captain William Shattered, the logical Crock, and an Expendable Crewman beam down to the planet Ulna to rescue the kidnapped Princess of Tibia from the evil Ding Dongs. These enemies can imitate people, animals, objects, and even snack cakes, then use deception and temptation to destroy anyone who trusts them. Crock therefore equips the team with temptation detectors and scripture phasers.

Inside the Ding Dong fortress, the Expendable Crewman is sent off alone while the captain and Crock search for the princess. They quickly find someone who looks like her, but she urges them to steal towels as revenge on her captors. The captain nearly agrees until his detector sounds. A blast from a scripture phaser answers the temptation with God's command against stealing, exposing the false princess as a Ding Dong.

After Captain Shattered and Crock separate, another imitation princess tempts the captain to abandon Crock so that he can take all the glory for the rescue. His detector again warns him, and a verse about pride reveals the deception. When he reunites with Crock, however, they mistake the real princess for another impostor. Their supposed scripture phaser fires invented verses against picking up a jacket, proving that the phaser itself is a disguised Ding Dong. The three flee, only to be surrounded by guards.

The Expendable Crewman unexpectedly lures the guards away and fights them while the others escape. He later returns alive, explaining, “I've been working out.” The princess admires his courage and agrees to go to a movie with him. Then he suggests that they covet a neighbor's oxen, exposing him as yet another Ding Dong. A genuine commandment against coveting drives him away, and the rescuers finally return to their mission among the stars.

The adventures have offered imaginary operators, Bible-carrying dogs, detectors, and phasers, but children cannot rely on such devices in a real spiritual emergency. Connie points instead to Psalm 119:11 and the importance of hiding God's Word in one's heart. Memorizing Scripture is not merely an assignment; it prepares a person to recognize false teaching, resist temptation, choose what is right, and explain faith to someone who needs help.