Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! when Scott McCausey hooks up with #1 Christian recording artist, Aaron Shust.

It wasn’t the typical way to record an album, with your producer in Nashville and you in Alquippa, Pennsylvania. With your wife and two-year old son living in the hospital where your son is being fed through tubes because he can’t keep down any food or drink for more than two seconds and the doctors running out of options to treat him. With your older son farmed out to friends for days at a time, and your grandmother dying, and you sitting in the car in her driveway late at night, singing your scratch vocals into your cell phone to send to your producer. It’s not the script you would have written for yourself, but it’s the story you find yourself in the middle of, and somewhere, in the midst of the chaos, you find something else as well. You find that you’ve become acutely aware of the reality of your utter dependency upon God and of the need to daily, constantly, embrace his promises and his presence.

As an artist whose globe-trotting career already spans more than ten years and includes multiple Dove Awards as well as the most played song on Christian radio for the last eight years (My Savior, My God), Aaron Shust has always been willing to follow wherever the journey took him. But after living in Atlanta for ten years, in early 2010 he and his wife made the decision to pull up stakes and move their young family back to Aaron’s Pennsylvania hometown. In less than a year, he was invited to take on the role of worship leader in the church he had grown up in. There was a sense of coming full circle.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! when Scott McCausey chats with another Blog Talk radio host, Lisa Buffaloe.

Lisa Buffaloe is a madly-in-love-with-God Christ-follower, happily married, mom, writer/blogger/speaker. God has helped her through molestation by a babysitter, assault, rape, divorce, cancer, seven surgeries, and eleven years of chronic illness due to Lyme Disease. For more information, please visit www.LisaBuffaloe.com. 

Lisa’s young radio show, Living Joyfully Free, is filled with insights to living through trials and tribulations. She seeks the answer to the question, “Where is the abundant life God promised in the midst of suffering, illness, and catastrophe?” Guests share that even though sometimes life stinks, people are rude, and terrible things happen, God never leaves our side. You can listen to episodes of her show at www.livingjoyfullyfree.com.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! when Scott McCausey chats with Laurie Elmore Thompson.

Laurie is an inspirational speaker, Bible teacher, singer, songwriter, and published freelance writer. Laurie was critically injured in a tragic car accident at the age of 14. She grew up in Anderson, SC, completed a business degree at Clemson University, and earned a Bible Certificate from Columbia Biblical Seminary, Columbia, SC. Laurie also completed a Masters of Divinity in Women’s Studies/Biblical Languages at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC. She and her husband, Kevin, are in full-time ministry. Kevin serves as a chaplain for a local hospice and also for the SC Army National Guard. Laurie and her husband have three children, Luke, Lydia Ruth and Canaan, and reside in Anderson, SC. 

Laurie manages her independent ministry. She has written a book detailing her testimony entitled Laurie’s Story, Discovering Joy in Adversity. She’s also been gifted by God with a beautiful voice and her CDs can be purchased at www.lauriethompsonministries.com.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! when Scott McCausey hosts the Best of 2011 Show.

You won’t want to miss the Best of 2011, as we highlight clips from the world class guests that graced our air waves. You will hear folks like Brad Stine, Dr. Charles Stanley, Jim Daly, Scotty Smiley, Jeff Struecker, the Peasall sisters, Andrew Peterson, Jason Gray, Nick Vujicic, Ted DiBiase, Ken Bevel, Jim Morris, Phil Vischer and many more. And, as usually is the case, much of the focus will be on our family and the testimonies we share. 

Join Scott, Eddie Jones, Cindy Sproles, and special guest Cindy Scinto as they discuss the highs and lows of 2011 and what is in store for an exciting 2012. All the folks at Christian Devotions Ministries wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! when host Scott McCausey interviews comedian and teacher, Brad Stine.

Brad Stine is on a mission – a mission to free us all from the chains of political correctness and prevent our eventual ‘wussification.’  From his Nashville stronghold, Stine has mounted his crusade against these hypocrisies, all of which are explored in his highly anticipated 4th album/DVD, aptly titled ‘WUSSIFICATION!’

Brad is a longtime friend of Christian Devotions Ministries and has partnered with them to spread the love of Christ wherever possible. To hear Brad’s message to the masses, you can watch him each Monday morning as he speaks live on Fox and Friends about impending crises facing our country.

Brad is quickly becoming a recognizable face on the movie screen as well, as his latest movie, Christmas with a Capital C, takes a look at the importance of Jesus Christ during the season aptly celebrated for Him. Find out more about Brad at www.bradstine.com. You can also Google Brad and discover all aspects of his work.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!as host Scott McCausey interviews motivational speaker, Jessica Cox.

Jessica Cox is a superwoman of sorts. She may not be saving victims from burning buildings, but she is a heroine in the hearts of many. Jessica was born with a rare birth defect and has no arms, but this has not stopped her in life!

Of her achievements, Jessica earned her pilot’s license in 2008 and is now qualified to fly light-sport aircraft to an altitude of 10,000 feet. She is the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association and she pumps fuel into her own car which she also drives without any vehicle modifications. Jessica types 25 words per minute, is a certified SCUBA diver, and even inserts and removes her own contact lenses. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Arizona. Today, Jessica loves to speak around the world. You can see pictures of her in action at www.rightfooted.com.

The word RUSH should be in all caps to describe this group, considering the Birmingham, Alabama band only started performing together in October of 2005. Six months later, they won the first annual Band with a Mission competition, drawing the attention of several record labels. A year later and they're already one of 2007's buzz artists, having scored their first #1 single with Undo before their self-titled debut has even released. 

After a two-year hiatus due to record label issues, Rush of Fools is back at it again.  With stellar production of their new CD,We Once Were, Rush Of Fools is once again finding themselves rapidly climbing the charts with their first single from the new album, Grace Found Me.

Join us December 6th and learn about the testimony of lead singer Wes Willis and discover more about the 2 years off and how the trials they faced were the focal point of the newly released album.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!as host Scott McCausey interviews author and blogger Terri Stellrecht.

From attending church as a child, Terri knew plenty about the Bible and salvation, but never had an intimate relationship with God. Watching God transform her father in the last few weeks of his life forced Terri to ask who God was to her as well. Her dad’s final words prompted encouragement and prayer: “Terri, nothing is more important than God.”

Terri and her husband Rob answered Christ’s call in their lives shortly afterward and discovered there was lots of Kingdom work to be done. After rearing three fantastic children, God placed adoption on their hearts and they added two more.

One of their biggest goals is to raise their children up to recognize God’s call in their own lives so they can see the face of Jesus in Heaven some day. The realization of this had more implications than the Stellrechts could have ever dreamed, as a tragic accident claimed the life of their twelve-year-old son Trent.  Discover the testimony of Terri and her family this Tuesday night on Christian Devotions Speak UP!  You can also follow the Stellrecht family through Terri’s blog at http://ourcrazyfarm.blogspot.com.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!as host Scott McCausey interviews Author, Professor, and Pastor Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr.

Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr. is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary and Grove City College. He received his Doctorate of Ministry in 2001. R.C. was the founding pastor of Saint Peter Presbyterian Church, and is Founder, Chairman and Teacher of Highlands Ministries. He has written or edited thirteen books including Biblical Economics, Almighty Over All, TearingDown Strongholds, Eternity in our Hearts, Bound for Glory, When You Rise Up and Believing God.  Of all these godly chores, Dr. Sproul says the most important thing is that he is the husband of Denise and the father of Darby, Campbell, Shannon, Delaney, Erin Claire, Maili, Reilly, and Donovan.

At Highlands Ministries, R.C. is the principal teacher and serves as editor of the magazine, Every Thought Captive. When not busy teaching or playing with the children, he is snow skiing, golfing, or trying to solve a Sudoku puzzle.

Edie Melsonis a freelance writer and editor with over 16 years experience in the publishing industry. She’s a prolific writer, publishing over 700 articles in 2010. She also has a popular writing blog (www.thewriteconversation.blogspot.com) and is a frequent contributor to many others. In keeping up with the leading edge of all things digital, Edie has become known as one of the go-to experts on Twitter, Facebook, and social media for writers wanting to learn how to plug in. Her bestselling eBook on this subject, Social Media Marketing for Writers, is available on Kindle and Nook. She’s the Co-Director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and Southwest Christian Writers Studio, as well as a popular faculty member at numerous others. Fighting Fear, Winning the War at Home, is one of Edie’s latest projects. This devotional book for those with family members in the military will debut later in 2011 with Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. Edie has been married 30 years to husband, Kirk, and they have raised three sons. 

Susan Reichert is the Editor-in-Chief of Southern Writers Magazine, President of CCWriters2 Group (Collierville Christian Writers Group), and President of Writers Night. She’s a native Southerner, married to a Green Bay Packer football fan, and has fourgrown daughters, four grandsons, three great-grandsons, and one great-granddaughter.

Susan is not new to editing or writing. For twenty years she honed her skills in the corporate world. She has literally written thousands of corporate resumes that required presenting candidates in the best positive light while showing corporations through words why they should hire them. During this period of time she also wrote as many ads for newspapers.