Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as host Scott chats with conference director, writer and Worship Leader LaTan Murphy.

La-Tan Murphy is founder of: Colors of His Love Women’s Conference since 2011. The heart of this ministry is to challenge women to reach every culture with the love of Christ. As an event speaker and vocalist, La-Tan finds encouraging others most important.  Drawing from a wealth of life experiences as a wife, mother, and grandmother, she uses real-life experiences as her greatest sources for speaking and writing inspiration. La-Tan is an award-winning article writer. She is a regularly featured columnist for the nationally recognized WHOA Women’s Magazine. La-Tan’s books have been featured in Southern Writers Magazine in the 2014 January Edition, and the October 2014 edition as MUST READS.  Her articles have been published on Girlfriends in God Devotional/Crosswalk.com, as well as Just 18 Summers and the American Daily Herald, Inspire a Fire. Her articles have been featured alongside Joyce Meyer, Lisa Osteen, Kim Alexis, Gretchen Carlson- Fox News and Megan Alexander – Inside Edition.  Her book entitled: God’s Provision in Tough Times was a finalist for the 2014 Selah Award.

Over the last 11 years, Deanna Steinle has worked to bridge the gap between Event Planning, Marketing and Public Relations. Having worked in Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, Conference Resorts, booking Talent for events and studying American Sign Language, Deanna took her passions and created Steinle Communications, LLC. Her focus is to assist in making your visions come to life by providing excellent resources, seamless execution and a place where no question is too small.

Deanna was brought up living the “Chameleon Lifestyle”, where she made it her goal to be easily adaptable, regardless of the situation or industry. By exposing herself to several different industries and hobbies, she knew mentoring and providing services for others was her dream that has now come to fruition as Steinle Communications, LLC. Deanna has a specialized concentration on businesses, organizations and individuals that are seeking someone in Marketing and Public Relations who understands Deaf Culture and is proficient in American Sign Language.

Deanna’s personable, reliable and passionate personality (P. R. P.) is the experience our customers receive that sets Steinle Communications above your expectations. Discover more about her at http://steinlecommunications.com.

Over the last 11 years, Deanna Steinle has worked to bridge the gap between Event Planning, Marketing and Public Relations. Having worked in Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, Conference Resorts, booking Talent for events and studying American Sign Language, Deanna took her passions and created Steinle Communications, LLC. Her focus is to assist in making your visions come to life by providing excellent resources, seamless execution and a place where no question is too small.

Deanna was brought up living the “Chameleon Lifestyle”, where she made it her goal to be easily adaptable, regardless of the situation or industry. By exposing herself to several different industries and hobbies, she knew mentoring and providing services for others was her dream that has now come to fruition as Steinle Communications, LLC. Deanna has a specialized concentration on businesses, organizations and individuals that are seeking someone in Marketing and Public Relations who understands Deaf Culture and is proficient in American Sign Language.

Deanna’s personable, reliable and passionate personality (P. R. P.) is the experience our customers receive that sets Steinle Communications above your expectations. Discover more about her at http://steinlecommunications.com.

Angelika “Angie” Martin came to a personal relationship with Jesus at age seventeen and began writing out of necessity while studying drama and theater at a Christian college. A scarcity of published faith-based material inspired her to write short stories, skits, and scripts, which led to directing. The writing continued as she found herself surrounded by children while working as a community youth director at a military base in Germany and serving in other positions—Sunday school teacher, vacation Bible school teacher, YMCA summer camp director, and private Christian school teacher.

Drawn to the arts, Angie found writing allowed her to express herself creatively—whether a poem, song, skit, article, short story, devotion, lesson plan, or curriculum. Her most important life experience as mother and grandmother led to the challenge of finding a Christian alternative to the secular holiday sensation surrounding a magical Christmas elf. Her desire to see Operation Birthday Celebration in print also allowed her to try her hand at illustrating.

Serving as the women’s ministry coordinator at Colonial Heights Christian Church—leading Bible studies and organizing women’s events—keeps Angie in touch with the pulse of Christian women and mothers.  As the center director for Hope House, a crisis pregnancy ministry in Kingsport, Tennessee, she is able to merge her vocation and passion: mentoring women and spurring them on to discover a higher calling by experiencing the power of God’s Word. Created in the image of the God, Angie believes we are all endowed with a sense of creativity.  The work of God’s people should always outshine that of the secular world.  Nothing excites her more than finding creative ways to share God's message!

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as host Scott McCausey talks about the church body with Pastor Rodney Coe.

Pastor Rodney Coe is the Founder/Managing Editor of Liftupyourday.com. He served for thirteen years in the U.S. Navy. Rodney has a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing/English from Southern New Hampshire University and also has a Bachelor and Master of Theology as well as two Doctorate degrees. Rodney has a Fellow Award with the Stephen Olford Institute of Biblical Preaching. He has written over 200 articles.

Pastor Rodney and his wife Brenda have four sons. His prayer is that he can encourage the Body of Christ. Discover more about him at www.liftupyourday.com.

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Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as host Scott McCausey shares the rise and fall of Big Idea Productions with Phil Vischer.

Author and filmmaker Phil Vischer has had a significant impact on American culture.  His groundbreaking children’s series, VeggieTales, has sold more than 65 million copies, been featured in major magazines and newspapers and even spoofed by Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons.  Phil created Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber as a 25 year-old Chicago-based computer animator, searching for ways to integrate his faith and his filmmaking.  With the help of his wife, Lisa, his college buddy Mike Nawrocki, two art school grads and his church’s music director, Kurt Heinecke, Phil landed VeggieTales videos in a third of all American households with young children.

Since the bankruptcy of Big Idea Productions, Phil has produced What’s in the Bible? – a 13-part DVD series walking families all the way through from Genesis to Revelation, explaining the origins, meaning, and some of the “trickier bits” of the world’s most influential book.  Phil is also a frequent radio guest on Family Life Radio, Focus on the Family, Moody Radio and others.

Phil’s story has also given him a speaking ministry, as he has crisscrossed the country speaking at conferences and colleges from coast to coast.  From Pepperdine to Baylor to Liberty (and back again for return visits to many), Phil’s humor and heart have proven extremely popular with the same college kids that laughed at Bob and Larry when they were small.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as host Scott McCausey brings in Mark Antonacci to discuss the evidence of Jesus Christ.

Mark Antonacci is an attorney and author who has studied all aspects of the Shroud for the past thirty-four years. He wrote The Resurrection of the Shroud (New York: M. Evans and Co., 2000), the most comprehensive book ever written on the Shroud until his landmark book, Test the Shroud, was published in 2015.

Mark gave the keynote address at the international conference held in Italy in conjunction with the Shroud’s exhibition in 2010 in which he proposed that a new series of sophisticated, minimally-invasive tests be performed on the Shroud at the atomic and molecular levels of this famous burial cloth. He has written the leading scientific hypothesis that not only explains the Shroud’s body images, but also its radiocarbon dating, its excellent condition, its pristine human blood marks, their still-red coloration, the possible outer side imaging, coin features and flower images, skeletal features, and all of its other unique features.

Discover more about Mark and Test the Shroud at www.testtheshroudonline.com.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as host Scott McCausey brings in Dr. Charles Stanley.

Dr. Charles F. Stanley, Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, demonstrates a keen awareness of people's needs by providing practical biblical truths for everyday life. Modeling his ministry after the apostle Paul's message to the Ephesians, Dr. Stanley believes that: "Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus–the work of telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love" (Acts 20:24 TLB).

The goal of Dr. Charles Stanley is best represented by In Touch's mission statement: To lead people worldwide into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and to strengthen the local church. Dr. Stanley's heart's desire is to get the gospel to "as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God." His book, Handle with Prayer, will be the focus of our interview. This is the second release of the book, which has already sold over a quarter million copies!

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as host Scott McCausey discusses the busy life of moms and dads in the homeschool world but also the importance of this.

Mike Dellosso is the author of eight novels of suspense, an adjunct professor of creative writing and popular conference teacher, a husband, and a father. When he’s not lost in a story or working or spending time with his family he enjoys reading and dabbling in pencil sketching. Mike has a master’s degree in theology and serves with his wife in their local church. He is also a colon cancer survivor and healthcare worker. Born in Baltimore, Mike now resides in southern Pennsylvania with his wife and four daughters.

His newest book in the Jed Patrick saga is called Kill Devil and can be found here:  https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Devil-Jed-Patrick-Book-ebook/dp/B0198UC0DM?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as host Scott McCausey discusses the busy life of moms and the founding of Apologia Educational Ministries with Rachael Carman.

Rachael Carman had it going on—or so she thought. After surviving sixty-three months of pregnancy, countless sleepless nights, and 35,000+ diapers, this one-time control freak encountered God’s grace. And she encourages you to do the same.

In her books How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You? and How to Have a HEART for Your Kids, Rachael challenges mothers to surrender their will and draw closer to their heavenly Father. She invites moms to join her in loving God passionately and worshiping Him fully while sweeping up Cheerios, doing laundry, and planning dinner. You will be affirmed in your role as a mother as Rachael speaks of her struggles with perfectionism and impatience, and shares her challenges, failures, and victories amid the ever-changing seasons of life. Her honesty will surprise you, and her humor will put you at ease.

Rachael is not only a respected author but a sought-after speaker. She has spoken across the United States as well as in Europe, Asia, and Africa. She has been married to her husband, Davis, since 1986. Together, their life has been a roller-coaster ride, with God at the controls. They have seven kids with whom they love to laugh. Rachael enjoys playing in the dirt, eating dark chocolate, and walking on the beach. She and Davis are the owners of Apologia Educational Ministries.