Christians SPEAK UP!

Join us for a chat with Allen Arnold, author of "Waves of Creativity."

* Create New Things With God
* Start Seeing Yourself the Way God Sees You
* Use Your Art and Creativity in New Ways

The Creator of galaxies, oceans, wildflowers, and stallions made you creative. He gave you an imagination. Eyes to see what has never been. A voice to speak things into existence.
The reason why is astonishing. It’s not so you’ll get busy doing things for God. But so you’ll pursue the very things you love with God.

That is true creativity.

And this is your invitation to experience it as never before.
Allen Arnold—noted creativity author, coach, and speaker—has helped thousands with his teachings on co-creating with God. This book brings together his central insights on topics such as Imagination, Opposition, Questions, Wonder, and Expectancy. Each page features original quotes or timeless Scripture that, like waves, will wash over you, refresh you, and stir you to greater creativity.

Your art wants to grow deeper, wilder, truer. It’s just waiting for you to go first. It is a journey best taken one thought at a time. The goal isn’t to get somewhere fast. But to become more fully you along the way.
https://www.withallen.com/books

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott interviews a man of many God-given talents, Alton Gansky.
Alton Gansky is the author of twenty-four novels and nine nonfiction works, as well as principal writer of nine novels and two nonfiction books. He has been a Christy Award finalist (A Ship Possessed), an Angel Award winner (Terminal Justice), and recently received the ACFW award for best suspense/thriller for his work on Fallen Angel. He holds a BA and MA in biblical studies and was granted a Litt.D. He lives in central California with his wife.

In addition to his own writing, Gansky has consulted and provided editing/writing services to several CBA publishers and written copy, video scripts, and other works for the general business market. Through Gansky Communications he has consulted with publishers and agents, as well as provided editing services. He is “the go to guy” for co-writing, having been selected by Penguin, Waterbrook, Broadman Holman, and other publishers to work with their top-tier authors.

Gansky is in frequent demand at writers’ conferences. He has taught and keynoted in California, Arizona, New Mexico, North Carolina, Delaware, Washington, and Canada. Gansky has also been guest lecturer on suspense writing at Taylor University in Indiana. He is the director of the premier writers’ conference, Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference (BRMCWC). Discover more about him at http://www.altongansky.com

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Join us this week on Christians SPEAK UP! as Scott talks movies with producer and actor Nathan Clarkson.

Nathan Clarkson is an actor, writer, producer, and lover of stories. Nathan has appeared on commercials, TV-shows, films, and recently starred opposite Kevin Sorbo in a new faith-based feature film called Confessions of a Prodigal Son (coming soon), written and produced by Nathan and his production company Lighting Dark.

Growing up, Nathan was constantly described as "out of the box," and even though Nathan was diagnosed with OCD, ODD, ADHD, and other learning disabilities, he was able to take what many would see as "disorders" and turn them into "superpowers."

Nathan lives in Los Angeles, California, with his brand new adventure partner/wife Rachael Lee where he hopes to bring light to a dark world while following Jesus to infinity and beyond.

Join us this week on Christians SPEAK UP! as Scott talks football and Jesus with former NFL running back Noah Herron.

Noah Herron played in twenty-seven games in his three-year career with the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was born on April 3, 1982 in Mattawan, MI, where he was a standout football player growing up. He played for Big Ten college Northwestern, where he earned Second Team All-Big-Ten honors when he scored fifteen touchdowns his senior season. Noah was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005 in Round 7 (#244 overall). Noah’s breakout season came in 2006 when he played all sixteen games and averaged 4.1 yards/carry to go along with twenty-nine receptions.

Noah is also known for thwarting an attempted robbery of his home and sharing the love of Christ with all who will hear it.

Join us this week on Christians SPEAK UP! as Scott chats with author and podcaster Amanda Hope Haley.

Amanda Hope Haley has a bachelor of arts in religious studies from Rhodes College and a master of theological studies in Hebrew Scripture and Interpretation from Harvard University.

She contributed to The Voice Bible translation as a writer and editor, and she has been an editor and curricula ghost writer for popular Christian authors. Amanda maintains a blog, Healthy and Hopeful, where she encourages women to live whole lives in community with God, family, and each other.

Her first book, Barren among the Fruitful: Navigating Infertility with Hope, Wisdom, and Patience was released by HarperCollins Christian Publishers on October 7, 2014, as part of the InScribed Collection. Amanda and her husband David recently moved to Denver, Colorado, and look forward to new friends and new adventures out West.

Amanda enjoys hosting people in her home for small group studies and serving her church community however she can. She loves cooking, crafting, and party planning, but she’s happiest when exploring new places with her husband and spoiling her godchildren Elijah, Jack, and Lily.

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Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! for a preview of Christian concert Jam for the Lamb at Rock Lake Christian Assembly on May 23.

John Schlitt officially joined Petra in 1986, bringing with him his amazing vocal range and abilities that made him a legend with Head East. Except this time, his mind was no longer blown on drugs and alcohol. He was clean, focused, and armed with a powerful message: God made us to be winners—Jesus Christ is alive and, through Him, we are to be victorious in His perfect plan for each of us.

Justified is a Christian quartet that has been together since November 2011. These four gentlemen have either sang or played with other gospel quartets over the past twenty years and have now come together to spread the word through song and music. Singing with the blending of their voices, as well as their hearts, are Tim Caldwell, Mark Jacoby, Carl Ledford, and David Potts. 

The Lasting Hope, a Christian rock band out of Southern Indiana, has a high-energy pop-rock sound that gets audiences on their feet and singing along. The band is uniquely formed by five young and very talented men who have a heart completely sold out to worship. Formed in 2010, the band has gone through some directional as well as member adjustments, but the final result has been a hard-core worship experience that audiences of all ages are positively reacting to.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott interviews two Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas authors, Buck Storm and Karen Campbell Prough.

Buck Storm grew up in Yuma, Arizona—a true son of the American Southwest. He's marked time as a commercial diver, fisherman, sailor, and musician. As a singer/songwriter and purveyor of tales, he's bounced around the planet with a guitar and a pocketful of stories and has made friends in venues across the country. Whether lyrics or prose, Buck writes about this mixed-up, out of control, beautiful cacophony we call humanity. Buck and his wife Michelle have a happy love story, a hideout in North Idaho, and two wonderful children. The Miracle Man is his first novel.

Karen Campbell Prough grew up with a love for old books and steadfast characters. She spent some of her childhood entertaining younger brothers with short stories created by a wild imagination. She and her husband Edward have often camped in the Georgia Mountains, and there she placed the characters of her first book, The Girl Called Ella Dessa.

Join us this week on Christians SPEAK UP! as Scott invites military Chaplain

and author for www.TheologyMix.com.

Chris Linzey is husband to Tené, father to the three most beautiful children in the world, movie addict, pastor in Central Illinois, and Army Reserve Chaplain (currently with the 159th Military Police Battalion – Criminal Investigation Division). Chris has a deep desire to help people live lives of faith where the Bible is more than mere words on a page, but the way we live every day. His undergrad and Master’s studies were in biblical studies. He went on to get a Master of Divinity (MDiv) in Pastoral Preaching. Follow him on Twitter @chrislinzey.