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Lisa Appelo went to bed married one night and woke up a widow and single mom to seven children the next morning.

Her story of navigating raw, tender grief stands as a testimony that—regardless of your circumstances—life can be good again after it falls apart. 

She says, while life’s unexpected turns may look like Plan B to us, they are God’s intentional Chapter 2 for our lives.

Today on Connections, Lisa shares how she found hope and how she was able to put her world back together after losing the love of her life.

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Season 3 of The Chosen debuted at #3 at the box office with Episodes 1 & 2. The final episodes are expected to do just as well. What impact has The Chosen had on Amanda Jenkins and her husband and The Chosen creator, Dallas?

Today on Connections, Amanda shares what it has been like to be part of such a massive project. She'll also chat about how this work has impacted her faith. Don't forget to subscribe!

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Against every last odd, you can hope anyway, that's according to author, mother, and hope warrior, Leanna Tankersly.

With an openhanded spirit and open-hearted vulnerability, Leeana Tankersley reveals the darkest chapter of her own story, the thing she never thought would happen and could do nothing to prevent. Along the way, she shares how waiting in the darkness allowed something incredible to take root within her: a defiant and hard-won hope that is not dependent on happy endings.

Today on Connections, Leanna shares her story and how she managed to get to the place she's in today.

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A Winnipeg church has chosen guitars and music to reach the community beyond its four walls.

Today on Connections, Ron Fischer, Darlene and Ron Overby share the importance of church and the community. They'll also share more about Guitars@ Kildonan.

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Every day there is an opportunity to draw awareness to the issues surrounding human trafficking. What are the realities of this situation, and how do we protect our children?

Today on Connections, Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good, CEO of The Foundation United, educates us on human trafficking and how children are easily groomed. She'll also share how we can protect our children.

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January is human trafficking awareness month. 

Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good, author of “Groomed” and CEO of The Foundation United, has served as an accomplished leader in the anti-sex trafficking movement for more than a decade, including helping thousands of survivors find freedom and a new life.

Today on Connections, Elizabeth shares the realities and how we can protect our children.

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Dustin Burlet is an instructor at Millar College of the Bible in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

He recently wrote a book, Judgment and Salvation: A Rhetorical-Critical Reading of Noah's Flood in Genesis.

He says the message of his book is that the flood story is more than history and more than literature. Instead, Dustin says that it is theology that informs how we think about god and his goodness.

He digs deeper into this, today on Connections. 

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