Start your week with Dawn and Steve in the Morning as they share a devotional from Blackaby Ministries International about diligence!

Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.   1 Thessalonians 5:21-22

Dawn and Steve also talk about weekend updates, football, Disney and some of the latest headlines. 

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Billie Jauss provides insight into prioritizing our lives, creating a spiritual health plan, and the importance of realizing God's best things. She has written the book Distraction Detox. Billie Jauss is an author, speaker, and host of the podcast, The Family Room. She is also a baseball wife and mom who wants to encourage women with Biblical truth and practical tips! 

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Melissa Brigg, an expert in Hebrew, will talk with us about the Twelve Days of Advent and the word Emmanuel. Melissa is an experienced Hebrew teacher passionate about making the language of the Scriptures accessible to everyone. Born in the USA, Melissa studied Hebrew in Jerusalem, then taught in England for over a decade. She now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and two children. She loves helping students to achieve their goals of reading the Bible in the original language or learning to converse in Modern Hebrew.

In addition, author Ruth Chou Simons is here to tell us about her book Emmanuel: God With Us. Ruth is a Wall Street Journal bestselling and award-winning author of several books, including GraceLaced, Beholding and Becoming, and When Strivings Cease. She is an artist, entrepreneur, and speaker, using each of these platforms to spiritually sow the Word of God into people’s hearts. Through her online shoppe at GraceLaced.com and her social media community, Simons shares her journey of God’s grace intersecting daily life with word and art. Ruth and her husband, Troy, are grateful parents to six boys—their greatest adventure.

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Professor George Barna from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University has a conversation with Dawn and Steve in the Morning about traditional moral values.

Dr. Barna is the Director of Research and co-founder of the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. He is also an ACU professor, focusing on worldview assessment and development, and cultural transformation. He was the founder and leader of the Barna Group, a research company that has set the standard for understanding trends in American culture. In addition, Barna serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Council. He has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels and has pastored two churches. Barna has written more than 50 books, including numerous award-winners and New York Times bestsellers.

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Hannah Anderson provides some insight into taking the Advent season from one-dimensional to a celebration. Hannah has written a beautiful devotional titled Heaven and Nature Sing: 25 Advent Reflections to Bring Joy to the World.

Hannah lives in the haunting Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She spends her days working beside her husband in rural ministry, caring for their three children, and scratching out odd moments to write. In those in-between moments, she contributes to a variety of Christian publications and is the author of Made for More (Moody, 2014), Humble Roots (Moody, 2016), and All That's Good (Moody, 2018). You can connect with her at her blog www.sometimesalight.com and on Twitter @sometimesalight.

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Melissa Brigg, an expert in Hebrew, will talk with us about the Twelve Days of Advent! Melissa is an experienced Hebrew teacher passionate about making the language of the Scriptures accessible to everyone. Born in the USA, Melissa studied Hebrew in Jerusalem, then taught in England for over a decade. She now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and two children. She loves helping students to achieve their goals of reading the Bible in the original language or learning to converse in Modern Hebrew.

Also, Dawn and Steve have a conversation about the evangelical church culture. 

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Dawn and Steve in the Morning share a devotional from Blackaby Ministries International about quarreling.

And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient.   2 Timothy 2:24

In addition, Dawn and Steve share about their Thanksgiving with friends and family and Dawn's trip to Savannah!

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John Carter Cash has a conversation with Steve about the life and unshakeable faith of his father, Johnny Cash! Also, learn more about the upcoming movie JOHNNY CASH: THE REDEMPTION OF AN AMERICAN ICON   showing exclusively in theaters on December 5th, 6th, and 7th.

John Carter Cash is a musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and author. 

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The war against sexual immorality cannot be won by trying harder to change our behavior. John Fonville gives us a biblical perspective on this topic based on his book Hope and Holiness: How the Gospel Enables and Empowers Sexual Purity.

John Fonville serves as the rector and is the founder and church planter of Paramount Church in Jacksonville, Florida. He is an ordained presbyter in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and serves in the Gulf Atlantic Diocese (GAD). John is from Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from Gardner-Webb University (BA), earned his Master of Divinity at The Master's Seminary, and later earned his Doctor of Ministry at Ligonier Academy. John can be heard daily on his radio program, Him We Proclaim, as well as the Him We Proclaim podcast. John also serves as the US retreat leader for the Wittenberg Center for Reformation Studies in Wittenberg, Germany and on the Board of Directors for the Center for Reformation Anglicanism. John and his wife, Kathryn, have six children.

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Steve begins the morning show with a devotional from Blackaby Ministries International about weariness.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.   Matthew 11:28-29

In addition, Steve DeWitt joins us to talk about his book Enjoying God in Everything: A Guide to Maximizing Life's Pleasures.

It has been Pastor Steve’s joy to serve as Bethel Church of NW Indiana's senior pastor since 1997. Steve’s passions include expository preaching, the doctrines of grace, helping the church engage its culture, and the beauty of God. He often speaks in contexts outside of Bethel, is a council member of The Gospel Coalition, and enjoys traveling as a part of Bethel’s global mission efforts. He also serves on the board of Global Action. In addition to weekends at Bethel, Steve’s teaching ministry can be heard through Bethel’s media ministry, The Journey (thejourney.fm). The Journey with Pastor Steve podcast is consistently a top 20 most-listened-to pastor podcast. Steve is also the author of  Enjoying God in Everything (2022). Steve is married to Jennifer and has two daughters.

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