Ocieanna Fleiss, author of Awaiting the Manger: Whispers of Advent in the Old Testament, discussed her inspiration for this Advent book, which includes the stories of characters in the Old Testament. You can find her online at ocieanna.com. 

John Hopper, Executive Director of Reach, an arm of Search Ministries that is involving in encouraging and equipping Christians to share their faith, shared about the purpose of the Reach organization and provided insight into Christians sharing their faith, as he relates in the book, Giving Jesus Away: Finding Joy in Sharing the Gospel. The Reach website is reachothers.org. 

Members of the family-based group, CAIN, Madison Cain Johnson and Taylor Cain Matz, from their "Live and In Color" Tour, discussed the background of the group, originally from Hartselle, Alabama, and highlighted the concept of and music from the album, Jesus Music. You can find them at caintheband.com. 

Deputy General Counsel at First Liberty Institute, Justin Butterfield, gave information relative to independent study programs offered by California charter schools, where parents can choose curricula to be studied, as long as the curricula do not contain religious content or are produced by religious publishers. The First Liberty website is firstliberty.org. 

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Amy Baik Lee - This Homeward Ache

Hormoz Shariat - Iran Alive Ministries

Karen Porter and Cherry McGregor - Make Your Heart a Manger

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The author of the book, I Am Weak, I Am Strong: Building a Resilient Faith for a Resilient Life, Jay Hewitt, discussed the work of God in his life through a cancer struggle and how he discovered God's strength in his weakness. You can connect through iamweakiamstrong.com. His website is jayhewitt.org. 

The Vice President of Marriage and Family Formation for Focus on the Family, Greg Smalley, provided some insight into recent survey data regarding a decline in the divorce rate, the importance of sharing a positive viewpoint on marriage, and how Christians can work to preserve their marriages. You can find out more at focusonthefamily.com/marriage.

T. Martin Bennett, the author of the book, Wounded Tiger, described the book, which is an account of the true story regarding the Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor, who later gave his life to Christ. You can find out more at woundedtiger.com. 

The authors of the book, Make Your Heart a Manger, Karen Porter and her daughter, Cherry McGregor, at Faith Radio/Meeting House Media Central at the Summer 2023 Christian Product Expo in Lexington, KY, discussed the concept of the book, which uses characters included in the Christmas story to illustrate how encountering Jesus can change lives. You can learn more at makeyourheartamanger.com. 

From the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, James Kilgore, chaplain coordinator for the deployment to Lewiston, ME, following the mass shooting there, offered his observations on the situation, the fear and grief that the residents faced, and how the BGEA trained chaplains were doing ministry. You can learn more about the Team at billygraham.org. The BGEA Prayer Line is 855-255-7729 (PRAY). You can chat with a BGEA representative at peacewithgod.net.