Heart & Humor with Doug & Jayme

Celebrating the life of Barbara Smith, mother to Michael W Smith, with a clip from our conversation with her about her (new at the time) "Cooking with Smitty's Mom" Cookbook.

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Doug catches up with SQuire Rushnell and his wife, Louise DuArt, to talk about their new book "Dogwinks: True Godwink stories of Dogs and the Blessings They Bring"

0:00 - Introductions

0:55 - Godwink explained

1:57 - Dogwink explained

2:20 - SQuire shares one story from the book - "Ruby" - soon to be a Netflix film

7:03 - We need good news and we ALL love dogs

7:58 - God and dog attributes

9:02 - Dogwinks 2

10:23 - Louise shares her personal Dogwink story

12:56 - They would love to hear your stories  www.GodWinks.com

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Netflix is releasing it's first ever Faith & Family musical - "A WEEK AWAY" on March 26th.  Doug catches up with Bailee Madison (actress & co-producer) to find out more.  Click here for the Netflix link

0:27  Bailee shares about this Netflix first

1:09 Bailee explains what the plot is about

2:20 This movie features the music of Steven Curtis Chapman, For King & Country, Amy Grant and more

3:09 Bailee never went to camp, since she's been acting since age 6, but finally experiences camp filming this movie (At Camp Widjiwagan in Antioch)

4:18 On her role as co-producer

5:56 Different perspective as co-producer vs actress

7:23 What do you hope people will be talking after watching the movie?

9:29 Sharing about some of the famous people she's acted with, plus a very sweet Billy Crystal story

11:54 Bailee shares about her future plans

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Doug catches up with Sissy Goff, Director of Child & Adolescent Counseling at Daystar Counseling in Nashville and a licensed counselor with more than 25 years of experience, to learn more about her latest book - "Brave  A Teen Girl's guide to Beating Worry and Anxiety".  www.RaisingBoysandGirls.com

1. (:37) Sissy talked about the first two books prior to "Brave"

2. (1:39) Being a teen today is harder than any previous generation

3. (2:00) Discussing the impact of social media and the pressure to excel

4. (3:05) Difference between anxiety's effect on boys vs girls

5. (4:22) Symptoms parents should look out for

6. (4:49) What is a teen's "worry temperature"?

7. (5:50) Dad's role in the life of a teen daughter

8. (7:53) Can anxiety be cured?

9. (9:21) Helping teen girls move towards independence   

10. (10:32) Written for teen girls, this book also helpful to parents

11. (11:13) The FeelingsChart 

12. (11:35) All of Sissy's tools used in the first month of counseling are included in this book.

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President of Proverbs 31 ministries, Lysa TerKeurst shares about her latest book "Forgiving what you can't forget-Discover how to move on, make peace with painful memories, and create a life that's beautiful again" www.LysaTerKeurst.com

0:41 This book is a follow up to her previous best seller - "It's not supposed to be this way"

2:18 Forgiveness is more satisfying then revenge

3:20 Can bitterness be a blessing?

4:28 How do you deal with someone how has never apologized?

6:40 The power of forgiveness

7:52 Boundaries as a part of forgiveness

9:12 When your reaction is hysterical, then it's historical

10:11 Discussing one of her most important changes called "Forgiving God" - Does God need to be forgiven?

11:33 Hurt feelings don't want to cooperate with holy instructions - the end of the book has an important list of all verses on forgiveness

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Doug catches up with Brian Simmons to talk about his latest book - "The Blessing - Uniting Generations"

0:24 This book is the 2nd of 3 books on Genesis

0:54 Why focus 3 books on Genesis

1:37 The importance of obedience

2:15 It's never too late for restoration & redemption

3:16 Testing brings about a deeper revelation

4:22 A humble act of service influences generations

5:00 Only God can truly transform us

6:27 Can God truly be your friend?

7:08 Brian hopes all readers can tap into the eternal blessing

8:00 God is working on all of us - Don't Give Up!

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Doug interviews Craig Denison from First 15 about their new Christmas Devotional - "Emmanuel"

0:25 The heart behind the ministry "First 15"

1:19 How 15 minutes a day can make all the difference

2:10 What sets "Emmanuel" apart from other devotionals

3:23 Craig's desire to help families

4:16 Sharing about why this devotional includes worship

5:42 What are the elements of a quality devotional

7:41 The importance of prayer

9:03 Some of the take-a-ways from the devotional

10:09 What do you think ministry will look like 10-20 years from now

12:13 Stressing this devotional is about an invitation - not - obligation

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Singer Austin French shares his very personal story in his new book "Jesus Can-My Story of Emerging from Heartache to Hope"

http://www.austinfrenchmusic.com/

0:15 Austin grew up in the church but grew up in fear

2:40 Ever thought about turning your back on Christianity?

5:00 Sharing about separating God the Father from his earthly father

7:02 How hard was it to write your story and how has your family felt about you sharing all of this?

10:02 Austin says "Let Jesus redeem every part of your life"

10:50 On reader action to the book

11:32 The story behind his new song "Wake up Sleeper"

13:28 Austin's hope that people, through the book, find their own healing and ability to share their own story

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Doug spends time with pastor Bill Vanderbush to talk about his new book "Reckless Grace-The Gift, The Mystery, the Embrace". (co-authored with Brit Eaton)

https://billvanderbush.com/

0:36 What is Reckless Grace?

3:38 How this message connects right now with ALL that we are going through in 2020

8:24 The importance of forgiving ourselves

10:51 Receiving God's Grace, a 4-fold process

14:43 Forgiveness and boundaries

18:25 Grace & Freedom IS for EVERYONE!

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Doug catches up with Jenn Gotzon & Jim E. Chandler to talk about this delightful new Christmas Movie - "The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland"

0:34  Filmed in Georgia

1:16  A quick synopsis of the movie

2:08  The story inspired by Jenn & Jim's real wedding

4:18  The Charm Bracelet featured in the film

4:54  The Charm Bracelet, devotional book & children's book

5:45  The film also features comedian Henry Cho and his daughter

6:24  What conversations do you hope people will have after watching the movie?

8:14  On the script writing and music

9:29  Move available Nov 17th  -more info at www.TheFarmerandtheBelle.net

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