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We talk with Pastor Overton Duncan about how God draws him from the outside of church life into a real encounter that changes his heart and direction. We connect his book Release It to the everyday battles of anxiety, sexual trauma, shame, and the long road of learning to hand burdens to God. 
• being drawn to Christ through his wife’s joy and honor 
• responding to an altar call and choosing a new life 
• Bible college training and stepping into ministry 
• mission trip to Ecuador and discovering spiritual gifts 
• writing Release It over years of growth and obedience 
• challenging anxiety labels and sharing a deliverance story 
• releasing sexual hurt and trauma through honesty and prayer 
• finding someone trustworthy for spiritual counsel and learning discernment 
• naming common ways we mask pain and why they fail 
• addressing sin patterns with Scripture and making room for restoration 
• living the sanctification process and letting God reshape us 
Don’t put it off till tomorrow. Do it today. 

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Disaster! Around the Bend is a Fiction Middle Grade novel. It has been published by Elk Lake Publishing and was released in June 2025.

This book is about the story of a twelve year old girl who has to adjust to the changes in her life and she is afraid. Jan is afraid of exposing her real self to others, as many young people are. The need to face her fears leads her to plotting an adventure with just her siblings, something that will prove that she has found a faith that will help her all through her life. Just as in life, the adventure does not go as planned. Will her faith be enough for even this challenge?? That is the story. 

I feel that the lessons taught in this book are needed in today's world but are often missing in the lives of our children, hence my reason for writing this book.

It is my hope that this book will get into the hands of as many children as possible, to get them thinking and believing that they are all special.

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Website: plynnhallidaybooks.ca

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She turned down his marriage proposal twice. Not because she didn't love him—but because he didn't know Jesus.

Joy Bowser married Bill anyway, trusting a prophecy spoken over her. Then came years of alcoholism, sitting alone in church, and wondering if she'd heard God wrong.

Now married 46 years, Joy shares what she learned: stop trying to convict your spouse and let the Holy Spirit do His job.

If you're in an unequally yoked marriage or sitting alone in a pew, you're not the only one. Listen and find hope.

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You can be doing “all the right things” and still feel stuck in the dirt. That’s why our catch-up with Dr. Tschanna Taylor hits so deep. She takes us from a five-year-old learning business on a brick porch in Durham, North Carolina to becoming an author, mentor, and legacy builder who helps people reclaim their story with courage and faith.

We talk about what happens when life hits hard: COVID stress, a tragic fall with her son, and surgery after a detached retina that left her navigating life with vision in one eye. Dr. Taylor shares how she learned to stop seeing herself through other people’s words, how to erase the lies we replay in our minds, and why “still becoming” is not a weakness but a holy process. Her reflection on the Woman at the well is a reminder that Jesus meets us before our story looks clean.

Then we dig into her 21-day devotional Replanted and the power of “RE” words like redefined and reaffirmed, plus the practical side of turning one message into a journal, calendar, and coaching program. We also explore caregiving, the eldest daughter load, building balance after five, and the work that led to her 2024 Presidential Volunteer Service Award.

If this encourages you, subscribe, share the episode with a friend who needs a restart, and leave us a review. What “RE” word are you choosing for your next season?

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Ramona Trevino woke up unable to move her right arm. Her speech was slurred. Her daughter rushed her to the ER and said the word no one wants to hear: stroke.

But Ramona didn't panic. She didn't cry. She didn't ask "why me."

Instead, she laid in that hospital bed and started reminding God of His promises. What happened next will change how you face every crisis.

Listen for the 8 things God actually calls you, the one question that exposes every lie you've believed, and a prayer for anyone facing fear or health scares.

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She heard her fiancé with another woman. Then God whispered, "Come seek me." In that devastating moment of betrayal, Claire O'Sullivan heard the voice of God for the first time—and her life was never the same. Today, Claire is an award-winning author of six novels, using her gift of storytelling to plant seeds of faith in readers around the world.

🔑 Key Takeaways:
• The "Shh" moment that led to an encounter with God's voice
• From backslidden to Bible-bound: her honest confession of years away from the Lord—and the slow journey back
• How Claire weaves the gospel into romantic suspense without "preaching"
• The best rejection letter she ever received—and why it led to a loving publishing relationship

📚 Books by Claire O'Sullivan:
• Whiskey River Mysteries series
• The Grit and Grace series (Match Made in Mayhem coming May 2026)
• Rules of Engagement (standalone sci-fi)

🌐 Connect with Claire:
Website: www.claireosullivan1.com | Facebook: Claire O'Sullivan

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In Part 2 of this powerful legacy message, Pastor Carmen Gabriel continues his teaching on John 15, diving deeper into what it means to abide in Christ, bear lasting fruit, and avoid the fire.

Key Takeaways:🔑 
• The difference between "hearing" His voice and actually following Him
• How to know if you're truly abiding—or just going through the motions
• What happens when branches are cut off and thrown into the fire
• Why God is more concerned with your fruit than your feelings

Scripture: John 15:1-6

Connect:🌐
New Life Fellowship: Corner of 4th & San Benito, Hollister, CA | Sunday 10:30 AM

Support This Ministry:🙏
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In this sobering legacy message, Pastor Carmen Gabriel of New Life Fellowship preaches on John 15—and what it truly means to abide in the True Vine. Recorded live, this episode cuts through the noise of modern Christianity to ask the hard question: Are you bearing fruit—or are you in danger of being cut off?

🔑 Key Takeaways:
• Why "once saved, always saved" may not mean what you think it means
• The difference between Esau (who sold his birthright) and Jacob (who hungered for God)
• What happens when sin sears the conscience—and why that's the most dangerous place a believer can be
• A sobering word for pastors and leaders who preach a compromised gospel

📖 Scripture: John 15:1-6

🌐 Connect:
New Life Fellowship: Corner of 4th & San Benito, Hollister, CA | Sunday 10:30 AM

🙏 Support This Ministry:
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She was a single mom living in low-income apartments. Then God gave her a dream, and everything changed.

Kinshawda Daniels didn't have savings. She didn't have investors. What she had was a passion for caring for others and a dream from God that laid out every detail of her next business. Today, she's a home care business consultant with over five years of experience helping entrepreneurs start and grow profitable home care agencies—without breaking the bank.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• The Dream That Changed Everything: How God gave Kinshawda the name, services, and vision for her consulting business in one specific night
• From Psychiatric Aide to Nurse to Entrepreneur: Why her 20+ years in healthcare became the foundation for helping others build their own agencies
• Home Care vs. Home Health Care: The difference you need to know, and why you don't need to be a nurse to start a home care business
• The "Start Small" Strategy: How she built her business step-by-step with paycheck money and tax refunds (no loans, no debt)
• Queens Don't Compete, We Collaborate: Why comparing yourself to others is stealing your destiny

💼 Services Offered (Virtual Home Care Solutions, LLC):

Consulting Calls | Insurance Contracting | Medicaid Provider Enrollment | Courses & Digital Products | Marketing Strategies

🌐 Connect with Kinshawda Daniels:

Website: www.DrK.com | YouTube: Kinshawda Daniels | Social: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook

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Listener-supported. Donate at www.imdauntless.org or mail to: 1760 Airline Hwy. Box #103, Hollister, CA 95023

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What if the person you resent the most is actually the key to your freedom?

What do you do when church hurt, abandonment, and single motherhood threaten to steal your purpose? If you're Lady Ambassador, you let God turn your pain into a global platform—and a mic.

In this powerful episode, Ramona talks with Ashante Odom (Lady Ambassador) —prophetic artist, single mom advocate, and global minister. From being abandoned at 8 months pregnant to watching her son battle addiction, from church hurt to becoming a "prophetic lyrical gangster" at 40+—this conversation is packed with hope and practical help.



👉 ARE YOU READY TO RELEASE THE WEIGHT YOU'VE BEEN CARRYING?
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You can take a look at Youtube for visualizers on the episode and for others.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• The "Prophetic Lyrical Gangster" Story – How God downloaded lyrics after church hurt (includes a LIVE freestyle!)

• Single Mom's Secret Weapon – FREE nationwide grants, diapers, food banks & resources. Yes, FREE.

• 16-Year Abandonment – The raw reunion with her son's father in a rehab hospital

• Supernatural Child Support – How God tripled what his father refused to provide

🎵 FIND HER MUSIC:
Search "Lady Ambassador" or "Ashanti Odom" on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon—all platforms.



👩‍👧‍👦 SINGLE MOM RESOURCES (Nationwide):
👉 www.ashantiodom.com (Click "Resource Enrollment Link")

🌐 CONNECT:
Website: www.ashantiodom.com
Social: @LadyAmbassador

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P.S. If you're a child of an addict, no matter your age, please hear this: You are not alone, you are not to blame, and healing IS possible. This one's for you.

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