We all long to be in control of our schedules, our families and our futures. Laura Story & Scott Herrold discuss how surrendering control actually leads to real freedom. Laura & her husband Martin faced a brain tumor, infertility and a son's birth defect, so she explains how she learned to surrender control to a trustworthy God. Laura Story's latest book is called, I Give Up: The Secret Joy Of A Surrendered Life.

Noel Casimiro and Mike Garcia from Kingdom Wealth Strategies talk about breaking away from financial stress! Noel & Mike explain how stewardship is different than ownership. They challenge the way we see money and financial growth, so we can trust our resources under God's authority. The team of entrepreneurs at Kingdom Wealth Strategies is hosting a free financial workshop on Saturday, September 28th from 10am-1pm at the Noble Title Building in La Vegas. More info is at www.KingdomWealthStrategies.com

Derek Neider of Calvary Chapel Las Vegas explains how to share our faith in a connective way. Derek & Scott talk about sharing our individual faith stories and multiplying churches. They also talk about how our personality sets our style of sharing our faith story. The goal of the Proclaim Missions Conference is to equip us to confidently share the Gospel in our community. The conference will feature Victor Marx, Manny Mill, Derek Neider and David Hernandez.

The conference is October 11th & 12th at Calvary Chapel Las Vegas: www.proclaim2019.com

Max Lucado is one of the best selling authors in America. He talks with Scott Herrold about the key to finding and cultivating genuine happiness. Max also talks about managing emotions and recognizing the anchor of God's hope. Max discusses the correlation between gratitude, forgiveness and happiness. This is one of our most clicked podcasts this year!

Max Lucado has a new book called, How Happiness Happens.

Author Catherine McNiel talks about how we can break through emotions to recognize God's hand in our mundane seasons! She describes what we can learn about God through nature and the passing of the seasons of our year. Catherine also discusses the difference between general revelation and special revelation! We do deep in this podcast! Feel free to share it!

Catherine McNiel's latest book is called, "All Shall Be Well."

Lee Strobel was an award winning investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune and he was a devout Atheist. Lee talks with Scott Herrold about how one investigation led him to tangible evidence that the resurrection of Jesus is legit. Lee spent years researching the claims of the Resurrection & the historical authenticity of the Bible. Lee shares what he learned about the historical data we have for the legitimacy of the Bible. In addition, Lee researched modern day miracles to better understand the relationship between faith and science. Lee explains how miracles are just as commonplace today as ever, and the data proves it. Lee has written books like, The Case for Christ, The Miracles Answer Book, The Case for Faith and The Case for Miracles.

Dr Chris Thurman talks about the practice of taking authority over your thoughts. The way we think doesn't have to be the way we keep thinking! Chris also talks about how lies often shape our worldview. He teaches us to be more aware of how God views reality and align our thoughts to His. Chris describes the most common lies we all believe at one time or another and how to rebuke them. Chris has a fresh revised version of his classic book called, "The Lies We Believe: Renew Your Mind and Transform Your Life"

Author Sharon Hodde Miller talks about how we can tell if we're serving niceness or serving Christ and how we can tell the difference. Sharon also discusses the downfalls of being nice and how it may not be an accurate portrayal of Christ's love and how we can often use niceness as a mask to cover up our true selves.

What would it look like if our local churches worked shoulder to shoulder to help each other grow in the same city? How would our city react if it saw the Church solving problems and helping struggling people? Pastor Heiden Ratner of Walk Church talks about the difference between kingdom building and empire building. He shares about an exciting event called Strengthen 2019. Jud Wilhite, Benny Perez, Vance Pittman & Heiden Ratner will start a discussion about strengthening our local churches. You are invited! www.Strengthen2019.eventbrite.com

Author Leeana Tankersley speaks from personal experience about how we can begin again when life sidelines us. Leeana also talks about pushing past comparison and drama. She explains how she "got stuck" when she was 9 years old, but learned to turn to God and begin again. She wrote a book called, "Always We Begin Again."