Challenges Won’t Stop Me: a resilient conversation with Melony Brown to help you survive and thrive 

Challenges are inevitable, but you can survive and learn to thrive amid them. Build the skills you need to shout, “Challenges won’t stop me!” Melony Brown knows all about challenges and she doesn’t let them stop her. Listen in as she shares her resilient wisdom and resources to help you overcome challenges in your life.

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 Melony Brown Bio:

Author, speaker, and host of the Challenges Won't Stop Me podcast, Melony Brown seeks to equip and empower women to overcome life's tough challenges. The mountains are always calling her, and she heeds the call as often as possible. 

 Challenges Won't Stop Me:

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Teresa Janzen Bio:

Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., lives life full and free. An international speaker, author, coach, and host of the Radical Abundance podcast, she inspires audiences with tales from her travels and travails. Teresa is married to Dan and together they bridge cultures and continents serving primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and North America. 

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

When Lori Ann Wood found her life drastically altered by a medical crisis, she learned it was a divine detour leading her to answer three urgent questions we all wrestle with. Wood's new book, Divine Detour, will release in February 2023. 

Get Lori's free Resource, Hope for the Life You Didn't Choose at: https://lorieannwood.com/hope 

Learn more about her upcoming book at https://loriannwood.com/books 

Guest Bio:

Lori Ann Wood lives in the shadow of the Ozark Mountains in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, the unsuspecting guy she chased all the way from 9th grade to grad school. She is mom to three world-changing young adults, one impressive son-in-law (who all live too far away) and a miniature dachshund named Pearl (who threatens to never leave). Her new favorite role is appropriately spoiling her granddaughter Hazel.

In addition to receiving the Frederick Buechner Narrative Essay Award from The Christian Century Magazine, her work has won awards from The Colorado Christian Writers Association and The Evangelical Press Association. Lori Ann has been published in numerous print journals including Just Between Us Magazine, The Joyful Life Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Heart Insight Magazine, and Sweet to the Soul FAITH Magazine. Her articles have also appeared on websites such as Pepperdine University Press, Yahoo Lifestyle, and MSN, and on blogs including Women | Faith & Story, Kindred Mom, WomenHeart, and The Mighty. Lori Ann also serves on the Blog Contributor Team for The Joyful Life Magazine.

But Lori Ann has not always been a writer.

A life detour reordered her priorities and rattled her faith.

In 2015, despite otherwise pristine health, Lori Ann almost died from heart failure from an unknown cause. Her heart was functioning at just 6%. She spent 14 days in ICU as doctors tried to save her life. Lori Ann was then transferred to the Cleveland Clinic where she became her doctor’s most critical patient for a year and a half. She was eventually implanted with a pacemaker and internal defibrillator. Against all medical odds, her heart function was initially restored sixteen months later. But as heart failure goes, her condition has experienced ups-and-downs since then. And as the Christian walk goes, so has her faith.

Having discovered this chronic, progressive condition almost too late, Lori Ann now writes to encourage difficult faith questions along the detours of life. Her passion is to connect with readers and help them hold onto their faith when they find themselves on a path they didn’t choose.

Her first book, Divine Detour: The Path You Didn’t Choose Can Lead to the Faith You’ve Always Wanted, will release in early 2023. Find her at https://loriannwood.com.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only inspired a dream, but he created a legacy that continues in the King family today. Dr. Alveda King is guarding that legacy for this generation amid turbulent times. Join the conversation as Dr. King and Teresa Janzen discuss issues of life and legacy.

Guest Bio:

About Alveda King:  Alveda C. King, PhD, serves as Chair of the America First Policy Institute’s Center for the American Dream. She is the daughter of the late slain civil rights activist Rev. A. D. King and the niece of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as a Christian evangelist; graduate of Aidan University; and is founder of SPEAK FOR LIFE, and ALVEDA KING MINISTRIES (www.alvedaking.com). Dr. King is also an acclaimed author, Fox News Channel contributor, Fox Nation host, NEWSMAX blog contributor, twice elected to GA State House, past presidential appointee, 2021 recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a film and music industry veteran.

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Have you ever felt like you've suddenly gone off course  - detoured into unchartered territory? Teresa Janzen shares a ministry report and message that will encourage you on your journey - even when you have no idea what the future holds. 

Lewis and Clark, the famous explorers,  navigated the Missouri River. They were expert river navigators, and they had a whole team of people with them called the Corp of Discovery.

 They were given the commission by the President of the United States to find a water passage to the Pacific Ocean. This is going to be a game changer for the US for trade and development and all that type of stuff. And they navigated to the source of the Missouri.  and when they crested the mountain expecting to find a river on the other side, what they found was the Rocky Mountains—big surprise.

 Sometimes you go into a situation thinking that you know what's going to be ahead. You've prepared for it. You took courses for it, you studied for it, you've held committee meetings for it, you've set budgets for it, and you crest the mountain and think you're going to move forward.  And all of a sudden you find yourself in a situation that you hadn't planned on, and nothing that you've done in the past has prepared you for it.

 If you feel stuck in a rut and unable to move forward, get Teresa’s free guide, “Get Out of that Rut!” https://teresajanzen.com/unstuck/

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Sometimes the world is a noisy place with many voices competing for our attention. But where is the truth and how can we hear the truth amidst the many voices? Tracy Taris is a licensed counselor and author of the book, Many Voice, One Truth. 

Connect with Tracy on Instagram at @healingthemindandspirit and @tracytaris and on her website at https://tracytaris.com

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Guest Bio:

Tracy Taris is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. She is president and owner of Healing The Mind & Spirit, Inc. where she leads a team of counselors. Her group practice is located in the Santa Clarita Valley where psychotherapy services are provided in the form of couples, family, individual, adolescent and child therapy as well as coaching services that cover a variety of topics from creative blocks, nutritional problems, and women’s issues. Tracy is Author of Many Voices One Truth – a work that discusses choices in belief. In the book, Tracy discusses the problem of negative thoughts, where they originate, and how to differentiate between the different thoughts that invade your mind. Tracy teaches the reader how to still and calm not only their minds but their central nervous system using time-honored prayer and meditative techniques. Tracy’s service to the Santa Clarita Valley also includes work as a Contract Therapist for College of The Canyons’ (COC) Student Health and Wellness Center. She is part of a team of therapists who provide therapy to students at COC. Tracy holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with and emphasis in Marriage & Family Therapy from Azusa Pacific University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcasting from California Polytechnic State University.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

You have a dream, but something has held you back from pursuing it. It’s never too late to start doing what you know God has called you to do. 

Patrick E Craig started out as a successful musician, but felt something was missing. When he turned to faith, he left the music business to go to Bible school, but something still wasn’t right. He finally realized that his passion and his ministry could be found in writing.

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Guest Bio:
Best-selling author, Patrick E. Craig, is a lifelong writer and musician who left a successful performance career in 1986 to become a pastor. After pastoring, teaching and speaking at seminars in churches on the west coast for many years, he retired in 2007 to concentrate on writing and publishing fiction books. In November 2011, Patrick signed a three-book deal with Harvest House Publishers to publish his Apple Creek Dreams series. His latest books, The Amish Heiress, The Amish Princess, and The Mennonite Queen, and the reprinted Apple Creek Dreams series are published by his own imprint, P&J Publishing, and all have spent time on the "Hot New releases" and "Amazon Best Seller" lists on Amazon. Harlequin Publishing recently purchased The Amish Heiress for their new Walmart Amish promotion series and that book will is now available in Walmart stores across the country. He also recently signed with Elk Lake Publishing to publish his Middle School/YA mystery series, The Adventures of Punkin and Boo. Patrick is represented by the Steve Laube Agency.

Patrick has an extensive background as a writer. Throughout his school years he edited high school and college newspapers. In 1964 he won a national editorial contest sponsored by the Wall Street Journal for an editorial he wrote on the death of President Kennedy, and, in the same year, acted as Senior Editor for a special issue of the University of Washington Evergreen during a summer internship for High School Editors. After a year at Whitman College, where he was a journalism major, he moved to the San Francisco Bay area where he became a fixture on the local music scene.

As a professional songwriter, he wrote with and for such artists as Bill Champlin (Chicago), David Jenkins (Pablo Cruise), Buddy Miles, The Tazmanian Devils, and many others in the secular music industry. His songs were recorded by such artists and music groups as West Coast Natural Gas, Indian Pudding and Pipe, Joey Covington's Fat Fandango, The Sons of Champlin, The Tazmanian Devils, Buddy Miles, David Jenkins, Laura Allen, The Fairfax Street Choir and in Europe by the Swedish Band Seid. He had two music albums released on Warner Brothers records with The Tazmanian Devils and contributed as a performer and recording engineer to best selling albums by artists such as Chris Isaak and others. 

As a performer he played keyboards and sang with bands such as West Coast Natural Gas, Indian Pudding and Pipe, Van Morrison, Joe E. Covington, The Kantner-Balin Band, The New Boogaloo Express, The Fairfax Street Choir, The Tazmanian Devils, David Jenkins, Buddy Miles, and many others. 

Now as a full-time fiction writer he turns out two to three books every year and is fast-gaining a reputation in the literary world.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Against police evidence, without a body and on presumptions, Rusty Labuschagne was convicted of drowning a fish poacher during Mugabe’s rule. He served 10 years in Zimbabwe’s prisons, including the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, where he suffered through the Zim dollar crash, with food shortages, no running water, and people dying around him daily.

He speaks eloquently about being subjected to conditions most people would find unendurable, having to dig deep within himself to find solutions to an unbearable situation. His resilience, ability to face adversity, and pure grit are an unparalleled inspiration.

After years of bitterness and anger, Rusty learned how to forgive those who had caused
his suffering. He found that who you are and the depth of your determination
will get you through life’s darkest moments. Learn how to harness your inner
strength and let go of what you cannot control. Ultimately, it was faith in
God, a positive mental attitude, and lessons in forgiveness, gratitude, and
humility that probably saved his life.

 Connect with Rusty at https://beatingchans.com

 Guest Bio:

Rusty Labuschagne is a unique premier speaker on the professional circuit. One is immediately struck by his sincerity and humility as he delivers a dramatic account of his transformational experience. Rusty has been through a trauma few have experienced. In 2003, the successful Zimbabwean businessman, who ran a safari outfit, flew his own aircraft, and had a fishing resort on Lake Kariba, was framed by a poacher, the police, and the courts, and wrongfully convicted of drowning a poacher.

 He talks and writes about being subjected to conditions most people would find unbearable, having to draw on his inner resources and strengths to endure the unimaginable. In the process, he developed not only a life-saving resilience but also empathy and a keen desire to help his fellow inmates. His faith in God, positive mental attitude, leadership qualities, and lessons in forgiveness, gratitude, and humility bring a personal, transformative, and authentic message of hope and freedom.

 In his book and to audiences, Rusty’s message is that everyone is faced with challenges, but it is who you are and the depth of your determination that will get you through life’s darkest moments. He shows how one can harness one’s inner strength and let go of what one cannot control. His talks have a broad audience appeal, from leadership lessons for CEOs and managers to inspiration and staff members’ motivation. They will all feel an impact.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Are you seeking a joy-filled life? Christine Trimpe shares her story of feeling trapped and searching for comfort from food. Hear about her amazing heart and body transformation that led her to a life of joy and a 100-pound weight loss journey.

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Guest Bio:
Christine Trimpe is an Award-Winning author, speaker, joy seeker, and weight-loss warrior. After losing over a hundred pounds in her joy-filled journey of healing, God instilled a passion within her to inspire, motivate, and encourage women to pursue healthy, holy living— body, mind, and spirit. Christine speaks and writes for women all over the world, sharing the freedom Christ offers when we choose the path of surrender and sacrifice.

A 2022 Christian Product Book Award Winner in Non-Fiction and Selah Award Finalist, 𝑺𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑱𝒐𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆: 𝑨 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 is Christine’s debut book, a twenty-five-day Christmas advent encouraging readers to live in the joy of the Lord despite their circumstance––seek joy, find joy, share joy. Her transformation story and Bible and Beans blog can be found at ChristineTrimpe.com, and you can email her at Christine@christinetrimpe.com for speaking inquiries.

Join Christine beginning December 1 in her annual tradition to Countdown to Christmas through the Book of Luke (Christmas Countdown through the Gospel of Luke) in her new book 𝑺𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑱𝒐𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆: 𝑨 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

There is one topic we've never covered on Radical Abundance, and that's wealth. Today, Coach Johnny McWilliams shares insights on the intersection of God's Wealth and God's Wisdom. And don't miss the free gift below.

Wait until you hear what the first step Coach Johnny says you need to get out of debt and create more abundance in your life. 

Coach Johnny is offering an exclusive offer to the Radical Abundance audience. You can download a free copy of his first book at http://radicalabundance.zeroinfinancial.com/

Guest Bio:
Johnny McWilliams, author of the 4-book series, INTERSECTION—Where God’s Wealth Meets God’s Wisdom, writes with the central message of planning your finances to involve God from the word ‘Go.’

It is not merely a matter of knowing God’s principles in dealing with your finances. It is about making your entire life plan, and hence your finances, centered on God’s purpose for your life.

Johnny came to this place of faith after making some serious money blunders—all because he did not consult his Wealth-Maker. Only when he gave control of his life back to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and began living by the Word, did his financial situation start to turn around and bring such lasting returns that he is now able to teach others.

Founder of Zero In Financial LLC, Johnny guides his students, customers, and clients as they RECOVER from past money mistakes, GROW their present pocketbook position, and ZERO IN on their future financial fortune.

After working as a tax preparer, dissecting the details of credit scoring and reporting, passing various exams and licensure, including Series 7, Series 66, life & health insurance, and real estate broker, Johnny realized the average American’s need for financial coaching, education, and inspiration.

Once Johnny completed ten years of enlistment in the United States Navy, graduated with a Master of Business Administration, worked as a property & casualty insurance consultant, and became certified as a Ramsey Solutions Master Financial Coach, he began guiding individuals and families to Zero In on their financial target.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Have you ever wondered what to say when someone is going through a challenging season? Join Teresa and Brenda as they chat about words that bring hope and healing amid suffering. 

Today’s guest is Brenda Seefeldt Amodea (A-moh-day-ah)
Bio: Brenda is a pastor, speaker, wife, and mom to four men with their own brave stories. Brenda has written a helpful book about the people who have helped her carry her pain, I Wish I Could Take Away Your Pain. This book includes a long list of what not to do as well as the many small things to do that matter. She shares other stories about the beauty of her pain at https://www.Bravester.com

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Life rarely turns out exactly as you pictured it, and we all face challenges along the way.

God always has a plan.

Lori suffered a hemorrhagic stroke at age twenty-nine, then developed epilepsy from the stroke. She is a walking miracle, and felt called to share her journey of faith and perseverance to encourage others. Even with her difficulties, they were able to become adoptive parents to a sibling group of three. She published her first book, CHOICES: When You Are Faced with a Challenge, What Choice Will You Make?, and has been connecting and encouraging others to choose to bloom in every circumstance.  Her website is https://lorivober.com.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Teresa Janzen is talking with Jodi Thomas, a health and wellness coach, author, and adoptive mom. Jodi had a vision of how her family would look, but that’s not what happened. She soon had to face the reality of attachment disorder and other family challenges. God gave her a vision of a bird with broken wings. Listen in as we see God work more than one miracle in this family.

Jodi Thomas is familiar with life’s challenges. She and her husband, Peter, of over 30 years have faced many. They have stories of heartbreak to heart mending from adoption, infertility, illness, incarceration, and more. Despite life not working out the way she planned, she is passionate about sharing God’s hope, health and the abundant life available to women.  

Connect with Jodi at: https://jodithomas.net

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

October is World Mental Health Month and October 10 is World Mental Health Day. Today's guest is passionate about bringing the subject of mental health to the forefront because he has a loved one who suffers with mental health issues that have impacted the whole family.

If you or a loved one is in need of support, check out these resources: https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help

You are not alone. Dial 988 for immediate help.

For information on the book, The Renewal of the Mind, and other ministries, visit https://renewalofthemind.com

Guest Bio: 
Jacob Bowker is with Story Ministry and in charge of ministry programs and development. Jacob has 20+ years of experience in media, marketing, business development, and launching start-ups.

 He has a son who is in a mental health hospital, and through his journey with his son, he grew a heart for individuals dealing with drug addiction and mental health. 

 Jacob's favorite Bible verse: Romans 12:2 - 

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

You know the old song... Live Like You Were Dying?
Robin Luftig shares what happened when the doctors told her she had a massive brain tumor and just ten days to get her affairs in order.

Guest Bio:
ROBIN LUFTIG is founder of Renew Ministries She is also a nationally-known speaker for Stonecroft Ministries and contributor for Leading Hearts magazine and online publications such as OneChristianVoice.com and CBN.com. Robin and her husband Lew have five children and live in central PA.
Connect with Robin at https://robinluftig.com
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Host Bio:
Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. She is an international speaker, author, and podcast host. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.
Connect at https://teresajanzen.com

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Military families know all about change and they are driven to create community fast. Otherwise, they suffer the inevitable consequence of loneliness if they don't.

Beth Runkle shares her experience as a military spouse and how she learned to break the cycle of loneliness and create community and impact those around her.

Resources for military families:
Cru Military's resource store: https://crumilitary.org/store/ including the marriage studies, the Bible study for military spouses, and the Combat Trauma Healing Manual and the When War Comes Home Manual.

REBOOT for Combat Trauma - https://crumilitary.org/reboot-course/ 
And, here is the link to REBOOT where listeners can find courses that help with Combat Trauma Healing in your local area: https://rebootrecovery.com

Guest Bio:
Beth is a proud military spouse of 25 years. She began a relationship with Jesus Christ a few years after she wed her military husband because of her involvement in a Bible Study. Beth and her husband saw their lives and marriage dramatically transformed by Christ and the Biblical blueprint for marriage and began sharing that information with other military couples. After 25 years, her husband was ready to retire but they weren’t ready to leave gospel-centered ministry to the military behind. So, they joined Cru Military's staff, a Campus Crusade for Christ division, and moved to Colorado. They work as missionaries to the military and are engaged in ministry to cadets at the Air Force Academy and other ministries to couples and women at the 4 military bases in Colorado Springs. Beth is completing a master’s degree from Gateway Seminary to better equip her for leading Bible study with military spouses and women. Beth and her husband have two kids in college.

Host Bio:
Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., celebrates God’s radical abundance as an international author, speaker, coach, and podcast host. More than twenty years in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience. 
Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC), oral Bible study trainer, and professional life coach empowering the weary, worried, and wounded to experience God’s r

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Guest Bio:
Tess Scott, former black sheep turned “Jesus Girl” is mom of 8 boys and spunky “Grami with a heart above the i” to a whole slew of adorable grandkids. She began the Listen Sister- Encouragement for Women ministry in 2020 where you can find her blog posts at tessscott.com and her Listen, Sister pages on Facebook and Instagram. She continues to live her life of hilariously awkward moments in Sarnia Ontario to the ongoing embarrassment of her family.

Get the Book: Listen Sister, Finding Hope in the Freakshow of Life: https://amzn.to/3q6a1hI
Connect with Tess: https://tessscott.com

Host Bio:
Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. She is an international speaker, author, and podcast host. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC), oral Bible study trainer, and professional life coach helping people experience God’s amazing abundance in life, work, and relationships. Her credentials include a Master in Education from West Texas A&M, a graduate certificate in Bible Exposition from Liberty University and a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Teresa also serves as a mentor to presidents of Word Weaver’s International online writing groups and facilitates a Mastermind group for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.

Connect with Teresa: https://teresajanzen.com

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Stacy Leicht is an award-winning author. Today she shares a terrifying experience with a stalker that ended up being a source of spiritual growth and the inspiration of her upcoming novel, Teacher, I'm Watching You.
Stacy won a 2022 Golden Scroll award for her children's book, Good One, God. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3R5hqZZ

About Stacy Leicht:
Stacy Leicht is an Award Winning Author. Stacy writes both children's books and adult fiction. She has been an educator for over 26 years and currently works at UNC-Greensboro in the Elementary Education Department. Stacy lives with her husband and rescue dog, Bella, and has two grown children. She also enjoys spending time with her two grandchildren. Stacy loves to spend time at the beach, baking and reading romantic suspense novels.
Connect with Stacy at https://stacyleicht.com

About your host, Teresa Janzen:
Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. She is an international speaker, author, and podcast host. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC), oral Bible study trainer, and professional life coach helping people experience God’s amazing abundance in life, work, and relationships. Her credentials include a Master in Education from West Texas A&M, a graduate certificate in Bible Exposition from Liberty University and is certified in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Teresa also serves as a mentor to presidents of Word Weaver’s International online writing groups and facilitates a Mastermind group for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.

Currently residing in sub-Saharan Africa, Teresa and her husband, Dan, frequently travel back to North America for speaking engagements and to visit their growing gaggle of grandchildren.
Connect with Teresa at https://teresajanzen.com

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

The stressful position of first responders is often scary, unpredictable, and infuriating. Join Tez and Teresa as they tackle tough topics in the life of first responders in the contemporary North American context.

Guest Bio:
Tez Brooks is a former law enforcement officer and police chaplain while raising two kids alone. He is now a fulltime missionary and award-winning author, filmmaker, and international speaker, who coaches aspiring writers. 

He’s been called thoughtful, approachable, and fun. Whether he’s screenwriting another short film, working as a missionary journalist, or writing his next book, Tez’s passion for God is evident.  As a multiple award-winning author, filmmaker, and international speaker, his work appears in Guideposts, Power for Living, The Upper Room, CBN.com, Clubhouse, Focus on the Family, Cru.org and more. His editorials are featured regularly on Jesusfilm.org and seen by over 30k readers each month. He is the president of two chapters for Word Weavers International. He and his wife serve as full-time missionaries. They have four children and live in Colorado Springs. You can learn more at https://TezBrooks.com

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God is God and He works all things, including your life, according to His purposes. Have you discovered His purpose for your life? What is your life song?

About James Ouma:
James Ouma is a Clarity Coach that helps male teens and exceptional young men to find clarity, develop courage and discover their treasure so they can live fulfilled lives.
When he's not coaching, he spends his time breaking boys out of prison through Lifesong Kenya which uses restorative justice, education and transitional housing.
Connect with James at https://lifesongkenya.org/

About your host, Teresa Janzen:
Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., empowers the weary, worried, and wounded to experience God’s radical abundance in work, life, and relationships. She is an international speaker, author, coach, and host of the Radical Abundance podcast. Over twenty years in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight, inviting thoughtful dialogue on topics impacting the modern church. Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC) and member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. She is a train-the-trainer for trauma healing, an oral Bible study trainer, and an adjunct professor at Nile Theological College.
Connect with Teresa at https://teresajanzen.com

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About the guest: Growing up between two refugee camps, Nyajuok and her family lived at the limited generosity of the United Nations (U.N). Shortly after her family moved to the United States of America, Nyajuok found herself in another war when her family forced her into an arranged marriage at 14 years old. Hoping for a better future, she broke cultural norms and practices to pave a better future for herself and future generations despite what her family or her community thought. With three children, a failing marriage, health problems, and a doomed career, Nyajuok became hopeless and contemplated ending her life. Luckily, her Christian upbringing saved her when she was on the verge of suicide. Nyajuok realized that her lifelong struggles and unrelenting will to succeed could be a survival guide for someone in their darkest moments. As difficult as it was to relive these moments making this book come to life, she knew her experiences were not only for her but for those who might be walking a similar path. After putting her misfortunes down on paper, Nyajuok learned her ultimate life purpose. She became a champion of resilience.In this captivating memoir, Nyajuok illustrates her life story unapologetically despite coming from a patriarchal society in an East African country. Her life is a true testimony that no matter where we come from or what we have faced, the American Dream is alive and available to anyone willing to work for it. 

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About the host: Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. She is an international speaker, author, and podcast host. More than twenty years in leadership and global ministry drive her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC), oral Bible study trainer, and professional life coach helping people experience God’s amazing abundance in life, work, and relationships. She also serves as a mentor to presidents of Word Weaver’s International online writing groups and facilitates a Mastermind group for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Do you wish you had more time? 
We all get the same 24 hours in a day. It's not how much time you have, it's what you do with it. Teresa Janzen interviews Les Watson, a.k.a. The Time Lord. We talk about leadership, time management, and how to do more with the time you have so you have time for the people you love. 

About Les Watson: 
“WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF TRAINING EXPERIENCE, LES IS THE TRAINER FOR YOU.” Les Watson has worked extensively throughout Australia and South East Asia running dynamic training programs that have produced measurable results for large corporations, small businesses and individuals. Les’ depth of knowledge and skill come from over 30 years of experience as a trainer, speaker, and facilitator in self-management, motivation, and communication techniques. Because of his passion and expertise in time management, Les has earned the nickname “Time Lord”. He is based in Geelong, Victoria. 
Connect with Les at https://www.getmoretime.com.au/ 

About your host, Teresa Janzen
Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., empowers the weary, worried, and wounded to experience God’s radical abundance in work, life, and relationships. She is an international speaker, author, coach, and host of the Radical Abundance podcast. Over twenty years in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight, inviting thoughtful dialogue on topics impacting the modern church. Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC) and member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. She is a train-the-trainer for trauma healing, an oral Bible study trainer, and an adjunct professor at Nile Theological College.
Connect with Teresa at https://teresajanzen.com

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Do you love a good story? 
Tracy Crump shares stories of hope that heal the heart. Drawing from her work as an intensive care nurse and using storytelling skills honed in writing for anthologies, she brings God’s Word to life in Health, Healing, and Wholeness: Devotions of Hope in the Midst of Illness.

Her work has appeared in Guideposts’ books as well as The Upper Room, Light from the Word, and other devotional publications. More than thirty of her short stories have been published, most in Chicken Soup for the Soul® books, and her articles have been featured in many national magazines. She proofreads for Farmers Almanac, is a freelance editor, and presents workshops through Write Life Workshops and at writers conferences across the country. She edits a popular writers newsletter, and her course on writing for Chicken Soup for the Soul is one of Serious Writer’s top sellers.

Tracy has been married to her high school sweetheart, Stan, for forty-five years. They live in north Mississippi and have two sons and four completely unspoiled grandchildren. She believes Grandma is the most beautiful word in the English language.

Tracy Crump’s thirty-day devotional, Health, Healing, and Wholeness: Devotions of Hope in the Midst of Illness (CrossLink Publishing, 2021) “tugs at the heart and inspires hope in the God who can heal body and soul,” according to one endorser. She has published thirty stories in anthologies, most in Chicken Soup for the Soul®, and her course on writing for the series is one of Serious Writer’s top sellers. Her work has appeared in diverse publications, including Guideposts books, Woman’s World, Focus on the Family, ParentLife, Ideals, and Upper Room. As codirector of Write Life Workshops, Tracy conducts workshops, teaches at conferences across the country, and edits The Write Life newsletter. She proofreads for Farmers’ Almanac and is a freelance editor. She and her husband, Stan, have two sons and four grandchildren, and she believes Grandma is the most beautiful word in the English language. Connect with Tracy at https://linktr.ee/TracyCrump.

About your host, Teresa Janzen: https://teresajanzen.com
Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. She is an international speaker, author, and podcast host. More than twenty years in leadership and global ministry drive her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Currently residing in sub-Saharan Africa, Teresa and her husband, Dan, frequently travel back to North America for speaking engagements and to visit their growing gaggle of grandchildren.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Today’s show is about finding freedom from abusive relationships. 

Even if you’ve never been in an abusive relationship, chances are that you know someone who was, or is. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, approximately 20 people are abused by an intimate partner every minute in the US alone. That equates out to about 10 million men and women per year. Get more statistics here: https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS

Susanne Moore is an overcomer. She has not only survived numerous and various abuses in her life, she has recovered to wholeness and now serves an abuse and recovery coach. Today we talk about hope and freedom and how to help those who are still trapped.

Connect with Susanne at: https://susanne-moore.com/

Guest Bio:
Susanne Moore loves to empower and inspire women to be strong and resilient in the hard spaces and trust that Jesus has interlaced His saving grace through the impossible. Susanne has lived through childhood abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and spiritual abuse. 

Professionally, Susanne has a Bachelor in Business Studies, and a Master in Business Management and Conflict Resolution Certification from Dallas Baptist University (achieved later in life). She is a BLAST graduate with Shannon Ethridge Ministries and a member of the Well Women Alliance with Shannon Ethridge Ministries. She is a blogger for the Delightfully Yours Ministry and has written numerous articles for the -ology Magazine. She published a vignette in 2015 in Aubrey Sampson’s book, Overcomer. 

Susanne leads a Single Mom’s ministry and has participated in mission trips to serve women in other countries. 

#abuse #freedomfromabuse #teresajanzen #susannemoore #Teresa Janzen #Susanne Moore #Radical Abundance #domestic violence

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Forgiveness is not only foundational to the Christian faith, it’s radically transformational to a person’s life. Join Teresa Janzen as she interviews Pat Butler and they discuss the impact of forgiveness in our life. You will hear topics such as how Satan can steal our freedom, how sin helps him, and how the truth sets us free. 

 Guest Bio:

Pat Butler, author, poet, and pioneer in missional arts, envisions a world in which every Christ follower finds and flourishes in the abundant life Jesus promised. In partnership with Inspiro Arts Alliance and Greater Europe Mission, Pat cultivates a global network of artists through writing, mentoring, and spiritual direction. From European cloisters to the rain forest, Pat has traveled to twenty-five countries, lived in two, and holds dual citizenship. She currently resides in south Florida, where she walks with cranes, dodges hurricanes, and enjoys her own pillow.

Pat’s new book, Collision, can be pre-ordered here: https://redemption-press.com/product/collision-how-i-found-my-life-by-accident/

 For a preview of the book: mythicmonastery.org

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How Do You Measure Up?

In this episode of Radical Abundance, Shannon Popkin shares wisdom and insight to break free from this measure-up world and join God's Kingdom-building team. 

 Life is a team sport – and as Christians, we are on the same team. When we compare ourselves to others, we not only find ourselves trapped in dissatisfaction, we are also limited in our capacity to enjoy an abundant life. 

Shannon Popkin shares insight on how to break free from the trap of comparison and shine in your gifts and abilities while allowing others to do the same.

Guest Bio:

From the platform, page, and podcast mic, Shannon Popkin invites you to open your Bible, drink deeply of God’s story, and live like it’s true.

Shannon is from west Michigan and is happy to be sharing life with Ken, who makes her laugh every day. Together they have the joy of watching their three young-adult children become the amazing people God created them to be. They also enjoy their two adorable shih tzus, who—unlike the kids—have no plans of moving out.   

Shannon’s books include Comparison Girl, Control Girl,and Influence and she hosts the “Live Like It’s True” podcast. Shannon has been featured on FamilyLife Today, Revive Our Hearts, and Proverbs 31. For more from Shannon, please go to shannonpopkin.com

https://www.shannonpopkin.com/bible-podcast/ 

http://www.shannonpopkin.com/

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Have you ever felt alone and out of place? As followers of Jesus Christ, we are all foreigners on earth. 

Today we continue to talk about love but in a different context. In the first half of the show we look at the immigrant journey and how we can love our immigrant neighbor, then we transition to the realization that we are all immigrants, or foreigners, on earth. 

You’ll want to listen to the end because that’s where the good stuff is. 

Guest Bio:

Born and raised within the minority Christian community in India, Mabel Ninan moved to America in 2008. As she struggled to fit in and longed for rootedness and belonging, God opened her eyes to the fact that she was a spiritual immigrant too, a foreigner on earth who does not belong in this world. Her mission is to encourage believers to embrace their immigrant journey on earth and live out their calling with boldness and passion.
 
 Mabel's writings explore the intersection between faith, culture, and identity. Her articles have been published in CBN.com, The Upper Room, (in)courage.me, and Leading Hearts magazine. Her essay, "#LockdownLessons: How the Pandemic Reshaped My Understanding of Church", published in LeadingHearts.com as well as Courageous Magazine (India), won the Selah Award (Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference) in the essay category in 2021.

Mabel's first book, "Far from Home: Discovering Your Identity as Foreigners on Earth" will be released in July 2022 by Iron Stream Media. She is a contributor to Guideposts’, "All God’s Creatures 2022: Daily Devotions for Animal Lovers".

Host of the YouTube channel, "Immigrant Faith Stories," Mabel is currently pursuing M.A. in Theological Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. A lover of books, Zumba, and tea, Mabel lives in Northern California with her husband, her ten-year-old son, and a Maltese.
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You can learn more about me by visiting my website, http://mabelninan.com/. Here's the link to my book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3INfXmU.

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ImmigrantFaithStories

And don’t forget to get your freebie here: https://teresajanzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Cheat-sheet-Love-Your-Neighbor-Radical-Abundance-Feb2022.pdf

#Christian #immigrant #foreigner #love your neighbor

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We are living in unprecedented times. A sudden influx of refugees from some of the world’s least-reached places reveals an opportunity only God could have designed. Join Teresa Janzen in this conversation with Gail Goolsby as they discuss what it means to be a Christian living cross-culturally and how we can love our immigrant neighbors.

 Get the Book, “Unveiled Truth, Lessons I learned Leading the International School of Kabul” by Gail Goolsby

 Connect with Gail at https://gailgoolsby.com

 Guest Bio:

Gail Goolsby is the author of “Unveiled Truth, Lessons I learned Leading the International School of Kabul.” She holds master’s degrees in Professional Counseling and Educational Leadership. She has over 25 years educational experience as teacher, school counselor, and principal, including the K-12 American school in Afghanistan. Her book Unveiled Truth: Lessons I Learned Leading the International School of Kabul details the experience with challenging applications for all readers. As a counselor and ICF certified life coach, Gail believes there is support and encouragement in God’s Word to help us all learn to live well.

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Terri Kempf was born as a twin with numerous birth defects. Surgeries throughout her life left her with many scars and a fragile sense of self-image. Fearing she’d never be loved, God answered her prayer with the man of her dreams. Get the tissues ready—you’re going to need them.

As a result of God’s demonstrative love, Terri has made Love her mission and message as a speaker and writer. Her upcoming book shares Biblical wisdom as well as practical tips for loving your spouse, children, family, neighbor, self, and even your enemy. 

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-janzen/

#radicalabundance #TeresaJanzen #Love #Valentine 

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Love Big provides a web-based platform to connect humanitarian organizations with those in need.  Along with our indigenous partners, Love Big is currently doing the groundwork to gather and provide data on humanitarian needs relating to water, food, medicine, and other projects.  

Local and international organizations who know the geography and local population where these needs exist will adopt these projects. We will provide our partner organizations with local contacts and the coordinates for these vetted projects, and they will go to work together. 
 
We are a faith-based, Christian organization and believe in the trinitarian God of the Bible. We believe we were created to reflect His love, mercy, and grace. The Bible and historic writers accurately account that Jesus associated with, served, healed, and taught the oppressed, the sick, the hungry, and the afflicted.  Jesus exemplified and articulated the priority of loving both God and our neighbors. These were the “greatest” commandments (Jesus).  Love Big attempts to live out these commandments by doing our humanly best version of what He did and asked.
 
In the end, lives will change, communities will be transformed, and a missional church will emerge. 
 
We are in the final stages of the site build and have partners ready to test the site with projects upon completion.  

Get updates on the project or connect with Mark at mark@lovebig.org
 
Mode of Operation:
•         Research is Crowd-Sourced Locally
•         Information is Deeply Analyzed
•         Thoughtful Partnerships are Established
•         Gates are Opened and Game Changers are Mobilized
•         Economic Viability is Enabled
•         Pastoring is Provided

#love big #radical abundance #humanitarian development #Teresa Janzen

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This message, taken from Romans 12, reminds us that we are called to create culture and transform our minds for the purposes God has created us for. 
Dan and Teresa Janzen serve as missionaries in South Sudan.
https://danandteresa.org

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Have you ever felt the need to bite your tongue or grit your teeth? Today's interview explores ways to genuinely smile in the face of adversity and challenging circumstances. Sometimes, we just need to grin with grace! God blesses us with His grace, and it impacts our relationship with Him and with others.

Kathy Carlton Willis writes and speaks with a balance of funny and faith—whimsy and wisdom. Not many funny girls also have Bible degrees! She graduated with honors from Bible College, holding degrees in Bible and Church Education, and served for thirty years in full-time church ministry with her husband, Russ. She’s active as a book industry pro, while also staying involved in her local church and national speaking ministry.

Kathy’s website: https://kathycarltonwillis.com

Kathy’s tagline: God’s Grin Gal

Kathy works with women’s groups, civic groups and writers’ groups, inside and outside the church. She’s passionate about helping believers have “aha moments” with the daily application of Scripture. She coaches others to learn how to remove the training wheels and not just risk, but also take pleasure in the joy ride of a life trusting in God. Even with all the circumstances she’s faced, she gives a clear message that she possesses an expectant hope and contentment in the Lord. Something we can all experience.

Kathy addresses the issues that hold people back and shines the light on their path to freedom. She is a popular speaker for women’s events, civic groups, writers’ events and more. Kathy shines, whether she’s shining the light on God’s writers and speakers, or reflecting God’s light during her speaking opportunities.

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Grace is not only foundational to the Christian faith, it’s radically transformational to a person’s life. Join Teresa Janzen as she interviews Nancy Kay Grace and together they discuss the impact of grace in our life. You will hear topics such as God’s saving grace, daily grace, abounding grace, and expanding grace.

 Guest Bio:

Nancy Kay Grace offers the hope of grace to those she meets. As a cancer survivor, she understands dealing with unexpected challenges. Because life is unedited—or not perfect—we need God’s grace. She is an engaging Bible teacher, speaker, and award-winning author of the devotional The Grace Impact. Nancy is married to her favorite pastor. She loves hugs from grandchildren, playing piano, and hiking.

Get the book: The Grace Impact

Nancy’s blog and GraceNotes newsletter signup are found at https://nancykaygrace.com.

 Follow her on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/authornancykaygrace

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What is God's grace and why is it so difficult to understand? 

Grace is completely contrary to our human culture. We like things to be fair. God gives us grace without any regard to our behavior. To some, that may seem unfair. 

The theological definition of Grace is unmerited favor. It's being rewarded even when you don't deserve to be. Even more, it is reward without any regard for our behavior whatsoever. 

God gives us benefits in spite of and completely without regard to our behavior. If that weren't so, we would be earning salvation rather than receiving it--and that is contrary to salvation through faith. Sure we do good things - hopefully because of gratitude toward God for all he has done for us, but that is not why we receive the benefit of a relationship with God and eternal life. 

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Grace is understood by Christians to be a spontaneous gift from God to people – "generous, free and totally unexpected and undeserved" – that takes the form of divine favor, love, clemency, and a share in the divine life of God. It is an attribute of God that is most manifest in the salvation of sinners. Grace is most often described as God's unmerited favor toward His people.

The Radical Abundance theme for January is God's Abundance of Grace.

We are starting off the series with a discussion indirectly related to grace-- the rights-based approach to development work and humanitarian aid. Before 1997, most UN development agencies pursued a ‘basic needs’ approach: They identified basic requirements of people and either supported initiatives to improve service delivery or advocated for their fulfillment.

A human rights-based approach seeks to reinforce the capacities of duty bearers (usually governments) to respect, protect and guarantee the rights of people. It aims to address development complexities holistically, taking into consideration the connections between individuals and the systems of power or influence. And it endeavors to create dynamics of accountability.

But there is a big challenge in actually implementing a rights-based approach to development. It begins with inconsistent definitions of rights and the lack of understanding of whose responsibility it is to provide goods and services to people in need. This often leads to entitlement, dependency, and continued poverty.

Dan and Teresa Janzen live and serve in South Sudan where God's grace intersects with mankind's needs.

https://danandteresa.org
https://radical-abundance.org

More resources:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights with Scipture Annotation
https://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs/peace/human_rights/universal-declaration-human-rights-scriptually-annotated.pdf

#radicalabundance #teresajanzen

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Speaker and Author of Love's Bullet ~ A Wounded Victim in a Biker Gang War Transformed by God's Love, Maureen Hager passed away on December 7th 2021. 
This edition of Radical Abundance features past interviews with Maureen, whose wisdom and testimony live on.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Merry Christmas from Radical Abundance.
Enjoy this reading of the Christmas Story from the Gospels of Luke and Matthew.

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About Teresa Janzen:
Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., empowers the weary, worried, and wounded to experience God’s radical abundance in work, life, and relationships. She is an international speaker, author, coach, and host of the Radical Abundance podcast. More than twenty years of experience in leadership and global ministry compels her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. She extends an invitation to thoughtful dialogue on topics impacting the modern church. Teresa ministers primarily in North America and East Africa.

Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC) and member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. She is a train-the-trainer for trauma healing, an oral Bible study trainer, and an adjunct professor at Nile Theological College. Teresa and her husband, Dan, serve as missionaries with ACROSS in South Sudan.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

We're talking about God's Radical Abundance of Hope as Teresa Janzen interviews author, speaker, and award-winning podcaster, Michelle Rayburn. Join the discussion as we look at how God repurposed our life into something useful to be treasured and shared. Telling our stories of being repurposed can provide hope to others.

Guest Bio:
Michelle Rayburn is a freelance writer and podcaster who appreciates how life’s difficulties can turn out to be opportunities learn and grow. She loves dark chocolate, iced coffee, and a breezy afternoon in the hammock with a good book. She’s the author of several Christian living books, including The Repurposed and Upcycled Life: When God Turns Trash to Treasure and Classic Marriage: Staying in Love as Your Odometer Climbs. She has also published articles and Bible studies in places such as Focus on the Family, Christian Communicator, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Today’s Christian Living, and ChristianBibleStudies.com.

Michelle has her MA in ministry leadership with a counseling emphasis. She has been married to her husband, Phil, for 30 years and they have successfully launched two sons into adulthood. With all that testosterone around, she has mastered the art of lighthearted sarcasm and dad jokes as a second language. But she’s delighted to have reinforcements on team estrogen with two daughters-in-love and a sweet little granddaughter!

Connect with Michelle at https://michellerayburn.com

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

If you struggle through the holidays or know someone who does, be sure to listen to today's interview with author, speaker, and unhackable coach, Faye Bryant. This is the season of hope, which is most valuable to those who sometimes feel a little hopeless. It all begins with knowing who we are in God's eyes. We are known, noticed, and adored - like the masterpiece He created us to be. Experience God's Radical Abundance of Hope in Your Life Today.

Guest Bio:
Faye Bryant is an author, coach, and speaker who helps individuals escape the lies of the enemy, live into God’s truth, and build a better life by first feeling, dealing, and healing their way through a stuck future or an abused past, toward a deeper path of purpose, and into the unhackable life of their chosen legacy.

Biography:

Faye is a true Florida native, though she now lives in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Born and raised throughout the Sunshine State, she attended school in Ormond Beach and Kissimmee.

As a teen, Faye worked at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World. A dream job, such fun for a teenager! Other jobs she's held include clerk in a bulk mail room for a small college, teaching assistant at a Christian school, Avon Lady, Tupperware representative, retail sales, bookkeeper, postal carrier, data entry clerk, inventory control clerk/systems admin for a convenience store chain, ministry assistant, church communications director, and scopist. Not to mention daughter, wife, mom, stepmom, mother-in-law, and grandmother.

The author of several books, Faye's novel, Louise, Book 1 of The Grandma, Mom, and Me Saga, has received top ten recognition in a global awards competition.

A survivor of childhood trauma, abuse, and workplace harassment that led her to contemplate suicide, Faye has left victimhood behind. Through a process of forgiveness and mindful healing, she has found freedom from that past and now guides others to find that freedom for themselves.

Faye has distilled her journey into a process that has helped her and others to escape the shackles of their past and she now shares this with new audiences through her novels, speaking engagements, and impactful, transformative masterminds and coaching.

https://fayebryant.com

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

God has a Radical Abundance of Vision for you and me. How do we find it? Start by learning to be available in the small moments of life.

 Global leadership development coach, David Lutes, shares his experience working with some of the largest corporations in the world to help them find and execute their corporate vision. We’ll explore how God’s truths revealed in scripture are equally relevant and effective in business, the church, and the family.

Guest bio:
David Lutes is an American-British dual national and an ‘ordained’ minister/pastor (Church of the Province, South Africa/C of England UK, Vineyard Fellowship, South Africa) and recent ‘lay’ co-pastor in Dubai, former school chaplain, coach and manager in the US, South Africa and UK – and Christian – for over 50 years. He is a former semi-pro baseball player in South Africa in the early ‘70s, former adviser to NATO on military down-sizing and re-skilling of 100k officers and family members in the post-Soviet Union (5 countries) – as well as an adviser to several former Soviet governments and training institutes on leadership transformation. He is a former Global Program Director for MA-level development of leaders from 45 countries with the Christian Charity and Humanitarian Agency, World Vision International. He is now an Organizational Development, Talent Management and Training, Consultant, Master Trainer and Executive Coach and well-known conference speaker and more than 30 years international experience in 30+ countries at a senior strategic executive, middle management, and operational level with several global Fortune 100/250/500 companies. An author and conference presenter, He shares widely on business ethics and values combined with Biblical insights to help Christian leaders and managers professionally, effectively, and authentically honor and serve God in the workplace. David is the husband of Olena; father to Dara, Stuart, Olga and Michael.

 Presenter and Executive Coach

•  Presenter and Coach for ‘Know Yourself, Be Yourself, Become Your Calling’ – 2½-day retreat or public presentation for those seeking God’s direction in their lives and careers
• Presenter: ‘God’Stalking’ and ‘Word in Deed! So, What’s Your Story?’ – companion public motivational talks and workshops
• 'Shaloming Leadership’ – the calling and responsibility of managers and leaders to have ‘wholeness in work and life’ as their priority

Writer/Author 

• Contributing Author to ‘Your Dose of Motivation – Become Who You Are – Discover the Authentic You’ (Amazon)
• Author of ‘The Authentic Christian Manager’ – A Straight-from-the-Shoulder Daily Devotional for Christian Managers and Leaders Who Seek to Serve and Honor God in the Workplace –www.authenticchristianmanager.com
• Workshop – ‘Prayin’Stormin’ – Finding God’s Purpose and Direction for Crucial Business and Church Decisions

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

GNAC started with the simple idea of basing a coalition on the unity and synergy found in the Book of Acts, where believers shared all things in common and worked unflinchingly toward the fulfillment of the Great Commission, along the way ministering to physical as well as spiritual needs of all those they encountered.

Unlike a faith-based NGO, GNAC fulfills its mission and vision by working in conjunction with partner organizations like Africa Inland Mission (AIM), One Tribe and Sister Effect, Joining Our Voices and Nuba Christian Family Mission, Lift up the Vulnerable, Jesus Film, Partners International, e3 Partners, ACROSS, International Aid Services.  Frontiers, and Pioneers.  Also partner coalitions like the Sahel Initiative, Vision 5:9, GACX and the Missions Awareness Consultative Conf. (MACC).  

Lastly, the many churches and individuals in Sudan and globally working to make a difference in our world. The Four Pillars of Gospel, Education, Relief and Capacity Building, along with the annual conference bringing the world to the isolated Nuba people, are the two main vehicles GNAC uses to coalesce the many giftings and talents of its members into ACTsion!

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Are you ready to be fulfilled, fearless, focused, and leading a life worthy of your calling?
It begins by understanding whose you are to know who you are. 
Listen in as Teresa and Brenda discuss God's Radical Abundance of purpose. They'll talk about Brenda's new Bible study and the family values connecting all Brenda's books.

Guest Bio:
Brenda is a speaker, life strategy and business coach, and author of Save the Butter Tubs!: Discover Your Worth in a Disposable World. She helps individuals, discouraged by a lack of direction, distracted by a fear of not measuring up, and defeated by depression, tune into their Victory Channel, a place where you’re created and worthy, commanded and fearless, commissioned and focused, leading a life worthy of your calling.

She and her hubs (as she so lovingly refers to him on social media), Darren, are both military veterans. They love hiking and chasing waterfalls. They live in Texas with their beautifully blended family and their loyal Jack Russell, Maggie. 

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Finding God's Radical Abundance of purpose isn't about doing more, it's about being who are were meant to be in relationship with Christ. Today's guest, Katherine Brey shares her journey with journaling and living the slow living lifestyle and how that led to her finding her purpose.

Quote from the show:
"Just because I wasn't seeing what God was doing, doesn't mean he wasn't doing it."
Katherine

Find Katherine's Blog:
https://katyroblog.com

Get Katherine's Book, Be-Attitude Devotional Journal
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Katherine Brey is the author of the Be-Attitude Devotional Journal, and the Katyro blog. She co-founded a single mom’s ministry, E.S.T.H.E.R., that serves the Central Florida area.

Katherine’s greatest desire is to live and love Jesus well, and to share that desire with women. Pursuing everyday greatness, and living a purpose-filled life is one of the exceptional blessings given by God. Through sharing her testimony at numerous ladies’ retreat, Katherine has had the privilege of seeing lives transformed through the power of God’s love. 

Married to her honey, Scott, for 33 years, they now reside in the beautiful state of Arkansas. She is a mom to two amazing women, and three fur babies. Katherine’s other interests are interior design, slow living lifestyle, and travel. 

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Today's Radical Abundance interview with Army Chaplain Major Lisa Northway focuses on God's Radical Abundance of purpose. How do we respond when our plans don't go the way we think they should? How can we use unexpected disruptions, disappointments, and redirection to God's glory?

Guest Bio:
Chaplain Northway has served over 33 years in the U.S. Army Chaplaincy, serving as both a Chaplain Assistant, Chaplain Candidate and finally a chaplain since 2005. Lisa and her husband Garrett, a Director of Religious Education for the U.S. Army at Fort Hood, Texas, have been married 31 years, partnering together on behalf of military communities. https://lisanorthway.com

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

What gets you out of bed in the morning?
Where do you find your affirmation?

As long as you have breath, you have a purpose.

Listen as Teresa Janzen interviews Darlene Larson, founder of Hearts with a Purpose.

Guest bio:
The message of hope in Darlene Larson’s coaching, inspirational speaking, and writing is a flame that is fanned by God’s passion and purpose in her life.

A Professional Certified Life Coach, Life Purpose Coach®, Recovery Coach, and Grief-loss Coach, Darlene passionately coaches women that are harried, hurting, and hungry, guiding them to the freedom that discovering their life purpose brings. As founder of Hearts with a Purpose, https://heartswithapurpose.com/ Darlene coaches women around the world, along with facilitating 2-day strategic Lifeplans.

Darlene has authored the 31 day life changing coaching devotionals Enable Me, Lord, to Shift: Are you stuck in idle? Learn how to shift into Truth and live! In her devotional books read a woman’s story, learn a verse and be coached. Darlene Larson is also published in Just Between Us magazine with an article on “Grow Joy.” And contributed part of her story in the coaching book, Live Big by Dr. Katie Brazelton.

Visit https://heartswithapurpose.com/ and receive a free devotional book!   

Darlene relishes a walk in nature, a deep laugh, and a piece of dark chocolate with almonds.

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Teresa Janzen interviews Dan Janzen, Technical Advisor for Food Securities at ACROSS, and Ruth Nyalel Kai, Co-founder of African Indigenous Women Empowerment. 

Together we discuss God's radical abundance in the midst of one of the least developed countries in the world--South Sudan. Ruth shares stories and perspectives from someone who grew up as a refugee. Dan's perspective is that of a missionary who strives to teach people to work with what they have at hand to improve their circumstances. Ruth and Dan agree that love is the key to recognizing God's abundance and utilizing resources to make an impact for a better future. 

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Teresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.