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Francine Rivers

My guest is bestselling author FRANCINE RIVERS. Francine is known best for her book REDEEMING LOVE, which is now considered by many to be a classic work of Christian fiction as it continues to be one of the industry’s top selling titles year after year.

Francine and I talk about several new projects she’s been working on, including a new devotional, a Bible study and a movie. She also shares her personal redemption story and talks about the power of God’s love to renew our lives, body, mind and soul. 

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Lara Casey

Women often feel like they have to have it all together in order to live a meaningful life. Instead they feel inadequate, overwhelmed, and exhausted as they figure out how to do it all. Lara offers this advice: “We can’t do it all, and do it well. But, we can choose to cultivate what matters.”

If you find yourself needing a fresh reminder that the Creator of the wildly massive universe is also the God of personal redemption, restoration and even God of the impossible, then you’re gonna love this episode.

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Episode 128 – Jamie Ivey

It can be easy to believe the grass really is greener on the other side and that everyone else’s lives are better than yours. Jamie Ivey joins me with a reminder that LIVING FAITHFULLY in the here and now really is the key to the abundant life we’re all longing for.

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Episode 115 – Gary Thomas and Rebekah Lyons

Did you know there are actually some relationships you need to walk away from? Yep. It’s true. Also, daily struggles with anxiety and stress make it difficult to receive God’s peace for all of us. Relationships with others and with our own emotions can be complicated. Best selling authors Gary Thomas and Rebekah Lyons join me for two fascinating conversations – in one episode – that’s both practical and powerful.

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Episode 111 – Barb Roose & Liz Curtis Higgs

Do you ever feel like God is taking too long to answer your prayers? Does anxiety or worry ever bog you down? Barb Roose and Liz Curtis Higgs speak powerfully to these things and more on Part 2 of our Summer Rewind Series.

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Episode 99 – Jennie Lusko

Sometimes life is filled with more questions than answers. Jennie Lusko joins me to tell her story of loss and to share some fought-for words of encouragement as she and I discuss her new book, The Fight to Flourish.

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Episode 98 – Rebecca Bender

Rebecca Bender, a survivor of human trafficking, joins me to share her incredible story of rescue and redemption. After years of abuse in the underground world of trafficking, she escaped, found healing and rebuilt her life on the love of Jesus. Now she helps fight against trafficking and provides a voice for the voiceless.

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Episode 82 – Esther Fleece Allen

Life is full of labels that lie to us and try to limit us. Don’t you think it’s time to stop being identified by the circumstances you’ve come from or the names others have called you? Esther Fleece Allen joins me for episode #82 of the GRACEOLOGIE podcast to talk about your God-given identity.

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Episode 78 – Lincee Ray

There are times when broken dreams, rejection, pain and unmet expectations leave us feeling forgotten and let down by love. We get hurt and wonder if our hearts can ever be mended or whole again. Lincee Ray joins me for episode #78 to talk about the complexities and power of love.

It’s a tender, fun and refreshingly honest conversation that will leave you laughing, hoping and nostalgically celebrating the story and the glory of love.

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