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Elizabeth Oates

Elizabeth Oates

Elizabeth Oates is pretty much my twin. She and I share similar stories, but what struck me most was how we both have learned to cope with dysfunctional families. We have both decided to WORK HARD AT ALL THE THINGS. This works for a while until burnout hits. She...

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Tyler Braun

Tyler Braun

Tyler Braun is a pastor and thinker who recently came forward with his story during the #metoo movement.  I love how he circles back around to theology and a rigorous view of the gospel, even as he deals with the aftermath of abuse from a youth pastor. [Tweet "Hear...

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Denise Pass

Denise Pass

Denise Pass is a woman who has walked through horrific trials, but has found God to be faithful. One of the most difficult stories I know is when a parent discovers their child has been sexually assaulted--but in her case it came from her now ex-spouse. You will be...

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Sarah Beth Marr

Sarah Beth Marr

Sarah Beth Marr is an author and speaker who shares openly about her journey toward pursuing God-breathed dreams, particularly after one crashed and burned. She has a big heart, and her adventure of trust will encourage you. Here's the book she spoke about in today's...

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Heather Creekmore

Heather Creekmore

Heather Creekmore is an author and speaker who shares openly about her own struggle with body image from an early age, revisiting it again and again until she found her ultimate worth in Jesus Christ. Here's the book she spoke about in today's episode, Compared to...

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Asheritah Ciuciu

Asheritah Ciuciu

Asheritah Ciuciu is an author and speaker who shares openly about her own struggle with food and finding satisfaction in Jesus alone. It starts with several mouthfuls of cake, morphs into orthorexia and ends in giving everything to Jesus. I know today's broadcast will...

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Lacy Williams

Lacy Williams

Lacy Williams is an author and entrepreneur who has a beautiful story of trust today to share with us. She is not only a cowboy novelist from Oklahoma, she also has a sweet family who walked into an adventure last year. Here's one of her latest novels, Soldier Under...

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Jeanne Damoff

Jeanne Damoff

Jeanne Damoff is one of my favorite people! I'm humbled she shared her story with us--a story of profound grief and amazing joy. When her eldest son drowned, and then revived, she walked a painful pathway of recovery and eventual peace. She chronicles her story in the...

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Laura Leigh Majernik

Laura Leigh Majernik

Laura Leigh Majernik is a sports writer and an investigative reporter who is writing about what happened in the Baylor sexual assault scandal. I'm so grateful she shared her story with us--an investigation that led to her realizing she still had past trauma to deal...

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Susan May Warren

Susan May Warren

Susan May Warren is an amazing person, and I'm so grateful she shared her story with us. She is a novelist of so many books, and she is also a former missionary to Russia. Her story will help you realize that God is real, and He answers prayers. Here's one of her...

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Fun Episode

Fun Episode

We will resume the regular Restory Show next week with a very special guest. I can't wait for you to meet her. Her story has intrigue and danger! But this week, I have something really cool to share with you. This episode is short and sweet, and everything will make...

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Heather Dixon

Heather Dixon

Heather Dixon is an amazing person, and I'm so grateful I had the chance to interview her. She suffers from an incurable disease: Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and yet has an amazing perspective on life. Here's her Bible Study: ["So inspired by @rescuedletters...

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