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Who Was Queen Esther?
Better Health Through Rest
PeggySue Wells Are you weary? Is your family tired? Is your work team running on empty? “How are you?” We ask one another. “Busy,” is the common reply. Imagine answering, “Well and rested.” How rested are you, really? Take the Quiz ____ In the past four weeks I’ve enjoyed four days off that were care-free with minimal work around the…
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Crowned from Brokenness: Secrets the Iris Taught Me
Tina Yeager A few hundred writers had gathered to pursue their calling on a smoky North Carolina mountaintop. Sunned by worship and swathed in the dewy atmosphere of prayer, an iris raised her amethyst head near the summit stairway.She wore her crown of petals as a hard-won accomplishment. The iris began her journey to glory as a misshapen bulb, appearing…
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5 Reasons to Talk to About Hard Stuff to Your Kids
Brenda Yoder “I can’t tell my mom that. She’ll freak out.” It’s the thing kids say when we’re talking about hard things. My hope as a counselor or speaker is that kids will take the hardest things in their lives to their parents. But hearing hard things is also a real fear of parents. I recently spoke to teens at…
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Have You Prepared for Success?
Lori Roeleveld Imagine reaching 2 million people with a single blog post. That wasn’t something I planned but that’s exactly what happened. For years, my little blog poked along with small readership. I bemoaned this fact to God in prayer. “Only 30 hits on that last post, Lord! What am I doing writing this blog?” In that moment, I felt…
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How to Let Your Light Shine
Debbie W. Wilson How do we live as light in a dark world that grows darker by the day? Because of the COVID restrictions in our area, I don’t enjoy going out anymore. I can’t see people’s faces because of their masks. I can’t understand them when they speak from a distance with voices muffled by masks. The added chemicals…
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Stormie Omartian is the best-selling author of The Power of a Praying series, including Power of the Praying Woman,with over 40 million books sold worldwide. In high demand as an international speaker, Stormie's passion is to help people know God and love Him in a deep way. A survivor of child abuse, Stormie brings a deep understanding of recovery issues to her work.
Kerri Pomarolli is a Mom and a stand up comedian, actress and majorly sought after corporate motivational speaker She has 29 appearances on The Tonight Show, toured with everyone from Sherri Shephard from The View to Candace Cameron Bure, Jim Carey to Carol Channing. She's hosted the GMA Dove Awards in 2006 at the Grand Ole Opry. She hosted her own show "Laugh Break" on MOMTV.
Rosalinda is an international speaker and entrepreneur who mixes ministry with retail to create Celebration Park, a 12 acre commercial Center that funds her ministry which reaches tens of thousands of young people trapped by a life of addiction, abuse, domestic violence and which alsohelps women break free from sex trafficking.
Babbie Mason is a recording artist with two Dove Awards, an author, TV host and speaker with profound messages. Babbie Mason has encouraged hearts and taken her message of God's love across the globe in churches, conferences and corporate conventions. Gracing the stage in numerous Billy Graham Crusades worldwide, Women of Faith Conferences, The Grammy Awards and Carnegie Hall.
Linda Evans Shepherd is a speaker and bestselling author of over 36 books including Praying Through Your Every Emotion, Praying God’s Promises, and When You Need to Move a Mountain. She founded Right to the Heart Ministries, Arise Esther, the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Leading Hearts Magazine, and the Arise Daily devotional. 




