Tonight's Show! ~ Andrea Merrell and Debra Koontz

Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! April 29 6:00 p.m. EST Andrea Merrell and Debra Koontz Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!as two Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas authors join Scott to share about their testimonies and latest books. Andrea Merrell is an author and freelance editor living in the beautiful upstate of South Carolina. She is Associate Editor for Christian Devotions Ministries and Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. Andrea has led workshops at the Kentucky Christian Writers Conference (KCWC), Writers Advance Boot Camp, and The CLASS Christian Writers Conference in New Mexico. Her work has been published online and in numerous anthologies. Andrea’s first book, Murder of a Manuscript: Writing and Editing Tips to Keep Your Book Out of the Editorial Graveyard is available on Amazon. Her next book, Praying for the Prodigal, will be released by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas in 2015. To learn more about her, visit www.andreamerrell.com or www.TheWriteEditing.blogspot.com (a new blog for writers in conjunction with writer and editor Alycia Morales, which launches Monday, April 28^th.) D. L. (Debra) Koontz was born in Pennsylvania, but she and her husband now split their time between mountainous West Virginia and their cattle ranch in coastal plains Georgia. Debra has a son and a step-daughter. She is a member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) and ASJA (American Society of Journalists and Authors), and is a former journalist, business consultant, spokesperson, and college instructor. She has been writing since she penned an award-winning poem in fifth grade. Her latest book, Crossing Into the Mystic is published by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. Find Debra at www.dlkoontz.com. If you know someone who would be a great guest on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! contact Scott@christiandevotions.us.

2014 Schedule

May 6 – Dr. Emerson Eggerich, Best Selling Author, Love and Respect

May 13 – Marc Eckel, Author and owner of Splat Experience &

Julie Elias, Singer

May 20 – Andy Avery, Musician &

Joshua Strickler, Musician

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Tonight's Show ~ Brad Stine

Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! April 15

6:00 p.m. EST

Actor & Comedian

Brad Stine

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!as comedian and actor Brad Stine joins us again to share hilarious antidotes to everyday life.

Brad Stine is the most media-covered Christian comedian in the country. He had an eight-page profile written about him and his comedy in the New Yorker Magazine where he was referred to as “God’s Comic.” Brad was a regular live social commentator on Fox & Friends every Monday morning for six months. He has been featured in the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. He has been featured on NBC Nightly News, HBO, Showtime, CNN, Glenn Beck, Hannity and Colmes, NPR’S Fresh Air, ABC Nightline, MTV, Christian Devotions Speak UP! and Comedy Central. He has had material published in Readers Digest and Focus on the Family magazine. He has five original DVDs featuring his comedy, and has written two books, Live from Middle America; Rants from a Red-State Comedian, published by Hudson Street Press, and Being a Christian without Being an Idiot. He has appeared in numerous films including: Poodle Springs on HBO, Welcome to Paradise, Sarah’s Choice, Christmas with a Capital C, and Covering Your Tracts. Brad tours nationally on a regular basis performing in clubs, churches, and fundraisers for crisis pregnancy centers, ministries, and conservative causes and candidates. He’s created Electronic Press Kits (EPKs) for churches, colleges, youth, and men. See more at: http://bradstine.com. Brad will be co-starring in the new movie Persecuted releasing July 18 in theatres. Scott will be asking questions about this new movie and the life of Brad Stine. If you know someone who would be a great guest on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! contact Scott@christiandevotions.us.

2014 Schedule

April 29 – Andrea Merrell, Author and Editor for Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas &

Debra Koontz Roberson, Author

May 6 – Dr. Emerson Eggerich, Best Selling Author, Love and Respect

May 13 – Marc Eckel, Author and owner of Splat Experience &

Julie Elias, Singer

Every Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern

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Tonight's Show ~ Craig von Buseck

Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! April 15

6:00 p.m. EST

Author

Craig von Buseck

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Craig von Buseck joins to share his years of ministry with CBN as well as his new book, Nobody Knows. Dr. Craig von Buseck is a published author and a contributing writer for CBN.com and Cindy Jacobs’ Reformation Prayer Network. He is a regular guest on “Live the Promise” with Susie Larson on Faith Radio. He holds a Doctor of Ministry and an MA in Religious Journalism from RegentUniversity. Craig’s new narrative biography from Baker Books is Nobody Knows: The Forgotten Story of One of the Most Influential Figures in American Music — the story of the great African-American composer, Harry T. Burleigh. Craig has extensive ministry and speaking experience. He travels often to speak at conferences, professional events, and writer events. For more than ten years he served on the Executive Board of the Internet Evangelism Network (IEN). Craig is a graduate of CLASS (Christian Leaders, Authors, and Speakers Services). He has been a keynote speaker at the CLASS Christian Writers Conference, the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, the Write-to-Publish Conference at WheatonCollege, the Colorado Christian Writers Conference, the Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference, the Florida Christian Writers Conference, and the Indy Christian Writers Conference. Craig and his wife, Robin, live in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. If you know someone who would be a great guest on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! contact Scott@christiandevotions.us.

2014 Schedule

April 22 – Brad Stine, Actor and Christian Comedian

April 29 – Andrea Merrell, Author and Editor for Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas &

Debra Koontz Robertson, Author

May 6 – Dr. Emerson Eggerich, Best Selling Author, Love and Respect

Every Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern

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This Week's Show ~ Nancy I. Sanders

Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! April 8

6:00 p.m. EST

Author

Nancy Sanders

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as a regular contributor to Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse Junior joins to share many genres of writing excellence. Nancy I. Sanders grew up on a dairy farm in Everett, Pennsylvania, with five older sisters and one older brother. She spent her childhood days milking the cows, baling hay, and ice skating in the winter. She also spent many happy hours with her nose in a favorite book, whether perched high in an apple tree or floating on a raft in the middle of a pond. Today Nancy loves to write and is the author of over seventy-five books released by publishing houses both big and small. She’s a regular writer for Clubhouse Junior. One of her favorite things is to encourage other writers and help them learn practical strategies to build their own successful and satisfying career. If you know someone who would be a great guest on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! contact Scott@christiandevotions.us.

2014 Schedule

April 15 – Craig von Buseck, Author

April 22 – Brad Stine, Actor and Christian Comedian

April 29 – Andrea Merrell, Author and Editor for Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas

Every Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern

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Tonight's Show ~ Deborah Evans Price

Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! April 1

6:00 p.m. EST

Country Music Journalist

Deborah Evans Price

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott talks with country music journalist, Deborah Evans Price. Deborah Evans Price has covered country, gospel, and rock music for Billboard magazine since 1994. She also contributes regularly to AOL's The Boot, Country Weekly, Gospel Music Channel.com, CMA Close Up, FIRST, and other publications. A noted country and Christian music historian, she's authored The CMA Awards Vault and A History of the Country Music Association Awards published by Whitman Publishing, as well as a historical retrospective on Word Records—Word: Six Decades of Hits. She has interviewed countless artists, including Willie Nelson, Amy Grant, Third Day, Don Henley, Bon Jovi, Chris Rice, Charlie Daniels, Kirk Franklin, 3 Doors Down, Sarah Brightman, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Smokey Robinson, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sandra Bullock, and Robert Duvall. A respected music industry analyst, Deborah has been interviewed by key media outlets including MSNBC, CNN, the Today Show, ABC's Prime Time Live, the Gospel Music Channel, Country Music Television, The Washington Post and the New York Times, among others. Deborah is on the Gospel Music Association's Board of Directors and is a 2002 graduate of Leadership Music. She resides on a hilltop south of Nashville with her husband, Gary, and son Trey. If you know someone who would be a great guest on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! contact Scott@christiandevotions.us.

2014 Schedule

April 8 – Nancy Sanders, Focus on the Family, Clubhouse Magazine Author

April 15 – Craig von Buseck, Author

April 22 – Brad Stine, Actor & Christian Comedian

Every Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern

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