War & Refugees with Chris Khoury

How to serve the victims of Wars.</p> to donate <a href="https://engage.suran.com/vorservices/s/give/new-gift?slug=eb818e3f8f664dd" target="_blank">Click Here</a></p> <br /></p> Chris Khoury has an MBA in Management. His professional experience involved planning, developing, and implementing various relief and community development projects with local and international nonprofits in Lebanon including World Vision. </p> <br /></p> The main projects Chris led were a non-formal education program for refugees and a peace development project funded by the EU in Beirut.</p> <br /></p> Throughout his career in the humanitarian sector, Chris polished his skills in project management, storytelling, and fundraising throughout the different roles he held. Chris also acquired skills in monitoring and evaluation of field operations for learning and development purposes. His current position at Voice of Refugees as an executive director is providing him with a new perspective on advocacy and empowering the local society.</p>

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A Podcast on Forgiveness: He killed their daughter, They forgave him and helped shorten his sentence.

Pastor Patrick Vandenburgh is the senior leader at The Father’s House Church in Freeport, Illinois. Pat and his wife, Tricia, planted this church January 1, 2006. </p> <br /></p> Pat has twenty-eight years of ministry experience as an evangelist, revivalist, missionary, chaplain, and pastor. Pat is the author of his autobiography, “A Knock On The Door”. Pat has ministered in many countries throughout the world, including China, Pakistan, India, and Brazil. </p> <br /></p> He is a frequent speaker at Iron Sharpens Iron men’s conferences. He regularly ministers at schools, churches, conferences, and overseas. Pat has a passion for all believers to truly know God and their identity in Him. He has been happily married for twenty-three years and has five wonderful children.</p> <br /></p> <br /></p> A knock on the door book</p> <br /></p> Suicide was moments away until someone knocked on the door. Author Patrick Vandenburgh explains his life story of teenage alcohol and drug addiction gone awry. A Knock On The Door is a gripping story of a normal, middle-class, star athlete turned twice convicted felon. His life is hopelessly lost until an amazing encounter on a dark, country road. The story becomes even more intriguing when the victims offer forgiveness through Christian love. The destiny of friendship was birthed through a tragic event and A Knock On The Door. This story will move you to tears and shouts of joy as you become a participant identifying with the trials and triumphs of life.</p>

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Ep. 185 No Fake News with Journalist Billy Hallowell.

<br /></p> Billy Hallowell is a journalist, commentator and digital TV host who has covered thousands of the biggest faith and culture stories. </p> He's written more than 14,000 stories on faith, culture and politics, has interviewed hundreds of celebrities, authors and influencers and is the author of four books<i>: “Playing with Fire: A Modern Investigation into Demons, Exorcism, and Ghosts,” </i></p> <i>“The Armageddon Code: One Journalist's Quest for End-Times Answers,” “Fault Line: How a Seismic Shift in Culture Is Threatening Free Speech and Shaping the Next Generation” and “Left Standing: The Miraculous Story of How Mason Wells's Faith Survived the Boston, Paris, and Brussels Terror Attacks.”</i></p> Hallowell has worked in the media for more than two decades. He is currently a journalist and host with CBN News and Faithwire and was formerly the director of content and communications at Pure Flix and the former faith and culture editor at TheBlaze. From 2008 until 2009, Hallowell served as the director of content and Chief Executive Officer of VoterWatch, a non-partisan non-profit that focused on issues pertaining to U.S. government transparency. </p> He has contributed to FoxNews.com, The Washington Post, The New York Post, The Christian Post, Human Events, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, and The Huffington Post, among other news sites. </p> Hallowell has appeared over the years on Fox News among other national news outlets, discussing and breaking down stories on faith, culture, politics and other related subject matter. In addition to regular media appearances, Hallowell has also produced and co-hosted shows like “Restored With Missy Robertson” and “Beautiful Lives,” and was the co-creator and host of Pure Flix’s “Pure Talk” and “Pure Flix Insider” digital TV series.</p> Additionally, he is the host and co-host of numerous podcasts, including: The Pure Flix Podcast, The Church Boys, Edifi With Billy Hallowell, The Crazy Happy Podcast and The Christian Post Podcast.</p> Hallowell’s career in journalism and commentary began at an early age. Following the Columbine shooting in 1999, the then 15-year-old launched Teen Web Online, a web site intended to address violence, discrimination and other social issues facing America’s young generation.</p> In 2002, Hallowell founded the Columbine Survivor Project and Peace Project. The latter became an annual event at The College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, NYC, where Hallowell joined co-hosts Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Lori Beth Denberg, among others, to present a day-long inspirational event to high school and college students in the New York City area. During the same year, he founded Pathufind Media, an ongoing project that subcontracts affordable speakers to colleges and community groups.</p> As a teen, Hallowell was offered a bi-weekly column on SHiNE.com, a non-profit and media outlet for American youths. This then led to a print and online column with Positive Teens Magazine in 2003. Also in 2003, Hallowell was selected to represent the United States at the World Bank’s conference on youth development in Paris, France. Following this experience, he was honored by the International Youth Foundation with the YouthAction Net Fellowship. On the educational front, he was a Rhodes Scholar nominee in 2006 and the recipient of the prestigious Clark Fellowship during the same year. In addition to these honors, Hallowell has received a number of journalism and community awards for his work.</p>

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Ep. 184 Your Adversity is Your Advantage with Business Coach: Tim Redmond

Tim is CEO of Redmond Growth Initiatives (RGI), an organization designed to help you grow your profits, grow your business and grow your life through Tim’s innovative coaching process. </p> <br /></p> After working his way through college, he earned his CPA and joined Pricewaterhouse Coopers, one of the world’s largest consulting firms. He then joined a small start-up software company. Over the course of 15 years, Tim helped build it from 2 to over 400 employees, becoming one of the top tax and accounting software companies in America generating over 100 million in pre-tax profits with the sale to a Fortune 1000 company.  </p> <br /></p> He has authored the book, <i>Power to Create, </i>which redefines wealth within the framework of conquering obstacles and serving others in significant ways.</p> <br /></p> Based on the powerful results he achieves; Tim has also become an in-demand keynote speaker and seminar trainer. He offers a “get big results in a short amount of time” approach to executive coaching, team development and training, conference key notes and intensive leadership and business workshops.</p> <br /></p> He has been married to Sandra Redmond for 25 adventurous years and is honored to raise 4 above-average children . . . Matthew, Robert, Joshua and Andrea Joy.</p>

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Walking By Faith Not By Sight with Blind Comedian: Leon The Jokester

Hailed as “The funniest blind Comedian in stand-up”, by Voyage San Antonio Magazine. Comedian Leon the Jokester has one focus in comedy and that is to spread: Love, Hope, and Laughter. Widely known for his clean and relatable comedy for all age groups, Comedian Leon the Jokester brings a style of humor the entire family can enjoy. He addresses life issues, finding hope in tough times, and how to walk by faith and not by sight in every season of life. In 2016, he became the co-founder of the non-profit organization “Oklahoma Comedy Zone, LLC. In which he teaches “tweens” and “teens” how to write clean jokes and become comedians. </p>

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The one person you shared Christ with changed Thousands with Comedian Scott Gregory

Comedian Scott Gregory has provided excellence in comedy for audiences across America spanning network television, premiere comedy clubs, and churches across America. Scott's career includes Live at Rascals, HBO Comedy Showcase, and performances with Jeff Allen, Tim Allen, Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone, Mark Shultz, and David Felps.</p>  </p> As seen on TBN, HBO, ABC, Ion, Family Net, Sony Pictures Television, Inspiration Network, The CW, Sky Angel, and Fox<b> TV.</b></p>

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Great advice from Influencer/Content Creator: Hannah Crews

Hannah Crews is a video content creator, author, and social media influencer. With hundreds of thousands of followers spanning many social media platforms, she incorporates faith-based comedy and family friendly content for folks of all ages. Hannah is also a wife, a mom of two, a former news reporter and morning show host, and has experience in public speaking, ministry, marketing, acting, and talent work. Her humor, entertaining personality, and creativity are used to make a positive difference online and in person. </p>

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A Passion for Adopting Special Needs Children with Comedian Dan Kulp

Dan Kulp is a Comedian, Actor, and Author.</p> Three of his four children are adopted and have special. </p> needs (Down syndrome and Autism, Alfi’s syndrome, spina bifida). He also has four</p> siblings with Down syndrome (three were adopted). </p>  </p> *After the birth of his brother in 1971, Dan’s parents adopted three more children with </p> Down syndrome becoming a family with nine kids! This gave him a unique perspective</p> on the value of life. PBS and <i>Newsweek </i>Magazine did a feature on them which aired</p> internationally, and <i>The National Enquirer </i>did a two-page spread about the Kulps!</p> Now, Dan and his wife have carried on the legacy. </p>  </p> *You will laugh as Dan describes his parenting foibles. You will be moved to tears as he tells how his wife’s experiences with the infamous “dying rooms” led to adoption. You will be inspired by their son Simon, who was abandoned in the woods on the day he was born and became whom the Kulps have been told is the first with Down syndrome adopted out of China to the U.S. </p>

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How to Network and Have the VIBE with Kelly Cardenas

KELLY CARDENAS is Keynote speaker, FORBES contributor, Bestselling Author, host of a top ranked podcast, & Founder-CEO of a National multi-million-dollar Brand. Cardenas is the go to when it comes to constructing a CULTURE that will have sustained success in all aspects of your business. He believes that building an iconic Brand, Business, and Empire is a simple process once we start to focus on what really matters. Cardenas’ system zeros in on the heartbeat of any organization.........PEOPLE!</p>

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Am I Living to My Full Potential with Comedian Dan Viola

Dan always works clean, and his credits include corporate events, comedy clubs, casinos, private parties, cruises, VFW Posts, bars, colleges, wedding receptions and churches, The Nashville Network and TV commercials.</p> As a husband and father of 7 kids, Dan connects with any audience, especially those willing to think "outside of the gutter." Drawing on his background as a game show host, parent, teacher, coach, and salesman, he will entertain without insulting. </p> He performed with Jon Stewart, Rob Schneider, Kevin Nealon, SNL's Jay Pharoah and Vanessa Bayer, Sam Kinison, Steven Wright, and The Shirelles, and was also the host of the comedy game show "The Battle of Wits".</p>

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