A Million Miles to Live a Better Story

Susan Isaacs September 30th, 2009

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Greetings from the road. I am traveling with author Donald Miller on his "Million Miles" tour. We've done ten shows in 12 days; it feels like we've traveled a million miles already. I couldn't be happier.

Don is out promoting his new book, A Million Miles In A Thousand Years, and I'm the warm-up act. Opening for Don is like opening for U2. Don's books have sold millions. Blue Like Jazz became a best seller for a reason: it hit a nerve … (Read More)

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Sometimes, I don’t like any of the answers.

Michael Spencer July 28th, 2009

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Sometimes, I don't like any of the answers.

Let's take the problem of suffering. My friend Glenda recently had a serious bleed-out in her brain. It looked for a while like she wasn't going to make it. After a coma, two surgeries and some miraculous responses to treatment, she's at a rehab center dealing with a relatively small amount of residual consequences.

This weekend at church, we were rejoicing in Glenda's recovery. One person kept saying … (Read More)

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Pain & Raw Faith – Cliff Schrauger on SBE

Erik Guzman June 12th, 2009

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Cliff Schrauger is a man with a raw faith in the face of unimaginable grief. The loss of his job and the foreclosure on his house are only the beginning of his story. Then an explosion in Iraq on Father's Day and a tragic car wreck in Michigan changed Cliff and his family forever.

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Join Cliff on this week's Steve Brown Etc. as he tells his story and talks … (Read More)

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Angry Conversations with God – Susan Isaacs on SBE

Erik Guzman May 22nd, 2009

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After forty years of being a good Christian girl, Susan Isaacs' life fell apart. Her dad died, her mom had a stroke, her career tanked and then her boyfriend of three years left her with no house and no husband…all simultaneously.

What's a girl to do? She had a nervous breakdown, took God to couples counseling, gave Him a piece of her mind and wrote Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir.

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As We Forgive – Catherine Larson on SBE

Erik Guzman May 15th, 2009

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Could you forgive the people who murdered your children, mutilated your body and left you to burn to death? Catherine Larson joins us on this week's Steve Brown Etc. to tell the story of one lady who did just that.

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Catherine's book, As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda, tells the stories of seven people who are experiencing the pain and h … (Read More)

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Autism & Prison are a Blessing – Bill Dallas & Patty Corrigan Myers

Erik Guzman April 17th, 2009

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People are always telling me that God doesn't give people more than they can handle. Well, I must be a total wuss, because my life is pretty cush. That leaves me wondering if my faith would stand the test of life-altering difficulty.

If you can relate, join us on this edition of SBE as we talk with two people just like you and me with faith that's thriving through some tough circumstances. It will give you some hope.

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