July 30 - August 4, 2012

Monday, July 30 – Eric Parks – Frequency – How do you tune into your unique, God-given frequency? What if you could figure out a way to live intentionally on your frequency instead of having accidental moments with God? Today Susie talks with author Eric Parks about his book, Frequency. We’ll learn how to unpack the power that can happen when we discover our individual frequency and live on it. Your life shines, you sense God's presence in your life, people notice--and it inspires them to do the same.

Tuesday, July 31 – Stephen Mansfield – Healing Your Church Hurt –The body of Christ is meant to be a place of healing, strength, and community. When we experience wounds, weakness, gossip, and rejection in church, it can lead to pain and broken relationships. How can we start to come back into a church family after a negative experience? Today Susie welcomes back pastor and New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield to talk more about his book, Healing Your Church Hurt. 

Wednesday, August 1 – Richard Lawrence – Shrewd – It doesn't seem to make sense: Jesus tells his disciples to take a lesson from Satan himself. Today Susie and author Rick Lawrence  explore Jesus' parable of the shrewd manager in Luke 16, and His shocking mandate to be as shrewd as Satan and as innocent as the Holy Spirit. In fact, Jesus implies, if we are going to be any good for the Kingdom of God, we've got to be a lot shrewder than we are now. Rick shows how Jesus was naturally shrewd in every encounter He had, using leverage such as laughter, generosity, and bluntness to influence a situation for good. God calls us to be shrewd without evil intent, just as Jesus was. Rick’s new book is Shrewd: Daring to Live the Startling Command of Jesus.

Thursday, August 2 – Michelle McKinney Hammond – How to be Happy Right Where You Are – Today Susie welcomes back Michelle McKinney Hammond to talk about her new book, How to Be Happy Where You Are. We’ll look at the life of the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4, a compelling story of deep longing, miraculous fulfillment, fading dreams, and the realization that God's provision never fails.

Friday, August 3 – Jon Walker – In Visible Fellowship – Can you go it alone in this world and live out the Christian mission and life? Can you possibly live out the full life Christ promised with all its power and wonder without the love of the family of God? Today Susie and former Saddleback Church pastor Jon Walker talk about his book exploring Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together, titled In Visible Fellowship.

Saturday, August 4 – Mark Batterson – The Circle Maker – Do you ever sense that there’s far more to prayer, and to God’s vision for your life, than what you’re experiencing? It’s time you learned from the legend of Honi the Circle Maker—a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from inside it until God answered his prayers for his people. Today Susie is joined by lead pastor of National Community Church Mark Batterson. They’ll talk about prayer and his new book, The Circle Maker. What impossibly big dream is God calling you to draw a prayer circle around?