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Spill the Beans LIVE with Kelly Minter at Fresh Grounded Faith Melbourne, FL [Episode 248]

Spill Beans Melbourne Florida Kelly Minter Michael O'Brien

Pack your bags! You’re coming with me to Melbourne, Florida for a Fresh Grounded Faith conference where this episode was recorded LIVE! Kelly Minter, Michael O’Brien, and I sat around the bistro table answering questions from the audience, and wow, did they have some great questions!

We talk about how to manage your expectations, what to do when you feel God is far away, and how to deal with doubt. Kelly also shares why she isn’t married, and I answered several interesting questions about my blindness.

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Spill the Beans LIVE with Kelly Minter at Fresh Grounded Faith College Station, TX [Episode 239]

Spill Beans Fresh Grounded Faith College Station Texas Kelly Minter Michael O'Brien

Get ready, sister, because we are spilling some fantastic beans today! This was captured LIVE in College Station, Texas at a Fresh Grounded Faith conference featuring Bible teacher Kelly Minter and singer-songwriter Michael O’Brien.

Kelly shares the unlikely Bible character she most relates to, and then both Kelly and Michael reveal their (very funny) most embarrassing moments. We’ll also give some helpful advice to moms of teenage sons, and you’ll learn how to take a “fiction vacation.”

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Faithfulness on Display – FGF Highlights, Jackson, MS

It was so good to be back in Jackson, Mississippi last week for Fresh Grounded Faith! We were there in 2014 at Broadmoor Baptist Church, and now—nine years later—we got to be at the same host church working alongside many of the same incredible people!

Fresh Grounded Faith Jackson MS Lysa TerKeurst Michael O'Brien

Thank you to Rachel Hammack for the beautiful photos. To see the entire Facebook photo album, click here. For those of you who joined the photo booth fun, you can view your photos here.

Melinda Hendrix once again served as our wonderful Local Conference Coordinator, and—to no one’s surprise—led this event and her people in such a beautiful way. She is a model of faithfulness, serving the women in her church and community for so many years.

In fact, faithfulness was what I noticed most about FGF Jackson. Here’s what I mean…

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Georgia on My Mind – FGF Highlights, Cumming, GA

Who sang that great old song, “Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind”? When I got home from Fresh Grounded Faith Cumming, that song came to mind as I kept reminiscing about the weekend.

Fresh Grounded Faith Cumming Georgia Michael O’Brien Annie F. Downs Katherine Wolf

Thank you to Kierston Parks for the beautiful photos. To see the entire Facebook photo album, click here. For those of you who joined the photo booth fun, you can view your photos here.

That’s because there were many sweet songs and echoes of sweet moments at First Redeemer Church that keep Georgia on my mind.

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Houston, We Had a Problem! – FGF Highlights, Houston, TX

Of course I had to refer to that most famous movie quote associated with the great city of Houston! Because, sister, we did have a problem. One big dark problem!

FGF Houston Texas Laura Story Michael O'Brien

Thank you to Megan McGaughey for the beautiful photos. To see the entire Facebook photo album, click here. For those of you who joined the photo booth fun, you can view your photos here.

After the first part of our Fresh Grounded Faith conference ended on Friday night, Laura Story, Michael O’Brien, Terrie Bitter (our National Conference Director), and Phil and I went back to our hotel. But it was pitch black.

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Audio Christmas Card Featuring Your Favorite 4:13ers [Episode 225]

Audio Christmas Card Kathie Lee Gifford Laura Story Kelly Minter Michael O’Brien Craig Aven

Merry Christmas, 4:13ers! This is an audio Christmas card to brighten your day and let you know how much we love you.

We’ve got a few of your favorite 4:13ers who want to give you their Christmas greetings, including Kathie Lee Gifford, Laura Story, and Kelly Minter. And then, Michael O’Brien will sing you his Christmas greeting.