Dawn and Steve in the Morning

Hour 1: Coach Kennedy and Religious Freedom

Start your morning with Dawn and Steve as they share a devotional from Blackaby Ministries International about interceding with the Father for revival!

Also this first hour, Coach Joe Kennedy encourages us to stand for freedom and our right to express our faith. Learn more about this courageous Christian and his journey to the Supreme Court. 

School officials at Bremerton High School (BHS) suspended—and later fired—football coach Joe Kennedy because he prayed a brief, quiet prayer after football games. A lawsuit was filed against the school district, arguing that banning coaches from quietly praying, just because they can be seen by the public, is wrong and violates the Constitution. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, and then the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sided with the school district. The case eventually landed in the U.S. Supreme Court. In January 2022, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Coach Joe. Read more about his life and case in the book Average Joe: The Coach Joe Kennedy Story. 

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Hour 2: Don't Tell Anyone You're Reading This

Dr. Lina Abujamra says it's a matter of the heart and sometimes idolatry that keeps us slaves to our sins. Dr. Abujamra tells us about her new book Don't Tell Anyone You're Reading This: A Christian Doctor's Thoughts on Sex, Shame, and Other Troublesome Issues.  

Lina Abujamra is a pediatric ER doctor, now practicing telemedicine and founder of Living With Power Ministries. Her vision is to bring hope to the world by connecting biblical answers to everyday life. A popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker, she is the author of several books including Thrive, Stripped, Resolved, and Fractured Faith.

Lina ministers to singles through her Moody Radio show, Today's Single Christian, and is engaged in providing medical care and humanitarian help to Syrian refugees and others in disaster areas in the Middle East. Her ministry also provides spiritual retreats for women at The Hope Ranch.

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Hour 3: More Than Reconciliation

Andrew Southwick reminds us that hatred can only be overcome at the foot of the cross. In Andrew's book, More Than Reconciliation: Coming to the Table of Grace, he brings the gospel message and the spiritually transforming work of Jesus Christ to the conversations surrounding prejudice and hatred. 

Andrew is a pastor, broadcaster, author, filmmaker, and musician. Over the course of his pastoral ministry, he has served as a music pastor, teaching pastor, and church planter. In addition to pastoring, he can be found on his media ministry website, SODOMediaProductions.com. Andrew and his family reside in Florida.

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