Heart & Humor with Doug & Jayme Doug Griffin

Doug catches up with author Ray Comfort to talk about two of his books. "Why Jesus? Answering Life's Important Question" & devotional "Count Your Blessings and Stop Stressing"

0:36 - Ray's name in the Bible :)

1:13 - Inspiration for writing "Why Jesus?"

3:39 - Importance of knowing something about other religions

5:47 - God's Word is timeless

8:50 - Ray shares about his devotional "Count Your Blessings" - a devo of encouragement and ways to deal with our fears

13:40 - Final thoughts and links Award winning TV programs & His ministry with free resources
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Doug catches up with Sammy Sweetspirit to talk about her book "LOOK at it this way: The Blind Leading the Sighted"

0:24 - Sweet backstory when Sammy was little, she used to listen to me and join me and my partner Gary Scott Thomas on KRTY 

1:03 - Background on the book and it's release

2:07 - Inspiration behind writing the book

3;25 - Misconceptions we have about blind people

5:42 - Amazing technology and how sighted people can volunteer to help the blind via "Be my Eyes"

8:34 - Is being called "blind" offensive?

9:47 - Importance of language and "seeing a movie"

11:53 - Born at just 23 1/2 weeks, weighing 1 pound 6 oz - Sammy shares her origin story

15:13 - Perfect pitch - check out her music at Sammy Sweetspirit

16:24 - What can sighted people do better for blind people

 
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Doug catches up with Paul Daugherty to talk about his book "Mind Games: Winning the Battle for Your Mental and Emotional Health"

0:52 - Paul shares his personal journey, from growing up in the church to being the leader of a huge church - The passing of his father and understanding why his dad only gave him one key to the church

19:00 - How can we remove the stigma in the church about admitting to having mental health issues

22:33 - One strategy for fighting depression, anxiety & emotional trauma

27:52 - A most important take away from the book
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Doug catches up with Dr Kathy Koch to talk about her book "Parent Differently: Raise Kids with Biblical Character That Changes Culture"

0:55 - Sharing the inspiration behind the book

1:46 - Does age of your kid matter - Is it ever too late?

3:07 - Being transparent as a parent

3:50 - Dealing with your kids negatives

4:36 - All of our choices start with our beliefs

6:18 - What did Jesus believe about kids?

7:33 - One thing to do differently to be a better parent

8:58 - Hard to be objective as a parent about our own kids

10:16 - Final thoughts and the importance of gratitude and joy
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Doug catches up with Dr Tim Elmore to talk about his book I Can't Wait! 52 Stories of kids who changed their world that you can read together

0:45 - Tim shares the inspiration behind the book and his hope to bring families together and encourage kids

1:47 - 52 stories of kids age 5 to 21

2:14 - Tim shares Ann's story about her invention that help her friend in the Philippines to do her homework

3:22 - Tim shares an incredible story of a 15 year old who went blind and then used the very thing that blinded him to change the world for every blind person born after him

5:30 - How are parents doing when it comes to raising their kids

6:43 - Tim encourages us to not just 'survive' but to spend quality time investing into our kids

7:40 - A common thread throughout the book - Kids that are solving problems and serving people

9:22 - Kids inspired by other kids stories

10:08 - Each story has a video you can watch at www.icantwaitbook.com
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Doug catches up with Kelly Needham to talk about her new book "Purpose Fooled: Why chasing your dreams, finding your calling and reaching for greatness will never be enough"

0:25 - Kelly is the COO of her home

0:51 - I thought we are supposed to reach for greatness

1:25 - Kelly shares the inspiration behind the book

3:18 - On their work life balance early on in their marriage

5:02 - 4 Key Longings for the human heart

6:50 - Social medias impact on our true purpose in life

8:08 - How to reset out minds when we are stuck in the daily grind

10:10 - Kelly shares one nugget of wisdom for you
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