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Pastor Vera McEwen is incredibly excited to give an open welcome to all at Love God Ministries! An online community where all truly are welcome, Pastor Vera embodies the Love of Christ through witness and discipleship. She founded Love God Ministries because conversations with people revealed a need for a community of believers where it does not matter how you look but recognize that you are a child of God.

Pastor Vera has been teaching and preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ and the Word of God for over 30 years. Her primary emphasis is spreading God's Love by providing pastoral care, preaching God's Loving Word, teaching God's Light-Filled Word, and implementing God's Living relational group architecture via in home communities.

She is currently reviewing the prospects of a doctorate in religious studies with an emphasis on Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic as encouraged by her professors at seminary. In addition to her vocation as Pastor she ministers as a certified professional and personal coach.

With God's help, she implements 1 Thessalonians 5.11, motivating people to be and do their very best by building one another up. Pastor Vera is a joyous, ever singing sister in Christ who after years of being pursued by God, stopped running and answered the call, halleluiah, הַלְלוּיָה

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Aiden Gabor was still a teenager when Department of Justice agents approached him with an ultimatum: spend his life in prison for racketeering, embezzlement, extortion, and conspiracy to commit murder, or become an undercover agent. Conflicting Loyalties is a sharp, honest memoir in three parts: the bloody life of a mob soldier from outside la famiglia; the death-defying, paranoid existence of an informant bringing down corrupt politicians and police departments from the inside; and unexpectedly finding peace late in life through the Baha’i faith while coping with an ALS diagnosis. Conflicting Loyalties is a visceral tale of a man who gambles with his own life in order to save it, dodging his fate while searching for an identity, a father, and a family. It is for readers of Gianni Russo’s Hollywood Godfather, Joe Pistone’s classic Donnie Brasco, and anyone interested in mob life, police and political corruption, and finding peace after a life of violence

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Chris has a driving commitment to serve leaders who serve purposes greater than themselves and seek to offer real value to all their stakeholders. If this is you, Chris is your coach.

Chris and his wife have been married for over four decades. Together, they raise chickens, tend the garden, and renew with slow meals, eclectic reading, and outdoor adventures. They delight in spending time with their adult kids, their partners, and are getting ready to welcome their first grandchild.

Chris enjoys an occasional whiskey and cigar night with his two grown sons, cheering for Liverpool FC, having fancy coffee with his daughter, and listening to music from ambient to zydeco.

Chris loves to travel extensively for professional and personal growth, having visited and worked in Africa, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

For more than 35 years, Chris and his family have lived in a socially and economically diverse Pittsburgh neighborhood. They love being a part of this vibrant, diverse community. Chris and his wife consistently advocate for equitable housing, employment, and education in their area. This passion for service carries into Chris’s calling to help leaders navigate the realities of identity, power, and culture. We all need places where we get to do great work that’s worth doing. That’s why we’re called “The Serving Way.”

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Zachary Wayne McKenzie was born on April 18, 1987 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Growing up in a family that attended church regularly, he developed a love for music at an early age. His passion for music grew as he was involved in high school choir before graduating in 2005. After a brief period at Bible College, McKenzie decided to embark on a music career. 

After winning Arkansas Idol in 2012, Zach decided to audition for the 12th season of American Idol that same year. Judges Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nikki Minaj, and Keith Urban unanimously voted to send him to Hollywood. However, he was sent home on group day. 

For the last fifteen years, Zach has performed in restaurants and bars in Nashville and all across the state of Arkansas. Although mostly known as a solo act, he has fronted several bands throughout the years. Having released singles and albums with various groups, McKenzie has also released two independent solo albums and several singles. His musical style encompasses Country, Soul, and Gospel. With his strength being a vocalist, he is also a songwriter and acoustic guitarist. 

Aside from music, McKenzie loves movies and has an interest in filmmaking. In 2022, he made his screenwriting and directorial debut with the short film, Joanett Road. 

McKenzie identifies as a Christian and is known by his family and friends as a nice guy that you wouldn't mind having as a next door neighbor. 

Although, not known for being outspoken or opinionated, he has a lot to say through his soulful raspy singing voice and relatable songwriting.  

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Tom Sileo has authored or co-authored six military non-fiction books about heroes of America's post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Among those titles is Three Wise Men; Tom's widely praised 2021 collaboration with combat veteran and Gold Star brother Beau Wise. Tom is a contributing senior editor of The Stream and a recipient of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation's General Oliver P. Smith Award for distinguished reporting. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and lives in Delray Beach, Florida.

The story of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who became an international hero for his courage and selflessness.

Ever since he was a young boy growing up on the streets of Staten Island, New York, Michael Ollis wanted to be a soldier. Inspired by his father, who fought in Vietnam, Mike’s deep desire to serve was cemented on the day his beloved city was attacked. From 9/11 onward, Mike’s one and only mission was to save lives.

After two tense combat deployments, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis earned the US Army’s coveted Ranger tab and set his sights on the perilous mountains of eastern Afghanistan. On August 28, 2013, Mike was suddenly caught in the middle of a massive and unprecedented Taliban assault on a coalition military base. Rather than retreat to his bunker, Mike decided to fight. He then encountered a Polish army officer who needed his help.

Despite being surrounded by enemy fighters while running low on ammunition, Mike promised the foreign soldier that no matter what, he would have his back. For his final act of bravery, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis would not only receive the Distinguished Service Cross from his own country, but the highest honor that Poland can bestow upon an allied soldier.

As an American warrior, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis had all of our backs. This vivid and visceral account of Mike’s selfless 24-year journey will motivate us to “live like Mike” by always putting family, friends and country first.

The book is available on Amazon:
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ABOUT THE RAPAPORTS AND RAPAPORT'S REALITY

Welcome to Rapaport's Reality with Kebe and Michael Rapaport. This is the launch of the reality television podcast that the whole reality world has been waiting for. Mr. & Mrs. Rapaport are bonded by their love of reality television and are inviting you into their living room. They are dissecting the drama and giving praise to the greatest form of entertainment on television today. They're diving into real-time shows and re-watching all the biggest and the best series.

Episodes available here: 

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-rapaports-reality-with-ke-171162927/ 

MORE INFO ON RAPAPORT'S REALITY (FROM RADIO ONLINE)

iHeartPodcasts, together with Michael and Kebe Rapaport, have debuted the new weekly podcast entitled "Rapaport's Reality." New episodes will be available each Wednesday. Hosts actor/comedian and podcaster Michael Rapaport, and his wife, actor and soon-to-be podcast Rookie of the Year candidate Kebe Rapaport, are the new power couple in the world of reality television analysis. The Rapaports will invite fans into their living room to spill the tea, dissect the drama and give praise to the greatest form of entertainment on television today.

Michael has appeared on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" over 30 times and has generated a fan base of dedicated reality television followers thanks to his honesty and call-it-like-he-sees-it breakdowns. Kebe, the apple of his eye, will be tagging into the limelight as these two encyclopedias of all things current, past and future reality TV give the scoop on all the drama.

"Rapaport's Reality" is co-produced by DBPodcasts and will join "I Am Rapaport: Stereo Podcast" as the second podcast with Michael Rapaport and iHeartPodcasts.

MICHAEL RAPAPORT BIO (FROM IMDB)

A New Yorker through and through, Michael Rapaport was born on March 20, 1970, in Manhattan, to June Brody, a radio personality, and David Rapaport, a radio program manager. He is of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent.

Rapaport moved to Los Angeles to try stand-up comedy following high school graduation (which came after a series of expulsions), but he never lost, forgot or deserted his New York roots. It's embedded in his work and is a major part of his low-keyed charm and ongoing appeal. His early idols were also New Yorkers (Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, etc.).

Within a short amount of time Michael moved from the live comedy stage to working in front of a camera. The two developed an immediate rapport. A guest spot on the TV series China Beach (1988) led to a starring role in the quirky interracial indie Zebrahead (1992), which clinched it for him. This, in turn, led to a string of standout parts in films, such as Christian Slater's pal in True Romance (1993), an edgy collegiate-turned-skinhead in Higher Learning (1995) and a sympathetic none-too-bright boxer in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995), all enabling him to build up a higher profile.

In later years, Michael managed to show his ease at offbeat comedy, demonstrating a kid-like, goofy charm as Lisa Kudrow's cop boyfriend for a few episodes on Friends (1994) and as teacher Danny Hanson on Boston Public (2000).

He later formed his own production company, Release Entertainment, in search of that one big breakout role that could nab top stardom for him. In later years, his offbeat character leads included an inducted mafioso in Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999); a hit man in the action comedy A Good Night to Die (2003); a comic book fanatic in the sci-fi comedy Special (2006); a trouble-making buddy in crime drama Inside Out (2011); a man helping out his former gangster neighbor in the dramedy Once Upon a Time in...