BLOG TEAM

JAN COATES, Author/Speaker/Consultant
At five feet, two inches and shrinking, Jan Coates delivers a message like she’s eight feet tall. Jan is the founder and president of Set Free Today www.setfreetoday.com . She’s the author of several books, including Set Free, and numerous articles. Jan is a regular national and regional television and radio guest as well as a popular conference, retreat, and workshop speaker. A native of Kansas City, MO, Jan also lived in Boston and San Francisco. Jan and her family are at home near Houston, where they have lived for 13 years. For more information:  www.jancoates.com 

   
RICH DIXON , Author/Speaker
Rich has been a public school mathematics teacher for thirty-four years. An unfortunate fall while installing Christmas lights in 1987 caused a spinal cord injury and permanent paralysis. In his struggle to discover sense in a senseless accident, he encountered God’s message that HOPE, offered freely through God’s grace, is the permanent solution to every temporary problem. Rich’s forthcoming book, RELENTLESS GRACE, recounts God’s patient, faithful work in our lives in the face of despair and our own lack of faith. You can learn about Rich at www.relentlessgrace.com . Rich and his wife Becky have been married since 2002. They live in Fort Collins, Colorado.
 

 

SUSIE LARSON, Author/Speaker
Susie Larson has spoken to thousands of women locally, nationally, and internationally. Susie is the author of several books and works as a freelance writer for Focus on the Family. She has been interviewed on radio stations across the country and is a frequent guest on KTIS. Susie partners with national recording artist Sara Groves as co-chair for International Justice Mission’s annual fundraising banquet in Minnesota. IJM is a powerful organization that among other things, rescues young girls from the horrific life of human trafficking. Susie and her husband Kevin have been married 23 years and have three (almost) grown sons.  For more information: www.susielarson.com  

 
KATHI MACIAS, Author/Editor/Speaker 
 Kathi Macias is an Angel award-winning writer of 21 books, including the bestselling devotional A MOMENT A DAY and the soon-to-be released BEYOND ME: LIVING A YOU-FIRST LIFE IN A ME-FIRST WORLD (New Hope Publishers, June 2008). A popular speaker at writers’ conferences and women’s events, Kathi serves as spiritual director for CAN (Christian Authors Network) and Set Free Today. Her devotionals are available in Spanish on her blog at her website, www.kathimacias.com. She and her husband, Al, live in Homeland, CA, where they spend their free time riding their Harley—hence, Kathi’s road name of “Easy Writer.”

REBEKAH MONTGOMERY, Author/Speaker
Rebekah Montgomery worked on the staff of several evangelical churches until a group of family tragedies forced curtailment of her activities. (1972–1984). She became editor of six publications (1986-1992), managing a staff of assistants, photographers, and designers. She has published seven books and over a thousand articles. Rebekah attended Christian Training Center, Fort Wayne Bible College, Institute of Fine Arts, IU-Purdue, and American Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, and post-graduate classes in Israel. As a freelance writer/speaker based in Kewanee, Illinois, she lives with her husband of thirty-seven years, John. She has three adult children and a grandson. For more information: www.rebekahmontgomery.com

LYNN D. MORRISSEY, Author/Speaker/Journaling Facilitator/Soloist
Dynamic author and speaker Lynn D. Morrissey is in the business of metamorphosis. An avid journal-keeper for over thirty years, she speaks passionately about the power of prayer-journaling to heal hearts. Through journaling, God has set Lynn free from suicidal depression, alcoholism, and emotional pain from abortion. Lynn understands journaling as a unique means of enjoying intimacy with God, experiencing spiritual transformation, and noting life’s significance. Lynn has facilitated journaling seminars for over ten years and her signature book, Love Letters to God: Deeper Intimacy through Written Prayer, is highly acclaimed. Lynn is the author of two devotional books and contributor to numerous bestsellers, and an AWSA and CLASS speaker. Lynn, her husband Michael, and daughter Sheridan live in St. Louis, Missouri, where Lynn served as executive director for the world’s largest USO. Lynn has a bachelor’s degree in vocal music and currently pursues a journaling credential from The Journal Therapy Center.