Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! when Scott McCausey talks baseball and faith with Mickey Weston and his wife, Lisa. Mickey Weston joined the ministry of UPI in 1996 after playing fifteen years of professional baseball. He had the privilege of playing parts of five years in the majors with the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Mets from ’89-’93. He joined UPI part-time in the fall of ’96 and coached the next three years in the New York Mets’ minor league system. Mickey came on staff full-time in the fall of ’99 as the Associate International Director and in 2003 assumed the role as International Director. Mickey ministered with UPI while he was a player taking his first trip overseas to South Korea in 1986. Since 1986, Mickey has worked in almost forty different countries around the world. With a passion for different cultures and peoples, Mickey utilizes the international trips for discipleship with current and former players to give them a greater worldview for Jesus. UPI works with missionaries and national churches to proclaim Jesus through the game of baseball. Mickey and his wife, Lisa, have four children: Erica, Kayla, Drew, and Marissa, all of whom have been home schooled up until high school. The Westons live in Valparaiso, IN., where Mickey is the chaplain for the Chicago White Sox.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! when Scott McCausey talks baseball and faith with Mickey Weston and his wife, Lisa. Mickey Weston joined the ministry of UPI in 1996 after playing fifteen years of professional baseball. He had the privilege of playing parts of five years in the majors with the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Mets from ’89-’93. He joined UPI part-time in the fall of ’96 and coached the next three years in the New York Mets’ minor league system. Mickey came on staff full-time in the fall of ’99 as the Associate International Director and in 2003 assumed the role as International Director. Mickey ministered with UPI while he was a player taking his first trip overseas to South Korea in 1986. Since 1986, Mickey has worked in almost forty different countries around the world. With a passion for different cultures and peoples, Mickey utilizes the international trips for discipleship with current and former players to give them a greater worldview for Jesus. UPI works with missionaries and national churches to proclaim Jesus through the game of baseball. Mickey and his wife, Lisa, have four children: Erica, Kayla, Drew, and Marissa, all of whom have been home schooled up until high school. The Westons live in Valparaiso, IN., where Mickey is the chaplain for the Chicago White Sox.

Barbara Warren and her husband, Charles, live on a farm in the beautiful Ozarks where they raise beef cattle. Barbara has had short stories, articles, and devotions published in magazines such as Home Life, Mature Living, and Journey, and is a member of the writing pool for Open Windows, the Southern Baptist devotional magazine. Barbara’s mystery, The Gathering Storm was published by Jireh Publishing and was later brought out in e-book by Eddie Jones of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. Her romantic suspense, Murder at The Painted Lady, was published in hardback by Avalon Books. It was then brought out in paperback by Amazon Publishing. She has taught in her church for several years. She is a former youth leader and enjoys working with young people of all ages. God and church are very important parts of her life.

Cleo Lampos was born in Colorado, but grew up in Iowa and Wisconsin. She earned a Bachelors in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and a Masters in Education from St. Xavier College-Chicago. After twenty-six years of teaching in regular and special education, Lampos retired from the classroom to her second career as a writer. The magazine articles she has published reflect her experiences as a teacher, mother, wife, gardening assistant to her husband, and avid biography/history buff. An interest in the orphan train led Cleo to attend an orphan train reunion and meet four former train riders. With her husband, she contributes to Share the Harvest, Children’s Hunger Fund, Pantry Kitchen, and Bibles for Missions Thrift Shop. Her goal is to write about "teachers and other everyday heroes." Lampos is represented by Diana Flegal of Hartline Literary Agency. Her book, Teaching Diamonds in the TOUGH, was published by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas in 2012.

Cleo Lampos was born in Colorado, but grew up in Iowa and Wisconsin. She earned a Bachelors in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and a Masters in Education from St. Xavier College-Chicago. After twenty-six years of teaching in regular and special education, Lampos retired from the classroom to her second career as a writer. The magazine articles she has published reflect her experiences as a teacher, mother, wife, gardening assistant to her husband, and avid biography/history buff. An interest in the orphan train led Cleo to attend an orphan train reunion and meet four former train riders. With her husband, she contributes to Share the Harvest, Children’s Hunger Fund, Pantry Kitchen, and Bibles for Missions Thrift Shop. Her goal is to write about "teachers and other everyday heroes." Lampos is represented by Diana Flegal of Hartline Literary Agency. Her book, Teaching Diamonds in the TOUGH, was published by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas in 2012. Barbara Warren and her husband, Charles, live on a farm in the beautiful Ozarks where they raise beef cattle. Barbara has had short stories, articles, and devotions published in magazines such as Home Life, Mature Living, and Journey, and is a member of the writing pool for Open Windows, the Southern Baptist devotional magazine. Barbara’s mystery, The Gathering Storm was published by Jireh Publishing and was later brought out in e-book by Eddie Jones of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. Her romantic suspense, Murder at The Painted Lady, was published in hardback by Avalon Books. It was then brought out in paperback by Amazon Publishing. She has taught in her church for several years. She is a former youth leader and enjoys working with young people of all ages. God and church are very important parts of her life.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! with J. Jackson of the parody band ApologetiX. Influenced by a steady diet of Mad Magazine, Wacky Packages, novelty records, and comic books, ApologetiX lead singer and lyricist J. Jackson started writing parodies as a kid. He became a born-again Christian in January 1988, and his newfound interest in the Bible had a profound influence on his parodies. A journalism major in college, J. worked in the public relations field before going full-time with ApologetiX. He started getting together with some other like-minded Christian musicians in 1990, and this loose-knit group eventually played its first concert as ApologetiX on March 27, 1992. Like many other rock and rollers, J. is surrounded by beautiful women—his wife, Lisa, and four daughters, Janna, Heather, Kelly, and Natalie. They also have a dog (Skippy), three mice (Gracie, Cookie, and Chocolate), and a fish (Diamond). They make their home in Pittsburgh, PA. 

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! with the crazy BRMCWC mystery interviews followed by J. Jackson of the parody band ApologetiX. Influenced by a steady diet of Mad Magazine, Wacky Packages, novelty records, and comic books, ApologetiX lead singer and lyricist J. Jackson started writing parodies as a kid. He became a born-again Christian in January 1988, and his newfound interest in the Bible had a profound influence on his parodies. A journalism major in college, J. worked in the public relations field before going full-time with ApologetiX. He started getting together with some other like-minded Christian musicians in 1990, and this loose-knit group eventually played its first concert as ApologetiX on March 27, 1992. Like many other rock and rollers, J. is surrounded by beautiful women—his wife, Lisa, and four daughters, Janna, Heather, Kelly, and Natalie. They also have a dog (Skippy), three mice (Gracie, Cookie, and Chocolate), and a fish (Diamond). They make their home in Pittsburgh, PA. 

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott talks to church fence-mender and devotional writer, RE Clark. RE Clark is the author of Glasses in the Grass, a unique devotional book that utilizes QR-codes to portal the reader to a full web-based Bible study. He serves as an associational missionary in Northwest Arkansas where he ministers to seventy-one churches, missions, and ministry points. Clark’s devotional life deepened after his wife’s death from Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was blessed by his second marriage to Trudy. Trudy’s ?rst husband, a police of?cer, was killed in the line of duty. Together they have eight children, sixteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild. His devotional blog may be followed at: www.reclarkauthor.com. Email: r.e.clark@cox.net.

    Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott talks to church fence-mender and devotional writer, RE Clark. RE Clark is the author of Glasses in the Grass, a unique devotional book that utilizes QR-codes to portal the reader to a full web-based Bible study. He serves as an associational missionary in Northwest Arkansas where he ministers to seventy-one churches, missions, and ministry points. Clark’s devotional life deepened after his wife’s death from Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was blessed by his second marriage to Trudy. Trudy’s ?rst husband, a police of?cer, was killed in the line of duty. Together they have eight children, sixteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild. His devotional blog may be followed at: www.reclarkauthor.com. Email: r.e.clark@cox.net.  

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott discusses the topic of helping needy-children with respected leader Papa Joe Bradford. Joe Bradford is one of the country’s most respected leaders and advocates for at-risk and fatherless children. As an author, co-producer, teacher, speaker, and program developer, he serves through his unique ability to unite teams for active service and love to the least fortunate. He is known as “Papa Joe” in all circles of influence he touches. Papa Joe serves as the CEO and co-founder (along with his wife Denise) of Elijah’s Heart, a 501(c)3 charitable and educational nonprofit that’s served thousands of children and families over the years. Papa Joe holds the rare honor of having his triumphant life story inspire a major motion picture, Unconditional. As a humble servant of Christ, he seeks to impact people and cities with an unstoppable move of love in action through the National Walk of Love Program and other powerful methods.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott discusses helping needy-children with respected leader Papa Joe Bradford. Joe Bradford is one of the country’s most respected leaders and advocates for at-risk and fatherless children. As an author, co-producer, teacher, speaker, and program developer, he serves through his unique ability to unite teams for active service and love to the least fortunate. He is known as “Papa Joe” in all circles of influence he touches. Papa Joe serves as the CEO and co-founder (along with his wife Denise) of Elijah’s Heart, a 501(c)3 charitable and educational nonprofit that’s served thousands of children and families over the years. Papa Joe holds the rare honor of having his triumphant life story inspire a major motion picture, Unconditional. As a humble servant of Christ, he seeks to impact people and cities with an unstoppable move of love in action through the National Walk of Love Program and other powerful methods.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott chats with two Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas authors, Lee Warren and Elaine Miller.   Elaine W. Miller is a popular author and speaker known for sharing biblical insights with warmth, enthusiasm, and humor. A member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, she has brought a splash of serenity to audiences for over twenty-five years. Elaine is the author of three books, Splashes of Serenity: Bathtime Reflections for Drained Moms, Splashes of Serenity: Bathtime Reflections for Drained Wives, and We All Married Idiots: Three Things You'll Never Change About Your Marriage and Ten Things You Can. Her work is published in Sanctuary—A Devotional Bible for Women as well as several magazines. Elaine and her husband, an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, have led many marriage retreats and counseled numerous hurting couples. They travel annually to Bosnia as a pastoral care couple to missionaries there.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott chats with Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas author and credentialed Nascar press affilliate, Lee Warren. Lee Warren has written six books and hundreds of articles for various magazines, newspapers, and websites. He owns Christian Manuscript Editing Services, critiques manuscripts for The Christian Communicator, is on staff with CLASSeminars, and teaches at various writers conferences around the country. When he's not behind the keyboard, you can find him hanging out in coffee shops with friends, listening to music on his iPod, watching baseball or tennis, or relaxing in his recliner with a good novel and his cat, Latte. For more information about his work, visit his website www.leewarren.info.

Lee Warren has written six books and hundreds of articles for various magazines, newspapers, and websites. He owns Christian Manuscript Editing Services, critiques manuscripts for The Christian Communicator, is on staff with CLASSeminars, and teaches at various writers conferences around the country. When he's not behind the keyboard, you can find him hanging out in coffee shops with friends, listening to music on his iPod, watching baseball or tennis, or relaxing in his recliner with a good novel and his cat, Latte. For more information about his work, visit his website www.leewarren.info. Elaine W. Miller is a popular author and speaker known for sharing biblical insights with warmth, enthusiasm, and humor. A member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, she has brought a splash of serenity to audiences for over twenty-five years. Elaine is the author of three books, Splashes of Serenity: Bathtime Reflections for Drained Moms, Splashes of Serenity: Bathtime Reflections for Drained Wives, and We All Married Idiots: Three Things You'll Never Change About Your Marriage and Ten Things You Can. Her work is published in Sanctuary—A Devotional Bible for Women as well as several magazines. Elaine and her husband, an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, have led many marriage retreats and counseled numerous hurting couples. They travel annually to Bosnia as a pastoral care couple to missionaries there.

Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! when actor of the new hit Abel’s Field, Samuel Davis, drops by. Samuel Davis was born and raised in Clear Lake, Texas where he attended high school and participated in track and field, and football – both of which he dropped after auditioning for Julius Caesar. That school play tapped an interest he had in acting from a young age. While attending the University of Texas at Austin, Samuel earned roles in student films and commercials. In addition to Abel's Field, he has also had parts in feature-length films such as: A Close Divide and New Hope. A sixth-generation Texan who is fluent in Spanish, Samuel lives in Austin.