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Carol Kent

Carol Kent is a popular public speaker who has addressed audiences around the world. She is the founder and director of the Speak Up Conference, an organization that equips speakers and writers, and the co-founder (along with her husband, Gene) of Speak Up for Hope, a ministry for inmates and their families. Carol has been a featured guest in major media outlets and has authored more than 20 books including Waiting Together: Hope and Healing for Families of Prisoners, A New Kind of Normal, When I Lay My Isaac Down, and her latest, He Holds My Hand: Experiencing God’s Presence and Protection. Learn more about Carol at her website, carolkent.org.

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Family Crisis — Continue Holding on to Each Other

Your decisions now can help you prepare for future crises

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Trusting God When the Unthinkable Happens (Part 2 of 2)

Author and speaker Carol Kent discusses the emotional struggles she experienced and the spiritual lessons she learned when her son was arrested, convicted and imprisoned for murder. (Part 2 of 2)

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Trusting God When the Unthinkable Happens (Part 1 of 2)

Author and speaker Carol Kent discusses the emotional struggles she experienced and the spiritual lessons she learned when her son was arrested, convicted and imprisoned for murder. (Part 1 of 2)

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How to Draw Together During Tough Times

A parenting crisis can really test a marriage. What can you do to keep your marriage strong during trials? Here’s how to develop a stronger bond in the face of seemingly insurmountable pressures.