Tim Menzies
For more than four decades, GRAMMY®-nominated singer/songwriter and guitar virtuoso Tim Menzies has written, recorded and performed with some of the biggest names in music. As a songwriter, Menzies’ compositions have been recorded by George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Randy Travis, Patty Loveless, Toby Keith, Shenandoah, Martina McBride and Trace Adkins, among others. He is also a sought-after session musician, having played guitar on recordings by Kenny Rogers, Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, to name a few. The Mechanicsville, Virginia, native grew up performing along the East Coast and in Canada with his four siblings and parents. In addition to their own concerts, The Menzies Family regularly opened for such legendary artists as Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard. Upon moving to Nashville in the early 1980s, Menzies began his professional career as a founding member of the acclaimed Warner Bros. country group Bandana. Following a six-year tenure with the band, Menzies released solo albums under the moniker Tim Mensy on Giant Records and Columbia Records before shifting his focus to songwriting. Reba McEntire’s “Love Needs A Holiday”; “Mama Knows” by Shenandoah; “Nearest Distant Shore” by Trisha Yearwood; and “If You Were The Friend,” recorded by Tammy Wynette as well as Kenny Rogers, are among Menzies’ most noteworthy compositions. Menzies became a Christian in 1991 and the trajectory of his personal and professional life shifted dramatically. His debut Christian recording, the GRAMMY-nominated His Way of Loving Me, bowed in 2013, followed by the GRAMMY®-nominated His Name Is Jesus in 2019. Today Menzies combines his passion for Bible teaching, songwriting and singing in a unique ministry called “The Word and Song.” Presenting the Truth of Scripture alongside songs that demonstrate Biblical life applications, Menzies brings “The Word and Song” events to churches around the country each year. http://timmenzies.com

Heidi McLaughlin
We live in a time where world events and personal stresses have left many in a joy-depleted state. Their lives are full of fear, confusion, anxiety, restlessness and they have to admit they have lost their joy. For Heidi McLaughllin, following the death of two beloved husbands, her joy vanished. Determined to recapture it and overcome her PTSD and grief, and turn her weeping into joy, she began a relentless three-year quest for joy-reading about it, studying the Bible and asking God many solemn questions. In her new book Fresh Joy: Finding Joy in the Midst of Loss, Hardship and Suffering Heidi shows how anyone can regain their joy, grow it and keep it. As Heidi discovered joy is not exclusive; and it's available to everyone. It is not achieved or dependent on circumstances or feelings but is a gift from God and is received from our connection to God and his endless resources. Have you lost your joy? Then this book is for you and will lovingly guide you into an unimagined, glorious new day of Fresh Joy. http://heartconnection.ca