139. Moving Through Grief (with Chriscynethia Floyd)

Guest Bio: Chriscynethia Floyd is vice president and publisher of Our Daily Bread Publishing. Her more than twenty-year career spans both secular and Christian publishing, where she has served as a vice president in sales, marketing, and editorial for organizations such as Simon and Schuster Publishing, HarperCollins Christian Publishers, and David C. Cook.  She leads and collaborates with a talented group of editors and publishing professionals. Together they work to fulfill the mission of Our Daily Bread Ministries—to make the Bible's life-changing wisdom understandable and accessible to all. Chriscynethia is a classically trained singer and has traveled the world performing for such dignitaries as Desmond Tutu and President George Bush. When not with her ODBP team, Chriscynethia loves attending arts performances and being outdoors. 

Show Summary: The book of Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a time for mourning and a time for joy. What do we do when we’re in mourning? How do we handle the feelings of despair? Today’s guest, Chriscynethia Floyd, will share with hosts, Elisa Morgan and Eryn Adkins, how she overcame her pits of despair with the help of her loving friends and the guidance of God. You don’t want to miss her story during this conversation on God Hears Her.

Notes and Quotes: 

• “..And I’ve just been blessed. I mean, it [my singing] truly is a gift God gave me, and it’s the gift, I think, that brought me out of all of that despair.” - Chriscynethia Floyd

• “It’s true…the voice gave me a voice, being able to speak up for myself, being able to speak up for others.” - Chriscynethia Floyd

•  “...I do believe that the way that I was surrounded by my colleagues and my friends… is just one of the reasons that God moved me in this direction.” - Chriscynethia Floyd 

• “What I love about doing what I do is, one, being able to help people grow closer to God and to engage with the Bible. But also for those folks who have longed to write, or give voice to what they know God has placed on their hearts.” - Chriscynethia Floyd 

• “Our mission…is to feed the soul with the Word of God…that’s our mission for publishing at Our Daily Bread Publishing. And we want to make room for people to receive and read, and to reflect and respond to the Word… the ideas that it draws people closer.” - Chriscynethia Floyd

Verses: 

• Ecclesiastes 3:4

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