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Uncommon Answers
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When the waiting feels endless and the battle grows fierce, how do you hold on to faith? In Uncommon Answers, Dr. Deanna Shrodes shares powerful stories of miraculous breakthroughs, biblical truth, and practical wisdom to reignite your confidence in the God who still moves mountains.
If you’re weary from unanswered prayers, this book will embolden you to persevere, discern God’s voice, and embrace the life-changing lessons found in the waiting.
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3 Small Things to Look Forward To
When Life Feels Heavy
One of the quiet disciplines I’ve been practicing lately is something very simple. I keep a short list of the next three things I’m looking forward to. Not ten things.Not a long bucket list. Just three. I keep them in the notes part of my phone. And when I can check...
Larry & Deanna’s 15 Rules for Marriage
Recently Larry and I had the opportunity to share at a marriage conference and with the couples at our church about the 15 rules we live by in our marriage. These didn’t come from a book or a single conversation. They were shaped over years of walking through life...
Learning to Trust God in
Seasons That Don’t Make Sense Yet
There are seasons in life when everything feels clear. Doors open. Direction feels certain.Energy is strong.Faith feels uncomplicated.Good surprises are happening. Dang, I love living life like that. When I sense I’m in a season like that, part of me wants time to...
Two Leaders, One Marriage:
(5 Things We Learned the Hard Way)
When two leaders live under one roof, it can be powerful. It’s also complex. After 38 years, Larry and I have a little experience in this. This is not our first rodeo. Both of us carry significant responsibility. We each have strong convictions, instincts, and...
Why Giving Up Isn’t the Answer
(Especially When You’re Tired as a Leader)
I’ve wanted to give up on important things in life and leadership more times than I can count. And by the way, it’s not wrong to want to give up. It’s normal. For clarity, when I talk about giving up in this post, I’m not simply referring to stepping down from a...
The Different Kinds of Tired
(And How to Move Forward)
Have you found yourself thinking, “I’m more tired than I’ve ever been before?” You’re not alone. There are different kinds of tired… and not all of them are fixed by sleep. Sometimes you’re tired because you truly need rest. You’ve been running hard, working long,...
We Are Never at the End…
Until We Are
I know that sentence can sound heavy, but I actually find it freeing. We are never at the end, until we are. Maybe you're reading this today and you are discouraged. For whatever reason, you you feel you've come to the end of something. Maybe it's your leadership...
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BIO
Dr. Deanna Shrodes
Dr. Deanna Doss Shrodes is an author, speaker, and leadership mentor known for helping women lead with courage, integrity, and deep faith. Her work has been featured by CBS News, People Magazine, The New Yorker, Woman’s World, GOD TV, and HuffPost. She holds a Master’s in Ministerial Leadership and a Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern University, where she also serves as an adjunct professor.
Dr. Shrodes currently serves as Women’s Ministries Director for the Pen Florida District of the Assemblies of God and leads the Stronger Leadership Network, where she mentors pastors and leaders through coaching, spiritual formation, and leadership development. The author of five books and a contributing writer to five others, her most recent work, Uncommon Answers, was released by Chosen Books (a division of Baker Publishing Group) in April 2025.
Known for a warm pastoral presence and practical, thoughtful teaching, Dr. Shrodes speaks at conferences, churches, and leadership gatherings on spiritual formation, prayer, women in leadership, discernment in decision-making, and cultivating healthy ministry cultures.
She is married to her college sweetheart, Larry. Together they have three grown children and five grandchildren.
Areas of Focus:
Spiritual formation & prayer
The work of the Holy Spirit
Leadership development
Women in leadership
Mentoring and calling
Healthy ministry culture
Leadership transitions
Marriage and ministry life
Become Your Most Authentic Self
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