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.
Pre-order now and step into the extraordinary answers God has in store!
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I’ll never forget the morning I opened social media and saw photos of my long-time mentee — not just a poor choice, but something shocking and public. For a moment I wanted to believe her account had been hacked. It wasn’t. It was real. She had gone off the deep end....
Why Limiting Yourself to Friends Who Are Your Age is a Terrible Idea
This is me with my friends Florence (91) and Frances (84). I get so annoyed everytime I hear people say, "I need to find friends my age..." I think to myself, "Welp, you're missing out on life..." Sometimes I tell the person that outright, and try to change their...
No, I Won’t Conform!
(6 Ways to Be More Fully You)
Do you feel intense pressure to conform to the expectations of those around you, or systems you live and work within? Is true freedom and really being yourself your greatest craving, yet it seems more elusive than ever to be able to do so...at least without great...
It Happened to #MeToo
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I was a freshman in Bible college back in 1984. A few months into college life, I met a young man who I will call “K” who was a friend, but nothing more. K appeared to be so Godly. I enjoyed being around him a lot. He was an upperclassman, well respected and seemed to...
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It is common for people to make comments about me always being energetic and motivated. The truth is that while I am sometimes that way, there are many times I am not. There are times I have literally walked into a building saying, "I can do this! I can do this! I can...
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Someone once explained to me that Tylenol (or really any drug) doesn't actually "take a headache away," it simply numbs it for 4-6 hours or however long the medication lasts. To get rid of a headache, the source of the headache has to be gone, otherwise you have to...
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People who sincerely seek God for direction and then move on what He says are a different sort of person. Those who live their lives solely based upon God's direction can be viewed as oddities or even mocked, but once you've lived in this way of allowing God to order...
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BIO
Dr. Deanna Shrodes
Dr. Deanna Doss Shrodes is an author, speaker, and spiritual life strategist whose 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 leads as Women’s Ministries Director for the Pen Florida District of the Assemblies of God and directs the Stronger Leadership Network, where she mentors pastors and leaders through practical coaching, spiritual formation, and cohort-based development. A sole author of five books and a contributing writer to five others, her latest work, Uncommon Answers, was released by Chosen Books (a division of Baker Books) in April 2025.
Known for a warm pastoral presence and clear, actionable teaching, Dr. Shrodes speaks at conferences, churches, and leadership gatherings on calling and purpose, prayer and spiritual formation, women’s leadership, and organizational health. She is married to her college sweetheart, Larry; they have three grown children and five grandchildren.
Areas of Focus: spiritual formation & prayer, the Holy Spirit, leadership development, marriage, mentoring, calling/purpose, healthy ministry culture, making leadership transitions.
Become Your Most Authentic Self
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Are you tired of being who and what others expect you to be, instead of who God created you to be?
If you find the pressure of other people's expectations exhausting and you are ready to be the authentic YOU that you were always meant to be, Deanna would like to gift you with an ebook, 29 Ways to Become Your Most Authentic Self.
It's time to break free and finally live according to your divine design!
