Episodes
28
Dec. 12, 2023
28. Mission of Hope after Loss of a Child. Melissa Zerby
Melissa and Jimmy Zerby share how God met their family following the loss of their son and turned their loss into a mission to bring hope to others through "Brysen's Hope". Their story highlights miraculous interventions of God.
27
Dec. 5, 2023
27. Finding Your Identity in Christ. Hannah Conway
Hannah Conway explains how she found her identity in Christ after growing up with a dad in prison and watching her marriage fall apart after her husband returned from war with PTSD. This redemption story inspires us to believe that God is able to do the impossible in our own stories. Hannah is an award-winning author, speaker, podcaster and Director of Women's ministry in her church.
26
Nov. 28, 2023
26. Fullness of Joy in Parenting Special Needs Adults. Kim Cusimano
Kim Cusimano describes God's leading through 4 international adoptions including 2 children with special needs and describes the fullness of joy she's found in her "hybrid nest" parenting.
25
Nov. 21, 2023
25. Hope and Rescue from Debilitating Anxiety. Caris Snider
Caris Snider shares how God rescued her from debilitating anxiety and transformed her from hopeless to full of hope.
24
Nov. 13, 2023
24. Discovering Your Praying Personality. Janet McHenry
Janet McHenry, author of Praying Personalities: Finding Your Natural Praying Style, offers biblical examples of pray-ers and helps us discover a praying lifestyle that helps us most naturally connect more deeply to God's heart.
23
Nov. 6, 2023
23. From Prisoner to Pastor. Dave Emigh
Dave Emigh shares his powerful story of experiencing God's transforming love and grace following a drunk-driving incident with fatalities. You'll be blown away as you hear how God brought redemption, healing and deeper surrender to Dave and many others.
22
Oct. 30, 2023
22. God Rescued Her Teenage Son from a Life-Threatening Aneurysm. Christina Custodio
Christina Custodio, author of When God Changed His Mind, shares how God rescued her son and sustained their family during his long rehab.
21
Oct. 23, 2023
21. Finding Joy Beyond Rejection. Patty LaRoche
Patty LaRoche, author of A Little Faith Lift: Finding Joy Beyond Rejection, shares the hope and security of our identity in Christ through humorous stories of rejection from her years as a high school teacher and as the wife of a professional baseball player/pitching coach.
20
Oct. 16, 2023
20. Practical Help and Hope in the Freakshow of Life. Tess Scott
Tess Scott, speaker, award winning author, and a former black sheep turned Jesus girl offers Biblical hope to help us shed shame and embrace our identity in Christ. She is on a mission through humor and the faithfulness of God to encourage other women with messy stories to know that they are not alone
19
Oct. 11, 2023
19. From Out-Spoken Atheist to Devoted Follower of Jesus. Kim Endraske
Kim Endraske shares how God transformed her from an "evangelical" atheist to a devoted follower of Jesus.
18
Oct. 1, 2023
18. A Marriage Restored after Porn Addiction and Suicidal Depression. Kirsten D Samuel
Kirsten Samuel, author, speaker coach, shares the powerful stories of how God restored her marriage after her husband's porn addiction and rescued her from suicidal depression
17
Sept. 25, 2023
17. Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? Amy Lively
Amy Lively, author of Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? explains how we can set our hope fully on Christ when the pain and problems of life barge in.
16
Sept. 18, 2023
16. The Power of Seeking God in Your Stories. Kristi Lowe
Kristi Lowe, host of the Even If podcast, joins Kelly as they share stories of being transformed by God's presence and love.
15
Sept. 11, 2023
15. An Adventure in God's Goodness at Rockside Ranch. Jen Thompson
Jen Thompson shares the mind-blowing ways God has displayed His goodness in the adventure of establishing Rockside Ranch, a place of restoration for young men in crisis.
14
Sept. 4, 2023
14. Grieving with Hope after Suicide. Wende Gaikema
Wende Gaikema shares the story of her remarkable son, Matt, an honor student at Texas A and M, who died by suicide just months before he would have graduated.
13
Aug. 28, 2023
13. Curiosity Rescued My Weary Heart with Biblical Hope
Kelly shares how the courage to be curious transformed thousands of lives in Acts 2 and how that same curiosity was used by God to rescue her heart from the weariness of ongoing disappointments.
12
Aug. 21, 2023
12. How do we live unoffended when life disappoints? Beth Wahl
Beth and I discuss how to process unmet expectations and how to live unoffended in ongoing disappointments
11
Aug. 13, 2023
11. Hope for the Weary from a Tsunami. Part 3
Kelly explains how God rescued her weary heart with Living Hope through personal promises from His Word.
10
July 17, 2023
10. Finding Hope and Purpose after Abuse and Divorce. Darlene Larson
Darlene Larson finds God's hope and purpose after abuse, divorce and the loss of loved ones.
9
July 10, 2023
09. Lifted to Hope out of Childhood Abuse and Shame. Louise Sedgwick
Louise Sedgwick shares her powerful journey out of childhood abuse and shame.
8
July 2, 2023
08. God's Goodness in the Heartache of Suicide. Beth Wahl
Beth shares how God's goodness comforted and sustained her family through the loss of her beautiful teenage son to suicide.
7
June 26, 2023
07. Hope for the Weary from a Mountaineering Crisis. Part 2
Kelly shares her son’s harrowing rescue from a crevasse while mountaineering and how this parallels God’s hope-filled rescue of her weary heart.
6
June 19, 2023
06. HOPE for the Weary from a Boat Accident. Part 1
Kelly shares how God spoke hope into her heart in the weariness of ongoing loss and heartache
5
June 12, 2023
05. Experiencing God’s Love through 7 Miscarriages and Foster Adoptions. Deanna Nezvensky
Deanna experienced God's love and healing through miscarriages and adoptions