Talking With God

Talking With God

Angee Robertson knows a thing or two about communicating with God.  Having navigated some difficult trials during her life, including infertility and her husband's illness, she has become acutely aware of God's desire to interact with and support her.  To that end,...

Healing From Leadership Injury

Healing From Leadership Injury

Have you ever suffered a psychological wound from someone in authority in your life?  Sometimes we allow these events to affect us far into the future, impacting our potential success.  Dr. April Minatrea says it doesn't have to be so: we can make a different decision...

Sharpen Your Priorities

Sharpen Your Priorities

Beth shares an unusual way to center oneself and focus on what is most important in life.  Do you have a difficult time discerning what is important?  This method which happens to be a "natural" part of Beth's life allows one to zero in with clarity on your most...

Taking a Life U-Turn

Taking a Life U-Turn

Faced with an exorbitant, self-accumulated debt, Isabel Varela made the brave decision to address her problem head-on.  Her story is one of addiction fueled by painful negative self-image.  The resulting life change required spiritual and secular work, along with an...

Serving Those Who Serve

Serving Those Who Serve

What does the most fulfilling retirement look like?  Our guest Chris Marquardt offers an excellent picture of that: he has made an intentional geographical move with his wife of 36 years to a corner of the world that gives him peace and happiness.  He has learned a...

Headed Toward Heaven

Headed Toward Heaven

What's it like to walk with someone who is dying?  And what lessons can we learn from this experience of witnessing someone passing from this world into the next?  Enjoy an interview with an extraordinary doctor, Reggie Anderson, as he shares these truths with us.  We...

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Surviving Infidelity

Surviving Infidelity

If you have ever wondered whether your spouse has been unfaithful, or even had that fear confirmed, this episode about surviving infidelity is for you.  Our guest, Kate...

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Journey to Freedom

Journey to Freedom

What does one do when faced with the worst kind of choices?  Alvaro Rivas literally found himself with a gun to his head, when the Nicaraguan government claimed he was a spy because of his work with American ministries.  He knew that he risked imprisonment or death if...

When a “Nobody” Says YES!

When a “Nobody” Says YES!

Self-described "nobody," Barbara Demorest, describes how a personal encounter with cancer inspired her to find a solution for a common problem facing breast cancer victims.  She said "Yes," when many others may have taken a pass.  We talk about walking through open...

Justice in the Hands of the Ordinary

Justice in the Hands of the Ordinary

David Zach is the lead singer and songwriter of Remedy Drive, a rock band.  He also is an undercover operative for an anti-sex trafficking organization, the Exodus Road.  David talks about how this association came to be, how his past prepared him for this work, and...

A Dance With Cancer

A Dance With Cancer

Following a devastating breast cancer diagnosis, Lindsay McDonnell did all of the right things, including challenging accepted traditional medical protocols and procedures.  Yet, it returned not once, but three times.  Today, Lindsay lives with a body full of cancer...

Book Review: The Last Arrow

Book Review: The Last Arrow

Erwin Raphael McManus offers a thought-provoking, motivating treatise in The Last Arrow, published in 2017.  In this episode, Beth discusses some of McManus' themes, such as what is represented by arrows, why we tend to hold back from pursuing our most important...

When Life Throws a Curveball

When Life Throws a Curveball

Dennis Mellen knew from the age of ten that he wanted to be a pilot, and set the entire trajectory of his life toward that goal.  At fifty-six, he had enjoyed his dream career for more than 30 years when tragedy struck, and his well-planned life was...