Podcast
Strength for Those Who Hope
Ever felt worn out or wondered if you could truly let go of past hurts? On this episode of Life as Worship, Angela welcomes speaker and storyteller Rebekah Storey to dive deep into Isaiah 40:30-31—a powerful promise about finding new strength and hope when you’re exhausted or facing the challenge of forgiveness. Listen in for…
Read More Podcast
Grace for Us, the Thirsty
Has life ever left you thirsty? Like joy and peace are for others and you are on the outside looking in? Angela is joined by grace-filled truth-teller and podcast host Jennifer Sakata to reflect on the transformative power of grace in the story of the woman at the well (John 4:28). Jennifer unpacks how a…
Read More Podcast
Suffering and Eternal Glory, How Can Suffering Bring Glory?
What does it mean that suffering can bring eternal glory and how can that help us face suffering now? Join us this week as we seek to discover just that. Angela welcomes Christian author, lawyer, comedian, and jazz singer Lara Silverman to discuss an eternal perspective on suffering. Diagnosed with a rare, debilitating illness, widowed…
Read More Podcast
Delighting in God and Receiving the Desires of Our Hearts
Does it seem like a pipe dream that God would give us the desires of our hearts, just for delighting in Him? Join me this week as Maureen Miller and I discuss what Psalm 37:4 really means and how it changed Maureen’s life. This week I welcome writer, chaplain, and new novelist Maureen Miller to…
Read More Podcast
What Does God Require? Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly
Sometimes it is hard to know what God wants from us…but He has told us. Join us as we discuss doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly. Angela is joined by Australian award-winning children’s author Penny Reeve to discuss Micah 6:8. Penny shares how this passage has shaped her ministry, advocacy work, and the “small…
Read More Podcast
How to Run the Race Well
I know that most of you are not fans of running. But God has given us each a race to run. The question is how can we run it well? Angela welcomes Dr. Whit Jordan—professor, deacon, husband, and father—to discuss one of Scripture’s most encouraging passages: Hebrews 12:1-2. Together, they explore what it means to…
Read More Podcast
Living the Abundant Life in Jesus
Have you ever wonder what the abundant life Jesus offers really is and how to live it? Angela welcomes award-winning author, speaker, and retreat founder Robin Gerblick to discuss John 10:10. Robin shares her own story of deep loss, God’s faithful abundance, and the unmistakable ways God made this verse (and its promise) personal…
Read More Podcast
Permissible and Beneficial: How God is Calling us to Live in Freedom
Have you ever struggled to decide what is the best decision? In some ways you want someone to give you all the answers and yet that checklist becomes a heavy burden. This week on the podcast we discuss how God is calling us to freedom as we discover the difference between what is beneficial and…
Read More Podcast
But First God’s Kingdom: Processing and Growing through Hard Seasons
Have you ever wondered how you will make it through a difficult season? Join me as we discuss how seeking God’s kingdom first changes everything. Angela welcomes trainer and faith-filled speaker Natalie Harris to discuss Matthew 6:33. Natalie shares how realignment to God’s priorities—and not her own anxiety or striving—brought her hope, healing, and new…
Read More Podcast
Trusting God: Our Rock and Refuge
Have you ever felt like life was hitting you like a hurricane? Did you long for something solid to stand upon or a refuge to run to? Author and travel enthusiast Shelley Picard joins Angela for a vibrant, hope-filled conversation anchored in Psalm 18:2—“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer…” Shelley…
Read More Misc
Perfection…My Enemy
Francesca Battistelli has a song entitled Free to be Me in which a portion of the chorus says, “Perfection is my enemy.” Oh how true it is that perfection is my enemy. I convince myself that perfection is good. Colossians 3:23 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for…
Read More Misc
Good Friday…
Today is the day we Christians are to remember Jesus’ death. Just typing those words makes my heart sink. My sinful self would prefer to skip the death part, skip the pain and suffering, and move on to the glorious resurrection. Isn’t that how we go about life? God bless me, but don’t force me…
Read More Misc
That Day
Here is a poem I wrote dated 6-20-2002 That Day You cried for me that day. You cried for my waywardness. You cried for my pain. You thought of me and You cried. You prayed for me that day. You prayed for strength. You prayed against temptation. You thought of me and You prayed. You…
Read More Misc
Identifying with Jonah
So, “Jonah was a prophet, ooo-ooo, but he really never got it, sad but true, if you watch him you can spot it, doodlie do, he did not get the point.” So if you know Veggie Tales and you have seen their movie Jonah, you know the song I just quoted. However, I often find…
Read More Misc
Freedom in Christ…
So a sweet friend of mine posted on her facebook page the following question: Are you Free in Jesus Christ? If you are – how did you get there? If not – why are you not there? Here is an expanded version of my answer to my sweet friend. By the way, I LOVE it…
Read More Misc
The Budding Staff…
I already mentioned about Israel’s rebellion in Numbers 16. When three men raised up a rebellion against God’s leaders. Not only did God allow the earth to swallow them alive, but 250 more were killed with fire from heaven. Then the next day 14,700 people died from a plague when they accused Moses and Aaron…
Read More Misc
You did it…AGAIN.
So my seven year old has a new mantra…”I hate sin and I wish I never sinned.” I try to assure her that I feel the same way, but God continues to forgive. Isn’t that amazing? That even though we mess up over and over. Many times in the exact same way, He forgives us!!!…
Read More Misc
Rebellion, Not again…
So why am I thinking about rebellion? Those pesky stiff-necked Israelites did it again…Not long before Miriam and Aaron were speaking out against their brother, Moses. The Israelites have already accused Moses for bringing them to the desert to die or not feeding them the right food or there is no water…Now in Numbers 16,…
Read More Misc
Humility and Moses…Humility and ME?!
Numbers 12:3 “Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.” Seriously? Wait he was hidden as an infant, but he was raised in the royal household. I highly doubt humility was taught there. However, I have to wonder, he was a Hebrew being raised in…
Read More Misc
The Cloud…It Resides in even me!
So I am reading more about those Israelites and Moses. There are times when I LONG for the physical manifestation of God’s Spirit that they had. They were essentially nomads. They were living in tents and following God every step of the way. At first they had the pillar of cloud by day and the…
Read More