Podcast
Led by Cords of Love: Trusting God’s Guidance in Hard Seasons
Do you ever feel like you’re straining against God’s guidance, wondering why life is so hard if He really loves you?
In this episode, we look at Hosea 11:4’s “cords of love” and discover how God gently leads, protects, and nourishes us—even in barren seasons like infertility, grief, and loss. Description In this Life as Worship…
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From Trauma to Testimony: When God UsesYour Story with Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch
What if the parts of your story you most want to hide are the very places God wants to heal and use for His glory?
In this conversation, you’ll hear how God met childhood cult survivor Mischelle Saunders‑Gottsch in her deepest pain and turned her trauma into a testimony that brings hope to others. Description In…
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Treasuring God Above All: Learning to Desire Him First
Do you want to love God most, but find your heart pulled in a hundred directions—kids, ministry, health, even good dreams for the future? In this episode, Angela and guest Sue Donaldson walk through Psalm 73:25–26 and talk honestly about what it looks like to treasure God above everything else in real life, from singleness…
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Winning the War in Your Mind: Taking Every Thought Captive with 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Do you ever feel like you’re losing the battle in your mind—stuck in discouragement, doubt, or “what ifs,” even though you know what Scripture says? In this episode, Angela and guest Paula Romang walk through 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 to show how, in Christ, believers can take every thought captive, demolish lies with truth, and learn…
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Seeing God’s Faithfulness: How to Trace HIs Covenant Love in Our Lives
We say “God is faithful,” but do we really see His faithfulness in our own lives?
In this episode, Angela and guest Jennifer Tirrell linger in Deuteronomy 7:9 to remember who God is—the faithful God who keeps His covenant of love—and talk about how, as we obey and look back, we begin to trace His steady…
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Write What You See: Adoption, Revelation 1:10-11, and Sharing God’s Stories
What if the files on your desk, the patients you’ve cared for, or the everyday moments with your family are actually invitations from God to “write what you see”? In this episode, adoption attorney and author Alice shares how Revelation 1:10–11 reshaped her understanding of calling, story, and sharing. Her journey will help you look…
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Rooted in God’s Love: How Ephesians 3:17–19 Shapes Your Everyday Worship
Do you believe God loves you but still feel anxious, overextended, or unseen? In this conversation, we explore how being rooted and established in God’s four‑dimensional love can steady your heart, simplify your days, and turn ordinary moments into worship. Description Angela talks with author and speaker Cynthia L. Simmons about Ephesians 3:17–19 and Paul’s…
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God’s Comfort in Suffering: Voices in the Wilderness
Looking for God’s comfort in suffering and wondering where He is in your wilderness? In this episode of Life as Worship, Angela and guest Hadassah Treu unpack Isaiah 40:1–3 to show how God meets us in our pain and calls us to be “voices in the wilderness” who gently point others to Jesus. Description Angela…
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Healing in His Wings: Spiritual Healing When God Seems Silent
When God seems silent and your heart feels heavy, it’s easy to wonder if spiritual healing is even possible. In this episode, we look at God’s hard but hopeful words in Malachi and discover how the “healing in His wings” is still available when you feel stuck, worn out, or alone. Description Bible teacher and…
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Keeping it Real with God and Money: Trusting His Provision
If you’ve ever wondered whether your small obedience with money or your gifts really matters, Malachi 3:10 is a surprising invitation from God’s own heart. In this episode, we talk honestly about testing God’s faithfulness, taking practical steps of obedience, and noticing His quiet, sometimes unexpected abundance in everyday life. Description: In this Life as…
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Strength When Sorrow Wearies Our Souls
Has sorrow ever left you feeling weak? In this episode you will discover strength when grief wearies our souls. Angela welcomes author, speaker, and encourager Jackie Freeman to this episode of Life as Worship. Jackie is known for her heartfelt storytelling, spiritual wisdom, and unexpected joy found on the pickleball court and in God’s Word.…
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Victory through the Love of God
Have you ever wondered if God really loves you? This week Jose Carrillo and I discuss how we are more than conquerors through the love of God. On this episode of Life as Worship, Angela sits down with Jose Carrillo, Sterling College campus pastor and local church pastor. Jose shares from Romans 8:37 on…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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