It is For Freedom
129 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIt is for Freedom aims to share the stories of women who have found freedom in Christ, so that others too can be set free. Galatians 5:1 says, “it is FOR freedom that Christ dies to set us free.” The word FOR is a function word that indicates purpose. As women, sharing our unique story of bondage to freedom is FOR someone. So that they can get a glimpse of Jesus. So that they can receive freedom, embrace freedom and walk in freedom.
This podcast shares inspiring and real stories from women who have experienced bondage, and were brought into freedom by the truth of the Gospel. We will cover topics such as addiction, body-image, friendship, relationships, forgiveness, worth, God’s faithfulness and many more!
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Episode 28: Whitney Capps
July 09, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 58.1 MBWhitney Capps is a national speaker for Proverbs 31 Ministries and a writer for the new Bible app, First 5, with more than 1,000,000 downloads and users. Whitney's first book (B & H Publishers) and bible study with video curriculum (LifeWay) will be released in early 2019.
Episode 27: Caroline Hare
July 02, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 63.2 MBCaroline Hare founded Waves Girls Conference in 2013, and is excited that Waves Ministry, INC. is able to minister to girls and women in youth and college ministry locally and globally. She is a Nashville, TN native, and has a degree in Youth and Family Ministry from Abilene Christian University. She's currently the Next Generations Pastor and Pastor for Ministry Coordination at Destin United Methodist Church in Destin, FL, & has done youth ministry for 13 years. In addition, Caroline has...
Episode 26: Zach + Ashley Dickson
June 25, 2019 10:00 - 44 minutes - 82.2 MBZach and Ashley have been married for 8 years and currently live in the Upstate of South Carolina. They have a precious little girl, Everly, and a new baby boy, Dax. They also are responsible for their Labrador Retriever, "Bo Bo," and 2 cats, Oliver & Sox. Zach, M.A., LPC-A, and Ashley established Hopetown in 2017. Hopetown is a non-profit ministry that provides trusted, professional counseling. Hopetown also provides training for churches that are interested in becoming better equipped to...
Episode 25: Mary DeMuth
June 18, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutes - 48.4 MBMary DeMuth is an international speaker and podcaster, and she’s the novelist and nonfiction author of thirty-six books, including the latest: The Seven Deadly Friendships (Harvest House Publishers 2018). She loves to help people re-story their lives. She lives in Texas with her husband of 28 years and is the mom to three adult children. Find out more at marydemuth.com, or be prayed for on her daily prayer podcast prayeveryday.show. Mary DeMuth is an international speaker and podcaster...
Episode 24: Carlos Whitaker
June 11, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MBCarlos is a blogger, author, speaker, worship leader, and "Moment Maker." He blogs at carloswhittaker.com and speaks at churches and conferences around the country.
Episode 23: Meredith Boggs
June 04, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 55.9 MBMeredith is a Nashville native writer & nurse who is married to her highschool sweetheart. Her blog, The Other Half; real life that doesn’t make the highlight reel, was born from her passion to help women live healthy, happy & wholehearted lives physically, relationally & spiritually. She writes about is about marriage, faith, health sharing her own story of freedom from an eating disorder. When she’s not working in the ER, building a business or running down dreams with her husband, you’...
Episode 22: Meredith Knox
May 28, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 64.3 MBMeredith has nearly 10 years of experience preaching the Gospel and teaching the Bible to students. She has a great passion for the Church and invests her time and energy into building God's kingdom, believing that can only be done with the insight of the Holy Spirit and a good bit of humor. Meredith serves as a part of the teaching team for Fuse Student Ministry at NewSpring Church. She has a deep love for country music, a strong desire to work on her shoe game, and enjoys a pizza for din...
Episode 21: Heather Cartee
May 21, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 56.8 MBCarl and Heather Cartee are a husband and wife duo who have been making music together since the first time they met. A college choir was the setting where they became fast friends before falling in love and getting married. A life long musician, Carl had already been playing concerts and recording music when they were married but a busy travel schedule kept them apart in their first year of marriage. Their family motto, “together is better”, led them to do whatever it took to stay close and...
Episode 20: Ashley Fazal
May 14, 2019 10:00 - 25 minutes - 46.7 MBAshley Fazal grew up in SC, and met her husband Naeem while attending the College of Charleston. After being on staff at Seacoast Church in Mount Pleasant for several years, they moved to Charlotte in 2005 to start Mosaic Church. Ashley is currently the Missions and Outreach Director at Mosaic. They have a 12 year old daughter and a 15 year old son, and two cats. www.Mosaicchurch.tv
Episode 19: Erin Blair
May 07, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 77.5 MBErin Blair is married to her best friend, Matt, and they have 4 beautiful world changing daughters. Erin and Matt planted Limitless Church in Tampa, Florida in 2014. Erin battled drug and alcohol addiction from age 12-21. While in rehab after a second DUI, Erin rededicated her life to Jesus and prayed to be used by Him to inspire others one day. She has been free from addiction since 2002 and now lives to help others know the life changing power of God’s love. She leads the women’s minis...
Episode 18: Karrie Garcia
April 30, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes - 53.7 MBKarrie Garcia is a speaker, author, mother of three, wife and advocate for misfits who is passionate about proclaiming the freedom that can come from a life surrendered to Christ. Through facing drug addiction, the suicide of her mother, and the breakdown of her first marriage, she understands the need for grace, mercy and healing that can only come from Jesus Christ. Also a life coach and the founder of Freedom Movement, a non-profit that provides resources as next steps in the journey to ...
Episode 17: Pat Layton
April 23, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes - 54.2 MBPat is a passionate and inspiring author, speaker and leadership coach who has founded a variety of organizations during her 25 years in full time ministry including one of the nations largest pregnancy resource centers, an international post abortion recovery program, an adoption agency and a national woman’s ministry called A Woman’s Quest. She has published 6 books and has 2 new titles releasing in 2018. Her best selling post abortion recovery bible study Surrendering the Secret was relea...
Episode 16: Emily Cummins
April 16, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - 51.5 MBEmily Cummins is passionate about partnering with people as they’re becoming who they were made to be. Emily is the Executive Director at Church of Hope in Ocala, Florida. She is also the Founder of BecomingMe.TV, a resource & community partnering with women to become who God made them to be through Blog Series, sharing women’s Becoming Stories, annual Becoming Events, and the BecomingMe Podcast on the CRTVCHURCH Podcast Network.
Episode 15: Brandy Harvey
April 09, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 78.9 MBJoin Holly and Brandy for this new episode of the "It is for Freedom" podcast! It is for Freedom aims to share the stories of women who have found freedom in Christ, so that others too can be set free. Galatians 5:1 says, “it is FOR freedom that Christ dies to set us free.” The word FOR is a function word that indicates purpose. As women, sharing our unique story of bondage to freedom is FOR someone. So that they can get a glimpse of Jesus. So that they can receive freedom, embrace freedom...
Episode 14: Sarah Bush
April 02, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 63.1 MBJoin Holly and Sarah for an encouraging episode of the "It is for Freedom" podcast! It is for Freedom aims to share the stories of women who have found freedom in Christ, so that others too can be set free. Galatians 5:1 says, “it is FOR freedom that Christ dies to set us free.” The word FOR is a function word that indicates purpose. As women, sharing our unique story of bondage to freedom is FOR someone. So that they can get a glimpse of Jesus. So that they can receive freedom, embrace fr...
Episode 13: Lauren Alexander
March 26, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBLauren Alexander is a child of God whose goal is to disciple women to behold and reflect Christ in thought, word, and deed. Her greatest work of discipleship happens at her home with her husband Seth as they partner in discipling their four awesome kids, Tabbi, Heather, Ty, and Elijah Burke. Lauren enjoys meeting with her prayer group, being active in her church community, watching Baking Shows on TV, and leading her online community, All The Things. You can find her at www.facebook.com...
Episode 12: Colleen Smith
March 19, 2019 10:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBColleen Smith is a visionary, dream chaser and child of God. She is currently the co-founder and director of the GEM (Gospel, Education, Mentoring program in East Baltimore. Within this role she mentors inner city children and words along side families to help them be the best they can be. Colleen recently “accidentally” started a new ministry birthed out of her own story called The Restoration Experience, what was to be a weekend experience for women to come together and experience Freedo...
Episode 11: Stacey Tarrant
March 12, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBStacey Tarrant was born in New Zealand but raised on the Gold Coast of Australia, and eventually relocated to Anderson, SC in the Spring of 2014. For the past four years Stacey has been working with the student ministry of NewSpring Church, participating in the teaching team and planning services. She has recently returned to Australia to continue ministry in her hometown. You can connect with Stacey on Instagram at @stacey_tarrant.
Episode 10: Candace Payne
March 05, 2019 11:00 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBCandace Payne is an author, speaker and viral sensation. Her 2016 Facebook Live video, which shows her trying on a Chewbacca Mask, holds the record for the most-viewed Facebook Live video in history (170+ million views) and resulted in her becoming internationally known as “Chewbacca Mom.” She has been featured in more than 3,000 media outlets including “Good Morning America,” “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” The New York Times, PEOPLE, and Cosmopolitan. She is the author of Laugh It...
Episode 9: Jess Brock
February 26, 2019 11:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBJess Brock is married to the love of her life Justin Brock for 9 years now and has two kids, Emery about to be 6 and in kindergarten and Grey who is four years old. She has been serving alongside her husband in ministry for over 10 years at Clayton King Ministries. She is the founder of the Kindred Collective which creates Bible study tools for women. She enjoys yoga, coffee, traveling, and gathering people around her table.
Episode 8: Sarah Martin
February 19, 2019 11:00 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBSarah Martin is a wife, mom, author, speaker and wannabe artist. She is passionate about grabbing women by the hand and encouraging them toward a vibrant life in God's presence. When she is not on a date night or shooting hoops with her son, you can usually find Sarah making a fun mess in her art room. Read more from Sarah in her book JUST RISE UP!: A Call To Make Jesus Famous or connect with her on Instagram @sarahfmartin .
Episode 7: Lauren Mcroberts
February 12, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBLauren Faith is a 17-year-old blogger, author, and speaker currently living in South Carolina. Her blogging platform is a unique outlet that started when she became homeschooled her sophomore year of high school and started an ongoing battle with clinical depression and anxiety. While her writing was then just therapy and way for her to keep up with her peers, Jesus had immeasurably more in store for her when her views grew to over 1,000,000 in 1 week when her controversial faith-based blog ...
Episode 6: Meredith Andrews
February 05, 2019 11:00 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBWord Worship Music recording artist, Meredith Andrews, is passionate about writing and leading songs that keep people's hearts and minds set on Jesus. Over the course of her four Word Worship albums, the Dove Award-winning artist has been using her musical gifts, love for God, and her huge heart for His people - to teach and remind us all about the enormity of our awesome and loving Savior. Andrews, who previously was on staff at Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago now leads regularly at The Bel...
Episode 5: Sara Marconi
January 29, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBSara Marconi is a Senior at Gardner-Webb University where she is a Nursing Major and is a part of the Delight Ministries leadership team. Sara will be getting married in May, after graduation, and moving to Alabama with her husband! Sara has such a genuine heart for the Lord and I believe you will love our conversation.
Episode 4: Heather Palacios
January 22, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBHeather is married to Raul Palacios and together they serve at Church by the Glades. Heather is also the founder of “WondHerful,” an online ministry dedicated to mental health through daily one-minute posts (http://WondHerful.com) and daily social media posts (@WondHerful). Heather is a diagnosed bipolar who believes that if you wake up breathing, that’s your proof to keep going!
Episode 3: Bailey Hurley
January 15, 2019 11:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBBailey T. Hurley is a writer and speaker who invites women to creatively build rooted community in their corner of the world. She provides friendship resources through her blog, her online shop and her social media. Come alongside her as she fights for faithful friendships as a disciple, wife and mother.
Episode 2: Angie Elkins
January 08, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBAngie Elkins is a wife, momma, and podcaster. Her love for women’s ministry, lead her to create Chatologie- a platform she uses to talk about important and challenging issues of life. In this episode, Angie shares about how you can find freedom in your everyday life by choosing to believe God's word. You can connect with Angie by visiting her website or following her on Instagram. "God’s word is living and active and it is the only thing that can free us from whatever is holding us in bon...
Episode 1: Jamie Ivey
January 08, 2019 10:30 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBJoin Holly and Jamie for a quick and life-giving chat about Jamie's freedom story. In this episode, she shares so much encouragement about how to break free from the bonds of comparison and walk freely right where God planted you. You can find Jamie's website here, her podcast - The Happy Hour, and give her a follow on instagram. Jamie Ivey is a podcaster, author, and speaker from Austin, Texas. She is the proud mama to four kids and the wife to Aaron, worship pastor of The Austin Stone C...
Introduction: Holly Myers
December 31, 2018 17:09 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBThis first episode is a short introduction sharing what the "It is For Freedom" podcast is all about. Join Holly Myers as she shares her heart on freedom. In this episode, she shares her personal freedom story and gives direction for where the podcast is going. You can find Holly on Instagram here, and on her website.