She Speaks Stories
239 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsWe believe stories change lives.
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Episode #208: Transformation Stories with Sarah English
April 12, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes - 65.9 MBSarah was a military spouse who was slammed with hard times, affairs, financial difficulties and so much unknown. But God knew her and did not leave her. Every step of the way he provided for her in the most personal ways with scraggly old strangers, kind judges, supportive churches and friendly empowering bosses. This is a story of redemption. Her life exemplifies how God is always there, no matter where you are!
Episode #207: Faith Stories with Doris Lama
March 29, 2024 12:00 - 38 minutes - 71.1 MBDoris is the kind of gal you want at your table. In this episode we’re getting a good introduction of the quippy Doris Lama! She’s so fun and filled with a confetti of eclectic and mosaic stories all centered around God’s answering her question: “What would you have me do?” With the Holy Spirit’s help she “moves from less than to more than” and encourages anyone who has the pleasure of her company! This is really a part one, because we’re going to have her back after hearing (too many!) teas...
Episode #206: Transformation Stories with Chris & Julie Bennett
March 22, 2024 12:00 - 55 minutes - 101 MBNormally we have a lot of SHE’s on She Speaks Stories (it’s in the name!) but we love it when we can have a HE come join in on the fun. Today’s episode we have a HE and a SHE! Chris and Julie Bennett join us to share their story when they said yes to God before they knew what they were getting into, saw Him use bad for good and were enveloped in a community that allowed them to find permission for authenticity while Julie battled cancer. They have the specific struggles in their story, but...
Bonus Episode #205: International Women’s Day with Bijou Mushengezi & Caitlin Sturgis
March 08, 2024 13:00 - 56 minutes - 103 MBLife in the Congo was wonderful for our guest, Bijou Mushengezi, for the first 16 years of her life. But in 1996 everything changed when civil war shattered her beautiful country with evil. This is our Bonus Episode, specifically released on International Women’s Day with the intent to inform more people about the horrific tragedies that are destroying a country full of beautiful resources and innocent lives. Caitlin Sturgis and Bijou Mushengezi have a nonprofit that aids in mending the br...
Episode #204: Faith Stories with Sarah Wood - Conversion Stories
February 16, 2024 13:00 - 22 minutes - 41.9 MBWe’re so excited that Sarah joined us this week to share her conversion story. Sarah was raised in the Catholic Church but when it came time for her confirmation she stopped, not in a rebellious stance, but just not sure. Fast forward a few years, to meeting a very important person, the man who would take her hand and introduce her to the most important person: Jesus. Sarah’s story is so sweet, and we couldn’t help but grin as she shares that in meeting Jesus she’s no longer alone, it’s gi...
Episode #203: Faith Stories with Chesed Dent - Affirmation Stories
February 02, 2024 13:00 - 31 minutes - 58.3 MBChesed is back! This time she’s sharing some of her story of singlehood and how she fell in-love. Who doesn’t love a good love story? But this one isn’t butterflies and chocolates, in this love story we see how much God showed HIS love by introducing Chesed and Matt. God really gives us what we need. And though Chesed saw “Neither has God chosen this one,” over and over, she learned the truth of “The Lord sees not as man sees.” She really could understand the beauty of the man God had placed...
Episode #202: Faith Stories with Roberta Damon - Part 2: Affirmation Stories
January 19, 2024 13:00 - 16 minutes - 30.5 MBOnce you’ve sat down with dear Roberta Damon, you can’t help but want to tap into her wisdom and hear what God has shown her in her adventures. Today's episode Roberta shares a story she heard while she was overseas, one that affirms just who God is and how he truly is the Author of our story. Join us for the Part 2 of Roberta Damon’s Faith Stories. (See Episode 194 for Part 1)
Episode #201: The Fourth Week of Advent—Stories of Love with Jill Hawkins
December 22, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 70.3 MBWell as we said earlier, we are gathering with family to bring you stories about Christmas that are centered around the theme or emotions of Advent. And this week, Katie and Julia chat a bit about a deeper kind of love at Christmastime, and then we get to hear from Katie's daughter-in-law, Jill Hawkins! Katie went to visit Jill and they're sharing a convo they had about God demonstrating his love during the Christmas season, even when things don't go as planned!
Episode #200: The Third Week of Advent—Stories of Joy with the Sifers Kids
December 15, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 32.4 MBWho better to talk about joy than with children?! So today we have four very special guests: Julia’s kids! She sat down with Wes, Molly, Drew and LE and chatted about what they think of Christmas Joy. So join us this week to share some stories of joy in this season of Advent!
Episode #199: The Second Week of Advent—Stories of Peace with Tom Flaherty
December 08, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutes - 88.9 MBOur Advent series continues with the topic of Peace, and boy oh boy does Tom bring us to a new understanding of what peace looks like, why we need it and the key to having it. We don’t know about you, but we could use some more peace in our lives and in this season of Christmas, the Prince of Peace wants to give you the real deal kind of peace: HIS peace. We hope you will join us in this conversation about Jesus that brings conviction, hope, understanding and so so much peace!
Episode #198: First Week of Advent—Stories of Hope with Betty Gagnon
December 01, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 59.8 MBOur first week of Advent starts off with the theme of HOPE. And as you can tell when you listen in, both Katie and Julia were giddy to have Betty Gagnon join the fun! Betty is Julia's mom and Katie's mentor (who is mentioned in her book!) Betty brings us back to Hebrews and where our Hope comes from. She shares that Jesus is our anchor in the hard, challenging or uncomfortable. When storms hit, we know: There is a God. He loves us. We may be helpless, but God is our Hope!
Episode #197: Advent Season Approaches, with Chesed Dent
November 24, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 55.1 MBWe are taking a break from our Faith Stories for the month of December so we can focus in on Advent. And to get us all ready for what the season of Advent means, we have one of our favorites back: Chesed! In this episode, Chesed explains the difference between Advent and Christmastime, the beauty of the ache of waiting and gives us all Advent Permission to hold onto that unseen hope. It’s such a great way to start off this season!
Episode #196: Faith Stories with Chesed Dent - A Conversion Story
November 17, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 43.5 MBChesed is back with one of her faith stories, the story of the start of her faith, her conversion story! Chesed has the gift of sharing stories, and though her faith is described more as a progressive knowledge of Jesus, she reminds of that the dramatic part of everyone’s conversion story is the salvation part! This story is centered around Jesus, and how he calls us to him and that every story of his calling is worth sharing… because stories change lives!
Episode #195: Faith Stories with Rebecca Wilson - A Conversion Story
November 05, 2023 23:15 - 28 minutes - 52.2 MBThe littlest seed can still grow to become a strong- even if it takes 50 years. This is so true with our guest, Rebecca Wilson. She didn't have God on her radar, but she was definitely on His and through the years He slowly brought her to him. Through ups and downs her faith has grown and spurred on a ministry that practically helps those who desperately need not a "handout but a hand up!" Compassion Restoration Ministries: http://www.compassionrestoration.org/
Episode #194: Faith Stories with Roberta Damon - Part 1: Conversion Stories
October 13, 2023 12:00 - 18 minutes - 33.4 MBWe are delighted to have Roberta Damon rejoin us for another episode. Roberta was a missionary to Brazil for years and today shares with us some personal experiences with what happens when you share your conversion story. Spoiler: Sharing conversion stories opens up opportunities for conversion!
Episode #193: Intro to Faith Stories - Part 2
September 29, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 48 MBAs we start up a new season of She Speaks Stories, we're excited to dig into Faith Stories, what they are, who tells them and why we should know our own. If you have faith, you have a story. So lean to our second part in this Faith Stories Intro, where Katie and Julia chat about three different kinds of Faith Stories, how they are different, and why they matter!
Episode #192: Intro to Faith Stories - Part 1
September 15, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 46.5 MBAs we start up a new season of She Speaks Stories, we're excited to dig into Faith Stories—what they are, who tells them, and why we should know our own. If you have faith, you have a story. So lean to our first part in this Faith Stories Intro, where Katie and Julia chat about three different kinds of Faith Stories, how they are different, and why they matter!
Episode #191: Women of the Bible with Tom Flaherty - Widows
June 09, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 65.7 MBWe wrapped up our Women of the Bible series a few weeks ago, well, we thought so, until Katie had a fantastic visit with her brother, Tom Flaherty! When they got chatting, a sermon Tom had preached was brought up and Katie knew it fit TOO perfectly with our series to ignore. So today, we’re bringing you a BONUS episode where Tom shares about widows, but this episode is really about stories, and Jesus’ influence on them. Listen in to the perspective Tom shows us and the encouragement it bring...
Episode #190: A Completed Chapter for She Speaks Stories
June 02, 2023 14:00 - 47 minutes - 87.1 MBThis episode is bittersweet. All four hosts got together to reminisce and laugh through all the incredible memories and stories they’ve shared together because of this podcast. Listen in to hear the changes for our podcast as we end a chapter with some sadness, but turn the page with anticipation as we continue to see what God has for the podcast. We still have so many stories to share! This isn’t goodbye, this is just see you later!
Episode #189: Women of the Bible with Portia Allen - The Unnamed Girl
May 26, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 57.1 MBIt’s incredible how much we’ve learned through our Women of the Bible series! Portia wraps up our series teaching us about Naaman’s Wife’s servant girl (2 Kings chapter 5). And although her name is not recorded in the Bible her story is because there is so much we can learn from it! Portia, as usual, shares so much perspective! In her teaching she brings to light so many simple and applicable truths from such a small section of the Old Testament, proving that God’s Word is living and active...
Episode #188: Women of the Bible with Julia Sifers - Rahab
May 19, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 57.5 MBEach time we release an episode we’re learning something new about Women of the Bible. This week, Julia steps up to share some of the things she has learned about Rahab. Every story in the Bible is there for a reason. There are layers of truth and understanding, so the more we read the more we understand. Join us as we peel back another layer to the story of Rahab!
Episode #187: Women of the Bible with Roberta Damon - Penninah
May 05, 2023 14:00 - 47 minutes - 87.7 MBRoberta Damon is an author, teacher and a gal after our own heart because she loves a good story, especially those she’s read in the Bible. In this episode she shares her wisdom and perspective on the story of Penninah. She especially loves those uncommon or less known women in the Bible and wrote two books helping us see the purpose they had in being mentioned in the Bible, even the ones who are unnamed. Lean in and enjoy the truth and stories Roberta has to share! Quote: I think God works...
Episode #186: Women of the Bible with Susan Wanderer - Deborah
April 21, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutes - 94.1 MBMost of you know and love one of our podcast’s founders and co-host, the one with the iconic laugh and passionate truth giver, Susan Wanderer. But for those of you who are new to the podcast, get ready, you’re going to love hearing Susan preach. She knows how to bring it! But before we hear from her, a little background. Susan is married to Ed. After five years of marriage they crossed an ocean to adopt their three courageous kids Josh, Ruth and Dibora. Today she’s a Family Minister, Coach...
Episode #185: Women of the Bible with Katie Hawkins - Mary
April 07, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 84.2 MBWell, if any of you are familiar with this podcast you’re familiar with one of our co-hosts and leading ladies: Katie Hawkins! She has a heart for Jesus and the gift of teaching, so naturally Katie is outstanding at hosting this podcast where she can teach about Jesus and we are SO thankful for her! A little bit about Katie, for those who might not know her, she’s a wife to Big Mike who is a retired Marine, she’s mother to four and grandmother to 5 (almost 6) grandbabies. She adores her fami...
Episode #184: Women of the Bible with Chesed Dent
March 24, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBThe first time Chesed was here, she wow’d us with her bible knowledge and storytelling skills that are wrapped in perspective and truth, so we obviously had to have her on again! And when we decided to do a series on Women of the Bible, after two incredibly fun chats with her, it was a no-brainer to ask Chesed back! This episode we talk about the "woman who had been subject to bleeding" from Mark 5:25. In case you missed her last episodes, Chesed, who is the Director of Global Studies Intern...
Episode #184: Women of the Bible with Chesed Dent Fitzsimons
March 24, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBThe first time Chesed was here, she wow’d us with her bible knowledge and storytelling skills that are wrapped in perspective and truth, so we obviously had to have her on again! And when we decided to do a series on Women of the Bible, after two incredibly fun chats with her, it was a no-brainer to ask Chesed back! This episode we talk about the "woman who had been subject to bleeding" from Mark 5:25. In case you missed her last episodes, Chesed, who is the Director of Global Studies Intern...
Episode #183: Finding Healing with Jennie Lusko
February 24, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutes - 99.6 MBJennie Lusko is a mother of five, and she pastors Fresh Life Church alongside her husband, Levi. She is also a best-selling author of The Fight to Flourish, a book written to show her readers that there is the ability to thrive in this life, even after traumatic experiences or hard seasons. There is grace, and with grace and hard work you can flourish! She is also a podcast host of the Hey It’s the Luskos podcast, which is an incredibly fun peek into the real, unfiltered life of Jennie & Le...
Episode #182: Finding Healing with Jada Edwards
February 17, 2023 15:00 - 32 minutes - 59.3 MBJada is an author, speaker and fellow podcaster! She is passionate about God as well as studying and teaching the Bible. This passion led to her writing books that include bible studies, books on marriage and leadership. It’s not at all surprising that Jada has written these books, she excels at communicating clear, helpful, realistic steps that motivate and encourage! All of these aspects are helpful as we study the Bible, work on our marriage and develop leadership. She clearly knows the...
Episode #181: Finding Healing in Marriage with Dane and Brooke Lopez
February 10, 2023 15:00 - 53 minutes - 98.4 MBDane and Brooke have been married for 12 years and throughout those years have experienced very desperate and dark days in their faith and in their marriage. They learned so much about what marriage is and who God is to them. They seemed to be the perfect church couple, but they successfully hid deep brokenness. Brokenness that seemed to be some of the ‘unforgivable sins’ in the church. When everything fell apart, outwardly they pretended to be fine but in reality, they were alone, frustrate...
Episode #180: Finding Healing with Katie Sanchez
January 27, 2023 15:00 - 51 minutes - 94.8 MBKatie was raised on the East Coast in a good American family. When she went to college it was confirmed in her heart that she needed more than just that “goodness.” As she pursued her faith, she grew spiritually and discovered a calling to Russian orphanages. Little did she know that this time was preparing her for a non-stop life God had planned for her. When she moved to California, met her husband and started her family, God brought her close to Himself with a chaotic newness that emptied ...
Episode #179: Finding Healing with Rachel Faulkner Brown
January 13, 2023 15:28 - 44 minutes - 82.3 MBRachel Faulkner Brown is a returning guest to our podcast! If you didn’t have a chance to listen to her past episode (Episode #22) give it a listen, but without giving too much away, Rachel’s story is full of heartbreak and hope. She has lived through the passing of two husbands and in the past episode she walks us through these tragedies showing how God showed up and carried her through. She has since been remarried, and has thrived as a wife, mother, author and founder of ministries. Be Sti...
Episode #178: Finding Healing with Mikayla Munn and Linda Znachko
December 30, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes - 82.2 MBThe world needs more true and vulnerable stories of loss and struggle woven through with healing and hope, so that those who have gone through tribulation can then see the suffering of others and express the truth of God to the world. In this episode, Mikayla Munn and Linda Znachko share how, even through their own personal hardships, God is using them as instruments of healing for others.
Episode #177: Finding Healing with Katie and Portia
December 16, 2022 13:12 - 26 minutes - 17.6 MBKatie and Portia have a conversation about healing which can be misunderstood and mysterious. God provides healing for his children and it comes in many forms. These next several episodes are sure to encourage your heart as we dive into "Finding Healing".
Episode #176: Finding Help with Jennifer Codner
December 02, 2022 06:05 - 37 minutes - 31.2 MBJennifer Codner is a committed servant leader with a passion for rehabilitating young people for Christ. She firmly believes that the Spirit of the Lord has appointed her to “heal the brokenhearted and to preach deliverance to those who are captive” (Isaiah 61:1). While working in the United States, she had the opportunity to hear and respond to the cries of hurting mothers, parents, and guardians, who were desperately seeking help and a healing option for their children. These cries moved h...
Finding Help: Susan and Portia
November 18, 2022 14:40 - 33 minutes - 21.1 MBParenting...it can be the most amazing and awful experience interchangeably. God wants to help you in all of the parenting things. Whether your children are adopted, foster, or biological, parenting requires help. This one is for the mothers and fathers out there. Join us as we discuss the very present help of God that is available to YOU to parent well. #parenting #foster #adoption #godshelp #community #help #kristianstanfill #weneedpeople #findinghopehelpandhealinginahardworl...
Episode #175: Finding Help with Susan and Portia
November 18, 2022 14:40 - 33 minutes - 21.1 MBParenting...it can be the most amazing and awful experience interchangeably. God wants to help you in all of the parenting things. Whether your children are adopted, foster, or biological, parenting requires help. This one is for the mothers and fathers out there. Join us as we discuss the very present help of God that is available to YOU to parent well. #parenting #foster #adoption #godshelp #community #help #kristianstanfill #weneedpeople #findinghopehelpandhealinginahardworld #shespeak...
Finding Help: Tiffany Johnson
November 04, 2022 05:05 - 45 minutes - 30.8 MBYou heard her miraculous story here in Season 1, episode 130; she has also been highlighted on the Today Show, Discovery Channel's Shark Week and numerous other news outlets. Tiffany Johnson is a shark attack survivor, speaker, author, wife, mother to three and a Kingdom builder. Listen in as she tells you how she has experienced help from God through it all and learned how to shift her perspective.
Episode #174: Finding Help with Tiffany Johnson
November 04, 2022 05:05 - 45 minutes - 30.8 MBYou heard her miraculous story here in Season 1, episode 130; she has also been highlighted on the Today Show, Discovery Channel's Shark Week and numerous other news outlets. Tiffany Johnson is a shark attack survivor, speaker, author, wife, mother to three and a Kingdom builder. Listen in as she tells you how she has experienced help from God through it all and learned how to shift her perspective.
Finding Help: Adria Wilkins
October 24, 2022 18:19 - 44 minutes - 29.5 MBAdria is a pastor’s kid who grew up in Kentucky, she found her voice as a cheerleader and as she tells people “That’s when I started talking and haven’t stopped since!” She met her husband in college, they married, and started their family. While living in Texas, her son, Blake, was born with health issues. For three years they spent a lot of their time in hospitals, being stretched and grown but were delighted to provide him with a normal toddler life, until he passed away. God surrounded...
Episode #173: Finding Help with Adria Wilkins
October 24, 2022 18:19 - 44 minutes - 29.5 MBAdria is a pastor’s kid who grew up in Kentucky, she found her voice as a cheerleader and as she tells people “That’s when I started talking and haven’t stopped since!” She met her husband in college, they married, and started their family. While living in Texas, her son, Blake, was born with health issues. For three years they spent a lot of their time in hospitals, being stretched and grown but were delighted to provide him with a normal toddler life, until he passed away. God surrounded h...
Finding Help: Katie, Portia, & Julia
October 07, 2022 05:05 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBWe all have times when we have needed help. Sometimes we don't know what to do or where to start. Psalm 46:1 tells us God is our refuge and strength, and ever present help in trouble. Join us in this episode, as we talk about times when God has demonstrated that he knows us, he loves us and he truly is the help we need in exactly the big and small ways we need.
Episode #172: Finding Help with Katie, Portia, & Julia
October 07, 2022 05:05 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBWe all have times when we have needed help. Sometimes we don't know what to do or where to start. Psalm 46:1 tells us God is our refuge and strength, and ever present help in trouble. Join us in this episode, as we talk about times when God has demonstrated that he knows us, he loves us and he truly is the help we need in exactly the big and small ways we need.
Finding Hope: Lisa Hardcastle
August 20, 2022 13:31 - 43 minutes - 33.1 MBLisa was born and raised in Texas. Even though her physical location didn’t change much, she experienced change in almost every other aspect of her life. She endured hardships in her childhood that were carried into her married life. She found herself asking God for a way out. He answered her, over and over and over again, and showed her just how well He loves. Lisa has been refined and with great hope anchors her day with sharing the unconditional love Jesus has brought to her.
Episode #171: Finding Hope with Lisa Hardcastle
August 20, 2022 13:31 - 43 minutes - 33.1 MBLisa was born and raised in Texas. Even though her physical location didn’t change much, she experienced change in almost every other aspect of her life. She endured hardships in her childhood that were carried into her married life. She found herself asking God for a way out. He answered her, over and over and over again, and showed her just how well He loves. Lisa has been refined and with great hope anchors her day with sharing the unconditional love Jesus has brought to her.
Finding Hope: Nate and Abby Hoff
August 05, 2022 05:05 - 53 minutes - 31.1 MBNate and Abby Hoff met at Dallas Theological Seminary and sparks flew. They’ve been married for 15 years and have four boys. They stayed put in the Dallas area to raise their family where Nate has been a professor at his alma mater for the last four years. In the summer of 2015, their family was slammed with hard challenges, and through them it brought to light a hard truth. As they walked forward in the discomfort, unknown and recalibrating, God never let go of these two. Even though it was...
Episode #170: Finding Hope with Nate and Abby Hoff
August 05, 2022 05:05 - 53 minutes - 31.1 MBNate and Abby Hoff met at Dallas Theological Seminary and sparks flew. They’ve been married for 15 years and have four boys. They stayed put in the Dallas area to raise their family where Nate has been a professor at his alma mater for the last four years. In the summer of 2015, their family was slammed with hard challenges, and through them it brought to light a hard truth. As they walked forward in the discomfort, unknown and recalibrating, God never let go of these two. Even though it was ...
Finding Hope: Tom Flaherty
July 18, 2022 15:23 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBTom Flaherty, besides being Katie's younger brother, number 5 in a family of 6 siblings, is the beloved lead pastor of City Church, in Madison, WI. He is one of Katie's favorite storytellers of all time and the author of nine books: some fiction, some on serious subjects like Calvinism and the end times, and a devotional that is 365 readings for daily doses of wisdom. He and his wife Alice lived in Minnesota for years and pastored several churches there before moving to Wisconsin in 2010.They...
Episode #169: Finding Hope with Tom Flaherty
July 18, 2022 15:23 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBTom Flaherty, besides being Katie's younger brother, number 5 in a family of 6 siblings, is the beloved lead pastor of City Church, in Madison, WI. He is one of Katie's favorite storytellers of all time and the author of nine books: some fiction, some on serious subjects like Calvinism and the end times, and a devotional that is 365 readings for daily doses of wisdom. He and his wife Alice lived in Minnesota for years and pastored several churches there before moving to Wisconsin in 2010.They...
Episode #168: Finding Hope with Carol Leathem
June 24, 2022 05:05 - 53 minutes - 45.3 MBCarole is a mom, grandma, pastor’s wife, author, speaker and former Hollywood commercial actress. She works to tell others about depression and how it has affected her and her husband’s life together. Depression can be lonely and is still often considered taboo. Carole knows it is her calling to break the silence and give others hope and joy in the mess of mental illness. This podcast believes “stories change lives”. Carole’s story will not only change your life but can also save you or someo...
Finding Hope with Carol Leathem
June 24, 2022 05:05 - 53 minutes - 45.3 MBCarole is a mom, grandma, pastor’s wife, author, speaker and former Hollywood commercial actress. She works to tell others about depression and how it has affected her and her husband’s life together. Depression can be lonely and is still often considered taboo. Carole knows it is her calling to break the silence and give others hope and joy in the mess of mental illness. This podcast believes “stories change lives”. Carole’s story will not only change your life but can also save you or some...