When we know what Jesus did for us, it gives us a different perspective of what it means to love ourselves and others.  Foster Care and personal one-on-one evangelism is an opportunity to step into someone’s life and make a difference.  Jenny interviews Bradley Williams, President/CEO of Holston United Methodist Home for Children and staff member Joel Haler and hears how they are bringing Jesus to a hurting world.  Joel leads a community ministry & heads up foster care recruitment in churches in Knoxville and the surrounding areas. They are talking about serving children & families and loving our neighbors. God has a plan and a purpose for every life! 

Jenny has a special guest this week! UT Music Education Professor & the Director of The University of Tennessee Bands - Pride Of The Southland Band - Dr. Michael Stewart (Mike Stewart). He will inspire & encourage you as he shares his walk of faith, about his family, their adoption story and behind the scenes on campus!  He shares the importance of God’s timing and how to live life daily to influence and encourage others. Even on a University Campus, you can touch lives as you walk in faith. 

Hear how God has connected Jenny and Dr. Stewart in a special way through two of his children in two very different ways! God connects us to others at all kinds of crossroads in our life and theirs. We may wonder how that happens, but if you are watching for it, you will see God at work everywhere, even when we don’t say a word! 

Facing struggles of addiction, depression, anxiety, and self-worth can feel like an abyss of darkness.  Jenny talks with Sarah Keel, Executive Director of Renew Clinic Knoxvilleand Board Member, Knox County Commissioner, Kim Frazier about what it means to suffer well! We all have days when we struggle, or feel things “closing in” or “feel stuck.”  In John 16:33, Jesus said, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."  Darkness is real but we know Jesus can help! Renew Clinic has an event, Overcoming Addiction: Suffering Well -  Aug 25th at Faith Promise Church with Musician Brian “Head” Welch from “Korn,” Clinical Psychologist Jim Coffield, and Emcee Sports Radio Host, Will West. It’s not just about addiction, it speaks to all of us!  Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.  Hebrews 10:32  

Jenny interviews Raul Lopez, Executive Director of Men Of Valor sharing how Jesus restored his life from gangs, violence & drugs to now helping incarcerated men find freedom in Jesus!  His story of getting out of Cuba and communism as a child began a broken & chaotic life for him. He shares how God perused him, had a purpose for his life and someone cared enough to tell him about Jesus! Then hear how God prepared Raul for leadership and how God’s Grace and love has transformed his life and others!  

Men of Valor is a Ministry that begins with reaching out to incarcerated men with the Gospel and on release, walk with them in a faith based structured plan to become the men - husbands, dads and members of society that God created them to be. For more about Men of Valor and video stories of hope, go to  men-of-valor.org.

Jesus speaks on the importance of forgiveness, but how do we forgive such deep hurts? Bullied, abused and holding on to that secret. How do you forgive the unthinkable? Jenny’s guest has lived with a disability, was bullied and then targeted & abused by a neighborhood pedophile. Pastor & Author David Peterson shares about his book, "Journey to Forgiveness:: 21 Milestones to Freedom" to give us steps to healing and restoration. He helps us understand how to forgive and how forgiving gives YOU freedom! David shares his insight and what Jesus showed us about it! In his book, he shares that forgiveness is for you and is not condoning what the person did to you. If you are struggling right now, unable to forgive someone, or even yourself, this interview helps us understand the power of forgiveness.  Find more about David on FB, davidpetersonbooks.com, Amazon and hear his messages at apostle-lutheran.org

In a culture where we wonder how much more chaos and confusion we are going to see, sometimes we long to find a quiet place to rest and forget everything going on in our world. Jenny’s guest today is a master at weaving faith-filled stories that take us to a far away place, back to simpler times and draw us into an adventure.  

Jenny’s interviews Award-winning Author, Keely Brooke Keith on her just released book, "Uncharted GRACE.” It’s the12th book in her “Uncharted Series!” Hear about some of the challenges from this master storyteller and how she is successfully bringing wonderful faith-filled stories to us! She talks about her amazingly talented family and how these books started for her. She’s so creative and gives insight on how she writes. Learn more about Keely and her books on her website keelybrookekeith.com.

We know two things that can change a life. One is a relationship with Jesus Christ and the other is education. With Jenny are two young ladies whose lives are being significantly impacted through Mission of Hope's Scholarship program, mentorship & outreach. Summer Botts Wilkins and Toni Young share their stories along with our friend and mentor, Shawna Dittrich.  Learn more about this ministry at Mission of Hope's FB page or missionofhope.org.

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Eph 6:12  The gap between seen and unseen, between natural and spirit, is narrowing. Never has the ongoing battle between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light been more apparent. All you have to do is look at the chaos, evil and confusion going on in our world today. Jenny's guest is Minister, Speaker & Author Paul Renfro Founder of Paradigm Lighthouse Ministries. His book, Nobody Sees This Creation: The Origin of the Devil and His Replacements describes the impact of the Creation upon the kingdom of darkness using scripture. Every Christian has to battle lies from darkness. This interview imparts wisdom for withstanding demonic attacks while growing through God's tests. Paradigm Lighthouse is the ministry of Paul & Diane Renfroe.  You can find his personal testimony and more about their ministry at PaulRenfroe.com and ParadigmLighthouse.com.  His books are available there and on Amazon. 

While her husband was on a mission trip to Nicaragua, Sadi Roberts, pregnant with their fourth child, received a call that Chad was going blind in one eye. Then in 2018 he lost vision in both eyes. Chad was blind. Sadie talks about her own struggles and how God uses these dark valleys and trials to refine us and grow us to draw us closer Him. These hard things in life can be used to bring glory to God. This show for anyone looking for Hope in a world of difficulty, adversity and those who feel disappointed by God. Chad is Sr Pastor and Sadie is Director of Communications and Connection at Preaching Christ’s Church in Kingsport, TN. Their ministry is Awakened to Grace which can be heard on radio stations , youtube and Podcat around the country and at oneplace.com, awakenedtograce.com, pray.com and all Podcast outlets 

Everyone’s life is important. Serving others is one of the things Jesus calls us to do.  Jenny interviews TN Senator Becky Duncan Massey, a Knoxville native, graduate of the University of Tennessee and a successful businesswoman who served as the former Executive Director for 25 years of the Sertoma Center serving intellectually disabled adults. As a community leader, Becky has earned numerous awards, and she serves with a humble spirit. Senator Massey is sharing how God has led her to what she is doing, her life in politics with family, and where her love for serving and her strength come from. In a world that points more to self than others, she sets an example of following what Jesus and her parents modeled.