Fierce Calling

How does past generational dysfunction impact future generations? It can inform who someone becomes, what they believe about themselves, others, and even God. But here's the good news: DNA is not our destiny. Breaking free from generational dysfunction and trauma is possible because God redeemed us and our broken stories. We don't have to wear false labels, we are sons and daughters of the King.

My guest today is Gina Birkemeier LPC, and this conversation is packed full of golden-nugget truth. God's truth about who we are! We talk about her book Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunction and Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy and so much more!

I know what Gina shares will encourage, inspire, and definitely challenge you, so listen in while I have a chat with Gina Birkemeier.

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Favorite Quotes from Breaking Free From Generational Dysfunction and Trauma

"... and give themselves permission to put shame on a shelf--that has no place here ...""... that's why we need trauma informed therapists who work from a redemptive world-view, who understand God has wired us in such a way that the trauma is not meant to be part of our story.""The things that you think have disqualified you are the very things that qualify you in your specific, special story that is going to speak to someone out there.""... never underestimate the power of a ripple effect--one person that can heal can help heal so many other people--never underestimate that power." --Gina Birkemeier

Connect with Gina!

You can connect with Gina at generationsdeep.com and check out her book and helpful resources.

Generations Deep

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Gina Birkemeier LPC

Gina Birkemeier is a licensed professional counselor with a master’s degree in psychology and theology from Covenant Theological Seminary and advanced training in trauma and techniques to help people heal. She’s also the author of Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunction and Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy, The Faithful Brain Ignited and Unconventional Self-Care: Healthfully Selfish Activities to Become More Effective in Your Daily Life and Relationships. Gina speaks and teaches on topics related to shame, generational trauma, and behavioral epigenetics. As a survivor of a false narrative and the trauma and dysfunction that helped create it, Gina’s goal is to shine a bright light on the idea that the story we tell ourselves the most is the one that becomes most true. Her passion is to help others heal from past hurts, slay shame, break unhealthy cycles and find freedom.

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Are you ready to experience a spiritual feast? My guest today, Wendy Speake, is a trained actress, author, Bible teacher, and speaker. She shares how fasting leads to spiritual feasting. It began when she sought what God wanted for her life. Soon Wendy was inviting others to join her on a 40-day sugar fast journey and the response was overwhelming.

What she and so many others discovered was how to stop turning to sugar and other things to satisfy, and return to God.

We talk about her books The 40-Day Sugar Fast: Where Physical Detox Meets Spiritual Transformation, and

Triggers: Exhanging Parents' Angry Responses for Gentle Biblical Responses and so much more!

I know what Wendy shares will encourage, inspire, and definitely challenge you, so listen in while I have a chat with Wendy Speake.

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Favorite Quotes from How Fasting Leads to Spiritual Feasting

"God, what do you want from my life?""It's so much better when God hijacks our plans." --Wendy Speake

"for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water." Jeremiah 2:13 (ESV)

Also Mentioned in How Fasting Leads to Spiritual Feasting ...

Kate Hurley "Return" from the CD "Sing Over Me" which I have and it's amazing!

Grace Enough Podcast with Amber Cullum episode #154 Wendy Speake

Connect with Wendy!

You can connect with Wendy at wendyspeake.com and find out more about the fast at 40daysugarfast.com

Wendy Speake

More about Wendy ...

Wendy Speake

Wendy Speake With a background in Hollywood as a trained actress, Wendy Speake ministers to women as a bible teacher by applying the power of drama, poetry and comedy to the study of Scripture and real-life application of biblical truths. She has co-authored two books with Amber Lia titled Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses and their latest, Parenting Scripts: When What You’re Saying Isn’t Working, Say Something New. Wendy is also the co-author (with Kelli Stuart) of Life Creative: Inspiration for Today’s Renaissance Mom. Wendy and her husband, Matt, have three sons and reside in southern California. Learn more about Wendy at her website, wendyspeake.com.

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Ever felt discouraged and defeated? I think we can all raise our hands. On today's show, my guest Billie Jauss shares how she went through such a season. Through prayer, she worked through a process of detoxing from internal distractions & emotional toxins.

Hear how in Billie's recent book Distraction Detox: Release Emotional Barriers, Restructure Priorities, Realize God's Best , she shares the process to help others too. The book provides actionable steps in moving forward in detoxing the toxic thoughts from our lives, dispelling lies we believe, and replacing them all with God's truth.

I know what Billie has to share will encourage, inspire, and challenge you--so listen in to our chat!

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Favorite Quotes from Detoxing from Internal Distractions & Emotional Toxins

"Fear will kill more dreams than failure ever will.""I know that the Lord can use me to speak into the life of one person.""... when God calls us somewhere it may be chaos in the midst of it, but He has called us to go there ...'" --Billie Jauss

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You can connect with Billie and grab her books at billiejauss.com !

by Billie Jauss

Listen to Billie's podcast start small BELIEVE BIG!

More about Billie ...

Billie Jauss

Billie Jauss is the author of Distraction Detox and Making Room: Doing Less So God Can Do More. Billie encourages women to live with purpose while overcoming life’s obstacles so that they can find peace and purpose. 

Billie is a speaker and the host of the “start small BELIEVE BIG” podcast.  Billie and her husband Dave, a Major League Baseball coach, spend the summers chasing baseball and off-season in southwest Florida.

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Friends, I'm excited to welcome Karen Kingsbury to the show! In today's episode, Making a Best-Seller Out of the Days of Your Life, you'll hear how God has been so faithful in Karen's life.

I enjoyed my conversation with Karen so much, and this #1 best-selling New York Times novelist is a gracious and humble woman of God. Making a best-seller out of the days of your life isn't about best-selling books, it's about Jesus in us, and don't you just love that?

You'll also love the precious story of how her now hubby introduced her to Jesus. Wait until you hear what he brought with him on their first date!

I know what Karen has to share will encourage, inspire, and challenge you--so listen in while I have a chat with Karen Kingsbury.

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Fierce Calling is on the Spark Network which can be found on the Edifi App!

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Favorite Quotes from Making a Best Seller Out of the Days of Your Life

"... God has a much bigger plan and if you woke up today breathing, then the biggest thing He has for you has not yet happened.""...and that's just my greatest heart's desire is that kids would fall in love not only with reading, but with the kind of family that the Baxters are and ultimately with their God .""My favorite talk that I give for women involves 'What are some ways that you can make a best-seller out of the days of your life.'""Today's no is just a bigger yes down the road." --Karen Kingsbury

Connect with Karen!

You can connect with Karen and grab her book The Baxters A Prequel at karenkinsbury.com!

You Were Seen

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Also Mentioned in the Show ...

The Love Offering Podcast hosted by my friend Rachael Adams!

More about Karen ...

Karen Kingsbury

Karen Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, and is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print.

Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development with Hallmark Films and as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books TV series is slated for major network viewing sometime in the next year.

Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty-nesters, living in Tennessee near five of their adult children. 

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Have you ever felt out of place? A little lost after moving to a new town, state, or even country? My guest today is Mabel Ninan. After moving to America from India as a newlywed, Mabel struggled with identity and purpose. Then something exciting and unexpected happened--God revealed to her she was not only an earthly immigrant but a spiritual one too, and what she was feeling was more natural than she thought. On today's show, we're talking about living as citizens of heaven and foreigners on earth.

Mabel shares her story, her struggles, and her sacred journey of spiritual discovery of renewed joy and hope. We gain a new perspective when we remember this is not our home, but while we're here, God has a purpose for each of our lives.

I know what Mabel has to share will encourage, inspire, and challenge you--so listen in while I have a chat with Mabel Ninan.

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Fierce Calling is on the Spark Network which can be found on the Edifi App!

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Favorite Quotes from Living as Citizens of Heaven and Foreigners on Earth

"... we are called to engage with culture lovingly so that they see we are different.""It's important that we see our lives here on earth as a journey with a purpose." --Mabel Ninan

"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our lowly condition into conformity with His glorious body, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself." Philippians 3:20-21 (NASB)

Connect with Mabel!

You can connect with Mabel at mabelninan.com and pre-order her book at mabelninan.com/farfromhome until July 11, 2022, and get her amazing pre-order bonuses (her recipe booklet, teaching videos, audio prayers, and more!).

Mabel's Video Podcast

Check out Mabel's YouTube video podcast Immigrant Faith Stories!

More about Mabel ...

Mabel Ninan

Mabel Ninan is a wife, mom, author, speaker, Bible teacher, and podcast host.

She's also an immigrant.

Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, Mabel moved to America as a newlywed in 2008. The journey from East to West involved never-before-taken routes into identity crises, separation anxieties, and cultural perplexities.

Her immigrant journey overlapped with a spiritual one, completely (and surprisingly) altering her relationship with God.

Her eyes were opened as she wrestled with the fundamentals of her identity and her faith. She discovered in a wholly fresh and personal way what it meant to be a sojourner on earth and a citizen of heaven.

She is currently pursuing an M.A. in Theological Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mabel is a lover of tea, books, and dancing, She lives in Silicon Valley, California, with her husband, son, and a Maltese pup.

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What can we learn in the midst of tragic circumstances? My guest today, Lisa Appelo, reminds us that God's goodness doesn't start and stop. He is faithful and good all the time. She shares how "God reshapes what's shattered" so life can be good again.

Eleven years ago, Lisa went to bed happily married to her high school sweetheart and woke up a widow and single mom.

We talk about the days, months, and years following the loss of the man she'd loved since high school. But that's not all we talk about. Lisa shares how God helped her navigate through grief, and how she's now helping others navigate those unchartered waters. Thankfully, God is always there and He knows the way.

I know what Lisa shares will encourage, inspire, and challenge you--so listen in while I have a chat with Lisa Appelo.

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Favorite Quotes from God Reshapes What's Shattered So Life Can Be Good Again

"... God's goodness doesn't stop and start.""We're not called to fix the problems, that is God's sovereign job, but we can walk with them in it and just tell them that they're not alone." --Lisa Appelo

Connect with Lisa!

You can connect with Lisa at lisaappelo.com and grab her book Life Can Be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together After It All Falls Apart.

Lisa Appelo

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More about Lisa ...

Lisa Appelo

Lisa Appelo is a speaker, author, and Bible teacher who inspires women to deepen their faith in loss and find hope in the hard. She’s a Florida girl born and raised and followed her passion for writing into law, where she worked as a litigator for many years. But God had other plans. After having her fourth child in 7 years, she retired from law and has been home full time with her children since.

Lisa is passionate about rich Bible study and has taught a weekly ladies' Bible class at her home church for many years. She’s a speaker with She Found Joy and has been published at Proverbs 31 Ministries, (in)courage, Risen Motherhood, Jennifer Rothschild, and more.

Her days are filled top to bottom with stewarding her precious children, writing, ministry, speaking and running enough to justify lots of dark chocolate.

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We are all entrusted with passing on faith to the next generation. But before we can do that, we need to experience strengthening of our own faith. Sometimes that entails seeking help through difficult seasons when we need an outside perspective from a wise counselor.

My guest today, Valerie Ellis, shares a season when she sought help in overcoming faith struggles in her college years. We also talk about the transformation she experienced, the importance of faith and family, and imparting God's truth to the next generation.

I know what Valerie has to say will encourage, inspire, and challenge you--so listen in while I have a chat with Valerie Ellis.

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Fierce Calling is on the Spark Network which can be found on the Edifi App!

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Favorite Quotes from Passing on Faith to the Next Generation

"... when we ask those open-ended questions that don't really have a right or wrong answer, it shows our kids that we are listening, that they are valuable brothers and sisters in Christ, and that God is forming them now.""God know what my kids need." --Valerie Ellis

Connect with Valerie!

You can connect with Valerie at oureverydayparables.com and check out the Children's Bookstack Builder!

Check out Valerie's Instagram @iamvalerieellis and @oureverydayparables and Pinterest @oeparables

More about Valerie ...

Valerie Ellis

Valerie Ellis is a writer, speaker, certified teacher, and nonprofit consultant, but nothing has challenged and energized her quite like parenting her two boys. When not working on children’s books or grant proposals, Valerie enjoys serving on the children’s ministry leadership team at her church, participating in SCBWI, and volunteering in the school library.  An Ohio-born, Texas-raised TCU Horned Frog, Valerie lives with her husband Josh in Houston. She loves live music, is obsessed with Big Bend National Park, and always has a good reason for not putting her shoes back in the closet.

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Have you ever felt like an epic-fail mom? Need help in the creativity department? My guest today, Karen Whiting, has a heart for helping families thrive through creativity and devotions. Hear about the heart behind her book Growing a Mother's Heart: Devotions of Faith, Hope, and Love From Mothers Past, Present, and Future. Karen is a repeat guest on Fierce Calling and it was so great having her back on the show!

Karen has a gift for making creative things from whatever you've got hanging around the house. She even wrote a book with her daughter filled with Bible craft gift ideas all made out of paper! Hear how she helped a little neighbor girl when this darling showed up at her home and told her, "My mom lost her sparkle..." We're also talking about baking bread, gratitude-filled hearts, and an Imagination Tour in China.

I know what Karen has to say will encourage, inspire, and challenge you--so listen in while I have a chat with Karen Whiting.

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Fierce Calling is on the Spark Network which can be found on the Edifi App!

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Favorite Quotes from Helping Families Thrive Through Creativity and Devotions

"If our hearts are filled with the gratitude for the blessings, then it's much easier to reach out in love to others.""This is what we can do with what you've got.""How do we make meals successful?" --Karen Whiting

Connect with Karen!

You can connect with Karen at karenwhiting.com and grab her books!.

Karen Whiting

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Karen Whiting

Karen Whiting

More about Karen...

Karen Whiting

Karen Whiting is a mother of two daughters and three sons (including rocket scientists), a grandmother of twelve, and raised her children from Hawaii to New York, and Michigan to Florida, as her late husband served in the U.S. Coast Guard. She’s an author of twenty-seven books, an international speaker, a certified writing and marketing coach, and a former television host. She writes to help grow tomorrow’s wholesome families today. She enjoys crafts, baking, Zumba, and family activities.Her family adventures include camel riding in the Canary Islands, white water rafting in Australia, horseback riding in the ocean in Jamaica, scuba diving off Bermuda’s coast, camping across America, and river cruising in China.

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Have your dreams been placed on hold? Have you gone through seasons of nothingness? Esther Pannebaker shares how we can go through seasons of nothing--nothing in the womb, nothing in the nest, nothing in the.... But God is a dream-giver and there is nothing, no•thing that can stop you from leaping into God's everything. No•thing is impossible with our dream-giving God.

I know what Esther has to say will encourage, inspire, and challenge you--so listen in while I have a chat with Esther Pannebaker.

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Favorite Quotes from No•thing is Impossible with Our Dream-Giving God

"God plants desires in our hearts and He wants us to use those desires to build His Kingdom.""Instead of looking for my life's purpose, I strongly believe in finding today's purpose." --Esther Pannebaker

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Esther Pannebaker

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Esther Pannebaker

Esther Pannebaker has been a supportive pastor’s wife for 16 years while mothering four beautiful children; three of which are grown adults and one teenager left in the nest. Esther has learned and now understands what it means to steward and shepherd the hearts of others well.  She not only loves her family, friends, neighbors, and community, but she understands what makes people thrive.

Esther hopes after reading No.Thing or hearing her speak, you’ll walk away feeling refreshed, refit, and rejuvenated to face that seemingly unmovable thing with the same unstoppable spirit.

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Have you ever thought about God's true plan and design for us? The amazing truth is we were made for Eden. Doesn't that strike a chord in you? It does in me.

My guest today is Dr. Bryan McIntosh. We're talking about his new book Made for Eden: Promises and Provisions of the Life God Created!

This amazing book...

reminds readers of the glorious purpose God had for mankind;reveals the implications of Jesus’s sacrifice;defines the crucified life Jesus produces in and for his disciples;displays Jesus as the gateway to restoring us to our created purpose.

Isn't that a powerful message? Listen in and hear Dr. Bryan unpack all of this and more for us!

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Favorite Quote from We Were Made For Eden...

"God is pleased when we live out our purpose He ordained for us...""Only God as our creater can tell us how we're doing in our purpose." --Dr. Bryan McIntosh

Connect with Dr. Bryan!

You can connect with Dr. Bryan McIntosh at madeforeden.org, and grab his book...

More about Dr. Bryan McIntosh...

Dr. Bryan McIntosh

A native of Dalton, GA, Bryan is a 1992 graduate of Duke University with a BA in Public Policy and Political Science.  He received his M.Div. from Columbia International University in 1995, and a Ph.D. in New Testament from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2003.

Bryan has been married for 27 years to Lynn, and they have 2 daughters, Sarah and Ann, ages 25 and 21.  He enjoys hiking, traveling, sports, and days at the beach. He loves the Bible and finding connections among its many books and themes. This pursuit is the reason Made for Eden was written.

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