Fierce Calling

How can we gain a whole new perspective on comparison? How can we experience the gift of Sabbath rest? What is a Shabbat meal? Amber unpacks all this and more on this episode of the Fierce Calling Podcast so listen in while I have a chat with Amber Cullum.

Amber Cullum is the podcast host behind Grace Enough. She is first and foremost a child of God, saved by His grace alone, but doesn't always act like it.  She is wife to Sam,  mom of 3, a Physical Therapist, a Kentucky native living in Raleigh, and a lover of connecting with people and learning the stories of God’s grace in their lives.

Check out the books Amber mentioned in this episode:

The Art of Rest by Adam Mabry

24/6 by Matthew Sleeth

You can connect with Amber at graceenoughpodcast.com her Grace Enough Podcast Facebook page, and Grace Enough Instagram page.

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God is good all the time, friend. He loves you, sees you, and has a Fierce Calling He is calling you to. Listen for His voice above the noise of the world and find His peace that surpasses all understanding. Walk in your Fierce Calling as we join together for the furtherance of the Kingdom.

Much Love and God's blessings!

Show Notes

Meg Glesener was raised by a father who was atheist and mom of little faith. When Jesus got a hold of Meg's heart as a teen He transformed her life and brought new hopeAA. Her life's joy is being a mom and she especially loves being a mom to teens and adult children who are parents themselves. Hear what it means to be a mentor mom and important take-aways in loving our teens and adult kids well. You will be encouraged by her words today, so listen in as I have a chat with Meg Glesener.

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Friend, every woman of God has a fierce calling.  I hope this podcasts encourages you in your walk with Christ and to step out in faith to do what God is calling you to do.

I hope you'll join me next time when I invite another woman to share where she's taking action where her passion, compassion, and conviction intersect. Until then friend, have a blessed week and I'll talk to you soon...

Show Notes

Hello and welcome to episode 31 of the Fierce Calling Podcast. I’m your host Doris Swift. This podcast is about a community of women who are rising above difficult circumstances and taking action where their passion, compassion, and conviction intersect. They are using their gifts to impact the world for Christ and I hope this podcast encourages other women to take action and use their gifts to impact the world--because every woman of God has a Fierce Calling.

In today’s episode, Loving the Girl God Created You to Be, I’m talking with my friend Stephanie Pletka. Stephanie is a speaker, entrepreneur, and the author Living Your Best Life, Letting Go of Self-Doubt, Fear, and Other’s Expectations to Live the Life You’ve Always Dreamed. She encourages us to live life to the fullest and not to the busy and to be who we are, Ourselves. Plus, she’s so fun and I know what she has to say will speak to your heart today, so listen in while I have a chat with Stephanie Pletka.

Thank you for listening. I hope Stephanie’s message encouraged you to be you, the girl God created you to be. Begin today living life to the full instead of the busy and never lose sight of your true identity in Christ.

You can connect with Stephanie at stephaniepletka.com, Instagram, and check out her Best Life Group on Facebook.

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I hope you’ll join me next time when I invite another woman to share where she is taking action where her passion, compassion, and conviction intersect. Until then, friend, have a blessed week and I’ll talk to you soon…

In this episode I'm talking with my friend Vona Johnson. She helps others find courage to walk in their calling and live a life of purpose and meaning. Find out the real reason her career took a short detour and how that's applicable to all of our lives. 

Her story, her confidence in Christ, and her God-given gifts are all being used for the furtherance of the Kingdom. She is walking in her Fierce Calling which is to help others walk in theirs. Listen in while I have a chat with Vona Johnson. 

Vona Johnson is a master certified life coach who helps people who find themselves wandering through life feeling empty and unfulfilled, create a deeper connection with their faith and live a life of purpose and meaning.  Her podcast, Longing for More, helps listeners find their unique path to living their more!  

Vona believes that we are all created for a purpose, but too often life gets in the way and we lose sight of our true calling. She loves helping people reconnect with their dreams and find the courage to live the life their soul is longing for.

You can connect with Vona at vonajohnson.com where you'll find information on her coaching, mastermind, and links to her social media pages. 

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Friend, you have a Fierce Calling and your life has purpose and meaning. I'd like to leave you with this favorite scripture of mine from Isaiah 30:21: "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying,'"This is the way; walk in it.'"

I hope you'll join me next time when I talk to another woman who is taking action where her passion, compassion, and conviction intersect. Until then, friend, have a blessed week and I'll talk to you soon.

Angel has an amazing story of faith and encouragement to share with you! While walking through the diagnosis of a brain tumor, brain surgery, and having to relearn to walk, talk, and eat, Angel knew God was with her. Hear how she is spreading Jesus joy, sharing her story with others, and using her gifts to impact the world for Christ.  Her story will inspire you so listen in!

Angel Faulk is a 51 year old brain tumor survivor, wife and mom, fitness professional, health and wellness advocate and entrepreneur living every day for Jesus!

You can connect with Angel at https://afaulk.juiceplus.com/us/en on Facebook @TheFitnessAngel and on Instagram at The Fitness Angel

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Blessings!

As life ebbs and flows, we can find ourselves wondering what God is calling us to in the season we find ourselves in. How can we discover if what we are doing lines up with God’s plans and timing?

Today I welcome my friend Misty Phillip. Misty shares how God sparked something unexpected and new in her that changed the trajectory of her calling. Countless others are being positively impacted by this one step out in faith.

Hear how that all came about and the message of encouragement she has for you. Her story will inspire you so listen in as I have a chat with Misty Phillip.

Misty Phillip is a wife, mom, podcaster, speaker, and author who is passionate about encouraging women to overcome challenges in life by seeking Jesus, studying the Word and growing in grace.  Founder of the Spark Christian Podcast Conference, Co-Founder of Rocket Podcast, and host of the By His Grace podcast show. Misty inspires women through her speaking, mastermind group and currently serves as the Houston Connect Leader for Christian Women In Media. Misty is the author of The Struggle is Real: But So is God Bible Study.  

You can connect with Misty at mistyphillip.com on Facebook, Instagram, and be sure to pick up her Bible study, The Struggle is Real but So is God and check out her, By His Grace Podcast.

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God is in control and still on the Throne, friend. His mercies are new every morning and He has plans for your life. Take time today to ask Him what He has for you in the season that you’re in.

As Misty said, He loves those kinds of prayers and wants to answer them. Even if things seem quiet, trust that He will reveal your next steps in due time, His time.

I hope you’ll join me next week when I invite another woman to share where she is taking action where her passion, compassion, and conviction intersect. Until then, friend, have a bless week and I’ll talk to you soon.

In this special Mother's Day edition episode, we're talking all about the relationship between mother and daughter. But this isn't just about Mother's Day, it's relevant every day. 

Relationships between mothers and daughters can be messy and hurtful. Dr. Helen McIntosh understands the uncertainty of a strained relationship and the scars that can develop. Raised by a mother who battled anxiety, anger, and alcoholism, Helen struggled to understand her mom’s verbal abuse, thinking something was wrong with her. Years later, after becoming a Doctor of Counseling Psychology, Helen recognized she did the best she could with what she knew about her mother. She had a deep desire to help other women hurt by their mother-daughter relationship and to raise her daughter Blythe differently by maintaining a good relationship with her.

Today, Helen and Blythe, who is a mother of two daughters, have a close and healthy mother-daughter bond achieved through much effort and repairs. In Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters (Harvest House Publishers), they share how they’ve built, guarded, and renewed a relationship centered around respecting, listening, then talking. They walk readers through the steps to restoring what’s between you and include specific conversation starters that are open-handed and welcoming, using grace-filled words with each other. They also show how to experience freedom when you aren’t able to talk with the person you want to be mended with. 

Dr. Helen McIntosh is a counselor, educator, speaker and author. 

Blythe Daniel is an author, speaker, literary agent, and marketer with over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. 

You can connect with Blythe and Dr. Helen and pick up the free resources mentioned in the show at ourmendedhearts.com. Check out their social media pages for more ways to connect:

FACEBOOK

The Blythe Daniel Agency

Blythe McIntosh Daniel

Dr. Helen Brown McIntosh

INSTAGRAM

@Blythe.Daniel

Dr. Helen

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Evelyn shares about the importance of intentional remembrance. Every storm she has faced has been weathered by remembering the promises of God. Evelyn has faced some dark places of depression and anxiety. Even when she knew the truth about God, It wasn't until she chose to lean in and rely on Him and His word that she found hope. Even then, It took time to climb out of the hole of despair.

You can connect with Evelyn at evelynsherwood.com, Facebook, Instagram, and [email protected]. Evelyn invites you to email her to request the free resources she mentions in the podcast. 

Evelyn Sherwood is a trusted soul care guide, speaker, and blogger who has served in pastoral ministry for thirty-five years. She has spoken to thousands at ministry events and retreats and has hosted events with such speakers as Jefferson Bethke and Megan Marshman.  Her popular Stories of Hope events draw a diverse audience of hundreds from her region, and they continue to grow in popularity. Sherwood serves an active and growing audience through her blog, evelynsherwood.com, encouraging her readers through hard times by helping them recall God’s work in their past. On a summer evening you might spot Evelyn and her husband, Steve, driving through Indiana farmlands in a canary yellow ‘47 Ford pickup or enjoying an outdoor movie night with their eight grandkids.

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Fierce Calling is all about taking action where our passion, compassion, and conviction intersect. But what actions should we take? With so many ideas swimming in our heads, how do we know which steps are the right ones? 

That's where my friend Christa Hutchins comes in. Her ministry to women, Do a New Thing, is also her business and she takes that complicated word splash swimming around in the heads of her clients, and helps them simplify and prioritize what matters. She helps women eliminate the chaos and streamline all things meaningful into an amazing and doable plan of action. 

Her heart for helping women move forward and walk in God's plans for their lives is awe inspiring.  She makes what feels complicated feel simple and we are blessed to hear how she helps women do a new thing. She has great advice and encouragement to share so listen in as I have a chat with Christa Hutchins.

You can connect with Christa at doanewthing.com and grab her free resource for my Fierce Calling listeners at doanewthing/fierce. You can also find her on her do a new thing Facebook page and do a new thing on Instagram.

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Christa Hutchins uses tough grace to equip busy communicators and leaders with project management and problem solving skills so they can turn their big ideas into a successful ministry or business.  She is passionate about teaching women to find practical application of the Bible in their personal, professional and ministry lives.  Christa lives in south Louisiana with her husband in their delightfully empty nest.