Image Bearers

This week on the Image Bearers Podcast, returning guest Jasmine shares more of her powerful testimony of God's faithfulness through unimaginable hardship. From losing family members to violence at a young age, to being deceived into marriage, navigating single motherhood, and learning to trust God for her daily bread, Jasmine's story is one of perseverance, healing, and grace.

Together, we discuss abiding in Christ during difficult seasons, forgiving those who have deeply hurt us, and how God continues to show up even when life feels impossible. This conversation is a beautiful reminder that our pain does not have the final word—God does.

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Father Elliot Zak is back on the podcast for another honest and respectful conversation about the Catholic faith. As a Protestant Christian, I've had many questions about Catholicism—from the role of the Church, priests, and the sacraments to Vatican II, salvation, Scripture and tradition, confession, prayer, and the papacy. In this episode, Father Zak helps us better understand what Catholics believe and why.

Our goal isn't to debate or divide, but to listen, learn, and seek understanding. We also discuss where Catholics and Protestants agree, where we often misunderstand one another, and how we can have meaningful conversations rooted in truth, humility, and love.

Whether you're Catholic, Protestant, questioning, or simply curious, I hope this conversation encourages you to learn from one another while remembering that we are all made in the image of God.

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This week on the Image Bearers Podcast, we sit down with Cindy Neal, Executive Director of Center for Global Impact, to discuss the realities of human trafficking, poverty, and the hope of restoration through Jesus. Cindy shares what it looks like to walk alongside vulnerable women and help create pathways toward healing through education, life skills, vocational training, and community support. Together, we talk about identity, dignity, faith in the middle of suffering, and why every person deserves to be seen as an image bearer of God. This conversation is both heartbreaking and deeply hopeful and a reminder that God still brings light into the darkest places.

Center for Global Impact: https://centerforglobalimpact.org/

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Lacey sits down with Andrea Ekiyor, author of The Other Side of the Whistle, to explore the unseen side of raising a student-athlete. This conversation dives into identity, letting go, and trusting God with your child’s journey. Reminding us that our worth is found in Him, not performance.

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📖 The Other Side of the Whistle: https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Whistle-Reflection-Student/dp/B0FSYM67YK

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Jen Erwin’s story is not what you’d expect. Before becoming an abortion abolitionist, she had three abortions herself. In this raw and honest conversation, Jen shares what led her there, how she wrestles with her past today, and what ultimately shifted her from the pro-life movement to the more controversial abolitionist perspective. We step into the hard questions: about justice, compassion, the role of the Church, and even the tension around using graphic images in advocacy. But at the center of it all is the gospel.

Abolition Rising: https://abolitionistsrising.com/

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This week, I sit down with Aaron Brockett, lead pastor of Traders Point Christian Church, for an honest conversation about what it means to live out being a living sacrifice in real life. We talk surrender, humility, dealing with criticism, and learning to love with a soft heart in a hard world. This isn’t about the stage, but the daily walk with Jesus.

Traders Point Church Church: https://tpcc.org/

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What does it really look like to increase the name of Jesus in your everyday life?

I sit down with Seth, founder of Increase Jesus, a Christian apparel brand with a mission far bigger than clothing. His heart? To equip believers to boldly represent Jesus in their daily lives and to spark conversations that point people back to the gospel.We talk about the tension so many of us feel between believing in Jesus and actually living out our faith publicly. What does it look like to be bold without being performative? And how do we make sure our lives, not just what we wear,truly reflect Christ? Seth also shares his heart for unity in the Church. Why it matters deeply to God, where we’ve gone wrong, and how everyday believers can fight for unity without compromising truth.This conversation is honest, challenging, and deeply encouraging as we wrestle with what it means to live a life that truly points to Jesus.

I sit down with Monica Kelsey, founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, whose life began as an abandoned infant and whose mission today is saving lives. We talk about her story, the heart behind Safe Haven Baby Boxes, and how we can hold both truth and compassion for women in crisis. This is a powerful conversation about redemption, dignity of people, and trusting God with even the most broken beginnings.

Safe Haven Baby Boxes: https://www.shbb.org/

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I sit down with Jeremy Lefler, lead pastor of Upperroom Westfield, a movement focused on saturating the city with the life-transforming message of Jesus through discipleship.

Jeremy shares the heart behind Upperroom—born from the question: why does finding real community in church sometimes feel so rare? We talk about what it means to follow Jesus in everyday life and the power of small, faithful communities multiplying from living rooms to city blocks.

This conversation is a reminder that Jesus changes everything—and often through ordinary people simply saying yes and showing up.

Upperroom Westfield: https://upperroomwestfield.church/

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In this final episode of Two Sisters and John, Lindsay and I sit with John 19–21 and reflect on the heart of the gospel.

We talk about Jesus willingly going to the cross as the perfect Passover Lamb, taking on our guilt and sin, and what it means that when He said, “It is finished,” He truly meant it. The resurrection reminds us that death doesn’t win — Jesus does. We also talk about Peter’s restoration and how Jesus meets us in our failures with grace, not condemnation, calling us back to Himself and still choosing to use our lives for His glory.

This conversation is really about what it looks like to have a personal relationship with Jesus — to trust Him, to follow Him, and to let go of comparison or judgment over how He’s working in someone else’s life. At the end of it all, we’re reminded of this simple call from Jesus:
 “You follow Me.”

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