Oh My God Pod - The Podcast with Hollis Moore and Lori Spiker

As a child Evita began every diary entry with “Dear Lord” and a sincere desire to know Him. Yet she did not receive the answers to the theological questions she wrestled with as a teenager. Like many young people who have been raised in a legalistic faith, she went to college and saw others having fun “without” guilt and desired that lifestyle as well. For over a decade she created her own moral values, only to find that everything else is just a poor substitute for Jesus. Through the next decade God worked methodically in Evita through her husband and their children to bring her back to church and finally make her faith her own. Although she initially felt like a fraud and not “good enough” to be there, God slowly and graciously revealed the truth of the gospel that Evita (and all of us) would never be “good enough” and yet He loves us anyway through His son. This story is one of God’s longsuffering and desire to bring us back to Him; His unconditional love for us and that He who began a good work in us will see it through to completion.

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At a young age, Stephanie was captivated by music and God called her to serve with her talents.  Although her path to being a professional musician was not what she expected, God directed her to one college, to one career and to one man who would join her in creating a life that honored God by being obedient to His calling. Over and over, a spirit of unrest and impatience always preceded a move, yet God confirmed their decision not only by providing opportunities and financial stability, but by literally showing them a rainbow each time! Hear how God prepared Stephanie for the patience needed in creating and raising their children and literally keeping her family alive; so that they can continue a heritage of generational blessings.

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Being raised in a family of faith doesn’t always mean you know who Jesus is. That was the case for Elizabeth until her senior year in high school when an invitation to a before school Bible study compelled her to ask Jesus into her life. Through the next decade she grew in relationship with Christ and found a relationship with a Christian man with whom she began to build her life. As a planner and a doer, Elizabeth felt that it was time to start a family at 30 years old and expected God to provide her with a baby since she had lived in service to Him. But her heart's desire was not being fulfilled by God and she was angry. In a moment of submission to His will, God whispered a scripture that would be the answer to her heart’s cry and the legacy that she has passed along to her children. Hear how Elizabeth has taken those living words and been comforted by the Father who understands our pain and meets us in the middle of it. This story is a lesson for all of us in humility, submission and faith.

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Despite having grown up in faith, Charlotte didn’t really experience God except praying at the dinner table and at bedtime. In fact, it took her journey through her career as a music teacher to find her voice - literally. With her personal discomfort about expressing her faith, to the advice she received about keeping her faith under wraps while teaching in public school, to then being surrounded by prayer and a culture of faith at her most recent school setting, Charlotte naturally compartmentalized her faith until it could be contained no longer. Hear how God chiseled down the walls that she created, to integrate her personal, professional, and faith life into a full expression and understanding of who God is and what He means to her.

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Although growing up deeply rooted in the church, it took her witnessing a miracle healing of a friend at a Christian camp for Lauren to begin to embrace a personal relationship with God, not just one on paper. Her mantra of linking moments together to truly experience the living God is not just lip service, but is something she has lived out - taking a leadership position within the Michigan State University Gospel Choir when she doesn’t sing; going to seminary school simply to study the Bible more; being diagnosed with MS but not letting it define her; becoming an author and speaker based on a dream she was given; creating an app of Christian emojis from a joke with a friend; and now working with NBA and NFL players in the world of sports philanthropy to help them leave their fingerprint on the world. In all of these endeavors that are seemingly unrelated, God has linked them together by equipping Lauren to use her voice for evangelism no matter where he places her. As Lauren shares, life with God is like a puzzle piece; you might not know where each piece fits while you’re experiencing it, but when you look back you can truly see God at work and what a masterpiece he can design your life to be if you just “Try God”! 

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Lauren's Christian Emoji App can be found at: Christian Emojis

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This week, hear from the hosts of The Oh My God Pod as they share their own personal faith journeys as well as how they got the idea for the podcast and the history of their friendship. It's fitting that the creation of this podcast is also a God story all on it's own!

In this bonus episode, you will also hear their vision and hopes for the podcast.

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This week, hear from the hosts of The Oh My God Pod as they share their own personal faith journeys as well as how they got the idea for the podcast and the history of their friendship. It's fitting that the creation of this podcast is also a God story all on it's own!

In this bonus episode, you will also hear their vision and hopes for the podcast.

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PART 2 - Many law enforcement professionals feel their service to their community is a calling - for Melissa she came from a family tradition of law enforcement. Steve loved to help those in need and served with the heart of the good Samaritan. Yet both suffered tremendous stress that took a toll on their mental and physical health - almost to the brink of death for both. Because of the stigma associated with asking for help and especially the fear around a PTSD diagnosis, many police officers suffer in silence. Hear how God brought these long-time friends and partners back together to author a book that provides hope in healing and reminds us that we are never alone in our suffering, especially when we realize that Jesus’s suffering at the Cross was for each and every one of us. 

Grab a copy of Steve's book, Backup After The Beat at: Backup After The Beat

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PART 1 - Many law enforcement professionals feel their service to their community is a calling - for Melissa she came from a family tradition of law enforcement. Steve loved to help those in need and served with the heart of the good Samaritan. Yet both suffered tremendous stress that took a toll on their mental and physical health - almost to the brink of death for both. Because of the stigma associated with asking for help and especially the fear around a PTSD diagnosis, many police officers suffer in silence. Hear how God brought these long-time friends and partners back together to author a book that provides hope in healing and reminds us that we are never alone in our suffering, especially when we realize that Jesus’s suffering at the Cross was for each and every one of us. 

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Living in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War in the early 1990’s, Ahnna found her identity as a Korean missionary’s kid, who was thrilled by the threat of persecution and worshiping in secret. When the social unrest became too much, her family fled to rural Arkansas where her identity then became that of the only non-white and non-English speaking person in her small town of 3,000. Ahnna persevered through cultural differences and language barriers in Arkansas, only to find her identity in question again when her family moved to Denver, Colorado as a young teen. Her identity in Christ was challenged daily in school by both teachers and students, only to be met at home with the conflict of her Korean-American identity that was forming. Through the most intense spiritual warfare, Ahnna’s identities and her idol of accomplishment were stripped away and she almost succumbed to death until God showed her that she was His.  As Ahnna continues to make sense of her calling as a wife, mother and newly ordained pastor her identity as a daughter of the Most High has equipped her through the additional challenges of her husband’s stroke, giving birth alone and finishing seminary. Although the theme of her life thus far has been one of navigating new worlds that held no similarity, the one constant was God who is capable of taking care of us, saving us, showing us who we truly are and not letting any experience go to waste.

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