Strength Dignity Life

The Bible is an important part of our christian faith. It is something we should be reading everyday, but it can confusing to understand.

There is an abundance of free resources that were created to help us better understand the Bible. However, there is one resource that is particularly helpful in deciphering rough passages. This resource was created for people like you and me who have a desire to study God’s word but have difficulty understanding the scriptures. It is great for all ages and is especially helpful for visual learners. Join me, along with guest Mike McDonald of the Bible Project, as we discuss one of the best Bible resources available.

We were created for relationship. Relationships don't just happen. They take intentionality. In this episode, Ozzie and I share our experience of coming from a community of believers and then moving to a new state where we had to intentionally seek out community. Listen as we share the steps we had to take to make intentional relationships.

As Christmas approaches, Apryl recounts her own powerful testimony of forgiveness. She shares of her own battles with bitterness after a childhood of hurt and anger. And then conversely how God revealed the sin in her life, pursued her with grace, showered her with mercy, and gifted her with forgiveness. This episode delves into the messy nature of our lives and the joy and freedom offered in Christ explained through Apryl’s attestation of faith.

She explains that we have experienced the forgiveness of God which gives us the understanding and compassion to forgive others. With Jesus, the forgiver of all debts as our example, Apryl challenges us once again to raise the standard of our culture with the gift of forgiveness.

This one is dedicated to my Beautiful Heavenly gift, my oldest daughter Bella Celeste. In this episode I share my personal testimony of being the perfect church girl to becoming a teen mother. I share the embarrasing story of having to stand before my church and confess my sin then finding healing from those hurts in the passages of scripture. Told in Titus Chapter 2 fashion as an older woman breaking it down for a younger woman. This one goes out to all those teen moms who have lived this story and have ever felt alone.

Fasting, one of the underutilized weapons we have against the flesh and the enemy. Listen as I discuss fasting, spiritual warfare and personal testimonies of this powerful weapon in action.

In this episode guest Kayla Peterson, Dean of Women for Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, California gives us the skinny on Bible College Life. Join Kayla as she answers the questions: How do I know if Bible College is for me? How do I get into community once I am there? And how to make the college years the most successful.

For more information on Calvary Chapel Bible College go to https://calvarychapelbiblecollege.com/home/

Do you know the struggle of wanting to live for God but feeling held back by the pain of your past? Do you find yourself trying to put a band-aid on a deep wound in your life? In this episode Music Artist Ketrina Joy gets real and personal about the collision between her desire for God and the pain of her past. Ketrina shares her experience as an overseas missionary in the wake of terrorism and her struggle with PTSD. Listen as the Lord turns her pain into a song in the night. Check out her album Splendor on Spotify. Follow her on Instagram @ketrinajoymusic

This episode includes mature content, covering hard truths of God honoring womanhood and sexuality. Our host Apryl leads a discussion with her guest Bethany Beal, of Girl Defined Ministries. Girl Defined Ministries is a non-profit organization based out of Texas. www.girldefined.com Their mission is to answer the question: What does God-honoring womanhood look like?

In this episode they discuss the contents of Bethany’s new book, authored with her sister, Kristen Clark: Sex, Purity, and the Longings of a Girl’s Heart. They acknowledge topics that are rarely discussed within churches today, addressing four lies people fall into regarding sexuality that are countered with biblical truths. This book is for singles and married woman alike as they unpack parts of Bethany’s own story and the biblical hope regarding real issues we all struggle with.

At their website you can find links to their books, blog posts, YouTube channel, and other wonderful resources of the ministry Girl Defined.

https://www.girldefined.com/