This series originally aired in Spring of 2023. This is a look back at this series.

As we continue our series with Natalie Runion, today we discuss what church hurt is and isn’t. 

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Today we are relaunching one of our favorite series in recent years. This was the first series we did with author, pastor, worship leader Natalie Runion.

She joins Bernie Dake for this 6-week series and in this episode, we start by learning more about Natalie and her background.

Throughout this series Natalie and Bernie will be discussing Church hurt- and encouraging those who have been there not to give up on the bride of Christ.

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Happy New Year! From all of us at Words of Life we pray that God uses 2025 to reveal Himself to you in new and powerful ways. Thank you for listening and may God bless you!

In this episode we take a look back at some of our favorite episodes from 2024. Click the title of each series name to hear the full episode.

1. "Praying through the pain"- an Easter series about prayer in the midst of trials.
2. "Discipled"- this series was a round table discussion with a men's discipleship group as we learned how this group formed and what it means to them.
3. Father's round table- in this series we were joined by dads with varying age-ranges of kids. We talked about discipling our kids and how to continue to date our wives.
4. Natalie Runion's Discipleship course for women- In this series we were once again joined by worship leader and author, Natalie Runion as we walked through her recently created discipleship course for women.
5. "Complete in Christ"- this was a round table discussion on the topic of holiness with Dr. Bill and Rev. Diane Ury, Lt. Col. Ken Luyk, and Lt. Col. Vern Jewett.

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In our final episode with worship leader April Christina Farmer, we learn more about her current ministry and what lies ahead for 2025.

To learn more about April and her ministry visit https://www.aprilchristinafarmer.com/

Listen to April's music here- https://itunes.apple.com/pg/artist/april-christina/id582419934

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In this episode, worship leader and pastor April Christina Farmer and Bernie discuss how they know God will use the tiniest opportunity to do something incredible in their lives.

To learn more about April and her ministry visit https://www.aprilchristinafarmer.com/

Listen to April's music here- https://itunes.apple.com/pg/artist/april-christina/id582419934

Learn more about the show at https://salvationarmysoundcast.org/wordsoflife

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We are once again joined by worship leader and pastor, April Christina Farmer. In this episode April and Bernie share some recent struggles they have both faced and discuss how they know God remains faithful.

To learn more about April and her ministry visit https://www.aprilchristinafarmer.com/

Listen to April's music here- https://itunes.apple.com/pg/artist/april-christina/id582419934

Learn more about the show at https://salvationarmysoundcast.org/wordsoflife

And learn about more shows produced by The Salvation Army here- https://salvationarmysoundcast.org/

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In our second episode with worship leader and pastor April Christina Farmer, we hear more of her story and how her father was always a walking example of living out your faith. Who in your life has modeled this type of faith for you?

To learn more about April and her ministry visit https://www.aprilchristinafarmer.com/

Listen to April's music here- https://itunes.apple.com/pg/artist/april-christina/id582419934

Learn more about the show at https://salvationarmysoundcast.org/wordsoflife

And learn about more shows produced by The Salvation Army here- https://salvationarmysoundcast.org/

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This Christmas, we are joined by worship leader, pastor, speaker, April Christina Farmer. She and Bernie discuss her testimony through the lens of gratitude. From starting out as a single parent to a very scary illness, April's journey is such an encouragement and testimony to the grace of God.

To learn more about April and her ministry visit https://www.aprilchristinafarmer.com/

Listen to April's music here- https://itunes.apple.com/pg/artist/april-christina/id582419934

Learn more about the show at https://salvationarmysoundcast.org/wordsoflife

And learn about more shows produced by The Salvation Army here- https://salvationarmysoundcast.org/

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In this final episode, the group shares their own testimony about how missions trips have shaped their lives. We often go on a mission trip ready to change the world but we often find that the most change happens in our hearts.

If you're interested in learning more about Salvation Army missions trips visit https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/ to find your nearest Salvation Army location.

And to learn more about the work The Salvation Army is doing worldwide, visit https://www.sawso.org/ 

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Short term missions can be incredibly powerful and helpful. But if done poorly or with the wrong intent can possibly have negative effects on the community we are serving. In this episode the group discusses, from experience, what they’ve learned from short-term missions.

If you're interested in learning more about Salvation Army missions trips visit https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/ to find your nearest Salvation Army location.

And to learn more about the work The Salvation Army is doing worldwide, visit https://www.sawso.org/ 

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