What's the Word? | Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Living

As we approach the Christmas season, set your heart to experience the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Christmas story like never before. In this episode, acclaimed author Cynthia Ruchti invites us to better understand and revere the sacred power of the Holy Spirit during the Advent season. Listen in and discover why the Spirit’s presence in the Christmas story still matters today and every day.

Highlights:

• Focusing on God’s Pr...

In this month’s episode, award-winning author and mother of three grown sons, Kelda Poynot, joins us to share her insights on raising boys. She emphasizes the importance of elders instilling wisdom and maturity as boys face both victories and vices on their path to becoming honorable men.

Highlights:

• Maturity defined
• Consequences of living immaturely
• Growing in maturity
• No longer infants (Ephesians 4:11-16)
• Words of wisdom

What d...

In this month's episode, JoDitt Williams, graphic designer and lettering artist, gives listeners a unique biblical perspective on becoming light bearers. 

Highlights:

• Revelation of light
• Being bearers of Jesus' light
• Matthew 5:14-16 - Bringing out God colors in the world
• Shine your light on others
• Bring out your unique God color to be a blessing

What did you find most compelling about this episode? Is there a word from ...

God's strength is revealed not only throughout the pages of Scripture but also in the everyday happenings around us. From the healing properties of the foods He created to the restoration of broken relationships, God's power is always on display if we take the time look. In this episode, Mysty Pfeffer, a registered nurse and health and wellness coach, shares an inspiring testimony of how God’s healing and restorative powe...

In this episode, certified personal development coach and Christian counselor Sophia Rose opens up about her powerful journey from a life weighed down by shame, striving, and fear to one transformed by the boundless grace, love, and forgiveness of God. Tune in and be encouraged as she shares how God’s grace can rewrite your story too.

Highlights:

• Grace is found in God’s compassion and generosity
• What grace looks like as a prodigal...

Jessica Poché is deeply passionate about both God and people, a passion that shines through in her teaching of the Word, her leadership in worship, and her dedication to empowering others to discover the beauty of God's nature and the unique purpose He has designed for each individual. Experience this passion firsthand as she shares her Biblical wisdom on the concept of rest.

Highlights:

• What’s the difference between the wor...

Back for a second time, Ushirika Johnson, Licensed Professional Counselor, joins me to explore how emotional healing is essential for embracing your true identity as God's daughter. 

In this special episode, we're also excited to announce the launch of Getting to I Am, a transformative five-week online workshop designed to help women embrace their God-given identity. The workshop kicks off on April 16th, with registration ...

Although she is no longer a medical pharmacist, Dr. April Dawn White now considers herself a spiritual pharmacist, dispensing hope to those in need. Listen as she shares candidly about how she learned to trust God during the times when both her faith and health were put to the test.

Highlights:

• Faith is built by daily surrendering your will
• Isaiah 48:10–Faith is forged in the furnace of suffering
• Challenges to living by faith
• God he...

The inaugural season of What's the Word? has come to a successful close, and it's only fitting to celebrate the words and the guests that made 2024 such a memorable year. Enjoy this special episode! 

Episodes & Start Times
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• Episodes 2 & 3: Transformed (1:16)
• Episode 4: Grateful (4:51)
• Episode 5: Unfaithful (6:45)
• Episode 6: Love (10:38)
• Episode 7: Forgiv...

Alicia Perkins joins us in this episode to teach and encourage us about living in wholeness. You will learn from this executive leadership coach and Pastor’s wife what wholeness is and what it is not. You’ll also come to understand that there’s no need to strive for something you already have. The key to wholeness is to align your thinking with what the Word of God says.  

Highlights:

• The pitfalls of striving to feel complete
• Iden...

Kratai Albert grew up in a Buddhist household, but at the age of 10, she had a supernatural experience with Jesus and knew she belonged to Him. Her journey in growing in Christ took some unconventional and stressful turns, but through it all Kratai (pronounced: Ka-tye) discovered the peace that can only be found in trusting God. Listen and be encouraged by her story.

Highlights:

• Peace Defined: Comparing the worldly and Biblical p...

Have you ever struggled with feelings of hopelessness? Most, if not all, of us have at some point in our lives. With personal stories and a Biblical foundation, Licensed Professional Counselor Ushirika Johnson helps us understand what hope is and the keys for restoring it when it seems lost.

Highlights:

• Understanding the difference between Biblical and worldly hope
• Learning to see hope in the details of life
• Overcoming hopelessness...

Life happens—the good, the bad, and the ugly. How does one answer the demands of life without losing themselves in the process? LaQuinta Pollard found that a loving community, honesty with herself, and transparency with others are the things that are helping her to lean more into Christ and to live by the beat of His drum and not that of someone else.

Highlights:

• Life is a daily unveiling
• What happens when life overwhelms you and ...

Alicia Terry is a creator. In this episode, she answers questions from friends about what it means to create, how it’s helped to refine her Christian walk, the spiritual challenges she faced in the creative process, and more.

Highlights:

• Finding joy in the process
• Genesis 1:1, 27 – Becoming a reflection of our Maker
• We are all born to create
• Overcoming the challenges that come with creating
• Create with God for the best outcomes

W...

Dr. Darlene Ephriam’s life went from rejection to rehabilitation and ultimately to redemption more than 30 years ago. What could have easily been a life of substance abuse and broken relationships became so much more. By accepting the finished work of Christ, “Dr. E” experienced redemption in her life, her marriage, and in her relationship with her children. Listen, and let her story be an encouragement to you.

Highlights:

• Isaiah...

Receiving healing is not always the easiest thing to obtain. Doubt in your mind and even in the minds of others makes it a challenge. So, how do you move beyond doubt to trust God for healing? Faith and understanding the power of the “word” are good places to start. In this episode Jennifer Elwood walks us through a Greek and Hebrew study of the word healed and encourages listeners to seek God and believe Him for their healing...

Sharing from her Jewish and Christian background, hear what Cindy Rudin has to say about becoming justified and forgiven, and the things she learned about herself and Jesus along the way. (Note: For more about the law, Jesus, and faith which are discussed in this episode, read Galatians 3 in the New Testament. I got a lot out of reading it from The Passion Translation because of its plain language, but use the version you like most...

Unforgiveness is damaging to our minds, bodies, souls, and spirits. To get free from this terrible taskmaster, we have to get back to the Word and see what God has to say about it. There’s freedom in forgiveness and Dr. Lisa Dorsey shares with listeners how to possess both.

Highlights:

• The problem with unforgiveness
• The power and process of forgiveness
• Forgive always. Reconcile when it’s safe and healthy to do so.
• Unforgiveness does...

To know the faithfulness of God is to experience Him during the highs and lows of life. Hear Jackie Edwards explain how her understanding of the word “faithful” was tested and how she was able to overcome some very trying times, and why, today, she can confidently tell you, “Don’t give up on God.”

Highlights:

• Isaiah 25:1–“Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonder...