Peace in His Presence

In this episode, Michelle welcomes Christa Petzold to discuss her new book Journey Through Church History.

They discuss the inspiring stories of early martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas, highlighting their unwavering faith and hope in the face of death.

Christa shares her motivation for writing the book, aiming to make church history accessible and engaging for children and adults alike, and its potential use in homeschooling, confirma...

In this special podcast episode, the Michelle invites fellow co-hosts from the Seasoned Mamas podcast, Deb Burma, Lindsey Hausch, and Faith Doerr to discuss Faith's debut book, 'God's Encouraging Word: True Comforts When Worldly Advice Fails'.

They dive into the genesis of the book, which was inspired by Faith's personal trauma and a need to address unhelpful platitudes often given during difficult times. The discussion highlights ...

Michelle sits down with Chad Bird to talk about his book, Hitchhiking with Prophets. Chad is a scholar in residence at 1517 and host of popular Bible podcasts like "40 Minutes in the Old Testament".

In "Hitchhiking with Prophets," Chad aims to make the biblical narrative accessible even to those with little prior knowledge. Drawing from his podcast episodes outlining Old Testament stories, ...

In this episode of the 'Peace and His Presence' podcast, Michelle explores the profound comfort and assurance found in Psalm 23. Michelle shares insights on how understanding God as our shepherd, Yahweh, can transform our perception of life's challenges and our fears. She discusses the importance of resting in God's unshakeable promises.

If you would like to learn more about the Promised Rest God offers to you, please check out Mic...

Do you struggle with fear and anxiety when life's storms rage? In this episode of the Peace in His Presence podcast, host Michelle Diercks takes a look at Psalm 27 to reveal how we can find rest and security in God's unshakable promises.

Sharing a powerful personal story of clinging to God's truth during a potential turbulent flight, Michelle unpacks the life-changing realization that the Lord is our true ...

Finding Rest  in God's Unshakeable Promises

This episode offers solace and hope through scripture, focusing on God's loving presence and promises in times of hardship. Featured are comforting verses from Isaiah 43 and Psalm 46, emphasizing God's personal care, redemption, and strength amidst life's trials. Michelle shares insights on God’s immense power and unconditional love, illustrated b...

In this episode, Michelle sits down with, author, speaker, podcast host, Katie Koplin to discuss her new book, Encouragement For Motherhood, which will be released on April 9, 2024. It is available to order now.

Katie and Michelle talk about the struggles of motherhood but also how God's grace pours out over every moment. 

Michelle shares an a small reading from the book and shares a few quotes. You will want to grab your favorite ...

What feels impossible to you in this season of your life?

Health issues, family struggles, grieving the loss of a loved one, work challenges, or problems at church.  

I invite you to hold up what seems impossible before the Lord and sit with Him, while we take a look at Mary’s story today. I know it’s not easy to look at what feels impossible but your Immanuel promises to be with you in all things and He will strengthen you and giv...

What is the cry of your heart? What is the prayer you’ve been whispering over and over again to God until you wonder if you should even keep asking? But the longing lasts, and you wait in the hope of knowing that God promises to hear your prayers and that He always answers your prayers, maybe not in the way you imagined, but always out of His divine love and grace towards you. 

Advent is a time of waiting. As we look back to the fi...

Welcome to the final and fourth episode of The Blessings and Burdens of Friendship series. For this series, Michelle invited Christina Hergenrader to be a guest host.

In this final episode as we celebrate the joys of friendship, Michelle and Christina, invited their mutual friend, Audrey Duensing-Werner Director of Family Life Ministry.

In this episode, we dive into t...

Michelle and Christina tackle the complex terrain of forgiveness and reconciliation within friendships. It's a topic that often leads to hesitation and discomfort, as we ponder whether our cherished friendships can endure the trials and tribulations that come with difficult conversations.

Friendships, like fragile stained glass windows, are susceptible to breaking. However, Michelle beautifully draws a parallel between enduring fri...

Michelle interviews Phil Magness about his book, Church Music: For the Care of Souls. 

This was a special interview as Michelle has been friends with Phil and his wife Cheryl for almost 30 years.

Michelle learned much about worship from Phil when they served at a church together many years ago.

In this interview, they talk about:

• Why Phil wrote this book
• The importance of Sunday morning worship but also personal worship.
• Going...

Michelle and Christina continue their series on the blessings and burdens of friendship, by taking a look at the question, "How Many Friends Should You Have?" 

What Michelle and Christina, discovered through their survey was that women of all ages and stages of life, wondered how many friends should I have? Which often leads to wondering, why don’t I have more friends?

Christina takes the lead...

Michelle has invited Christina Hergenrader to guest host a  special podcast series called "The Blessings and Burdens of Friendship." We're diving deep into this fascinating world of friendships, sharing stories, insights, and, hopefully, a lot of helpful advice along the way.

One thing that's been on our minds is this idea we like to call "wish dreams." You know, it's that perfect, almost fairytale-like image we all have of what fr...

Often, our worries come from not being able to control a situation. The truth is that we cannot plan for all the uncertainties we will face, but we can trust our Immanuel, the God who is with us, to give us His strength and peace through all the trials and troubles we will face in this life.

When our minds become stuck in "what if" thinking, we see things from our finite viewpoint. We forget that God is infinite and that we can tru...

Does your heart feel shaken and shattered? Perhaps you feel bruised and battered from all that has happened over the last few years. You are weary and tired, and you long for peace.

God promises to be your Good Shepherd, and you can rest in His unshakable faithfulness towards you today and always.

In this episode...