Steven Murphy suffered through a number of very dark years. His personal and professional life were in a spiral. After years of helping and serving others, he found that few people were ready to support him through the exhaustion and depression he was facing. These days he is giving others the opportunity to share their own stories of struggle through The Nook Podcast. https://www.podpage.com/the-nook-podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/murphy24p/ https://twitter.com/Murphy24p https://www.youtube...
Mar 13, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 79
John Jarman is a professional fitness coach, former football coach and Marine Corps veteran of Desert Storm. His life was in a self-destructive downward spiral until he underwent a radical transformation. He tells of that transformation in his book, Broken and Redeemed. http://www.brokenandredeemed.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BrokenRedeemed https://www.instagram.com/john_brokenredeemed/ https://twitter.com/broken_redeemed https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-jarman-13907a226/ https://www.amazon.co...
Mar 06, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 78
Amber Cullum is a fearlessly authentic podcaster, homeschool mom and speaker. She is the host of Grace Enough, a podcast designed to encourage her listeners in their life and faith. In this episode of Bleeding Daylight, Amber gives us an insight into her life with stories of near tragedy, of hope and a little about her own very popular podcast. We’ll explore the connection between beauty and brokenness and talk about the practice of Sabbath. www.graceenoughpodcast.com www.instagram.com/graceenou...
Feb 27, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 77
Kareemah Emordi is a singer, author, poet and playwright. She is the founder and CEO of No Walls TV, award-winning filmmaker and a lot more. In this week’s episode of Bleeding Daylight, she talks about the dramatic way she abandoned her Muslim faith to follow Jesus Christ. https://nowallstv.tv/ https://www.facebook.com/nowallstv https://www.instagram.com/nowallstv/ https://www.instagram.com/kareemahemordi/...
Feb 20, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 76
Rebecca Sanderson has seen the difficult and sometimes traumatic lives that some children face and has a strong desire to serve children from all backgrounds. She also believes that providing strong foundations for children, no matter their circumstances, will help them navigate the inevitable difficulties of life. Her podcast, Lamplighter Kids’s Stories, has reached children across the world. She is currently writing her first book. https://lamplighterkids.com https://www.facebook.com/lamplight...
Feb 13, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Donna Patrick is a speaker, award-winning author, musician, choir director, worship leader, writer, radio host, and podcaster. She has been teaching and leading for over 35 years. She is passionate about helping people discover and live out their purpose. https://donnarenaypatrick.com https://www.facebook.com/donna.r.patrick https://www.instagram.com/donnarpatrick/ https://twitter.com/DonnaRPatrick https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-renay-patrick-m-a-b9746a29/...
Feb 06, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Wendy Cunningham is all about gaining perspective and looking more deeply at not only the ideas and beliefs that we hold but where those ideas and beliefs are formed. Wendy is a wife, an author, an entrepreneur, and a homeschool mom of three. She also hosts the Gaining My Perspective podcast. Her current book, 'What if You’re Wrong?' explores a massive change in her own thinking. gainingmyperspective.com https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/gaining-my-perspective-podcast/id1558606023...
Jan 30, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 73
Kim Sorrelle is an entrepreneur and the director of a humanitarian organization. She splits her time between her home in Michigan and the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In a world that uses the word love to describe our connection to everything from people close to us to our favourite food or TV show, Kim decided to look more deeply into what love truly means. Her book, 'Love Is' tells the story of her year-long experiment of truly living out love. https://www.facebook.com/loveis...
Jan 23, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 72
Amy Nordhues is an author and speaker who uses her experience as a victim of sexual abuse to help, support and educate others. Her book Prayed Upon, Breaking Free from Therapist Abuse, tells her story of abuse, escape and ultimate healing by a predatory psychiatrist and church elder. https://amynordhues.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HR9TN3N https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59222402-prayed-upon https://www.facebook.com/AmyNordhues...
Jan 16, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 71
Steve and Katie Keene have five children, including two with special needs. Over the last 17 years they have strived to build a strong marriage with happy thriving children. They've created the Family Success System, using their own family struggles and journey to provide support for other families of all kinds. https://instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets https://www.facebook.com/groups/447138769891195 https://podcast.familysuccesssecrets.com https://familysuccesssecrets.com...
Dec 12, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Scott LaPierre is the senior pastor of Woodland Christian Church, a Regional Facilitator for Church and Family Life, an author, and conference speaker. Together with his wife, Katie, he homeschools their nine children. He’s a blogger and podcaster. Holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Master of Arts in Education and Master of Arts in Religion: Biblical Studies. https://www.scottlapierre.org
Dec 05, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Sarah Geringer has been filling diaries since the age of 11 and it was only a handful of years later, at the age of 16, that she realised that her passion for writing was more than a personal pastime. While raising a family put her calling of writing on the backburner for some years, she’s now a published author, podcaster, blogger and speaker. She has overcome a series of traumas in her life and is now helping others to do the same. https://www.sarahgeringer.com https://www.facebook.com/sarahge...
Nov 28, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Amber Jones is a peer psychoeducator who is an advocate for families and individuals in need of hope. She’s the founder of GraceStory Ministries, connecting people with education, resources, and community, equipping them for the journey of restoration. She draws from her own story of childhood trauma and her journey to wholeness in order to inspire others to take their own first, intentional steps towards healing. http://gracestoryministries.com http://instagram.com/my_grace_story http://faceboo...
Nov 21, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Ginny Dent Brant grew up around the halls of power in the White House, rubbing shoulders with those in the highest office from both sides of politics. More recently she has written a book about overcoming cancer and how we can avoid or overcome many common illnesses. Unleash Your God-Given Healing tells the story of her journey through the diagnosis and then healing from cancer. www.ginnybrant.com https://www.facebook.com/ginny.d.brant...
Nov 14, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Alcohol ruled every piece of Sherry Hoppen’s life for ten years. As part of dealing with her addiction, she found herself on an incredible journey that you'll hear about in this episode. Sherry authored the book Sober Cycle and has an online community named She Surrenders which is helping others beat addictions of all kinds. http://shesurrenders.com http://facebook.com/shesurrenderssherry http://instagram.com/shesurrenders_sherry...
Nov 07, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Seth Emery is a writer, musician, graphic designer, podcaster and a whole lot more. He has lived in various places around the world but these days calls Adelaide, South Australia home. His book, Picture the Story asks, if God's story is called "Good News" what’s so good about it? What does it have to do with us, today? Connect with Seth Emery: http://sethemery.com http://instagram.com/sethemery http://theninedesign.com.au http://gathered.church...
Oct 31, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Neil Matthews is a podcaster who has a genuine interest in people. He spends a lot of time trying to put himself in other people’s shoes to discover who they are, and what’s behind their beliefs and the things they do. While most of the time he’s listening to other people’s stories, he has a story of his own that he uses to encourage others towards recovery. https://www.opspodcast.com/ https://www.facebook.com/opspodcastshow https://www.instagram.com/opspodcastshow/ https://twitter.com/opspodcas...
Oct 24, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Neil Tomba is the Senior Pastor of Northwest Bible Church and an avid cyclist. Years ago, Neil began dreaming about combining two of his greatest passions: having conversations about Jesus and spending time in the great outdoors. In June 2019, Neil cycled across the United States where, along the way, he engaged in conversations with individuals from all walks of life. It wasn’t just a one way conversation. He wanted to hear the hearts of the people he met. The journey was captured by a film tea...
Oct 10, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 62
If you’re someone who believes there is a God, where do you find him? Is it in the big moments, or within the silence or the small things? Paul Granger is committed to seeing God in the 'everyday' and to helping others see him there too. He spends a lot of time asking the question, “Where Did You See God?” Paul is a writer and podcaster. He currently serves with Youth With A Mission and has a focus on shepherding others as they seek to "love God and love others". http://wheredidyouseeGod.com htt...
Oct 03, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 61
What would inspire you to walk 1,400 miles over just a few months? For Barry Adkins, it was the tragedy of losing his son to alcohol poisoning. That tragedy has kept him searching for the ‘good thing’ that is to come out of the bad. Barry has warned tens of thousands of people about the dangers of binge drinking. Barry tells the story of his journey and the reason behind it in his book, Kevin’s Last Walk. www.kevinslastwalk.com facebook.com/kevinslastwalk twitter.com/kevinslastwalk...
Sep 26, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Kristin Beale is the author of three books, a weekly comic strip, and an upcoming TV show based on one of her books. She has completed nine marathons and is a national level fencer. Kristin has always led a very active life when she was in her mid-teens. One moment changed her life forever and many would describe it as a defining moment but again, and again, she has refused to be defined by that moment in time. www.kristinbeale.com http://instagram.com/greater.things.comics http://instagram.com/...
Sep 19, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Cody Wieler spent years battling with food obsession, constantly getting on and off of diets, binging and restricting, all leading to punishing workouts. After years of struggling to obtain and maintain his dream body, he was struck by a realisation that was to change his life forever. His podcast, Strong for Your Tasks is now helping others to that same realisation. He has also written a book of the same name. http://instagram.com/codywieler http://codywieler.com https://www.amazon.com/gp/produ...
Sep 12, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Marnie Swedberg went from being someone who struggled to read while she was at school, to now having read thousands of books and written more than a dozen herself. She is an international leadership mentor, the host of her own radio talk show, a media expert and a keynote speaker for organizations around the world. She has trained, coached and mentored over 15,000 leaders from 35 countries. http://marnie.com http://facebook.com/SpeakerMarnie https://www.instagram.com/mentormarnie/ https://www.yo...
Sep 05, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Chris Staron is an award-winning filmmaker, novelist, improv-comedian, and the producer and host of the Truce Podcast, which dives deep into history to explore how we got here and how we can do better. He's an author and the writer, director and producer of the films Bringing up Bobby and Between the Walls. On Bleeding Daylight he shares his journey of leaving a faith based on anger to one marked by compassion and love. www.trucepodcast.com www.twitter.com/trucepodcast www.facebook.com/trucepodc...
Aug 29, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Jenny Toh studied Law in England, had a legal career spanning almost three decades in Malaysia and Singapore working for a range of employers including a global oil and gas company as well as global banks. Personally, life was good, with a great family and close friends, but something was still missing. Jenny is the director of River Life Coaching where she coaches individuals to align their career and life goals with their values and strengths. https://www.riverlifecoaching.com https://www.link...
Aug 22, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Laura Padgett faced the pointing fingers of those who considered her unworthy. In her younger years, she was excluded and experienced a very difficult upbringing. Now she’s opening the door to others who have faced discrimination and exclusion. She’s an Author, Speaker, Dancer, and Podcaster who shares stories of inspiration and transformation. https://lauralpadgett.com https://www.facebook.com/LauraLPadgettAuthorSpeakerDancer https://www.instagram.com/laurapadgettauthor https://twitter.com/laur...
Aug 08, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Where do you turn when your life has been routinely punctuated by abuse and even your friends have ripped you off? Who do you trust? Staci Diffendaffer has replaced hurt with healing. Right from a very early age, she experienced a tremendous amount of pain and trauma. The events that caused that pain and trauma shaped her thinking and caused her to form harmful beliefs about herself and about others. Severe financial loss and serious health issues caused further heartache. Her book, Unconditione...
Aug 01, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Tony Green has known what most people would consider success. He reached incredible heights in the corporate world, earning significant wealth and respect, but it all came crashing down and Tony was left to build his life again. These days, life looks very different. His book, Triumphant Surrender is a best seller that talks about a very countercultural idea of what success means. http://www.triumphantsurrender.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Triumphant-Surrender-The-Book-by-Tony-Green-10748778453...
Jul 25, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 52
None of us like to be constantly put down and criticised, yet our harshest critic is often our own internal dialogue. The words we speak to ourselves can hold us back or even cripple us emotionally. John Stange is helping people discover a better way. He is the lead pastor of Core Creek Community Church in Pennsylvania, as well as being an adjunct professor at Cairn University. He hosts three podcasts, The Chapter-a-Day Audio Bible, Daily Devotions with Pastor John, and Dwell on These Things. ht...
Jul 19, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 51
What if you’re not who you’ve always thought you were? What if you discovered that you’re someone entirely different? Sharon Hughes believes that’s not only her story, she would suggest that it’s very likely to be your story too. This episode could change the way you think about yourself, forever. Sharon Hughes is the founder of Confidence Academy, the host of Called to Confidence podcast, a confidence and Self-worth expert, and Critical Incident Stress Debriefer. Her first book, The Girl in the...
Jul 11, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 50
