We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure… Hebrews 6:19. Some of us have had struggles where we wonder if there is anything ahead for us. Former University of Tennessee football defensive back Todd Kelly, Jr returns to share what happened when his life met a challenging crossroad. Hear where God has been leading him since the heartache and anguish of his career-ending knee injury. He recently was honored as a “Legend of the Game” by the University of Tennessee. “TK” is a finan...
Feb 09, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 183
"Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause." Is 1:17. Jenny is back with friends Author, Nikki Goeser, Exec Dir of the Crime Research Center & the Honorable Rep Michele Carringer to talk about the tragic murder of Nikki's husband Ben, murdered by a man who stalked her - and still stalks her with “love letters” from prison. In compliance with state law, the night Ben was gunned down, Nikki’s legal gun was locked in the car. Sh...
Feb 07, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 182
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Eph 6:12 Jenny’s guest Paul Bagai, Minister of Discipleship and Young Adults at First Baptist Knoxville is here to help us maneuver through the topic of “spiritual warfare.” We are daily assaulted by the enemy who seeks to “steal, kill and destroy” our lives, and sometimes we don’t even notice. O...
Feb 01, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Jenny’s guests, Derrick Furlow, Jr and Madison Townsend are bringing us insight on how “setbacks may be set ups” for what’s your next step this year! After transitioning from athlete to Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur and former Pro and Tennessee Vol football player, Derrick D.LOW Furlow, Jr. is back sharing how adversity and faith shifted his perspective on life, putting him “in alignment with his true assignment!” Founder of SLB The Agency, Derrick is helping athletes navigate the challenges of ...
Jan 27, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 180
From a traumatic childhood filled with abuse, through addiction and anger, my guest was filled with the Holy Spirit in 1974 during the Jesus Movement! Then wait until you hear what God did through him! We are talking with Dr. John Polis, President & Founder of Revival Fellowship International, Sr. Pastor at Faith Church International, television and radio host, Author and Podcaster of the Battle Prayer Podcast. And in the studio with us is his brother, Dr. Pat Polis. Hear this emotional mira...
Jan 13, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Imagine leaving everything behind to follow Jesus. Paul Bagai, Minister of Discipleship and Young Adults at First Baptist Knoxville shares his story of coming to faith in Christ and trusting God when he was called to leave his home and move across the country with nothing in sight. Sometimes God asks us to take risks, trust him and walk by faith. But in all circumstances, we can experience God’s goodness! Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” Joh...
Dec 29, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 178
“It is a Land that the Lord your God seeks out; the eyes of the Lord your God, are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.” (DEUT 11:12) Anyone who has ever made a trip to Israel, has felt the impact on their life and spiritual growth. The Bible comes to life. Jenny’s guest Donna Jollay is in from Israel where she’s the Director of Christian Relations at Israel365. She gives us insight on just what is going on in Israel, her own redemption story, and unlocks someth...
Dec 28, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 177
“ For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” ~ Isaiah 9:6 Sometimes we get lost in all the excitement and forget the real reason we celebrate the season! Finding the real joy in Christmas is when you make Jesus the center of our celebration. Jenny’s guests today are Meredith Worden, President of the Nativity Pageant of Knoxville Board of Directo...
Dec 16, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 176
“ Answer me, O LORD, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.” Psalm 69:16 At 5am Feb 24, 2023, Dr. Vitaliy Sorokun and his wife Ana were awakened to sounds of explosions and their home shaking as Russia began war on Ukraine. Jenny’s guest knows first-hand the devastation and horror of what has been going on there, but can see God at work, even under these circumstances. Dr. Vitaliy Sorokun is Vice President of Burnham Ministries International and the Director of Foreign...
Dec 01, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 175
“Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.” Psalm 50:15 Most of us struggle to understand why God allows us to go through difficult times. Jenny interviews Pastor Chad and Sadie Roberts, who have faced one of the most challenging situations in life. While on a mission trip, Chad lost his sight in one eye and suddenly went completely blind in 2018. Despite this adversity, he carries a message that life is not random, but is actually orchestrated by God for a p...
Dec 01, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 174
What started out as an exciting trip to Israel to study and to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, suddenly changed as Hamas brutally attacked Israel. That Saturday morning two members of their group were on the balcony when the first missiles hit, less than two miles from their hotel. As tensions escalated in Israel, they and their family members and friends in the US, began to feel increasingly anxious. As the situation deteriorated, they started to feel anxious. Fear mounted as they were forced t...
Nov 16, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 173
Having survived stage 4 cancer, Jenny thought she had endured the greatest test of her life, until in a single moment, a collision with a drunk driver took the life of her seventeen-year-old son and left her remaining son clinging to life with catastrophic injuries. Jenny’s guest is Jenny Leavitt, Author of “GodPrints: Finding Evidence of God in the Shattered Pieces of Life.” Jenny and her husband, Myron, never intended to walk this road through the valley of the shadow of death, but life often ...
Nov 16, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 172
Many people struggle to start a family because they have been unable to become pregnant. In-vitro fertilization has been the answer to many couples’ prayers to have a baby. But this success has created a surplus of frozen human embryos - human life - but embryo donation and embryo adoption offer the blessing of life! Jenny is talking with Dr. Jeffrey Keenan, President & Medical Director of the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) and a fertility specialist at Southeastern Fertility in Knox...
Nov 16, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 171
"But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears." Psalm 18:6. Jenny’s guest was wrongfully accused of abusing her children, threatened with the possibility of jail and possibly losing her children to foster care and even adoption!! One fateful evening Rachel Siqueira Bruno's life was changed forever. Her story unravels like a "Dateline" story full of false-allegations & corruption. Yet through it al...
Nov 15, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 170
We all face hard times, and when we do, can we really just God to “sustain me to the end?” (I Cor 1:8) Jenny’s guest is Author, Speaker, Retreat Leader & business owner Kim Jaggers. Her online devotional “Kim Jaggers - Daily Seeking Him” can be found on Facebook and Instagram. She is passionate about spending time with God and leading others to have a real & personal relationship with Jesus. Kim has been through devastating loss, unimaginable circumstances & heartache that moved her ...
Sep 18, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 169
When we know what Jesus did for us, it gives us a different perspective of what it means to love ourselves and others. Foster Care and personal one-on-one evangelism is an opportunity to step into someone’s life and make a difference. Jenny interviews Bradley Williams, President/CEO of Holston United Methodist Home for Children and staff member Joel Haler and hears how they are bringing Jesus to a hurting world. Joel leads a community ministry & heads up foster care recruitment in churches i...
Sep 17, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 168
Facing struggles of addiction, depression, anxiety, and self-worth can feel like an abyss of darkness. Jenny talks with Sarah Keel, Executive Director of Renew Clinic Knoxville and Board Member, Knox County Commissioner, Kim Frazier about what it means to suffer well! We all have days when we struggle, or feel things “closing in” or “feel stuck.” In John 16:33, Jesus said, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have...
Aug 23, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Jenny has a special guest this week! UT Music Education Professor & the Director of The University of Tennessee Bands - Pride Of The Southland Band - Dr. Michael Stewart (Mike Stewart). He will inspire & encourage you as he shares his walk of faith, about his family, their adoption story and behind the scenes on campus! He shares the importance of God’s timing and how to live life daily to influence and encourage others. Even on a University Campus, you can touch lives as you walk in fai...
Aug 23, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Jenny interviews Raul Lopez, Executive Director of Men Of Valor sharing how Jesus restored his life from gangs, violence & drugs to now helping incarcerated men find freedom in Jesus! His story of getting out of Cuba and communism as a child began a broken & chaotic life for him. He shares how God perused him, had a purpose for his life and someone cared enough to tell him about Jesus! Then hear how God prepared Raul for leadership and how God’s Grace and love has transformed his life an...
Aug 03, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Jesus speaks on the importance of forgiveness, but how do we forgive such deep hurts? Bullied, abused and holding on to that secret. How do you forgive the unthinkable? Jenny’s guest has lived with a disability, was bullied and then targeted & abused by a neighborhood pedophile. Pastor & Author David Peterson shares about his book, "Journey to Forgiveness:: 21 Milestones to Freedom" to give us steps to healing and restoration. He helps us understand how to forgive and how forgiving gives...
Jul 29, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 164
In a culture where we wonder how much more chaos and confusion we are going to see, sometimes we long to find a quiet place to rest and forget everything going on in our world. Jenny’s guest today is a master at weaving faith-filled stories that take us to a far away place, back to simpler times and draw us into an adventure. Jenny’s interviews Award-winning Author, Keely Brooke Keith on her just released book, "Uncharted GRACE.” It’s the12th book in her “Uncharted Series!” Hear about some of th...
Jul 19, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 163
We know two things that can change a life. One is a relationship with Jesus Christ and the other is education. With Jenny are two young ladies whose lives are being significantly impacted through Mission of Hope 's Scholarship program, mentorship & outreach. Summer Botts Wilkins and Toni Young share their stories along with our friend and mentor, Shawna Dittrich. Learn more about this ministry at Mission of Hope 's FB page or missionofhope.org....
Jun 21, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 161
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Eph 6:12 The gap between seen and unseen, between natural and spirit, is narrowing. Never has the ongoing battle between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light been more apparent. All you have to do is look at the chaos, evil and confusion going on in our world today. Jenny's guest is M...
Jun 21, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 162
While her husband was on a mission trip to Nicaragua, Sadi Roberts, pregnant with their fourth child, received a call that Chad was going blind in one eye. Then in 2018 he lost vision in both eyes. Chad was blind. Sadie talks about her own struggles and how God uses these dark valleys and trials to refine us and grow us to draw us closer Him. These hard things in life can be used to bring glory to God. This show for anyone looking for Hope in a world of difficulty, adversity and those who feel d...
May 25, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Everyone’s life is important. Serving others is one of the things Jesus calls us to do. Jenny interviews TN Senator Becky Duncan Massey, a Knoxville native, graduate of the University of Tennessee and a successful businesswoman who served as the former Executive Director for 25 years of the Sertoma Center serving intellectually disabled adults. As a community leader, Becky has earned numerous awards, and she serves with a humble spirit. Senator Massey is sharing how God has led her to what she i...
May 03, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 159
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Many of us have struggled, which can lead us to insecurity and self-destruction. Jenny’s guest Author & Fitness coach Jade Krauss Thornton has been through hard times and she’s here to talk about her struggles and how the power of prayer can change things! Her book, Upside Down to Rightside Up! brings together fitness and faith! You may be wondering ho...
May 02, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Sometimes our best plans and hopes for the future can take a turn. It's a crossroad in life when everything changes. Our outlook on those unwanted circumstances can stop us short or motivate us to do more. Jenny's guest is Todd Kelly Jr. , “TK” a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch, founder and CEO of TKJ Foundation, and former outstanding Tennessee Football player. TK played defensive back for the TN Vols, but due to a knee injury was forced to retire from the game. His hope was to play in the...
Apr 25, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 157
“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Ps 34:18. The tragic school shooting that happened in the Covenant School in Nashville and the devastation in Mississippi left many with loss, grief and feeling hopeless. How do we find comfort and peace when the unthinkable happens? James Forsyth, Senior Pastor of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church in Kn Orville, TN joins Jenny to talk about walking through grief with those who are hurting, comforting our childre...
Apr 17, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 156
“I’m not good enough” “will I ever be enough?” - the lie that steals, kills and destroys. Jason Butler, Pastor of Harvest at the Silos Church, has been a Celebrate Recovery leader and is a Counselor. Jason was a highly successful businessman that struggled privately with an addiction. But his story, like others, begins years before when he began to believe the lies of the enemy! He has experienced God’s grace and healing, which has not only restored his life, but has transformed his life - and h...
Mar 31, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Jenny’s guest is the charming Author, Singer, Blogger & former model Deona “Dee” Headrick who has worked in the beauty business for many years! Her book,“Lord, Help Me! I Need a Makeover” inspires and motivates us to trust Jesus. Her book shows us how we can faithfully and joyously live out God's calling amidst the pull of our culture in every direction. She looks at ordinary everyday tasks - like daily beauty routines and makes spiritual connections to what God desires to do in our hearts! ...
Mar 21, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 153
