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The Defender Podcast

Lifeline Children's Serviceslifelinechild.org
The Defender Podcast is a ministry of Lifeline Children's Services where we seek to equip the body of Christ to manifest the gospel to vulnerable children and families. We hope this podcast will provide encouragement, inspiration, and ways to connect with others who have a heart for the orphan.
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Episodes

Best of: Jamie Ivey

In case you missed it, join us in this “Best of” episode as Herbie Newell talks with Jamie Ivey about a number of issues including adoption, racial reconciliation, the church, and her podcast, “The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey”. https://jamieivey.com Happy Hour Podcast – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happy-hour-with-jamie-ivey/id880741976?mt=2 https://ifyouonlyknewbook.net Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter...

May 27, 201933 min

Lifeline Family Reunion

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Meredith Campbell, Jana Lombardo, and Karla Thrasher about the upcoming Lifeline Family Reunion on June 29 in Birmingham, Alabama. http://lifelinechild.org/family-reunion Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

May 22, 201920 min

Better Together: Katie Reynolds

Join us as Katie Reynolds tells her story of going through the adoption process but having it fail by not bringing a child home. www.arcstories.com Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

May 21, 201919 min

Families Count with Traci Newell

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Traci Newell about the growing Families Count program and some stories about how churches are engaging in family restoration and changing lives. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

May 15, 201924 min

Better Together: Traci Davis

Join us as adoptive mom Traci Davis shares a story of marriage and adoption. www.arcstories.com Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

May 14, 201918 min

Birthmothers Day with Lauren Eddie

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Lauren Eddie about Birthmother’s Day and the importance of celebrating the brave women who have chosen to make an adoption plan for their child. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

May 08, 201918 min

Better Together: Zack Nichols

Join us as adoptive dad Zack Nichols shares his experience adopting from India. www.arcstories.com Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

May 07, 201915 min

Better Together: Jared Cornutt

Join us as adoptive dad Jared Cornutt shares his experience adopting from India. www.arcstories.com Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Apr 30, 201916 min

Better Together: Josh Moody

Join us as adoptive dad Josh Moody shares his experience adopting from and working in Uganda as well as transitioning back to the States and continuing working in orphan care. www.arcstories.com Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Apr 23, 201916 min

Easter: The Rightful King humbled Himself to Serve

Join us as Herbie Newell shares with us a devotion for this Easter: The Rightful King humbled Himself to Serve. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild

Apr 17, 201911 min

Better Together: Christi Veazey

Join us as adoptive mom, Christi Veazey shares her experience hosting a teenager from Colombia. This story was recently told at a Birmingham ArcStories event benefitting Lifeline Children’s Services. www.arcstories.com Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Apr 16, 201916 min

Jessica Roberts on Childhood, Marriage, Coming to Faith, and Adoption Part II

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Jessica Roberts as she tells her story of childhood, marriage, coming to faith, and adoption. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Apr 10, 201933 min

Jessica Roberts on Childhood, Marriage, Coming to Faith, and Adoption Part I

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Jessica Roberts as she tells her story of childhood, marriage, coming to faith, and adoption. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Apr 09, 201932 min

Hungary Update: Live from Budapest

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Jana Lombard, Josh Caldwell, and Adam Sîmon while in Hungary meeting with local partners and government officials. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Apr 04, 201918 min

Interview with IMB’s Paul Akin

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with IMB’s Paul Akin. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild

Apr 02, 201924 min

Waiting in Adoption with Morgan and Jared Cooper

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Morgan and Jared Cooper about adoption, specifically their 4-year wait to bring home their son from Haiti. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Mar 27, 201929 min

Engaging Millennials in Orphan Care with Sawyer and Melinda Nell

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Sawyer and Melinda Nell about engaging a younger millennial generation in orphan care. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild

Mar 26, 201931 min

Talking with Children about Race and Adoption Part II

Join us for this 2-part series as Herbie Newell talks with Tera Melber and Lynette Ezell about talking with your children about race and adoption. Lynette has been married to Kevin Ezell for 33 years – they live in the Atlanta area where he serves as the President of the North American Mission Board. The Ezells have 6 children, with their youngest 3 adopted internationally. They’ve also been blessed with 6 grandchildren, two of those joining their family through domestic adoption. Lynette trains...

Mar 20, 201925 min

Talking with Children about Race and Adoption Part I

Join us for this 2-part series as Herbie Newell talks with Tera Melber and Lynette Ezell about talking with your children about race and adoption. Lynette has been married to Kevin Ezell for 33 years – they live in the Atlanta area where he serves as the President of the North American Mission Board. The Ezells have 6 children, with their youngest 3 adopted internationally. They’ve also been blessed with 6 grandchildren, two of those joining their family through domestic adoption. Lynette trains...

Mar 19, 201919 min

Image Bearers with Herbie Newell

Join us as Herbie Newell discusses his upcoming book “Image Bearers’ focusing on moving from pro-birth to pro-life. If you would like to learn more about this book and reserve a complimentary copy, please visit lifelinechild.org/imagebearers . Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Mar 13, 201918 min

Loving Families with Blake Glover

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Blake Glover about Lifeline’s North Carolina team and loving families well. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild

Mar 12, 201919 min

Afraid of All The Things with Scarlet Hiltibidal

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Scarlet Hiltibidal about her new book Afraid of All The Things and how to confront fear in adoption. Scarlet Hiltibidal is a very professional wife and mother. She is the author of Afraid of All the Things and He Numbered the Pores on My Face . She also writes a regular column for ParentLife Magazine. Scarlet loves sign language with her daughters, nachos by herself, writing for her friends, and learning how to be a pretend-farmer with her husband in Middle Te...

Mar 06, 201934 min

Foster Care with Laura Fletcher

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Lifeline’s Laura Fletcher about Foster Care ministry including many myths about foster care. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Mar 05, 201920 min

Multi-Ethnicity and the Kingdom of God with Jason Cook

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Jason Cook about a range of church body issues including multi-ethnic worship, adoption, and why social justice is a church issue. Jason was born and raised in Birmingham, AL before moving to Suwanee, GA where he would finish high school. Upon graduation, Jason signed a football scholarship at The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) where he would be a 4 year starter and 4 year letter winner at Fullback. Though raised in a home that taught him to love and fea...

Feb 27, 201925 min

Update on International Adoption

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Jana Lombardo and Karla Thrasher about updates in intercountry adoption, specifically Hungary and China. lifelinechild.org/apply Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Feb 26, 201924 min

Supporting Foster and Adoptive Parents in the Church with Nadia Reese

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Nadia Reese, a second-grade teacher and foster care/adoption care advocate about the importance of supporting foster and adoptive families in the church. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild...

Feb 20, 201921 min

Racial Unity and Reconciliation with Josh and Megan Smith

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Josh and Ashley Smith about racial unity and reconciliation. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild

Feb 19, 201925 min

Chuck and Emily Hooten

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Chuck and Emily Hooten about having a thriving marriage during adoption and beyond. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild

Feb 13, 201926 min

Multi-Ethnic Adoption and Families

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Joel and Claire Davis about multi-ethnic adoption and families. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild

Feb 12, 201919 min
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