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Everyone has a unique story of how the Lord has touched their hearts and shaped their journeys. The ”Women Behind the Words” podcast highlights women who have bravely navigated life’s challenges, harnessing the strength and courage to answer God’s calling. Listen to inspiring accounts of overcoming fears and achieving more than they ever imagined possible. These personal narratives will inspire, uplift, and offer hope, changing the course of history, which will affect the outcome of eternity, one heart at a time.
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Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Date: November 17, 2023
Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Paul Robbins
Story Highlight: Our podcast today is a bit different from our usual Women Behind the Words. Considering the present war raging in the Mideast, and after reading a blog he wrote and posted on his website, Comfort My People, Deb Dufek felt compelled to interview her dear friend, Paul Robbins. Paul and his wife, have a first-hand view of the conflict going on in Israel and they have mutual friends whose daughters were called back by the IDF to fight in the war against Hamas, whose story Paul shares with us. Today’s podcast is an extra one this week and our regular weekly podcast will be aired again on Tuesday as it is each week.
Dive in with us as Paul Robbins shares his compelling and personal story, having grown up as a Jewish boy in a Gentile neighborhood, and his years facing challenges due to his ethnicity. He shares his journey of life as a hippy in the 1960s-70s until his belief in Yeshua, a significant part of his life message. Birthed in his heart from his conversion, Jesus filled Paul with His love for the Jewish people as well as Israel. Comfort My People, Paul’s ministry was birthed through that love.
Comfort My People is dedicated to providing support to both soldiers and civilians in Israel via 11 different ministries CMP supports, particularly hands-on now more than ever during this time of intense conflict.
At Deb’s request, feeling far away and helpless, not knowing what we can do from our shores, Paul shares with our listeners about the difference we can make from afar, emphasizing the importance of prayer, raising awareness of the needs in Israel, and potentially providing financial and/or material support to those in need. Despite the ocean between us, Paul shares practical steps for individuals who are moved to make a difference around the world and how we can contribute in various ways to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the conflict.
As Paul closes, a worshipful song and prayer, "The Blessing," adds a reflective dimension to the conversation, fostering a sense of unity and shared purpose among us as listeners. You’ll feel like you’re right amid the prayer offered for all those who are suffering loss and in harm’s way.
Our time together with Paul will inspire empathy, understanding, and a collective effort to bring comfort and support to those in need in the Middle East. God’s cry is Comfort, My People. We can do this, especially in prayer and providing basic needs that in many areas have run out. Thank you for joining us today and please share this podcast with whoever the Lord leads you to.
Prayer Points Sent: The prayers below are all from Israel. The upper -case are from Israeli unbelievers and the lower-case are from Believers.
PRAYER POINTS:
~Pray for a quick resolution to the war.
~Safety for our soldiers in fierce battles now.
~Safety for the innocent civilians in the nation. the rooting out of terrorists roaming throughout Israel.
~For Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and other militias to be eradicated from our borders.
~Wisdom for the Israeli government on how to move forward at every turn of this war.
~For the eradication of the spirit of antisemitism, worldwide. for the protection of the Jewish people from the hunters that have been released.
~For the retreat of jihad forces from the world!
This is sent from a Messianic church: a unified front in this wartime, both in the global body of Messiah and in our nations and governments.
~Thanking God for the first time, Messianic leaders have been able to join with Jewish and Christian leaders in prayer!
Here is some further direction for us in prayer:
1. Uncover the plans of our demonic enemies, Lord.
2. Reveal to us the Armies of Heaven that you have assigned for us today.
3. Blind our enemies so that they cannot accomplish their assignment against us.
4. Lead us to a supernatural victory, subdue our enemies, and cancel their threat against us.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer, especially in this spiritual battle!
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From Paul:
~Pray for the entire group of hostages to be released or rescued without injury.
~Pray for the Messianic community to grow stronger and more effective in serving the most needy in Israel.
~Pray for the unity of Palestinian, Arab, and Jewish believers to act in one accord with a unified message and reflect the reality of the 'one new man.' (Eph.2 and 3).
~Pray that all our partners will stay healthy spiritually, emotionally, and physically along with their entire families.
~Pray for the freedom of the citizens of Gaza who despise evil to be protected and freed from their evil government leadership.
~Expose the lies and deception that tens of thousands of Americans have embraced to their detriment and the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people.
~Pray that the church in the Western world would awaken to the dangers of Islamic ideology and respond to God's appeal to comfort His people.
Connect with Paul:
Paul Robbins
Director, Comfort My People
sharing the love of Messiah in Israel and beyond
(540) 294-4906 cell
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Date: November 14, 2023
Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Dawn Damon
Story Highlight: Dawn Damon's life took an unexpected and challenging turn with the end of her 28-year marriage, a union that bore the weight of pastoral leadership in a mega church. The heartbreak extended beyond the end of her marriage, with a fractured home, the departure of her adult children, friends, church family, her job as senior pastor, and the loss of a loyal companion, her dog. Submerged in the depths of depression, Dawn confronted the harsh reality that she needed to reimagine her life. With immense courage, she emerged from the shadows of self-doubt and insecurity, choosing to confront mid-life head-on. Dawn's journey is a testament to her resilience and faith, as she found solace and transformation in her relationship with Jesus. Today, she stands as a beacon of inspiration—a brave-hearted woman who has not only weathered the storms of life but has embraced a bold vision and cultivated a profound sense of confidence. Dawn Damon exemplifies the power of faith, courage, and self-discovery, proving that even in mid-life, new chapters of purpose and resilience can be written.
About the Guest (Bio):
~Best-selling Author
~Pastor
~Podcaster
~Influencer
~Thought Leader
~BraveHeart Mentor
~High-Performance Coach
~Global Communicator
Lover of family & dogs. Dawn Damon is a dynamic communicator who captivates her audiences with her quick wit, humor, wisdom, coaching prowess, and knowledge. An ordained Pastor, Dawn possesses deep wisdom, biblical knowledge, and straight-up street smarts for daily living. She is a veteran of traditional and non-traditional broadcast media and as a featured guest and host, Dawn brings an inspiring, thought-provoking interview to any listening audience.
Book Spotlight:
"The Making Of A Brave Hearted Woman" by Dawn Damon.
People are talking...
If you’re in the second half of life and feel like
you might have run out of options for a productive and purposeful
life, read this book. This poignant masterpiece will lead to
significant, Christ-centered transformation.”
Carol Kent
~ Founder & Executive Director of Speak Up Ministries
~ Speaker and Author, Becoming a Woman of Influence
"Ladies, if you are ready to transform your midlife into a remarkable
journey of unstoppable courage and confidence then Dawn
Damon's The Making of a BraveHearted Woman is for you! With the
voice of a BraveHearted trailblazer, Dawn Damon inspires women to
step into their own courage with purpose and unshakeable
confidence. Get this book!"
Sam Sorbo
~ Education Freedom Advocate
~ Award-winning Filmmaker
~ Best-selling Author
Connect with Dawn:
https://www.facebook.com/DawnScottDamon
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Date: November 7, 2023
Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Rachel Britton
Story Highlight: Rachel Britton's journey is a powerful testament to the resilience of faith and the ability to find solace amid life's trials. Her story underscores the transformative power of Jesus and the profound impact He has on one's life.
One of the critical aspects of Rachel's journey is her rediscovery of her faith. It's a story of returning to God during profound change and uncertainty. The simple yet heartfelt prayer, "God, please help me," illustrates the power of reverting to one's faith in times of need.
The challenges Rachel faced, such as the premature birth of her twins with bacterial meningitis at only 7 weeks old, the absence of close friends and family, and multiple international moves, would test anyone's resolve. However, her story highlights the importance of trust in God and His sovereign plans. Even in the most trying circumstances, Rachel found comfort and strength in her relationship with Jesus. This serves as a reminder that faith can provide a rock-solid foundation during life's most challenging moments.
The loss of both her parents within a year further exemplifies the trials Rachel endured. Yet, despite the pain and loss, she found that Jesus was enough to sustain her through these difficult times. Rachel’s life message showcases the truth that faith in Jesus is our source of comfort and strength even when our world seems to be falling apart. Her story is one of hope, resilience, and inspiration. Rachel’s experiences offer valuable insights and encouragement to others facing their trials. It serves as a reminder that in the face of life's challenges, turning again to the Jesus we once knew will provide the strength and peace needed to navigate difficult seasons. Rachel's journey is a beautiful illustration of finding God's sufficiency amid life's storms.
About the Guest (Bio): Rachel Britton is a British-born author, speaker, and blogger. She is represented by Books & Such Literary Agency. Her passion is to help others become comfortable and confident in their conversation with God. She has self-published and is a contributing author in several books.
Rachel holds a master’s in religion from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
She is the creator and writer of an Amazon Alexa skill app: “Alexa, say a prayer,” which receives approximately 1,000 requests per day.
Rachel is also the Director of reNEW Spiritual Retreat for Writers and Speakers which is open to all Christian writers and speakers from beginners to experienced. She operates reNew through her non-profit organization.
Rachel has lived in the Northeast of the USA since 1995. She is married with three young adult children spread over too many time zones.
Rachel enjoys escaping to the mountains of Colorado to write, hike, and ski. She blogs on prayer regularly at her online home.
Connect with Rachel:
https://www.facebook.com/PrayerZoneWorkout
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Date: October 31, 2023
Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Linda Goldfarb
Story Highlight: Welcome to another enlightening episode of The Women Behind the Words. Today we have a very special guest with us, Linda Goldfarb. In this episode Linda shares her salvation journey which led to a deep passion for embracing the Holy Spirit through relational transparency. Linda delves into what relational transparency means in the context of one's relationship with the Holy Spirit and imparts insights on how to cultivate a deeper relationship and how transparency plays a vital role in this process.
She highlights the importance of being open and honest with God, allowing the Holy Spirit to work through our vulnerabilities and struggles.
Linda provides practical steps and techniques for listeners to deepen their bond with the Holy Spirit. She ends her interview emphasizing the role of prayer, meditation, Bible reading and study, and journaling in fostering transparency and intimacy with God. One of the quotes Linda is known best for and written just way is: No. Matter. What. God is Sovereign. Doesn’t that bring hope to hearts who may feel uncertain and fearful?
About the Guest (Bio):
Linda Goldfarb is co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, multi-book, award-winning author, international speaker, award-winning podcaster, conference speaker, and a board-certified advanced-level Christian life coach.
Linda and her hubby, Sam, have been married for so long they answer each other’s questions before they’re even asked. A combination of faith, humor, and personality awareness has grown their relationship into a thriving adventure lasting more than 35 years.
They are the parents of four adult children and fifteen grandchildren.
Linda is the kind of person you are drawn to immediately and recognized for having a voice that makes you feel welcome, safe, and seen. When she shares her energy, experiences, and expertise from the stage, screen, during interviews, or in her writing, you lean in—not wanting to miss a single word.
Linda is an International Speaker, Award Winning Author & Podcaster, and Board Certified Life Coach, helping you take your next best step - Personally & Professionally.
Connect with Linda Goldfarb:
Award-winning Host of the Your Best Writing Life podcast
Host of Staying Real About Faith & Family Podcast
Co-Founder of the LINKED Personalities Assessment System.
Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Emcee
Board Member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association
Connect with Linda on Facebook,
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14080 Nacogdoches Rd. #179, San Antonio, TX 78247
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Patty LaRoche - 10/24/2023
Story Highlight: Patty LaRoche's journey of resilience and her ability to turn her experiences with rejection into a source of inspiration and encouragement for others is truly remarkable. Her willingness to share her personal experiences with rejection, both in her own life and in her role as a teacher, is indeed powerful and will resonate with many people. Patty provides valuable lessons and inspiration for those who may be going through similar struggles. She is a source of guidance and encouragement for others on their own journeys. With transparency she shares that even in the humiliation of rejection as a child, she has been given the ability to glean insights from these experiences and use them to find purpose and meaning in her life as an author and speaker, bringing hope and humor to those who know her. The message that the Lord is active behind the scenes in our lives, even in our most challenging moments, is both powerful and comforting.
About Our Guest (Bio): Patty LaRoche
Patty LaRoche is a former high school teacher whose #1 goal was to help students understand their immeasurable value. That message is shared when she speaks to Christian, educational and business groups. She is certified to speak about the fight against sex-trafficking, and as a weekly columnist for three area newspapers, weaves faith, hope and humor in everything she writes.
Her time is split between Fort Scott, Kansas, and Mazatlán, Mexico, where she volunteers with a Christian dump-feeding program and local orphanages, knowing that the message of rejection knows no boundaries.
Patty is a wife, mother, stepmother, great-grandmother, writer, speaker and athlete/coach. A Little Faith Lift includes anecdotes of rejection in each of those areas and is written to offer hope to others who can relate.
Book Spotlight: A Little Faith Lift: Finding Joy Beyond Rejection.
Do you ever feel like you just don’t measure up? There’s always someone smarter, richer, prettier, skinnier, funnier, holier, or (you fill in the blank)? Too much of my life—oh, let’s say, give or take decades—was spent figuring out that there is life beyond rejection. This book is written for those who doubt their worth, thanks to memories of betrayal by others who used them as their personal punching bag.
For these hurting individuals, walking into a room full of strangers produces enough sweat to frizz their hair, and if asked to spearhead the church social, they hyperventilate. I get it. After a group of my high school seniors asked me to lead them in a Bible study, the message became clear: If my students could recognize from Whom their value came and not from what others thought of them, their lives forever would be changed. The message is true for everyone.
So, if you desire to move past the pain that has left you joyless or insecure, if you are ready to take risks and refuse to give anyone or anything the power to make you less than God desires, if you seek to know your immeasurable value (and perhaps even laugh in the process), A Little Faith Lift is for you.
Connect with Patty LaRoche:
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Amber Weigand Buckley – 10/17/2023
Story Highlight: It's a pleasure to welcome Amber Weigand Buckley to "The Women Behind the Words." Amber's story is a testament to the power of faith and resilience in the face of life's storms, and her willingness to share her journey is truly inspiring. Her transparency and ability to connect her struggles with mental health to her relationship with Jesus and His plans for her life is a powerful message that can provide comfort and hope to those who may be going through similar challenges.
Amber's journey underscores the truth that we can find God's presence and guidance even in our most challenging times. She's discovered that her difficult experiences have not disqualified her from leadership and have been used to strengthen her faith. Through sharing her life message with countless people, God has used her story to open doors for her to help others, sharing deep insights into the heart of God. Her account of God’s ever-present love serves as a beacon of hope for those struggling with their own mental health issues, demonstrating that the Lord can guide us even through the most trying circumstances.
Amber's willingness to give glory to Jesus for all He has done and continues to do in her life is a beautiful testament to her faith and trust in God's plan. We look forward to hearing more about her journey and the wisdom she will share with our audience.
About the Guest: Amber Weigand (WE-GAND-Buckley is the multi-award-winning founding editor and art director of Leading Hearts magazine (leadinghearts.com), creative director for Bold Vision Books, and owner of #barefacedcreativemedia. She navigates bipolar disorder while embracing her best life. Amber is a book cover designer and marketing consultant. The Springfield, Missouri native navigates bipolar and anxiety disorder while embracing her best life.
Her mental illness almost caused her to take her own life at its peak. Amber is a mental health advocate who knows that a diagnosis does not disqualify you from God’s leadership call.
Amber, whose vision birthed Leading Ladies, is energized by helping world-changing women of all hues, backgrounds, and walks of life, to find their wings, hone their skills, and take their God-call to the next level. Amber has two grown daughters, Saffron and Imogen, and one teen daughter, Penelope. She shares life with Philip, her British hubby of almost three decades.
Book Spotlight: Leading Ladies: Discover Your God-Grown Strategy to Success is co-authored by Amber Weigand-Buckley and Lisa Burriss-Burns.
Connect with Amber Weigand-Buckley:
- 📖 Book: Leading Ladies: Discover Your God-Grown Strategy to Success
- 💌 barefacedjourney@gmail.com
- 🌐: leadingladies.life
- 🌐: leadinghearts.com
Closing Remarks: Authentic and heartfelt stories of world-changing women teach us by example how to battle to find our passion, connect with our gifts, and maintain forward-focused momentum in every season of life.
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Podcast Show Notes: Julie McLaughlin Interview – 10/10/23
Story Highlight: Julie McLaughlin speaks candidly about her experience with an unplanned pregnancy, her difficult choice to give her son up for adoption, and their heartwarming reunion four decades later. Her journey is a touching testament to God’s grace and intricate planning.
About Julie: Julie McLaughlin, a retired paralegal and legal secretary, boasts of awards such as Junior Legal Secretary of the Year, Legal Secretary of the Year in Pittsburgh, and Paralegal of the Year by the former Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Beyond her profession, she's been an active community member, serving terms as President of her Homeowner’s Association. Her faith finds a place in her church activities, currently leading as the President of the Ladies of Charity. On the home front, Julie cherishes her role as a grandmother to seven and as a caregiver to her elderly mother. Alongside her husband, Mike, of 42 years, Julie dreams of traveling across all states.
Book Spotlight: Julie's debut book, “The Gift of Time: A Birth Mother’s Memoir,” delves deeper into her adoption story. The book has introduced her to various platforms like book clubs and library events, and she finds joy in connecting with adoptees, adoptive parents, and especially other birth mothers.
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Eva Marie Everson’s life journey, though marked by many trials, illness, and the loss of her dear brother, reflects the transformative power and resilience of her faith in our Living God. Through her life experiences, she learned humility, witnessed God’s faithfulness repeatedly, and continually found strength in her relationship with Him.
Eva Marie’s story is an inspiring example of how God can use even the most challenging circumstances to bring us places we could never be without His amazing grace.
Eva is an author of 50 books, a retreat and conference speaker, and CEO of Word Weavers International. Her life message is evidence of God's plans for her being fulfilled. He has used her for decades to bring His love and truth to the nations.
A prayer labyrinth with four paths.
A path of questioning.
A book full of questions that demand an answer . . .
And a life changed forever.
What she discovered was an ancient way of drawing closer to God. But as she focused on “the third path” of the conference center’s prayer labyrinth—the Path of Questioning—she realized these were not the questions we ask God, but those God has asked us. “There are times when knowing God at a deeper level means knowing ourselves better ... and vice versa,” Eva Marie says. “But how do we get to the core of who we are? Perhaps by hearing and answering the questions God asks.”