Dressed in Splendeur

We are continuing our New Life series with SPLENDEUR Magazine's with our newest addition to our team, Lizzy Blanchard, who will be the writer for our new feature coming next fiscal year: the Ekklesia feaure! Lizzy is a native to the Peoria, Illinois area, and that's where our host, Lydia Summer, met her! Lydia knew almost right away that Lizzy would be a great additional team member for SPLENDEUR,...

We are continuing our New Life series with SPLENDEUR Magazine's Deborah Woman writer, Hannah Priest! Hannah sits down with our host, Lydia Summer, and opens up in a big way with her testimony. She shares about the challenges from her time in middle school with being bullied and how that lead to body dysmorphia and other dangerous paths. This episode could be a little triggering for those who may s...

Welcome to our series on "New Life"! Host, Lydia Summer, starts off her interviews with her team members from SPLENDEUR Magazine with Home & Living Editor, Brittney Gage. Brittney has a wonderful heart for others to learn how they can turn their house into a home, and she desires to one day have her home be a place where people can run to for safety and comfort, all while experiencing the love of...

Welcome to the next series of our podcast: New Life! Before we get into more interviews with our special guests, Lydia Summer dives deeper into God's Word to see what He has to say about the topic of new life. When someone comes to know Christ as their Savior for the first time, each can agree that our lives are forever changed. Our purpose in life changes. How we interact with others changes. The...

Welcome to the first bonus episode of Dressed in Splendeur! We have our first video podcast available on our YouTube Channel here !! Audio and video quality isn't the best, but hey! We're learning ;) As our team continues to pave the way of creating content that best fits the needs of our listeners and customers, we are excited to be able to share the ideas we have in how we can grow for your bene...

Welcome to our final episode to our series on Comfort and Joy! Today, Lydia Summer sits down with Pastor and author, Doug Rumbold. Doug has recently published his first book called  Presence over Pain: How God's Presence is the Answer to our Pain . He shares the different circumstances that brought on different types of suffering, but how gracious God was every time to help Doug draw nearer to the...

Welcome to our penultimate episode to our series on Comfort and Joy! Today, Lydia Summer sits down with newly signed singer/songwriter and worship leader, Kadee Allen. Kadee joins the show to talk about the incredible path that God provided her to lead to an incredible new journey, but after hearing her testimony, you'll hear her humble heart of desire to give all the glory to her heavenly Father....

TRIGGER WARNING! In this episode, we have Dr. Phillis Dewitt, co-author of her autobiography with Mary L. Alesandrini, I'm Still Standing: How God Turned My Pain into Purpose. Phillis comes on the show to discuss her past with sexual trauma and abuse and shares how, despite her pain, she was able to find joy and comfort through her faith in God. Together with her first husband, Tony Dewitt, the tw...

Merry Christmas everyone! We are so thrilled to end this year with a very special episode that centers around the topic of how to maintain joy year-round through Christ-centered friendships such as the one we exhibit in this episode. Host, Lydia Summer, sits down with friends, Macy Meiss, Gracie Cross, and Ellie Graham, as they share with us some wonderful wisdom and insight in how they are able t...

Welcome to the next series of our podcast: Comfort and Joy! Before we get into more interviews with our special guests, Lydia Summer dives deeper into God's Word to see what He has to say about the topic of comfort and joy. Where do we find it? What happens when we find comfort and joy in the things of this world? Lydia doesn't claim to be a scholar, but believes that all those who call on the Nam...

Happy Thanksgiving and happy shopping! On today's episode, Lydia Summer concludes the series on the Nearness and Presence of Yahweh with someone who's business centers around helping others spend more time drawing near and entering into God's presence. Founder of Wandering Wilde, Amelia Zobrist joins the conversation and shares her favorite way of spending time in His presence, which is through co...

After a short hiatus, we are back with another episode in our Nearness and Presence of Yahweh series. Today, Lydia is joined by self-published author, Maria Elvir. Author of "The Preserving of My Soul", Maria shares her poetry in a beautiful, raw and redemptive way. She shares her heart break and loneliness in her poems, yet ends her book with the message of redemption that can only be found throu...

Welcome back to our Nearness and Presence of Yahweh series! In this episode, Lydia is joined by Student Ministries Leader at Bethany Baptist Church, Jimmy Houck. Jimmy sits down with Lydia to share that there is more than one way to draw near to Yahweh, but it's not all concrete. In fact, Jimmy shares that there are abstract ways that we, as His children, can all draw near to our heavenly Father....

Welcome to the first interview of our Nearness and Presence of Yahweh series! In this episode, Lydia is joined by writer, model, nature enthusiast, and cancer survivor, Kelsie Barnhart. Kelsie sits down and chats about the different ways that she draws near to God and how she can know when she's in His presence. She shares very unique ways that she draws near to Yahweh - ones that might not be as...

Welcome to the next series of our podcast: the Nearness and Presence of Yahweh. In this episode, before we get into interviews with our special guests, Lydia Summer dives deeper into God's Word to see what He has to say about what it means to draw near to Him and how we can be in His presence. Lydia doesn't claim to be a scholar, but believes that all those who call on the Name of the Lord can hav...

Welcome to our penultimate episode of our Mountains and Valleys series! In this episode, Lydia is joined by a dear friend - Lindsey Sheaffer. Lindsey sits down and shares her journey with late stage diagnosis Lyme. In her vulnerability, she recounts the past ten years since her journey began. In all of the valleys she has walked through, she remembers this truth: God is not out to get her. Her lov...

Welcome to another episode in our Mountains and Valleys series! In this episode, Lydia is joined by singer and writer, Lea Tanton. The two of them chat about the winding path that God has lead Lea on across numerous countries which helped ignite a lot of her passions. They discuss the different emotions that come with the promise of dreams to be fulfilled, but finding those dreams needing to be se...

Welcome to another episode of Dressed in Splendeur! In this episode, Ashley Trecek, joins Lydia to discuss a relevant topic among many young people today: singleness. Ashley chats about how this season has lasted longer than she expected; the feelings she has with her dream of being a mother and wife not yet being fulfilled; the joys that she's experienced because she's single; how the church can...

In this episode, Amber Hinrichsen, joins us again on the podcast to interview Lydia! Listen to Lydia as she recounts her testimony on how she became a Christian, how her love for women and encouraging them to pursue their dreams developed, and how that desire was designed in her by God to prepare her for her calling to start SPLENDEUR Magazine. There's so much goodness in store, and her hope is th...

In this episode, Lydia kicks off the "Mountains and Valleys" series with her best friend, Amber Hinrichsen. Lydia and Amber sit down and discuss what the Bible actually says about this topic, how this can apply to you, and why it's so important to go back to Scripture when looking at any topic that both the Christian and secular world alike may bring up in this current age. Their desire is to help...

Welcome to the Dressed in Splendeur podcast! Founder of SPLENDEUR Magazine , Lydia Summer, invites men and women, from all walks of life, to sit down with her as they share their testimonies and advice in order that you, dear listener, may know how to live a life fully dependent on the Lord. Listen to this trailer to know where the meaning behind "Dressed in Splendeur" comes from, and why this pod...