Amplify Peace: Creating a Better Story Together

Send us Fan Mail Transformation doesn’t always come through power. It often comes through presence. In this episode, Angela Hirsch shares what she has witnessed living in Israel as an American-Israeli believer, working among Palestinian Bedouin communities in the West Bank through a mobile medical clinic serving those often unreached - in every sense of the word. In places shaped by conflict, it i...

Send us Fan Mail If Jesus walked into our churches today, would He recognize a community shaped by the voices, energy, and leadership we often overlook?  What if the church’s next chapter begins by learning from voices it has often overlooked? Pastor John Talley III takes us inside the heart of Black culture and the Black church, where music, energy, and faith have been shaped by both deep pain an...

Send us Fan Mail You cannot live in peace… if you are living in fear. So the question is not, “How do I avoid fear?” It’s, “What am I believing that’s keeping me stuck in it?” In this episode, Angela Hirsch , living in Israel as an American-Israeli believer, shares what it looks like to step into fear, not away from it. For the last 14 years, she has moved toward one of the most complex conflicts...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a church stops talking about brokenness and starts living in the middle of it? Pastor John Talley III leads a church planted in the heart of the inner city, where homelessness, struggle, and resilience meet every day. In this honest conversation, he shares what it means to follow Jesus through proximity, presence, and relationship instead of distance.   How can t...

Send us Fan Mail Niki Roberts, Multi Faith Neighbors Network – Inspire  What if peace isn’t built through big conversations alone, but through shared service that reshapes how we see each other? The world feels smaller than ever. But many people feel more disconnected.  In this conversation with Niki Roberts, the focus shifts from friendship to action. From local tables to global communities. Niki...

Send us Fan Mail Niki Roberts, Multi Faith Neighbors Network - Inspire   What if the future of peace doesn’t begin with leaders on a stage, but with women choosing friendship across faiths without losing who they are?   Christian. Muslim. Jewish.  For many people, those words feel like lines that divide. But what happens when women refuse to let difference become distance? In this powerful convers...

Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth Neumann shares the journey that led her into national security and counterterrorism work on staff with Homeland Security, Washington, DC. just as 9/11 thrust her into the reality of violence, extremism, and fear. Now a national security advisor, a contributor for multiple news outlets, an author and speaker and as a follower of Jesus, Elizabeth reflects on how fear has s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Elizabeth Neumann, national security contributor for ABC News and former counterterrorism advisor, draws on years of experience studying extremism and violence to name a hopeful truth: the Church is not sidelined in this cultural moment. It is essential. Elizabeth walks listeners through the path toward radicalization and extremism, showing how words, rhetoric, an...

Send us Fan Mail What if the song inside of you is the very thing someone else needs to survive their hardest moment? In this episode, Stellar Award–nominated singer, speaker, and storyteller Doreen Vail takes us deep into the sacred intersection of music, healing, and calling. Her voice has comforted people in their final days, lifted men sitting behind prison walls, and opened hearts that had al...

Send us Fan Mail What if the person you fear, avoid, or misunderstand is the person whose story could change you? In this episode, Stellar Award–nominated singer, speaker, and storyteller Doreen Vail explores what happens when we cross the lines that separate us and discover connection in unexpected places. Doreen shares why most of us enter rooms guarded, why authenticity is rare, and what allows...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine your job is to find the story that could mean life instead of death. In this powerful conversation with Rev. Dr. Joshua Noblitt , we go behind prison walls and into the heart of humanity itself. For ten years, Josh worked as a Mitigation Specialist on death penalty cases listening to the stories of those society often refuses to see. His job was to uncover the human story...

Send us Fan Mail What if the loudest conflict in your life isn’t with someone else but with yourself? In this powerful conversation, Lisa Jernigan and Rev. Dr. Joshua Noblitt explore what it means to make peace with your own story. As a therapist and theologian, Josh brings deep insight into how our inner dialogue shapes the way we see the world and ourselves. Together uncover why the words we spe...

Send us Fan Mail We’ve been told spiritual formation means more discipline, more doing, more effort. But what if it’s not about striving at all? What if formation is actually about slowing down, paying attention, and letting grace do the shaping? In this conversation, Lisa continues with Toni Kim , Director of Spiritual Care for the National Association of Evangelicals. With a background in theolo...

Send us Fan Mail What if the real force shaping your faith isn’t love… but shame? We rarely talk about it, but shame drives how we see ourselves, how we relate to God, and how we show up in the world. It hides beneath perfectionism, people-pleasing, and even spirituality, quietly scripting how we live. In this episode, we talk with Toni Kim , Director of Spiritual Care for the National Association...

Send us Fan Mail Gen Z is asking bold questions and they’re not settling for shallow answers. In this episode, Lisa and Tre’ Giles explore how young people are searching for belonging and truth, not through programs but through authentic relationships. With his gift for storytelling, Tre shares personal experiences and memorable quotes from his journey - from the Peace Corps in West Africa to ment...

Send us Fan Mail What changes a life more - an argument or an open table? In this episode, Lisa sits down with Tre’ Giles to explore his powerful journey from rebellious youth in Colorado Springs to Christlikeness, shaped by radical hospitality, authentic mentorship, and the transformative power of being truly seen and heard. Through stories of mentors who welcomed him in, professors who recognize...

Send us Fan Mail Micah Fries – Multi Faith Neighbors Network What if the simple act of building friendships that dissolve fear could be the force that changes our future? Religion has long carried a double edge - capable of inspiring love and compassion, yet also fueling division, oppression, and mistrust. In today’s world, those tensions remain. But what if there’s another way forward? In Part 2...

Send us Fan Mail Micah Fries – Multi Faith Neighbors Network Religion has shaped history’s greatest acts of compassion and its most devastating conflicts. In the name of religion, too many wars have been fought, injustices carried out, and neighbors turned into enemies. But what if it doesn’t have to be this way? Who is on the other side of your comfort zone? Have you ever considered that you may...

Send us Fan Mail What if your opinion of someone - the “other” - was wrong? What if, after a respectful conversation, you still disagreed but began to see them differently - not as an enemy, but as a potential friend, someone you could learn from without agreement? That’s the disruptive power of practicing the Golden Rule and the core of Andrew DeCort’s new book, Reviving The Golden Rule . In this...

Send us Fan Mail What if the person you’re tempted to overlook is the one who could transform your life? In Ethiopia, a young boy living in poverty stepped into Andrew DeCort’s life. Society had written him off - unseen, dismissed, with nothing to give. Andrew had a choice: engage or ignore. That moment not only reshaped Andrew’s life but continues to echo with meaning today. In this episode, Andr...

Send us Fan Mail Lyndsey Ratchford, World Vision We are living in a defining moment. The needs of the world feel urgent, the divisions feel deep, and yet the invitation of Jesus is still the same: love, lead, and live as peacemakers. In this episode, I continue my conversation with Lyndsey Deanne Ratchford – LDR - World Vision’s Senior Director of National Donor Engagement. Lyndsey reminds us that...

Send us Fan Mail Lyndsey Ratchford, World Vision What if God is calling us beyond “making a difference” to eradicating injustice? In this episode, I talk with Lyndsey Deane Ratchford (LDR), World Vision’s Senior Director of National Donor Engagement. Lyndsey’s passion is to see everyday men and women recognize their own power and leverage it for the betterment of the world.  A graduate of Fuller T...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of our conversation with Heather Surls, we step into the wilderness - both the physical deserts of the Middle East and the inner deserts of the soul. Heather reflects on how displacement, suffering, and story have formed her faith in ways she never expected. She shares what it looks like to navigate the political tensions of the land while honoring deep friendships on bo...

Send us Fan Mail Heather Surls, a journalist and author living in Jordan, we explore what it means to truly see the people behind the headlines. Through her time in the Middle East, Heather has learned to listen deeply, honor culture, and build connection across lines of difference. She shares how learning from women - through language, tradition, and shared values - has shaped her understanding o...

Send us Fan Mail One man’s journey from inmate to healer - and why your view of justice might never be the same. In this powerful episode, David Prian shares his raw, redemptive story of incarceration, reentry, and finding purpose through serving others. We explore the ripple effects of prison on children, spouses, churches, and communities - and why restorative justice may be the only way to heal...