Amplify Peace: Creating a Better Story Together

Send us Fan Mail Peacemaking is an appealing idea to most of us.  But often times we fail to foster peace because we are sitting on the wrong mountain.  Jonathan and Lisa discuss Masada and Golgotha and how we posture ourselves towards the world. 

Send us Fan Mail As a speaker, innovator, mentor and coach, Renee finds creative approaches to equip people to know themselves deeply and find a place of hope and restoration in relationships. Are you a student of yourself? We often don’t take time to “see” ourselves and get curious, we keep moving along and dismiss our own needs. Take time for yourself and listen in . . .

Send us Fan Mail People often ask, “I love wine and I love Jesus, but can they go together?”  There is a remarkable journey from the grape vine to the crushing of grapes to the mixing of various ingredients in the maturation process of wine. It is art, it is beautiful, it is transformational – the process from vine to wine. There was a time when Jesus transformed water into wine during His first m...

Send us Fan Mail What could happen if you had a pastor and a skeptic read through the bible together? Our show this week with Jeremy Jernigan takes us inside their conversation for some interesting insights and revelations. When was the last time you had a conversation with someone who has a totally different belief system than your own? Are you open to listening to their perspective without the p...

Send us Fan Mail Join us on Counter Culture on this week's episode as we explore how proximity creates possibilities. Are you looking to deepen your understanding of how relationships can drive peace? Then tune in and join Jonathan Sanborn and Lisa Jernigan as they share their experiences and insights on the power of proximity to break down barriers, build bridges, and create new possibilitie...

Send us Fan Mail As Josue and his wife were in the journey of being foster parents, their hearts were broken for not only the children, but also for the parents situation.  Josue now serves as Area Director for CarePortal in Arizona and helps local churches meet tangible needs of families to help keep them together.

Send us Fan Mail This week on “Counter Culture”, Jonathan Sanborn and Lisa Jernigan dive into the essentials of sustaining a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle with guest, Jessica Pierce. What do you need to live a good life? A roof over your head, food on the table, and financial stability are just a few of the things that come to mind. But, have you ever considered the role that work plays in our...

Send us Fan Mail Billy Thrall has been a leader in churches, government and movements in Arizona for decades.  But a freak head injury two years ago brought everything to a halt and started a long, hard road of recovery.  Great conversation about being broken and wrestling with God through hard times.

Send us Fan Mail How do we see the human side of challenges that plague our communities rather than seeing through systems and politics? We are quick to create solutions, even if they are short term - bandage effect. But, is that enough? Join this conversation with Kelli Donley Williams as we look holistically through the human side to seek long term ways that will transform lives with generationa...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa and Jonathan take time to reflect on the highlights of 2022 and what they are looking forward to going into 2023.

Send us Fan Mail Lisa cuts through Jonathan's trash talking to get him to focus.  And with Christmas coming, how can we focus on what really matters?  Christians want to keep the focus on Jesus but how best to do that?  And what does Jesus want from us if we are to celebrate Him?

Send us Fan Mail Behind every "issue" is a person.  Diana is a talented student studying law at Grand Canyon University.  But her situation is in constant jeopardy because when she was four years old, her parents came to America without documentation.  Great to sit down and hear her powerful story of living as a "Dreamer".

Send us Fan Mail Olivier Fleury is back!  The former director of Youth With A Mission in Switzerland is compelled by an extraordinary vision to mobilize Christians and ignite a celebration of the 2,000 years of the resurrection of Jesus in 2033.  What will you be bringing to the party?

Send us Fan Mail Lisa is back from her trip to Africa and shares what she learned.  And Jonathan is happy to hear she had some encounters with monkeys.

Send us Fan Mail It's common to avoid difficult people.  But Nicole Salusky  was the opposite.  She wanted to know what made that person tick and what could be done to help.  That drive has helped shaped a career serving at-risk children.  Nicole serves with Christian Family Care in Arizona and shares her journey to serve and need we have with the many children in our foster care system.

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Evans was traveling around the world doing humanitarian work.  As noble as the work appeared, she carried with her an addiction that was quietly destroying her life from the inside.  Jennifer has since overcome addiction, burnout, and mental health challenges to serve as the Executive Director of Grace Sober Living, a non-profit organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Send us Fan Mail Tori Hope Petersen is a former foster youth letting her Abba Father be known through her stories. Tori is a wife, biological mom and adoptive mom. She is a national speaker, writer, and advocate. She founded Beloved Initiative, a nonprofit where in community people learn how to become professional lovers of people. A leading voice in child welfare, Tori is a social entrepreneur wh...

Send us Fan Mail Every day we are bombarded by media from many sources. You can’t escape it! How do we decipher what is accurate and truthful? Right now we find ourselves immersed in an election season and as this one ends another one is just around the corner – 2024! No matter the outcomes, no matter the winners and losers, the results can be disturbing and disrupting. This week our guest on Coun...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Carter had been working at Intel for 25 years.  But his work with the Intel Cross-Faith Leaders Alliance the past few years has exploded and led to ministry to thousands of employees around the world.  Exciting story of what is possible when we love people where God has placed us.

Send us Fan Mail There are many ways people get hurt in this fallen world.  We often think of dark forces and bad people out there that hurt others.  But tragically, the church has also hurt people and many people are left wounded by the very people and institution the God designed to bring hope and healing. Marc Lucas, host of the Form Show and long time minister shares his heart to love and serv...

Send us Fan Mail Our culture is hard wired for division.  It's us vs them.  Good vs evil.  Jonathan and Lisa have a lively discussion on the intrinsic danger of seeing everything in binary terms and mindsets.  Plus, can Lisa figure out by the name if a building is a church or a weed shop?

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that over one million foreign-born students are enrolled at US colleges and universities? Locally, the campus of ASU is the number one public university chosen by international students with more than 13,000 from more that 136 countries enrolled. What does that mean for us? The people of so many nations are among us, and we have incredible opportunities to bless and s...

Send us Fan Mail Too often, people in prison are the people we want to disappear.  And after they have served their time, they often enter a world that does not want them.  Thankfully, there are people who work to change this.  Jay Cory is the CEO of Alongside Ministries, which goes into prisons and shares Jesus while walking with them even after they leave.  Wonderful stories about God's red...

Send us Fan Mail Too often, people in prison are the people we want to disappear.  And after they have served their time, they often enter a world that does not want them.  Thankfully, there are people who work to change this.  Jay Cory is the CEO of Alongside Ministries, which goes into prisons and shares Jesus while walking with them even after they leave.  Wonderful stories about God's red...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt inadequate, fumbling for the right words to encourage, inspire or comfort someone in a tough situation? Our conversation this week on Counter Culture takes us behind the scenes with Scott Martin and some of the challenging conversations he has mediating conflict in places all over the world. He just returned from Europe, training people through the traumas of co...