Amplify Peace Podcast

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 daily lives? We'l...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 generational effects. Why is...

Lisa and Jonathan take time to reflect on the highlights of 2022 and what they are looking forward to going into 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listene...

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.  See omnystudio.com/...

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 who has advocated t...

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 Counter Culture is Do...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 serve these beloved p...

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? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 serve these young...

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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 redemption in people's li...

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 conflict and war, s...

We want to have meaningful conversations but it seems too often we settle into patterns.  We end up having spent time talking but feel no less connected.  Join Lisa and Jonathan as they explore the art of conversation and how we can conversations that foster connection, peace and unity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So many times we know about an organization only from a present day perspective and are blinded to its rich history. On our show this week, you will learn a fascinating backstory to one such organization that has impacted our lives today (and we don’t even realize it). Today, it is still affecting our world and our communities through their various humanitarian projects, locally and globally. Hear...

We like the idea of peace but we all know how hard it can be.  Perhaps one of the hardest spheres to be peaceable these days is in politics.  Glad to have our friend and superfan Chuck Fitzgerald back on our show.  Chuck is a lifelong peace advocate and serves as the Sargent at Arms for the Arizona House of Representatives.  Great stories and wisdom from a man in the trenches. See omnystudio.com/l...

Have you ever been to the Holy Land or perhaps it is on your bucket list? Many have visited that amazing land, rich in history, culture and diversity. But few really see “all” the people. Did you know there are Palestinian Christians living in Bethlehem, Gaza, and the West Bank? Many times these are invisible people who are labeled with all Palestinians, sometimes as terrorist. But have you met a...

We all could probably come up with some places that we wish Jesus or someone at least would go and flip some tables.  But is that an approach for counter culture Christians?  Join Lisa and Jonathan for an important discussion about how we work to change things when so much of the world needs massive change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than ever, after the landmark Supreme Court decision, we need peacemakers and positive solutions.  Josiah Friedman, Director of Voice for the Voiceless shares his powerful personal story and provides some much needed clarity and possible ways forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.