Beauty in the Broken

Listen in as host Mia talks with a panel of Gen Z teens sharing what God is doing in their lives and how they’re sharing it with their friends. This conversation will encourage the next generation of Christians and be a call to action for the older generations as we look to the future of the world and God’s kingdom.

Listen in as host, Mia, and producer, Michael, share some of their hard moments in marriage and the foundational tools, including Gary Chapman’s 5 love languages, they believe help build a strong, healthy marriage that can survive challenges and even thrive.

As we enter February a month of love and focus on the health of the heart host Mia shares insights on love and how we can better love our creator and His creation.  

Content note: strong language, mentions of sexual assault, rape, statutory rape, child molesting, and suicide.  On today’s episode host Mia speaks with Kiersten McGrath, author of “Let it Happen, He said.” Mia and Kiersten speak openly and candidly about Kiersten’s many encounters with sexual assault from childhood into her young adult years. Kiersten’s raw honesty creates space for other vic...

Listen in to this conversation between host Mia Albert and Louise Gaghan, author of Stolen Identity. Louise shares the way that negative words shaped and stole her identity from a young age and how an encounter with Jesus allowed her to root and ground her identity in God seeing herself as He does; holy, flawless, and restored. https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Identity-Womans-Story-Redemption/dp/B0DZ...

God doesn’t just love us, He is love and when He sent Himself to dwell among us in the flesh He sent love to dwell among us. In the final installment of this advent series we reflect on how life changing an encounter with love incarnate can be.

On the 4th installment of our advent series we reflect on how an encounter with Christ brings joy and how walking closely with Him completes our joy. You will be encouraged to take joy, not in your circumstances, but in the witness of Christ. 

On the second installment of our advent series we reflect on the unrest Jesus was born into and look forward to the peace that His coming promises; a peace that isn’t dependent on our circumstance, but rather on our encounter and proximity to Christ. 

Listen to part 1 of our advent series, where we will explore the prophecies of the promised Messiah, looking to Him for our hope. Not a hope that is dependent on our circumstances, but rather a hope that rests in the faithfulness of God. A faithfulness we see throughout generations of human unfaithfulness and one we can experience for ourselves today!

On this solo episode of the podcast host Mia shares an encouraging word from Judges 4 about allowing God to use the ordinary things in our hand to do extraordinary things. 

Content Note: mention of suicide and cutting  Join our host Mia as she talks with her longtime friend Tamarae about the realities of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and how we can all live well and take care of ourselves during what can be one of the most draining and depressing times of the year. You will hear how the lack of sunshine affects our physical and emotional health and how you c...

Seven years ago our guest Deb received a terminal diagnosis with a prognosis of 3-5 years. After a season of shock and grief she decided she was going to start a new story with the time she had left and that is exactly what she has done, calling these last 2 years living out of spite. This story will inspire anyone who is ready to begin living life on their own terms.  And if you are a dog lo...

Pastor Rob grew up in tumult and trauma that built in him an alcoholic addiction by age 11 and a hard heart. An encounter with Jesus, though, took him from a place of hatred to grace. Pastor Rob has found himself called to extending unconditional love to people he once marginalized, building safe spaces on the same ground he used to stand on to attack those he once saw as less worthy. Listen in to...

After seeing countless doctors Lisa Mitchell received a lupus diagnosis as a young mom, but a class on the power of the words she was speaking changed that diagnosis for her. Not only did Lisa receive miraculous healing from Lupus she now seeks to bring healing to others through laughter at the clean comedy club, Funny Pharm.    Funnypharmcomedy.com

On this solo episode of the podcast host Mia shares a word of encouragement to those who are deep in the trenches of motherhood. Flamingos throw themselves so fully into motherhood that they lose their pink hue, as human mothers we do this, too and Mia shares steps to regaining your identity, to getting your pink back. 

This episode features a conversation between host Mia and her lifelong friend Becky, both of whom live with chronic illness. Becky shares insights into parenting children with chronic illnesses while living with her own chronic illness and how she has held onto her faith and hope in God’s plan for her through life altering seasons in her health. 

This solo episode with host Mia is a word of encouragement to those of you who feel lost, far from God, and are scared to come back because you’re worried about what He’s going to say or think of you. Mia highlights several parables in Luke 15 to share why she believes God is waiting with compassion for your return.

Content warning: mention of stillbirth and suicide   Taysha Gipson has experienced deep pain and trauma in her life, but shares a story of moving from a life of scarcity to a life of abundance. If you have ever been angry at God you will want to hear how Taysha overcame her own anger at God.

By the age of 18, 93 % of boys and 64% of girls have been exposed to pornography, its use is becoming more and more prevalent yet we aren’t having enough good conversations around the topic to help protect kids and free adults stuck in addition to it. Listen in as podcast favorite Chris shares his story of finding himself in his own addiction to pornography and what it has looked like to walk out...

On this episode of the podcast host Mia has a candid conversation with Carrie and Kayla, members of the Elkhart County Coalition for Public Education. What they share will be insightful for parents, voters, taxpayers, and politicians alike. They discuss the importance of teachers in a students life, what teachers really need from community members, parents, and politicians, and why teachers are le...

Content note: discussion of depression, anxiety, suicide, sexual assault, and pornography.  On this special episode of the podcast producer Michael joins our host Mia for a conversation highlighting men’s mental health in honor of Men’s Mental Health Awareness month. Michael gets real talking about depression, anxiety, suicide, sexual abuse, and pornography that causes so many men to live in...

This episode features host, Mia, sharing a testimony with the theology of suffering she has discovered through hard seasons in life, discovering how to live in God’s all sufficient grace and not lean on her own understanding. 

Carter had a childhood that was steeped in church culture and there came a point where he couldn’t take it at face value anymore. He spent time researching, not just Christianity, but other religions, and it all pointed him back to Christ. Listen to this conversation with our host Mia as he shares his journey of faith and its intersection with science and art.

Chris Decker knew from a young age that he was neurodivergent however as an adult he learned how deep that ran. Listen in to this conversation about Chris’ journey to understanding himself as a Highly Sensitive Person, the emotions that come with being an HSP, and the importance of setting boundaries to protect his energy.

In a time where millions of people are walking away from the church Clint and Rose of Lighthouse Vineyard share how they have created a space where people are coming back to church, back to God, and finding healing for their brokenness in the process. https://www.lighthousevineyard.church