Gems of Knowledge

Every child deserves to know they are loved. Every child deserves to hear about Jesus. But what happens when children can't get to church? After falling in love with Jesus, Adairia Watts—affectionately known throughout her community as "The Church Lady"—felt God calling her to do something different. Instead of waiting for children to come to church...She brought church to them. In t...

How do we go deeper with God? In this episode, me and my guest Kim Bright explore what it means to move beyond a surface-level faith and develop a deeper relationship with Jesus through prayer, intimacy, and learning to hear His voice. We discuss the importance of cultivating a rich prayer life, growing spiritually alongside like-minded believers, and creating space for God to speak. We also touch...

Kidnapped at age 5. Missing for 5 days. Trapped in addiction. Caught in a bank robbery. Diagnosed with an incurable disease. Most people would say the odds were against her. But God had other plans. In this powerful episode of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, Kerry Hunter shares her incredible testimony of survival, healing, redemption, and God's faithfulness through some of life's darkest m...

Why doesn't God show us the whole path ahead? In this episode of 5 Minutes With God, Windy shares a personal hunting story that became a powerful lesson about trusting God's guidance. When she forgot her flashlight and could only see a few steps ahead, the Lord revealed an important truth: He often gives us enough light for the next step rather than the entire journey. Through Psalm 119:10...

What if every person you meet is carrying wounds you cannot see? In this episode of 5 Minutes With God, a devotional series from the Gems of Knowledge Christian Podcast, we're reminded that people are like a field of flowers—some blooming, some broken, and some barely holding on. We rarely know the story behind a smile, silence, fear, or reaction. Today's Gem of Knowledge: "Tread ligh...

Have you ever wondered why God often seems to speak most clearly in the quiet moments? In today's 5 Minutes with God devotional, we explore a powerful Gem of Knowledge the Lord spoke during prayer:💎 "It is in the silence you will find Me. I do not yell over the distractions of the world. Silent lucidity. I am there. Amen."In a world filled with noise, distractions, and constant dema...

In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, AnnMarie Hayden shares how God restored her identity, healed deep wounds, transformed her marriage, and led her into ministry after surviving human trafficking, abuse, and unimaginable darkness. This episode is a testimony of redemption, healing, surrender, freedom, and discovering true identity in Christ. Sometimes God doesn’t just rescue us from darkness…...

🌐 Learn more about FireBorne Ministries:https://www. FireBorne.org 🔥 FireBorne Ministries exists to bring hope, healing, restoration, and practical support to vulnerable women and children through the love and power of Jesus Christ. In this powerful episode of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, AnnMarie shares her incredible journey from unimaginable darkness to the transforming love of God. After s...

In this deeply personal and hope-filled episode, I sit down with author Victoria Myers to talk about surviving the unimaginable loss of her son to suicide. Together, we discuss grief, suicide awareness, healing, faith, and the difficult questions that follow tragedy. Victoria shares her personal journey through devastating loss, how God carried her through the darkest season of her life, and the h...

What happens when you fully surrender your “yes” to God? In Episode 11 of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, Caitlyn shares her powerful journey of learning to hear the voice of God, stepping into her calling through missions, and witnessing miraculous moments through obedience and surrender. Having served on 27 international mission trips and 17 stateside missions through Awe Star Missions, Caitlyn s...

What happens when someone truly encounters the love of Jesus? In Episode 10 of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, Windy sits down with Brandi Stahl, a passionate street minister and missionary who has served on 13 mission trips around the world, sharing the Gospel through faith, obedience, healing prayer, and one-on-one encounters with people searching for hope. Brandi shares her powerful testimony of...

What happens when God meets someone in their deepest brokenness? In Episode 9 of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, Windy sits down with Donna Long to share a powerful testimony of trauma, healing, forgiveness, faith, and the restoring love of God. After being abandoned as a child and later enduring years of abuse, Donna spent decades struggling with pain, fear, unforgiveness, and confusion about God....

What happens when a 25-year prison sentence tests everything you believe about love, marriage, faith, and endurance? In Episode 8 of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, Windy sits down with her friend Laura to share a deeply moving testimony of unwavering love, covenant marriage, incarceration, addiction, redemption, and God’s sustaining grace through one of life’s hardest journeys. After Laura’s husba...

What do you do when grief changes everything? In this deeply moving episode of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, Windy sits down with Leslie Dodd to talk about heartbreak, faith, healing, and the loss of Leslie’s 37-year-old son to cancer. Leslie vulnerably shares how God carried her family through one of the darkest seasons of their lives and how His presence became the only true source of healing....

What does the Bible really say about spiritual gifts, spiritual warfare, demons, and the authority believers have in Jesus Christ? In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Windy and her daughter Desirae Hill share personal testimonies and spiritual experiences involving the spirit realm, spiritual discernment, deliverance, dreams, visions, and the authority found in the name of Jesus. For years, t...

Can generational curses really be broken? Can Jesus truly bring freedom from trauma, spiritual oppression, anger, fear, addiction, abuse, and destructive family patterns? In this deeply personal and emotional episode, Windy and her daughter Desirae share their real-life testimony of healing, forgiveness, deliverance, and transformation through Jesus Christ. Together they discuss: • Generational cu...

What happens when you fully surrender your life to God’s calling? In Episode 4 of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, Windy sits down with Elizabeth Inman, founder of Dream Big Today Ministries, to discuss hearing God’s voice, healing retreats, discovering your purpose, and learning to dream with God again. After leaving behind a successful 24-year federal career, Elizabeth followed God’s direction int...

Can faith and professional counseling work together? In Episode 3 of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, Windy sits down with Amanda Gutierrez, LPC — a licensed professional counselor, professor of psychology, and owner of a Christian counseling practice — to discuss trauma healing, hearing God’s voice, anxiety, shame, identity, and how the Holy Spirit moves even inside the counseling room. Amanda shar...

Over 20 years ago, Ann Meisner experienced a powerful vision that would eventually inspire her book, God, Who Are You? And Who Am I?In this episode of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, we explore how learning the 12 Hebrew names of God reveals not only who He is — but who we are in Him. We discuss:– A life-changing vision– The significance of God’s Hebrew names– Discovering identity through Scripture...

In this first episode of the Gems of Knowledge Podcast, Shauna shares her testimony of supernatural forgiveness and restoration. At a women's retreat, God met her in a place of deep pain and invited her to surrender what she had been carrying. What happened next wasn’t something she could force or earn — God Himself healed her heart. This story reveals a gem only God can give — the gift of sup...