Gospel Spice | Awaken Delight in God through faith in Jesus Christ

Episode 52 - In this special One-Year anniversary episode, Stephanie welcomes Naomi Zacharias, director of Wellspring International.  Celebrate the first birthday of the Gospel Spice Podcast with our incredibly inspiring guest, her vision and stories, and her heart for the one no one sees.  Naomi Zacharias is an author, speaker, and director of the humanitarian arm of RZIM. Naomi was graduated fro...

Stephanie welcomes Julie Hamilton on the show today. We talk about the process of refinement God uses in our lives: it often feels messy, maybe even downright crushing at times, but it's all a matter of perspective: will we choose to focus on our pain, or on His purpose? We're digging down to the core of our identity today. Some spices are ready for use straight from your garden. Others require cr...

Episode 50 - Today we continue the celebrations for the one-year anniversary of the Gospel Spice Podcast! Stephanie is joined by Roslyn Evans for this two-part series where YOU got to ask your questions about anything at all. We started in Episode 48, and we finish answering your questions today! And we have THREE winners announced at the end of the episode! Here are some of your questions, from E...

Episode 49 - Stephanie welcomes her passionate friend Cheyenne to discuss how God calls us to disciple the next generation for Christ. We talk about college and high school students falling in love with God through Christ-centered discipleship and role-modeling, as well as pursuing our purpose to love others in His Name, especially when it is exhausting. We also talk about how COVID season is affe...

Episode 48 - Today kicks off the celebrations for the one-year anniversary of the Gospel Spice Podcast! Stephanie is joined by Roslyn Evans for this two-part series where YOU got to ask your questions about anything at all. We are answering half your questions today, and the other half on Episode 50. Here are some of your questions, from Lizette, Shwetha Mabel, Amanda, Elyse, Cyndi, and more! - ho...

Episode 47 - Julie Holmquist seeks to delight in God's glory - a theme that is so close to our heart here through the Gospel Spice Podcast! She shares her testimony of being drawn to God and deeper intimacy with Him through the thick and thin of daily life.  In her transparent fashion, she shares how she looked for God everywhere--and found Him amidst the broken, only to be sent by Him to be the o...

Episode 44 - Stephanie welcomes Kristi Woods today. Kristi grew up in the church, and was very good at, well, being good. Until she realized that being good is not the same thing as having a relationship with God.  That's when her journey with Jesus truly started, and she has since walked many miles with Him. From church unity, to discipleship, to challenges to walk ever deeper with Him, Kristi ha...

Episode 41 - Stephanie welcomes Dr. Michelle Bengtson to discuss the life-saving nature of learning to abide in hope as the only anchor to live your life to the full. What happens when a board- certified neuropsychologist falls deep into the pit of depression herself? Dr. Michelle Bengtson is a neuropsychologist who treated thousands of patients before depression hit her, too. She learned the hard...

Episode 38 - Stephanie welcomes Amanda Florczykowski to discuss how to ground our faith in Christ to banish fear as we raise our children in an increasingly dangerous culture. Child pornography and pedophilia are at an all time high. In 2016, Amanda's toddler was wrenched from her arms in a Texas grocery store in a foiled sex trafficking abduction attempt. The next year, her boy nearly drowned, sh...

Episode 35: Tracy Steel joins Stephanie to enter the world of spiritual interior design. We do not serve an easy God. We serve a trustworthy, glorious, good God. And so, our lives are not easy. But, sprinkled with pepper as they may be, they can be, in Christ, glorious and beautiful.  You are are the designed. He is the Designer! Tracy discovered that God does not answer our prayers the way we wan...

Stephanie is joined today by Rosie Makinney, author of Fight for Love and its eponymous podcast. This episode is NOT recommended for children as we tackle the issue of pornography within Christian marriages, from the perspective of the wife. Rosie experienced difficult early  years in her marriage as she uncovered her husband's porn addiction. After 10 years of struggle and a long recovery road, t...

Erica Wiggenhorn is an international speaker and bestselling author of modern-day relevant Bible Studies to make sense of our current life circumstances. In this Easter Week episode, Stephanie and Erica ponder questions that are both timeless, and relevant to tonight's headlines: How does Easter morning comfort you when things are uncertain and difficult? How does Easter bring us hope that Jesus u...

In this special Bonus episode, Stephanie is delighted to welcome Dr Tony and Emily Miller. Together, they are the owners of Life Potential Chiropractic and, as strong believers in Christ, they apply their faith to their practice of holistic medicine.  Today, they give us practical tips on how to reduce stress and anxiety as believers, how to embrace the truth that it is for freedom that Christ has...

Episode 26 -Stephanie is simply beyond herself with joy today, as she welcomes Jenny Cote. We are also celebrating SIX MONTHS of weekly Gospel Spice episodes this week! Yay! Go, God! 🙂 Now, Jenny Cote is many things--bestselling award-winning author, speaker, world traveler...  but it's a lot more personal than that for Stephanie: Jenny created the book series that have shaped Stephanie's kids an...

Episode 23 - Stephanie is delighted to welcome bestselling author, international speaker and ministry founder Pam Farrel to Gospel Spice today! In this very special interview, they explore how to deepen intimacy with God through the study of Scripture by discovering the roots of hope and joy. Then marriage is on the menu--how to develop a lasting relationship! Pam and her husband Bill have been ma...

Episode 20 -Stephanie is delighted to welcome Pastor Ron Moore today! Ron is the Senior Pastor of the Bible Church, a multi-site megachurch in Pittsburgh. More personally, Ron baptized Stephanie as a baby Christian over 25 years ago! Traveling down memory lane in light of this new decade, Ron shares about how he heard God's calling on his life, and how we can hear ours, too. How can we identify an...

Episode 17 -Stephanie is joined today by Karol Ladd, who is widely known as the "Positive Lady." Karol has written over 35 books to encourage us all to adopt a positive perspective on life, as we grow ever-closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Today, we are discussing practical ways to approach this new decade starting in 2020: how do we keep our lives simple, straightforward, and yet powerfully effect...

Episode 14 -Have you ever wondered how Matthew and the early church experienced the first Christmases in a culture that fiercely opposed them? What can we learn from how they celebrate Christmas with each other? Lisa spent over two decades experiencing Christmas the way the early church did—under conditions that called for wisdom in how to share Jesus with an unbelieving culture. Her story reminds...

Episode 9 -How do we handle being in the middle of unresolved stories as followers of Jesus? Join Stephanie Rousselle and Leigh Makenzie as they explore what it means to parent college-bound high schoolers today, what it takes to release control into the hands of a much-better-than-us God, what adoption teaches us about the heart of God, and much more! In our next episode, we will resume our trek...

Episode 7 -Stephanie is joined by Renae Brumbaugh Green today to explore the beauty of wishes coming true, when God chooses to lavish us with unexpected joys amidst the bitterness of life.  Renae Brumbaugh Green is an award-winning humor columnist and bestselling author of more than 30 books. She lives in rural Texas with her handsome, country-boy husband, her exasperating but nearly-perfect child...

Life is too short for tasteless food. Is staleness lurking in the pages of Scripture? Could the Christian faith prove spicier than you’ve experienced? If you’re a spiritual foodie looking for a flavor explosion in your journey with God, Gospel Spice is your new secret ingredient. The entire Bible is seasoned with exotic Middle Eastern spiritual spices long lost to our twenty-first century Western...