His Heartbeat with Sue Corl

Shara Goswick, creator of the Life Stories Podcast, shares with us the raw power of those who have walked through hard things who are willing to share the not so pretty parts of their testimonies to edify those walking a similar path. In the age of social media, it's easy to perceive that others' lives are pristine, polished and perfect. But as believers, we know that even if contained q...

Kristen Wambach is passionate about demystifying the Holy Spirit. Modern church culture where many of us reside encourages a more demure worship culture; whereas the Holy Spirit wants to flood our hearts, minds and bodies with overwhelming joy and power of the full expression of the Holy Spirit. Kristen is a pastor, author and fantastic host of her own podcast, who creates real conversations about...

When Simone Puccinelli was a sophomore in college, she received a God-appointed email. The email detailed the serious financial issues faced by a school in Nakaseke, Uganda. If the school could not raise $500 for rent on their school +building, the students would be sent away without an education. Simone decided that she could try to raise the money, and through the help of family and friends was...

Crown of Beauty International board member Colleen Bradstreet shares the joy and privilege of serving on the team that helped host this year's Beauty for Ashes Conference in Nepal. Each year, Crown of Beauty travels to nations around the world, partnering with local churches to lead both our Beauty for Ashes women's conferences and men's conferences—creating opportunities for life-c...

Board-certified holistic health coach Amy Bel Bruno was diagnosed with a serious heart condition and told by her doctor that surgery and lifelong blood thinners were her only options. When the surgery failed, she made the decision to take her health into her own hands. Her journey is especially significant given that heart disease remains the leading cause of death among women. To learn more about...

At 24, Dr. Kate Davis was diagnosed with gastroparesis, an illness that causes severe bloating and constipation. Her gastroenterologist suggested a drug with an extreme side effect, or surgery. She went instead to a chiropractor who specializes in myofascial release, and after a light massage, her symptoms alleviated.  Fascia is a thin tissue surrounding our muscles. Waste, tension, toxins and eve...

John Zachary asks all non-believers a poignant question: if the Bible is myth, why does it foretell the future centuries in advance, to the very day? Zachary uses science to isolate the exact date of predicted events occurring centuries into the future. At center stage, we find Jesus the Messiah, and a key foretold event on an exact future date requires Jesus to rise from the dead. Science and Chr...

Like most newlyweds, Kim Patton and her husband looked forward to conceiving a family or their own. As the years went by, it became clear that they needed to look into alternative options. But Kim was reluctant. The internal leap from dreaming of conceiving her own children to reckoning with the disappointment that the dream looked different now was a deeply tender wound.  She gave her sorrow to t...

Dr. Zoa Conner is a physicist who got tired of watching amazing women feel like garbage for "no reason". Her highly analytic and intuitive brain now focuses on building creative lifestyle solutions that banish the roadblocks keeping women from their greatest successes. Her practice functions at the intersection of wellness and travel, and incorporates ancient wisdom to enhance a healthy...

Doreen Virtue thought she was a Christian her whole life. She was raised in the practice of Christian Science, and became a reiki master and elements of Hindu and Native American spiritualism. She began to notice the delusion in the New Age practices she had adopted; the number one rule in this practice is to stay positive at all times, and resist negativity so you don't attract negative expe...

Many women are exhausted from the diet cycle. They know what to do, but stress, overwhelm, and emotional eating keep pulling them back into habits that don’t match who they truly want to be.  After spending decades on the diet yo-yo, coach Renée Jones the emotional drivers behind these habits and lost the weight in 2012 — and has kept it off for more than a decade. Today, she help clients heal the...

In a continuation from the initial Beauty for Ashes message two episodes ago, His Heartbeat Podcast presents message three from the Beauty for Ashes Conference. Sue talks about how we can go deeper with God, and what stops us from true intimacy with him. To hear all six parts of the Beauty for Ashes conference, you can purchase access to the online course for three months for just $30 and receive...

In this special episode, explore the first message of the Beauty for Ashes Conference. Using a combination of visual and demonstrative techniques to engage the audience, the Beauty for Ashes conference creates a uniquely open space for the Holy Spirit to work in women's lives to be healed of their emotional and spiritual bondage. As you embrace the amazing truths about yourself and God, you w...

God's promises are sure--but the timing in which they come to fruition is entirely under his jurisdiction. Kristin Kurtz coined the term "wait training" (as opposed to weight training) for developing the fruit of patience in her life regarding the call on her life, in which she is being challenged to wait for God's promises to come to fruition.  In the meantime, we posture ours...

Author Liz Matney weaves a courageous and poetic memoir of faith, identity, and resilience across generations. Born in the US but shaped by her family's legacy in India, Liz returns to a homeland transformed by rising religious nationalism. What begins as a visit becomes a harrowing confrontation with betrayal, injustice, and the unraveling of a once-peaceful sanctuary. Through lyrical storyt...

Neli grew up in a deeply Muslim culture in Iran. Although she believed in God and yearned to know him, she began to rebel against the version of him she was taught about as a young teen. She cried out to God and asked him to reveal himself; and that, he did.  Jesus revealed himself to Neli in a transformative dream despite knowing very little about him. A friend secretly shared the gospel with her...

Alicia Barr insists she is not a victim to the circumstances that shaped years of her life; rather, she takes full ownership of the multi-year affair she fell into with a man thirty years her senior. Her marriage crumbled, and she hit rock bottom. She felt deeply convicted to let go of the affair, release the secret, and the release the shame.  John 8:6-8 (NIV) says "Jesus bent down and start...

Stephanie Jordan is a self-proclaimed former "codependent". Codependency is a behavioral condition characterized by relying excessively on another person for self-worth, identity, and emotional stability. Stephanie realized her childhood tendency towards codependency led her straight into the arms of an addict as an adult.  In confronting this habit, Stephanie learned that the first step...

Lisa Espinoza's son Chandler was no stranger to adrenaline. A brave and adventurous child, it was routine for Lisa to receive a phone call about a broken this or a bruised that. But one day in 2019, she received a call that was different from the rest: Chandler had a traumatic brain injury, and he did not recover.  Throughout her journey of grief, Lisa has discovered that grief is not devoid...

Two years ago, Tveen Verano’s youngest son, Alex, caught what seemed like a routine virus. But when weeks passed without recovery, a hospital visit revealed the unthinkable: stage 4 leukemia and neuroblastoma. Their world shifted overnight to chemo treatments and constant uncertainty. While their community showered them with support and reminded them that children are resilient, the family was tra...

So often in our lives there is a root ailment that causes a domino effect with our health. In the second part of our physical health series, Holistic health coach Joanna emphasizes how poor sleep and digestion are interconnected, and how to establish a routine that supports all the systems in your body. Joanna shares some great tips for all bodies to maintain baseline health--beyond these healthy...

Joanna Corl inherited the gift of healing. Her grandmother was a nurse, her mother is a spiritual and emotional healer, and she herself is now a massage therapist and holistic nutrition coach.  So often in our lives there is a root ailment that causes a domino effect with our health. Sleep, stress and digestion are all interconnected elements of health that all require healthy habits and maintenan...

Special guest Maureen Carrott recalls the impression the book The Hiding Place had on her as a 13-year-old girl. Corrie Ten Boom, the author, was imprisoned in a concentration camp alongside her sister Betsie. Betsie suggested they give thanks to God for the fleas that nipped painfully at their skin.  Other stories, like the biblical story of Joseph, also instilled within Maureen that gratitude sh...

Dave Wiedis, founder of ServingLeaders Ministries, is an internationally renown expert in leadership and relational mediation. Dave asserts that spiritual maturity and emotional maturity are inextricably linked, and that adeptness in both categories is necessary to steward both personal relationships and our communities as a whole.  Dave's theory involves the idea that we all have a "rul...

Elaine Lankford had a longstanding, illustrious nursing career. Due to her rightful skepticism of workplace politics and corporate expectations within the practice, she experienced a targeted attack on her career by her superiors. Through that trial, the newfound quiet in her usually busy life gave room to the still small voice of the Holy Spirit, who inspired Elaine to write her book "Love E...