Meet Me in the Middle Podcast

Join us as we talk with Amiya Poplar -- 17 year old filmmaker who produced her first film at age 14. Her latest project, " 'Our Lives Shatter' is a visual representation of a poem written by her mom, Toya Poplar, ...which will premiere September 19, 2020. 8:00PM CST. on YouTube and you can also watch it live. You can find her on these Social Media sites: YouTube: https://www.youtube.c...

Dealing with grieving her brother's tragic death, war, PTSD, family being displaced, walking out her faith in Christ while living in a Communist country, long singleness, chronic illness, infertility, loneliness/depression, fear/anxiety about family living far away, and going through the process of becoming a U.S. citizen has given Irena Jansen a lot of experience of living in the middle. How...

When all our comforts and norms are stripped away, what is left and what does it mean to be God's family? Irena challenges us, we need to "Rehash what is means to be the Church." She encourages that so often "boundaries are the best things to inspire creativity." When you're hiding in the basement during war times with melba toast and plum jam, how can you live out your...

Meet Irena Dragas Jansen! Listen as Irena shares her story of faith in Jesus Christ while growing up in Croatia during Communist rule. Her spiritual life was rooted deeply through unwavering faith exercised by her family during war time, living as a refugee, life uncertainties, and much cultural unrest. Her story is inspiring and challenging for all of us. You'll hear her passionate spirit and...

Don’t miss the third part of our interview with Lisa Bewley as she shares the purpose, redemption and grace God has given them in the middle of their chaos and suffering. Video Production: Lisa Jane Bewley

Struggling to cope with life altering losses leave the Bewleys desperate for healing and hope as they each suffer from debilitating depression and grief. Listen as Lisa not only recognizes the loss and despair, but also the hope, faith and perseverance of taking all the baby steps required on the journey to recovery from depression. Video production: Lisa Jane Bewley

We're BACK with another inspiring interview with Lisa Jane Bewley on Meet Me in the Middle. In this 1st of 3 episodes, we talk about secrets, shame, depression, bi-polar disorder...and hope and help in the middle. Lisa shares her journey and the places of healing and life-giving relationships that helped her through her childhood trauma. It's real and honest but her story won't leave y...

Keeping it in the family in this series, we're thrilled to welcome our daughters, Cidny Pollard Broughton and Carrye Martin Burr to our Meet Me in the Middle table again. In this episode (part 4 of a 4 part series) we ask them this question to jump start the conversation: "In your journey, Have you experienced any type of discrimination or inequality (as a woman ...an author, mother, stay...

Our daughters, Carrye Burr (Type 1 Diabetic) and Cidny Broughton (Health Care Professional) , share how they're coping emotionally through the COVID19 Pandemic on a personal level --Concerns, Fears, Frustrations and even finding freedom in the limitations. You'll also hear their honest conversations about the ups and downs of parenting young children through this season -- the social isola...

In this episode (Part 2 of 4 ), we ask our daughters, Cidny Pollard Broughton and Carrye Martin Burr to share honestly about "How you feel the Church is doing in their response to racial injustice? ...connecting with millennials, Black Lives Matter, seeing color, embracing different cultures, and so much more. Listen to the challenge to see our own blindspots, do our own due diligence, and CA...

Keeping it in the family in this series, we welcome our daughters, Cidny Pollard Broughton and Carrye Martin Burr to our Meet Me in the Middle table. In this episode, we ask them to share honestly about their experience growing up as a P.K. (a.k.a. Preacher's Kid) ... positive and not-so-great parts of it. Since they're both millennials, we listen to their hearts to learn their perspective...

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Get to know the co-hosts as Joy gets to interview her co-host, Lindsay Pollard

As we launch this podcast, co-host, Joy, shares a little story behind the dream. Join us as we meet in the middle. (Originally recorded October 8, 2019)