Preach Where You Reach®

Send us Fan Mail Shawn Harper - former NFL Lineman, CEO, Author, Speaker and Life Coach - motivates by sharing his walk with Jesus including Embracing the adversity of a difficult childhood; using his past as a tool, not a chain; the way his dad came back into his life and planted valuable seeds; abandonment vs. rejection; removing the “bandages” so God will heal our wounds; having an ax to grind...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Ryser, Founder & CEO of Yakabod and author of “At Work As In Heaven” shares his story of doing the church stuff but not really knowing God; being baited into reading the Bible; the importance of faith “working on Tuesday”; the dream of being a rockstar; the impactful meaning of his company name, Yakabod; applying biblical principles in the workplace; moving from doin stu...

Send us Fan Mail Brooke Boltz - Managing Attorney at Boltz Legal - invites us into her faith journey including growing up a pastor’s kid and a rule follower; being surrounded by friends that didn’t share the same values, but respecting their choices; how her commitment to staying pure until marriage made relationships almost non-existent; the confusion around her divorce; the premature birth of he...

Send us Fan Mail Mickey Seelye - President, Seelye Auto Group - invites us into his testimony and workplace including going to midnight Mass (just to stay out late); navigating his family’s hypocrisy views and his wife's negative experiences in the church; a church invitation from a friend that changed the trajectory of his life; an unexpected church experience that kept him coming back; buil...

Send us Fan Mail Evangelist Jordan Morris - All For Jesus/Hand Of Jesus - shares his story, his faith and his heart including being read biblical stories rather than fairytales as a child; his parents bringing him to Christ at the age of seven; dreaming of preaching despite having a severe stutter; being given his first opportunity to preach at age 11; getting close to walking away from God in hig...

Send us Fan Mail Lakeshia Poole - Author, Speaker & Coach at Jack Of All Trades Media - shares her journey of wanting a relationship with Jesus at 8 years old; self-publishing at 8 years old; suicide ideation and depression in middle school and her faith keeping her alive; the impact of her mother praying over her; armoring up with the Word; getting harmful thoughts out by keeping a diary; com...

Send us Fan Mail Corinne Keith - CEO of Chosen For Victory, life coach, author, speaker - let’s us in on her story and heart for Jesus including feeling connected to God at a very young age; the value of being seen and valued; the impact small groups had in her faith journey; turning shame into power thanks to Sister Michael; the death of her son from a drunk driver; being owed seven times what th...

Send us Fan Mail Laura Diamond - former teacher and current caregiver - shares her “Job-like” testimony including how a devastating motorcycle accident connected her back to Jesus; losing twins halfway through a pregnancy; feeling God’s presence in recovery; the impact of hands being laid on her at a women’s breakfast; how an adoption delay made way for conception; the reason to either go or stay...

Send us Fan Mail Alyse Quinn - Founder, Tenfold and Big Vision (Offers faith-driven CEO roundtables for businesswomen) - invites us into her faith/work journey from walking away from faith to building it back up from scratch; the part C.S. Lewis played; the role friends had in her faith understanding and encouragement; a pivotal moment when visiting a church; the joy of serving; reading “Entrepren...

Send us Fan Mail Sean Dunn - President at Groundwire - takes us on a journey of being a good Christian sinner with his theology being performance based; a youth pastor shifting his thinking to a heart posture through a Bible reading challenge; the trick he learned when reading the Old Testament; the impact of social media; the importance of understanding generations that come after you; what songs...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Bell - a Winnipeg-based singer-songwriter who has released 21 albums over a 30-year career, with album sales exceeding 400,000 units. Add four concert videos, five songbooks, and more than 3,000 live shows, and you have a body of work equaled by few artists in any genre. Steve was recognized with the Order of Manitoba, and in 2022, he was inducted into the Order of Canada. S...

Send us Fan Mail Vivian Gomes - General Manager & Chief Design Officer at Shnorh - shares his fascinating story of growing up without a father in a Christian home in India, with a hardworking mother that wanted to provide the best in difficult financial times; working five jobs at the age of sixteen; working for Hewlett-Packard (HP); going from living the high-life to being humbled; living in...

Send us Fan Mail Kent Chevalier - Chaplain for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Athletes in Action) and Keynote Speaker - navigates us through how he surrendered his life in Orlando at 17; being equally as guilty in the hypocrisy he saw in the Church; the impact of discipleship; the weight of stewarding the Word of God; God’s timing being just as important as His direction; planting a church that “failed...

Send us Fan Mail Bianca Smart - TDT Client Relations Manager with Takealot.com (Cape Town, South Africa) - shares her powerful story of growing up with certain rules in church but not seeing the same at home; heartbreaking abuse at home and leaving home at 16; meeting her husband and the impact her father-in-law had in her life and her journey to forgiveness; the power of faith and desperation; th...

Send us Fan Mail Nobles Darby IV is the Chaplain for the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Cavaliers. In this episode, Nobles shares his story of being filled with the Holy Spirit at a young age; coming from a long line of preachers; what it looks like to trust Jesus when you can’t trace Him; positioning yourself to hear God’s voice clearly; his appreciation for the guardrails put in place by his par...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Tony Warrick - Director of Community Enrichment at the College of Southern Maryland and Author - shares his journey of the challenges of growing up in Washington, D.C.; the murder of his brother; staying in the shadows because of his past and then coming to accept his past so that he could fully become who he is called to be; capitalizing on his gift of speed to get out of DC;...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Morrel - Behavioral Health Professional, Health & Life Coach - shares the profound experience as a camp counselor at 16 that brought her closer to Jesus and steered her toward becoming a counselor; Stumbling upon a message on a Christian radio station and a Holy Spirit revelation; Going from broadcasting to counselor, using her faith as a guide; navigating the “dark night...

Send us Fan Mail Barbara Villasenor - Economics at Google and the Founder of the Google Inter Belief Network - takes us inside her life of faith after hopes, dreams and a relationship dissolved; how this adversity propelled her into her strong relationship with Jesus; an opportunity she saw for Google to bring all faiths together "at the table" and encouragement for others to do the same...

Send us Fan Mail James Early - host of The Bible Speaks to You Podcast, Bible teacher, speaker and author - joins the Preach Where You Reach podcast and shares his faith from putting his faith to the test when “fighting” his younger brother; seeing people through the eyes of God; keeping your eyes on the Shepherd not the sheep; being a bouncer to the thoughts in your head; emotional and spiritual...

Send us Fan Mail Andrea Sherwood - Director, Cyber Security - shares her faith story including a move from San Diego to Alaska at an early age; having a child following high school; how marital challenges brought her back to her faith; a guidance counselor's recommendation for a career in IT; God opening doors she felt no right to walk through but excelling anyway; how Florida gave them a fre...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Petersen is an author, writer and self-described recluse who let's us in on his faith journey and his new book (released today!) "Thank God It's Monday (?): Balancing Work and Faith While Keeping Your Sense of Humor". Tom describes the new book as “a collection of humorous essays about topics of faith and work. I spend a lot of time talking about how badly...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Romano - Director of Media at Sports Spectrum, former Emmy-award winning producer at ESPN, author and speaker - allows us to share in his faith journey including the inspiration and impact his brother had on giving his life to Jesus; his mother being his hero; a dad that struggled with various abusive behaviors; coming to terms with your true identity; finding freedom in for...

Send us Fan Mail Tashina Rickerson - Director of Recruiting - takes us on her journey from being raised in a Christian home to backsliding in high school and turning to meth for weight loss; holding onto  addiction and Jesus at the same time; the power of words; turning back to Jesus and asking for a husband; starting a career in staffing; opening her own clothing boutique; and a powerful encounte...

Send us Fan Mail Brock Scott - Chief Marketing Officer with NovaTax and Co-Owner of Community Care Insurance - invites us into his story of going to youth group for the air hockey and foosball; having a "living Saint" for a mother-in-law; his faith in the face of a devastating diagnosis for his baby in the womb; the death of his newborn son; the comforting impact his church community off...

Send us Fan Mail Cassandra Robinson - Founder of Grinding in Grace/Christian Branding Coach - shares in this open and vulnerable conversation including going through adversity without Jesus versus with Jesus; the pain of going through and coping with divorce; techniques to navigate through adversity; the importance of our heart posture; seeing God as a "bully with a magnifying glass" as...