The Divine Appointments Podcast

"You do share things with other people. You learn what they need to know that you have and then you share it with them. Because nobody can make it alone." Join me as I interview this remarkable trailblazer in Mississippi medicine who works hard to give back what was given to her.

Pastor Perry McCall shares his and his family's journey of faith both as a pastor and leader but also as a father who lives day by day fighting leukemia with his son Andrew. He describes how God has "kept" him.

My husband Joel and I share how God wants us to detox from things of this world and fully saturate ourselves with knowing Him better. Who do you worship? Look at your checkbook, your calendar, and your streaming service/social media. "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any exce...

After working in his private law practice for 23 years, Sean Milner returned to be the Executive Director for the Baptist Children's Village. He came to live there as a 5 year old boy with his brothers and sister. Sean talks about growing up there and coming to faith in Jesus Christ. Now he shares the mission of taking the good news of Jesus Christ to at-risk children and families. "Father of the...

This is an interview with Quana Spells. She is a great example of Jesus' teaching of loving the Lord your God and your neighbor as yourself. Through the depths of a Covid illness and even in everyday life she takes care to love others around her.  May we all love others this way. 

Dr. Tate Thigpen spent over forty years practicing hematology and oncology. He has had a huge impact on thousands of patients in Mississippi and across the country. With great care and study he treated patients with cancer and developed the whole field of oncology. He describes how his faith in Jesus impacted his practice of medicine. He saw miracles "almost daily." He is a man who lives out his f...

Jesus used the imagery of the Galilean Jewish wedding to explain our salvation and His second coming. Many hard to understand scriptures become crystal clear when studied in light of the first century culture. "The Bible was written for us but not to us." Culture and context matters. "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it we...

This is an interview of Dr. Russell Roberts who describes how God has shown him how to integrate faith and the practice of medicine.  He has learned how to be bold in his witness for the Lord Jesus.

Understand that we do not have to be fearful on Friday the 13th. I credit Chuck Misler and Immanuel Vilekovsky for this teaching about Friday the 13th and the Passover.

Dianna lived in Turkey as a Christian, saw many come to Christ, some through dreams of Jesus Himself appearing to them, some by seeing her friends' examples of Christ. She saw those whose lives are threatened for their faith. She says America's mission field is because we are so easily distracted. She notes Jesus is her lifeline even with her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.

This is an interview of Buz Lowry. He inspired me to make the world around me a better place physically and spiritually……to "leave it better than I found it." "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. ‭‭You are the light of the world. A city set on...

This is an interview with Shellye Druey discussing attacks in her marriage and how God reminded her that in a marriage the two become one and this was her battle as well as her husband's. "He answered, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shal...

This is a precious interview of my sister, Cozy, about walking through cancer and death of her husband Clay and how God radically changed their life. "Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. An...

God's holidays may be different from ours. He gave very specific details meant to be rehearsals for future appointed times. What holiday did Jesus celebrate on the night he was arrested….the holiday he was about to fulfill? "Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient time...

Listen to this amazing journey of Karen and Jep Cole and how God walked them through breast cancer. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart." ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭ 29:11 -13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We often think there are Super Christians who have it all together. Katie Eubanks is editor of Mississippi Christian Living magazine. She has had her struggles and doubts in her faith. She had a crisis of faith and then finally put those questions down and placed her faith in Jesus Christ. She was encouraged to continue to ask questions which has deepened her faith. Now her ministry allows others...

Interview of Emily Hardin this week who is a part of Red Door Jackson, a ministry of mentorship in her neighborhood. She talks about the abundant life to which God has called us. Jesus called us make disciples "as we are going." "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." ‭‭John‬ ‭ 10:10 ‬ ‭

Meet two people who were forever changed by the love shown to them by the Baptist Children's Village. Bobby's father had left and his mother told the judge she wanted nothing to do with him. God placed Chrystelle and her 9 siblings into this home when she was 16. God has not forgotten the widows and the orphans. He is the father to the fatherless, and he provides family for the lonely. "A father t...

This is a wonderful interview with Julie Wardlaw telling her story of loss of a child and then her precious family afterward. What a great testimony of faith. Her family is a beautiful picture of the gospel…..God's adopted family. "Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:16‬ ‭ If you're liking what you're...

Why has there been such a spike in suicide in the past 5-10 years? 9 percent of all students in grades 9-12 have attempted suicide in the past twelve months (The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention). Adolescents are bombarded daily by a world telling them WHO they should be and how to project the right IMAGE. Preston Crowe, a counselor and minister, helps us examine the crisis of suicide as...

This is an amazing story of unconditional love with Heath Ferguson, chaplain at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. He talks about Jesus pursuing him through a very difficult childhood and showing him what true unconditional love is. Wow! What a radical transformation. Romans 5:5…. "and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit...

Ashley has walked through tremendous trauma and tells how Jesus redeemed her. The creator rescued her and called her by name. "But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty,...

Drugs are an incredible force of evil against our children. I sat down with Angie Mullins who shares her story as a mother who lost a son to overdose. In the midst of crying out to God, Angie says, "great is thy faithfulness. His mercies are new every day and God is generous with them. Every day there is a new wellspring of goodness that God intends for me." "The steadfast love of the Lord never c...

This is interview with my husband Joel about his life growing up fatherless. Putting this out a week early hoping to remind people of the fatherless around them so that they might give them an extra hug. Our Lord is a fierce defender of the fatherless and says "Don't mess with them!!" Exodus 22:22 -24

The heavens declare the glory of God. His intelligent design is found throughout all creation. Are you looking for it?