The Leighann McCoy Podcast

This is our 2nd week of advent and the word for this week is PEACE. Listen as Leighann shares her thoughts regarding peace. Consider sending podcasts to your friends instead of Christmas cards this year. Give them a gift for their ears rather than their eyes. :)

Hope is the focus on our first week of advent. In this episode, Leighann shares thoughts regarding hope. Here are some links she promised to provide you in the shownotes: Teach My Heart to Pray is the NEW NAME for the Prayer Clinic podcast beginning in January. This is also the name of a 4 session study on prayer. If you're looking for a good study on prayer that will provide you with a solid foun...

Leighann reflects on Thanksgiving and shares some changes coming to the Prayer Clinic podcast. (Pardon the wind that increases as the podcast advances.)

A brief shout-out from Leighann on her trip to Israel where she visited with HaYovel at the Mountain of Blessing (Mt. Gerizim) in Judea.

In this Episode, Leighann McCoy talks about how to pray for and respond to a loved one practicing witchcraft. Learn what God says about navigating this situation and pray for your loved one.

As part of our 3-part series leading up to Halloween, Leighann defines witchcraft then discusses its appeal to people today–especially as it relates to young women. Listen and learn more about this spiritual activity among us so that you can pray effectively for loved ones and friends who might be dabbling in or practicing magick. Here are the sources used in this episode of the Prayer Clinic podc...

In this podcast Leighann shares the origins of Halloween and its many traditions. As Christ followers living in a post-Christian world, it’s important for us to know how we best represent Jesus as we interact with our community in this holiday season. Samhain is the Celtic celebration of the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the winter. Bonfires originated from the “bone fires” that w...

In this Episode, Leighann takes it way back to a study she wrote in 2007, Pray Right!. She talks about praying in Jesus Name, and Amen. Its about how to seal the envelope and put the stamp on the letter in the mailbox and on its way. However, there is so much more to these phrases and we want to understand how much more these two phrases mean. We want to apply these words to our prayers but to als...

In this podcast Leighann covers when it is right or wrong to pray 'your will be done'. We have to remember these things most of us grow in our prayer lives to understand God in this progression of faith... 1. God is able to do anything! 2. God wants me to exercise faith. 3. Faith is being certain that God hears me when I pray. But this is where we get stuck. From this point forward we create our u...

In this episode, Leighann references the book, “The Promising God” by Dr. Richard Bucher. You can find the book here. https://www.amazon.com/Promising-God-Dr-Richard-Bucher/dp/0692255044 This episode is all about overcoming doubt. Doubt can be a driving force and we need to believe that God is able and worthy of our faith in Him. Leighann References these verses: Psalm 37:23 Psalm 46:10 Mark 11:22...

Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching [ a ] over my word to perform it.” Jeremiah 1:12     How the Character of God Impacts the Promises of God:   Andrew Murray, “There is something more necessary than the effort to exercise faith in each separate promise that comes to our attention. That is the cultivation of a trustful attitude toward God—the habit of al...

In this episode Leighann and Bobi Ann Allen visit again to wrap up our Truth about Women series. Enjoy their candid conversation reflecting on the episodes. Bobi Ann Allen is the women’s minister at Willowbrook Church in Huntsville and Madison Alabama. Her husband, Jared is the campus pastor at the Madison campus. Bobi Ann and Jared have 2 children, Katie Ann (15) and Kie (12). Bobi Ann is the aut...

Women in the Early Church with Kristi McClelland Kristi McLelland is a professor at Williamson College in Williamson County, TN (my home county!). She is also the best-selling author of “Jesus & Women” and “The Gospel On the Ground” Bible studies. Kristi calls herself a biblical culturalist who teaches the Bible in its historical, cultural context. After studying in Egypt and Israel in 2007, K...

Let’s Talk about Submission with Jacque Garner! Jacque is the wife of Duane who is the lead pastor at New Vision Church in Westmoreland, TN. She's the mother of 2 sons, 2 daughters and 7 grandchildren! She is also the host of the Pastor Wife Life podcast. You can learn more about the Pastor Wife Life Podcast at https://thepastorwifelife.com/podcast/ If you are a pastor's wife you can also join int...

Two Mary’s with Chris Adams and Simone Monroe In episode 7 of our Truth about Women podcast, Chris Adams and Simone Monroe join Leighann to discuss two significant women in the earthly life of Jesus; his mother, Mary and his devoted follower, Mary Magdalene. What makes this episode rich is the century of combined women’s ministry experience that these women bring to the conversation. Just a bit ab...

Episode 6: Two Scandalous Women with Sonia Thalman Sonia is a marriage coach with Marriage Helpers ministry. You can connect with Sonia on Instagram @soniathalman You can connect with Marriage Helpers at www.marriagehelper.com  Sonia shares that they have loads of FREE resources on their website. The story of the woman at the well can be found in John 4. I found this online about the plight o...

Two Desperate Women with Rachel Lovingood In this 5th episode of our Truth about Women series, Leighann and Rachel Lovingood dive into Scripture and have a candid conversation about two desperate women; the woman with an issue of blood, and a mother whose daughter was tormented by demons. If you’re wondering whether or not you can trust God to answer your prayers, you will know for certain after y...

In this episode, Leighann takes a look at 2 troubling passages in the Old Testament that people might use to support their argument that accuses God of being a misogynist. Through what she learned in a workshop she listened to on the Gospel Coalition website, Leighann is able to declare with certainty that  God is NOT a Misogynist. As you hear this episode on our summer series, “The Truth abo...

Latan Murphy is the author of Courageous Women of the Bible. She and Leighann discuss how several women in the Old Testament fulfilled their God-given destiny which is to reflect the image of God in the world today. Go visit Latan at www.latanmurphy.com Pick up a copy of Latan’s book: Courageous Women of the Bible: Leaving behind fear and insecurity for a life of confidence and freedom Here is the...

In this episode of the Truth about Women series, Leighann introduces us to Chandalee Chrisman from Chattanooga, TN. Chandalee is a lover, learner and teacher of the Hebrew language so she is the perfect person to unpack the meaning of the words Ezer Kenegdo, that God used to describe “woman” when He first created her. In this conversation you will learn that what God has in mind for your role as a...

Truth about Women Episode 1 Made in the Image of God In this first episode of our series called “The Truth about Women,” Leighann talks with Bobi Ann Allen about what it means to be a woman. Their conversation covers gender identity, biblical womanhood, and how to live TRUTH in our culture today. Bobi Ann Allen is the women’s minister at Willowbrook Church in Huntsville and Madison Alabama. Her hu...

In this episode Leighann joins Diane Nix (Founder of Contagious Joy 4 Him ministry) to discuss the SBC Report that was released May 22, 2022. With their combined years of ministry (adding up to 73!), and being married to a seminary professor (Diane) and pastor (Leighann) they bring their perspective on the report. If you would like to report sexual abuse that has happened in a Southern Baptist chu...

In this episode Leighann shares 5 strategies Satan uses to deceive people who enter into the deconstruction process. She then shares specific ways you can pray for the people you love who are deconstructing their faith. Here is the link to Sam Landrith’s message, “ The Truth about Deconstruction ” at Thompson Station Church on May 22, 2022. 5 Strategies Satan uses are what I call a “ruse.” They ha...

What a joy it was to interview Amy Medina. Amy grew up as a missionary's kid in West Africa. She currently lives in California with her husband and children. She writes about culture, adoption, parenting, missions and so much more. Please be sure to check out the referenced blogs as well as her website! Link to Amy's Blog Raising Up a Child in an Age of Deconstruction here . Amy's website here . H...

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and steams in the dessert. Isaiah 43:19 Listen to this wonderful interview with Jaime Hampton who co-hosts the podcast Praying Christian Women. Click   here   to visit her podcast and   here   for her website.  Jaime also interviewed Leighann and has that episode pos...