The Wounds Of The Faithful

We are continuing with my exciting conversation with my new friend, Win Charles. She is a person with Cerebral Palsy, and she is an abuse survivor, And you heard some of her story last time. Today on Part 2, She has been victorious over the abuse and learned to heal from some of the trauma that she has suffered. She's moved from Colorado here to Phoenix, and she's in a special disability community...

What would you do if you had a physical or mental disability and you're being abused? You have no resources or support. You're dependent on people to help you and instead they take advantage of you and abuse you. Domestic violence and abuse are horrible even when you don't have any kind of disability. Just imagine being in a wheelchair or not being able to feed yourself, bathe yourself. Something...

Are my abusers going to get away with what they have done? We are looking at Psalm 10 in our series in the Psalms. Am I going to get justice for the things that they have done to me? Is it wrong to pray for my abusers to be punished? That is next on the Wounds of the Faithful podcast. Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: https://...

How does God feel about us when we mess up? Is He really angry with us? What should we do when we want to run away from God? Why should we confess our sins to God and humble ourselves? When Does God love David so much? These questions and more we will be discussing in our study in Psalm 6! Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: htt...

The book of Psalms in the Bible has been a source of inspiration, encouragement, and songs of praise for countless believers. We are starting a series in Psalms, starting with the background of David, the author of half the Psalms. How does the life of a king who lived so long ago have anything to do with my life right now? We'll explore some victories, faults, and trials of the boy shepherd who b...

Welcome back to Part Two of my interview with Kirsten Samuel! She continues with her journey of healing and saving her marriage from porn addiction. Kirsten holds nothing back sharing the guilt, shame, anger, and the hard work involved in coming out on the other side in one piece. But above all she finds hope, a new marriage, faith and love! Kirsten D Samuel understands first-hand the shock and pa...

Kirsten D Samuel understands first-hand the shock and pain of discovering your spouse’s porn use. Through the healing process, she also received counseling related to suicidal depression, PTSD, and an anxiety disorder. As a coach, she has empowered hundreds of women to rediscover peace in the mess, heal their broken hearts, regain their confidence, and create a healthy path forward. Kirsten has be...

We are back with Part Two of Kelly Hall's story, talking about her journey as a military wife, a mom with 4 children, 3 of which are deaf. Find out what happened when the faith community told her it was wrong of her to get cochlear implants for her children. She continues to tell the many stories of God's grace and provision through the struggles and the tears. Do not miss the inspiring conclusion...

God wouldn't give me two deaf children, would he? My guest this week is my friend Kelly Hall who is the wife of an Air Force pilot and mother of four children, three of which who have special needs. She talks of her trials struggles and heartaches in raising her children, but also shares her great faith and the grace and goodness of God. Join us for an inspirational conversation! Get to Know Kelly...

We're back with Part two of my conversation with Tina Smith talking about the responsibility of the churches to help victims of abuse in their congregation. To purchase her book Renewing Our Minds in Love: Amazon. ca if you're in Canada Amazon. com if you're in the States Rewired by Love Radio Program: The radio station is played in three different cities in Ontario. It's the Christian Radio Stati...

“When a spiritual environment changes, lives are saved.” That phrase is at the heart of Tina's life as well as her book “Renewing Our Minds in Love: Integrating Neuroscience and Scripture for Wholeness and Healing.” As a psychotherapist and debut author, Tina Smith lays out the harmony that exists between science and Scripture, and how, through a better understanding of both, church leaders and Ch...

We've finally made it to the finale of our series in the book of Job! Job is restored to his previous prosperity and then some. Did we ever get an answer on why humans suffer? Did he get his life back gradually or right away? What about Job's wife and late children? What are the parallels of Job's story with Jesus' story? How do you feel about the book of Job now? Private FB Group: The Wounds Of T...

God finally answers Job after all these months of suffering. What God said to Job was not what he expected, but more wonderful than he could possibly imagine. He was never alone. He kept his faith. What did God do with Job's friends in the end? Is God still loving? Did Job actually sin? Join us for some fresh perspectives. Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org...

This week you will hear from the long winded, very young eavesdropper who has come to counsel Job. Elihu takes 5 chapters to accuse, abuse, and brag about his puffed up knowledge to Job, an elder with a lifetime of experience. God is approaching Elihu, job and the three friends in the storm, ready to settle the score and end this misery once and for all. Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.or...

Job, now in his most exhausted state after sparring a few rounds with his so called friends, is once again exposed to one more round of verbal abuse. Job vigorously defends his character, his innocence and reputation in the community. He speaks of the most profound exclamation of faith in the Bible: I know My Redeemer lives! Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social...

Zophar is Job's third friend and he is more arrogant and judgmental than his other two friends. Job holds strong in his innocence and even fights the fiery darts of spiritual abuse. Why are his friends so mean? What do we learn during the tough times? Join us in Part 6 on this series of Job. Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: h...

We're talking about Bildad, Job's rotten friend #2 on this week's episode. Bildad isn't much better as a friend than Eliphaz is. We have Job's agony and roller-coaster ride of emotions from the abuse from his friend and God's silence. Hear Job's response to his accuser friend who is demanding repentance in the midst of a blameless life. At the end of the podcast, Diana includes a favorite Christma...

In our continuing series of Job, we meet Job's first rotten friend, who does nothing to support him or comfort him. Only to abuse him. What is Job's response to this treatment? What should our response be? Join us for Part 4! Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DSW-Ministries-230135337033879 Twitter: htt...

There are some times in your life that are so bad that you wish you had never been born>It might have been easier. That is how Job was feeling after losing it all. We are continuing our series on Job where we will be talking about worshipping in the midst of suffering, lamenting, and the right way to help a loved one during mourning. Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dsw...

If God bragged about you to Satan, how would you respond? How would you hold up to Satan accusing you to God and wanting to destroy you? We're continuing with our series in the book of Job. Today we are in the throne room of God. We talk about what an angel is, the trauma of Job's wife, and Job's response to losing everything. Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries...

We are starting our series on the book of Job this week. We will start with an introduction of who Job is, where the events take place, who are the people involved in the story and what are the major themes of the book of Job. There is more to the story of Job than suffering. Come and discover the treasures of this book. Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org S...

Part Two! As a trauma survivor, and current minister who helps women overcome obstacles to faith, I'm passionate about the message that God has put on my heart: in our deepest darkness, we find the greatest light through His Spirit. Over the past 20 years, I've gone through a profound inner transformation, which culminated after ‘listening to my pain’ with God, in my first book of my trilogy on fa...

As a trauma survivor, and current minister who helps women overcome obstacles to faith, I'm passionate about the message that God has put on my heart: in our deepest darkness, we find the greatest light through His Spirit. Over the past 20 years, I've gone through a profound inner transformation, which culminated after ‘listening to my pain’ with God, in my first book of my trilogy on facing and o...

You hear me talking about Mending The Soul all the time, but hearing all about it from the very founder of the ministry a treat. We have Dr Steven Tracy on the show for the third time, talking about more resources, more stories about changed lives in Africa, and his new book in progress. You will hear all about the new curriculum created by Native American peoples, for Native American peoples that...

We are covering a variety of topics today with my guest Cheryl Kincaid: surviving child abuse, spiritual abuse, forgiveness, denial, women's empowerment, being called to preach, and the lesser known golden nuggets of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Join us for an exciting conversation! Biography Reverend Cheryl Kincaid is a Presbyterian Minister who studied Marriage and Family Therapy at Bethe...