Shoes & Soul

In Part 2 of our conversation with Elissa Poe, we dive deeper into what it really looks like to trust God when His plan doesn’t match what we hoped for. This episode is full of encouragement for parents raising Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, especially in seasons where community feels lacking, resources are limited, or the path forward feels unclear. Together, we talk about the role of obedien...

In this episode of Shoes & Soul , Brittany sits down with Elissa Poe to talk about authentic faith, surrender, and what it looks like to walk closely with God in everyday life. Elissa shares her journey of growing up in both Deaf and hearing environments, her search for truth that ultimately led her to Christ, and how that experience now shapes the way she disciples her own children—encouragin...

Content Note: This episode includes discussion of depression and suicidal thoughts. In this episode of Shoes & Soul , Brittany sits down with Austin Cary to talk about identity, faith, and the long journey of learning to embrace how God created you. Austin shares what it was like growing up deaf in a mostly hearing world. As a child and teenager, he wrestled deeply with what being deaf meant f...

In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Brittany sits down with Austin Cary, professor of ASL at Arizona State University and Deaf ministry leader, to hear his story of growing up as the only Deaf child in a hearing family. Austin shares candidly about what it was like navigating siblings, school, sports, and social situations where communication barriers were constant — and how one powerful deci...

In Part 2 of Planting Seeds for Eternal Impact , Brittany continues her conversation with Chad Entinger, reflecting on what faithfulness looks like when parenting Deaf children feels uncertain, uncomfortable, or incomplete. Chad shares honestly about growing up Deaf in hearing spaces, the importance of exposure to Deaf peers and Deaf adults, and how small, consistent choices by his parents and chu...

What does faithfulness look like when no one has a clear roadmap? In this episode, Brittany talks with Chad Entinger, who served for over 20 years at Deaf Missions, including many years as CEO, about growing up Deaf in the church and the small, faithful acts that shaped his faith, a piece of candy, a smile, his father interpreting the sermon. Chad reflects on parenting as farming, where consistent...