In this special episode, Emunah (Hebrew for faith, belief) joins forces once again with the online Bible Study Ministry Restore, Refocus, and Refresh (RRR) for a rich, Scripture-centered conversation on the Book of Hebrews. Together, we explore five powerful themes that reveal why Jesus is betterbetter than cultural noise, identity labels, our weaknesses, self-effort, and the guilt or shame we try to carry alone.

This episode unpacks how Jesus speaks truth, gives purpose, meets us in our struggles, renews our hearts, and offers complete freedom through the New Covenant. Listeners will discover why Jesus is superior in every aspect of life and how Hebrews speaks directly to todays emotional, spiritual, and cultural challenges.

Featured Guests from Restore, Refocus, and Refresh (RRR)

Delores Cole Oak Ridge, TN

A lifelong songstress for the Lord and born in Middlesboro, KY, Delores surrendered her life to Christ at age 9. Her passion is to let others see Christ in her daily walk and to help draw people to salvation through the Holy Spirit.
Scriptures shared:
1 Corinthians 2:14 Hebrews 4:12 John 16:13 Jeremiah 33:3 John 10:27 Proverbs 8:58

Pastor Saltares Conyers, GA

Pastor Saltares and his wife Carol lead Unlimited Faith and Favor Ministries. In this episode, he highlights Galatians 2:20 and the transformative story of Saul of Tarsusonce a persecutor of Christians, later the apostle Paul who carried the gospel to the Gentiles.

Jennine King Atlanta, GA

An educator at Decatur High School, mother of four, and grandmother of one, Jennine describes herself as a praise-and-worshipper and a prayer warrior. She loves riding her e-bike in nature, spending quiet time listening for Gods voice.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

• Jesus is better than every competing voice demanding our attention.
• We must learn to discern what aligns with Christs teachings.
• Jesus calls us to a deeper purpose beyond self-centered living.
• The Holy Spirit guides believers into all truth.
• Building our identity on Christ is essential for spiritual stability.
• Jesus is our eternal High Priest who continually intercedes for us.
• The New Covenant brings real heart transformationnot just behavior change.
• We must renew our minds each day to align with Gods truth.
• Jesus sacrifice frees us from guilt, shame, and condemnation.
• Our actions often speak louder than our words when witnessing to others.

Connect With the RRR Presenters

To reach the Restore, Refocus, and Refresh team, email: clubchrist718@gmail.com

Emunah listeners, we are anxious for your comments, response, reaction, and advice. Email us at wordconsultingllc@gmail.com or visit the Women of the Word website: https:wordconsultingllc.com

In this powerful episode of Emunah, Dr. Jessica Pepple, founder of The Reframe Institute in Worcester, Mass, shares her mission to heal generational trauma through historical truth-telling, community-centered learning, and a bold liberation framework. We explore the Reframe Journeys to sites of slavery and resilience, the Four Is of Oppression, and strategies for building empathy, equity, and shared humanity. This conversation brings together faith, justice, and hope and offers practical steps toward person and community healing.

Dr. Pepples announcement of this new, ambitious venture on Thanksgiving Day comes only months after her unsuccessful run for the Worcester City Councilor, at-large seat. Previously she was the inaugural chief diversity and culture officer at RFK Community Alliance in Lancaster. She was named one of the Worcester Business Journals Power 100 in 2024.

Dr. Pepple discusses the importance of redefining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the role of culture in shaping these concepts. She stressed the need for DEI practitioners to take ownership of the definitions and frameworks they use, particularly in the context of a liberation framework that highlights cultural influences on inclusion.

To learn more about The Reframe Institute (Reframe Journeys, The Freemans Circle, training programs), check out the website at https://reframeinstitute92.org/

Dr. Pepples email is: reframeyou92@gmail.com.

Emunah listeners, share your comments, reaction, advice at wordconsultingllc@gmail.com

In this enlightening episode of Emunah, Dr. Luther Smithlead counselor at N(y)oo Mind Biblical Counseling Center in Kansas City, MOjoins us for a rich conversation on the integration of faith, psychology, and emotional healing. Dr. Smith unpacks how the renewed mind described in Scripture shapes our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, offering a Christ-centered path to transformation.

Drawing from personal experiences and powerful stories from his counseling practice, Dr. Smith explains how biblical principles can correct distorted thinking, restore hope, and guide believers through emotional pain. The discussion highlights the essential role of empathy in counseling, the importance of accurate self-understanding, and the call to trust God even when healing feels difficult.

Key Scriptures Discussed:
Genesis 12 Romans 12:2 2 Corinthians 1 1 Thessalonians 5:1214

About Dr. Luther Smith:
Dr. Smith is a researcher, writer, counselor, and instructor at Calvary University. He earned his Bachelors degree from Ashford University, and both his Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and Doctorate of Psychology from Southern California Seminary.

Key Takeaways

• Faith and psychology can work together for true, lasting healing.
• The N(y)oo Mind Podcast bridges the gap between Scripture and psychology.
• The Greek roots of psychology reveal its biblical foundation and significance.
• A renewed mind is essential for transformation in Christ.
• Scripture provides a solid philosophy for understanding ourselves and the world.
• Counseling often begins with correcting unbiblical or inaccurate beliefs about oneself.
• Empathy is vital in the counseling process.
• Biblical truth can reshape distorted thinking patterns.
• Trusting God through emotional pain is challenging but deeply transformative.

If this conversation blessed you, Emunah family, share this episode with someone who needs encouragement.
Wed love to hear from you! Send your comments, reactions, or the Scriptures that uplift you to: wordconsultingllc@gmail.com

You can also share your testimony on the Women of the Word website: wordconsulting.com

Connect with Dr. Luther Smith:
Email: Lsmithnyoomind@gmail.com
Office: N(y)oo Mind Biblical Counseling, LLC
4810 N Elmwood Ave., Kansas City, MO 64119

(Originally aired August 23, 2024)

In this powerful episode of Emunah (Hebrew for faith, belief), hosts Dr. Tamara Henry and Charisse dive into one of the most important topics in Christian life relationships, both with God and with others.

Are you truly satisfied with your relationship with God? Do you sense that it could grow deeper or stronger? Tamara and Charisse explore how building an intimate, personal relationship with God naturally shapes the way we connect with people around us influencing our attitudes, compassion, and love toward others.

If you just think in terms of a relationship, Charisse says, people talk about this person knows me.
She points to Psalm 139 as the perfect description of Gods deep, personal knowledge of us:
O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.

Together, the hosts reflect on practical ways to develop a closer relationship with God every day:

1. Pray and communicate with Him regularly.

2. Read and study His Word to understand His heart.

3. Meditate on Scripture to let His truth shape your thoughts and actions.

Key Bible passages discussed include Galatians 5:1316, 2223, James 1:5, James 2:8, John 14:1517, John 15:16, Isaiah 52:7, Mark 12:30, Leviticus 19:18, and Romans 13:9.

This heartfelt discussion invites you to evaluate your own relationship with the Lord. Do you recognize when Hes speaking to you? How does He communicate with you personally?

Join Tamara and Charisse for an inspiring conversation designed to strengthen your faith walk and deepen your understanding of what it means to truly know God and to be known by Him.

Wed love to hear from you!
Share your insights, questions, and testimonies at wordconsultingllc@gmail.com
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In this inspiring episode of Emunah (Hebrew for faith or belief), host Dr. Tamara Henry teams up with the dynamic online Bible study group Restore, Refocus, and Refresh (RRR) a community that meets the first 12 days of each month to explore Holy Spiritled themes for real-life growth.

This months focus, Shape, Mold, or Stuck, invites listeners to see mud not as a mess, but as Gods creative material. Drawing from scriptures like Genesis 2:7, John 9:67, Psalm 40:2 and 69:2, and Isaiah 64:8, the group unpacks how God uses even the muddy seasons of life to form, refine, and restore us.

Four members of RRR bring fresh insights through four powerful points:

1. We Are Formed from Mud
   Minister Julian M. Daniel an East Tennessee musician, worship leader, and emerging minister reminds us that God shapes beauty from humble beginnings. A Lee University graduate in Ministry Leadership, Julian now shares the gospel through both music and preaching alongside his wife, Jennifer.
2. Mud as a Symbol of Struggle
   Apostle Dr. Jennifer London, pastor of Anointed for Christ Ministries and Bread of Life Outreach in Georgia, draws from over 32 years of ministry to show that even our struggles serve purpose. She emphasizes that true leadership begins with servanthood and even in the mud, God is molding us for mission.
3. Mud as the Medium of Miracle
   Elder Marcia Hughes of Columbia, SC, brings warmth and wisdom as she explores how God turns what seems dirty or broken into the very material for healing and transformation much like Jesus did when He used mud to restore sight.
4. The Choice of the Clay Shaped or Stuck
   Sister Yvonne Burton, a retired nurse from Columbia, SC, reminds us that while God is the Potter, we must yield to His shaping. Her life of faith, family, and devotion beautifully reflects what it means to stay moldable in the hands of the Creator.

Key Takeaways

• Dont despise small beginnings or your muddy moments God works with raw material.
• Once stuck, we cant climb out alone. Deliverance comes when we call on the One who lifts us out of the miry clay.
• God can use what looks dirty or useless as the very tool for healing and transformation.

Join the Conversation:
Wed love to hear how this episode spoke to your spirit. Share your thoughts, comments, or testimony:
Email: wordconsultingllc@gmail.com
Website: Women of the Word wordconsultingllc.com

Restore, Refocus and Refresh - call in #774-267-7513 or download "StartMeeting" app Pass Word: clubchrist718

In this moving episode of Emunah, Dr. Tamara Henry sits down with Rev. Jamesina Greene to uncover an often-overlooked reality inside Americas prisons the quiet, unseen caregiving that happens every single day. While the public tends to view prisons only through the lens of punishment, Rev. Greene invites us to see another side: incarcerated men and women who care for the sick, the elderly, and the dying; who mentor younger inmates; and who offer comfort and hope to those society has forgotten. Together, they explore what this kind of caregiving reveals about faith, dignity, and redemption in the most unlikely places.

Statistics on incarceration are staggering. More than 1.2 million people are currently held in state and federal prisons, and two out of three are also workers. Their jobs mirror those outside the prison walls cooking, cleaning, cutting hair, landscaping, making furniture, uniforms, and even license plates. Some work in laundries and kitchens, while others perform vital public services like road repair and firefighting. Yet this labor, often exploitative, generates enormous profits for state prison systems and governments.

According to an ACLU report, incarcerated workers produce more than $2 billion a year in goods and $9 billion a year in services that help maintain the very prisons where they are confined.

Rev. Greene is the founder of A Mothers Cry, a Maryland-based charitable organization supporting mothers of incarcerated children across the nation. Since 2000, the organization has provided critical resources and community outreach to help families navigate the financial, social, and emotional challenges of having a loved one behind bars.

Rev. Greenes commitment is deeply personal. Her son, Byron, has been incarcerated since age 25, serving a 50-year sentence for first-degree assault. Over the years, he has often been placed in a caregiver role within the prison.

My son is living proof that even behind bars, love and compassion survive, Rev. Greene wrote in a Baltimore Afro-American op-ed on September 18, 2025 a sentiment she echoed in her conversation on Emunah.

Host Dr. Tamara Henry reflected, The hands that lift, feed, and comfort others remind us that Gods compassion cant be confined.

Byron himself shared insight into life behind bars: he rarely sleeps more than two or three hours a night. Its never quiet, its never dark, and its never safe, he said. Youre kept in a constant state of hypervigilance prison is a battlefield. His words paint a vivid picture of the mental strain faced by those incarcerated and the critical need for compassion, mental health care, and human connection.

In addition to her ministry and nonprofit work, Rev. Greene is also a self-published author whose books can be found on Amazon. Her titles include Help, I Dont Like Myself, A Mothers Cry: A Mini Book for Moms, Finding Me, and I Am a Voice.

Call to Action

This episode carries a strong call to action:

Contact your state delegate and senator and urge them to support legislation granting credit to inmates who voluntarily serve as caregivers behind prison walls.

To connect with Rev. Greene, email amcjami@gmail.com or call 443-669-5485.

To reach host Dr. Tamara Henry, email Wordconsultingllc@gmail.com or share your testimony at wordconsultingllc.com.

Originally aired: December 8, 2023

Relaunched: Season 5 of Emunah on the Alive Podcast Network

Results. Thats the word that defines a generation. For many Millennialsthose born between 1981 and 1996faith must work in real life. In this first episode of Millennial Minute, Bianca Shante and Tiffany get real about what it means to see tangible results from their Christian faith. Despite statistics suggesting Millennials are walking away from church, Bianca and Tiffany boldly challenge that narrative. Both women, based in the Washington, D.C. metro area (the DMV), share how their personal relationships with Christ have anchored them through lifes storms. Tiffany has walked with Christ for about 10 years, while Bianca recommitted her life to Him in February 2023.

I look at my faith in Christ as my anchor, Bianca says. When life gets deep and storms come, Christ holds me steady.

The conversation takes a thought-provoking turn as the women tackle the question:
What do you see traditional Christianity lacking today?

Tiffanys answer is both honest and convicting:

I think Christianityor the church as a wholeis missing results. Weve allowed too many lowercase g gods into our lives and silenced the Holy Ghost.

The episode closes with Bianca and Tiffany reflecting on actor Denzel Washingtons powerful commencement speech at Dillard University, exploring how his message connects to their walk of faith.

Tune in to hear two millennial believers talk faith, authenticity, and the power of real spiritual results.
Tell us what you think! Email: wordconsultingllc@gmail.com
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In this heartfelt episode of Emunah, host Dr. Tamara Henry opens up about her personal struggles with trusting God and overcoming doubt. She shares candid reflections on what it truly means to focus on Godespecially when life feels uncertain or when people let us down.

Dr. Henry offers practical ways to strengthen your relationship with God, including daily prayer, finding encouragement in community, and noticing Gods blessings in everyday life. She also unpacks the dangers of overthinking and spiritual distraction, reminding listeners that faith means trusting God even when His plan defies human logic.

This episode launches a new, more personal format called Lets Talk About, where Dr. Henry invites listeners into real conversations about faith, doubt, and daily spiritual growth.

Key Takeaways

1. I trust the Lord, but I still wrestle with doubt.
2. My focus must stay on Godnot people.
3. Distractions can pull me away from Gods presence.
4. The Holy Spirit empowers me to stay centered on Christ.
5. I can set realistic goals to keep my faith strong.
6. Silencing my phone helps me quiet my spirit before God.
7. Doubt is the enemy of spiritual growth.
8. True faith means trusting God beyond human understanding.

Join the Conversation

Should Emunah continue the Lets Talk About series?
Share your thoughts!
Email: wordconsultingllc@gmail.com
Tell us YES to more personal discussionsor NO if you prefer the traditional format.
You can also send your testimony about how you stay focused on God and what experiences have strengthened your faith.