God's strength is revealed not only throughout the pages of Scripture but also in the everyday happenings around us. From the healing properties of the foods He created to the restoration of broken relationships, God's power is always on display if we take the time look. In this episode, Mysty Pfeffer, a registered nurse and health and wellness coach, shares an inspiring testimony of how God’s healing and restorative power is present in the ordinary moments of life.

Highlights:

• A love for God's power
• Biblical vs. Cultural Power
• Romans 1:19-20: God's eternal power and divine nature are clearly seen
• 2 Kings 6:15-17: Ask God to open your eyes to witness His power
• Give room for the power of God to heal broken relationships
• "The beauty of becoming a child of God is the gift of the Holy Spirit who imparts power."

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Meet Mysty Pfeffer

Mysty is a faith-based RN health and wellness coach who loves to share easy ways to live the abundant life God calls us to live. She is a registered nurse,wife, mother, writer, and podcaster. When she is not serving her clients and church, you’ll find her developing recipes from her garden, or facilitating bible study. .

Website: https://mystypfeffer.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mystypfeffer

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Mystypfefferwellnes

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In this episode, certified personal development coach and Christian counselor Sophia Rose opens up about her powerful journey from a life weighed down by shame, striving, and fear to one transformed by the boundless grace, love, and forgiveness of God. Tune in and be encouraged as she shares how God’s grace can rewrite your story too.

Highlights:

• Grace is found in God’s compassion and generosity
• What grace looks like as a prodigal daughter
• Romans 11:6 – Grace is freely given, not earned or deserved.
• A life transformed by trusting God
• “I don’t have to be perfect to be worthy.”
• Free from shame, striving and fear
• God’s grace is sufficient for us in all things

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Meet Sophia Rose De La O

Sophia Rose is a human potential specialist who offers God-centered coaching and serves as a personal success mentor. She is currently collaborating with a group of teachers on a project designed to support parents and children in helping young people achieve more positive outcomes in life. In addition, she is working on her first book, a personal development guide for beginners. Sophia Rose is passionate about making a meaningful impact in the world and is committed to using the gifts God has given her to serve humanity.

Email: sophiarose(at)post.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/successwithsophiarose

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Jessica Poché is deeply passionate about both God and people, a passion that shines through in her teaching of the Word, her leadership in worship, and her dedication to empowering others to discover the beauty of God's nature and the unique purpose He has designed for each individual. Experience this passion firsthand as she shares her Biblical wisdom on the concept of rest.

Highlights:

• What’s the difference between the world’s view and Biblical view of rest?
• Stress tests your rest
• Matthew 11:28-29: Finding rest for you soul
• True Rest: Let God replace anxiety and overwhelm with joy, peace, and thanksgiving
• You’re not called to carry someone else’s assignment. It’s okay to say no.
• God gives you rest at every turn so you can be free

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Meet Jessica Poché

Jessica and her husband are the founders of Bold for Christ Production (B4C Productions), a theatrical platform producing faith-based plays, short films and artistic services such as acting lessons, piano lessons, vocal training, writing workshops, headshots, videography and photography. Jessica is also the founder of jHEIS Place, an events platform and podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering others.

Books: 1 ½ Years and Praying for My Husband: Head to Heels

Website: https://www.b4cprod.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jepoche

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jHEISplace

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Back for a second time, Ushirika Johnson, Licensed Professional Counselor, joins me to explore how emotional healing is essential for embracing your true identity as God's daughter.

In this special episode, we're also excited to announce the launch of Getting to I Am, a transformative five-week online workshop designed to help women embrace their God-given identity. The workshop kicks off on April 16th, with registration open until April 9th. Be sure to click the link above for all the details!

To catch Ushirika's first appearance on What's the Word?, check out Episode 15 of this podcast.

Highlights:

• Confront the Issues That Keep You Stuck in a Life That's Not Yours
• Hiding Doesn't Heal
• It May Be Scary, But There Is Nothing to Fear
• God Gave You a Spirit of Power, Love, and a Sound Mind (2 Timothy 1:7)
• Walk in Community and Step Into Freedom

Ushirika and I interviewed one another and you can view those video clips on YouTube. Go to @abovethefraypublishing to watch them.

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Although she is no longer a medical pharmacist, Dr. April Dawn White now considers herself a spiritual pharmacist, dispensing hope to those in need. Listen as she shares candidly about how she learned to trust God during the times when both her faith and health were put to the test.

Highlights:

• Faith is built by daily surrendering your will
• Isaiah 48:10–Faith is forged in the furnace of suffering
• Challenges to living by faith
• God hears and sees you
• 2 Corinthians 5:7–Walking by faith even when you don’t know what God is doing behind the scenes to work things out on your behalf
• How you respond to God and circumstances matter

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Meet April Dawn White:

April is an award-winning author, speaker, book coach, and former pharmacist. She is a wife of 26 years and mom to two young adult children. April is a rare illness warrior, and she draws strength daily with Jesus, coffee, and afternoon naps. Through her YouTube devotions, blogs, and coaching, April helps Christian women to build resilient faith for a messed-up world. Within the pages of her book, Destination Hope A Travel Companion When Life Falls Apart, comes a sisterhood, a bond that is formed only through the mutual understanding of loss and the need to find hope in hard times.

Book: Destination Hope: A Travel Companion When Life Falls Apart

Website: https://www.aprildawnwhite.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@authoraprildawnwhite

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAprilDawnWhite

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/april.dawn.white

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The inaugural season of What's the Word? has come to a successful close, and it's only fitting to celebrate the words and the guests that made 2024 such a memorable year. Enjoy this special episode!

Episodes & Start Times
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• Episodes 2 & 3: Transformed (1:16)
• Episode 4: Grateful (4:51)
• Episode 5: Unfaithful (6:45)
• Episode 6: Love (10:38)
• Episode 7: Forgiveness (12:49)
• Episode 8: Faithful (17:26)
• Episode 9: Unforgiveness (20:44)
• Episode 10: Justified (25:03)
• Episode 11: Healed (29:00)
• Episode 12: Redemption (31:49)
• Episode 13: Create (35:47)
• Episode 14: Life (38:53)
• Episode 15: Hope (42:09)
• Episode 16: Peace (44:03)
• Episode 17: Wholeness (46:56)

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Alicia Perkins joins us in this episode to teach and encourage us about living in wholeness. You will learn from this executive leadership coach and Pastor’s wife what wholeness is and what it is not. You’ll also come to understand that there’s no need to strive for something you already have. The key to wholeness is to align your thinking with what the Word of God says.

Highlights:

• The pitfalls of striving to feel complete
• Identity & Wholeness: The lens by which you view yourself
• Get out of survival mode to find rest
• John 15:4-5: Embracing the secret of the vine
• Being okay if you can't do it all
• Wholeness is about having a real relationship with Christ
• Christ makes us whole

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Meet Alicia Perkins:

Alicia is an executive leadership coach, speaker, and trusted partner to ambitious women leaders who desire to lead with purpose. With over a decade of experience in HR and talent development, Alicia specializes in empowering women to not only thrive in executive roles but also transform their organizations, communities, and personal lives, aligning their leadership journey with their core values.

Her approach blends practical leadership strategies with personal growth, guiding women to step confidently into positions of influence without compromising who they are. When she’s not serving in her business, she’s serving in ministry as a Pastor’s wife and homeschooling her little one.

Website: https://iamaliciaperkins.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamaliciaperkins

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-perkins

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Kratai Albert grew up in a Buddhist household, but at the age of 10, she had a supernatural experience with Jesus and knew she belonged to Him. Her journey in growing in Christ took some unconventional and stressful turns, but through it all Kratai (pronounced: Ka-tye) discovered the peace that can only be found in trusting God. Listen and be encouraged by her story.

Highlights:

• Peace Defined: Comparing the worldly and Biblical perspectives
• Discovering peace in the most unlikely of places
• When life gives you lemons and you make lemonade, peace sweetens it.
• God's Word brings peace: Proverbs 3:5 & Psalm 23
• Living in peace that the world can't give

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Meet Kratai Albert:

Kratai is the owner of Natural Wellness Center, a natural health retailer in Round Rock, Texas. Her life and career has revolved around health and fitness for nearly three decades.

Today, Kratai is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who is on track to complete a Biblical Naturopathic Doctor program later this year. Her passion is centered around women’s health. Kratai lives in Austin, Texas with her husband of 23 years. The two have a beautiful and thriving daughter in college.

Website: https://www.strengthandwellness.net
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nwcstrengthandwellness

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Podcast Host Alicia Terry is the founder of Above the Fray Publishing and author of I Am Who God Says I Am: Getting the Heart of Your Identity (for women) and I Am Who God Says I Am And This is What I Know (for children).

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