As a younger woman, Elizabeth Smith has found success in modelling and beauty pageants. Despite that, she responded to God’s call and left that career behind to become a nurse practitioner. On this episode of Your Story with Melinda, you will l

Kay Wyma’s Story of Getting Rid of Youth Entitlement

Aug 31st, 2018 32m 47s

On this episode of Your Story with Melinda, we have Kay Wyma back to talk about a very interesting 12-month experiment to teach her children about entitlement and help them learn the value of work, as well as the lesson she learned about being

Kay Wyma’s Story of Choosing to be Overwhelmed by God’s Truth

Aug 24th, 2018 31m 8s

Kay Wyma wears many hats. She was as an international banker and a staffer at the White House. Currently, she’s an author, blogger, entrepreneur, speaker, vodcaster – and most importantly – a wife and a mom to five kids! Like me, I know you wan

Ruth Thorogood’s Story of God’s Call of Adventure

Aug 17th, 2018 33m 35s

Growing up in the mission field in Kenya and Congo, Ruth Thorogood has seen the best and worst of humanity. Now a successful racer and businesswoman, she said her experiences living in Africa and then having to start from scratch upon moving ba

Colleen Blake-Miller ’s Story of Empowering the Mind with God’s Truth

Aug 10th, 2018 34m 23s

Registered psychotherapist Colleen Blake-Miller joins us on this episode of #YourStorywithMelinda to share her advice on how to create more empowering thoughts with the help of God’s truth to create better realities.In This Episode:• Findin

Alyssa Esparaz’s Story of Passion and Compassion

Aug 3rd, 2018 28m 48s

Why are so many young people leaving the church? Let's ask one! On this episode of Your Story with Melinda, Alyssa Esparaz of Compassion Canada shares why her journey and explains how to inspire her generation to find a relationship with God.

Berkeley and Dylan Ratzlaff’s Story of Early Age Success and Staying Rooted in Prayer

Jul 27th, 2018 35m 47s

http://media.blubrry.com/faithstrongtoday/p/fst.mc.tritondigital.com/YOUR_STORY_WITH_MELINDA_P/media/YS-S03E10_Ratzlaff_Family_jul27-18.mp3Sisters Berkeley and Dylan Ratzlaff started their dancing and acting careers at a very young age. They

Danielle Strickland’s Story of Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

Jul 20th, 2018 35m 15s

Today’s world offers so many options. We spend a lot of energy on all the little choices we have to make daily just so we can be or get the best. Unfortunately, this distracts us from our God-given purpose and eventually leads us to apathy. A

A Special Q&A Episode of Your Story with Melinda

Jul 6th, 2018 28m 40s

Ask and you shall receive! This week we're gathering up your questions from social media and answering them in a very special episode of Your Story with Melinda. From career advice to fashion, dating to purposeful living, and so much more, th

Bethany Baird and Kristen Clark’s Story of ‘Love Defined’

Jun 22nd, 2018 28m 54s

This week we're exploring what true and authentic love really means. Bethany Baird and Kristen Clark are sisters and co-authors of Love Defined, a book that offers a Biblical approach to finding true love and having a godly marriage. It’s not

Isaac Hanekamp’s Story of Helping Young Christians Grow Deeper in Christ

Jun 8th, 2018 29m 28s

Today’s generation of Christian deals with overwhelming information and content on a daily basis. The question is how can young people separate the noise from the truth of God? Young entrepreneur and digital marketing consultant Isaac Hanekam

Suzanne Eller’s Story of Embracing the Promise of the Holy Spirit

Jun 1st, 2018 28m 44s

Best-selling author and Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker Suzanne Eller grew up in an abusive home, but after her friend decided to invite her to church, her life turned around. Suzie developed a relationship with God and she allowed the Holy Sp

Katelyn Beaty’s Story of Finding Her Place in the World as a Woman

May 25th, 2018 33m 35s

http://media.blubrry.com/faithstrongtoday/content.blubrry.com/faithstrongtoday/YS-S03E04_KatelynBeaty_may25-18.mp3Katelyn Beaty has a successful career as a writer and a leader. She has written for the New York Times and the Washington Post a

Wendy and Kevin Pauls’ Story of Staying Strong After 30 Years of Marriage

May 18th, 2018 30m 6s

http://media.blubrry.com/faithstrongtoday/content.blubrry.com/faithstrongtoday/YS-S03E04_Kevin_and_Wendy_Pauls_may18-18.mp3TV hosts Wendy and Kevin Pauls have been married for 30 years, and they will tell you it has not been a walk in the par

Elizabeth Thompson’s Story of Going After God’s Calling with Confidence

May 11th, 2018 27m 4s

What happens if God's calling pushes us outside our comfort zones and fear, shame, and anxiety get the best of us? Elizabeth Thompson, author of the book When God Says Go, shares with us how we can rise to challenges and go where we are being

Greg Paul’s Story of Resurrecting Religion

May 4th, 2018 29m 55s

Religion seems to have a bad reputation in today’s society. Greg Paul, the founding pastor of Sanctuary Toronto and author of the book Resurrecting Religion: Finding Our Way Back to the Good News, admits that there is a lot of bad religion out

Melba Pattillo Beals’ Story of Breaking the Color Barrier

Feb 23rd, 2018 35m 33s

Even if you don't know her name, you probably know Melba Pattillo Beals. She is a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who were the first to integrate Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. Because of this, Melba

Sherry Stahl & Hollie Taylor’s Story of Christmas Traditions

Dec 15th, 2017 29m 59s

It's a special Christmas episode of Your Story with Melinda, featuring author and speaker, Sherry Stahl, and co-host of the Why Me Project podcast, Hollie Taylor! It's a conversation with girlfriends about family traditions, favorite memories,

Kevin Makins’ Story of Creating a Holy Shift in Biblical Thinking

Dec 8th, 2017 36m 41s

It's always fun to sit down with another Faith Strong Today family member! Kevin Makins, whose videos discussing faith and life are shared weekly on FaithStrongToday.com, sits down to share his story this week, as well as talk about his recent

Pam Sykes’ Story of Supportive Girlfriends and Church

Dec 1st, 2017 30m 50s

Last week, Pam Sykes spoke honestly about the hardships of marriage in an inspiring episode of Your Story with Melinda. If you missed it, definitely go back and check it out. But our conversation continued afterward, unpacking more of her sto

Pam Sykes’ Story of Finding Love Again in Your Marriage

Nov 24th, 2017 31m 30s

This week's story is from Pam Sykes, a wife, mom, and clean living blogger at CleanLifeHappyWife. She blogs about a lot of things like parenting, crafts, baking, and marriage, but ut it's that last one that we're really focusing in on this epis

Mike Gordon’s Story of Hope and Ministry for All Ages

Nov 17th, 2017 37m 30s

This week's story is from Mike Gordon, a passionate speaker who has ministered to tens of thousands of people over the years with a message of hope. His personal steps to Chris wasn't exactly an easy path, experiencing family issues, drugs, alc

Andrew Blackwood’s Story of Genuine Apology and Healing

Nov 10th, 2017 30m 15s

Have you ever struggled with an apology? Well, Andrew Blackwood, aka Coach Drew, is here to help. This episode of Your Story with Melinda is all about three things: learning, healing, and growing. Coach Drew is a Registered Psychotherapist and

Allison Allen’s Story of Finding the Role She Was Made For in Life

Oct 27th, 2017 27m 34s

As a former professional actor who made a career being someone else, Allison Allen knows a thing or two about playing a character. But we can all understand the pressures to act like someone we're not. On this episode, Allison shares her journe

Paul Estabrooks’ Story of A Life in Ministry & Night of A Million Miracles

Oct 20th, 2017 39m 10s

This week's story is rather special because it comes from my dad, Paul Estabrooks. Beyond adopting me, he has led an incredible life in ministry and broadcasting, which clearly inspired my own journey. Of course, we talk about my adoption and s