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Send us Fan Mail Life transitions can leave us wondering what comes next. When familiar roles, routines, and responsibilities change, how do we move beyond what we've lost and begin building a life filled with meaning, connection, and purpose? In Part 2 of this conversation, host Lisa Jernigan welcomes back Terry Cain and Derinda Ehrlich, co-authors of Your Job Is Over, But You're Not, to explore the journey from endings to new beginnings. Building on their previous discussion about identity and grief, Terry and Derinda introduce practical ways to rediscover what matters most. Through personal stories and insights from their book, they encourage listeners to move beyond productivity-driven identities, reconnect with their values, and embrace the freedom to explore new possibilities. In this conversation, you'll discover: How to move from productivity-driven living toward a deeper understanding of your identity, values, and purpose.Why self-reflection, experimentation, and intentional planning can help you navigate life's next chapter with confidence.How meaningful relationships and community connections can bring renewed purpose and belonging during times of transition.Your career may come to an end, but your story is far from over. Every new chapter offers an opportunity to grow, contribute, and discover new ways to make a difference. What possibilities might open up if you gave yourself permission to explore who you're becoming? Explore more stories of peacemaking at www.amplifypeace.com.

Send us Fan Mail We spend years building careers, developing skills, and preparing financially for the future. But how often do we prepare emotionally for the moment when a familiar chapter of life comes to an end? In this episode, host Lisa Jernigan welcomes Terry Cain and Derinda Ehrlich, co-authors of Your Job Is Over, But You're Not, for a thoughtful conversation about identity, purpose, and navigating life's transitions. Drawing from their personal experiences and conversations with people navigating retirement and career changes, Terry and Derinda explore why leaving a job often means more than losing a paycheck. It can mean letting go of familiar routines, relationships, community, and even a sense of who we are. Together, they introduce the idea of repurposement—recognizing that while one chapter may be ending, our experience, wisdom, and capacity to contribute remain. In this conversation, you'll discover: Why career transitions can bring unexpected feelings of grief, loss, and uncertainty.How to separate your identity from your job title and recognize the value you carry into your next chapter.Why preparing emotionally, nurturing relationships, and exploring new possibilities are just as important as financial planning.Your role may change, but your worth and purpose don't disappear with it. Sometimes, the end of one chapter creates space to discover who you're becoming. What part of your identity might be ready for a new beginning? Explore more stories of peacemaking at www.amplifypeace.com.

Send us Fan Mail Women often carry extraordinary responsibilities. They lead, nurture, serve, and care for others, sometimes at the expense of their own well-being. But what happens when the pressure to show up for everyone else causes us to lose ourselves? In this episode, host Lisa Jernigan welcomes back Dr. Evangeline Wengeshi, executive leadership coach, licensed mental health professional, and co-author of Leading While Wounded, to explore what it means for women to lead authentically while honoring their own needs. Through personal reflections and practical insights, Dr. Evangeline challenges the belief that self-care is selfish. Together, they explore the importance of healthy boundaries, the strength found in vulnerability, and the power of sisterhood in creating communities where women can truly flourish. In this conversation, you'll discover: Why setting healthy boundaries and learning to say no are essential to leading without losing yourself.How vulnerability, self-awareness, and embracing your own story can transform wounds into wisdom.Why meaningful support systems and authentic relationships help women lead, heal, and flourish together.You don't have to hide your struggles to be strong. And you don't have to carry everything alone to make a difference. What would change if you gave yourself permission to lead—and live—as your whole, authentic self? Explore more stories of peacemaking at www.amplifypeace.com.

Send us Fan Mail We all carry stories that influence how we see ourselves, connect with others, and show up in our communities. But sometimes, the experiences we've learned to live with are the very ones we need to confront in order to heal. In this episode, host Lisa Jernigan welcomes Dr. Evangeline Wengeshi, executive leadership coach, licensed mental health professional, and co-author of Leading While Wounded, for a deeply personal conversation about healing, identity, and the power of community. Growing up in Kenya, Dr. Evangeline experienced family trauma and the loss of her mother at a young age. She shares how her community stepped in to support her family and how, decades later, she began recognizing the emotional wounds she had carried into adulthood. Together, Lisa and Dr. Evangeline explore how vulnerability, self-awareness, and trusted relationships can help us challenge unhealthy patterns and begin writing a different story. In this conversation, you'll discover: How unresolved experiences can shape our relationships, beliefs, and sense of identity.Why vulnerability, self-awareness, and seeking support are essential steps toward healing.How healthy communities and intentional relationships can help us break cycles and flourish.Healing doesn't erase your story. It creates space for a different future—and allows you to show up more fully for yourself and others. What part of your story might be inviting you toward healing and growth? Explore more stories of peacemaking at www.amplifypeace.com.

Send us Fan Mail Healthy communities don't happen by accident. They grow through trust, intentional relationships, and the willingness to look beyond assumptions. In Part 2 of our conversation on community, host Lisa Jernigan welcomes back David Scott, a longtime Arizona civic and community leader, to explore what helps communities flourish—and what quietly pulls them apart. Through personal experiences, including a powerful encounter with a Spanish-speaking student in a Mesa classroom, David reveals how easily assumptions can shape our perceptions and how genuine curiosity can transform them. Together, Lisa and David explore the role of fear in division, the importance of shared values, and why listening may be one of the most powerful tools we have for building trust and creating meaningful connections. In this conversation, you'll discover: How fear and unconscious assumptions can create barriers between people and communities.Why listening with curiosity and empathy can challenge our perceptions and build genuine trust.How intentional relationships and shared values can help create communities where everyone has the opportunity to belong and flourish.Peacemaking begins when we choose curiosity over judgment, connection over fear, and understanding over assumptions. Whose story might change your perspective if you took the time to truly listen? Explore more stories of peacemaking at www.amplifypeace.com.

Send us Fan Mail In a world where loneliness and disconnection are increasingly common, belonging is more than a feeling. It's a fundamental human need—and something we all have the power to nurture. In this episode, host Lisa Jernigan welcomes David Scott, a longtime civic and community leader in Mesa, Arizona, whose experience spans banking, government, faith, and nonprofit leadership. Together, they explore what makes communities flourish and why meaningful human connections matter more than ever. Drawing from his own experiences of isolation, belonging, and community engagement, David introduces the idea of human infrastructure—the relationships, trust, and everyday interactions that help people feel seen, valued, and connected. In this conversation, you'll discover: Why genuine human connection is essential to building healthy, welcoming communities.How simple acts of kindness and intentional inclusion can transform someone's sense of belonging.How showing up, building relationships, and recognizing our shared humanity can bridge differences and create lasting change.Sometimes, creating a more peaceful community begins with a smile, a conversation, or the courage to welcome someone new. Who might be waiting for you to notice them today? Explore more stories of peacemaking at www.amplifypeace.com.

Send us Fan Mail Transformation doesn’t always come through power. It often comes through presence. In this episode, Angela Hirsch shares what she has witnessed living in Israel as an American-Israeli believer, working among Palestinian Bedouin communities in the West Bank through a mobile medical clinic serving those often unreached - in every sense of the word. In places shaped by conflict, it is often women who carry the greatest burden… and quietly shape the future anyway. This conversation challenges how you think about leadership, agency, and influence. You’ll walk away understanding: You don’t need ideal conditions to live differently and make an impact.Why presence is often more powerful than positionHow you can use your own agency, right where you are, to create changeBecause you don’t need more power to make a difference. You need to recognize the influence you already carry… and choose to use it.

Send us Fan Mail You cannot live in peace… if you are living in fear. So the question is not, “How do I avoid fear?” It’s, “What am I believing that’s keeping me stuck in it?” In this episode, Angela Hirsch, living in Israel as an American-Israeli believer, shares what it looks like to step into fear, not away from it. For the last 14 years, she has moved toward one of the most complex conflicts in the world, choosing to love across deep divides. What began as obedience became a life of courage, clarity, and action. You’ll hear how fear operates, what it’s trying to convince you of, and how to break agreement with it. You’ll walk away with practical tools to: Identify the lies fear is feeding youAlign with truthTake your next step forward, even when it feels uncomfortableBecause fear is not a stop sign. It’s a marker. And what’s on the other side may change everything.

Send us Fan Mail If Jesus walked into our churches today, would He recognize a community shaped by the voices, energy, and leadership we often overlook?  What if the church’s next chapter begins by learning from voices it has often overlooked? Pastor John Talley III takes us inside the heart of Black culture and the Black church, where music, energy, and faith have been shaped by both deep pain and unshakable hope. We talk about the influence of women, the need for more invitational spaces for leadership, and how churches can create room for marginalized voices to lead and belong.   John paints a picture of Jesus walking alongside people today, recognizing dignity, listening to stories, and building communities where everyone has a place. This conversation challenges the church to move from observation to participation and become a space of real healing and shared future.   The Un-Silent Church Podcast https://rooseveltchurch.org/media#:~:text=Subscribe%20to%20The%20Un%2DSilent%20Church,Pierre%20and%20John%20Talley%20III.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a church stops talking about brokenness and starts living in the middle of it? Pastor John Talley III leads a church planted in the heart of the inner city, where homelessness, struggle, and resilience meet every day. In this honest conversation, he shares what it means to follow Jesus through proximity, presence, and relationship instead of distance.   How can the church respond when need is not an idea but a neighbor? John challenges listeners and churches to see artists and storytellers as teachers who help us understand pain, beauty, and hope in new ways.   This episode is a raw look at what the gospel becomes when it moves beyond words and into real streets, real people, and real lives.   The Un-Silent Church Podcast https://rooseveltchurch.org/media#:~:text=Subscribe%20to%20The%20Un%2DSilent%20Church,Pierre%20and%20John%20Talley%20III.

Send us Fan Mail Niki Roberts, Multi Faith Neighbors Network – Inspire  What if peace isn’t built through big conversations alone, but through shared service that reshapes how we see each other? The world feels smaller than ever. But many people feel more disconnected.  In this conversation with Niki Roberts, the focus shifts from friendship to action. From local tables to global communities. Niki shares how her work with women across cultures, including ongoing engagement in Vietnam, has revealed something surprising: People don’t just learn about each other through dialogue. They learn through proximity, service, and shared purpose. Multi Faith Neighbors Network believes relationships grow strongest when people of different beliefs work side by side for the common good while remaining grounded in their own faith traditions.  Global experiences often transform how we see our local communities. Sometimes these experiences come through personal travel and proximity. Sometimes these experiences come through curiosity and learning without even having to leave your home!  If you’re tired of division but unsure what real change looks like, this conversation offers a different path forward in practical ways.   (MFNN.org)

Send us Fan Mail Niki Roberts, Multi Faith Neighbors Network - Inspire  What if the future of peace doesn’t begin with leaders on a stage, but with women choosing friendship across faiths without losing who they are?  Christian. Muslim. Jewish.  For many people, those words feel like lines that divide. But what happens when women refuse to let difference become distance? In this powerful conversation, Niki Roberts, who leads INSPIRE with Multi Faith Neighbors Network, a global movement helping women build authentic friendships across faith traditions without compromising their beliefs shares outcomes.  This episode explores: • Why women often become bridge builders before institutions do  • How language shapes trust across faith lines  • What happens when dignity becomes the starting point instead of agreement  • Why friendship might be one of the most courageous acts in our world right now This is a conversation about shared humanity, and the courage it takes to cross lines of difference. If you’ve ever wondered whether real connection across deep difference is possible, this episode may change how you see your neighbors.   (MFNN.org)

Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth Neumann shares the journey that led her into national security and counterterrorism work on staff with Homeland Security, Washington, DC. just as 9/11 thrust her into the reality of violence, extremism, and fear. Now a national security advisor, a contributor for multiple news outlets, an author and speaker and as a follower of Jesus, Elizabeth reflects on how fear has shaped both our culture and the Church. Drawing from her book, Kingdom of Rage, she names the danger of grievance-driven narratives and invites listeners to consider peacemaking as a faithful, Jesus-centered response. This conversation challenges what forms us and calls us back to courage, truth, and peace.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Elizabeth Neumann, national security contributor for ABC News and former counterterrorism advisor, draws on years of experience studying extremism and violence to name a hopeful truth: the Church is not sidelined in this cultural moment. It is essential. Elizabeth walks listeners through the path toward radicalization and extremism, showing how words, rhetoric, and narratives shape culture long before violence ever appears. From a Jesus-centered perspective, she invites the Church to reclaim its role as a healing presence, one that forms people in love, humility, and peace rather than fear and grievance. This conversation challenges followers of Jesus to consider how everyday language and reactions shape the world around us, and how peacemaking can become a faithful response in fractured times.

Send us Fan Mail What if the song inside of you is the very thing someone else needs to survive their hardest moment? In this episode, Stellar Award–nominated singer, speaker, and storyteller Doreen Vail takes us deep into the sacred intersection of music, healing, and calling. Her voice has comforted people in their final days, lifted men sitting behind prison walls, and opened hearts that had almost given up on joy. Doreen shares powerful stories from nursing homes, hospital rooms, and prisons—moments where God used her voice to bring peace, dignity, and hope when words weren’t enough. She reminds us that healing doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it sounds like a single note. A whispered lyric. A song breathed into a quiet room. Doreen invites you to see your voice - spoken or sung as a gift meant to be shared. Not polished. Not perfect. Just offered. This episode will stir something in you.  It will make you listen differently.  And it might awaken a song you’ve been holding inside for too long. Listen in and discover what healing sounds like.