Welcome back to Why I Believe! Discover Semline's profound insights and reflections on faith, resilience, and personal growth. Hear her powerful story of overcoming challenges and finding her unique path to her relationship with Go...

Why I Believe is Baaaaack!As a birthday present to myself, I wanted to relaunch my podcast. It's been heavy on my heart for a long time but I never took the step to actually press record again. Here we are! This solo episode, I share fo...

Another throwback episode!This week, we are hearing the amazing story from Tera Bradham DeNeui. As the fastest swimmer at her age in the United States, Tera was on track to swim for the Olympics! Until she suffered from a shoulder injur...

It's been way too long but I'm back!Welcome back to the Why I Believe Podcast! In this episode you will hear about where I've been and what God's been teaching me personally through this podcast.Reviving the podcast was a birthd...

Meet Courtney Garrett.As the founder and thought leader behind 101 Christianity, a series of biblical resources to help provide believers with the basic tools to confidently share their faith, Courtney has a unique story of the beginnin...

Lies have the power to kill, steal and destroy. In this week's conversation, Theresa and I unpack the power of shame and how through God's word we can unpack any lie that tries to deter us from walking into the fullness of God's love for each a...

Javona, Javona, oh Javona!This episode of the show will definitely bring you both laughter and gems as two old friends dive into the life and journey of Javona. As a true creative and lover of the Word, Javona drops so much scripture bu...

This journey of faith isn't easy but with God all things are possible. In this week's conversation, I chat with Dena Dyer about her faith journey. This is an amazing conversation full of gems about life, productivity and faith.Connect w...

We are back with Andrea Fortenberry, podcast host of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering. Her personal mission is to help women stop believing the lies of perfectionism and love their real, authentic lives. This conversation is an interestin...

After spending some intentional time with God, podcast host Mary Chestnut takes listeners back to the beginning sharing habit of her story of Why She Believes and the foundation of this show. Mary Chestnut's story of faith and obedience is stil...

When Colleen Smith left Wichita, Kansas for Baltimore, Maryland, she has non idea the healing and ministry that God wanted to do both in and through her life. What initially started as a one year nannying position became a twenty year life-chan...

In 2021, there are sexualized images portrayed in music, television, on social media...pretty much everywhere. However, there are not many people, especially women, being transparent about the adverse effects our hypersexualized society can hav...

In 2021, there are sexualized images portrayed in music, television, on social media...pretty much everywhere. However, there are not many people, especially women, being transparent about the adverse effects our hypersexualized society can hav...

Have you ever felt like you were going through something that no one around you could understand? There's no title, status or position that can help soothe the pain that you are experiencing. We all experience rock bottom moments i...

I hope you're ready to laugh because this week's candid conversation with Jasmine Ethington will bring you just as many gut-wrenching laughs as it will hard truth bombs. Jasmine is a Pre-K teacher and content creator currently residing in New M...

Kristian Bulliner, a Chicago native and lover of all things Friends, shares her faith journey during this weeks episode. She learned how to trust God through both the highs and the lows of life, truly rooting her faith in the characteristics of...

Tamarra Jean, a Haitian-American creative, shares her faith journey of living in what she declares as, “a piece of heaven,” in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up as a pastor’s kid, she had to learn how to develop faith and trust in God for herself,...

Resilience is defined as "the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness."On this week's episode, Baltimore-native, Morgan Cobbs shares her empowering story of perseverance and faith to continue trusting God despite the re...

Renee McGirt, a small business owner and community advocate, shares her story of redemption and resilience as she met God during a stint in prison, where she quickly learned how to trust Him when things didn't look how she thought they would. A...

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