Best Building People Up Through Testimonies Podcasts (2025)

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30. How to Know If Your Boundaries Are Selfish Or Just Right 23:48

1+ y ago23:48

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In this episode, we answer the popular and pressing question, "Are my boundaries selfish?" This is the final episode in our four-part series on setting effective boundaries, and we can't conclude the topic without answering this burning question and asking you a powerful question, "What are you building?" If you listen to all four episodes, let me …

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29. Discover and Demolish Your Boundary-Setting Monsters: Find Freedom to Set Sticky Boundaries 23:58

1+ y ago23:58

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What is worse than not setting healthy boundaries? Setting boundaries that don't stick! In today's episode, we will continue to explore effective boundaries and how awareness of our own monsters can instantly add that stickiness we need. Whether you're making positive changes at work or home, with friends or family, boundaries are part of that proc…

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28. I Didn’t Know THIS About Boundaries, But it Makes a Huge Difference. 41:41

1+ y ago41:41

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In today's episode, I'm sharing my original learning that I earned from the School of Hard Knocks. Did you know that I conducted a 30-year experiment to find all the worst ways to set personal boundaries? Yes, that was me. You're welcome! It's not easy to set effective boundaries, the kind that allows you to live and do and be the way you intended …

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27. Creating Boundaries: Truths, Myths, Testimony, and Freedom 27:23

1+ y ago27:23

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For forty years, I struggled with setting and holding boundaries. Forty years is a long time. With confidence, I can say that learning the truth about boundaries and learning how to set effective boundaries has transformed my life. Unpopular fact: setting boundaries isn't easy. Talk is easy. These days, it seems that everyone is talking about bound…

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26. How to Strive Less and Thrive More in 2024 23:31

1+ y ago23:31

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Episode 26: There's a whole other way to live on the "other side of the street", and I can't wait to tell you more about it. While everyone else is churning out the work harder, strive more, be better and earn your pay content, I'm here to tell you it's time to abide and thrive. On one side, it's all up to you, and most likely you'll never quite fe…

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25. Supercharge Your Resilience Using Your Own Strengths 31:16

1+ y ago31:16

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Did your mom tell you there'd be days (or weeks) like this? With your supercharged resilience, you can bounce back from unexpected changes and catastrophes like a tennis ball. Or at least, you won't be knocked out flat with adrenal fatigue or overwhelmed by brain fog. The key? Capitalize on your strengths. You already have a signature trait or two …

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24. Go Ahead and Have a Bad Day and Grow Resilience 29:34

1+ y ago29:34

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Have you ever been told to go ahead and let a bad day be a bonafide bad day? If you're like me, bad days are enemy number one. I strongly dislike the wasted time, unpredictable emotions, chaos, frustration, and inefficiency of a bad day so much that I want to manage it right out of existence. However, we can make a bad day into a horrible day depen…

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23. Soulful Support: The Courage to Share High-Value Encouragement 27:41

1+ y ago27:41

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In today's episode, we dive deep into the transformative power of encouragement. Join us as we explore the courage it takes to share high-value support that touches the soul. The other day, I opened an email that knocked me back in my seat. I was blown away by words that I didn't even realize I needed -- words that brought high-value encouragement …

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22. Three Keys For Redefining Relationships Without Trying to Change People 31:20

1+ y ago31:20

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In today's episode, we are making peace with the reality that we cannot change people, and in fact, it's empowering to realize that we are powerless to change people. With the best of intentions, we try to fix or change people, but the consequences are usually negative for both parties. Let's be honest. It rarely works in the long run. One person f…

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21.Get Holiday Burn-Out Off Your Agenda: Enjoy More Calm This Christmas Season 27:17

1+ y ago27:17

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It's that time of year again, and I know that you're feeling the rising stress as we approach Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. More than ever, we believe that overdone is well done. I understand completely. Each November, you enter with hope and a half-baked plan to make the holiday season better. You'll fix what didn't work last year. It wil…

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20. Get Past Your Weaknesses With the ”So What” Strategy: You Can’t Be Amazing at Everything. 35:31

1+ y ago35:31

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Episode 20: In this part 2, we continue our conversation about how to break free from beliefs and actions that keep us from thriving and moving forward with focus and purpose, specifically with our weaknesses. How we interact with our weaknesses really matters. We've been taught and conditioned from our earliest years that weaknesses are meant to b…

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19. Get Past Your Perfectionism: Strategies and Mindset Hacks From a Recovering Perfectionist 32:56

1+ y ago32:56

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Episode 19: Do you want to be proactive, intentional, and in charge of how you respond to pain, hard things, and obstacles? How does perfectionism sneak into your desire and efforts, ruining your best plans? I certainly know about perfectionism. Over the last decade, I have clearly seen that my patterns of thinking and doing could no longer work. I…

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18. Can’t Take the Pressure? Good! You’re Meant to Live Free! 34:51

1+ y ago34:51

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Episode 18. Some pressure in the right amount and for the right reason can be incredibly motivating. However, over 60% of women feel stressed and overwhelmed by unreasonable external and internal pressure nearly daily. We feel under pressure at work, in our family, and even at church, and when we look around it seems normal. But did you ever stop t…

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17. When People Resist Your Good Changes: Five Ways to Respond 25:19

1+ y ago25:19

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In this episode, I'm talking about something nobody mentioned to me in over 40 years of living. People often resist good growth and beneficial changes in you! We often aren't prepared for this, leading to confusion, frustration, setbacks, and conflict. When we make positive changes to our workflow at our job, when we work hard and learn how to do s…

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16. How to Navigate the Noise of Others’ Opinions 28:52

1+ y ago28:52

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In this episode, we get honest about the problems people can bring with their opinions, why agreeable people tend to collect opinions, and how to filter out and disqualify the harmful ones. We've been conditioned to hold people's opinions in high regard. It can feel prideful or mean to discount them quickly. However, opinions can get us off track a…

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15. Stop Your Subtle Self-Sabotage With This Simple Approach 32:05

1+ y ago32:05

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This is an episode about how to face two common ways we self-sabotage and reduce if not eliminate it from our lives. There are so many kinds of creative thinking patterns, behaviors, and habits that effectively stop us from doing what we want to do. We also stop ourselves from learning, and growing. Why do we do it? Even George Michael from the ban…

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14. Women, ADHD, and Perfectionism: 3 Things You Need to Break the Perfectionist Connection 31:08

1+ y ago31:08

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Episode 14. Does Perfectionism seem to come naturally to you? If you're neurodivergent, this episode is for you! Many women over 35 are only now discovering their ADHD and making the perfectionism connection. If you're wrapping your head around a new diagnosis of ADHD or wondering if this could be the missing puzzle piece to explaining your struggl…

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13. Let’s Lighten Up: Permission Granted to Make Time For Fun with These Tips 28:02

1+ y ago28:02

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13. Permission granted to make time for fun. No, it's not frivolous. In fact, fun is just as important as productivity. Your well-being, relationships, and work success depend on your consistent ability to add fun to your life and to lighten up! When we are in the middle of chaos, busyness, or challenging seasons, we are tempted to grind it out wit…

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12. Impostor Syndrome’s 3 Popular Hangout Spots: Let’s Disarm it Now 35:28

1+ y ago35:28

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With her lifetime of experiences with Impostor Syndrome (successes and failures), Kerri reveals why the voice of the Impostor sounds so accurate, logical, and persuasive. When battling an intelligent and covert enemy, we need a plan of action. In this episode, you'll learn the three places where you'll most likely experience Impostor Syndrome and w…

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11. Identifying Imposter Syndrome and Recovering Your Confidence 25:35

1+ y ago25:35

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episode 11: If you asked me what is the number one obstacle I have faced in my adult life, I'd say without reservation: Imposter Syndrome. Have you ever felt like an unexplained shadow follows you around, keeping you from experiencing joy and happiness in your success? Have you experienced the dreaded thought that eventually people will discover th…

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10. When Self-Care Fails, Here is the Real Way to Lower Stress and Increase Joy 37:11

1+ y ago37:11

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Have you tried to find the Holy Grail of Self-Care, only to find that the shiny objects, trendy solutions, and expensive buys were quick fixes that left you disappointed? I've been there a thousand times. Self-care failed me. We know it's important to take care of our mental health, body, and our soul, but it feels like a losing battle in our fast-…

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09. How to Care Less: A Bold Move Out of Blurry Land and Into Balanced Compassion 34:15

1+ y ago34:15

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Naturally empathetic, caring, and problem-solving women can become over-caring and overcommitted. The line gets blurred between who we are and what is our responsibility and everything else. We may put off our own goals, neglect our self-care, and feel unappreciated and frustrated, not realizing that the cause of our negative issues is ourselves an…

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Freedom from Mom Guilt, Spiritual Extras, and Bangles of Burdens 19:42

1+ y ago19:42

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BONUS: This bonus episode asks moms (and everyone) who has freedom in Christ to consider if some of the things we think sound true are actually not true, but adding extra guilt and weights of shoulds and to-dos to our growing burdens. Doesn't the Bible say that the truth will set us free? A trip for coffee and a chance encounter with a radio progra…

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08. Get Clarity on Unwritten Rules in Communicating: Tips for Communicating and Riding the Waves for Work, Home, and Beyond 35:33

1+ y ago35:33

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Episode 08 Did you know that people around you have unwritten rules that may become a danger zone in communication? Wouldn't it be nice if people came with a thirty-second trailer or a "cheat sheet" so we could know what we are getting ourselves into before a conversation? I've found myself in the deep territory of "unwritten rules" frequently, and…

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07. Being Yourself and Managing Conflict: A Strategy For Your Professional and Personal Success, Even If You’re A Perfectionist. 28:35

1+ y ago28:35

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Episode 7: How do you handle those surprising and unraveling conflicts in a work meeting, with your meddling family member, or with your family? In the moment, do you feel flustered and unable to think clearly and manage your emotions effectively? Conflict can be a catalyst for creative and collaborative solutions or the reason we decide to quit a …

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06. When Distracting, Negative, Intrusive Thoughts Invade Your Headspace, It’s Time to Deal With Some Gnats! 28:10

1+ y ago28:10

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Episode 6 What happens when you're mind is flooded with conflicting, negative, distracting, or looping thoughts? It happens to everyone, and it can cloud our perspective, wear down our energy, and make us wish we could crawl back into bed and wait it out. It happens at work right before an important deadline, in rush hour traffic, or when we are me…

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05. Six Things to Stop Apologizing For When Making Decisions:Embrace Confidence and Freedom 22:39

1+ y ago22:39

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Episode 5 People won't always appreciate the decisions we make. We apologize, explain, and even feel guilty for good decisions. Apologizing directly or even second-guessing self-talk has several negative outcomes. We lose the peace we could have had and our confidence diminishes. Let's get real and honest and look at six things we can stop apologiz…

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04. Caution! Authenticity in Progress: A Provoking and Practical Argument for Living Authentically 31:16

2y ago31:16

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Episode 04 In today's episode, we go beyond the buzzword feels and talk candidly about what it means to live and lead authentically in a world that is trying to make you into someone different. Kerri shares her own experiences as a recovering people pleaser and offers compelling reasons why the quest for authenticity is of highest importance. This …

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03. Clearing the Way for Peaceful Priorities that Cultivate Joy and Purpose: A Peaceful Way to Identify and Remove Priority Leeches 24:31

2y ago24:31

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Are you driven, ambitious, caring, and finding yourself squeezed by so many priorities that it's hard to manage it all effectively? The saying goes, "No plan, no peace", but sometimes the problem is we plan and prioritize without a clear focus. In today's episode, professional coach Kerri Goodman gives us an uncomplicated and judgment-free place an…

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01.What’s Your Perfectionism Style: Strategies and solutions for productivity, teams, relationships, and decision-making, and each type’s secret strengths 22:22

2y ago22:22

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Wait, I’m not a perfectionist…or am I? For years I had a misconception about what it meant to be a perfectionist. Yet I found myself caught up in overthinking, indecision, and frustration, and unable to celebrate and enjoy success. Lo and behold, perfectionists can be quirky, a little disorganized, and free-spirited, too! Have you ever felt confuse…

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02.Exploring How Values and Drivers Can Sneakily Sabotage Success: What to look for when you’re stuck in your goals 18:22

2y ago18:22

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Episode 02. When core values collide with tasks and create conflict in our work, entrepreneurial, business, personal, and relationship goals, we’re left perplexed and stuck. External problems we can see and quantify are fixable, but what about internal conflict? In today’s episode, I’m sharing with you my own experience in leadership when my intern…

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Trailer 1:29

2y ago1:29

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Trailer for I Meant to Do That: Breakthrough Strategies to Live and Lead AuthenticallyBy Kerri Goodman

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Justin Tantlinger Testimony 19:12

5+ y ago19:12

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As Justin began to invest more in his relationship with God, he began to feel the Holy Spirit leading in his everyday life. He realized that God truly does speak to His people!By Sharing the Love of Christ and building people up through testimonies and teaching

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Ardell Brown Testimony 22:15

6y ago22:15

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Ardell Brown was playing football in college and doing the things college students tend to do. When God got his attention through a devastating injury, Ardell started to turn his focus from himself to others.In this series of testimonies, we are working in partnership with FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) in Westmoreland County, PA. You can f…

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Keith Kluiter Testimony 21:07

6y ago21:07

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Keith spent many years running from God. Finally, God showed him how great a gift it was to receive salvation through Jesus Christ.By Sharing the Love of Christ and building people up through testimonies and teaching

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Bruce Fowler - Mike Carter Testimony 27:01

6y ago27:01

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While Mike originally struggled with having faith in God and believing in science, he found that these two are not mutually exclusive, but actually fit perfectly together.By Sharing the Love of Christ and building people up through testimonies and teaching

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Christopher Wagner Testimony 18:10

6+ y ago18:10

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While growing up, Christopher experienced brokenness and depression, while being diagnosed with multiple issues. However, he has since experience True freedom and wholeness!By Sharing the Love of Christ and building people up through testimonies and teaching

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Ronda Wagner Testimony 21:46

6+ y ago21:46

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Even though she was raised with certain values, when Ronda was faced with the real world, tough decisions had to be made.Please visit www.testifyit.com for more information about Testifyit and to hear more stories like this one.By Sharing the Love of Christ and building people up through testimonies and teaching

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Emily Leverich Testimony 13:30

6+ y ago13:30

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Emily grew up with religion, but soon realized that a relationship with God was so much more valuable...In this series of testimonies, we are working in partnership with Simplicity Boutique, a mission driven boutique located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, offering goods that support sustainability to vulnerable people around the world. You can find …

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Stephanie Brigg Testimony 25:12

6+ y ago25:12

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We have an awesome testimony from Stephanie Briggs, who, while trying to live a life according to the world, was continually sought out by God to a life with Him.In this series of testimonies, we are working in partnership with Simplicity Boutique, a mission driven boutique located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, offering goods that support sustainab…

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Zachary Meercreebs Testimony 44:56

7y ago44:56

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We have an amazing testimony from Zach Meerkreebs. Zach grew up in a strict religious Jewish home. However, he found true freedom in Christ...In this series of testimonies, we are working in partnership with Peace Ministries, a biblical counseling and teaching ministry whose founders have been in ministry for over 50 years.If you want more informat…

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Bruce Fowler - Pedro Testimony 16:22

7+ y ago16:22

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Have you ever felt like there was no way that Jesus’ death on the cross could pay for YOUR sins? That if only people knew what YOU did, then there would be no forgiveness? Well, we have a fantastic testimony from Bruce Fowler, who is both a Board member at Testifyit and a founder of Peace Ministries. He tells the story of Pedro, a prisoner in the P…

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Bruce Fowler - Panchito Testimony 28:49

7+ y ago28:49

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We have a fantastic testimony from Bruce Fowler, who is both a Board member at Testifyit and a founder of Peace Ministries. He shares a story from his past in ministry, and how the faith of someone who truly believes God’s Word can function in the same power as Jesus Himself, even as a new disciple.In this series of testimonies, we are working in p…

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Judy Fowler - Teaching Testimony 48:00

7+ y ago48:00

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We have a very special teaching testimony from Judy Fowler, who is both a Board Member at Testifyit and one of the founders of Peace Ministries. She weaves four testimonies into a teaching about shame, guilt, lies, facts and truth. This is an absolutely amazing teaching, and we pray it will bless those who hear it, helping to free those who have fo…

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Bill Krahe Testimony 24:57

7+ y ago24:57

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We have a powerful testimony from Bill Krahe. Bill had a lot of things going for him; he graduated law school, married another lawyer, had a nice home, four beautiful children, and a great job. They even attended church. Yet there was no foundation, and after some time, it all started to unravel...In this series of testimonies, we are working in pa…

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Tunch Ilkin - Wife Testimony 36:06

8y ago36:06

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This is our second testimony from Tunch Ilkin. In his first testimony he shared how he became a Christian. In this testimony he shares how he went through trials as a Christian, including one of the toughest trials of his life, and how God was with him as he went through it.In this series of testimonies, we are working in partnership with Locking A…

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Tunch Ilkin - Conversion Testimony 35:17

8y ago35:17

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We have a testimony from a man who loves God, Tunch Ilkin. Tunch was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and moved to America as a child. He was raised in a Muslim home, and thought that real men fought, cursed, drank, and did drugs. When he came to the Pittsburgh Steelers, he met some men who truly were tough, but were quite different from what he expected …

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Leo Wisniewski Testimony 33:33

8y ago33:33

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In this series of testimonies, we are working in partnership with Locking Arms Men, a Pittsburgh based ministry that’s mission is to “Build an Authentic Community of Men who love God, love one another and love their neighbor.”We have a testimony from their Executive Director, Leo Wisniewski, who is a man who loves the Word of God, and loves people.…