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The Real Deal

Season 5

S5E2 - Jesse Kulp

A Story of the Grand Reversal

It’s the story of the grand reversal. Have you ever witnessed a life that seems to be going one direction until God flips it over, reverses it and throws a dump truck load of blessing on it? Well, that’s what God’s been up to in Jesse Kulp’s life.

You’ll be intrigued as he traces the hand of a good and sovereign God in his life. 

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S5E3 - Allison Sivak

Transitions into major adulting

Allison admitted to me now, through her big smile, that when we first met, she was young, single, in love, often anxious, and a bit stressed-out university graduate student.

In this episode of “the real deal" Allison shares about her battle with anxiety and where/when/how it entered her life. 

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S5E4 - Liz Schmidt

An Overcomer

Liz Schmidt has overcome many traumatic events that could have derailed her life but in the midst of them all, she found love and joy. Listen in to hear her story.

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S5E5 - Buddy Time

Questions from young women

Rachel and Gayle return for another episode of Buddy Time, this time answering questions asked by younger women.

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S5E6 - Story Schroeter and Isaac Allison

Rachel talks with Story and Isaac who share their love story and heart for the nations. Meeting at YWAM and now maintaining a long distance relationship from Canada and the US, they have already experienced God's provision and healing in their journey together.

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S5E7 - Christa Smith

Author of Singled Out in a Couples World

Christa went through a nearly twenty year season of “waiting.” She now sees the way God honored a prayer she prayed as a 19 year old college student. We talked about her life and the trajectory she has had since she encountered the God who speaks and Holy Spirit who can be experienced everyday. 

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S5E8 - Ally Vagle

The Overcomer

Ally's gregarious, married, and mother of twins plus one. Ally talks to Rachel about her OCD discovery and how she continues to deal with panic attacks and anxiety while living a full and active life.

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S5E9 - Andrea Hopgood

A Spirit-led leader and visionary who follows God wherever He takes her

Andrea Hopgood is a spirit-led leader and visionary who follows God wherever He takes her. She doesn’t hide her life’s journey and lives to EXPOSE the goodness of God and share the gospel. She’s covered a great deal of ground and was vulnerable with me. We had a sweet time recording this episode together. 

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S5E10 - Josh and Lisa Flom

A Life Story Worth Telling

This tender, powerful couple is making a big splash in the video world. Filming for them is more about story telling and they do it incredibly well.  Josh and Lisa Flom live a story worth telling. God blesses their love story, marriage, pregnancy and business, Flom Films. May we all live a story worth telling.

S5E11 - Dave Hahn

God is weaving who He is and who He made you to be throughout your whole life!

During this episode you'll be encouraged that God has you and is weaving who He is and who He made you to be throughout your whole life!

There isn't a day that was just a "throw away day." It doesn't matter, it's all part of his plan and the trajectory of our lives is for His glory...it's a good deal. 

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