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A Burst of HopeSet Free To Flourish And Share Hope!Send us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week on the podcast, Martha and Kim welcome Hannah Lederman to the table. Hannah is newly married to Austin; she is a biblical counselor to children and teens for Think LifeChange Institute of Biblical Counseling. Hannah has experienced great freedom in her own personal life and she shares openly of her struggles and of God's redemption. We all can make idols of even good things in our lives. God knows we were made for Him alone and He pursues us with a relentless love a...2025-05-0530 minA Burst of HopeA Better Hope - Encore EpisodeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Please enjoy this encore episode of A Burst Of Hope. Martha and Kim will be back next week with brand new content. This week on the podcast Martha and Kim invite you to the table to look at the better hope we are offered in Christ.Are there things in you life begging for your attention? Do they promise hope and fulfillment? They may be good things, but are they worthy of placing all your hope in.We'd love to ha...2025-04-2834 minA Burst of HopeA Purposed HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Martha and Kim welcome Kamyrn Carver to the table this week on the podcast. Kamryn is a college student majoring in exercise science with plans to become a physical therapist. She serves as women's ministry leader at her church and is passionate about mentoring and discipleship. Kamryn opens up about her story of spiritual awakening and how she has learned to walk purposefully as she aligns and realigns her view of God. Spoiler Alert: this young woman is wise beyond her years and you will...2025-04-2143 minA Burst of HopeAll The Way Home: Following Jesus' FootprintsSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Welcome to A Burst of Hope! In this journey together, Martha and Kim explore the transformative path of Jesus' footprints toward the cross. From Calvary to the empty tomb, Jesus' footprints mark a trail of redemption that beckons us to follow. As we put our feet into His footprints, we have the resurrection power to follow Him all the way home. Here's a link to Jill Briscoe's poem, All The Way HomeWe pray you have a blessed Easter week!!2025-04-1428 minA Burst of HopeFeet First: The Radical Humility Of Our KingSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Welcome to A Burst Of Hope. In this Holy Week series, Kim shines a spotlight on the Upper Room, where Jesus washed his disciples' feet. Christ laid aside his outer garment, became a humble servant, and bent down low to wash dirty feet. Not only does Jesus demonstrate our need to let Him wash our feet, but in the final days of his life on earth, he tells his disciples and us to do as he did—wash each other's feet. Join us at the ta...2025-04-0721 minA Burst of HopeThe Fragrance of Devotion: How Mary's Extravagance Prepares Us for EasterSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Hello Friends! Welcome to today's episode, where Martha Wilson explores one of the most profound acts of worship recorded in scripture. Just days before Jesus would face the cross, Mary of Bethany broke open an alabaster jar of pure nard—perfume worth an entire year's wages—and lavishly poured it over Jesus' feet. This extravagant gesture wasn't just a beautiful moment; it was prophetic, preparing Jesus for burial even as others around her questioned the wastefulness of her sacrifice. In today's conversation, Martha unpacks the sign...2025-03-3122 minA Burst of HopeLoved To LifeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!We are excited to welcome Michelle Schwab to the podcast table today! "Shel" is a longtime friend of the podcast and attends Touching Hearts Ministries, where she helps on the serving team. She is married to Marcus, and they have two children. She is a butterfly enthusiast and paints an interesting parallel between her journey and these beautiful, intricately made creatures. Her search for Truth led her to a Love that stopped her from running. Martha and Kim are confident that you will receive a bi...2025-03-2436 minA Burst of HopeSafe Harbor of HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Martha and Kim welcome Marquetta Smith to the podcast this week. Marquetta is a certified Christian counselor with a master’s in social work. Throughout her career, Marquetta has counseled many families and victims who suffered from some traumatic event in their life. With the desire to help families heal, in 2016-2017, Marquetta was led to start a nonprofit in Georgia called Safe Harbor, individuals and families are counseled, loved, trained, and equipped. This nonprofit provides individual and family restoration and healing from past traumas, si...2025-03-1038 minA Burst of HopeHope In The BoatSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Welcome to today's episode of A Burst Of Hope, where Martha and Kim explore one of the most profound questions in our spiritual journey: "Don't you care, Jesus?" These words, spoken by terrified disciples caught in a sudden storm while Jesus slept peacefully in their boat, echo our own cries when life's tempests rage around us. Fear and panic can quickly overshadow any hope when circumstances beyond our control toss us about. Yet these inspired words remind us that faith isn't the absence of fear—it...2025-03-0335 minA Burst of HopeSacred Rhythms of Gratitude & Prayer - Part 1Send us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Welcome to "A Burst Of Hope!" We are thrilled you are joining us, and we're excited to introduce our guest to you. Mary Lynn Kirby is a dear friend to both Martha and Kim. She is passionate about living in the awareness of God's Presence. Mary Lynn practiced law for many years and has served and continues to serve the local church and community in many ways. This week and next, we're diving into something special: gratitude journals and prayer boxes, two sacred tools that...2025-02-0326 minA Burst of HopeThe Power of Yet; Pressing Forward In HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Welcome to 'A Burst Of Hope Podcast,' where your hosts Martha and Kim explore what it means to keep pressing forward even when life feels stuck. In this New Year's episode, we're diving into something powerful: the space between where you are and where you want to be. The place where you have hard questions for God. That little word 'yet' holds so much hope. It's a God-sized word that reminds us that our story isn't over. Whether you're curled up with your morning...2025-01-1327 minA Burst of HopePrisoners Of HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Happy New Year to you, our Burst of Hope Family! Martha, Kim, and Priscilla want to express their appreciation for your faithful following and pray for God's abundant blessings this new year. They have many surprises in store for you this year and plenty of stories of hope to be shared! This week's title, "Prisoners of Hope," may sound confusing. It's taken right from scripture, though, and Martha and Kim delve into a conversation around this phrase and other Bible verses that speak t...2025-01-0628 minA Burst of HopeUnwrapping Hope, Part 1Send us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Thanks for joining us at the table for another Advent episode of A Burst of Hope! For the next 2 weeks, you'll be hearing several stories of Hope as Martha and Kim are joined by some very special friends who will be sharing. Christmas finds us all in different places, it hits every emotion we can imagine. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own Christmas story that we forget about others around us. You'll get a fresh perspective on Christmas and things you...2024-12-1647 minA Burst of HopeAdvent Treasures: The Holy Hush of HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week on A Burst Of Hope, Martha shares a special Advent episode! How are we making space to hear the voice of our God, our Emmanuel, who came for us and continues to come for us, every day? His provision of Himself as the perfect spotless lamb has accomplished everything. This is what we celebrate this advent season. No hurry, no worry, only the holy hush of hope. Our God comes. His grace is there for all the gaps. Will...2024-12-0927 minA Burst of HopeTucked In Folders Of HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Martha and Kim welcome Stacey VanKlaveren to the podcast this week! Stacey is a new transplant to Georgia; she and her husband Rick have followed God on their latest adventure post retirement and have discovered treasures along the way.Stacey shares her personal story of meeting Jesus, falling in love with the Word, and having a flat- lined hope, when she struggled with anxiety and depression. "To everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under heaven," as the Book of...2024-12-0236 minA Burst of HopeCome To The TableSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week on the podcast, Martha and Kim talk about the Table of Gratitude and how we can all find our place there and invite others to it. We can never overestimate the power of living with intentional thankfulness. And we find hope as we look to the tables we will gather around this holiday season.We pray this will be a sacred time of enjoying the feast at the table the Lord has invited you to, the one He graciously provides for a...2024-11-2523 minA Burst of HopeJournaling HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Our guest on the podcast this week is Lauren Mitchell. Lauren is a Wife, a Mom to 3, an Author, and a Speaker. She's also lovingly known as the "Chapel Lady" to the preschoolers she teaches. Behind all these hats Lauren wears so well is a heart that beats wildly for Jesus. She shares her story with Martha and Kim and her passion for journaling prayers. If you have a treasure that feels locked inside you, Lauren will show you how to draw it...2024-11-1133 minA Burst of HopeTransformed LivingSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Today on the podcast, Martha and Kim welcome Alison Veazey. Alison is a Wife, a Mom to two adult children, and the Co-Founder of Think Life Change, a biblical Counseling Center. She has co-authored seven books, including her latest, "Riding The High Hills: Training the Church in Love," and founded Victory Reins, a therapeutic equine riding center. Alison gets to the Heart of The Problem by sharing her counseling experience through the years and offering the hope that genuine repentance brings.We know...2024-11-0438 minA Burst of HopeSpaces of Hope, Where Prayer Meets MissionSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Martha and Kim are excited to welcome Mary Frances Bowley to this week's podcast! Mary Frances is a well-known community leader; she founded WellSpring Living, an anti-trafficking organization that provides comprehensive care for survivors. She recently became co-leader for Open Prayer Spaces, a local chapter of the international 24-7 Prayer movement.We all know how important prayer is in a believer's life, but praying in community with other Christians, with intentionality for our cities, country, and world, is very powerful. As you'll hear t...2024-10-2127 minA Burst of HopeA Sabbath HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week, we are thrilled to welcome Kathi Lipp back to the podcast! Kathi is the Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of 20 books, including her latest book, Sabbath Soup, which launched last week. In addition to being part of the InCourage at Dayspring writing team, she is the podcast host of Clutter Free Academy and Writing At the Red House.Martha and Kim are part of her online coaching program, "The Red House Writers Collective." Kathi lives on her Red House mini-homestead with h...2024-10-1431 minA Burst of HopeOne Thing I Seek - A Journey of Worship and ListeningSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!On this week's podcast, Martha and Kim discuss the importance of hearing God's voice. Martha interviews Kim about her ministry of One Thing Worship and the upcoming retreat she will facilitate in the Atlanta area. Jesus often pulled away from the crowds to be alone with His Father. His example to us is the theme of One Thing Worship Retreat, along with Psalm 27:4:"One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after:that I may dwe...2024-10-0730 minA Burst of HopeDefining ChoicesSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week Martha and Kim welcome Tecia Farmer Janes to the podcast. Tecia is the Founder and Director of Choosing Him Ministries, a ministry that came out of her love for the Lord and her passion to connect women with Jesus, His Word, and others. She has written bible studies and offers many resources for women to grow in their relationship with Jesus, including a podcast and hosting special events. Tecia shares her story of Defining Choices; the power of choice we have been...2024-09-3028 minA Burst of HopeHope's HeartbeatSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!We are blessed to welcome Lauren Eden to the podcast this week! Lauren is a wife and a mom with a heart for the local church. Her story is incredible; she shares openly about her miraculous birth. Lauren is an abortion survivor; she knows the God of miracles and wants you to know His amazing love, too.She is a national speaker for the Abortion Survivors Network and travels extensively, sharing her story. You cannot help but see God's fingerprints all over her life...2024-09-2342 minA Burst of HopeThe Heart Of The ProblemSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Martha and Kim are excited to welcome Megan Carnes to this week's podcast! Megan is a Mom to young children and passionately desires to pray for her children to see them grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus. Her growing intimacy with Christ drives every decision she makes as a wife and Mom. She has a heart to encourage other young moms and does it so well. Thank you for joining us today! We'd love to hear from you! 2024-09-1632 minA Burst of HopeThe Gift of Suffering - Part 1Send us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week on the podcast, Amy Smithwick joins Martha and Kim at the table to share the Hope she has experienced in her long journey with physical suffering. Amy is a young wife and mom with amazing creative gifts God has blessed her with. She and her husband, Brody, have an incredible ministry to those incarcerated.Amy loves Jesus supremely; her life is worship, and her words today bring beautiful insight into the gift of suffering. We are privileged to have this time w...2024-09-0233 minA Burst of HopeVessels Of HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!In this episode of A Burst Of Hope, Martha and Kim invite you to look at your life as a vessel of hope. We are all containers of Christ Himself, "this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." (Col. 1:27) How do we carry this treasure, especially as it pertains to our words? What life are we bringing into our conversations, the rooms we walk into, the peoples' lives we speak into? That's what the conversation is about around the table today.2024-08-2624 minA Burst of HopeWhat He's Done!Send us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Martha and Kim have amazing guests around the table today! A Burst Of Hope is excited to welcome the Touching Hearts Leadership team to the podcast. A big thank you to Daphne Williams, Tonya Ortkiese, and Lynn Gunter!! We have all been on a retreat together, seeking God for this new season in ministry and He did so much more than we asked for! This recording was made during our last day together and the treasures spoken of are from the overflow of...2024-08-1934 minA Burst of HopeHope RelaunchedSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Hello Burst of Hope Family!! We are so excited to officially launch our 4th season of podcasting! Thank you for being part of this journey of Hope with us! It's been an amazing blessing, an adventure, and a gift that has proved to be immeasurable. God is so good!!We will continue to share the Hope of Christ here on this platform and we invite you to share in this worthy calling with us.To begin this new season, Martha and Kim...2024-08-0529 minA Burst of HopeFaith That Keeps Believing - Encore EpisodeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!On today's special encore episode of A Burst Of Hope, Martha and Kim are joined by Chris Staley as she shares about her continuing journey of Hope. Chris's faith will encourage you greatly. Her heart has been captivated by God's love and she openly tells how she experiences His Presence in the midst of trouble. Lean in close, friends. It's a sweet one today.Here's the song Chris mentioned:"The Story I'll Tell"Thank you for joining us...2024-07-2230 minA Burst of HopeCelebrating Freedom and Hope!Send us a Text Message and let us know what you think!We are excited to present this encore episode on this week's podcast! On today's podcast, Martha and Kim share stories of the Fourth of July, freedom, celebration and sharing hope.What comes to your mind when you think of Fourth of July celebrations, or any celebration?Celebrating finds it deepest meaning in the heart of the Father and his desire to enjoy fellowship with us. Life is hard and difficult, yet celebration is possible and is the very thing that sets...2024-07-0129 minA Burst of HopeAbide and Thrive, A Summer Of HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Welcome to A Burst Of Hope with your cohosts Martha Wilson and Kim Stanley. This week Martha and Kim invite you to the table for a conversation about Thriving and Abiding.Even though some days it feels like we are merely surviving, there is a Life we have been promised, an overcoming, abundant Life that Jesus said He came to give us. What does that look like this summer for you? For all of us?We hope you'll be encouraged to look...2024-06-2432 minA Burst of HopeExperiencing An Extraordinary God In Ordinary DaysSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Martha and Kim welcome Debbie Vorderlandwehr to the podcast this week! Debbie is a worshiper and has the gift of making everything she touches beautiful. She shares her story of experiencing God in amazing ways on ordinary days. You will be encouraged by her refreshing spirit and the hope she exudes. If you need a song in your heart or a skip in your step, be sure to listen and share this episode with a friend. Thank you for joining us! 2024-06-0334 minA Burst of HopeFlourish In HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week Martha and Kim are excited to welcome Jamie Wood to the podcast. Jamie is a Bible Teacher, Speaker, and Author. She leads Discovering Truth Ministries and is passionate about helping people live in the truth of God's Word and His great love. Jamie shares some of the treasures from her newest book, From Barrier To Breakthrough, with highlights from 1 Peter. If you feel like you have barriers in your life, this episode will give you great hope!Please find information...2024-05-2732 minA Burst of HopeA Garden Of HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week on the podcast Martha and Kim are so excited to welcome Kathi Lipp to the table! Kathi is the Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of 20 books, including her latest work called "The Accidental Homesteader." Along with being a part of the InCourage at Dayspring writing team, she is the podcast host of Clutter Free Academy and Writing At the Red House.Martha and Kim are part of her online coaching program called "The Red House Writers Collective." Kathi lives on her R...2024-04-1532 minA Burst of HopeA Better HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week on the podcast Martha and Kim invite you to the table to look at the better hope we are offered in Christ.Are there things in you life begging for your attention? Do they promise hope and fulfillment? They may be good things, but are they worthy of placing all your hope in.We'd love to have your comments on today's podcast. Please drop us a note to the email listed below, or comment on one of our social media p...2024-04-0834 minA Burst of HopeKeep A Song In Your HeartSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!On this week's episode of A Burst Of Hope, Martha and Kim welcome their long time friend Nancy Lee to the table. Nancy is a wife, a Mom, and Nana to 2 granddaughters. She has a heart to worship and a story to share of God bringing songs to her during different seasons of life. These songs have revealed Jesus to her all along life's ups and downs.After listening to Nancy's story, you will want to keep a song in your heart too....2024-04-0134 minA Burst of HopeCelebrate JesusSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Holy week is the greatest week in history. Martha and Kim welcome you to the table as they give a call to pause and reflect on its significance in our lives.The table invites us to remember Christ's broken body for us in communion and the way we serve one another. We hope you enjoy this special Easter podcast.All of us at A Burst Of Hope pray you have a very hope-filled Resurrection Day!!Here's a link to the b...2024-03-2524 minA Burst of HopeTo Know Him Is To Love HimSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Hello Friends!! Thanks for joining us this week as Martha and Kim continue their conversation on the attributes of God. To know Him is to love him...more and more. What a journey this life in Christ is! We're thankful to be on this adventure with you.Here's a link to One Year Bible Reading Plan:Bible RecapWe'd love to hear what you think!Please contact us ataburstofhope@gmail.comBe...2024-03-1832 minA Burst of HopeThe Wisdom And Omniscience Of GodSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week on the podcast Martha welcomes her dear friend and prayer partner Lynn Gunter to the table. Lynn brings a timely word on the Wisdom of God and His Omniscience. As we study these attributes of God we see Him and know Him more intimately. Lean in close today. We all need This Hope; our perfect, all wise and all knowing God. Thanks for joining us today!!You can listen to Lynn's full teaching here:Touching Hearts 2024-03-0438 minA Burst of HopeHere's My Heart, Lord - Part 2Send us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week Martha and Kim continue their conversation around the condition of our hearts. It's a passionate subject for sure. We're thankful you are here to join us at the table; it's the prayer of the entire Burst Of Hope team that you find Hope and a good word here. Here's a link to Forgiving Forward ministry:Forgiving ForwardPlease reach out - we'd love to hear from you. Our Email: aburstofhope@gmail.com2024-02-2633 minA Burst of HopeHere's My Heart, Lord - Part 1Send us a Text Message and let us know what you think!This week Martha and Kim gather around the table for a discussion about the condition of our hearts. February is the month we celebrate love and we see hearts abounding in candy and jewelry. But what does it mean to have a spiritually healthy heart?Pull up close to the table with us as we look at the prayer in Psalm 139:23: "Search me O God, and know my heart." (NLT)We'd love to hear what you think about the podcast. You ca...2024-02-1925 minA Burst of HopeChampions Of HopeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!On this week's podcast, Martha and Kim welcome Katie Nixon to the table. Katie is a wife, a mom, and a Nana. She's been involved for many years in her local church as a worship leader and in children's ministry.Katie and her husband Rick have recently started a new community ministry called "Champions." Champions is a "place where adults with special needs have the opportunity to serve, worship, and fellowship with purpose and dignity."You'll hear Katie's heart for this ministry...2024-02-1233 minA Burst of HopeThe Best Is Yet To ComeSend us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Martha and Kim are thrilled to welcome Mary Fields to the podcast this week! Mary is the Director of Care Ministries at her church, which involves ministry support to many groups of people with various needs. Through her own journey of suffering Mary shares the treasures of her hope in God and his faithfulness. If you need a friend today to remind you that God has a plan for you, that you have a beautiful future ahead of you, then pull up close. W...2024-01-2233 minA Burst of HopeHolding Onto Hope in 2024Send us a Text Message and let us know what you think!Happy New Year BOH family!!! We are excited for this New Year and are thrilled you are joining us at the table for some more hope stories! On this first podcast of 2024, we are highlighting scriptures in Hebrews 10 and Joshua 1. How do we hold onto Hope in this new year and have the strength and courage that God asks us to have?We're so glad you're here! Please share this podcast with a friend, or drop us an email to let us know...2024-01-0831 min