Posts by Laura Loopstra
Aubrey Sampson
Aubrey is the pastor of discipleship and equipping at Renewal Church, and serves on the preaching team. She is an award-nominated author, a contributor to Propel Women, and the co-host of the Nothing is Wasted Podcast. Aubrey preaches and speaks around the country at churches and ministry events. She and her husband and three sons live and minister in…
Read MoreEp. 205: Grief & Lament: The Pathway Through Suffering
It’s been a hard year. We have suffered great loss and change. We have grieved … and we are still grieving today. This show is for those who are grieving – we are with you. Join Host Melinda as she sits down with a panel of guests to listen to their honest and courageous stories…
Read MoreKaren Welch
Karen Welch is a child of God. She is celebrating 45 years of marriage to her husband this September. The mother of two children, a mother in-law, and a loving grandmother to two grandchildren. Born into a family of five girls which has multiplied to a family of 46. Family is a very important part…
Read MoreBlessing Oluloto
Blessing is an international development student at Redeemer (class of 2021) and a third culture kid. She started a website balore.co to aid fellow international students in learning the skills to help them navigate life and academics in Canada.
Read MoreBecki Baxter
Becki is a busy stay at home mom of four little boys and married to her handsome hubby, Sam. Together they are fixing up a century old farmhouse in Peterborough, Ontario. She is an author, ministry leader at her local church and has recently founded Devoted.Canada – an online ministry that goes beyond the fluff…
Read MoreAddison Aspilla
Addison Aspilla is a pastor at Bramalea Free Methodist Church, Encounter Covenant Church, and Word Became Flesh Ministries. His focus is on digital strategy, leadership, and music ministry. Addison is an outdoorsman and loves bass fishing, camping, and boating. Addison lives in Brampton, ON with his wife Jenn and children Bella (6) and Josiah (4).
Read MoreTakeover! Get To Know The Winners
Melinda sits down with the Winners of Melinda’s Hosting Chair Takeover to get to know them better: Why they decided to audition, why they follow Jesus, and their encouragement for moving forward into 2021.
Read MoreThe Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength – Nehemiah 8:10 | The Good Word
Author and See Hear Love Blogger Melanie Stevenson shares a Good Word for 2021 from Nehemiah 8:10, and an encouragement that even in the face of grief, pain, and loss, we can find a deep Soul-Strength through our relationship with God.
Read MoreJen Hatmaker – Jan. 4th 2020
Jen Hatmaker is the author of the New York Times bestsellers For the Love and Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire. Jen hosts the award-winning For the Love podcast, is the delighted curator of the Jen Hatmaker Book Club, and she leads a tightly knit online community where she reaches millions of people each week. Jen is a co-founder of Legacy Collective, a giving…
Read MorePodcast | Becoming Glorious You – A Conversation with Jen Hatmaker
The world is hungry for women who show up and tell the truth, unafraid and free, expanding to the very edges of who they were always meant to be. Join Host Melinda as she listens and learns from Jen Hatmaker who shares five self-reflective categories to help us thrive in full confidence – who we…
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