Michelle welcomes Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning hip-hop artist Flame for an in-depth discussion on Baptism.

Michelle has received many questions about Baptism over the past couple of years from people of various backgrounds. She wanted to provide a space for a conversation to help people understand some of the different beliefs surrounding Baptism.

In this episode, Flame takes us through his transformative journey, sharing how his beliefs about Baptism have changed from his Calvinistic background to his current beliefs as a Lutheran.

Flame shares what was helpful to him as he wrestled with his understanding of Baptism. He offers words of encouragement to those who are wrestling with this topic and to those who are walking alongside someone who has questions.

Our prayer is that this episode will begin to answer your questions about Baptism and serve as a starting place to learn more.

Learn more about Flames story through his book! (click here)

Listen to Flame's podcast to learn more: Extra Nos Academy

In this episode of the Peace and His Presence podcast, host Michelle Diercks discusses her journey in becoming a certified Christian life coach and how this has helped her manage anxious thoughts.

Michelle shares her personal struggles, particularly concerning her husband's health, and introduces a scripture reading and writing plan to help listeners focus on God's Word instead of their 'what if' thoughts. She highlights the importance of relying on God's promises and finding peace in His steadfast love, even amid life's uncertainties.

Michelle invites listeners to join her on a two-month journey of writing God's word on their hearts to transition from worry to truth.

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In this episode, Michelle welcomes Christa Petzold to discuss her new book Journey Through Church History.

They discuss the inspiring stories of early martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas, highlighting their unwavering faith and hope in the face of death.

Christa shares her motivation for writing the book, aiming to make church history accessible and engaging for children and adults alike, and its potential use in homeschooling, confirmation classes, and personal study. The episode underscores the importance of understanding church history to strengthen faith and appreciate the church's enduring legacy.

This book is a little different than my normal interviews but I hope you will take the time to listen in and learn from our conversation. There is so much we can learn from church history and Christa's book is laid out beautifully, and it's engaging and compelling.

You can discover more about Christa's book and look inside by clicking here.

You can order Christa's book on Amazon.

In this special podcast episode, the Michelle invites fellow co-hosts from the Seasoned Mamas podcast, Deb Burma, Lindsey Hausch, and Faith Doerr to discuss Faith's debut book, 'God's Encouraging Word: True Comforts When Worldly Advice Fails'.

They dive into the genesis of the book, which was inspired by Faith's personal trauma and a need to address unhelpful platitudes often given during difficult times. The discussion highlights the importance of finding true comfort in God's word, contrasts between worldly advice and biblical wisdom, and provides insights into healthy ways to support others in times of distress. The episode also touches on the cultural context behind these platitudes and offers a preview of some valuable content from Faith's book.

Faith's book will be the subject of several episodes on the Seasoned Mamas Podcast, Which you can follow along with here.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Faith's book you can find it here. Click on the look inside button.

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Michelle sits down with Chad Bird to talk about his book, Hitchhiking with Prophets. Chad is a scholar in residence at 1517 and host of popular Bible podcasts like "40 Minutes in the Old Testament".

In "Hitchhiking with Prophets," Chad aims to make the biblical narrative accessible even to those with little prior knowledge. Drawing from his podcast episodes outlining Old Testament stories, he vividly brings to life the engrossing accounts. A key focus is tracing the developing promise of the Messiah woven throughout the Old Testament.

Because the book covers all of the Old Testament, Michelle and Chad decided to focus in on the time of the Judges and Kings.

Chad talks about the time of the Judges, and Michelle asks him to talk more about Deborah.

They look at the first three kings and Michelle asks Chad why Jesus is called the Son of David?

Chad is an amazing teacher and it comes through in our conversation. I hope you can listen into our conversation about his book.

You can find his book here.

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