-
11/23/25 - WBTX Program - Pastor Brad Robertson Testimony
Nov 23, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Pastor Brad Robertson. Pastor Brad is from Maryland and move to Lynchburg, Virginia to attend Liberty University for college. Brad got a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies and then got a master’s in special education. Brad worked for a few years as a…
-
11/16/25- WBTX Program - Pastor Shelton Marsden Testimony
Nov 16, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Pastor Shelton Marsden. Pastor Shelton was born and raised in keep May New Jersey. Pastor Shelton is married and has two grown kids. He is an electrician by trade and a bi-vocational Pastor. He currently serves as the lead pastor…
-
11/09/25- WBTX Program - Rich Duffield Testimony
Nov 9, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Rich Duffield. Rich was born and raised in West Virginia and attended Marshall University. Rich and his wife Becky worked many years with Cru and also Athletes In Action. Rich, Becky and their two kids moved to the valley this…
-
11/02/25 - WBTX Program - Valley Open Doors with Nate Riddle
Nov 2, 2025 • 30:33
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Nate Riddle. Nate was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley and currently serves as the director of Valley Open Doors. Valley Open Doors serves the homeless in our community. Their mission is to provide shelter, compassionate support, and access…
-
10/26/25- WBTX Program - Dwayne Martin Testimony Part 2
Oct 26, 2025 • 30:33
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Dwayne Martin. Dwayne was born and raised in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Dwayne grew up in the Mennonite church and has served in different ministry capacities over the last 30 years. Dwayne currently works for Harman construction and joins us today to…
-
10/19/25 - WBTX Program - Dwayne Martin Testimony Part 1
Oct 19, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Dwayne Martin. Dwayne was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dwayne grew up in the Mennonite church and has served in different ministry capacities over the last 30 years. Dwayne currently works for Harman construction and joins us today to…
-
10/12/25 - WBTX Program - Katherine MacPherson Testimony
Oct 12, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Katherine McPherson. Katherine grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts outside of Boston and after eighth grade her family moved to Hamilton, New York. Katherine attended Olivet Nazarene University and ended up coming to Harrisonburg after college to get her master’s at…
-
10/05/25 - WBTX Program - Leadership Training with Angela Martin
Oct 5, 2025 • 30:33
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Angela Martin. Angela joins us today to share about leadership training that she has done with women overseas and about how it is a ministry for her. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of hope for…
-
09/28/25- WBTX Program - Samaritans Purse Rebuild Trips with Jeff Arbogast
Sep 28, 2025 • 29:29
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Jeff Arbogast. Jeff Arbogast joins us today to share about two rebuild trips through Samaritans purse that he led earlier this year. he also shares about hopes of leading future rebuild trip through Samaritans purse and how people can get…
-
09/21/25 - WBTX Program - Community with Lauren Arbogast
Sep 21, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Lauren Arbogast. Lauren was born and raised in Newport News Virginia before moving to the Shenandoah Valley. Lauren is married and has two boys. Lauren is very active in the farming community. At the time of this recording it was the week of…
-
09/14/25- WBTX Program - Heather Cash Testimony
Sep 14, 2025 • 30:34
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Heather Cash. Heather was born and raised in Broadway, Virginia. After graduating high school Heather played softball at EMU for a year, but then Heather’s life got off track which led her to struggle with addiction. Heather joins us today…
-
09/07/25- WBTX Program - Isaiah 117 House with Jenny Butcher
Sep 4, 2025 • 30:34
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Jenny Butcher. Jenny is the location leader for the Isaiah 117 house in Rockingham County. Jenny joins us today to talk about the Isaiah 117 house and all the updates with the ministry. For more information about their ministry, you…
-
08/31/25- WBTX Program - Kenneth Salmeron Testimony
Aug 31, 2025 • 30:30
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Kenneth Salmeron. Kenneth was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He and his siblings were raised by a single mother who is originally from Honduras. Kenneth and his siblings were raised in the church and he joins…
-
08/24/25- WBTX Program - Kyle Roth Testimony
Aug 24, 2025 • 30:33
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Kyle Roth. Kyle was born and raised in Ephrata, Pennsylvania located in Lancaster County. Kyle married Ally and they had two kids Emmett and Owen. Shortly after Owen was born they found out that Ally had stage four colon cancer.…
-
08/17/25- WBTX Program - Stacy Escobar Testimony
Aug 17, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Stacy Escobar. Stacy was born and raised in Rockingham County and after graduating college where she studied Spanish, she served in the peace core in Paraguay for three years where she met her husband, Adam. Stacy and her husband have…
-
08/10/25- WBTX Program - Jail Ministry with Baker Rigg
Aug 10, 2025 • 30:32
On today’s broadcast of Hope talks we are joined by Baker Rigg. Baker serves as the chaplain for the Rockingham Harrisonburg regional jail and joins us today to share about the ministry that he does in the jail. Baker also partners with Virginia Mennonite missions to do this ministry. If…
-
08/03/25 - WBTX Program - Lilah Deavers Testimony
Aug 1, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of Hope talks, we are joined by Lilah Deavers. Lilah was born and raised in Broadway, Virginia. She is a pitcher for Broadway‘s state championship softball team and just finished her junior year. Lilah joins us today to share her testimony of how God is used her…
-
07/27/25 - WBTX Program - Lead Deep Conference with Pastor Stephen Willis and Pastor Kevin Griffin
Jul 27, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of Hope talks, we are joined by pastor Stephen Willis and Pastor Kevin Griffin. Pastor Stephen Willis is the lead pastor at compassion Church of the Narin in Lynchburg Virginia and Pastor Kevin Griffin is the lead pastor of Church the Nazarene in Harrisonburg. They joined us…
-
07/20/25- WBTX Program - Mikey Petruski Testimony
Jul 20, 2025 • 30:32
On today’s broadcast of Hope talks, we are joined by Mikey Petruski. Mikey was born and raised in New Jersey. After graduating high school Mikey attended Liberty University, where he studied musical production. After graduating from college, Mikey got a job in Harrisonburg. Mikey has always enjoyed playing the drums…
-
07/13/25- WBTX Program - Blake Sipe Testimony
Jul 13, 2025 • 30:34
On today’s broadcast of Hope talks, we are joined by Blake Sipe. Blake was born and raised in Weyers Cave, Virginia. After graduating high school Blake played baseball at Radford University. Blake joins us today to share his testimony of having a renewed mind in Christ. We pray that today’s…
View Past Episodes here.
Welcome to Hope Talks. We are so glad you have joined us. Our mission is to be transformed by God to bring hope to others through Christ. Our desire is to bring stories of hope to encourage you on your journey. In Revelation 12:11 we read these words, “And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. This is a foundational passage for the program as we provide a space for believers to share stories/testimonies of God’s amazing grace in their lives. We pray this will be a half hour of hope for your life.
Hope Talks airs every Sunday at noon on 1470 AM and 102.1 FM WBTX.
Hope Talks Hosts:
Margaret Michael (Outreach Pastor)
Grayson Willis (Podcast Producer)
The program was birthed in 2011, as Front Porch Talks, when Grayson Willis and his dad, Pastor Kerry Willis began providing listeners with messages of hope. Pastor Margaret Michael joined the program in 2018. The program became Hope Talks in 2021.
Please pray about helping us to continue to share the encouragement of God’s Word with others around the world. You can make a secure donation online by clicking DONATE.