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04/27/25- WBTX Program - Journey Christian Counseling with Ally Padilla
Apr 27, 2025 • 30:32
On today’s easter broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Ally Padilla, Ally serves as the clinical director at Journey counseling ministries, and she joins us today to share about the ministry that they do. If you want more information about Journey Counseling and the services, they offer you…
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04/20/25- WBTX Program - Tears with Micah Branson
Apr 20, 2025 • 30:31
On today’s Easter broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Micah Branson; Micah joins us today to share about the presence and absence of our tears. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of hope for your life! We would love to hear your feedback on…
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04/13/25- WBTX Program - Passion Week with Pastor Billy Logan
Apr 13, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by pastor Billy Logan. Pastor Billy is our pastor of discipleship here at Church of the Nazarene and Harrisonburg and he joins us today to talk about Palm Sunday as well as the significance of passion week leading up to Easter.…
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04/06/25 - WBTX Program - Russ and Leah Bayne Testimony
Apr 6, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Russ and Leah Bayne. Russ and Leah have been married for 30 years. About 14 years into their marriage they went through a difficult time that God used to strengthen their relationship with Him and their relationship with each other…
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03/30/25- WBTX Program - Ruthy Griffin Testimony
Mar 30, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Ruthy Griffin. Ruthy joins us today to share her testimony and her families, sacrificial obedience in answering God‘s call to move to Pennsylvania and serve in full-time ministry back in 2018 and in 2024 to come back to Virginia and…
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03/23/25- WBTX Program - Eyde Adams Testimony
Mar 23, 2025 • 29:30
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Eyde Adam’s . Eyde joins us today to give us an update on her and her husband Walt, and to tell about the story of them answering God‘s call on their life to move to the Outer Banks of North…
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03/16/25- WBTX Program - H-E-A-R-T Check with Micah Branson
Mar 16, 2025 • 30:31
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Micah Branson. Micah joins us today to talk with us about doing a heart check. H-E-A-R-T Check Hurting Exhausted Angry Resentful Tense Listen to the Lord and hear what he is telling you. – Isaiah 1:10 H-E-A-R-T Check Hopeful Excited…
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03/09/24- WBTX Program - The Book of Revelation Part 2 with Brian Charette
Mar 9, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Brian Charette. Brian joins us today to continue a conversation we had back on January 19 about the book of Revelation, and what the Bible says about and times and its relevance to us today. We pray that today’s broadcast…
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03/02/25- WBTX Program- Erica Biller Testimony
Mar 2, 2025 • 30:33
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Erica Biller. Erica joins us today to share her testimony. She shares about her new life through Christ and the hope that is found in Him. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of hope for your…
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02/23/25- WBTX Program - Karen Costie Testimony
Feb 23, 2025 • 30:31
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Karen Costie. Karen joins us today to share her testimony. Karen shares about God‘s faithfulness in her life even through difficult times and about the importance of showing up for the people in your community.We pray that today’s broadcast will…
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02/16/25- WBTX Program - Valley Open Doors with Nate Riddle and Melissa Wolcott
Feb 16, 2025 • 30:34
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Nate Riddle and Melissa Wolcott. Nate serves as the Executive Director of Valley Open Doors and Melissa serves as the Development Director for Valley Open Doors. They join us today to share about how Open Doors is ministering to the…
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02/09/25- WBTX Program - Pastor Kevin Griffin Testimony Part 2
Feb 9, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by pastor Kevin Griffin. Pastor Kevin joins us today to share part 2 of his testimony about the the call on he and his family‘s life first to leave Virginia to move to Pennsylvania to go in a full-time ministry serving…
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02/02/25- WBTX Program- Pastor Kevin Griffin Testimony Part 1
Feb 2, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by pastor Kevin Griffin. Pastor Kevin joins us today to share part 1 of his testimony about the the call on he and his family ‘s life first to leave Virginia to move to Pennsylvania to go in a full-time ministry…
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01/26/25- WBTX Program - Hunt to Harvest with Chad and Micah Branson
Jan 26, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Chad and Micah Branson. Chad and Micah help lead our Hunt to Harvest banquet. Hunt to Harvest is coming up, and this year, it is happening twice! Both Friday, February 21, and Saturday, February 22, we will have dinner, fellowship, a dynamic speaker…
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01/19/25- WBTX Program - The book of Revelation with Brian Charette
Jan 19, 2025 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Brian Charette. Brian joins us today to talk about the book of Revelation, and what the Bible says about end times. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of hope for your life! We would love to…
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01/12/24- WBTX Program - Hike for Hope with Bill Kingrea
Jan 12, 2025 • 30:31
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Bill Kingrea. Bill joins us today to share about his hike for Hope that he did to benefit Hope Distributed. He also talked about the trip he took with Virginia disaster relief through the Nazarene church. If you want more…
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01/05/25- WBTX Program - Celebrate Recovery with Pastor Margaret Michael
Jan 5, 2025 • 29:30
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks pastor Margaret talks about the ministry of Celebrate Recovery and its impact on people ‘s lives that are dealing with hurts, habits and hang ups. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of hope for your life! We would love to…
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12/29/24- WBTX Program- Mara Trepanier Testimony
Dec 26, 2024 • 30:33
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Mara Trepanier. Mara was born and raised in rural Vermont. She attended Liberty University. She now works as a teacher and serves with the youth at Compassion Church of the Nazarene in Lynchburg, Virginia. Mara joins us today to share…
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12/22/24- WBTX Program - Sanela Ford Testimony
Dec 22, 2024 • 30:35
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Sanela Ford. Sanela was born in Bosnia where she lived until she was 13 years old. At the age of nine Sanela and her sisters received Operation Christmas shoeboxes which had a huge impact on Sanela‘s life. When Sanela was…
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12/15/24- WBTX Program New Life for Youth with Shelby Mitchell and Madalyn Lambert
Dec 15, 2024 • 30:34
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks we are joined by Shelby Mitchell and Madalyn Lambert. Shelby is the executive Director of the recovery program in Chesterfield Virginia called New Life for Youth. Madalyn Lambert is from Harrisonburg and is currently taking part in the program. This recovery program serves men…
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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.
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