Encouragement Cafe

Cancer affects so many and our own Luann began her journey with it in the summer of 2023. Listen and learn how to spot the helpers along the way, including for Luann, her neighbor Judy who is also walking this road. Together, Luann and Judy talk about the providence of God all around us and how you have the power to be encouraging to those around you!

Cancer affects so many and our own Luann began her journey with it in the summer of 2023. Listen and learn how to spot the helpers along the way.

Cancer affects so many and our own Luann began her journey with it in the summer of 2023. Listen and learn how to spot the helpers along the way, including for Luann, her neighbor Judy who is also walking this road. Together, Luann and Judy talk about the providence of God all around us and how you have the power to be encouraging to those around you! This is part 3 of 3.

Cancer affects so many and our own Luann began her journey with it in the summer of 2023. Listen and learn how to spot the helpers along the way, including for Luann, her neighbor Judy who is also walking this road. Together, Luann and Judy talk about the providence of God all around us and how you have the power to be encouraging to those around you! This is part 2 of 3.

Cancer affects so many and our own Luann began her journey with it in the summer of 2023. Listen and learn how to spot the helpers along the way, including for Luann, her neighbor Judy who is also walking this road. Together, Luann and Judy talk about the providence of God all around us and how you have the power to be encouraging to those around you!

March 11, 2022 Speaker: Theresa Mills & Holly Holton What if God takes us to the uncomfortable, the scary, and the painful? Theresa and Holly talk about Holly's unique and powerful testimony of total life transformation and supernatural healing, with encouragement we can all take away.

January 21, 2022 Speaker: Luann Prater & Holly Holton Interruptions to our calendar, plans, and life are inevitable, but God often shows up in those interruptions in ways we could never have otherwise orchestrated on our own. Luann and Holly discuss times in the past when, although they didn’t like it at first, they were thankful for how blessings have often flowed from the interruptions in their own lives.

August 27, 2021 Speaker: Luann Prater & Tracey Eyster Throughout the Bible, we see the words "Fear Not." Yet, we continue to worry over things in life. What are those things that make us afraid? Luann and Tracey talk about the Top 10 Fears of Women, as requested by Encouragement Cafe listeners.

August 20, 2021 Speaker: Luann Prater & Matthew Sink Sometimes God opens doors and other times we break them down, because we WANT it to be God’s call on our life. After all, He wants to give me the desires of my heart, right? What about when God opens a door and it’s not the door we wanted… well then God is obviously a man, because He is reading my signals all wrong, right? Pull up a chair as Luann Prater and Matthew Sink talk about God’s call for our lives and how we can live it out… even when it’s not exactly the way we planned it.

August 13, 2021 Speaker: Luann Prater & Tracey Eyster Luann Prater and Tracey Eyster talk about the idea of cultivating friendships. So many times we seem to be too busy to attend to one of the most important things in our lives - friendships. Here, Luann and Tracey share their experiences on how they made and invested the time for their friends.

August 6, 2021 Speaker: Luann Prater & Rachel Olsen Athletes play the game because they love it. They are willing to sacrifice and work hard. What do we do because of our love for our Heavenly Father? How can His love motivate us?

July 30, 2021 Speaker: Luann Prater & Rachel Olsen & Noelle Okolowicz In this week's broadcast, Luann Prater and Rachel Olsen are joined by special guest Noelle Okolowicz. You'll hear them share stories of how baptism shaped their faith journey. For some, it was an experience similar to that of the Ethiopian eunuch. For others, it was an answered prayer.

July 9, 2021 Speaker: Luann Prater & Rachel Olsen What do you say when you are talking to an unbeliever? Luann and Rachel discuss how we can better understand the unbelievers mindset and help them take their next step toward God.

July 2, 2021 - Speakers: Luann Prater & Samantha Jackel Funny how a symbol like purple pants can change your perspective on life. Have you ever thought your past is too bad to overcome? Luann talks with Samantha Jackel, author of "My Purple Pants," about God's transforming power.

June 25, 2021 - Speakers: Luann Prater & Rachel Olsen "I'll stop procrastinating tomorrow." How many times have we said those words? Maybe it's calling on someone or doing something that you've put off time and time again. Join Rachel and Luann as they talk about how to get it in gear and take action.

June 18, 2021 - Speaker: Luann Prater & Rachel Olsen Sometimes big problems feel like they require big faith and yet in the face of a big problem it can be hard to muster even a little. Rachel and Luann talk about facing problems with faith.

June 11, 2021 - Speaker: Luann Prater & Rachel Olsen Do you get overwhelmed with the number of items on your schedule, or the number of decisions you need to make? Find it hard to know which is the right choice? Worried you’ll regret your decision? Listen in as Rachel and Luann discuss this, and find out how to become a “satisficer.”

June 4, 2021 - Speaker: Luann Prater & Rachel Olsen Got more things on your plate than you have time for? Having trouble focusing, and feeling guilty about it? Yep. Rachel and Luann talk about getting stuff done without overwhelming ourselves.

May 28, 2021 - Speaker: Luann Prater & Rachel Olsen Get off the Couch, Buy the Tickets, Share Life - Do you ever wish life was more fun? That you had more friends? Or that your relationships ran deeper? The solution might just be getting off the couch and into the game. Rachel and Luann talk about how to connect with and do life with others in meaningful ways.

May 21, 2021 Speaker: Luann Prater & Rachel Olsen Does the idea of hosting a get-together send you into a stressed out cleaning frenzy? We get it, however hospitality doesn't have to be complicated. Today Luann and Rachel discuss ways to simplify, relax and enjoy opening our homes to others.