SpeakLifeAZ

SpeakLifeAZ
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The testimony of Jesus in, with, and through everyday people like us. A father and son who were addicts for over 20 yrs. You name it, WE DID IT, TOGETHER!!!! we used to use drugs together now we share about what God Has done for us to encourage the body of Christ and anyone else who may listen to this that is feeling hopeless and empty. LISTEN TO OUR STORY...and the testimony of others who feel led to share with you.... GOD BLESS YOU....TODAY WE CHOOSE TO SPEAK LIFE AZ!!!!!!!!!! 

  1. Oct 22

    "Ranger" Bobby Testimony part #2

    Send us Fan Mail A product can be real, useful, and already helping people and you can still be stuck in the hardest part: proving you own it. We sit down with Bobby, a veteran inventor finishing the patent process for a made-in-USA gaming glove, and the conversation quickly turns into something bigger than gear. If you care about esports, startup grit, or adaptive gaming accessibility, you’ll hear what it takes to build when the paperwork is still catching up to the work.  Bobby breaks down his three driving goals: bring gaming to people who have been shut out by injury, disability, arthritis, or missing fingers; protect kids’ hands long term as controller time keeps climbing; and create U.S. jobs by sourcing and assembling as much as possible in Arizona. We also talk about real-world testing with esports players, custom builds, and the dream of getting the glove in front of a major streamer so people finally ask, “What is that?”  Then the episode shifts into the story under the story: recovery, alcohol-free fun, and faith as a daily practice, not a weekend label. We talk about building community without drinking, staying connected through fellowship, and what it looks like to be content instead of chasing fame. The closing minutes turn into raw prayer and encouragement for anyone who feels alone or too proud to admit they’re struggling.  If this hits home, subscribe, share it with someone who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part of Bobby’s mission do you want to see grow next? Support the show

  2. Oct 22

    "Ranger" Bobby Testimony part #1

    Send us Fan Mail He survived Ranger Battalion, but alcohol nearly finished the job. We’re joined by our brother Ranger Bobby, a former Army Ranger who tells the full truth about what life looked like after the uniform: bar fights, DUIs, shame, broken relationships, and the kind of self-hate that makes you numb out just to get through a day. He takes us back to growing up in Gilbert and Queen Creek, learning how normalized drinking can become in a family, and how anger can turn into a false sense of strength. Then he walks us into the Ranger pipeline and the culture that shaped him, including the one quiet believer in his unit who stayed steady when everyone else went wild. From losing his Ranger career at the exact moment his brothers go to war, to a divorce that poisoned his view of church, Bobby’s story shows how fast a man can spiral when he has discipline but no healing. We talk Teen Challenge, the brotherhood that kept him there, and the hard inner work that happens when you “run into yourself.” And we don’t skip the painful parts: relapse after rehab, prison time, breaking his neck, a heart scare, and the moments God’s protection is so obvious it can’t be explained away. The turnaround is just as real: sobriety, fatherhood restored, a new career in carpentry, and a personal encounter with God that comes during a “Lieutenant Dan run” and one single raindrop. If you care about addiction recovery, faith-based transformation, veteran mental health, and what it looks like when Jesus rebuilds a life from the ground up, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review with the line that hit you the hardest. Support the show

  3. Oct 8

    David Ramirez part #2 Testimony

    Send us Fan Mail Comfort can be the most dangerous place to stay. We’re sitting down with David, a street preacher whose story moves from sleeping in his truck in Texas to preaching on beaches, campuses, and city centers around the world, all while learning what obedience actually costs in real time. If you’ve ever wrestled with whether a nudge is God, your own thoughts, or just fear, this conversation puts that question on the road where consequences and confirmations get real fast. We talk through the moments that shaped his faith: unexpected provision from strangers, the grief of losing his grandmother, and the inner tug of war that hit when he felt called to Florida but tried to head home instead. A crash on black ice turns into a wake-up call, a weeklong storm-bound detour, and ministry opportunities he never could have planned. From there, the stories only get wilder, including the alligator moment that forces him to decide whether trust is just a feeling or a choice. Then the mission expands: Chicago leads to the Cubs field incident, a night in jail, and preaching where most people would go silent. Overseas, we unpack what happened during the Paris Olympics, the UK, Pakistan, Nepal villages where some people had never seen a cross, and the intense opposition he faced street preaching in Jerusalem. We close with his return home, physical healing, and a needed season of rest while he prays about what comes next. If this testimony challenges you, share it with a friend, subscribe for more real stories, and leave a review so more people can find SpeakLifeAZ. Support the show

  4. Oct 8

    David Ramirez part #1 Testimony

    Send us Fan Mail A jail cell is a brutal place to get honest, but it can also become a mercy when God finally has our attention. We sit down with evangelist David Ramirez and walk through the turning points that took him from insecurity, porn exposure at a young age, weed, parties, and reckless decisions into repentance, clarity, and a life committed to preaching the gospel. David shares his Northern California childhood in a culturally Catholic family and the moment everything shifted when his mom faced a medical crisis, heard a sobering warning, and started searching for real assurance of heaven. That search led her to a Baptist church where the message “You must be born again” changed their home and exposed the tension many families feel when one person is on fire for God and others are not. From there we get real about strongholds the church often avoids: pornography addiction, sexual compromise, and the way identity gets built on performance, approval, and comparison. David tells the story of consequences that landed him in jail, how Hebrews 12 reframed discipline as proof of God’s love, and the simple instructions God gave him afterward: cut off old influences, go to church, and become a "doer" of the Word. We also talk missions with YWAM, deliverance from fear of public speaking, street preaching, and a season of intense fasting and prayer that led to a deeper revelation of God’s love and identity in Christ. If you need hope that patterns can break, that shame does not get the final word, and that God still calls ordinary people into bold obedience, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review with the part of David’s story that challenged you most. Support the show

  5. Aug 29

    Dale Snipes Testimony

    Send us Fan Mail A truck driver who used to run “California turnarounds,” a widower who held his wife’s hand as she said she could see Jesus “on the other side of the river,” and a man who still calls himself a “boogerhead” sits down with us to tell the whole truth. Dale Snipes doesn’t clean up the story, and that’s exactly why it carries so much weight. If you’ve ever wondered whether your past disqualifies you from God, this conversation answers with a loud no. We talk through Dale’s childhood and the identity shock of learning he was adopted and raised by his grandparents, the years of instability that shaped him, and the way grief and unresolved pain can feed generational patterns. Dale opens up about infidelity, alcohol, and the slow drift that happens when you keep crossing the same lines. Then we move into the moments that marked his faith: a teenage revival, a later Holy Spirit awakening, and what it looks like when God starts calling you into surrender instead of self-protection. From there, the story goes into the trenches: trucking life and temptation, his wife Darlene’s cancer battle and hospice at home, the fear of becoming a single father, and a heart attack behind the wheel that led to open-heart surgery. We also dig into forgiveness, blended family leadership, serving the homeless, mentoring others, and why GriefShare became a turning point for purpose and healing. Along the way, we keep coming back to the big themes: Christian testimony, redemption, grief support, discipleship, and what it means to be a steady presence for others when life falls apart. If this episode helps you, do us a favor: subscribe, share it with one person who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find these stories. What part of Dale’s journey hit closest to home for you? Support the show

  6. Jul 25

    Sara Pletcher Testimony

    Send us Fan Mail Rage can look like “just my personality” until God puts His finger on the real wound. Sara grew up around church, but at home she carried years of verbal and physical abuse that shaped the way she saw herself, trusted people, and handled fear. What followed wasn’t just pain, it was a life pattern: anxiety that stayed unnamed, anger that exploded, and relationships that felt safer to sabotage than to risk.  We talk through the long road from an early childhood salvation moment to a faith that becomes her own, plus the specific turning points God used to get her attention, including a HeartQuest retreat where a horse, a road, and a patch of thistles became a living metaphor for getting back on track. Sara shares openly about postpartum depression, the sting of church hurt, and what it feels like to be told you can come back when you’re “all better.”  The healing centerpiece is Celebrate Recovery. If you think CR is only for drugs and alcohol, this conversation will reset that assumption fast. We unpack how CR helps with anger, anxiety, codependency, trauma, abuse, mental health struggles, and the everyday habits that quietly separate us from God. Sara also shares how recovery led to leadership, how she learned to name anxiety, why forgiveness is for your freedom, and how God is now redirecting her toward behavioral health work and counseling.  If you need hope that Jesus can meet you in the mess, press play and stay with us. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs a safe next step, and leave a review so more people can find these stories of recovery and redemption. Support the show

  7. Jun 30

    Pastor Maurice Chavez - Equip Church

    Send us Fan Mail A lot of people throw around “spiritual warfare” like it’s a slogan, but we’ve lived it and Pastor Maurice Chavez has too. From growing up as a pastor’s kid under intense expectations, to watching church conflict up close, to the grief and rage that pushed him toward a breaking point, Pastor Maurice shares the kind of Christian testimony that doesn’t leave room for pretending. One moment in particular still hits hard: a desperate night, a dresser blocking the door, and a father who wouldn’t stop knocking because God showed him what was happening in his son’s room. We also go places the church often avoids. Maurice opens up about pornography addiction, childhood trauma, and why real freedom usually takes more than a single altar moment. We talk counseling, triggers, boundaries, accountability, Celebrate Recovery, and the daily choices that retrain your mind toward Scripture, worship, and healthy patterns. If you’re a leader, a pastor, or just tired of being stuck, this part of the conversation gets painfully practical and genuinely hopeful. Then we zoom out to the bigger mission: inner-city ministry in Phoenix, the shift from Phoenix World Outreach to Equip Church, and a discipleship-first approach built around Ephesians 4 and raising leaders. Pastor Maurice shares his vision for a spiritual awakening, stronger marriages under stress, and a true movement of men who don’t just get inspired at a conference but actually grow in holiness, maturity, and staying power. You’ll also hear about championmen.net and his books designed to disciple men from the inside out. If this conversation helps you, subscribe, share it with someone who needs hope, and leave a review wherever you listen. What stood out to you most, the knock at the door, the recovery process, or the call to equip men? Support the show

  8. Mar 31

    Stacy Kalisz Johnson Testimony

    Send us Fan Mail Heart disease can feel like a family curse until you learn what you can actually change. Stacy Johnson joins us to share how losing her dad and uncovering a long line of early heart attacks pushed her into prevention, volunteering with the American Heart Association, and coaching everyday people toward simple, repeatable health habits that work in real life. We talk about her path from growing up Catholic in Western New York to building a career in engineering, moving to Arizona, and eventually returning to church with a new kind of intentionality. Along the way, Stacy breaks down what shifted her faith from something she “always believed” into a lived relationship with God, shaped by reading the Bible consistently, learning generosity, and becoming open to the Holy Spirit in daily life. Then we get extremely practical. Stacy lays out her "B.E. H.A.P.P.Y." framework for heart health and lifestyle change: breakfast, exercise, hydration, axe or add one habit, plate two fruits, plate three veggies, and YOU time for self-care. We also connect the dots between blood pressure, sleep, stress, food planning, and consistency, plus why “hereditary” is often a wake up call, not a sentence. If you want preventive health, heart healthy habits, and faith-fueled discipline without the hype, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review with one word: Jesus. Support the show

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The testimony of Jesus in, with, and through everyday people like us. A father and son who were addicts for over 20 yrs. You name it, WE DID IT, TOGETHER!!!! we used to use drugs together now we share about what God Has done for us to encourage the body of Christ and anyone else who may listen to this that is feeling hopeless and empty. LISTEN TO OUR STORY...and the testimony of others who feel led to share with you.... GOD BLESS YOU....TODAY WE CHOOSE TO SPEAK LIFE AZ!!!!!!!!!! 

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  • Creator
    SpeakLifeAZ
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    112
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 SpeakLifeAZ
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