Talkin' LIFE with Jonathan Hunter

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A series of interviews led by Jonathan Hunter, Director of Embracing Life Ministries. Causal conversation with invited guests, covering a variety of topics from a Christian perspective.

  1. 11/19/2025

    Jonathan Hunter and Chris Myers

    Jonathan has an engaging conversation with longtime friend and recent author, Chris Myers. The two recall their initial meeting some 35+ years ago and Chris’ participation in the early days of Embracing Life, then known as AIDS Resource Ministry(ARM).  Chris discusses how his extensive background in design and love of travel, together with a lifelong passion for journaling, all came together in the recent publication his book, The Power of Journaling and the ARISE workshops.  Chris Myers is an inspirational author, engaging facilitator and lifelong creator of immersive experiences, having notably worked with Disney, Mattel and Universal. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island School of Design, and a Masters of Practical Theology and Honorary Doctorate from New Covenant University. Chris recently published The Power of Journaling and offers ARISE workshops for novices and experienced alike to engage in journaling as a means for deepening the relationship between God and self.   Website: Home - Chris Myers Author

    1h 7m

  2. 04/02/2025

    Jonathan Hunter and Denise Shick

    Jonathan has a conversation with friend, ministry leader and author, Denise Shick. Denise discusses the painful struggles she endured being raised by a trans-identified parent and the support that’s now available for concerned family and loved ones of LGBTQ+ children and adults.   Denise Shick is the founder and executive director of Help 4 Families Ministry and executive director of Living Stones Ministries. She is the author of seven children’s books and several nonfiction books, including My Daddy’s Secret, Understanding Gender Confusion—A Faith-Based Perspective, When Hope Seems Lost, and several other books. She has a BA in psychology and is a biblical counselor and certified life coach.    Website: Freedom From Homosexuality - Living Stones Ministries

    1h 2m

  3. 11/05/2024

    Jonathan Hunter and Brian Barlow

    Jonathan sits down for a clear, frank discussion with friend Rev. Brian Barlow, the pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Banning, CA.   Brian shares his heartfelt testimony of sexual brokenness and subsequent transformation by the Lord which eventually led to a ministry to the sexually and relationally broken and church pastorate.  Rev. Barlow, in addition to pastoring, serves with many local and national ministries including Lutheran’s for Life, Y4Life, LINC-LA and Help4Families. He also served as Regional Director for Desert Stream Ministries, SoCal from 2016-2020.  Brian and his wife Nicole have four boys ages 11,9,5 and 1.

    1h 6m

  4. 07/25/2024

    Jonathan Hunter and Glenys Brookbanks

    Jonathan sits down with longtime friend, Glenys Brookbanks, a renowned artist and exhibiting painter in New Zealand. She has also been a pioneer leader in relational healing groups in New Zealand.   Glenys and her husband Warren live in close community with their adult family in Auckland, New Zealand. She has led many Embracing Life groups as well as those of Desert Stream Ministries over several decades. Her passion for Jesus, the Cross and the Church is abundant in her teaching. She is a co-author, along with Jonathan and Andrea Hunter, on the upcoming book, More Power! Understanding and Experiencing the Cross.

    58 min

  5. 04/11/2024

    Jonthan Hunter with Eric and Marta Darby

    Jonathan visits with friends Eric and Marta Darby. Eric is a former, longtime Board member of Embracing Life Ministries and has participated in ELM’s Zoom seminars on depression and anxiety.  Marta, along with her husband Eric, has taught Desert Stream Ministries’ Living Waters program for several years. Marta also has a considerable, online following within the Cuban-American community with her blog, “My Big Fat Cuban Family”. The pair have been associated with the Vineyard Christian Church in Orange County, CA for over 30 years.  The friends look back on how they met and came to be involved in healing ministry together…both with Desert Stream and Embracing Life Ministries.  A good portion of the podcast focusses on the profound impact Marta’s near-death Covid hospitalization had on their family, and the daily battle they were forced to wage against the spirit of death and all its various manifestations.

    1h 5m

  6. 01/17/2024

    Jonathan Hunter with Russell and Marion Pyle

    Jonathan sits down to talk with friends Russell and Marion Pyle, who share their riveting story of their God-directed experience in overcoming a deadly, cancer diagnosis.   Russell and Marion Pyle each have extensive resumes of their vast experience in film, television, stage and media. However, when Russ was diagnosed with a deadly, bladder cancer back in 2012, they entered into foreign territory. A Holy Spirit -led strategy emerged for battling the cancer and amazingly, 10 months later, Russell was completely healed! This podcast is about their incredible story of overcoming cancer that resulted in Marion’s book, Healed, Healthy and Whole, How We Beat Cancer with Integrated Therapies and Healing Strategies. You can buy the book here:  Healed, Healthy and Whole: Pyle, Marion M: 9781629520988: Amazon.com: Books

    1h 8m

  7. 11/10/2023

    Jonathan Hunter with Neil and Debra Driscoll

    Jonathan gets together with Neil and Debra Driscoll, the Associate Directors of Embracing Life Ministries, to talk about their history with the ministry.  2023 is the 25th anniversary of Embracing Life’s first publication, Embracing Life Series (ELS).  To commemorate the occasion, Jonathan has Debra and Neil Driscoll share about their first encounter with ELS two decades ago and how it radically changed their lives and involvement in ministry life!

    1 hr

  8. 09/29/2023

    Jonathan Hunter with Beth Webb and Andrea Hunter

    Jonathan sits down with dear friends and co-authors of Embracing Life’s publication More Hope! Emerging from the Shadow of Breast Cancer…Beth Webb and Andrea Hunter.  October is “Breast Cancer Awareness” month and coincidentally, “AIDS Awareness” month.  Jonathan, Beth and Andrea share memories of the early years of Embracing Life Ministries– formerly AIDS Resource Ministry (ARM) – recollecting their heartfelt experiences while ministering to the HIV-affected. Beth (a cancer survivor) and Andrea also share how More Hope! came together and has since become a valuable, healing resource for women struggling with a cancer diagnosis. Link to More Hope!  publication: More Hope! — Embracing Life Ministries

    57 min
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A series of interviews led by Jonathan Hunter, Director of Embracing Life Ministries. Causal conversation with invited guests, covering a variety of topics from a Christian perspective.

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