The Talk of Louisville Podcast

The Talk of Louisville Podcast Episode 33 Christine Miller - Judging Judges

On this episode of The talk of Louisville, Mike and Kellye talk again with Christine Miller about Judging Judges here in Louisville.

The Talk Of Louisville Podcast Episode 32 George Eklund from Coalition For The Homeless

Welcome to The Talk Of Louisville Podcast. This episode Mike talks with George Eklund from Coalition For The Homeless.

The Talk Of Louisville Podcast Episode 31 Rich Abell and Lori Shannonhouse from Southwest Fest

Welcome to The Talk Of Louisville Podcast. This episode Mike talks with Rich Abell and Lori Shannonhouse from Southwest Fest.

The Talk Of Louisville Podcast Episode 30 Shane Schlatter from Exodus Family Ministries

Welcome to The Talk Of Louisville Podcast. This episode Mike talks with Shane Schlatter from Exodus Family Ministries.
 About Exodus Family Ministries:
Exodus Family Ministries seeks to guide our neighbors in Southwest Louisville out of captivity—whether it be poverty, addiction, lack of education, hunger, or other forms of oppression—by offering support, prayer, and services to address these needs.
 
visit Exodus Family Ministries for more info

The Talk Of Louisville Podcast Episode 29 Tracy Patton and Melissa Marvel from The Zoom Group

Welcome to The Talk Of Louisville Podcast. This episode Mike talks with Tracy Patton and Melissa Marvel from The Zoom Group.
Zoom Group (ZG) Empowering individuals with disabilities to thrive through inclusive opportunities.
For more info visit zoomgroup.org

The Talk Of Louisville Podcast Episode 28 Barry Washington from Barry’s Cheese Steaks

Welcome to The Talk Of Louisville Podcast. This episode Mike talks with Barry Washington from Barry’s Cheese Steaks
 
ABOUT US
We are a Christian-owned business that is also family-owned and operated. We share the good news because that’s what we believe has brought us this far. We want to make a real Cheesesteak, just like we have done it up there in Philly. We try to share a lot of love and good food in our community.
 
 
BARRY'S STORY
Former Drug Dealer, Addict, Testifies Of God's Grace. No money. No friends. No home. No hope. Barry Washington had lost everything. Twenty years of drugs, alcohol, crime and violence had left his life as empty as the abandoned shack where he slept. He was constantly hungry. he was constantly high. One day walking on the streets of Philadelphia, he even contemplated suicide. In his sorrow and shame, Washington could barely see two men who were cleaning outside a house. Washington approached them and asked for money. The men, two Nigerian Christians, gave him money and something more - hope for a clean life. The men saw something beneath Washington's disheveled, dirty, drug-scarred exterior. They saw a man whom God could save. More than five years later, Washington, who obtained his A. A. degree from Boyce College on May 19th, now sees it too. God has transformed a drug dealer with an eight-grade education into a sinner saved by grace. “One of my favorite texts is in Mark 5 – the man at the tomb who is out of his mind, ” Washington said. What God has done for me lets me know about true compassion. For most of his life, Washington modeled the man that Jesus met. Raised in Pittsburgh by his adoptive parents, he rebelled from the start.
In grade school, he never learned to read or write. Though a talented baseball player, he gave up on sports and school to play another game. “I chose to follow my brother’s career as a drug dealer and ended up dropping out of school in 9th grade.” Washington said.
His decision began a 20 year downward spiral of destitution. “I started selling,” he said. “I went from reefer to cocaine, to selling heroin.”
In the 1980’s, Washington moved to Michigan, but he packed his old lifestyle with him. The drug running finally caught up with him when several other dealers confronted him and left him for dead in his front yard.
“I got stabbed 41 times,” Washington said. “I almost died.” When he recovered, though, Washington fell back into his old addictions and moved back to Philadelphia.
Drug pushing made sometimes $5,000 in a day, but his business and life soon turned sour. He overdosed three times, he was in and out of jail, and he knew that something was wrong.
Every time I would use drugs I would ask God for help,”
Finally, he came to the breaking point outside that abandoned shack. He wanted to kill himself, but those two Nigerian men pointed to true life.
“I called them my Peter and John in the book of Acts at the gate called beautiful.” Washington said, referring to the passage in Acts 3. “That day they invited me to a church meeting in their house.” At the small service, the preacher explained the gospel. At the end of the service, Washington prayed to receive Christ.
Though he still struggled with his addictions, the desires gradually fizzled. Several weeks later, Washington walked away from his old way of life and has been clean to this day.
He returned to Michigan and began to attend church regularly. there, he received his calling to ministry. Washington could barely re-adapt the time, but six months later, with the encouragement of his pastor, Washington had earned his high school equivalency and had begun to preach. His pastor also encouraged him to further his education at Boyce College.
The 37-year- old Washington graduated in May 2000 with an Associates degree in Biblical Studies, then obtained his B.S. degree in pastoral counseling, then continued his education at Southern Baptist the Theological Seminary, obtaining a Masters in Theology. Washington attributes these achievements to God, but he dedicates the degree to his mother who prayed constantly for him.
“Some pastors I know say, ‘Well, it’s only an A.A.,” Washington said. “They don’t understand my history and what this would do for a woman whose sisters and brothers said, ‘your kid’s aren’t nothing.'” Washington currently uses his experience to minister to others. He leads youth ministries, helps with homeless shelters and boys’ homes, teaches on drug addiction and preaches across the state.
“The Lord has been really gracious to me down here,” Washington said.
“I could have been dead a number of times. I could never have dreamed of doing anything like this. I still don’t believe it some days.But Washington does not want to forget, either. “I keep this old welfare card of how I used to look just as a reminder,” he said.

The Talk of Louisville Podcast Episode 27 Beth Mattingly Denham and Barry Dunn Kosair for Kids

Welcome to The Talk Of Louisville Podcast. This episode Mike talks with Beth Mattingly Denham and Barry Dunn Kosair for Kids.
Our Mission
Enhance the health and well-being of children by delivering financial support for healthcare, research, education, social services, and child advocacy.
Our Vision
Be the catalyst to create a world where children in need live life to the fullest.
 
For more info visit kosair.org

The Talk of Louisville Podcast Episode 26 Barbara and Stan Raley from The Miracle League of Louisville

Welcome to The Talk Of Louisville Podcast. This episode Mike and Kellye talk with Barbara and Stan Raley from The Miracle League of Louisville.
 
About The Miracle League
The Miracle League (www.miracleleague.com) is a national organization dedicated to bringing baseball fields to communities that are safe for kids and adults with disabilities to play in an organized league. There are currently 325 other United States Miracle Leagues that make it possible for 250,000+ children with physical, cognitive and/or emotional disabilities to play baseball. Our Miracle League field features a specially designed, rubberized surface designed to prevent injuries and accommodate wheelchairs, walkers, and other devices. It also allows sufficient cushioning to aid in injury prevention should a player fall. The field and dugouts are barrier-free and completely flat. The adjacent playground has brought children, families and the community to the Miracle League for a common goal…to play together.

The Talk of Louisville Podcast Episode 25 Tiffany Stoner Inge's House

Welcome to The Talk Of Louisville Podcast. This episode Mike and Kellye talk with Tiffany Stoner from Inge's House.
Inge’s House exists to eliminate barriers, reduce stress, ignite hope, and promote health in order to cultivate deep, restorative healing for single women living with cancer. Through compassionate care, safe housing, and supportive services, we provide a peaceful place where healing physically, emotionally, and spiritually can truly begin.
For more info visit ingeshouse.org

The Talk Of Louisville Podcast Episode 24 Dream Factory of Louisville

Welcome to The Talk Of Louisville Podcast. This episode Mike and Kellye talk with Kristy Young and Sandy Poole from Dream Factory of Louisville.
The Dream Factory is the largest all-volunteer driven children’s wish-granting organization that does not limit its mission to children who have life-threatening illness. The organization believes children with chronic illnesses and disorders also suffer from substantial emotional and physical pain.
For more info visit dreamfactoryinc.org