Hope Unlocked 🔑 | Christian Testimonies, Hope & Healing, Faith-Based Inspiration, Purpose & Calling, Kingdom Business & Ministry
Feeling stuck, uncertain, or overwhelmed in your faith journey? Hope Unlocked is here to inspire and equip you with real-life stories of resilience, breakthrough, and unwavering faith. Whether you’re navigating the highs and lows of business, ministry, or personal challenges, this podcast offers powerful testimonies and practical insights to help you overcome obstacles and rediscover your purpose. Each episode dives into biblical truths, actionable wisdom, and heartfelt encouragement to reignite your HOPE and empower you to live boldly in your God-given calling.
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May the God of HOPE fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in HOPE.â€â€ Romans‬ â€15‬:â€13‬ â€
With His HOPE & JOY,
Kristin Kurtz
The Hope Unlocked🔑 Podcast is a clarion call to keep going. Wild testimonies of faith & courage cut through the noise & ignite hope. Every financial gift helps amplify these voices & spread hope around the world — and you can also leave a note to share how the podcast has encouraged you. Join me in carrying this sound of freedom forward. Partner HERE
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Episodes
205 episodes
Misdiagnosed, Misunderstood, and Overlooked—The FASD Truth We Need to Hear with Joel Sheagren
Filmmaker and advocate Joel Sheagren joins Kristin Kurtz for a powerful conversation on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), prenatal alcohol exposure, adoption, mental health, neurodiversity, and the hidden struggles many families face. Jo...
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The Battlecry That Rose After the Call That Changed Everything with Debra McNinch
When your child says, “Mom, I’m transgender,” everything can change in an instant. In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz talks with Debra McNinch about faith, grief, prodigal children, LGBTQ family journeys, spiritua...
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Laid Off but Led by God Into Something Greater with David Tucker Whitaker
What happens when a layoff becomes God’s invitation into something deeper? In this episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz talks with David Tucker Whitaker about career disruption, faith, purpose, impostor syndrome, discipleship...
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When You’ve Waited So Long You Wonder If You Heard God Wrong with Rivka Kaveny
In this powerful episode, Kristin Kurtz talks with Rivka Kaveny about faith, waiting on God, inner healing, deliverance, and trusting His timing when promises feel delayed. Rivka shares her journey of marrying for the first time at 59, building...
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When Success Fails You—Rebuilding Life, Leadership & Faith with Kurt Uhlir
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz and Kurt Uhlir explore faith-based leadership, workplace culture, and redefining success beyond achievement. Topics include servant leadership vs authoritative leadership, buildi...
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When Faith Gets Political—Courage, Calling & Running for State Senate with Heidi Heino
Celebrate the 200th episode of the Hope Unlocked podcast with a powerful conversation on faith, obedience, and courage with Heidi Heino—corporate leader, mom, and Chapter President of Fellowship of Extraordinary Women (FEW) Twin Cities. We dive...
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When God Becomes Your Business Strategy: Hearing His Voice in the Marketplace with Matt Flegler
Discover how entrepreneur Matt Flegler learned to hear God in business, find peace beyond performance, and unlock breakthrough in leadership, relationships, and finances. In this Hope Unlocked episode, Matt shares how divine guidance shaped pro...
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The Bold Mission Bringing Clean Water to Millions with Kurt Avery
In this Hope Unlocked episode, entrepreneur and philanthropist Kurt Avery shares how Sawyer Products grew from humble beginnings into a global force for clean water, disaster relief, and purpose-driven business. We explore water filtration tech...
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He Was Winning on Paper but Losing His Peace in Real Life with Jason Heinritz
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, Jason Heinritz shares his journey from workaholism, numbing, and chasing status to living set apart through surrender, spiritual discipline, and trust in God’s provision. We talk about faith, ...
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Loved. Chosen. Redeemed. Called. Period. with Cindy Nicolson
Celebrate 3 years of Hope Unlocked with Cindy Nicholson as we unpack how to break free from old labels and embrace your God-given identity—loved, chosen, redeemed, and called. Cindy shares her 20-year journey from publishing in So...
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From Addiction to Adventure—Wilderness Tools for Real Recovery with Jason Lyle
Jason Lyle (former pastor, founder of Adventures in Recovery and Sacred Grit) shares how cold water exposure, breathwork, and backcountry brotherhood help men break cycles of addiction, trauma, and emotional numbness to rebuild identity and cou...
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Crash → Coma → Calling: The Accident That Launched Her with Kayla Rose Masteller
A second chance rarely comes how we plan it and Kayla Rose Masteller proves it. In this Hope Unlocked episode, Kayla shares her powerful testimony of a midnight accident, recovery, and the moment Philippians 4:13 became her lifeline. Hear how p...
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Doctors Ran Out of Answers—God Didn’t: Healing, Anxiety & Spiritual Warfare with Janell Kremer
If you’ve felt trapped in your body, your mind, or your own home—this episode is for you. Janell Kremer shares her unfiltered story: gallstones during pregnancy, a terrifying postpartum spiral, public panic, and a mysterious illness that left h...
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Think You’re Disqualified? From Gang Life to God’s Call with Roosevelt Sargent
Think your past disqualifies you? This episode will challenge that lie. Roosevelt Sargent opens up about leaving gang life, becoming a teenage father, and walking through grief, addiction, and the kind of endurance that looks like crying in a b...
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From Fear Loops to Freedom—Rewiring the Mind With God with Connie Tresedder
When the story you tell yourself shifts, your life can follow. In this episode of Hope Unlocked, minister, author, and former college educator Connie Tresedder shares how inner healing, brain rewiring, and Holy Spirit–led perspective b...
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Breaking Free from Shame, Lies, and the Stories Stealing Your Peace with Heather Sanchez
What if the loudest story in your mind isn’t the truth? In this powerful episode, performance coach Heather Sanchez unpacks how hidden belief systems fuel perfectionism, shame, and silence—and how renewing the mind with God’s truth brings freed...
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Stop Waiting for Clarity—Peace Is the Real Green Light with Marnie Swedberg
In this Hope Unlocked episode, Kristin Kurtz sits down with Marnie Swedberg to explore calling versus qualification, discerning peace as a guide, and leading with faith when clarity feels foggy. Marnie shares the origin story of Christ...
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You Don’t Solve Grief—You Soften It with Bethany Spencer
What if the ending you never wanted wasn’t the end at all? In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz sits down with Bethany Spencer—remarried widow, mother of five, coach, and author—for a raw conversation about grief, l...
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Grace and Wellness: Hope, Healing, and Holy Grit with Cindy O’Rourke
In this raw, hope-filled episode, Cindy O’Rourke shares a powerful testimony of healing after devastating betrayal, spiritual warfare, and rebuilding discernment through faith. We talk about how God can redeem trauma into purpose—leading Cindy ...
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Designed on Purpose: Gifts, Courage, and a Life Re-Fired with Bill Dickerson
What if your childhood “trouble” was actually a clue to your calling? Bill Dickerson shares how God-given design shows up early...and how understanding your gifts can unlock purpose, courage, and lasting joy. Learn the three layers of gifts and...
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Emotional Maturity & Pruning Toxic Relationships to Protect Your Calling with Kimberly Joy
In this powerful Hope Unlocked episode, Kristin sits down with Kimberly Joy for a hope-filled conversation on emotional maturity, Kingdom leadership, and staying spiritually stable when life shakes you. You’ll learn the difference between insta...
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Helping Others Heal—and Finding Restoration Herself with Kathryn Lichty
Christian counselor Kathryn Lichty, founder of One Hope Counseling, shares a powerful journey of listening prayer, inner healing, and faith-led obedience. Kathryn opens up about leaving a secular counseling agency to build a practice rooted in ...
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He Lost His Voice—Then God Did the Impossible in a Silent ICU with Tim Hunt
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Tim Hunt, whose journey through FSHD muscular dystrophy, respiratory failure, and a silent ICU season became the catalyst for his calling as a Christian author. Tim shares how faith, prayer, and unexpec...
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From Bull Riding to Brain Rebuilding: Nick Morrison’s Story of Grit, Faith, and Comeback Purpose
Former PBR bull rider turned worship leader, comedian, and keynote speaker Nick Morrison shares how resilience shaped his journey from rodeo arenas to rebuilding his brain after over 50 concussions and a hypoxic injury. We explore faith, mindse...
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When Art Becomes Encounter: The Creative Move of God with Claudette Ross
In this inspiring conversation, prophetic artist Claudette Ross shares how creativity can become a pathway to peace, healing, and deeper connection with God. We explore how art, worship, and spiritual sensitivity intersect—and how simple obedie...
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