You Were Made for More
Our hearts yearn for teenagers to know that they are valued, loved, and created for a purpose. Currently, our culture is feeding teenagers so many lies – telling them that they are defined by what others say about them, how they perform, and what they have to offer to others. The Truth speaks of a completely different narrative, though. Our identities are found in one thing, and that one thing, changes everything: Jesus.That’s a POWERFUL, transformative statement. When it gets from our heads to our hearts it shifts how we live, what we believe, and how we do relationships with others. Our mission is to consistently speak about the abundant life that is freely offered to us because we have seen + believe that when teenagers know what they are worth AND whose they are, they will be more inclined to live for Jesus – following His commandments and walking in His ways. This podcast hosts conversations on tough, relational topics, always pointing back to the hope that God offers us when we understand who we were created to be. Music Credit: Matt Stewart from the band Soldiers and Sons (Waynesburg, PA)Check them out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsoldiersandsons/
Episodes
88 episodes
Episode 88: "Why Aren't We Doing More?": A Personal Reflection on Adoption and Foster Care (With Tera Swaney)
November is Adoption Awareness Month! To celebrate this, I asked my friend, Tera Swaney, to join us and share her testimony and journey as a foster parent (and soon to be adoptive parent!). Most importantly, I want to highli...
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Episode 87: Teaching Littles About Honoring Their Bodies From A Young Age (With Meesh Vits)
In this episode, Sammie sits down with her sister, Michelle (or Meesh as everyone calls her) to discuss how to teach kids from a young age to honor their bodies, who God made them, and to understanding the Gospel. Meesh is the kids director at ...
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Episode 11
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Episode 86: Your Role In Relationship Education (With Anglicans for Life)
Happy Summer, everyone! We've been in the full swing of all the summer activities in my house, but I wanted to take the time to share an online message I shared with parents, grandparents, youth leaders, and students in our larger church commun...
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Episode 10
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54:20
Episode 85: Let's Define Sexual Integrity (With Sammie Gallo)
Sexual integrity is often not modeled in today’s culture. As your child’s parent, you have the unique opportunity to share the truth and model what it means to pursue sexual integrity and live a life of purity. In today's episode, we sift throu...
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Episode 9
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19:57
Episode 84: The Bible, Theology, and Questions (With Travis Deans)
Travis Deans and his wife Judy are from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Both Travis and Judy are graduates of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Travis has been in full-time youth ministry since 1996 as a youth pastor, campus ministry director, and yo...
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Episode 8
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28:39
Episode 83: Love Thy Body (With Professor Nancy Pearcey)
Many of the ethical issues our culture is wrestling with have an underlying issue in common. The growing confusion we see around us on matters such as abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, transgenderism, and sexual promiscuity all flow downstre...
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Episode 7
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Episode 82: Sex and Relationship Myths: Things to Remember (With Sammie Gallo)
It’s true that if we don’t seek to understand before we seek to equip and mentor, all our efforts will fall short. In today's episode of the podcast, Sammie covers some myths and relationships that this c...
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Episode 6
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Episode 81: Reproductive Healthcare Beyond Dobbs (With Dr. Christina Francis)
Dr. Christina Francis discusses the importance and need for life-affirming healthcare for both the patient and the physician providing the care. She reviews the various ways reproductive health issues are impacted by policy, education, research...
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Episode 80: Navigating Beyond Roe in Life-Affirming Ministry (With Abby Johnson)
As a former Planned Parenthood Director, Abby Johnson shares her testimony and discusses how we as a movement can better serve the needs of pregnant women amidst the new realities of living beyond Roe in America. She talks about how you can mod...
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Episode 79: Rebuilding Humanity In The Likeness of God (With Carl Trueman)
Once we understand the depth and breadth of the problems we face as the Church in defining the value of humanity, Dr. Trueman will share strategies and tools he believes the Church can employ to respond to the cultural upheaval we encounter dai...
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Episode 78: Abolition of the Human (With Carl Trueman)
Less than five years ago, questions like; What is a Woman? or What Does it Mean to be Human? had obvious and easy answers. But with the advent of artificial intelligence, abortion through birth, technology, the right to euthanasia, and a pletho...
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Episode 77: Helping People In The Church Heal After Abortion (With Lisa Rowe)
On today's episode of the podcast, we hear from Lisa Rowe as part of our first series of Summit talks from the January events that Anglicans For Life puts on in conjunction with the March for Life! Stay tuned for all of them - seriously, I know...
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Episode 76: Why You Should Come to the March for Life Next Year: A Teen's Perspective (With Graham Zeiders)
In today's episode, we talk to our friend Graham Zeiders about why he has chosen to make the trip the National March for Life for several years and how the March has inspired him to be active in his own community since returning home from the J...
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Episode 75: Equipping the Pro-Life Generation Through Authentic and Real Conversations (With John and Catherine O’Neill)
In today's episode of the You Were Made for More podcast, Sammie chats with husband and wife duo, John and Catherine O'Neill from Students for Life! John serves as the Diocesan and Church Outreach Coordinator at Students for Life of America, wh...
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Episode 10
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34:46
Episode 74: The Heart of Foster Care (With Johnston Moore)
On this episode of the podcast, we welcome Johnston Moore, who serves at Anglicans for Life as the Adoption/Orphan Care Consultant. He joined us last year on the podcast to discuss adoption, but this year, we're going to focus more on foster ca...
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Episode 73: OneVoice D.C. and the March for Life (With Sammie Gallo)
Hey, friends and listeners - we’re so glad you’re here joining us on the You Were Made for More podcast! On today’s episode, I really wanted to pop in and tell you about our January plans this year to honor and protect Life. We’re switching it ...
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Episode 8
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16:10
Episode 72: What You Can Do To Change the Landscape (With Anna Rape)
In today's episode of the podcast, Sammie interviews one of the creators of a pro-life club on Waynesburg University's campus about what you can do to change the landscape of your school or campus. It can take courage, boldness, and perseveranc...
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Episode 7
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28:29
Episode 71: Intentional, Not Intense (With Sammie Gallo)
“Dating intentionally.” If you are a single Christian, it’s something that you’ve probably heard mentioned at some point, and held up as the right way to go about dating. But what does it mean, and how do you go about dating inte...
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Episode 8
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24:06
Episode 70: Uprooting Lies and Planting the Truth (With Georgette Forney)
Anglicans For Life believes it is important to engage people (both students and adults) in educational opportunities that equip them to speak the truth about the Sanctity of Life in a culture t...
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Episode 69: Motherhood is a Gift (With Sydney Alleyne)
Today's episode focuses on one of our favorite topics: motherhood! In a culture that continually discusses motherhood as a “less than” role in society and oftentimes makes it difficult to think of motherhood as the sacred role that...
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Episode 6
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Episode 68: Relationships and Gender Roles (with Juan and Sammie Gallo)
On today's episode of the podcast, Sammie sits down with her husband to talk a little bit about what it looks like to follow the Lord in a Christian marriage. While no relationship is perfect, our hope is that by sharing our story on the podcas...
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Episode 67: Living It Out: The Gospel Through Medicine (With Dr. John Bruchalski)
"In a world where we are so polarized… We ought to be really pro-options." - Dr. John BruchalskiDr. John Bruchalski is the Founder of Tepeyac OB/GYN, a pro-life, faith-based practice in Fairfax, Virginia serving women in ...
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Episode 5
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Episode 66: Love is An Expertise (With Tiffany Justice)
"Parents have the constitutional and God-given rights to direct the moral, ethical, and religious upbringing of our children. Parents are the first and most important teachers. We simply want a seat at the table, and for our principles t...
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26:53
Episode 65: Conceived in Rape (With Rebecca Keissling)
This month, we're bringing you the ySUMMIT talks on the podcast! You'll hear from speakers who spoke to students who attended the March for Life in Washington, D.C. in January 2023. The second episode featured this month is surrounding ...
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Episode 64: Man's Way v. God's Way (With Laura Daly)
This month, we're bringing you the ySUMMIT talks on the podcast! You'll hear from speakers who spoke to students who attended the March for Life in Washington, D.C. in January 2023.This first episode features Laura, whose talk was split...
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