God Hears Her Podcast

In this God Hears Her episode, hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins welcome Unshakable Moxie Season 2 guest, Diane Cohen, a woman who was raised in a Jewish home where Jesus’ name was forbidden. After caring for her mother through terminal cancer and losing her in 1999, Diane fell into a deep grief until she wrote a gospel-style song that lifted her out and sparked years of curiosity about Jesus. Diane experienced multiple stunning moments that eventually led to her accepting Jesus and becoming a Messianic Jew. Join this incredible conversation to hear Diane's advice for helping people who may be wrestling with accepting Jesus.  
 
Guest Bio: Diane Cohen has been an active leader in the Messianic Jewish community since she first met Jesus. She was the president of Congregation Ruach Israel in Needham, Massachusetts, and served in that capacity for over a decade. Diane still serves on its board of directors and is also on the board of directors of the Messianic Jewish Theological Institute (MJTI) and Camp Or L’Dor. She also facilitates a multi-denominational Bible study group in Florida where she, her husband Sid, and their fur baby Sofie spend the winters. When not there, the Cohens live in Phippsburg, Maine. 
 
Notes and Quotes:  
“I wasn’t looking for Him—He was looking for me, I guess really hard!” —Diane Cohen 
 
“Nothing will shake my faith because it’s true, He’s there, He’s got us, He’ll never leave us, He loves us. And you can’t make that less no matter what anyone says to you.” —Diane Cohen 
 
“God is really reaching out to people—unlikely people—to say ‘fight for this kingdom on earth.’” —Diane Cohen 
 
“I think that we are living in times where we are being asked to really dig deep; to fight for Him, to be for Him, to stand up for Him, to show who He is, and to share our testimonies.” —Diane Cohen 
 
Verses:  
Acts 2 - Pentecost 
 
Related Episodes:  
GHH Ep 60 – Becoming a Woman of Moxie with Julie Richardson: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/becoming-a-woman-with-moxie/ 
GHH Ep 148 – The Journey of Unshakable Moxie with Julie Richardson: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/the-journey-of-unshakable-moxie/ 
GHH Ep 149 – Accepting Moxie with Toni Collier: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/accepting-moxie/ 
GHH Ep 150 – The Meaning of Moxie with Moriah Smallbone: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/the-meaning-of-moxie/ 
Links:  
God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/sign-up-ghh  
Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 
Unshakable Moxie Season 2 Docuseries: https://go.odb.org/ghh-moxie  
Unshakable Moxie Season 2 Bible Study: https://go.odb.org/ghh-unshakable-moxie

God desires for each and every one of us to feel loved and valued, but throughout our lives we face moments where we may feel unlovable or worthless. Tori Hope Petersen struggled with these feelings deeply as she grew up in multiple foster homes. When one of her foster moms honestly answered one of Tori’s questions about God, it completely changed her life. Now, Tori shares her story to inspire people toward radical hospitality and an ever-present, loving Father. Join hosts Eryn Eddy Adkins and Vivian Mabuni as they learn about Tori’s time on Season 2 of Unshakable Moxie and more of her personal testimony during this episode of God Hears Her.  
 
Guest Bio: Tori Hope Petersen is a bestselling author, sought-after speaker, Bible teacher, and lover of people. Named by Outreach Magazine as one of “20 Rising Leaders for This Generation and the Next,” Tori is known for her compassionate voice on the topic of healing juxtaposed with her fierce advocacy work for the vulnerable. At home, she is a wife and mama who enjoys cooking with her children. With a deep value for family, community, and hospitality, Tori and her family love to make extra food for whoever might stop by. 
 
Notes and Quotes:  
“What I feel God has called me to do above everything else is welcome people into my home.” —Tori Hope Petersen 
 
“What I saw in Christ’s suffering was that it wasn’t wasted, and that gave me so much hope for my own suffering—that my suffering could be used for my good and for God’s glory.” —Tori Hope Petersen 
 
“God has always been my Father. He’s been preparing me, loving me, and protecting me throughout this entire journey. God as my heavenly Father has filled every gap that an earthly father never could.” —Tori Hope Petersen 
 
“Part of not casting blame and of taking responsibility today has been forgiving over and over again.” —Tori Hope Petersen 
 
“Forgiveness is this key that we always have within our own prison door that we can unlock from the inside and walk out in freedom.” —Tori Hope Petersen 
 
“Moxie means being able to give what is good even if you never had it, being able to persevere for the sake of your neighbor and those that you’re responsible to love even when it’s hard and even when you want to give up.” —Tori Hope Petersen 
 
“Not hearing other people’s stories is a great poverty.” —Tori Hope Petersen 
 
“It is not God who has hurt you; it is people who have hurt you.” —Tori Hope Petersen 
 
Verses:  
John 3:22-30 
 
Related Episodes:  
GHH Ep 60 – Becoming a Woman of Moxie with Julie Richardson: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/becoming-a-woman-with-moxie/ 
GHH Ep 148 – The Journey of Unshakable Moxie with Julie Richardson: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/the-journey-of-unshakable-moxie/ 
GHH Ep 149 – Accepting Moxie with Toni Collier: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/accepting-moxie/ 
GHH Ep 150 – The Meaning of Moxie with Moriah Smallbone: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/the-meaning-of-moxie/ 
 
Links:  
God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/sign-up-ghh  
Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 
Experience the Unshakable Moxie: Becoming Who God Says I Am Bible Study (featuring Tori Hope Petersen) at https://go.odb.org/ghh-unshakable-moxie

Join Elisa Morgan, Eryn Eddy Adkins, and Vivian Mabuni for all new episodes of God Hears Her starting July 27, 2026.  You’ll laugh, cry, relate . . . but most of all feel understood and uplifted as you tune in to these witty and wise women and their stellar line up of guests.  Don’t miss a single episode starting July 27th!
 
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Betrayal inside the church hits differently. It shakes your faith, your friendships, and sometimes your sense of self. In this episode, Elisa, Eryn, and Vivian get honest about their own experiences with community hurt—the kind that's hard to talk about and even harder to heal from. Together, they turn to Jesus, who knew betrayal intimately, to ask: What does it actually look like to move forward? This is the conversation you didn't know you needed. 

 
Notes and Quotes: 
 
“Jesus had relationships knowing He was going to get hurt.” —Eryn Eddy Adkins 
 
“Do I love God because of what He gives me and these outcomes that I expect in my life? Do I love Him conditionally like a vending machine—I say the prayer, and out comes the blessing and it’s transactional? Or do I love Him unconditionally? Do I love Him, come what may?” —Vivian Mabuni 
 
"Do I love in that kind of way with others—is the type of love I display to others conditional or is it an unconditional love because of how God has loved me?” —Vivian Mabuni 
 
“God’s love extends to all.” —Elisa Morgan 
 
Verses:  
Luke 22:20-54 
 
John 21:15-19 

 
Related Episodes:  
GHH Ep 15 – Navigating Difficult Relationships with Patricia Raybon: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/navigating-difficult-relationships/ 
GHH Ep 17 – Finding Freedom from Toxic People with Gary Thomas: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/finding-freedom-from-toxic-people/ 
GHH Ep 76 – Abuse in the Church with Dr. Amanda Benckhuysen: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/abuse-in-the-church/ 

Links:  
God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/sfmc-ghh  
Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM

Are you looking for a new rhythm in your life to help you slow down and connect with God? Ann Voskamp developed the SACRED (Stillness, Attentive, Cruciform, Revelation, Examine, Doxology) acronym during a season of her life where she felt like she never had enough time. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Vivian Mabuni as they learn Ann’s story and how we can use the SACRED practice in our own busy lives. This God Hears Her conversation will provide guidance for creating a spiritually forming habit.  
 
Guest Bio: Ann Voskamp is the four times New York Times best-selling author of WayMaker, The Broken Way, The Greatest Gift, and the sixty-week New York Times bestseller One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into more than twenty languages. Named by Christianity Today as one of fifty women most shaping culture and the church today, Ann has an master of arts in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton, is the mother of seven, and the wife of one fine farmer.  
 
Notes and Quotes:  
“I am going to be still in the presence of the Lord and allow the power of the Holy Spirit to work through me so that I will be a channel today of His grace and His power.” —Ann Voskamp 
 
“A life that is yielded ultimately yields the most.” —Ann Voskamp 
 
“It’s not about what I have to get done in a day. It’s about how I am living a cruciform life so that Your kingdom comes and Your will will be done.” —Ann Voskamp 
 
“The shape and form of my days and my life, my thinking and my mind, needs to be shaped and formed like a cross—where everything comes down from above (vertical beam) and with that, living with a heart of gratitude that goes back up to God. Then, I strive to live giving out to the world (horizontal beam).” —Ann Voskamp 
 
Verses:  
Exodus 14 
Zephaniah 3:17 
 
Related Episodes:  
GHH Ep 72 – Connecting Faith and Real Life with Daniel Ryan Day: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/connecting-faith-and-real-life/ 
GHH Ep 115 – Unhurried Transformation with Gem Fadling: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/unhurried-transformation/ 
GHH Ep 120 – Let’s Talk About Spiritual Formation with Shalini Bennett: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/lets-talk-about-spiritual-formation/ 
 
Links:  
God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/sfmc-ghh  
Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 
Ann Voskamp’s Website: https://annvoskamp.com/ 
TENDing Through 1 Peter: https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Sustained-Living-5-Week-Study/dp/1640704795/ 
Waymaker: https://annvoskamp.com/waymaker/