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Wilder Whispers Podcast
Wilder Whispers is a reflective Christian podcast about learning to hear God speak in the ordinary moments of everyday life.
Through honest, personal stories from host Shā (Sharon) Wooden - a bug clinging to a windshield in a storm, a pair of Converse shoes arriving at just the right moment, the thunder of forty-foot Hawaiian waves or the quiet rhythm of shoveling snow - each episode uncovers a gentle truth about God, about life, or about ourselves.
Inspired by Elijah's encounter with God in…
Episodes
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Derecho
Send us Fan Mail What happens when the storm leaves behind more than you can handle alone? When a powerful derecho swept through our area, Don and I returned…
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Coyotes & Turkeys
Send us Fan Mail What if the difficult season you’re walking through is making a difference in someone else’s life? An unexpected encounter with a coyote and a…
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The Knock
Send us Fan Mail What if the most remarkable part of Jesus’ invitation isn’t that He wants us to open the door, but that He desires our friendship? A…
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The Journey
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes we’re so focused on where we’re going that we miss what God has placed along the way. In this episode of Wilder Whispers, Shā shares…
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No Daylight
Send us Fan Mail Comparison. Compromise. Complacency. What if the best protection against the slow progression of all three is found in where we choose to…
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Obstacles
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you know there’s an obstacle ahead—and you have no idea how you’re going to get past it? In this episode of Wilder…
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The Salt Life
Send us Fan Mail What if the way you live could make someone thirsty for Jesus? A few years ago, while visiting family near the Outer Banks, Shā began noticing…
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Cold Toes
Send us Fan Mail What if something feels normal simply because you’ve gotten used to it? A cold foot and a warm bath led to a simple whisper: perception…
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Reflection
Send us Fan Mail What does your life reveal about Jesus? In this episode of Wilder Whispers, Shā reflects on the changing condition of her backyard pond and a…
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Not By Might
Send us Fan Mail What if all your effort is creating movement—but not accomplishing what God intended? In this episode of Wilder Whispers, a lawn mower that…
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Sound Before Sight
Send us Fan Mail What if faith hears before sight sees? One morning on my porch, an unfamiliar sound led me to look beyond the trees, where two sandhill cranes…
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Always On His Mind
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered if anyone is really thinking about you—not just remembering your name, but carrying you in their thoughts? Years ago…
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In The Waiting
Send us Fan Mail What if God is doing His deepest work during the very season when it feels like nothing is happening? Episode Summary Waiting can feel like…
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Preparing A Place
Send us Fan Mail What if the smallest act of obedience today is preparing the place for something only God can see tomorrow? Episode Summary A flat tire. A…
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Follow The Leader | The Good Shepherd
Send us Fan Mail What if the better question isn’t, “Lord, why this way?” but “Who’s leading me?” After watching a family of geese quietly change direction to…
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Lost In Portsmouth
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt lost—even while doing your best to find your way? In this episode of Wilder Whispers, a wrong turn on a dark road in…
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Mind The Gap | Influence Follows Proximity
Send us Fan Mail A simple warning from the London Underground became a profound reminder that every gap creates an opportunity for another voice to move…
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An Elohim Original
Send us Fan Mail You are not a knock-off. You are an Elohim original. While walking through Times Square, rows of counterfeit designer purses became an…
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Keep Feeding | When No One Seems To Be Listening
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you’ve shared, prayed, invited, and still see no response? Episode Summary While feeding the fish in her pond, Shā noticed…
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Poured Out | The Love That Comes First
Send us Fan Mail What if God’s love isn’t something you have to earn—but something that has been pouring toward you all along? Episode Summary A trip to the…
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What Remains | Living for What Lasts
Send us Fan Mail What remains after the fire? Episode Summary While reading through a series of 6:5 verses on her birthday, Shā was stopped by a command in…
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Satisfied | Learning to Be Content in Christ
Send us Fan Mail What if the greatest discovery of the Christian life is not what God gives us—but that Christ Himself is enough? Episode Summary As we close…
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Sent | Carrying Christ Into the World
Send us Fan Mail What happens when transformed people begin carrying the heart of Jesus into the world around them? Episode Summary In this episode of Wilder…
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Transformed | Becoming Like Jesus
Send us Fan Mail Transformation is not about trying harder to become better. It’s about the Holy Spirit forming Christ within us. Episode Summary In this…
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Saturated | Learning to Live in His Presence
Send us Fan Mail What if the Presence of God was never meant to be something you visit occasionally… but Someone you walk with continually? Episode Summary In…
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Yielded | Surrendering to the Potter's Hand
Send us Fan Mail Surrender doesn’t end with letting go—it continues in learning how to stay in His hands. Episode Summary: In this episode, we explore what it…
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Surrender | Learning to Trust Him Again
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes peace doesn’t come when life makes sense. Sometimes it comes when we finally place what we can’t control into the hands of God…
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Know Him More Deeply | Learning to Know God Personally
Send us Fan Mail Knowing about God can fill the mind. Knowing God personally changes a life. Episode Summary In this episode of Wilder Whispers, Shā shares a…
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Seek Until You Find Him | Learning to Know Him Again
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wilder Whispers, Shā shares the story of a hike in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge and the search for an unmarked path that led…
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Behold His Beauty | Learning to Love Him Again
Send us Fan Mail What happens when the wonder we once felt for God quietly fades? Sometimes the fire of first love isn’t gone—it’s simply waiting to be…
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First Love: Fan the Flames Again
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes our love for God doesn’t disappear—it simply grows quiet beneath the ashes of a busy life. In this first episode of the Shaped in…
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Season 2 Trailer: Shaped in the Secret Place
Send us Fan Mail What happens after we hear God's voice? Episode Summary Season 1 of Wilder Whispers was about learning to listen. Season 2 is about what…
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Don't Settle In The Wilderness
Send us Fan Mail Episode 10 — Don’t Settle in the Wilderness Everyone will face wilderness seasons in life. But the wilderness doesn’t have to become…
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When I AM Speaks
Send us Fan Mail Episode 9 — When I AM Speaks Moses didn’t meet God at the burning bush by accident. For forty years he lived in the wilderness of Midian…
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Unexpected Places
Send us Fan Mail Episode 8 – Unexpected Places Some of the most significant seasons of our lives don’t look spiritual at all. They look like disruption. Loss…
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Naked and Afraid
Send us Fan Mail Naked and Afraid — Genesis 3 Genesis 3 is often called “the fall,” but it is more than a story about disobedience. It is the first moment…
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Stay Close To The Reef
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when the darkness feels close? On a dive in Curaçao, I experienced a kind of darkness that was unsettling — disorienting — the…
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Letting Jesus Heal What We Thought Was Permanent
Send us Fan Mail What if the things we’ve learned to live around were never meant to stay? In this episode of Wilder Whispers, Shā reflects on an ordinary…
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Big Waves, Bigger God
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wilder Whispers, Shā shares a moment when awe was stirred by something breathtaking—and then gently challenged. Through the…
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If It Matters To You
Send us Fan Mail Show Notes: In this episode of Wilder Whispers, Shā reflects on a small, unexpected moment that revealed a big truth about God’s heart…
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Out of Your Element
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wilder Whispers, Shā shares a simple but powerful story about feeling stretched beyond her limits—and the quiet truth God…
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The Gentle Whisper: Discovering God's Voice in Everyday Moments
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the premiere episode of Wilder Whispers, where host Sharon Wooden invites you to hear God’s gentle voice in the ordinary rhythms of…
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Trailer
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Wilder Whispers—a podcast about slowing down to hear God’s gentle voice in the everyday moments we often overlook. Host Sharon…