Shakin' The Salt
Television/radio host and author Dr. Debra Peppers, shares how she overcame her own personal struggles of being 100 pounds overweight, depressed, and even suicidal, so that you too can be equipped and prepared to receive God‘s love, forgiveness, strength, and joy for living each day. Learn how you can apply God‘s word to change areas in your life, face the unknown trials of each day and be equipped for the great future that God has for you. Debra uses her life examples, sprinkled with humor, of being a high school dropout to PhD to Teacher of the Year and from Hall of Shame to Hall of Fame. Life is short and it’s time for you to have joy for your journey.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 312
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
12 Busy, Busy, Busy!
When I was teaching high school six hours a day back in St. Louis, I also was a daily afternoon radio host for 3 hours, I taught at Webster University in the evenings, was the Drama director of pla…
11 Heart Sisters
When both of their husbands died at a young age, they were left as young, scared single moms. But God brought them together to look after and rely on each others. From this beautiful friends ship hun…
10 MO MO
When I was on both radio and TV in St. Louis for ten years, I thought I had seen it all. My producer even had to file a complaint and get a restraining order against a man with very questionable moti…
09 I Don't Have Time!
Back in the day when I was teaching from 6:30 AM to 2 Pm, live on radio 3-6 and then teaching at a University and directing plays and musicals, I barely had time for my husband, family and friends – …
08 The Sky Is Falling!
Hurricane Dorian was on its way – just as many storms in the past have been forecast. Some might say, “If you have faith, then why do you have to do things to be prepared? Why not just trust God? Act…
07 Happiness
Dr. Peppers shares here the secret to finding true joy in spite of all that is happening around us. We will all experience pain and suffering in our lifetime, but even in the midst of these, there is…
06 Prejudice
Debra shares growing up in a multicultural small town, where prejudice seemed minimal. Later at the University of Alabama in the 1960s she found out what true prejudice was! Many of you thought you m…
05 What Can I Do With My WORRY, WORRY WORRY?
Each of us could list ten or more things or loved ones we constantly worry about. Debra share a great scripture on how to overcome worry, and even be able of offer the “sacrifice of praise,” even in …
04 Suicide is a Permanent End to a Temporary Problem
Why has there been such an increase in suicide in our young people these days? Debra shares she once didn’t want to live and almost ended it all. But God met her where she was and will do the same fo…
03 The Gift of Hope
Each of us has a mustard seed size of faith, and that is what gives us an ounce of hope – even when you feel hopeless. When I saw what my past had been, I knew part of my quest was to reach young peo…
02 Trusting God With Your Future
God has greater plans for your life than you could ever imagine. We only miss them because we are afraid, or ashamed, or somehow miss the mark. You had a role model or two in your life, and you ARE a…
01 Finding Your Joy
Debra shares her own personal testimony of growing up in a small town where everybody knew everybody - and she was the outcast. At 260 pounds, drinking, and drugging, and causing trouble with "the wr…