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A quiet question in a dark basement changed everything. George Cisneros went from Sunday routines and Broncos games to selling it all, moving his family to Guatemala, adopting five siblings, and building a boys’ academy anchored in daily Scripture. The path wasn’t polished—no sending agency, no perfect plan—just a hard yes and a habit of showing up when it mattered most.

We walk through the moment that sparked his calling, the year of praying a single sentence that reordered his priorities, and...

What happens when a brilliant legal career collides with a hidden addiction and a fear of failure that won’t let go? Our guest, former attorney and longtime pastor James W. Smith, takes us inside the spiral from weekend poker to a desperate bank robbery—and the surprising path back through accountability, faith, and service. It’s a raw, human story that moves from a dye pack exploding in a getaway car to quiet hours in a mental health ward where a new life began to take shape.

We talk about the...

What if the most exhausting part of your faith wasn’t doubt, but the checklist you thought God required? We sit down with author and mentor Desiree Taylor to explore how progressive hearing loss, social hurdles, and a lifetime in church led her from rule-keeping to a relationship marked by grace, courage, and advocacy. Desiree opens up about growing up deaf, navigating school with hearing aids and later cochlear implants, and how lip-reading sharpened her attention to people’s hearts. She also s...

Start with a prophecy almost everyone agrees is important but few claim to understand: Daniel 9. Now imagine testing it with modern calendars, archaeological finds, and arithmetic simple enough for a pocket calculator. That’s the journey we take with chemist and author James Brown, who argues that Daniel’s timeline doesn’t just gesture at a vague era; it targets key dates in the life of Jesus and links to milestones in recent history with day-level precision.

We walk through James’s personal sh...

If you’ve ever wondered why faith can feel like a tug-of-war inside your own chest, you’re not broken—you’re normal. We sit with Brad Church, retired business analyst and author of The Stranger’s Conflict, to explore the daily battle between the flesh and the Spirit, and why grace is power for change rather than a pass for old habits. This is a grounded, Scripture-rich conversation that takes shame off the table and replaces it with practical hope.

We trace a clear arc through Romans 6–8: the r...

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If your days feel like swimming against a current you didn’t choose, you’re not imagining it. Researcher and communication coach Dr. Craig Mattson joins us to map the hidden “rip tides” of digital life—why tools that promised efficiency now burn our attention, how inboxes became group chats in disguise, and what it actually takes to protect focus without disconnecting from your team or your values.

We trace Craig’s path from small-town roots and radio work into scholarship on modern work cultur...

What happens when we surrender our finances to God? Author and ministry leader Heather Day reveals transformative insights about breaking free from financial bondage through spiritual alignment.

Heather brings over 20 years of experience working with Christian ministries to this conversation, sharing how her personal journey through financial struggles led to profound spiritual revelations. Drawing from her book "Money and Spirit: Surrendering Our Finances to the Holy Spirit," she reveals how a...

Nathaniel Arnold's powerful testimony takes us on a journey through America's troubled racial history through the eyes of a young boy growing up in segregated Mobile, Alabama. Born into the tumultuous civil rights era of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Arnold's formative years were shaped by witnessing Governor Wallace's infamous "segregation forever" stance, the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, and the daily indignities of systematic racism.

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What happens when you finally dig up the talents you've buried? CJ Moneyway-Lonkin takes us on a profound journey from structure to spiritual awakening in this soul-stirring conversation about resilience, purpose, and faith.

From his early years in a two-parent household with strong religious foundations to his transformative time in Detroit, CJ shares how isolation became the very thing that allowed him to hear God's voice clearly. "Sometimes you have to get isolated in order to hear the voice...

What does it mean to truly hear God's voice in today's noisy world? Jonnie T, host of Refuge Freedom Stories podcast and author on Substack, brings an authentic perspective to this question that will resonate with both spiritual seekers and long-time believers.

From his early encounters with faith at age 19 to falling away and finding his way back, Jonnie's winding spiritual journey offers powerful insights about divine persistence. "God was kind of taking the scales off my eyes," he explains, ...

What happens when every dream you've had shatters before your eyes? Gina Economopoulos never imagined her life's path would lead from bartending to twelve years in a convent, then to finding her fiancé dead a month before their wedding day. Yet through these devastating losses, something remarkable emerged.

Gina's raw, honest conversation reveals the soul-crushing moments when faith seems impossible. "When my mother died, I literally died," she shares, describing the spiritual void that launche...

What if the secret to finding joy, purpose, and strength for life's hardest challenges isn't doing more, but creating space to breathe? Tommy Thompson, author of "Space to Breathe Again," shares his remarkable journey from driven entrepreneur to advocate for intentional margin in our lives. Tommy's naturally extreme personality once led him to play 120 holes of golf in a single day. That same tendency toward excess eventually caught up with him when, while juggling multiple businesses, churc...

When Mr. Whiskey's Navy ship set the record for most suicides in a year, he knew there had to be a better way forward. This powerful conversation reveals how one veteran transformed trauma into a mission of healing. Following his military service as a nuclear operator, Mr. Whiskey founded Couple of Nukes LLC—not just another podcast, but a comprehensive resource hub designed to address the interconnected challenges of mental health, addiction recovery, physical wellness, and spiritual founda...

What if everything you thought you wanted left you feeling empty inside? Tyler Cerny, an international keynote speaker who travels globally teaching students, athletes, and professionals how to align with their God-given purpose, shares exactly this experience on today's profound episode.

Tyler opens up about reaching what many would consider the pinnacle of success - financial prosperity, an enviable lifestyle, and great relationships - only to wake up one morning feeling completely hollow. Th...

What happens when a parent's deeply held Christian values collide with their child's life-altering decisions? Deborah McNinch faced this question head-on when her adult son announced he was transgender in 2017. The pain and isolation that followed became the catalyst for Battle Cry Moms, a prayer movement uniting mothers of prodigal children across denominational lines.

With raw honesty, Deborah shares the journey from devastation to determination, revealing how she navigated the tension betwee...

What happens when life defies all your expectations and forces you to navigate one impossible challenge after another? Karen Dittman knows this reality all too well. Karen's extraordinary parenting journey spans over 25 years, bookended by infertility struggles and a shocking pregnancy at age 46. In between, she's navigated what she calls "the five A's" with her children: adoption, anxiety, ADHD, autism, and addiction. Perhaps most heartbreaking was the period when her daughter disappeared i...

The false dichotomy between medicine and miracles has troubled believers for generations, leaving many caught between their faith and practical healthcare decisions. In this profound conversation with Dr. David Chotka, we unravel this tension by exploring how scripture itself demonstrates the harmonious relationship between divine intervention and medical treatment.

Dr. Chotka shares his own dramatic healing story—diagnosed with Ramsey-Hunt syndrome that paralyzed his face, doctors declared his...

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Katie Viola Jones transforms our understanding of money management through a gospel-centered lens that challenges conventional wisdom about wealth and faith. As a certified Christian financial counselor and founder of Redeeming Your Finances, Katie shares her personal awakening - how she realized she was pursuing financial independence not just for security, but as a substitute for dependence on God.

Katie's approach differs dramatically from typical financial a...

What happens when everything you've built suddenly crumbles? For Lena, the collapse of her successful internet marketing business and the end of her marriage became the catalyst for extraordinary spiritual transformation. Her story reveals how God redirects our paths when we least expect it.

From dreaming of Hollywood stardom as a girl in Arctic Norway to becoming a top-producing internet marketer, Lena had achieved what looked like success. Yet beneath the accolades and material comfort, she r...

What does it take to become a "Swiss Army Knife of Disability Advocacy"? For John Feller, it began with the birth of his son with autism who is now 16 and nonverbal. His journey from confused parent to national advocate reveals the profound challenges and unexpected gifts that come with raising a child with disabilities.

The path wasn't always clear. John candidly shares his initial struggle to accept his son's diagnosis and find his footing as a father when traditional parenting roles were upe...

What if overcoming addiction was more about healing emotional wounds than breaking habits? Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Timothy Reigle, the founder of Into the Wilderness Ministries, as we uncover his transformative journey from a youth entangled in rebellion and addiction to becoming a beacon of hope and recovery. Timothy shares deeply personal insights into how his struggles with pornography and sex addiction affected his life and marriage, and the pivotal role that faith and c...

What if accountability isn't the punishment we've all been led to believe it is? Join us as we chat with Robert Hunt, affectionately known as the "accountability guy" and co-author of "Nobody Cares Until You Do." Robert breaks down common misconceptions, revealing how accountability can actually be a source of empowerment, freedom, and hope. Through his entertaining personal stories, including his quirky talent of playing a spoon on his teeth, Robert shares how taking ownership of our choices al...