Pivot Or Die

Matthew Holiday thought American Idol might be his big break. When the audition ended without a golden ticket, he had to decide what kind of musician he wanted to be. He talks with Seth about singing Sinatra, telling people he'd been turned down, and trying something simple that scared him more than it sounded: posting himself singing every day. They get into faith, TikTok, and the pressure to put...

At 26, Hyatt Moore was an art director at Surfer Magazine. He had reached his career goal decades earlier than expected, bought the Porsche and the sailboat, and built a life that looked successful. But he still wasn’t happy. Hyatt joins Seth Kaser to share how faith changed his direction—and how a two-year commitment to Wycliffe became 32 years of service, travel, creative work, and leadership. T...

Rodrigo Barba talks about growing up amid instability and loss, finding identity in battle rap, and struggling with substance use. He shares how faith changed the way he understood his life and performs “Puzzle Piece,” a spoken word about Jesus putting the parts back together.

Ally Anderson grew up surrounded by addiction, violence, neglect, and instability before she and her sisters were removed from their home and adopted by their grandparents. In this conversation, Ally shares her experiences with depression, sexual assault, suicide attempts, alcohol dependence, medical detox, AA, marriage, and church hurt. She also explains how studying Scripture changed the way she...

In Part 2 of Hunter Burson’s story, Hunter explains what happened after the night he nearly took his life—and why getting sober was only the beginning. He and Seth talk about recovery, responsibility, relapse, prescription stimulant abuse, and the older man who told Hunter, “You need a bigger God.” That sentence sent Hunter into an investigation of competing religions, atheism, science, philosophy...

Hunter Burson grew up moving between military duty stations, struggling with pressure, belonging, anger, and questions he didn’t know how to express. After witnessing a school shooting at 13, he increasingly turned to drugs and alcohol for relief. What began as an escape gradually reorganized his entire life. Treatment didn’t stick. Consequences accumulated. Hunter lost relationships, freedom, and...

David Sparks joins host Seth Kaser for an honest conversation about family collapse, hidden shame, suicidal thoughts, forgiveness, miscarriage, marriage strain, workaholism, and learning to trust God when his own strength finally failed. David grew up in a stable Christian home, but after his father lost his job and battled Lyme disease, the foundation of his family began to crumble. Over time, Da...

Tim Felker grew up without a father and spent much of his early life searching for identity, acceptance, and a sense of belonging. After the unexpected death of a friend, Tim entered a church for the first time and experienced a moment that changed the direction of his life. In the middle of the service, he sensed Jesus beside him and heard the words he had never received from an earthly father: “...

In Part 2 of their story, Seth and Lauren Kaser share the prenatal diagnosis that changed their family and gave Pivot Or Die its name. During what had been a joyful pregnancy, doctors discovered that their son Dougie was missing much of the left side of his brain and had serious concerns involving his heart. Seth and Lauren were left facing questions about his survival, development, and future—and...

In Part 2 of Jonathan Ferguson’s story, Seth Kaser continues the conversation with Jonathan about the loss of his adopted son, Silas, while serving as a missionary in Kenya. Jonathan shares what happened after Silas passed away: telling their young sons, being surrounded by their Kenyan church community, returning to the States, wrestling with anger, and learning how to grieve without easy answers...

In this episode of Pivot or Die, Seth Kaser talks with Jonathan Ferguson about faith, young marriage, missions, adoption, loss, and the painful pivots that shape a life. Jonathan shares about growing up as a peacemaker, getting married young, studying biology, feeling called to missions, and moving his family to Kenya. While serving there, Jonathan and his wife taught and equipped pastors, helped...

In this episode of Pivot or Die, Seth Kaser talks with his friend David Orgill about unexpected fatherhood, young marriage, identity, creativity, faith, and learning to be present when life feels overwhelming. Here are the books talked about in this podcast:  The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer: https://amzn.to/4vaEKKe Fathered by God by John Eldredge: https://amzn.to/4vtWHnv Chec...

Seth Kaser talks with Matt Heisler about creativity, vocation, faith, fatherhood, and learning to trust God when the next step is unclear. Matt shares his story of growing up in Southern California, discovering film and storytelling, working at Apple, joining the anti-human trafficking organization A21, landing a dream job at RED cameras, traveling through Europe with his wife Shelby, becoming a f...

Seth Kaser sits down with his wife, Lauren Kaser, to talk honestly about getting married young, walking through depression, facing porn addiction in marriage, and learning how to rebuild trust, hope, and connection one step at a time.