Entrusted Podcast

In this episode, Blayne and Ben sit down with Aaron Wine — youth pastor at Lake View Baptist Church in Auburn, AL — for a wide-ranging conversation on calling, seminary, and what it means to steward an ordinary faith in an extraordinary-obsessed world. Aaron shares his testimony, the two providential phone calls that led him to Lake View, and nine years of shepherding students. From there, the con...

Howard Porter has spent years building things. Real estate, businesses, partnerships. He founded one of the Southeast's premier commercial real estate firms, became the youngest MAI-designated appraiser in the country at 29, co-founded Global K9 Protection Group and grew it into the largest provider of third-party K9 cargo screening in the US. By most measures, he's the definition of a self-made m...

Trace Hamiter measures his life against two great works: his family and the ministry the Lord has entrusted to him. In this conversation he traces both, from an early animosity toward the church, to coming to faith his junior year of high school, through more than fifteen years of college ministry, and into leading The Oaks Collaborative, a nonprofit that hosts retreats helping incoming college st...

In this episode, Auburn Mayor Ron Anders sits down with the Entrusted guys to trace a faith journey from a teenage revival that didn't stick, to a second conversion shaped by two faithful men, to a calling into public service he believes God placed on his life. Along the way he reflects on growing up inside his family's multigenerational bookstore, the grief of selling it, the weight of leading th...

Jeff Applegate has spent a career learning the difference between controlling outcomes and trusting the One who holds them. In this episode, Jeff takes us through decades of faith and business: a corporate exit with no plan, an unemployment season that taught him to pray over firewood, 10 years stewarding a company he would never own, and finally betting everything to start Texas Injection Molding...

Miles Fidell is the founding pastor of All Christ Church in Auburn, Alabama — a church he planted at 25 years old with no denomination, no network, and no funding. In this conversation, Blayne sits down one-on-one with Miles to trace the whole arc: a Catholic father, a Pentecostal mother, a sovereign conversion at 13 with a group of friends who all became pastors, late-night Louis Giglio sermons s...

Mark Fuller went from being the self-described "leader of the fools" in professional baseball to bowing his head and receiving Christ in a San Diego classroom — and then spent the next 22 years wondering why God's plan looked nothing like his own. From the New York Mets to the SEC coaching ranks to getting fired and weed-eating lawns for $9 an hour, Mark's story is one of identity stripped bare, a...

In this follow-up episode, Kevin joins us again for a discipleship-focused conversation on media discernment, political narratives, and what it looks like to think biblically in a world that wants to do your thinking for you. We talk about algorithms, audience capture, the overlap between political schemes and spiritual warfare, and why being rooted in scripture is the only anchor that holds. New...

Kevin Briggins grew up in the inner city of Birmingham, Alabama. He joined the military, drifted far from the Lord in Panama City and Germany, and then felt something leave that he'd never lost before. Years later, he'd read about it in an RC Sproul book: the dark night of the soul. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Kevin takes us through his upbringing, the moment God pulled him back, ho...

Yancy Carpenter grew up poor in Dothan, Alabama — fatherless, rebellious, and by his senior year of high school, convinced the best thing he could do for his family was end his own life. What happened instead, alone in the back room of a men's clothing store on the circle in Dothan, changed the entire trajectory of his life. In this conversation, Yancy takes us from the wiregrass to the mission fi...

What happens when everything in your life is working… and God asks you to walk away from it? In this episode of Entrusted, we sit down with Taylor Teel (Executive Director of Camp Maranook) to walk through a story marked by survival, success, surrender, and ultimately obedience. From a life-threatening diagnosis as a newborn to building a thriving career, and then taking a massive pay cut to step...

In this episode of Entrusted, we sit down with entrepreneur Jim Corman to walk through a life shaped by ambition, pressure, and ultimately surrender. From building and selling companies to being told at 29 he might not survive the stress, Jim’s story takes a turn when faith becomes more than belief—it becomes the lens through which he makes every decision. This conversation gets to the heart of wh...

Josh Wetzel was leading patrols in Kandahar, Afghanistan when he stepped on an IED on May 31, 2012 — losing both legs above the knee. But this episode isn't really about the explosion. It's about what came after: Walter Reed, a marriage quietly falling apart behind closed doors, survivors guilt, depression, and a Facebook ad for a gym that started putting things back together. Josh sits down with...

Most people have already given up on their New Year's resolutions by the time you're watching this.  In this episode, Ben, Brock, and Blayne get honest about what it actually looks like to try to build better habits, and how often we fall short. From budgeting to working out to being present at home, these are three guys figuring it out in real time, not experts with it all together. Ben shares a...

Hoffman Rhyne grew up in rural Alabama and came to Auburn University with a faith that was more cultural than real. What followed was a complete transformation—one that led him from nominal belief to a life spent on mission, including nearly two decades of ministry in China. In this episode of Entrusted, Hoffman shares how learning to read the Bible reshaped his life, how cross-cultural missions e...

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:35 First birth/second birth 00:13:23 Definition and importance of expositional preaching 00:15:10 Impact of confession 00:19:50 Failure and trials as a part of Steven’s testimony 00:25:00 Struggle of people pleasing (Galatians 1:10) 00:28:10 Opening up about unhealthy body image struggles 00:31:24 How we speak MATTERS 00:35:47 What Steven would say to someone struggling with a...

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:33 First Birth/Second Birth 00:16:00 Life in Law Enforcement 00:21:44 Mental health in law enforcement 00:27:08 Share your burdens with others 00:30:27 School resource officers 00:41:25 Johnathan’s advice after losing over One Hundred pounds 00:49:37 Primo 00:50:37 More learning for Johnathan 00:54:30 God’s faithfulness throughout his life and story 01:01:05 Leadership lessons...

What happens when everything you thought defined your life is suddenly taken away? In this episode of Entrusted, Bo Bradford shares his powerful testimony of faith after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. After mysteriously losing his voice in 2025, doctors discovered a tumor pressing against the nerve controlling his vocal cord. Further scans revealed cancer that had already spread through...

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:25 Background / First Birth 00:06:24 Second Birth 00:12:02 Importance of their relationship with each other (proximity and accountability) 00:15:09 Faith is understanding we are broken and in need of a savior 00:16:45 More background on Bryan Bros 00:21:30 YouTube golf origins 00:29:44 Primo 00:35:30 Wesley FIRES George… 00:40:28 Back together and pursuing YouTube Golf 00:42:0...

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:00 Listener Encouragement 00:02:43 Life changes since we started Entrusted 00:08:28 Blayne’s upcoming golf trips and his hunting endeavor 00:16:00 Update on Brock’s fitness journey 00:26:50 Enough of the rambling… What has this experience been like for Brock? 00:29:00 Live text encouragement from listener then back to Brock 00:40:28 Parable of the talents discussion (what are...

https://hudsonforalabama.com/meet-jared/ https://www.covenantrescue.org   Jared Hudson served as a SEAL Operator and sniper with Naval Special Warfare, with deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He founded The Shooting Institute (TSI), providing tactical training to law enforcement, military, and civilians, and Covenant Rescue Group (CRG), a nonprofit combating hum...

Episode #07 Ryan Ward 00:00:00 Welcome Back 00:01:14 Introducing Ryan 00:03:50 First Birth/Second Birth (Testimony) 00:05:46 First Date FLYING A PLANE 00:15:31 When he knew he would be a fighter pilot 00:21:00 First time flying fighter 00:30:17 Landing on an aircraft carrier 00:37:16 Primo 00:38:08 Finding out what he would be flying 00:41:23 First lesson in compartmentalization 00:42:56 God puts...

In this episode, the guys open up on their personal lives. Join us for a discussion on contentment, anxiety, and focusing on today while always trusting God for tomorrow. The guys reflect on some of the takeaways from previous episodes as well.  0:0:00 In this episode  0:00:26 Proverbs 23:4 Discussion  0:05:10 Reflection from Kerry episode 0:06:45 Contentment (or discontent…) 0:10:07 Blayne opens...

In this Episode, we interview former Auburn University and Las Vegas Raider’s football player John Samuel Shenker. See the timestamps/chapters below for a look into our discussion.  0:00 Intro 4:44 First Birth/Second Birth (testimony) 13:37 Sanctification  18:45 Early College Struggles  23:57 Being a light in an SEC locker room 30:55 Challenge of Changing High Schools  35:06 Difficulties of Heart...