A Stronger Faith

What if healing the sick wasn't reserved for pastors, evangelists, or people with a special gift? Judy Deese had no training, no theology degree, and never imagined God could heal through her. For more than two decades as a believer, she assumed this kind of authority was for someone else. Then she witnessed a healing right in front of her eyes—and shortly afterward discovered the same authori...

He hadn't prayed in 25 years. Then at 3:00 AM, a voice woke him up: "Get up. Find your Bible." What followed was a four-hour encounter with Jesus that Brad Richter had no framework for — a flood of memories of every failure he'd ever committed, followed by an answer he never expected: not condemnation, but "I chose you." Brad describes being embraced in his own filth, b...

What if the reason you haven't experienced more of God has nothing to do with how hard you're praying — and everything to do with what you're asking for? Erica Laney is a wife, mother of five, and a woman operating in a level of prophetic gifting that is rare and specific. She sees spiritual gifts in people through color. She receives visions that have proven out in real life. And she traces every...

What if everything you were taught about demons, deliverance, and spiritual warfare was incomplete — or worse, intentionally left out? Percy Burns is a Presbyterian pastor and deliverance minister with over 50 years of experience who has ministered to thousands — and it all started the night Derek Prince nearly got him kicked out of his denomination. Percy believes the church has been silent on on...

Mandy Arriola suffered with chronic leg pain for a year — then God healed her completely during prayer at a Bible study. What followed was a full awakening to the power of the Holy Spirit that transformed every part of her life. She grew up Southern Baptist, believed in Jesus her whole life, and considered herself a Christian. But she had never experienced God — not really. Then a year of chronic...

Many Christians have questions about the baptism of the Holy Spirit. What is it? Is it for believers today? Does it always happen the same way? How do you know if you've received it? And what role does speaking in tongues play in the experience? In this conversation, Jeff and Adrienne Rogers share two remarkably different experiences with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Adrienne was raised in a Lu...

What happens when your search for God leads you to a truth that costs you everything? In this powerful episode of A Stronger Faith, Sajeda Wilson shares her extraordinary journey from 32 years of devout Islam to a life-altering encounter with Jesus Christ. Born in Pakistan and raised in a prominent Shia Muslim family, Sajeda was fully committed to her faith—until a personal tragedy and a search fo...

Doctors told John Reed to get his affairs in order. COVID was destroying his lungs, his oxygen levels were collapsing, and doctors believed he was going to die. Then, in the middle of the night, John heard someone enter his hospital room. He felt a single finger touch his back — but when he looked, no one was there. Days later, the spot on his lung that doctors feared would collapse suddenly began...

She didn’t believe God was real. Lisa Kehs wasn’t searching. She had already rejected religion after years of frustration with hypocrisy, rules, and empty ritual. Her life was successful, stable, and completely secular. Then one night, in the middle of her anger over people offering empty words to grieving friends, she said something she never expected to matter: “Unless you were real…” What happe...

Natalie Roe was a self-described analytical "first-born" who liked logic, rules, and order. But all of that was shattered in a single moment when the Holy Spirit broke through her intellectual barriers in a way she could not explain away. During a quiet Bible study, Natalie began to feel a tangible, heavy weight of peace—quickly followed by an intense physical heat that left her "on fire" and swea...

For decades, Jesse Schlabach believed miracles had stopped. Then he experienced God in a way he couldn’t explain away. Jesse was raised in a tradition that taught God no longer moved in supernatural ways. But after years of living under the weight of religious pressure, battling deep shame from childhood trauma, and even facing suicidal thoughts, everything came to a breaking point. What followed...

Lucy Meadows was raised atheist and became openly hostile toward Christianity after being labeled and pushed out in a heavily Christian environment. But she didn’t reject spirituality altogether. As long as it wasn’t Christianity, she was open to it—and what she stepped into was real. But it didn’t lead where she expected. What began as exploration turned into something darker. Something she could...

At one point in Katie Peters’ life, she sat down at a piano with almost no ability to play—and the music just flowed. No training. No practice. No explanation. But what she discovered next was even more profound. For years, Katie had walked with God, but like many people, she wrestled with questions that don’t go away just because you believe. How do you know when it’s really God? How do you hear...

She spent years running—through addiction, broken relationships, and choices she knew were pulling her deeper into darkness. But what she began to experience along the way… she couldn’t explain. Michelle Slump’s story isn’t just about addiction or hitting rock bottom. It’s about what happens when someone opens doors they don’t fully understand—and what follows them because of it. She describes mom...

Raised in a religious home but left with unanswered questions, Cheryl walked away from faith and began searching for something more—something real, something powerful. That search led her deep into New Age spirituality: meditation, energy healing, spirit guides, and eventually ayahuasca ceremonies in the Amazon. What she experienced felt undeniable. She heard a voice. She saw things she couldn’t e...

Josh Jung was raised in a deeply Christian environment. By the time he was young, he had already read the entire Bible multiple times and was immersed in faith. But the more he studied scripture, theology, and philosophy, the more difficult questions began to surface. Those questions eventually led him down a path few people expected. Josh didn’t just drift away from Christianity — he became a con...

Deborah Sharrock grew up around Christianity—but by the time she was a teenager, she hated God and wanted nothing to do with Him. Behind the scenes, her life was unraveling as she battled deep emotional pain, eating disorders, isolation, and suicidal thoughts. By age 15 she believed life wasn’t worth living. Then one desperate prayer changed everything. At a youth retreat Deborah prayed, “God, if...

A pastor can preach every Sunday… and still sense something is missing. Matt Judkins loved Jesus. He believed the Bible. He led faithfully in ministry. From the outside, his life looked strong and successful. But behind the scenes, he was exhausted, anxious, and quietly wondering if this was what the rest of his life would feel like. He had experienced God’s love. He had answered the call to minis...

Deliverance is one of the most misunderstood topics in the Church. For some, it feels extreme. For others, it feels unnecessary. For many, it simply feels intimidating. In this conversation, Jake Kail brings clarity and biblical balance to what deliverance actually is — and what it is not. This episode is not about sensationalism or fear. It is about understanding spiritual authority and walking i...

What does it actually mean to live by the Spirit — and not by the flesh? Alicia Wilson’s life has been marked by moments she cannot explain apart from God. From growing up in poverty in Jamaica to becoming captain of the Jamaican National Team, Alicia believed God was guiding her long before she understood why. But it wasn’t until a series of profound encounters — including a powerful experience w...

At 3 AM, God woke Emily Watson up — and what followed was an uncontrollable encounter with the Holy Spirit that permanently altered her life. After months of quiet depression, emotional numbness, and alcohol slowly taking hold, Emily found herself awake in the middle of the night with a clear prompting to open Scripture. As she read, the presence of the Holy Spirit overwhelmed her body — bursting...

When a remote plantation home became overrun with unexplained activity, that question stopped being theoretical. Strange figures appeared in rooms. Objects moved on their own. Disembodied voices were heard in the night. Dark presences were seen crossing the property and vanishing into nearby buildings. And multiple members of the same family began experiencing the same manifestations. For Eric Dav...

Lana Manley was fully awake in the middle of the night when God showed up in her bedroom — and nothing about her life looked the same afterward. She wasn’t dreaming. She wasn’t imagining it. She describes a commanding presence and a flood of thoughts that were not her own. In that moment, Lana experienced what she believes was the overwhelming holiness and perfection of God — not as a concept, but...

For 37 years, Josh Smallwood didn’t reject God — he just couldn’t believe that Jesus was the answer. Raised with a general belief in God but deeply skeptical of Christianity, Josh searched for truth through reason, history, and evidence. Jesus felt too simple. Too easy. Too unlikely to be real. Josh’s journey began intellectually. As an agnostic, he started studying near-death experiences from peo...

God spoke Howard Olsen’s name—and that moment didn’t just change his life, it commissioned it. After a season of crushing loss, depression, and suicidal despair, Howard had an encounter with God that launched him into a life marked by authority, healing, and miracles that continue to this day. In this powerful conversation, Howard shares how God intervened at the darkest point of his life—through...