Beyond Coincidence Podcast

What happens when your entire world falls apart overnight? For Ashlee Boyson, one knock at the door forever changed the course of her life. But it wasn't the end of her story. Ashlee was a young mother of five when she discovered her husband had been unfaithful. Just hours after confronting him, police arrived at her door with devastating news: he had been killed in a tragic act of violence....

What if healing isn't the same thing as being whole? For years, Ganel-Lyn Condie battled lupus, infertility, family struggles, and the devastating loss of her sister to suicide. Yet through every challenge, she discovered that God's hand was guiding her story—even when she couldn't see it at the time. Author, speaker, and mental health advocate Ganel-Lyn Condie has spent her life sh...

What if one quiet prompting from God could change the lives of millions of women and girls around the world? Growing up in poverty, surrounded by instability, abuse, and mental illness, Celeste Mergens could have easily lost hope. Instead, she held onto a deep belief that she was loved by God and that her life had purpose. Years later, while serving in Kenya and witnessing heartbreaking poverty fi...

Most people wouldn't call a devastating burn accident a blessing. Justin Comfort does. After suffering severe burns in a backyard campfire accident, Justin spent nearly a month in the hospital recovering from injuries that covered 20% of his body. There were surgeries. Painful dressing changes. Complications. Infections. And moments when the future felt uncertain. But through it all, Justin b...

At 22 years old, Kaitlynn Smalley went from Christmas break… to sudden liver failure, the ICU, and an emergency transplant list. Kaitlynn Smalley never imagined her newlywed life and nursing school journey would suddenly turn into a fight for survival. What started as severe stomach pain during Christmas break in 2022 quickly spiraled into liver failure, ICU care, dialysis, and an emergency race a...

What if the thing that felt like your life falling apart… was actually preparing you for a purpose you couldn't yet see? Katie Loveless had a strong faith foundation, a mission call, and a deep love for the gospel. But during her mission, chronic pain changed everything. Severe headaches led to depression. Depression led to years of medical struggles, wrong medications, hospital stays, and mo...

What if the thing that saved you… was something you never planned to do? Carrie Yost never expected severe illness to completely redirect the course of her life. A farmer’s wife, mother of seven, athlete, photographer, and follower of Christ, Carrie was used to constantly serving everyone around her. But in 2021, while raising her busy family and supporting her husband in his calling as bishop, he...

What do people care about most when life is coming to an end? After years as a hospice chaplain, Nish Weiseth says the answer is always the same: relationships, love, and the people who matter most. In this deeply moving episode, hospice chaplain and bereavement specialist Nish Weiseth shares how walking alongside people at the end of life has transformed the way she sees faith, purpose, and what...

What happens when you lose everything — your identity, your direction, and even your sense of control? In this episode, Matt Richardson shares his raw and powerful journey through addiction, identity struggles, and ultimately finding true freedom in Jesus Christ. Raised in a strong, faith-filled home, Matt had a solid foundation — but still found himself battling deep internal challenges. From ear...

What if the hardest thing you’ve ever gone through… was actually preparing you for something greater? In this powerful episode, Tess Frame — author, speaker, entrepreneur, and mother of three — shares her deeply personal story of faith, trauma, and healing. While pregnant with her third son, Tess became critically ill. What started as pneumonia quickly turned into sepsis, leading to an induced com...

What if the life you’re living on autopilot… isn’t actually the life God is inviting you to live? Michaela Esplin knows what it feels like to look like you’re doing everything right… but still feel completely lost inside. Raised in the Church with strong examples and a solid foundation, Michaela checked all the boxes — but quietly struggled with self-worth, often looking for validation in relation...

“I am here for a purpose, and I am here 'on purpose'.” For Dr. Ben Schilaty, that truth became the anchor that carried him through faith, heartbreak, identity, and learning how to live openly as both a gay man and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints. Dr. Ben Schilaty’s story begins before he was even born. During his mother’s pregnancy, doctors warned that something...

What happens when the secret you hoped to take to the grave becomes the very thing God uses to heal your marriage? Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith’s story is raw, redemptive, and deeply hopeful. Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith are relationship specialists, authors, speakers, and guides for couples walking through betrayal and healing. But their passion for helping others didn’t come from theory alone —...

What do you do when life keeps turning out nothing like you planned — divorce, special needs parenting, and losing the love of your life? Amber Jackson’s answer: you keep dancing in the kitchen, keep choosing faith, and keep living boldly. Amber Jackson’s life is a powerful testimony that God can meet us in the middle of the unexpected. A widower, divorce survivor, and single mom of four — includi...

He left home at 16… got into drugs… and ended up in prison. But Greg Timms’ story isn’t about how far he fell — it’s about how powerfully God brought him back. Greg Timms was raised with a strong foundation of faith, but like many teenagers, he chose his own path — one that led him away from home, into drugs, and eventually into prison. Even then, he never stopped believing in God… he just didn’t...

What if some of the help we receive in life isn’t just from heaven… but from loved ones who are still watching over us? Dr. Josh Redd has spent his life helping people heal — as the founder of one of the largest functional medicine and autoimmune clinics in the United States, a bestselling author, and a father of five. But long before his professional success, Josh had to navigate his own spiritua...

At 17 years old, Sarah Frei Mills survived a head-on collision with a drunk driver. She lost both of her legs and became paralyzed from the waist down. But what happened next is the part of her story that will stay with you. Sarah Frei Mills was just heading home from a summer day at Bear Lake with friends when everything changed in an instant. The crash left her with catastrophic injuries — a sev...

What if the real “balanced life” isn’t about perfect macros or perfect schedules… but about burying your weapons of rebellion and finally letting God be in charge? In this episode, Tanna Fox — founder of Live Right Nutrition and Director of Wellness at Ballerina Farms — shares how her journey with food, fitness, and faith became deeply intertwined. Raised in a loving, faith-filled home, Tanna admi...

What if the miracle isn’t that your trials disappear… but that God keeps showing up in the middle of them? Denae Branch grew up in California with a diverse group of friends, strong opinions, and a typical teenage streak of rebellion. It wasn’t until attending EFY that she decided to ask for herself: Is there a God? And does He love me? The answer came in a way she has never forgotten—an overwhelm...

They were told they would never have children… and then a phone call changed everything. Kamarie Edwards grew up learning to cook from scratch, living a simple life in small-town BC, and trying to figure out her faith like many young adults do. After meeting her husband Derek, they faced devastating news early in their marriage—having biological children was unlikely. Years of fertility treatments...

What does a death-penalty defense attorney learn about God after a lifetime of defending people at their worst? Will Ewing has spent most of his career standing beside people who couldn’t stand alone—working as a public defender on homicide and death-penalty cases. Day after day, he stepped into courtrooms filled with pain, grief, and broken stories. Seeing God in that work wasn’t always easy. But...

Some stories don’t end—they keep shining long after someone is gone. In memory of Louise Zobell, this special legacy episode of Beyond Coincidence, Sheila Layton sits down with Louise—a woman whose quiet faith turned into powerful humanitarian work through the Dominican Starfish Foundation. Louise shares how she went from being a stay-at-home mother to building homes, supporting education, and wor...

What do you do when God doesn’t change the outcome—but walks with you through the fire? Kelsey Oldroyd is a mother of four boys, a storyteller, and a woman who knows grief intimately. After 15 years of marriage, her husband Brian was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. In just nine months, cancer took him from a strong, mountain-man of a husband to hospice care—and then home to heaven. Watching the p...

What if staying true to who you are becomes the very miracle you’re praying for? Reagan Hopkins was raised on quiet, faithful habits—family prayer, scriptures, and choosing God one decision at a time. As a competitive water polo athlete, those choices were easy… until they weren’t. When competitions went national, playing on Sundays became the norm—and the pressure to compromise grew louder. Reaga...

What do you do when choosing faith costs you everything—but opens the door to everything else? Princess Bombyck’s life has been shaped by courage, prayer, and relentless trust in God. Born in Liberia and raised in a strong Christian home, her childhood was marked by war, separation, and uncertainty. When conflict forced her father to leave, her faith journey took unexpected turns—eventually leadin...