Compelled - Christian Stories & Testimonies

Kathy Brace grew up in a dysfunctional home with an abusive father and detached mother. She began searching for love in all the wrong places and became pregnant by age 15, eventually giving her baby up for adoption.  Kathy spent much of her life looking for true love, chasing after her dream of a picture perfect family. Yet over and over again, she only found bitterness and rejection accompanied b...

This week we're taking a break from our regular episode format to bring you a "Behind the Scenes" interview with Linda Strom. You can hear the edited version of Linda's story by listening to episode "#01 Finding Life On Death Row – Linda Strom". Linda Strom is the founder and President of Discipleship Unlimited, a women’s prison ministry focused on transforming women’s lives through the power of J...

Joe Friedman was raised in a family that was proud of their ancestry and devoted to their Jewish community and way of life. But even though Joe spent much of his life as a devoted Jew, practicing rabbinical rules and trying to earn favor with God, something still seemed to be missing. After attending a cult meeting, Joe was so unsettled by the cult’s depiction of Jesus, he decided to read a Christ...

Although Eric Ludy is best known for his popular books about purity, this episode explores Eric’s journey of surrender to Christ. Eric yielded his career, his reputation, his finances, and even his family to God’s will. Despite the difficulties Eric has experienced living for Jesus, he has found deeper intimacy with Christ to be a sweet reward which has made every trial worthwhile. Show notes and...

Robert Harris was a depressed, suicidal teenager when God entered his life. God has now led Robert to the frontlines of evangelism, both in America and overseas in south Asia. Robert candidly shares about God’s hand at work on the mission field through miraculous healings and seeing the evidence of faithful believers standing firm in the face of persecution. Show notes and detailed description ava...

Sheila Booth-Alberstadt ignored God for the first 40 years of her life until she encountered Christ for the first time. However, she was rapidly sucked into the "Prosperity Gospel" movement for 5 years and believed that she could do all things Christ had done... and more. Yet she was constantly plagued by doubts like: Why couldn't she heal her own children when they were sick? Why couldn't she hea...

Ryan Dobson grew up in a loving, Christian family. His father was Dr. James Dobson, a famous Christian author and speaker. Ryan was surrounded by everything he could need to pursue a vibrant relationship with God, yet Ryan would have to walk his own path to know God personally. Despite many hardships and trials, including doubts, depression, and disease, Ryan is a living testimony that God will ne...

Hannah Overton was a mother of 5 who was falsely accused of murder, and sentenced to life in prison. Yet instead of growing bitter, she chose to flourish where God had placed her. Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/hannah-overton ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around t...

Season 2 of Compelled is launching on June 18th! Compelled is a weekly podcast with unique stories from the Kingdom of God told by the people compelled to live for Him. We have a brand new lineup of guests during Season 2 including: - Hannah Overton, a mother of 5 who was falsely accused of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Yet instead of growing bitter, she chose to thrive where God had pla...

We’ve come to the final episode of Season 1! Jason and Bethany Pilchard have experienced many challenges together while serving in the ministry. From growing pains early in their marriage, to pioneering in the care of their unique special needs son, the Pilchards have continually relied on God alone for the strength to endure and even thrive through one of the greatest of hardships imaginable. Joi...

John Fornof has always loved stories and eventually became a writer for several Christian audio dramas, including Adventures in Odyssey, Jonathan Park Audio Adventures, and The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty. Join us as we listen to John's account of God's guiding hand in his life adventure. You'll hear how God orchestrated events in John's life to lead him on the path of storytelling, as...

To the public, Jim Warren was an ordinary school counselor living in Wichita, Kansas helping teenagers navigate their way through high school. But few people, if any, knew of the double-life that Jim led. He had been a habitual shoplifter for decades, a heavy drug-user, and held a hatred of God and the church. Then one day when Jim was 70, God showed up. Show notes and detailed description availab...

Late in high school, Brent Hambrick knew his calling was to the field of medicine. However, it wasn’t until years later that he realized he would use his skills and knowledge abroad as a medical missionary. Through many challenges and not knowing exactly where God’s plan would take him, Brent followed the Lord’s leading into the mission fields of several third world nations.  Show notes and detail...

Last week, we had the great pleasure of listening to Part 1 of Rob and Heidi Fuller's exciting two-part story of their family's growth through the adoption process. But it doesn't end there. Join us as we continue hearing Rob and Heidi's story of faithfulness through the greatest of disappointments, and how God's sovereign hand was present from tragedy to triumph! Show notes and detailed descripti...

God chose a unique way to build Rob and Heidi Fuller’s family through adoption. Their journey has been marked by times of great difficulty and deep discouragement, but even more so by God’s miraculous provision and boundless grace. Show notes and detailed description available here ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways Go...

David Gibbs III, is the founder of the National Center for Life and Liberty and an attorney who has been called to a very unlikely mission field - the American justice system. He defended Terri Schiavo, a woman that was condemned to death by the American legal system. Her crime? She was disabled. After Terri's case, David was burdened to establish an organization devoted to standing up for those w...

Our guest today is Steve Cleary, who as a young man developed an interest in missions early on. After Steve experienced several seemingly failed attempts to be involved in missions, God opened doors for Steve to become the very first employee at Voice of the Martyrs. We hope you’ll enjoy hearing Steve’s very unique journey into the mission field! Show notes and detailed description available here...

Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Mo...

Bruce Collie was a 2-time NFL Super Bowl Champion who lived what some would call the “American Dream”. He had women, drugs, fame, and every earthly treasure that money could buy. But it all fell apart when he realized he was spiritually bankrupt and in desperate need of a Savior. Show notes and detailed description available here ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersi...

As a young man, Phillip Telfer was driven to a point of such hopelessness and despair that he planned his own suicide. Yet at that very moment, God met him and saved him. Today, Phillip serves as the teaching pastor at Livinag Water Fellowship in Bulverde, TX, is the founder of Media Talk 101, and is the founder and director of the Christian Worldview Film Festival. Show notes and detailed descrip...

Ron Hunt, former director of Camp Wilderness Ridge, is a man whose life has been marked by relentless service to the Lord in the face of many trials. In this episode, Ron tells about God’s hand at work in the various hardships he has faced throughout his life, including the loss of his own son and two devastating fires at Camp Wilderness Ridge. Show notes and detailed description available here ++...

Carol Everett was so deeply deceived and hurt by her own abortion, that she opened multiple abortion clinics of her own to hide her pain. Yet even after Carol was involved in the murder of thousands of babies, God never gave up on her. He continued reaching out to her, until she had no other refuge to turn to but Him. Show notes and detailed description available here ++++++++++++ Compelled is a s...

Aaron and Holly tell the story of their unique journeys to faith in Christ, Holly through a chance meeting of a pastor’s wife at her sorority and Aaron through Holly’s faithful witness to him! Aaron’s life was radically transformed by Jesus, taking him from a jail cell for selling drugs into ministry as a pastor! Show notes and detailed description available here ++++++++++++ Compelled is a season...

Linda Strom shares how God took her broken past and redeemed it through her work in prison ministry, especially through the time she spent working on death row. One particularly impactful inmate Linda mentions is Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman executed in Texas in over 100 years. Show notes and detailed description available here ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, imm...

Our brand new podcast "Compelled" is launching next Monday, July 23, 2018! The show features real people, telling true stories, of God's compelling love in their lives. This season, you'll hear from people whose stories showcase God’s compelling love at work in powerful ways. People like a former abortion clinic owner. A woman who has spent the past 30 years sharing the Gospel on death row. A NFL...