GPS: God. People. Stories.

Rebecca Bender thought she had found “the one.” But her boyfriend wasn’t who he claimed to be.“He said, ‘Get dressed up, I want to take you out on the town,’” Rebecca remembers. “And instead he takes me to a dead-end street.”That was the first day of nearly six years of violence at the hands of sex traffickers in the United States. But even in the midst of her horror, God’s love broke through and...

“I was broken … I just knew I needed something more.”Former NFL wide receiver David Tyree is well-known for “The Helmet Catch” that helped the New York Giants win Super Bowl XLII. But the defining moment in David’s life happened years earlier, when he realized his need for God while sitting in a jail cell. David Tyree shares more on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories. This episode features...

“What am I going to do, as a man and as a leader of my home and my family, to step up and fix what’s broken with God’s help?”Matt Hammitt is the former lead singer for Sanctus Real. The pinnacle of the band’s success coincided with a dark time in Matt’s family and marriage. Find out how he recovered from almost losing his son Bowen and wife Sarah on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories. This...

“Stand strong, don’t be afraid. Lift up Christ because this world is coming to an end.”Listen in on a conversation Franklin Graham recently had with his daughter, Cissie Graham Lynch, on her podcast, Fearless. You’ll hear Franklin Graham discuss what makes him nervous when speaking. He and Cissie also talk about his connection to Alaska, his love of flying and how he wants to make his life count b...

“Having to wrestle with my mortality while still raising my children was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.”Michele Cushatt’s life has been filled with suffering, brokenness and hard times. But it’s also been filled with God’s goodness, love and mercy. In dealing with divorce, tongue cancer and raising a blended family, Michele has learned that God is always present in her life. Hear her st...

“At the end of the affair, this three-year period of deceit and agony and betrayal … I had become someone that I no longer recognized,” Kasey Van Norman said. “The sin of my life … was literally killing me from the inside out.”When Kasey’s secret came out and she prepared to tell her husband everything, she knew it was time to pack her bags. But nothing could have prepared her for what happened ne...

In part two of our Best of 2019 series, we revisit four more stories of people experiencing God’s love and presence in difficult times. Hear highlights from a convicted murderer who came to Jesus in his prison cell, a former Walt Disney Studios animator who worked on iconic films like “The Lion King” and encouraging examples of God’s faithfulness in the lives of musicians Laura Story and Danny Gok...

In part one of our two-part Best of 2019 series, we re-visit four stories of people finding hope, purpose and new life in Jesus Christ. Hear highlights from a former Planned Parenthood clinic director turned pro-life advocate, a young man who came back to life after drowning, a Turkish woman who has told millions of Muslims about Jesus and a Christian rapper saved from drug addiction. This episode...

Edward Graham is Billy Graham’s grandson and Franklin Graham’s son. Edward and his wife, Kristy, adopted their youngest son Levi from China in 2017. Raising an adopted child isn’t always easy, but the Grahams wouldn’t trade anything for Levi or what he’s taught them about God. Edward and Kristy talk about their heart for orphans and why they felt led to adopt on this episode of GPS: God. People. S...

About 20 minutes into a flight from New York to Dallas, an engine explosion rocked Southwest Flight 1380, putting the lives of almost 150 passengers in grave danger.“It felt like we’d been hit by another aircraft, the jolt was so violent,” pilot Tammie Jo Shults said. “And I remember thinking, ‘This could be the day that I meet my Maker.’”Captain Shults will share how her faith in God helped her s...

Before James “JB” Brown was a well-known sportscaster, he was a 24-year-old searching for meaning in his life. He’d been cut from the Atlanta Hawks and his dreams of playing NBA basketball appeared to be over. While JB did find some success in the business world, he felt empty and unhappy. That all changed when JB surrendered his heart to Jesus Christ. God led him to a new career, sports broadcast...

When Lisa* was a little girl, Thanksgiving meant ordering fast food while family members got drunk and fought. Her traumatic childhood led her to decades of dysfunction, drug abuse and jail time. During those years of chaos, Lisa had five children. Earlier this year, Lisa hit rock bottom and checked into a Christ-centered residential recovery center in Charlotte, North Carolina. By the grace of Go...

Jelyn’s life in the Philippines revolved around a garbage dump. When a church moved into the neighborhood, Jelyn didn’t trust it, and she couldn’t understand that there was more to life. Then a youth retreat—and a visit from Operation Christmas Child—helped Jelyn realize just how much God loves her. Now she’s sharing His love with people from the Philippines to America. This episode features an ex...

Glenn Packiam was enjoying success as a songwriter and a worship leader at an influential megachurch. It all came crashing down when the church was rocked by a very public scandal and then a deadly shooting. In the months and years that followed, God taught Glenn and his church a lot about brokenness—and the power of bringing Jesus into the middle of the mess.“There is no situation of brokenness w...

Jeremy Camp has had an extraordinary career in Christian music. Some of his most popular songs were born out of walking with his first wife, Melissa, through her battle with cancer. Melissa lost that battle, but she never lost her faith in Jesus. And Jeremy didn’t, either. Listen to Jeremy share the story of his and Melissa’s short time together and where God has taken him since her death. This ep...

Darryl Strawberry had an exceptional baseball career, including four World Series wins. But off the field, he was battling drug addiction, sex addiction, and brokenness from an abusive childhood.“My baseball career started because of my pain, the emptiness on the inside.”It took many years for Darryl to figure out the cure for that pain and emptiness, but once he did, there was no stopping him. Li...

Nate Larkin was a pastor, married with three children, who had allowed himself to be trapped by pornography and sexual addiction. It wasn’t until his wife discovered Nate’s secrets and drew a line in the sand that Nate found freedom.“I don’t think I ever really met Jesus, until I stepped out of my religious persona and become just another desperate, broken man.”Nate recounts his struggle and his r...

“The very thing, blindness, that should have taken me down, that’s the one thing that God has really used to give me a platform of ministry.”Author and Bible teacher Jennifer Rothschild describes what it’s like to go from having eyesight to losing it. She also shares about her family, ministry work and relationship with Jesus on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories. This episode features an e...

Have you ever felt frustrated by the Church? Mary Jo Sharp has. After a childhood without God, Mary Jo felt like her life had no meaning. Then, Mary Jo’s high school band director gave her a Bible before she went to college and she surrendered her heart to Jesus. But Mary Jo quickly found out that churches are not immune to conflict and criticism—and that she still had some big questions about lif...

Singer and songwriter Laura Story was a newlywed when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Laura hoped it was a short detour on the road they had mapped out for themselves. But that wasn’t the case.“What we thought was a detour ended up being the road.” Listen to what Laura has learned through this difficult, ongoing experience—and how it inspired her best-known song, “Blessings....

Philip deCourcy grew up in Northern Ireland in the 1960s and 70s. As a teenager, he became a “hooligan,” taking part in violence and chaos at soccer games and on the streets of Belfast. Although his family followed Jesus, it wasn’t until Philip was 16 that he realized the need for his own salvation. After that, his whole life changed. Philip went from fighting police officers to becoming one himse...

“I just prayed, ‘Lord, help us… We need you bad.’”New York City firefighter Mike Anson’s faith in Jesus was forever changed by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. As Mike helped to dig through the wreckage of the fallen World Trade Center towers, he felt depressed. But as time went on, Mike began to feel God’s presence and peace. Hear the full story on this episode of GPS: God. People. St...

At the height of his career, while leading a large church in California, Terry Wardle had an emotional breakdown and was institutionalized as a result.“It’s hard, it’s humiliating. And depression is a beast. It causes you to lose perspective on what’s real and what is not real. It’s hard to muster up hope.”But hope is exactly what Terry found when he began to let Jesus shine a light on the dark ch...

“I heard the Lord say, ‘Show the world My grace.’”Craig James was a drug dealer and drug addict who was always chasing the next high. His life was spiraling out of control at the age of 27 when he felt a strong urge to go to his aunt’s church. Craig had an encounter with Jesus there that changed his life. Today, Craig is a rapper who goes by the name 5ive (pronounced “Five”). His music and his con...

A Cambodian girl named Boun grew up on a houseboat in a floating village, where she suffered abuse at the hands of several family members. Around age six or seven, she became deathly ill. Instead of taking her to the doctor, her father was content to let her die. She eventually went to live in a safe house for girls run by Christians. After all she had been through, Boun struggled to understand Go...