Real Faith Stories

Eric carried shame, guilt, anger, bitterness, and emotional trauma from being sexually abused in his early teens. He coped by adopting a “win-at-all-costs” mentality. He couldn’t do anything without trying to be the very best at it because he needed to cover up what was going on so people wouldn’t ask questions about what might be happening inside his life. This went on for over 20 years until he...

Before Ashlee’s mom died of cancer, she made her promise two things: always remember you were meant for more and always have faith. But she wound up living with a victim mindset surviving on a day-to-day basis for years. Then one day with the checkbook showing a negative $54 balance something broke inside. She started crying and fell on her knees in prayer saying, “I know I’ve been gone but I’m he...

Tim and his wife looked like they had it all: the big house in a Country Club resort, two businesses valued at over a million dollars each, plus over $15 million in real estate. Yet painfully and slowly they lost everything and wound up becoming homeless. Then at their lowest point, they gained a priceless supernatural understanding of God’s love that changed the entire trajectory of their lives....

During the six years it took to create the powerful documentary, SEND PROOF, Elijah Stephens had to repeatedly ask himself this question: "On my deathbed, do I want my story to be that I knew I was called to do this thing, it got hard and I stopped, or that I persevered and finished, despite the setbacks and challenges?" In this episode, Elijah shares his experiences of working through P...

Hard-driving, entrepreneurial, life of the party, fitness fanatic, wife, and mother yet, Tamra had no idea who she was until a radical encounter with the Living God changed everything. This led to a three-year process of transformation which obliterated shame and brought forth a life of freedom that she now helps others experience all over the world. Special Guest: Tamra Andress. Links: Meet Tamra...

Most Christians want to experience the abundant life that Jesus promised, they just don’t know how. And not for lack of trying. They are doing everything they know to do but feel utterly defeated and unable to connect with God’s best for their life—faithful but frustrated. Saved but not satisfied with the life they are living. In this episode Matt Tommey explains his own experience moving from a l...

As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Darlene Lobel was at the top of her game: in the middle of a 10-year career with 17 years of education and training, working at the number two hospital in the country with a thriving surgical practice, research practice, and associate professorship at a university. Then one day, she had an experience so profound that it shook her to the core. As a result, she walked away fro...

Allen woke up one morning and his voice was gone. Literally, it was just a whisper. The challenge is that he uses his voice all the time speaking at seminars, teaching, and co-hosting a world-renowned podcast. Two days before surgery, while mowing the grass, God asks, “Allen, do you want Story 1 or Story 2?” Having no idea what that meant, he sat down and started asking the Lord for understanding....

Donna says, “There are no impossible questions, challenges, or problems. God has the answers, solutions, and strategies for everything.” This is based upon Jeremiah 33:3, “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” So, instead of rushing into prayer she’s learned to pause and ask God HOW to pray for a particular person or situation. The d...

Johnny grew up in and around the church because his parents were evangelists. He saw them pour their lives into others then sometimes get severely hurt by the very ones they were trying to help. So, he left the church and didn’t want to have anything to do with it – ever again. But, through a series of God-ordained encounters, Johnny experienced a renewal of faith that has radically affected every...

Gail’s life-companions were stress and anxiety. She always asked, “Am I doing the right things as a mother, a wife, an entrepreneur? Am I consistently attending church and Bible study? Am I volunteering?” All the questions were focused on HER performance, which lead to her taking anti-anxiety medication for 10 years. Then, with a growing number of physical challenges and potential surgery, she beg...

As a young man, the course of Aaron’s life was altered by the power of a single question his teacher asked him. He then became connected with his vocation because of a single question someone else asked him. Now as a military chaplain for almost three decades, Aaron shares the single most powerful question he's discovered to bring hope and clarity to those who feel they don't belong, don&#...

Facing complete emotional and physical burnout in her mid-30’s, Susan was desperate to experience joy, freedom and purpose by living in her true identity. Following a friend’s advice one morning, she woke up, slid off the side of her bed onto the floor and with her eyes closed, asked Jesus a deeply personal question. 10 seconds later she had experienced a profoundly intimate, life-changing encount...

Some experiences completely alter how you approach the rest of your life. Peter was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma just a few months into his marriage, at age 23. But what happened after the first chemo treatment brought a life-changing perspective to every decision after that. In This Episode You'll Discover: The circumstances that led to a dramatic shift in how Peter and his wife now...

Desperate to know the truth, Angela started getting up every morning at 4:00am to handwrite one chapter a day from the New Testament. It took her 18 months to completely copy it. This was the beginning of what would lead to a series of miraculous changes bringing her out of death into a life she could have only imagined. Special Guest: Angela Bellar. Links: Meet Angela Angela's Website Angela Bell...

Aaron learned early in life that saying “Yes” to the Lord’s promptings supernaturally opened up opportunities that would not have opened any other way. Each successive “Yes” lead to greater impact, increasing his resolve to say “Yes” again, ultimately leading to this truth: Saying “Yes” is THE KEY to your destiny. Special Guest: Aaron Christopherson. Links: Meet Aaron Thirty Third Company Aaron's...

In a 6-month period Kari was diagnosed with cancer, her husband was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, her home went into foreclosure and then, her husband left her. As a single mother with three small children, to say she was overwhelmed would hardly scratch the surface of what she was experiencing. YET GOD was divinely working through these circumstances in a way that completely transformed her l...

Chris used to call himself a "resentful agnostic" but then he received a "memo from the head office" (also known as a word of knowledge) that showed him how real God was and how much He had always loved him. Special Guest: Chris Downey. Links: Meet Chris Chris' Website

During a business meeting Beth was confronted by a friend who called out the lies she was believing about herself and her capabilities. This became the catalyst for a life-changing habit of asking the Lord to show her the lies she was believing and the truths that needed to replace them. Asking these questions brought Beth and her family into one of the most amazing journeys of trust, challenge an...

Although he had two engineering degrees and was making great money in the oil industry, Mark still had this gnawing sense he was missing out on his ultimate calling and purpose. After much prayer and reflection he committed to a significant vocational change, saying to the Lord, "I'm surrendering to You and jumping off this faith cliff, if You don't catch me I'll lose everything.&...

When Christine and Charbel Najem decided to go all-in on their faith, things immediately got harder...a lot harder. However, God was directly orchestrating circumstances that required ALL their trust in Him. Then, the amazing started to happen. Special Guest: Christine Najem. Links: Meet Christine Christine's Website: Cedar Wood Realty Group Christine Najem | Facebook Find out More About the Real...

Brian Sherman explains how to walk into your God given identity as a son or daughter of God, and like the natural law of gravity on earth, experience the superseding law of the gravity of heaven. Special Guest: Brian Sherman. Links: Meet Brian Brian's Book: The Gravity of Heaven Brian Sherman | LinkedIn Brian Sherman | Instagram Brian Sherman | Facebook Find out More About the Real Faith Stories P...

What happens when you lose virtually everything that identifies WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Your career, your income, your home, your neighborhood, your ministry gift, your parents, your friends? When all the handles you grab onto for identity are gone, then what? Cherlyn Decker discovered that’s when real, honest, gut-level, life-changing transformation can happen. Find out how she walked through it a...

At 16, Vivian was diagnosed with a very rare bleeding condition; one that doctors said she would have to live with the rest of her life. However, she was absolutely certain God was going to heal her. Then, in her 20’s, something miraculous happened which was only the beginning of her incredible journey that went beyond her understanding. In This Episode You’ll Discover: How a parent’s faith can ha...

Perry was deep in thought at a church worship service one night when a complete stranger walked up to him and told him exactly what he was thinking about (a math problem, of all things) and that he was going to figure it out if he just kept working on it. Then, as she was about to walk away, she turned around and shared one more thing which brought him to the edge of tears because it was known by...