The Casting Faith Podcast

People are paying thousands of dollars just to be alone. Doctors and therapists are prescribing time outside. Silence, wilderness, and solitude are suddenly back in demand. In this episode, Charlie and David are joined by John Miller to talk about why being alone isn’t always a bad thing — and why the wilderness isn’t punishment, but preparation. We look at the growing cultural obsession with sile...

What does it really mean to be lost? This episode starts with real stories of people who disappeared for years and were later found—and follows that thread into a deeper conversation about mystery, wilderness, curiosity, and faith. We talk about why survival stories and legends like Bigfoot stick with us, why humans are drawn to the unknown, and what those stories reveal about our longing to disap...

January is already wild. Spearfishing walleyes in the Great Lakes. McDonald’s flirting with giant fries again. Everyone acting like January 1st is supposed to fix everything. In this episode, we slow it down and talk about why real change doesn’t come from a calendar flip — it comes from the small, daily choices that actually stick. No “new year, new me” hype. Just real conversation, faith, humor,...

Christmas with kids is loud, messy, nostalgic, and somehow the best kind of chaos. 🎄 In this Waders & Wives Christmas Special , we’re drafting Christmas traditions, debating Elf on the Shelf, roasting Christmas songs, reliving 90s nostalgia, and talking about how family, faith, and memory-making collide during the holidays — while keeping Christ at the center of it all. This episode is perfec...

Nothing feels real anymore. Campbell Soup execs are talking “3D-printed chicken,” McDonald’s pickles are thicker than the patties, Netflix is trying to buy our entire childhood, TikTok says this winter will break records… and now raccoons are practically asking for a rent agreement. This episode is funny, weird, and then lands right where it matters: how to build real discernment and walk with God...

If you're heading into the holiday season needing hope, this episode is for you. Pastor Ken Bulgrin shares two powerful miracles from his life—his newborn son facing skull surgery that never happened, and the tumors in his own neck that disappeared after a simple Bible study night. These moments shaped him, shaped our church, and remind us that God still moves when life feels impossible. We ta...

Holiday traffic is insane, otters are forming gangs, geese are acting like bouncers, and space might be glitching. In this episode we talk animal attacks, a rogue “comet” the size of Manhattan, and how to actually find peace when life feels loud and chaotic. All of it lands in one place: “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)In this episode:Turkey vs goose: who actually wins that fight?...

Garage chaos… a giant possum eating pears… a steelhead trip in a full blizzard… and a river crossing that went from normal to dangerous in about three seconds. This one starts funny and gets real fast. We talk Thanksgiving week, wild fishing stories, garage wildlife, faith, brotherhood, and the moment Charlie realized he wasn’t getting across that river alone. If you’ve ever felt like life’s curre...

The holidays bring the laughs, the chaos, and those moments that hit a little deeper. This week on Waders & Wives , we bounce between marriage quirks, spilled coffee disasters (RIP Brittney’s laptop), Thanksgiving food hot takes, Grandpa Joe slander, moon-landing debates, backyard science, childhood memories, grief, faith, and the weird heaviness November brings. If the holidays bring joy, str...

“We’re holding our own.”That’s what the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald said before the ship vanished beneath Lake Superior. Fifty years later, that line still hits — because faith doesn’t always calm the storm. Sometimes it just helps you stand in it. This week, Charlie dives into one of the most famous shipwrecks in American history and what it teaches about patience, endurance, and trusting Go...

Hold onto your rods. This week we react to the viral “runaway lab monkeys” story and the internet’s latest space-object frenzy, then zoom out to what the Bible says about deception and discernment. No doom. No fear. Just a real conversation about how to keep your head clear in a noisy world. We also celebrate crossing 2,000 YouTube subscribers, share fishing updates, and shout out the new Backbone...

In 1955, the U.S. Army released 300,000 mosquitoes over Georgia in a real-world experiment called Operation Big Buzz. Charlie and Sean unpack that story and another forgotten study, Project Sunshine, connecting both to Isaiah 55–58 — where God shows that fake light fades, but truth always breaks through. 💡 Sean also opens up about his son’s battle with encephalitis after a mosquito bite and how t...

When fear knocks, faith answers. 💥 International evangelist Charles Robinette joins The Casting Faith Podcast for a powerful conversation about prayer, courage, and revival . From moments of fear to miracles around the world, this episode reminds us that there’s still power in the name of Jesus —and that faith changes everything . 🎧 Featured Books This Week: ⁠ Radically Apostolic ⁠ – by Charles...

10,000 Soldiers Vanished?! | Why God Said “It’s Not Good for Man to Be Alone” 🧠 10,000 Roman soldiers vanished without a trace. What if the mystery of the lost Roman legion wasn’t just history… but a mirror of what’s happening today? In this week’s episode, Charlie and special guest host John Miller unpack one of history’s strangest disappearances — 10,000 elite Roman soldiers who may have marche...

🎣 Waders & Wives: The Dead Cat Story, Marriage, & Faith in Real Life | CFP Ep.49 Who knew you can’t put a dead cat in a trash can? 💀 This week, the Casting Faith crew brings their wives into the studio for an episode packed with laughs, marriage stories, and faith that meets real life. From sourdough disasters to why the wives stopped fishing, it’s raw, funny, and full of heart. 🎧 Liste...

🌎 The world feels crazy — domes in the ocean, stones that move on their own, even a viral Panama meteorite. But faith, even the size of a mustard seed, can change everything. In this episode: 🏆 Sweatember champ revealed 🎉 Giveaway winner announced 🌊 Strange signs — domes, stones & viral meteors 🌱 Bible Word — Mustard seed faith that takes root 🎙️ Episode 48 of The Casting Faith Podcast —...

This week, Charlie and David dive into one of the wildest headlines yet: a 17-year-old duct-taping fish to ATMs 🐟💸. We also talk about Coca-Cola’s top-secret vault (one of only nine places on earth you can’t go) 🥤🔒, and recap everything from Battlefield Student Weekend ⚡. Plus, a word on what it means to live bold and stand strong in what you believe. 🎧 New episodes every week → YouTube, Spo...

Ohio had a Blood Moon 🌕, Starbucks Pumpkin Spice tastes like hotdog water 🤢, and some say giants are buried under the Serpent Mound 🐍💀. Charlie & David dive into the chaos: end-times signs, giants in the Bible vs. Ohio legends, and why pumpkin spice went from undefeated to Ball Park Frank latte. Plus a 90s nostalgia Overrated/Underrated game 🍂 and a Bible lesson on how to live ready — bec...

What happens when you chase something in the wrong season? 🎣 Charlie hit the Grand River for steelhead… and got completely skunked. But sometimes God lets us wait — because faith out of season is still faith in progress. In this episode of The Casting Faith Podcast , Charlie and David break down what it means to live ready: ⚡ The man who survived 14 months lost at sea ⚡ Why Israel’s shortcut wo...

What if everything you remember … is wrong? 🤯 From Sinbad’s genie movie to Fruit of the Loom’s missing cornucopia, Charlie and David dive headfirst into the wild world of the Mandela Effect. Are these just faulty memories, or is something deeper going on? In this episode of The Casting Faith Podcast , we break down viral examples of mass misremembering — and connect it back to what Scripture says...

What happens when Walmart sells radioactive shrimp… Cracker Barrel redesigns their logo… and your podcast launches a fitness challenge scarier than glowing seafood? 🤯 In this episode of The Casting Faith Podcast , Charlie and David dive into three viral stories shaking up the internet — and connect it all back to a challenge that could change your body and your faith: Sweattember . Along the way...

This is the story of a Chicken McNugget turning into a record-breaking bass catch in Texas — and how faith, family, and fun anchor us through it all. This week, we break down wild fishing stories, including John’s bowfin with teeth, and share laughs, faith, and messy moments you’ll relate to. 🎣 In This Episode: • A Texas angler lands a 7-lb largemouth bass on a Chicken McNugget • John hauls in a...

This is the story of how God can take a life in the middle of change and turn it into a testimony of faith, family, and leadership. In this episode, Brother Brian Rentsch—FAC Tallmadge Men’s Director—shares his journey from visiting church for the first time to being baptized, filled with the Holy Ghost, and leading others. We talk about conviction moments, parenting, building a godly home, and th...

What happens when you hit rock bottom… and God still has a plan for your life? In this episode of The Casting Faith Podcast , Charlie and Sean sit down with Marcus Richardson , owner of Two Clever Fellas — an Ohio-based junk removal, moving, and Christmas light installation company. Marcus shares his powerful testimony of growing up in church, walking away, and how God brought him back stronger th...

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