The Uncomfortable Truth

Mark Rodie, a friend and mentor of several previous guests on the show, comes on to tell his story. 

Iraq War Veteran Billy Weatherall was about to end it after the unspeakable things he had lived through, but the Lord was not done with him. Join Obie and Shaun as they hear his incredible story.

Veteran and licensed counselor Clint Davis recounts his own story, from childhood abuse to harrowing experiences in the Louisiana National Guard during Katrina, and how God has shaped his life to seek Biblical wholeness in his practice for kids and adults alike. This is one episode you won’t want to miss.

Kristen Ishihara has Shane and Obie on the show to share her life story of coming to Christ—and what it was like watching her husband Rich do the same. 

Mitch Singleton was at the end of his rope, about to end it. Then God met him in that moment. Join Shawn and Obie as they hear his incredible story—including how he met his wife Brittany, a recent guest on the show. 

Valorie Lurry was fourteen when a man she didn't know knocked on her door with a gun. What happened in the next twenty-four hours would rock her world but ultimately lead her closer to Christ and her captor closer to true forgiveness.

Melissa & Blake Nelson come on the podcast to talk about her recent trial with a kidney disease and how God provided in the most miraculous way. 

Bradley Payne never knew his dad, but he knew his mom—and several stepdads. From a young age he learned how to provide for his family but only after some more recent, extremely personal struggles has he seen God’s true hand over his whole life. Join Obie and Shaun as they hear Brad’s life story.

Shane and his wife Courtney sit down with Janae Shirley, head softball coach at East Texas Baptist University, to hear her story and what has brought her success in two national championships and the lives of her girls.

Shane sits down with Sean Spencer to hear his story of fighting the UFC and how the Lord caused him to ultimately face his greatest opponent: himself.

Shane and Obie sit down with Dr. J. Blair Blackburn, president of East Texas Baptist University, to hear how God has shaped him and his family’s path through several different trials and callings. 

Brandon Richardson shares his story of encountering God in the darkest moment of his life.

Brittney Singleton shares her incredible story with Shaun and Obie.

Blake Nelson from Heartlight Ministries is back on the show to dive a little deeper into his personal story—and how it shaped the way he works with kids at Heartlight today. 

Trevor & Lauren Owen come onto the show to share their story of redemption from addiction into life in Christ and how it has changed their family's story. 

Johnathan Morin shares his story—from a pastor to American Ninja Warrior—and the trials he experienced in between. 

Shane and Shaun sit down with Justin Wegner to unpack his journey to the Lord, the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and the lasting peace He found along the way. www.dayfortyone.com

Shane, Shaun, Obie, and Rich consider the term ‘legacy dad’ and what it might mean to fathers who are followers of Jesus. 

Glenn Johnson was a mentally unstable addict, the son of a preacher but living in a trash dump looking for a way out. Then God showed up. Kicking off Season 7, Shane and Shaun sit down with Alan Johnson and his brother Glenn to hear his incredible story. 

All of us were bullied when we were young—and we learned how to deal with it, right or wrong. Jesus was angry with the bullies of His day and yet He did not sin. How do we respond righteously to the bullies in our own lives?

Longtime friend and guest of the show Skeeter Ledbetter shares his harrowing ordeal with COVID and several other near-death experiences—and how his life has become wholly changed by encountering Jesus.

From husband, father, and church leader to addict with over forty arrests—Alan Johnson's life was in shambles. But the Lord was not done chasing after him.

There is so much pressure on our kids to choose their career paths in high school—and most go to college for a degree that they won’t end up using. Instead of stacking on the pressure, how can we better set our kids up to become who God made them to be?

Shane and Obie sit down with Daniel Norred, a man whose life has recently been transformed after a serious accident and a battle with an autoimmune disease.

Shaun and Obie sit down with Chris Baca, a friend and brother in Christ, to hear his life story.