The Unfolding

Kayla Gahagan shares about the Radical Joy  she discovered as she shifted her focus from being a career mom to a stay-at-home mom. After avoiding a near tragedy with a bathtub incident, she felt God's pull to go all-in. As a mom of four, she's sacrificed aspects of a career in journalism, laying down and surrendering, and somehow, God used her writing career in ways she never could have anticipate...

  Stephen McWhirter grew up watching his traveling evangelist dad live a double life .  He was one man behind the pulpit and abusive to Stephen's mother at home .  Stephen decided that if God was real, He wasn't good .  His earthly father and his heavenly father became the villains in his story .  Angry and rebellious, Stephen fell into addiction, eventually addicted to meth for six years. But one...

April Wilson is a morning show host on Christian radio in Waterloo, Iowa. In this episode, she shares two deeply personal stories intertwining addiction and motherhood. The first tale recounts April's own struggle with addiction, her journey to faith, and the life-saving gift she gave her mother through an organ donation. The second story shines a light on April's daughter's battle with addiction...

  Motherhood is a journey of faith that requires trusting God  and   fighting battles on behalf of children. In this episode, we are sharing the stories of three brave women who have cared for, advocated for, and fiercely loved children . Through the stories of Courtney Smallbone , Lana Vasquez, and Kathey Garrison, we see that mothers come in many forms – biological, foster/adoptive, and those wh...

Jemimah Wright shares a story of finding her now husband, and God's faithfulness being evident throughout this narrative. It includes her dad, Instagram, her passion for journaling, and hearing God's voice.

  Hanai is a Hawaiian term for "adopted" or "chosen" family and  it is a really effective way to describe Ryan and Sara Senters . When Ryan was younger, he was all about chasing significance. But the n God gave him a heart for vulnerable kids . In their 17 years of marriage, Ryan and Sara have been parents to 11 kids- two biological and nine foster kids they have adopted . But their passion and wi...

David Smallbone is the father of Luke and Joel Smallbone (For King and Country) and Rebecca St. James. In today's short story, he shares about his family's journey from Australia to Nashville. After losing everything on a large Christian tour, David's family moved to the U.S. to pursue greater opportunities. But when they got there, they faced even more hardship, until they finally found provision...

  Helen  Smallbone and her husband David were living in Australia when hi s business unexpectedly collapsed .  With six kids, they took an enormous leap of faith and moved to the United States with everything they had in 16 suitcases .  Within a couple of months, David's new job fell through .  They were forced to live by faith and trust God in ways they never had before .  Helen is the mother of...

Rebekah Albaugh recounts the rich legacy of faith that precedes her, beginning with her grandparents, who first met at a Moody Bible Institute rally in the 1940s. This legacy continued with her parents, who remained steadfast in their devotion to Jesus until their final moments. Tragedy struck when Rebekah lost her father at the young age of 18, yet her mother never stopped praising God. Even as h...

  True, lasting change is hard .  When we are trying to change in our own strength, it can feel impossible. Christopher Cook is a pastor, leadership coach, podcast host, and author who is passionate about transformation .  As a young man, he experienced great adversity that resulted in depression, anxiety, and panic attacks .  For some people, those challenges could have resulted in losing faith i...

Johnathon Eltrevoog shares how God has remained faithful, even when he's felt undeserving or unworthy.

  Jenn Pooler had always tried to play by the rules .  Like many of us, she believed if she did all the right things then God would protect her from bad things .  For Jenn, it was about trying to be in control .  When she was 17, she was in a bus accident that altered her life forever and left her angry. Why would God allow this bad thing to happen? She never imagined God could take something bad...

Ally shares her and her family's journey of adding Grace (Baby Snow) to their family through an adoption in China. God provided, grew their family, and even gave Ally a dream that wowed her when it all came to pass.

Abby Mingus says torment is the best way to describe her mental state during decades of addiction .  For years she was chasing the next high, driven by desperation to keep the feelings of torment at bay. During one of her lowest moments, she jumped off an overpass onto a busy interstate, trying to quiet her demons .   At first, drugs helped her escape from fear, depression and loneliness .  But wh...

  After Andrew Ripp's family broke apart, he moved to California just to get away .  His alcohol addiction eventually led to the destruction of every important relationship in his life .  He had grown up in religion, but never had a relationship with a g od who could help .  He was alone and desp e rate .   But Andrew says even the broken and difficult things in life can be a blessing if they stee...

Alexandra Hope Craig courageously shares the journey she embarked on while navigating her husband John's brave battle with cancer, which ultimately ended in his passing.

  By the time Christine  D'Clario was a young girl, she had experienced more than her share of brokenness. She suffered sexual abuse, the death of her alcoholic father, her mother's remarriage, moving from the only home she'd known in New York to Puerto Rico, and then bullying and re jection . By the time Christine was a teenager, she was angry with God .  She couldn't imagine He would take the br...

Ken Guidroz is the author of "Letters to My Son in Prison".  At one point, Ken was a pastor, and he never thought he'd have to worry about his kids ending up in serious trouble, let alone prison. After his middle son, leading a wayward life, became addicted to heroin, this led to a car crash resulting in the taking of another man's life. That led to a series of letters to his son in prison, a road...

  Nikki Davis discovered her passion for Hip Hop radio when she was in college .  She was good at it. She loved it and couldn't imagine doing anything else .  But a series of failed relationships and jobs that just didn't satisfy made it clear, she was longing for more .  Then she started growing in her relationship with Jesus .  Her life and priorities changed .  Nikki realized she couldn't stay...

Speaking on strength in weakness, Karis Meier lives with Lyme Disease. "So I know my story  isn't over and it's not the fairy tale ending that I would hope for. But, I can see how God is working, and I know his promises won't fail me and that I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living because that is what He promises."

  One hard event after another marked the childhood and early adult years of Molly Stillman. After serving as an army nurse in Vietnam, Molly's mother was diagnosed with a fatal disease related to exposure to Agent Orange .  At 21, Molly received an unexpected inheritance which she squandered in less than two years .   Molly's go-to coping mechanism was humor, so she masked her pain and depression...

Sally Tuxhorn's Dad rejected Jesus for 85 years, but 9 hours before passing, he accepted Him. Sally praises God for this miraculous change. Sally is a children's pastor at Trinity Nazarene in Illinois .  

When Samuel Worden was 14 his life tragically changed in an instant. It devastated his family and his faith. Why would a good God allow this kind of pain? The hurt, sadness, and anger seemed like an impossible barrier between him and Jesus. But when he desperately needed a father's love, Samuel had an encounter that changed him forever.

Bill Sammons wanted to start a Christian radio station, but there was a lot of opposition in his Delaware town. So much so, that Bill was attacked by a man named Spyro. He was beaten and thought he was going to die. That's not the end of the story, though. Through God's help, Bill was able to launch the station, and Spyro did a full turnaround and even requested to be baptized by Bill's father who...

    In a moment your life can change forever.  Bret Beherns was a guy with a dream, a plan, and the drive to make it all happen.  As a teenager, he knew exactly what he wanted to do.  His dream job was to think, talk, and write about sports every day.  He was on his way to achieving that dream when a near-death accident altered the course of his life.  One day while he was working to help construc...