The Unfolding

  John Prince never set out to sell olive oil .   He just wanted to help people in Illinois, around the world, anywhere God pointed. When finances got tight, John feared his impact might be over. But God brought a new opportunity: importing Sabba Oil to help families in Lebanon keep working and providing for their loved ones. The results are not guaranteed. But John is choosing to trust God in the...

Rebecca Nichols Alonzo's childhood was built on faith and family, yet marked by fear .   For years, her family was targeted by a man from their church who terrorized them with threats, harassment, and violence. Then one night, the unthinkable happened. Her mother was killed, and Rebecca's world was shattered.   Years later, the man responsible reached out with a shocking question: "Will you forgiv...

"God decided… I'm gonna have you be a play-by-play voice in the NFL… even though you've never done it in your life." Paul Allen didn't take the usual path to the broadcast booth. He went from horse racing to becoming the voice of the Minnesota Vikings. His passion made him go viral, but his greatest transformation didn't happen on the mic. It happened when Jesus became real to him after 52 years o...

    What do you do when life takes everything, your home, your job, even your hope? Cory Nickols knows those struggles intimately. Raised in a Christian home, he thought he understood who he was, but trauma, loss, and doubt left him questioning everything, including his value. One heartfelt prayer, "God, I want to know You," set him on a journey through what he calls The Breaking, The Crushing, an...

"My little boy, who was one, was in our goldfish pond."   A fall afternoon on the farm turned from laughter to panic.   When Sarah Philpott's one-year-old slipped toward danger, her four-year-old daughter heard a whisper from God that changed everything.   This short story is about paying attention, seeing God's mercy, and staying present in the life He has given.   Sarah's latest children's book:...

  When country artist Granger Smith and his wife, Amber Smith, lost their three-year-old son, River, their world shattered. In her darkest moments, Amber found herself on the bathroom floor, crying out to God, desperate for hope. That heartbreak became the beginning of redemption .   Now the author of "The Girl on the Bathroom Floor" and host of the Arise with Amber podcast, Amber shares how God m...

      "I  don't trust eyewitnesses. Eyewitnesses often lie."   Homicide detective J. Warner Wallace was on a search for truth that changed his life. Reading the Gospels through the lens of investigation, he discovered that the eyewitness accounts of Jesus aligned just the way truthful testimony does. In this episode, the respected apologist and author of Cold Case Christianity shares how evidence...

  Peter Burton was a young kid with a loving family and a faith-filled childhood, but by middle school, anxiety and OCD began to creep into his life. For years, therapy and treatment helped him manage, but by the time he hit adulthood, the weight of fear and panic attacks became overwhelming. As a worship pastor, he would lead people in songs about God's goodness, then get in his car and break dow...

"I love you, and there's nothing you can do about it." Kids make mistakes. Sometimes accidents leave scars that last forever. For John O'Leary, one choice with fire left him burned  and disabled.  What should have been only tragedy became a story of grace. His family and his community surrounded him, but it was his father's voice in the hospital that changed everything:  "I have never been so prou...

  A bused, rejected, and in foster care by 15, Phillis Dewitt's life was marked by childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and loss. By her teens, she was self-harming, suicidal, and convinced she was unwanted. But God wasn't finished with her story. Through a long journey of faith and healing, Phillis found belonging, became a foster mom to more than 100 children, and discovered how God can bring beauty...

"All these years later, that baseball has become an anchor for my faith." As a boy growing up in poverty on the South Side of Chicago, Mike Signorelli found escape in baseball. When his mom prayed a bold prayer for a signed White Sox ball, God answered in a way that would anchor Mike's faith for decades to come. Today, Mike leads V1 Church in New York, Miami, and Indiana, and he still carries that...

Content Warning: This episode deals with sexual addiction and mature themes; it may not be appropriate for younger listeners.   Blaine Bartel was a rising star in Christian ministry, hosting the nationally televised Fire by Nite , writing best-selling books, and leading one of the largest weekly student gatherings in America. But behind the platform and applause, Blaine was trapped in a 23-year st...

Dr. Jeff Myers of Summit Ministries has spent years helping young people face hard questions, discern truth, and find their identity in Christ. Charlie Kirk longed to be remembered for courage in his faith, and part of that courage was speaking to students directly. His voice has now been silenced, but the legacy of reaching the rising generation continues. In this episode, Jeff shares stories of...

He was an alcoholic atheist and a country artist whose life was falling apart. Walker Hayes had written off faith and was running out of hope. Then came Craig—a friend whose relentless love, years of kindness, generosity, and one unforgettable gift made Walker start asking a question he'd avoided his whole life: What if Jesus really is who He says He is ?   In this episode of The Unfolding , Walke...

    "We decided that we are two hot  messes and we would just be better off if we made one big hot mess." That is how Jack and Sheila described their marriage in the middle of brokenness, after Sheila carried the weight of abortion for seven years and Jack battled decades of alcoholism.   But God stepped in. A Bible study introduced Sheila to "a Jesus who forgives the sin of abortion." And in chur...

  Darin Kinder was a U.S. Secret Service agent working inside the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. After the first tower was hit, he and fellow agents helped people evacuate. When Tower 2 began to collapse, Darin thought, "I'm dead." His next thought, one he believes came from the Holy Spirit, was a single word: "Run." That split-second decision began his mad dash for life .   But this st...

"I loved crack more than I loved anything."   After three decades of destruction, Jesus set Keith Weaver free in an instant. His testimony shows that the same God who restored his life can do the same for you.  

  After Andrew Ripp's family broke apart, he moved to California just to get away .  His addiction to alcohol 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 god who could help .  He was alone and desperate .  But Andrew says even the broken and difficult things in life can be a blessing, if they stee...

"If the only way to success is by compromising your convictions, would you still choose success?"     For Michael Seifert, founder of PublicSquare , that was not a hypothetical question. It was a test. With his company's future on the line, he was offered a massive investment on the condition that he silence his pro-life stance. His answer shaped not only PublicSquare but also the launch of EveryL...

  Naomi Raine has been singing about God since she was two and writing songs since she was seven. Her parents were worship leaders, so she  literally grew up going to rehearsals and hearing powerful worship songs .  Even before she was born, there was a word spoken over her parents that their children would bless the earth .  That word, combined with a stirring in Naomi, gave her a sense that God...

"I'm a female with a low voice." For Dr. Kathy Koch, that's meant navigating stereotypes and cultural confusion. But she's come to see it as God's perfect design, and now helps children do the same in Raising Gender-Confident Kids , her new book with Dr. Jeff Myers.  

  What do you do when your marriage feels impossible? When one person is chasing God and the other is chasing the party? John Wilson's story is a powerful reminder that no marriage is beyond hope. From a childhood marked by abuse to a relationship built on partying, addiction, and conflict, John and his wife Beth once seemed worlds apart.  Both were struggling with emptiness and destructive habits...

  Jake Weidmann is an artist whose mastery of calligraphy, drawing, painting, and wood carving has drawn hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views from viral videos. His book,  Old Soul, New Creation, calls us to slow down and see art as worship. Behind his breathtaking piece, The Old Rugged Cross, is a Good Friday moment he'll never forget . leading to "two burly men in the lumbery...

Life doesn't always turn out the way we planned. Rebekah Albaugh knows that all too well. After facing multiple heartbreaking losses, she could have walked away from her faith. But instead, she discovered something deeper: the steady, faithful presence of Jesus, even in the middle of unimaginable grief. In this episode of The Unfolding, Rebekah shares her story of loss, questions, surrender, and s...

  "I learned how to truly delight in Him…"   Those words weren't born in a peaceful season. They came from the valley. When Elle Cardel's daughter Selah was born with a life-threatening heart condition, everything changed.   Over time, those experiences became a message Elle felt called to share. That message is now at the heart of her new book, She Delights.