When Toni Collier was young, her family experienced a traumatic event that forced her to grow up fast. She had to take control in order to ensure the survival of the people around her. It was a heavy burden and by the time she was a teen, that weight was too much. She set out on a path of destruction that included drinking, drugs, and toxic relationships. Even meeting Jesus didn’t really change her life. Real change didn’t happen until Toni was willing to surrender everything. Toni is the founde...
Jul 07, 2023•35 min
In 2022, Ben Fuller was a singer and songwriter just beginning his career in Christian music. His song “Who I Am” has been played on stations around the country. He grew up on a dairy farm in Vermont as a well-liked kid who seemed to have it all together. But he always struggled to earn his father’s approval. On the inside, he felt an emptiness that left Ben searching for something to fill the hole. He tried relationships, alcohol, cocaine, and even “making it” in country music. With each new th...
Jun 30, 2023•47 min
Infertility is more common than we might imagine. One in six couples struggles to conceive, and yet it can be a very lonely experience. Taylor and Lindsey Hohulin had always assumed they would have children. They were healthy and they came from families with lots of kids. So when they had trouble conceiving, it was surprising. Taylor and Lindsey have experienced the highs and lows of an infertility journey. They have been optimistic, disappointed, full of hope and full of grief. When you long fo...
Jun 23, 2023•58 min
Jon Reddick is a singer and worship leader who writes songs of hope and healing, like “God, Turn It Around” and “I Believe It.” There was a time when the hurts and hard parts of life left him questioning, is God’s plan always good? Would the dreams planted in Jon’s heart ever really happen? He seriously considered leaving music behind. But God used encounters with 2 strangers to affirm Jon’s purpose and change his life.
Jun 16, 2023•36 min
When it comes to addiction, freedom comes through surrender. Scott Spiezio had always been a “goal guy,” setting goals, working hard and finding success. The son of a major league baseball player, he grew up with his hopes set on playing in the big leagues. He won two World Series Championships with the Anaheim Angels and the St. Louis Cardinals in his 12 years in the major leagues. But an injury, a move away from the tight-knit community of believers that had surrounded him, and the pressures o...
Jun 09, 2023•51 min
Scott Hamilton is one of the most recognized male figure skating stars in the world, winning four World Championships and Olympic gold in 1984. He is a three-time cancer survivor, television broadcaster, motivational speaker, and more. Scott says failure is the thing that has fueled much of his success. God used the challenge of Scott’s journey with cancer to get his attention and to grab his heart.
Jun 02, 2023•34 min
Long before Page Turner began transforming houses on HGTV shows like “Flip or Flop,” “Rock the Block,” and “Fix My Flip,” she experienced the transformation of her own heart. Raised by her agnostic mother, she was exposed to many different religions as a child. But at 19, she met Jesus. As a single mother and sole provider for 3 young daughters, she desperately needed God to transform her life. Along the way she became a real estate broker, entrepreneur, and TV host, as she learned to follow God...
May 26, 2023•50 min
Austin French grew up in church, but for a long time he despised Christians. It seemed religion was all about pretending your life was perfect, and Austin’s life was anything but that. Living with an abusive father, he learned to hide his bruises and put on a smile. He swore when he was old enough, he would run as far as his cynicism would take him. But an encounter with Jesus at 13 changed Austin’s heart, and he committed to using his musical talents to telling people about Him. After appearing...
May 19, 2023•38 min
Helen Smallbone and her husband David were living in Australia when David’s business unexpectedly collapsed. With 6 kids, they took an enormous leap of faith and moved to the United States with everything they owned packed in 16 suitcases. Within a couple of months, David’s new job fell through. They were forced to live by faith and to trust God in ways they never had before. Helen is the mother of Rebecca St. James and Joel and Luke Smallbone of For King & Country, along with 4 other amazin...
May 12, 2023•50 min
In 2006, 18-year-old Katie Davis traveled to Uganda for the first time. The people captivated her heart and within a year Katie was back in Uganda. Over the next 13 years, Katie founded Amazima Ministries, became a mom to 13 beautiful girls by the time she was 23, and married her husband Benji Majors. Her books, “Kisses from Katie” and “Daring to Hope” became New York Times best sellers. Her story of taking baby steps of faith and seeing both the mountain-top highs and heartbreaking lows of mini...
May 05, 2023•43 min
Susie Larson is a bestselling author, speaker, and host of the popular radio show/podcast Susie Larson Live on the Faith Radio Network. She is a woman known for her wisdom. That wisdom has come through challenging life experiences. The trauma she faced as a child left her feeling afraid and bracing for the next bad thing. But God had a plan for healing her wounds and equipping her to share her story, helping thousands along the way. Susie is the author of more than 20 books and devotionals, incl...
Apr 28, 2023•43 min
In early 1970, a small group of hippies walked into a church in Costa Mesa, California and helped change Christian music forever. The Jesus Movement had begun on the West Coast, kicking off a spiritual awakening that swept the nation. Chuck Girard was at the center of it. He was a talented musician looking for answers to the meaning of life. He threw off traditional religion, became a hippie, and embraced drugs as the path to finding spiritual truth. Chuck is one of the founding members of Love ...
Apr 21, 2023•55 min
When there is deception in marriage, how can you rebuild trust? For more than 20 years Mark and Jill Savage had served in ministry; Mark as a pastor, and Jill as the founder and director of Hearts at Home, a ministry for moms. Their marriage had good seasons and hard seasons. But in what the Savages describe as their darkest year, they faced infidelity and were headed for divorce. How could the pieces of their shattered life be put together again? Today Mark and Jill are passionate about encoura...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Tarn Cross believes God has hard-wired us for adventure. When Tarn and her husband Matt had a young family in Australia, they began to grow restless. Their church experience seemed more like dry religion than a relationship with the Creator of the Universe. That’s when God led them to their first mission experience in Uganda. Within days of arriving, they realized what they thought would be an adventure was actually going to require radical faith and trust. Today Tarn is a leader who has travele...
Apr 07, 2023•46 min
As co-founder of She Reads Truth , Amanda Bible Williams has helped women around the world read God’s Word every day. She believes in the power of the Bible to transform lives and sustain us through difficult times. A few years after launching She Reads Truth , Amanda and her husband David began the process of adopting their son Toby, who was born with a heart defect. That journey has included both amazing miracles and exhausting suffering, and seeing how God is close through it all....
Mar 31, 2023•52 min
When Cedric Hardimon faced tragedy as a teenager, his friends challenged him. Would he walk away from his faith or would that experience solidify what he believed? A common thread throughout Cedric’s life has been seeing how God uses it ALL – the successes, the things that look like failures, the mountain tops, and the desert experiences. Somehow God can work all of it together for good. Today Cedric is a pastor at Life Church East Kansas City and he serves as the chaplain for the Oklahoma City ...
Mar 24, 2023•35 min
When police knocked on Pastor Monte Gannon’s door, he never could have imagined it was the start of something beautiful. Everything his church-owned was packed in a trailer that had been stolen and burned to the ground. As Monte prayed, he remembered two things- desperate people do desperate things, and God can take what was meant for evil and turn it for good. In a video that went viral, Monte reached out to whoever was responsible for the crime saying, “You are valuable. God has hope for you. ...
Mar 17, 2023•50 min
For years there has been a stigma around issues of mental health, including in the Church. For many of us, we assume depression and anxiety are issues we can fix, if we just read the Bible or pray more. Lydia Laird knew God was calling her to write and perform music about her faith, but she was struggling with depression, anxiety and panic attacks. For much of her life she carried shame because she just couldn’t fix it.
Mar 10, 2023•37 min
The Outpouring at Asbury University began with a small group of students who stayed after chapel to worship and pray. Over the course of the next 2 weeks, some estimate as many as 50,000 people came to Wilmore, Kentucky to be a part of it. On February 23rd, the university officially stopped hosting public services. If you weren’t among the 50,000 who experienced it, today’s show will give you a glimpse. In this episode, we talk with people who came from hundreds and thousands of miles to visit A...
Mar 03, 2023•46 min
On February 8, 2023, a normal chapel service for students at Asbury University turned into something extraordinary. A small group of students stayed afterward and began sharing struggles, confessing sin, and praying for each other. From those humble beginnings, an outpouring of God’s love and presence began and within days thousands had traveled from across the U.S. and beyond to experience it. Host Meridith Foster traveled to Wilmore, Kentucky to hear about it from the students themselves....
Feb 23, 2023•47 min
Jeremy Camp is a singer and songwriter whose story has been told in music and in a movie about his life. One of his most well-known songs is a simple but powerful declaration of faith. "I Still Believe" was written in a time of deep heartache and grief. As a young man, he had to make a choice. Would he trust that God is good even when life is not or walk away from his faith? That heartbreaking season forged a faith that is the foundation of Jeremy’s life.
Feb 17, 2023•27 min
Ryan Otto wanted the fairytale marriage and family that he missed out on as a child. But there was one problem- he was paralyzed by the fear of choosing the wrong person or repeating his parents’ mistakes. Mary Jane was confident of one thing- she would never marry a pastor. It seemed to be an impossible situation, but it was actually an only-God-could-do-this kind of love story.
Feb 10, 2023•38 min
After experiencing dysfunction and hurt, Tasha Layton left church and set out on a search for truth. That journey led her back to Jesus and a call to use her musical talents. As a gifted worship leader, God opened doors in music but not what Tasha had imagined. She found herself on American Idol and touring the world as a backup singer for Katy Perry, before finding her home writing worship songs and books to help others experience the freedom she found.
Feb 03, 2023•30 min
Christine O’Dell’s world slowly shrank as she lived with a fear of fear. Panic disorder, anxiety, and agoraphobia lead her to impose restrictions on anything that might trigger an attack. For more than two decades she never traveled more than 15 miles from home. Their kids’ out-of-town games, relatives' funerals, college visits for their kids, visiting elderly parents- she could do none of these. Christine and her husband Les learned to function, but never to be free from the fear that ruled the...
Jan 27, 2023•57 min
Praying for healing can be tricky. Sometimes we pray and see miraculous results. Sometimes we pray and it seems like God isn’t listening. Weez Stockton loves to pray. She has used her voice for decades on the radio, leading worship, and praying for others. She has been both the pray-er, and the one prayed for; especially during the long years when she faced multiple health challenges. If you deal with chronic illness, her story will inspire you to pray and give you hope.
Jan 20, 2023•49 min
When you work in the fashion industry, image is everything. As a young woman, Hannah Corwin moved to London and began working as a photographer in the fashion industry. It was an environment where it was easy to get caught up in believing you are what brand you wear. Image meant everything, and her identity was completely wrapped up in her job. Today Hannah works in Nashville, shooting artists and musicians in the country music and Christian music industries. Along the way, God got hold of her h...
Jan 13, 2023•45 min
Marcus Rixon grew up in a 12’ x 6’ home with no running water in Kolkata, India. One of the challenges he faced was the box that kids like Marcus grew up in- a box that defined him and his potential. But his parents prayed for a way out of poverty, and the first answer to that prayer was sponsorship through One Child that allowed him to go to school. It was the beginning of a series of events that radically changed the trajectory of his life.
Jan 06, 2023•43 min
Jo Saxton is one of those people who seems naturally gifted to lead. She’s an author, speaker, podcast host, and leadership coach. But the early years of her life were filled with experiences that fed a deep insecurity. Her gifts and talents were buried beneath the weight of the baggage she carried. If you’ve ever questioned whether God could use even you, you’ll want to hear Jo’s story.
Dec 30, 2022•32 min
Have you ever felt God’s presence? The Bible says one of the names of Jesus is Emmanuel, which means “God with us.” In this special Christmas episode of The Unfolding, we asked our guests to share stories of how they have experienced God’s presence in supernatural ways. We hear stories from worship leaders Paul and Hannah McClure, Mike Weaver from Big Daddy Weave, Pam Peoples, and Katie Brink, with special contributions from Mallary Hope and Sisters & Company.
Dec 21, 2022•56 min
When Mike Donehey thinks about Christmas as a kid, he can’t remember the gifts he received most years. But one Christmas stands out. It was the year there were no presents in the Donehey family. His parents came to the Donehey kids with a proposition – they could afford Christmas presents or surgery to save their dog, Sam. Mike talks about how sometimes, not getting what we hope for, can be a gift. Mike is the former lead singer of Tenth Avenue North and author of “Finding God’s Life for My Will...
Dec 16, 2022•29 min
