A Stronger Faith

While serving as a church pastor, Jonathan McKinney learned of some atrocities committed against his family in their former church that sent him and his family into a spiritual tailspin. The fallout cost them everything, eventually landing Jonathan in prison. And it was in prison that God stepped in and rebuilt Jonathan. Today, he shares his story with us.

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On July 15th, 2015 Ernie Spiller, a man strong in his faith and for no apparent reason, came face to face with a new understanding of the spiritual life that most of us can only imagine. It happened through his attempted murder. Ernie believes God deeply reshaped him that day, and today, he shares all of it with us.

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God speaks to people, including you. Sometimes we know it right away. Many times we don’t recognize it, or for any number of reasons, we dismiss it. Today, Pastor Fred Schuckert joins us for a really neat conversation about hearing God when He speaks.

Amazon links to books mentioned in this conversation

Hearing God - Peter Lord

Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God - Henry Blackaby

Since early in their marriage, Chris and Jean Petersen have opened their home and their lives to discipling other people that God has placed in their path. Today, they share how they came to know this level of discipleship, and the universal spiritual truth that burns in their spirit to live in this way.

Amazon links to books mentioned in this episode:

Five Traits of a Christ-Follower - Doug Nuenke

The Lost Art of Disciple Making - Leroy Eims

The Master Plan of Evangelism - Robert E. Coleman

Secrets of the Vine - Bruce Wilkinson

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Caleb Parette reached a place in his life where anything was fair game in his quest for emotional security and ultimately power. It wouldn’t be long before the stage would be set for a spiritual war that will blow your mind.  Today Caleb Parette joins us to share the intense details of his spiritual war, and how God pulled him out.

To watch the Ask Documentary on addiction and codependency (it's really good), click here or visit askdocumentary.com.

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Chris Ziebach is leading the charge to save children who are survivors of sexual exploitation and human trafficking by building a facility dedicated to breathing life back into the young victims of human trafficking. Today, Chris shares how God broke into her life in a time when she wasn’t looking for Him, how He transformed her, and the remarkable way He called her to a mission she knew nothing about.

Books mentioned by Chris:
Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption - Katie J. Davis, Beth Clark

Pearl in the Sand - Tessa Afshar

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At 27 years old, Emily and Brady King were rocked with the news that Emily had developed stage 3 colon cancer just as they were starting their life together. Episode 48 drops us right into the middle of a couple’s fight for life, and the mission to which God has called them.

To learn more about, and to support Fighting With Hope, Emily and Brady’s nonprofit that provides hope and highly tailored support to chemotherapy patients, please visit fightingwithhope.com.

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Amazon links to books mentioned in this episode:

Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense - Paul David Tripp

The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who Have Lived the Longest - Dan Buettner

On September 15, 2000 Kathy Poore was set to deliver the family’s fourth child without complication. The events that would transpire that afternoon and in the following weeks jolted her life course in ways she could have never imagined, but gave rise to a faith and purpose that you’ll just need to hear for yourself.

To learn more about, and support the Hank Poore Foundation, please visit www.hankpoorefoundation.org

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Eric Perry has lived through some incredibly painful experiences, including the loss of both his parents, a painful and chronic disease, and a surgery with a survival rate of less than 25% that’s so brutal, it required four months in the hospital for recovery. Today, he tells how God used his storm to shape his purpose.

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Today’s episode travels the road of a marriage bound for inevitable divorce, but revived by God’s presence and grace, and by God-established concepts that seem counterintuitive in the modern world.  Daniel and Tatum Buckhannan join us to open the doors of their marriage to share how God saved it, and how He can save yours.

Amazon links to books mentioned in the episode:

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts - Gary Chapman

The Power of a Praying Wife - Stormie Omartian

Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God - Henry T. Blackaby

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