When he was 12 years old, Ron Alterio's father was sent to prison and the foundation of his life crumbled beneath his feet. Despite growing up Catholic, he renounced his faith figuring he could do life on his own.

Over time, and having to navigate his wife's cancer diagnosis and a failed business, Ron realized he couldn't fix everything.

Eventually, while on vacation, Ron found himself being "called" into a small bookstore and discovered a book that renewed his faith. In that moment, he gave his life to Jesus Christ.

Today, Ron is a well-established leader in the commercial health and fitness industry while also serving to lead a men's ministry at his church to help men show up better for themselves so they can show up better for others.

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Having suffered migraines for ~40 years that, eventually, led to being disabled as a result of a football injury, Jeff Zink found himself awake in the middle of the night on December 24th, 2020. He couldn't live like this anymore and he knew it.

During his prayer, Jesus appeared before Jeff and promised, "I'm going to break your headaches, I'm going to restore your health, and send him to Congress to represent My people." Since that fateful encounter, he hasn't experienced any pain.

Today, Jeff is running for the U.S. Congress representing Congressional District 3 for Arizona, guided by the core principles of faith, family, and the fundamental freedoms guaranteed to all Americans. We need more patriots like him to step up!

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In a world where being a Christ follower is growing less popular than ever, it’s time to push back. 

It’s time for Christ followers to step up and answer God’s call on their lives and not cower in the face of culture.

It’s time to celebrate mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, sisters and brothers. 

It’s time to encourage others to look more like Jesus, moment-to-moment, day-to-day.

The It’s Not My Credit to Take Podcast explores the awe and wonder of how God shows up in the lives of strong, principled, Christ followers from all walks of life.

The impact God’s had in each of their lives is amazing and their stories are inspirational. 

It is my sincere hope their stories of pushing into and through the struggle and adversity in their lives moves you to start your own conversation with God, rekindle your relationship with God, or reinforce your relationship with God.

Get ready to laugh, to cry, and to be transformed. It’s time to give credit to The One who makes all this possible.

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Ascending toward heaven, Calvin Cassady’s soul felt the weight of sin and Satan leaving him in favor of love, warmth, and pastel colors. Upon his arrival, having died in a fiery car crash, he “had words” with God about what his job on earth would be the rest of his life.

Suddenly, Calvin was sent back to fulfill God’s assignment by spreading His story of hope in a faith-starved world. A good part of that story was for him to share his near-death experience, having been helped by a traveling minister and a EMT certified utility worker that arrived at the scene of the accident out of the mist and disappeared just as quickly.

Calvin’s journey of experiencing guardian angels, physical death, heaven, and God as a teenager transformed his life in numerous ways, most notably that “love holds everything together.” He commits to spending the rest of his life delivering that message.

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Retired pastor, business leader, and author, Dub Karriker, grew up going to church because it was just something he, his family, and his friends did. At the age of 15, during the Jesus Revolution that swept the nation, he had an encounter with Jesus Christ and gave his life to Him.

During his college years, however, Dub got angry with God and drifted from his faith and sought to negotiate with God by saying, "I'll leave you alone if you leave me alone." The Lord, however, refused to negotiate. This eventually led him into pastoral ministry where he observed accumulated pain and misunderstandings, leaving many people to deconstruct their faith in the pursuit of the truth and healing.

Today, Dub continues his work by helping people rekindle their trust in the church. As part of this work, he authored What is Church? Finding the Love of God in the Unique Community of Jesus and believes that people inside and outside the church should relearn what God intended the church to be according to Jesus Christ and the Bible.

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Throughout his life, Dwaine Canova's experiences have been outside of deliberate effort. From being told he would never serve in the military because of a medical condition to being drafted to serve during the Vietnam War to teaching at West Point to ending up at the Wharton School of Business, his journey has been one where God shows up unexpectedly.

Today, Dwaine is the CEO of Zynity Leadership and the Zynity Leadership Institute where he and his team helps reshape executive team performance to lead more effectively. He is also the author of 7 books, ranging from business to leadership to faith. All of this is amazing considering he grew up poor in Imperial Valley, California to depression-era parents that were not church goers.

A consummate student of world religions, Dwaine has come to learn that religion shapes how people live their lives, but to sift through and appreciate Jesus Christ, each person should ask themselves: "Which teaching am I going to base my death on?" An insightful perspective to be sure.

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42 minutes. That's how long paramedics were working to keep Pastor Steve Alessi alive after he suffered a heart attack in 2007. Despite serving The Lord in Pastoral ministry for more than 30 years, he found himself face-to-face with what came next.

Over the next 3 years, Pastor Steve was gripped with intense fear, finding himself in self-preservation mode and barely having faith in himself. Fraught with self-blame and guilt over making decisions earlier in life that led to his heart attack, he grounded in the promise of God even though his journey with God was tested.

Today, alive and full of health, Pastor Steve counsels others on how to push into the struggle and adversity of life so they may come out the other side stronger and more faithful. And he can attest, from firsthand experience, how the power of prayer, the love of his wife and children, and God's grace can overcome even life's most daunting challenges.

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Growing up on a farm in Iowa, JW Rayhons is no stranger to hard work and frigid winters. In 1997, he traded in the cold for the warmth of the Arizona desert and began a career as a financial investment advisor to help others create the lifestyle they want and to live more abundantly.

JW believes that a person's level of wealth correlates to their level of gratitude and he offers a number of practical approaches people can take to be more intentional with practicing gratitude, with a specific emphasis on engaging in activities that put our mind at rest.

He also notes that being grateful requires being of service to others, using the gifts God gave us, and being open to receive the gifts we are given. He does this through giving back by coaching youth sports and lives by the motto: "When you look for the good in people, you'll find it."

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As the 7th of 9 children, Evangelist Joseph Jeremiah grew up in a Christian home in Nigeria. Even though he grew up with parents who knew God, he was not interested in becoming a minister.

Despite getting saved in 1995, Joseph deviated from God in his youth where he hung out with criminals, almost joined a gang, and was being initiated into a cult. By the grace of God, fortunately, he found his way back to The Lord and, in 2014, started his formal ministry.

Today, Joseph is a loving husband and father, and he has a passion for winning souls to Jesus Christ. His ministry brings a message of hope to those who have no hope to break the yoke of darkness through the power in the name of Jesus Christ.

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In 2014, Darryl Rodgers's son, Chase, was killed in a drug impaired car accident, which was the horrific outcome to the life of a young man battling a substance use disorder.

Growing up the son of a Southern Baptist Preacher, Darryl had never been directly exposed to addiction. While is father counseled members of the community about alcohol abuse, his son's addictions rocked the family to their core.

After Chase's death, Darryl wanted to learn more and to serve, and his faith in God never wavered. Subsequently, he is a Family Recovery Coach, teaching parents steps they can take to give their child the best opportunity at prevention and recovery.

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