Mike Seagraves had it rough. His childhood was marked with abuse, violence, and broken relationships. As he grew older, he pursued the normal American life: a good paying job, a wife and family, and leaving his past behind him. And then God began to interfere. How would this man respond when God proved to be more stubborn than he was? Would he give in and let God redeem his life? Or would he run from grace forever?

Who defines gender roles? Driven by her experiences of abuse and a broken home, Brittany Nieves came to the conclusion that it would be better to be a man than a woman. Then she was invited to a church where she found true and meaningful community. Confronted by the gospel she had to make a decision about who she was going to be. Would she accept what God said about her or tell God who she was?

For someone who grew up on the mission field in another country, Justin McKenzie was shocked when he felt God’s call to become a Missions Pastor at his church. His life had turned into a downward spiral and was headed straight for rock bottom when he finally surrendered to God’s plan for his life. From then on, he began to experience redemption and restoration like he had never known. God took Justin through his obstinance to new obedience in a way that Justin gets to share with all he comes into contact with.

Sometimes living on God’s timeline seems to make life more difficult. If we could just get to the thing God has called us to then we could get so much more done for the Kingdom, right? Ed and Janet Coffman have learned that waiting for God’s timing leads to fulfillment and opportunity that they never could have imagined. Through prayer they were able to lean on God and follow his direction, even when Satan was hard at work against them.

“Why God? Why me? Why us? Why our son?” Few things are more gut wrenching than the heart cry of a parent watching their newborn child fight to live. As Jeremy and Heidi Warren found out, God sometimes gives us more than we can handle, but walks with us through it all and sees us through to the other side where we are able to find purpose, meaning, and growth.

What is discipleship and why does the Bible make such a big deal about it? How do you do discipleship? These are questions AJ Gonzalez stumbled into as he found himself chasing his purpose in life. As a kid, he tried to make the best of his situation until profound loss broke him. Listen in as AJ talks about the power of letting go of your past and letting God take control of your life.

Betrayal. Brokenness. Barely hanging on. For Craig and Dawn Adams these words hit a little too close to home when describing the early days of their marriage. Can people change? Can you change your spouse? Is it all the other’s fault? Craig and Dawn found their answers, but it wasn’t easy or quick. Now their marriage looks different. Love. Forgiveness. Support. Full of hope.

How is life supposed to go when God makes it clear that he has a plan and purpose for your life? Does God only want happiness and ease for us? Jimmie Don Gibson wasn’t expected to live past the first day, but God had others plans. What happened from there took one turn after another, yet God demonstrated his love for Jimmie Don faithfully every step of the way.

What do you do when life puts you in the middle of pain, broken relationships, addiction, and hopelessness? You dread the familiar chorus of depression, isolation, and insecurity, yet it comes again and again. Join The Grove podcast this week as Lindsey Dail tells how she cried out to God to change her life. Only, the melody didn’t play out the way she expected.

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Randy Jeffers was a high school football referee for 48 years until a series of unexpected health tragedies took his career from him. Though he placed his faith in Jesus as a child, this season would test him beyond what he thought possible. In the last 15 years of his life Randy has faced extreme injury, the journey to recovery, restoration to his former post, and then the sudden ripping away of his beloved career.

What do you do when everything you have worked in and for over the past several decades is no longer in front of you? What do you do when the hardship seems to come again and again and again with no end in sight? Listen in as Randy shares his journey with us.