Wanting to quit and knowing how to quit are two very different things. Rose Ann Forte understands that gap from the inside. After years in corporate leadership and a private battle with alcohol, she reached a breaking point that became a turning point. What followed was a season of surrender, rebuilding, and discovering how Scripture and neuroscience together could support real, lasting transformation.In this episode, Rose Ann explains how her own experience led to the Choose Freedom® Program and a series of devotionals, books, and courses aimed at people who feel stuck in substances or life-interfering behaviors. She outlines the core ideas behind The Plans He Has for Me and Transformed by His Promises, showing how daily engagement with God’s word, paired with practical tools, helps rewire thought patterns and open the door to new choices. Rather than shame or quick fixes, her approach is rooted in grace, clarity, and small, steady steps.The conversation offers encouragement for anyone who has tried to change and slipped back, or who loves someone caught in a cycle they can’t seem to break. It’s a clear, compassionate look at how faith, honest preparation, and a renewed mind can work together to make freedom more than a wish—it can become a way of life.

Streaming platforms are filled with scripted drama, but some of the most gripping stories are the ones that actually happened. Mick Wienholt has built his life around listening to those real accounts—the moments when something unexplainable breaks into an ordinary day—and then helping people name what those experiences mean. As host of the When You Look show, he creates space for guests to ask a simple but demanding question: was that just coincidence, or was that God?In this episode, Mick reflects on his own journey through heartbreak, near-death, and unexpected grace, and how those seasons shaped his hunger to hear from others. He describes conversations with people who have come through grief, danger, or radical change, each standing at the same crossroads: dismiss the event as random, or recognize it as an invitation into a deeper relationship with Christ. Rather than forcing conclusions, Mick’s approach is to listen closely and let people discover, in their own words, what their stories reveal about faith, fear, and hope.For viewers who are tired of fictional escapes and ready for true stories with spiritual weight, this conversation offers a different kind of narrative—one that honors both mystery and honesty. It’s an episode for anyone who has ever wondered if something that happened “to them” might actually have been happening for them.

Some decisions make no sense on paper—and yet, in hindsight, they mark the beginning of an entirely new life. In this episode, Jonathan England tells the story of how he went from building community in Austin, Texas to founding Earthwaking Village in Costa Rica, guided by what he understands as a clear and urgent call from God. Along the way, he describes a shocking encounter with a prophet living in a storage shed, visions that unfolded over three days, and a promise that if he gave his life completely to God, he could never take credit for anything again.From there, the path only becomes more unlikely. Jonathan and his wife heard the words, “You have one hour—pack your bags and fly to Costa Rica.” They obeyed, arrived, and watched the world shut down as COVID hit and borders closed. Out of that disruption, a new experiment in community began to take shape: people gathering around Divine Law, releasing fear and control, and learning to live from a place of trust, purpose, and shared responsibility.This conversation explores what it means to “leave Babylon”—not just geographically, but spiritually and emotionally. Jonathan speaks candidly about surrender, the cost of obedience, and the joy of seeing lives transformed when people step into their true identity. For anyone sensing that the systems around them no longer fit, or wondering what it might look like to follow God into something radically different, this episode offers both challenge and hope.

Every day, headlines claim to tell “the truth,” while fiction invites readers into stories that never happened. John DeDakis has spent a lifetime moving between those worlds. As a former White House correspondent and CNN editor, he covered real events in real time during the Reagan years. As an award‑winning mystery‑thriller author, he now transforms that experience into stories that let readers feel the pressure, danger, and moral tension of life behind the scenes.In this episode, John unpacks the relationship between facts, narrative, and the search for truth. He describes daily journalism as a mosaic of “small t” truths—fragments of fact that never quite capture the full picture, yet point toward it. From there, he reflects on how fiction can sometimes reveal deeper realities by exploring motive, character, and consequence in ways a news story cannot. Along the way, he speaks candidly about objectivity, media bias, and the challenges of reporting in a polarized age.The conversation also follows his journey as a novelist and writing coach, including how personal loss and spiritual questions have shaped his work. For anyone wondering how to navigate the blur between news and narrative—or how writing can become a path toward healing and understanding—this episode offers a clear, thoughtful look at truth on the page and in public life.

Most people feel that something is broken in education, but struggle to name exactly what it is. Joseph Atman believes the problem goes deeper than test scores or funding—it reaches into how we form concepts, define our terms, and understand reality itself. As the founder of Middle Tree, a nonprofit committed to making education accessible to everyone, he has spent years building a system where students can learn at their own pace, in their own way, without being turned away for lack of resources. As a philosopher of religion, he has also been writing A Philosophical War, a trilogy that starts in the Garden of Eden and asks hard questions about good, evil, and consciousness.In this episode, Joseph explains why true philosophy begins by questioning everything—even our most familiar religious and moral categories. He describes how unexamined definitions of “good,” “evil,” or even “truth” can lock people into narrow frameworks that no longer match reality, and how revisiting those concepts can open new space for both faith and understanding. Drawing on imagery from Genesis, the tree in the middle of the garden, and Paul’s call to “exercise the senses to discern good and evil,” he connects the work of spiritual maturity with the work of education: learning to tune our senses and language to what is actually real.The conversation then turns concrete, as Joseph shares how Middle Tree’s model—“educate everyone”—puts these ideas into practice: unlimited time, individualized support, and new vocational programs, all designed to treat education as a right rather than a luxury. For anyone longing for a deeper, more coherent way to think about faith, knowledge, and how we teach the next generation, this episode offers a thoughtful, challenging, and hopeful path forward.

Conversations about nearly any topic in America today seem to turn political in seconds. Behind that tension is a long story about how religion has shaped public life—and how public life has shaped religion. In this episode, Mark Silk brings that story into focus. A historian by training and a journalist by vocation, he began his career studying the Middle Ages before turning his attention to contemporary America just as the Religious Right was taking shape in the late 1970s and early 1980s.Drawing on that dual lens, Mark explains how the United States moved from a largely Christian‑Jewish frame to a more visibly pluralistic society, increasingly open to a wide variety of faiths. He describes the hopeful expansion that took place in the late 20th century, then names the more recent pullback—where old patterns of hostility and suspicion are resurfacing in new forms. Using comparisons from medieval Christian and Jewish experience, he shows how organized power, fear, and religious identity have historically combined to both protect and endanger minorities, and asks whether similar dynamics are now returning.The result is a grounded, historically informed look at questions many people are feeling but struggle to articulate: Are we still moving toward greater openness, or sliding into something harsher and more closed? What can the past teach about navigating this present moment without repeating its worst mistakes? For anyone trying to make sense of religion’s role in today’s culture wars, this conversation offers clarity, context, and a wider frame of understanding.

For many Christians, horror movies sit on the edge of what seems acceptable, if not far beyond it. Josh Larsen believes that boundary is exactly where some of the most important questions can be asked. A veteran film critic and author of Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror, Josh has spent years considering how the genre grapples with fear, evil, and the human longing for deliverance—and why thoughtful engagement with these stories might matter for people of faith.In this episode, he explores the surprising ways horror can echo biblical images and themes, from the terror of the cross to the desperation of the demon‑possessed man called Legion. Rather than dismissing the genre outright, Josh suggests approaching it theologically: paying attention to what horror reveals about isolation, sin, sacrifice, judgment, and the hope of rescue. Along the way, he addresses common concerns believers have about watching horror and offers a framework for discernment rather than simple rejection.The result is a conversation that is both candid and deeply reflective. It invites listeners to reconsider where God might already be at work in the stories culture tells about fear and darkness—and how even the most unsettling images can send us back to the heart of the gospel with fresh eyes.

For decades, evangelical Christianity shaped America’s spiritual landscape—but today, more and more people find themselves searching beyond the familiar labels. In this episode, Dr. David Gushee—author, ethicist, and trusted voice on faith—examines the rise and unraveling of a movement and the unexpected hope waiting on the other side.Drawing from his years of scholarship and experience, Gushee traces the path from passionate beginnings to painful disillusionment: how political entanglement and division have left many believers wondering if there’s anything left to reclaim. Yet within the loss, he sees signs of life—a post-evangelical movement rooted not in nostalgia, but in the genuine teachings of Jesus: humility, courage, and a deeper commitment to healing and inclusion.This conversation offers perspective for anyone sorting through old questions or longing for a more honest spiritual home. What if letting go is only the beginning? For those willing to start again, the future of faith may be wider, braver, and more connected than ever before.