Courage

On this episode of Jesus Listens: Stories of Faith, we’re talking to two co-pastors whose lives intersected in a way that would have a life-saving impact. Walter Hooker and Andy Kaup pastor at Bellevue Christian Center in Bellevue, Nebraska. After struggling with health issues and praying for a resolution, Walter's pleas to God for an organ donor were answered through his own friend and co-pastor Andy. Listen to this amazing testimony to the power of prayer and how God divinely orchestrates circumstances in our lives for good. 

Speaker, consultant, and author Esther Fleece Allen shares how seasons of stillness can lead to renewal.

The Bachelor alum Madison Prewett shares how she has sought to stay true to her values and to God.

Writer Sean Dietrich shares that it’s okay to suffer, as long as you have faith that one day you’ll be okay.

Speaker, author, and disability advocate Katherine Wolf of Hope Heals Ministries joins us as we search for Peace in Uncertain Times. Katherine discusses how life is a balance of being both good and hard, joyful and painful, and how those things aren’t mutually exclusive. She talks about how we can train ourselves to think joyful thoughts, and shares that “our constraints can become avenues for freedom.”

Olympic softball player and mom of three Jennie Finch shares her prayer of making the most of the time we have together; as many of us continue to shelter at home. Her hope is that God will reveal dreams we never knew we had before. She also gives tips on how her family has coped during the pandemic and how the ups and downs of a career in softball prepared her for this experience. Jennie encourages us to cling to God’s promises and through calmness and stillness, discover the joy He provides.

Faith, family, and military service gave country artist Craig Morgan purpose and hope and a strong foundation that held him up after the tragic death of his 19-year-old son Jerry. Craig captured his pain in a song called “The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost,” which would touch countless lives across the globe.

Even if you see yourself as ordinary, God has blessed you with talents to use in extraordinary ways. Our guests—pastor Mark Eaton and The Singing Contractors duo, Josh Arnett and Aaron Gray—use their unique talents from God to reach others.

Super Bowl-winning NFL linebacker with the New York Giants, Mark Herzlich, and his wife, Danielle, share how God has brought them together and showed them how they could use the pain of their life’s experiences to help others find courage through similar challenges.