Compelled - Christian Stories & Testimonies

Jill Robbins had an abortion at the age of 17, which was only the beginning of a self-destructive lifestyle that included drugs and promiscuity. Which in turn resulted in the decline of her mental health. As Jill’s life fell further apart, the harder she dug in. Could Anyone, dig her out? Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/jill-robbins ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.  Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Carswell grew up in a Christian home and could explain the Gospel forwards and backwards... but it held no actual power in his personal life. Then one day, the scales fell off his eyes, and Jonathan saw Jesus for who He truly was... which put into motion a revolution in the world of Christian publishing. Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/jonathan-carswell Also, in this episode… the Compelled Book has finally arrived! It’s a powerful collection of 7 Christian testimonies, endorsed by Lee Strobel, Marvin Olasky, Ginger Hubbard, and others! From doubt to transformation, crisis to truth, Compelled tells real-life stories of sin, surrender, and the Savior who changes everything. LIMITED TIME: Buy 1, Get 1 FREE! Through the end of July, get a copy of Compelled for yourself and for a friend! Just add 2 copies to your cart, then use the promo code “COMPELLED” at checkout to get your 2nd copy for FREE! Buy here: https://us.10ofthose.com/product/9781837280544/compelled-paperback BUY IN BULK FOR RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICE When you purchase 100 or more copies, you only pay $2.49/book! And shipping is only $1 for the entire order! Again, buy here: https://us.10ofthose.com/product/9781837280544/compelled-paperback ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during checkout.  Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sheila Booth-Alberstadt ignored God for the first 40 years of her life. But after being confronted by His very real existence, she proceeded to treat Him like a genie in a bottle. Yet she was constantly plagued by doubts like: Why couldn't she heal her own children when they were sick? Why couldn't she heal her own body? Why didn't financial prosperity come to her even when she had the “faith” that it should? It eventually all came to a head after she left for the woods to spend time with God seeking answers… when He delivered her from the Prosperity Gospel. Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/sheila-booth-alberstadt ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.  Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd finds and tells stories of modern-day Christians who are being persecuted and martyred throughout the world. And while that job carries many responsibilities, Todd is adamant there are few greater honors than co-laboring with these saints and telling their stories of God’s faithfulness. From a widow in Turkey whose husband was killed for his faith, to a Chinese woman imprisoned for following Christ, to a new believer in Laos who couldn’t wait to share his faith with others… These are just a handful of the Christians Todd has met throughout his years supporting the persecuted church. Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/todd-nettleton ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.  Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re celebrating God’s faithfulness in letting us release 100 episodes of Compelled! Show notes (including all the mentioned episodes) @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/celebrating-100-episodes Zach Fowler’s favorite episodes:  #05 A Spiritual Suicide - Phillip Telfer: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/phillip-telfer #17 Doubts. Depression. Disease. - Ryan Dobson: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/ryan-dobson Becky Hetrick’s favorite episode: #27 9/11 Survivor at the Pentagon - Brian Birdwell: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/brian-birdwell Atley Nugent’s favorite episodes: #90 Healing After Rape - Teri Hrabovsky: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/teri-hrabovsky #86 Skipping Retirement. Living on Mission. - Brian Lynn: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/brian-lynn Will Jackson’s favorite episodes: #65 Among the Cannibals & Headhunters - Steve Richardson: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/steve-richardson #87 KKK Terrorist Finds Christ - Tom Tarrants: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/tom-tarrants Tim Hull’s favorite episodes: Tom Tarrants (see link above) #30 Forgiving My Kidnappers - Gracia Burnham: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/gracia-burnham Micah Foster’s favorite episodes: #60 A Broken Man’s Miraculous Fight for the Unborn - John Barros: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/john-barros #16 Falsely Accused & Sentenced to Life in Prison - Hannah Overton: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/hannah-overton Mark Weeber’s favorite episode: #28 The Blessing of Disability - Jonathan Pacheco, Part 1: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/jonathan-pacheco-pt-1 Episodes that Paul mentioned #​42 Grief in Afghanistan: Testimony from a U.S. Navy Special Ops Teammate - Jim Payne: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/jim-payne #92 The Witness - Steven Matamoros: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/steven-matamoros Want to help us make the next 100 episodes of Compelled? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.  Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Friedman was raised in a family that was proud of their ancestry and devoted to their Jewish community and way of life. But even though Joe spent much of his life as a devoted Jew, practicing rabbinical rules and trying to earn favor with God, something still seemed to be missing. After attending a cult meeting, Joe was so unsettled by the cult’s depiction of Jesus, he decided to read a Christian Bible for the first time… and had no idea what God was about to do. Show notes here⁠: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/joe-friedman/ ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: ⁠https://compelledpodcast.com/donate⁠ Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.  Show notes, emails, and more at: ⁠https://compelledpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dakota grew up with a terrible, abusive father who hated God. Yet despite that role model, Dakota learned to trust in a Good Father whose love was unconditional and whose plan for the future was made even more beautiful by the past. Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/dakota-lynch ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.  Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric yielded his career, his reputation, his finances, and even his family to God’s will. Despite the difficulties Eric has experienced living for Jesus, he’s found deeper intimacy with Christ to be a sweet reward, which made every trial worthwhile.  Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/eric-ludy ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out. Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerri Jameson was a drug addict. She hated her life and wanted to stop using... but she couldn't kick the habit. Then one night, she cried out in desperation to a God she wasn't even sure existed... and He answered. Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/jerri-jameson ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.  Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Harris was a depressed, suicidal teenager when God entered his life. God has now led Robert to the frontlines of evangelism, both in America and overseas in South Asia where he is driven to bring the Gospel to people groups who have never heard the name of Jesus. Robert is on the front lines of evangelism and has seen God's work displayed up close in many ways. Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/robert-harris ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.  Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices