Stay ConnectedCompelled Podcast is a seasonal show using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming the lives of Christians around the world.
Christianity isn’t a hobby. It’s a faith in Jesus Christ that compels us to live for Him.
These Christian stories and testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
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Gracia Burnham was serving as a missionary in the Philippines when she and her husband, Martin, were kidnapped by Muslim terrorists. They spent over a year in the jungle as hostages enduring hardships of all kinds, including constant shortage of drinking water, near starvation, and 17 gun battles.
Even more difficult than the physical challenges were the questions Gracia wrestled with. How could God still love her? How could she forgive those who had so horribly mistreated her?
God worked in miraculous ways through Gracia’s time in captivity to change her heart, all for His glory.
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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:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com
Buy the Compelled book of testimonies, endorsed by Lee Strobel, Marvin Olasky, and more: https://compelledpodcast.com/book
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Shortly after Jonathan Pacheco was married, he unexpectedly found himself in the middle of the biggest trial of his life: leukemia. Given only months to live, he discovered rest and peace in the Lord and surrendered himself to God’s will... when God worked yet another miracle.
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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
Buy the Compelled book of testimonies, endorsed by Lee Strobel, Marvin Olasky, and more: https://compelledpodcast.com/book
Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jonathan Pacheco was severely disabled at birth when his spinal cord was nearly severed, and he has lived his entire life in a motorized wheelchair.
Jonathan shares what his journey of faith has looked like as he has come to grips with God's sovereignty in all things, including his disability and more.
Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/jonathan-pacheco-pt-1
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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
Buy the Compelled book of testimonies, endorsed by Lee Strobel, Marvin Olasky, and more: https://compelledpodcast.com/book
Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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:
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
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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:
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
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