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Heidi Barr: Jewish Teen Meets Jesus in a Near-Death Experience: "Every cell in my body recognized that this was Jesus." | Unfolding Short Stories Nov 25, 2025

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"Every cell in my body recognized that this was Jesus."

Heidi Barr was sixteen when a traumatic horseback accident changed her life. She describes leaving her body, meeting Jesus face to face, and waking up with a faith she never saw coming. Growing up in a Jewish home that rejected Jesus, her experience stands out as both unexpected and deeply powerful.

John Burke: How Near-Death Experiences Led a Skeptical Agnostic to Believe in Heaven: Page 261 Nov 21, 2025

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What happens when a skeptical agnostic begins investigating near-death experiences? For bestselling author and pastor John Burke, that search changed everything. John's journey began as a teenager while his father was dying of cancer. After picking up a book about near-death experiences (NDEs), he spent decades studying thousands of NDE accounts from people around the world. Their stories of encountering a God of light, love, and overwhelming peace, led him to a deeper understanding of Scripture, the afterlife, and the reality of heaven.

John Burke, author of Imagine Heaven and Imagine the God of Heaven, explains how science, faith, and evidence from NDEs intersect, and how his own path from doubt to belief became a powerful story of hope. If you're curious about life after death, what the Bible says about heaven, or how God pursues people through their questions, this episode offers real-life stories you won't forget.

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Imagine Heaven Book: https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Heaven-Near-Death-Experiences-Exhilarating/dp/080101526X

Website: https://imagineheaven.net/

Imagine Heaven Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnBurkeImagineHeaven

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnburkeofficial/

John Burke: How Near-Death Experiences Led a Skeptical Agnostic to Believe in Heaven: Page 261 Nov 21, 2025

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Show Notes:

Imagine Heaven Book: https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Heaven-Near-Death-Experiences-Exhilarating/dp/080101526X

Website: https://imagineheaven.net/

Imagine Heaven Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnBurkeImagineHeaven

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnburkeofficial/

Susie Larson: "Why Is Your Son Still Alive?" | Unfolding Short Stories Nov 18, 2025

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"Why Is Your Son Still Alive?"

Susie Larson knows what it feels like to walk through a season where God seems distant and every day feels fragile. Between high-risk pregnancies, neurological symptoms, and two children fighting for breath, she cried out for God to speak and heard nothing. But then a nurse asked a question that revealed a miracle Susie never expected. This powerful story invites you to rest, be still, and remember that God is rarely absent, even when He seems quiet.

Joni Eareckson Tada: From Despair to Hope- Finding God's Purpose in Suffering: Page 260 Nov 14, 2025

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At seventeen years old, a diving accident changed Joni Eareckson Tada's life forever. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, she sank into anger and depression, convinced her life was over. But in the midst of deep suffering and thoughts of suicide, Joni began to experience God in a way she never had before.

What started as heartbreak became a story of transformation, from despair to hope, and from questioning God to trusting Him. Through her journey, Joni discovered that the places of our deepest pain can become the very places God uses for His greatest purpose. Today, through her ministry Joni and Friends, she shares that message of hope with millions of people around the world, offering practical help and the love of Jesus to those living with disabilities.

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Website: https://joniandfriends.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoniEarecksonTada

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joniandfriends/

Face of Anguish Drawing: https://joniandfriends.org/jonis-artwork/how-god-redeemed-my-life-in-the-face-of-anguish/

Ryan Steck: "I Threw This Bible Across the Room and Said, 'God, If You're Real, Why Won't You Talk to Me?' | Unfolding Short Stories" Nov 11, 2025

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"I threw this Bible across the room and I said, 'God, if you're real, why won't you talk to me?'"

He writes fiction stories about danger and survival, but this story is real. Years before the books and the success, Ryan Steck's life unraveled into silence, weakness, and a single cry to God.

https://ryansteck.com/

LaMorris Crawford: From Victim to Son of God - A Story of Redemption: Page 259 Nov 07, 2025

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LaMorris Crawford had every reason to believe his life was destined for despair. Growing up in the projects on the south side of Chicago, his story began with tragedy. His mother was murdered before he turned one; he never knew his father, and he was raised by his grandmother along with eight cousins. Surrounded by poverty, gangs, and hopelessness, LaMorris followed the only path he knew, until everything changed.

When he encountered Jesus, his entire identity was transformed, from victim to beloved son of God, created on purpose and for a purpose. That new identity would later anchor him through one of the hardest tests of his life, when the woman he loved came from a family who refused to accept him. Rooted in who he was in Christ, LaMorris chose faith over anger and grace over bitterness. Today, LaMorris and his wife Megan serve as chaplains to the Carolina Panthers and lead Covenant Culture Ministry, helping couples build strong, Christ-centered marriages.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamorris_crawford/?hl=en

Covenant Culture website: https://www.covenantcultureministries.com/

Covenant Culture podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@CovenantCulturePodcast

Support LaMorris and Megan: https://subsplash.com/u/-KBRBBK/give?frequency=once&next_process_date=11/04/2025&amount=25.00&fund_id=e79e07ea-a5f1-425b-8520-2baa38a69ee7

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Alisa Childers: "It propelled me into a faith crisis." | Unfolding Short Stories Nov 04, 2025

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Years before becoming a Christian apologist, Alisa Childers sat in a church hearing her pastor question the Bible. As she puts it, "It propelled me into a faith crisis." That experience and the years she spent rebuilding her faith would one day become the foundation that held her when tragedy struck. Hear how truth and God's quiet presence sustained Alisa through grief, and why apologetics still matters for every believer.

Also, find a list of great books on apologetics, at alisachilders.com/books.

Hear more great stories of apologetics on the Wow God Stories podcast's latest episode.

Matt Forte: Stay in the Game: Faith, Purpose, and NFL Dreams of a Former Chicago Bear Oct 31, 2025

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Matt Forté knew his calling when he was just seven years old- to play in the NFL. What he didn't know was how much faith, perseverance, and surrender it would take to get there. Through injuries, setbacks, and seasons of doubt, Matt discovered that God's purpose was about more than football. It was about shaping his heart, not just his game. In his new book, Stay in the Game, Matt shares the lessons that carried him from a childhood dream to the NFL, and how faith, focus, and purpose can guide anyone through life's highs and lows. Today, the former Chicago Bears running back uses his platform to mentor others and live out his faith beyond the field. Hear how God led Matt from religion to relationship, and from chasing success to finding lasting purpose.

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Book: https://www.tyndale.com/p/stay-in-the-game/9798400510786

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mforte22/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattforte22/

Sports Spectrum Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/sports_spectrum/?hl=en

The Champion podcast: https://www.myfaithpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-champion-unlike-any-other/?t=1761583375786

"Silver and Gold Have I None" | John Prince: Salt, Light & Oil | Unfolding Short Stories Oct 28, 2025

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John Prince never set out to sell olive oil. He just wanted to help people in Illinois, around the world, anywhere God pointed. When finances got tight, John feared his impact might be over. But God brought a new opportunity: importing Sabba Oil to help families in Lebanon keep working and providing for their loved ones. The results are not guaranteed. But John is choosing to trust God in the middle of it.

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