The StoryField (2025)

07/10/2025

Chuck Gschwend, co-founder of the Eden Project, shares his journey from attorney to minister and how his calling led him to help others connect deeply with God and each other. The Eden Project offers free resources, retreats, and small group experiences to nurture spiritual growth and authentic relationships.

In this episode, Chuck discusses the “God gap”—the disconnect many people feel between knowing about God and truly experiencing His goodness. He offers practical steps for bridging this gap, like honest self-reflection, simple daily prayers, and embracing our neediness as a path to deeper intimacy with God.

Listeners will discover that real spiritual transformation comes through loving relationships and honest connection, not just more information. Chuck encourages practices like emotions check-ins and solitude, reminding us that God’s love is unwavering and available to us right now, no matter where we are on our journey.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/17967281

18/09/2025

Ryan Hurt joined us today on The StoryField.

In the small town of Lingleville, Texas (166 residents as of the last census) you will find this church:

Lingleville Baptist Church.

You will find Ryan Hurt preaching each Sunday to a crowd of around 1,200 people.

Ryan doesn’t look like your typically small-town Baptist preacher with his full arm sleeve tattoos. And, he certainly doesn’t have a typical story about how the Lord used him to grow a church from 38 people to 1,200 in regular attendance in a town with only 166 residents.

Join us today for a CRAZY journey known as Ryan’s life which includes playing professional country music; snorting line after line of co***ne in hopes he didn’t wake up the next day; to the drunk driving car wreck that started the transformation which landed Ryan on the stage of a church each week.

Ryan prays all the time for the Lord to not let him lose his first love – Jesus and his amazing grace.

Join us for this amazing story of God’s goodness and all the cool things He is doing out in Lingleville! Ryan would want you to come as you are and receive the love of Jesus.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/17405906

25/08/2025

Roland Warren joined us today on The StoryField.

He has been fighting for over 20 years to end abortion and is the author of an incredible new book entitled: The Alternative to Abortion: Why We Must Be Pro Abundant Life.

Roland is the President and CEO of Care Net. He is a graduate of both Princeton and the Wharton School of Business and has spent 20 years in the corporate world before serving as president of the National Fatherhood Initiative then Care Net.

We asked Roland a hard question to kick the interview off:

As a person who is a huge advocate for life – how in the world do you engage with a pro-choice person?

Join us for this incredible interview where Roland unpacks some big topics like-
- what it means to love your “neighbor” – in context of abortion.
- how the Great Commandment and Great Commission play a huge role in the abortion conversation.
- why we must include fathers when helping in unplanned pregnancies.
- why pro-abundant life approach to abortion alternatives creates amazing transformation.

Do you know what God did in response to the most celebrated unplanned pregnancy ever? He created a family. Let’s help do the same!

Listen in today as Roland helps us understand

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/17723362

06/08/2025

The StoryField #87: The One with Emily Edwards and all about Movement. Keep it Simple and be Intentional.

Emily Edwards joined us today on The StoryField.

Join us for a great story of Emily’s journey from being recruited by 70 colleges to play basketball; to tearing her ACL which changed the course of her career.

Emily is a licensed Physical Therapist and is the Director of the Corporate Wellness program at Veritas Wellness. She also is a Wellness Navigator for Veritas.

Veritas provides a lot of great information about the 4 main pillars of health:
1) Peace
2) Movement
3) Hydration
4) Nutrition

Emily is the Movement expert. Recent studies have concluded that sitting is the new smoking – it can be that harmful to your body.

Listen today for some practical and helpful tips on the basic things a person can do which will make a big difference to transform their lives. Some are really practical, like-

• Go for a walk outside.
• Set a timer each hour – stand up and walk around.
• Do some basic stretching and strength training.

Emily will tell you to keep it simple and be intentional.

Join us today for a great story with practical tips to encourage you to get moving!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/17405680

16/07/2025

The StoryField w/ Jake Weidmann

Jake Weidmann joined us today on The StoryField.

Jake is an artist and master penman. In fact, he is the youngest person to receive that certification by decades.

What is a master penman you ask? It’s a person who can produce things like the pictures below.

Join us today when we talk with Jake about the slow pace and process it takes to produce incredible works of art with God.

You must check out Jake’s work at https://www.jakeweidmann.com/.

Do not forget to grab a copy of his new book “Old Soul, New Creation: Experiencing God through a Life of Art and Faith” HERE.

You love amazing jewelry? Check out the jewelry company Jake and his wife Hannah created: www.everydayheirloomco.com

You can also find Jake on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/17405666

01/07/2025

The StoryField #85: The One with Dr. Marcus Warner and the Fastest Way to grow Joy and Ditching the Fear Bond to God.

Dr. Marcus Warner joined us today on The StoryField.

This is a freedom episode you will not want to miss.

Here is the deal. Your brain is designed by God to run on Joy but most of us run on Fear. This produces a “fear-bond” to God instead of a “joy-bond”.

A couple cool things you need to know about Dr. Warner:

1) He is the author of many incredible books, some of the most recent are:

- Breakthrough! 5 essential Strategies for Freedom, Healing, and Wholeness (March 2024)
- The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People (2023)
- A Deeper Walk: A Proven Path for Developing a More Vibrant Faith (2022)
- Rare Leadership in the Workplace – with Jim Wilder (2021)

2) He has a great podcast called On the Trail

3) He is the founder/president of www.deeperwalk.com for almost 20 years.

This episode is an incredible overview of some amazing topics which will open the door to some incredible life-changing topics such as:

- The 4Cs of spiritual warfare
- The FISH discipleship model showing us to how live a victorious Christian life.

Join us today for this incredible episode.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/17405603

15/06/2025

The StoryField #84: The One with Jon Seidl and Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic

Jon Seidl joined us today on The StoryField, and wow. Jon is the Christian who became an alcoholic—not the other way around. Usually we celebrate stories of non-Christians coming to Jesus. But what about Christians who stumble in their walks? Those stories of what Jon calls “messy sanctification” that can be hard to make sense of.

This is an episode of encouragement and hope – not judgment and condemnation so don’t tune out. You will not want to miss this radically vulnerable interview with him.

Jon tells us the story of how he spiraled into addiction and how he climbed out of it – all of which led and is the focus of his upcoming book “Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic: A Candid Conversation on Drinking, Addiction, and How to Break Free” which is set to release on October 7. However, you can lock in a 40% discount and FREE shopping by pre-ordering the book!

There are 4 main steps the Lord used in Jon’s life to help him break free of his unhealthy relationship with alcohol. Tune in today and listen how each of these steps can help anyone in their life – they are not only for people struggling with alcohol. They helped Jon finally stop the destructive cycle of shame and find freedom—and the key to doing that is something we all need in our lives! Listen today to this wild story of God’s transformation and be encouraged.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/17333257

02/06/2025

The StoryField #83: The One with Dr. Ben Edwards and the 5 Superfoods Most People Miss for Game-Changing Wellness

Dr. Ben Edwards joined us today on The StoryField.

Dr. Ben’s mentor shocked him when they first met when he said “There is no such thing as diseases. They are all consequences”. To a traditionally trained medical doctor – this was blasphemy.

Hours and hours of research and a year later – Dr. Ben was trying some different approaches which resulted in radically difference health outcomes for patients.

He started seeing diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart diseases, asthma, and other “consequences” get reversed.

Join us today as we hear practical tips you can implement tomorrow which may completely change your life and health.

We covered getting rid of the “Big 3”. And adding the “Big 5”. We talked about stress and the impact on your body and the 4 pillars of health along with other topics.

Just listening to this episode may make you healthier 

Check out some great resources from Dr. Ben’s company called Veritas Wellness here: https://veritaswellnessmember.com/ and on his YouTube channel You're the Cure.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/17268362

19/05/2025

Donna Winship joined us today on The StoryField.

Stop Right Now! Before we talk more about Donna Winship, you must know there are some fantastic videos on Identity Exchange’s YouTube channel.

Their YouTube page https://ow.ly/uyAu50VTtJc will be a great place to start!

Ok, so there two (2) things seem true for many people:
· We are always in conflict.
· We feel stuck and are not aware of a clear path to transformation.

Donna Winship was kind enough to dive deep into a few big areas:

1) The Check-In Process and how you can learn to tell the truth about your negative emotions you are experiencing and how it can lead to complete transformation.

2) The Identity Method explaining where all conflict comes from and the process you can use today to walk in peace and resolve conflict with those around you.

Donna and her husband Jamie Winship have decades of experience bringing peaceful solutions to some of the world’s highest conflict areas. They are the co-founders of Identity Exchange which provides training and consulting on the transformative power of living fearlessly in your true identity and Identity Impact.

Your identity impacts everything!
You can start your identity journey by clicking here: All Things Identity Exchange https://ow.ly/oUks50VTtJg

Join us today for an incredible interview with Donna Winship. Transformation and fearless, conflict-free living is found within!

Couple great books to purchase:
Living Fearless https://amzn.to/42Y8LS0
Living Fearless Guided Journal https://amzn.to/4iYgwMl

01/05/2025

Don Armstrong joined us today on The StoryField.

If you are listening to this episode, you have either faced or are in the middle of a big challenge. It may be ranging from a minor inconvenience to a major life-threatening event. Either way – its adversity and you need help getting through it.

Don is your adversity guide! Within a week, he went from a normal day to a leukemia diagnosis to starting his first round of chemo.

He knows the deepest level of adversity have been through 5 rounds of chemo and spent 63 days in the hospital. Now, he is a survivor; author of the book “Finish Your Race”; and has run 20+ marathons.

Listen today and learn how your adversity can be seen as an opportunity and gift which can help you live your best life.

Don has an incredible new online course called “From Adversity to Living your Best Life” which will give you the tools you need to take a step forward in your difficult challenge. Check out Don’s great Course Here.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/16711772

Don Armstrong

16/04/2025

The StoryField #80: The One with Krissey Byrd and Thoughts of Dying from Inside Out

Krissey Byrd joined us today on The StoryField.

Her relationship with God was “check the box” until something horrible happened in 2017 that made her realize she “really needed God”.

Krissey’s life was immediately and suddenly changed. She lost her mind within a few days and felt like “she was dying from the inside” as she explained. Over the next three (3) years was a battle with suicidal thoughts and panic attacks and extreme anxiety.

This was the most difficult suffering Krissey has faced and now she says she would do it all again. Why? Because of her relationship with Jesus now!

Tune in today – leave encouraged.

Want to email Krissey? Have a question for her? [email protected]

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1551460/episodes/16711769

01/04/2025

The StoryField #79 - The One with Jay Lowder about the Pistol, the Purpose and His Plan.

Hey Fielders, Meet our friend Jay Lowder.

Drawing from personal experience, Jay Lowder is committed to reaching those struggling daily. Called to full-time evangelism in 1989, Jay is the founder of Jay Lowder Harvest Ministries, an organization dedicated to reaching diverse groups of people with the message of Jesus Christ.

At a young age, Jay turned away from God and headed towards a life of destruction, eventually reasoning that his life was no longer worth living. With a pistol at his temple, Jay considered su***de; however, his attempt came to an abrupt halt when his roommate unexpectedly walked through the door.

Sensing God spared his life to fulfill a purpose, Jay's search for truth began. After several months, it culminated at a Sunday night outreach where he committed his life to Christ. Soon after, he attended a youth event where he witnessed hundreds of teens respond to the call to accept Jesus Christ. There, he realized God calling him to spend the rest of his life proclaiming his personal story and faith and helping others find God’s purpose for their life.

https://www.jaylowder.com/

Get Jays Books:
Midnight in Aisle 7: https://amzn.to/4hPUN8U
Navigate Devotional: https://amzn.to/4layspw

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