Unfolding Short Stories: “I would choose failure every day” - Michael Seifert
Release Date: 08/26/2025
John Burke: How Near-Death Experiences Led a Skeptical Agnostic to Believe in Heaven: Page 261
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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,...
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John Burke: How Near-Death Experiences Led a Skeptical Agnostic to Believe in Heaven: Page 261
The Unfolding
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,...
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Susie Larson: “Why Is Your Son Still Alive?” | Unfolding Short Stories
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“Why Is Your Son Still Alive?” 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.
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Joni Eareckson Tada: From Despair to Hope- Finding God’s Purpose in Suffering: Page 260
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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...
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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”
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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, life unraveled into silence, weakness, and a single cry to God.
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LaMorris Crawford: From Victim to Son of God - A Story of Redemption: Page 259
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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...
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Alisa Childers: “It propelled me into a faith crisis.” | Unfolding Short Stories
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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 . Hear more great stories of apologetics on the
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Matt Forte: Stay in the Game: Faith, Purpose, and NFL Dreams of a Former Chicago Bear
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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...
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“Silver and Gold Have I None” | John Prince: Salt, Light & Oil | Unfolding Short Stories
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John Prince never set out to sell . 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 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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Rebecca Nichols Alonzo: Forgiving the Devil in Pew Number Seven: Page 257
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Rebecca Nichols Alonzo's childhood was built on faith and family, yet marked by fear. For years, her family was targeted by a man from their church who terrorized them with threats, harassment, and violence. Then one night, the unthinkable happened. Her mother was killed, and Rebecca’s world was shattered. Years later, the man responsible reached out with a shocking question: “Will you forgive me?” That moment changed everything. Rebecca and her brother later shared their story on national television, publicly forgiving their mother’s killer and showing the world what...
info_outline“If the only way to success is by compromising your convictions, would you still choose success?”
For Michael Seifert, founder of PublicSquare, that was not a hypothetical question. It was a test. With his company’s future on the line, he was offered a massive investment on the condition that he silence his pro-life stance. His answer shaped not only PublicSquare but also the launch of EveryLife, the pro-life diaper company founded by Sarah Gabel Seifert and cofounded by Michael, which puts conviction into action.