Megan Nilsen: “Every Christmas… it is not lost on me how far we've come.” | Unfolding Short Stories
Release Date: 12/09/2025
Dr. Henry Cloud: Trauma, Depression, and Faith- Why Healing Changes Everything: Page 268
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Dr. Henry Cloud is known as a leadership expert, clinical psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author of Boundaries. But before helping millions build healthier relationships, Henry had to face his own unhealed trauma and depression. In this episode of The Unfolding, Henry shares how early childhood trauma shaped his emotional and relational patterns, why depression became a turning point in his life, and how real healing required more than spiritual platitudes or performance-based faith. Through therapy, honest community centered on...
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Justin Glover: “I Jumped in the Way of the Knife” | Unfolding Short Stories
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“I jumped in the way of the knife.” Once surrounded by gangs, violence, and prison walls, Justin Glover encountered the grace of God that changed everything. Today, he shares how Jesus rescued him and is using his story to point others to faith and freedom.
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Stephen McWhirter: “Come Jesus Come” Singer’s Transformation from Meth Addict to Worship Leader
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Stephen McWhirter grew up watching his traveling evangelist dad live a double life. He was one man behind the pulpit and abusive to Stephen’s mother at home. Stephen decided that if God was real, He wasn’t good. His earthly father and his heavenly father became the villains in his story. Angry and rebellious, Stephen fell into addiction, eventually addicted to meth for six years. But one night in a miraculous encounter, Stephen experienced the presence and love of God, and he’s never been the...
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Jesse Wilson: "Dear Younger Me.... God is there"
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“Dear younger me. God is there.” Recorded live at a special storytelling event, Jesse Wilson shares how painful words from her childhood shaped her sense of worth and how God slowly began rewriting that story. From praying under a Holly Hobbie blanket to receiving groceries when she had nothing left, Jessie learned she was never alone. Her story is a reminder that in both big and small moments, God is present and faithful.
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Hosanna Wong: “I Have a New Name”- Finding Your True Identity in Christ: Page 267
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Where do you find your identity? In approval, performance, relationships, or in what God says is true about you? From growing up on the streets of San Francisco to navigating loss, shame, and self-doubt, she shares how she discovered her worth in Christ. Hear the story behind her viral spoken word poem, “I Have a New Name,” and learn how her books “You Are More Than You’ve Been Told,” and “Uncomplicate It” offer practical guidance to reclaim your identity and live as the person God created you to be. This...
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Amelia Tabatt: “My Mom’s Story Is a Million Miracles” | Unfolding Short Stories
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Amelia Tabatt reflects on her mom’s terminal cancer journey, faith, loss, and discovering a million quiet miracles.
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Karen Horne: Pastor’s Wife Goes Undercover to Save Her Marriage: Page 139
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Karen Horne became an expert at “pretend normal.” Her husband was living a double life, and she was doing everything she could to hold it all together, especially as the wife of a pastor, where the pressure to appear “fine” is relentless. But beneath the polished surface, their marriage was unraveling. Betrayal, deceit, and hidden sin had eroded the foundation of their family, leaving Karen with a choice she never expected to face. To protect her marriage and uncover the truth, she would have to go undercover. This is a powerful story of painful...
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Donna VanLiere: “Lord, Why Aren’t Any of Your People Praying for Me?” | Unfolding Short Stories
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During one of the hardest seasons of her life, Donna VanLiere was searching for prayer. A painful neurological condition made her suffering impossible to miss, yet prayer never came. Her honest cry to God became a turning point that led to healing and a calling. Today, Donna is a New York Times bestselling author and a passionate advocate for prayer in the life of the church.
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Gale Kragt: Following God’s Promptings: Obedience, Risk and watching God Do the Unimaginable: Page 266
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What happens when you learn to recognize God’s voice and actually follow it? Gale Kragt is a pastor, hospital chaplain, and founder of Spiritual Care Consultants, whose life has been shaped by quiet promptings from God. From feeling like a misfit as a child to experiencing supernatural encounters, Gale learned early on to pay attention to the subtle whispers of God, and those promptings have led him into extraordinary places. As a hospital chaplain working in trauma centers, Gale has prayed with families at the edge of life and death and witnessed remarkable...
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John Cooper of Skillet: “We Were the Last Band That Was Ever Supposed to Get Popular” | Unfolding Short Stories
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John Cooper, frontman for the band Skillet, never set out chasing fame. What mattered most was his foundation in Jesus, established long before the tours, radio hits, or millions of listeners. As John's career with Skillet began to really take off, his honesty and consistency caught the attention of another musician who was quietly watching. Years later, that same man would give his life to Christ.
info_outlineAfter years of questioning if adoption was right for her family, Megan Nilsen felt a clear leading from God to pray, fast, and search His Word. Her 'yes' to adoption opened the door to both immense challenges and undeniable moments of God’s presence, teaching her about love, grace, and identity in Christ.
Megan is also the author of the Advent devotional Untangled Advent: Finding Hope in a Weary World, designed to help readers reconnect with God’s peace during the holiday season. Learn more at meganbnilsen.com/untangled-advent.