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Seek and You Will Find: A Marriage and Salvation Story :: Katie and JT Thornbury :: [Episode 309]

Release Date: 02/12/2025

From My Way to God's Way - A Story of Going from Fear to Faith: Emily Watkins’ Story

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At the young age of 14, Emily Watkins, from our Vestavia Hills, Alabama community, lost her father suddenly in a tragic plane crash. It was a pivotal moment in Emily’s life where fear became a foundation from which she lived. But God, in His loving kindness, pursued Emily’s heart, longing for her to live trusting Him - Knowing and believing His ways are better, and His plan is best. Listen and hear how the Lord sought after Emily and took her from an anxiety-driven, fear-filled world to one of safety, joy, and peace. ...

First Monday Story- A Second Chance at Life- A Story of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease :: Kristen Jones :: [Episode 352]

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It’s time for our First Monday Story coming from our Trussville, Alabama community group… And, it’s the perfect story for “Colitis and Crohn’s Awareness week,” celebrated the first week of December. At the age of fifteen, Kristen Jones was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. It was a disease doctors said she would be fighting her entire life. The years that followed were spent being sick then well, taking medications and blood transfusions, only to be re-diagnosed with Crohn’s disease as an adult. When told her only way to live was through surgery and wearing an...

The Anchor of Hope: Emily Curzon’s Story :: {Episode 351]

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Happy day before Thanksgiving! This week we are especially grateful for each one of you - from listening and sharing the podcast to supporting and praying for the ministry - we couldn’t be here without you. So, a BIG thank you from the StoryTellers Live ministry! Today on the podcast, we have an incredible story of hope from Tulsa, Oklahoma community team member, Emily Curzon. Emily beautifully shares how the loss of her sister taught her so much about herself and her faith. Through her story, Emily reminds us of the sweet truths the Lord has given her through His kindness and...

Trust in the Lord - A Story of Forgiveness, Healing, and Reconciliation: Stephanie Gaiters’ Story :: [Episode 350]

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It’s our 350th episode, and we have the perfect story to focus your eyes on the hope found in Jesus!! Love, forgiveness, and restoration are three words that could sum up the heart of the cross, and they are also three words that could sum up today’s message. Stephanie Gaiters, from our West Cobb community (just outside of Atlanta, Georgia), shares her compelling story of how the Lord used the most challenging and painful experience of her life to bring reconciliation and healing to her family. Her words will inspire you to trust the Lord with all your heart, encourage...

God Will Be Glorified: A Story of Prayer and Healing:: Karen Edwards :: [Episode 349]

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When you are led into the dark, unforeseen valleys of life, it’s easy to allow fear to paralyze you. But, as today’s storyteller reminds us, it’s in those moments that the presence of God draws near through His Spirit and His community. Karen Edwards, who spoke at our Homewood, Alabama live gathering, shares details from the week her life took a sudden turn when her husband suffered an unexpected aneurysm and needed emergency surgery. Surrounded by powerful prayer warriors, Karen expounds on the grace and provision of God, emphasizing that there is no challenge in your life...

Taking Your Thoughts Captive: Piper Rinehart’s Story :: [Episode 348]

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God’s Word tells us to take every thought captive to Christ, encouraging us to submit our minds to the truth, freedom, and hope found in Jesus. Today’s podcast is a beautiful reminder of the healing power of Scripture when the enemy attacks our minds. Piper Rinehart, from our Tulsa, Oklahoma community team, vulnerably shares her story of how the Lord graciously met her in a season of spiritual warfare as she was being bombarded by extremely fearful and intrusive thoughts. As Piper recounts the battle in her brain, you are going to see firsthand how the armor of God protected and...

First Monday Story: God Prepares You - A Story About the Loss of a Child :: Joni Cheney :: [Episode 347]

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In the midst of intense brokenness, it can be extremely difficult to feel the presence of the Lord. Today’s “First Monday Story”is a sweet reminder to recognize that even in the most heartbreaking of circumstances, the Lord is with you. Joni Cheney, from our community group in Fairhope, Alabama, joyfully expresses her faith and walk with the Lord during the most difficult time of her life. In this hope-filled story, Joni will point you to the unwavering truth found in Deuteronomy 31:8: “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor...

From a Life of Effort to a Life of Grace: Courtney Ballard :: [Episode 346]

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Today’s episode wraps up our three-week “Religion to Relationship” series, and, once again, it focuses our eyes on the beauty of God’s grace and how this gift plays a key role in our relationship with Him. Courtney Ballard, from our Tupelo, Mississippi community, grew up as a pastor’s kid, always aware of God and His existence, and working hard to be the “angel child” others expected her to be. However, this self-imposed title created a life pattern for Courtney of living for people and their applause, rather than living for God alone. She soon found herself at a...

Defined by His Grace: Rachel Temple’s Story :: [Episode 345]

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Today’s podcast places us in the middle of our three-week series “Religion to Relationship”, and it’s a story many of us can fall victim to - “if I’m just good enough for God, I’ll earn His favor and His blessing over my life.” Rachel Temple, from our Pinehurst, North Carolina community, shares her story of growing up under the pressures of having a mother who was an alcoholic and a father who was an enabler, and subsequently succumbing to the role of caretaker in her family while believing the lie that if she could do all the right things for God life would be...

Freedom Found - A Journey from Mormonism to Christianity: Linda Friedman’s Story :: [Episode 344]

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10/15/2025 Today, we are excited to kick off a three-week series of stories, entitled “Religion to Relationship" with Jesus Christ. Linda Friedman, from our Raleigh, North Carolina community, shares her powerful journey of growing up in Taiwan with a Taoist and Buddhist foundation, how her upbringing led her to search for community and happiness within the Mormon church, and ultimately how Jesus opened her eyes to the truths of Who He is. This is a story of God‘s pursuing love and His desire for every child to discover the rest and freedom found only in Him. ...

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This Valentine’s Day week, we’re bringing you a couple’s story that is rare and raw. From our Homewood community, JT and Katie Thornbury openly share about the profound emptiness in their lives and marriage prior to knowing Christ—and how they miraculously came to know Him, together, well into their 30s.

For years, troubled pasts and past experiences influenced how JT and Katie approached life and faith. Plus, striving in their careers and in their parenting meant they usually focused on themselves and not on each other. But through a series of hard circumstances and intense searching, JT and Katie found their hearts and marriage healed by Him.

What better way to celebrate Valentine’s than to cheer on the Thornburys and their saved marriage? And even better, their secured salvation in Christ!

In this episode, you will learn:

–Without Christ’s loving direction, all areas of your life will bend toward emptiness.

–Seek Him and you will find Him; He can use your doubts to draw you to Himself.

–Even after we come to know Christ, every day requires surrender and dependence.

Links:

Reason for God by Tim Keller

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel

Listen to a similar story: Andrea & Greg Carlisle- Ep. 98: “Broken & Restored: A Marriage Story and

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