Living A Better Story – Interviews with Outsiders & Underdogs
Living A Better Story – Interviews with Outsiders & Underdogs
Darryll Stinson, Chad Burmeister
Welcome to the Living A Better Story Podcast. Sometimes we call this podcast an experience because all throughout the mass varieties of amazing guests we have on the show, you’ll hear stories of overcoming trauma, hitting record-breaking business growth numbers, forgiving the unforgivable, and even miracles that will shock and inspire you. We trust that you are already living an amazing story but whether you are or not, we’re here to help you live a better one. We hope you enjoy the experience of hearing from outsiders & underdogs as they tell their stories about how the world gave up on them, but by the grace of God, they never gave up on themselves.
Faith Is Risking It All to Do God's Will with Charles Crouch
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Charles Crouch, former Navy SEAL, current Chapter President of Truth at Work, and full-time husband and father to 2 kids. Charles' buzzsaw moment brought him to the brink of death, but it was not in God's plan to let him go just yet. He shares how transformative this motorcycle accident was in revealing to him God's undeniable love. During his rehab, Charles decided to give his life over to Jesus. Charles also gets vulnerable by sharing another near-death experience as a SEAL in Iraq but his life was spared while Marines died.
Feb 19, 2022
33 min
Building a Farm as an Act of Kindness for Ex Inmates with Jarvis Guthrie
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Jarvis Guthrie, CEO at Saved by Grace Ministries (Florida). Incarceration taught Jarvis that there is no place for arrogance in God's plan. Seeing how blessed he truly is was also formative in showing him where his path truly lay. Now he lives a life that helps ex-prisoners get reintegrated into society by providing a place of healing, deliverance, and transformation in Florahome. He shares how sharing the word of God is his calling and the massive impact that this has caused is testament to his vision.
Feb 12, 2022
24 min
Sobriety and Faith—Find God in Rock Bottom with Billie Dyson
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Billie Dyson, author of From The Dope House To The Hope House. Billie's story of redemption explores some of the darkest moments in life. He was deeply addicted to drugs, was a criminal, and was headed for near certain death. But as he hit rock bottom, God's love was revealed to him and he never looked back. Now he is a changed man and shares to the rest of the world that redemption through faith and God's grace is always possible and that you can turn your life around too.
Feb 5, 2022
34 min
The Apartment Lady Builds Houses and Gives Hope with Lashondra Graves
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Lashondra Graves, the Apartment Lady, who is Founder of Apartment and Housing Rentals Foundation Inc. Lashondra shares the challenges of growing up as a foster child and learning to always be in the moment in the many grammar schools she attended. These lessons, as well realizing God's purpose for her on this Earth, naturally led her to start her foundation. Her mission is to educate lower income communities on wealth and wealth-building, as well as create new and better communities for families that ultimately improve their lives.
Jan 29, 2022
52 min
God’s Grace in a Mother’s Fight for Justice with Rachel Bruno
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Rachel Bruno, author of the upcoming book Fractured Hope: A Mother's Fight for Justice. Rachel details one of the most trying moments of her life when she had to prove her innocence in the domestic abuse case of her baby. The injustice she experienced was extraordinary but even this dark time was overshadowed by the support and love she felt from her friends and family. Her character was beyond doubt but she had to endure eviction from her own home and have her kids taken from her before she could prove her innocence in court.
Jan 22, 2022
50 min
Becoming an Adoptive Father Is God's Blessing with Dustin DeVries
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Dustin DeVries, Co-Founder and Technology Consultant at Caffeine Interactive Technologies. The greatest blessings can come from the most unlikely circumstances. Dustin experienced this on two main occasions, first with the realization of he and his wife's infertility and cancer. He grappled with accepting adoption as an option. However, he soon opened up to the idea when he realized that even God's chosen people accepted a man not of Israel's lineage to be their savior.
Jan 8, 2022
46 min
Let Go, Sober Up & Cultivate Faith with Ian Koniak
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Chicke Fitzgerald, author of The Game Changer, founder of The Game Changer Network, and host of the Game Changer Show. Chicke shares her childhood and how she was always a rebel which manifested itself in her dropping out of college. She shares how she bootstrapped her business, secured investments, and ultimately lost it to the financial crisis. Chicke also discusses taking the country's economy back, giving a voice back to Americans to live free, and keeping faith secret even on LinkedIn.
Jan 1, 2022
35 min
Being a Rebel And Game Changer in Faith with Chicke Fitzgerald
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Chicke Fitzgerald, author of The Game Changer, founder of The Game Changer Network, and host of the Game Changer Show. Chicke shares her childhood and how she was always a rebel which manifested itself in her dropping out of college. She shares how she bootstrapped her business, secured investments, and ultimately lost it to the financial crisis. Chicke also discusses taking the country's economy back, giving a voice back to Americans to live free, and keeping faith secret even on LinkedIn.
Dec 25, 2021
1 hr 8 min
Unite in Healing and Allow God to Direct Lives with Sharon and Jim Couts
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Sharon and Jim Couts, Co-Founders of JAG Journey. Jim starts by sharing the miracle of getting hit by lightning, falling 80 feet (and more!), and walking away with just a neck brace for 3 months. Sharon also shares the reasons behind the name of their You Are Amazing Facebook group and even their company, which is short for Just Allow God's Journey. On the topic of faith, Sharon and Jim give their own poignant definitions of it and share how faith has helped them through the most trying times, like Sharon's career shift and Jim's healing. They talk about the trials of their lives, from Chad's son's burns, healing from COVID, and moving on from the loss of loved ones. Chad also shares how he created the 77Pray app that brought together people from all over the world to unite in his son's healing, and the evangelization that is happening in India, also with help from his app.
Dec 18, 2021
55 min
Let Go and Let God with Angus Nelson
This episode of the Living a Better Story Podcast features Angus Nelson, CEO of Evolve Men Coaching. Angus talks about his personal journey, including the circumstances that lead to his first divorce, and how his brokenness led him to a path of enlightenment. Down on his luck and contemplating how to end his life, Angus said he heard a voice that told him that this wasn’t the end for him. He felt that he had a huge load of burden lifted off from him, and he understood what it meant to let go of ego and the need to strive for accolades. Angus shifted his mindset from working hard to gain acceptance, to accepting His grace and letting God shine His light through him. Angus helps show other people how to achieve the same clarity, get rid of any limiting beliefs, and realize the boundless vision of God.
Dec 11, 2021
1 hr 20 min
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