Best Meridith Foster Podcasts (2025)

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Russ Taff: The Full Conversation (2025 Year-End Review): Page 265 1:35:50

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"Shame is a prison," Russ Taff says, and he lived in that prison for more than 40 years. To the world, Russ was a Gospel music legend: six GRAMMYs, 18 Dove Awards, and three Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductions. But behind the stage lights and accolades, he was hiding from pain, trapped in addiction, and silenced by the relentless voices of shame a…

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"The Imams are convinced an Angel of God Is with you" Jamie Winship | Unfolding Short Stories 13:06

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"The Imams are convinced that… an angel of God is with you." Today's story comes from an interview Meridith did with Jamie Winship a couple of years ago, first shared in our 2023 Angels episode, Episode 183. In a remote desert camp, a simple detail about table settings leads to an extraordinary realization. God's presence was already there.…

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Angels Among Us (Part 2): Near-Death Encounters, Angels & Heaven 46:13

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What if heaven is closer than we think? In this special episode of The Unfolding, we share true stories of angelic encounters, near-death experiences, and glimpses of heaven- moments that leave people searching for words to describe what they saw. You'll hear from Bruce Van Natta, who encountered angels while hovering between life and death after a…

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Lee Strobel "This is not just a story you read on the internet. This is a documented case." | Unfolding Short Stories: The Case for Miracles 12:26

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"This is not just a story you read on the internet. This is a documented case." Lee Strobel knows what it means to ask hard questions. Before becoming the author of The Case for Christ, he was a legal editor at The Chicago Tribune, trained to investigate claims and follow the evidence. In this episode of Unfolding Short Stories, Lee shares three re…

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Angels Among Us (Part 1): Real Angel Encounters & Miraculous Stories: Page 263 33:29

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Faith Podcasts are made possible by your support. You can click here to give. Do angels still show up in the lives of ordinary people? In this special Christmas episode of The Unfolding, you'll hear powerful stories of angelic encounters—moments of protection, comfort, and God's undeniable presence. From hospital rooms to everyday situations, these…

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Megan Nilsen: "Every Christmas… it is not lost on me how far we've come." | Unfolding Short Stories 15:59

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After 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 devo…

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Louis Dooley: Prison Saved My Life: Hope After Life Plus 100 Years 1:16:01

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Faith Podcasts are made possible by your support. You can click here to give. When Louis Dooley was 19, the judge sentenced him to life in prison plus 100 years. At that moment, something inside him shut down. His future felt gone and life as he knew it was over. But Louis' story didn't end behind bars. In the darkest, most hopeless place he could …

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"A pair of shoes given to a child in the name of Jesus" Shoes for Orphan Souls and the Story of Shawn Spurrier | Unfolding Short Stories 14:57

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Faith Podcasts are made possible by your support. You can click here to give. "Sometimes God uses the smallest things to tell the biggest truths… a pair of shoes given to a child in the name of Jesus." Shawn Spurrier knows this firsthand. His own return to faith came through the steady kindness of community, long before missions was ever on his rad…

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Dallas Jenkins: The Story Behind The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Movie: Page 220 24:46

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Faith Podcasts are made possible by your support. You can click here to give. What do you do when you're sure God has given you a dream, but every door stays firmly shut? Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of The Chosen, spent more than 20 years praying for the chance to make a film based on the beloved book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. But y…

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Heidi Barr: Jewish Teen Meets Jesus in a Near-Death Experience: "Every cell in my body recognized that this was Jesus." | Unfolding Short Stories 17:23

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Faith Podcasts are made possible by your support. You can click here to give. "Every cell in my body recognized that this was Jesus." Heidi Barr was sixteen when a traumatic horseback accident changed her life. She describes leaving her body, meeting Jesus face to face, and waking up with a faith she never saw coming. Growing up in a Jewish home th…

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John Burke: How Near-Death Experiences Led a Skeptical Agnostic to Believe in Heaven: Page 261 1:07:20

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Faith Podcasts are made possible by your support. You can click here to give. 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-de…

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Susie Larson: "Why Is Your Son Still Alive?" | Unfolding Short Stories 13:13

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"Why Is Your Son Still Alive?" Susie Larson 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 Sus…

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Joni Eareckson Tada: From Despair to Hope- Finding God's Purpose in Suffering: Page 260 29:10

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Faith Podcasts are made possible by your support. You can click here to give. 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 G…

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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" 11:22

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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, Ryan Steck's life unraveled into silence, weakness, and a single cry to God. https://ryansteck.com/…

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LaMorris Crawford: From Victim to Son of God - A Story of Redemption: Page 259 44:12

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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,…

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Alisa Childers: "It propelled me into a faith crisis." | Unfolding Short Stories 11:09

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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 sustaine…

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Matt Forte: Stay in the Game: Faith, Purpose, and NFL Dreams of a Former Chicago Bear 1:06:18

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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…

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"Silver and Gold Have I None" | John Prince: Salt, Light & Oil | Unfolding Short Stories 14:11

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John Prince never set out to sell olive oil. 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 Sabba Oil to help families in Lebanon keep working and providing for their loved ones. The results are not guarant…

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Rebecca Nichols Alonzo: Forgiving the Devil in Pew Number Seven: Page 257 1:11:08

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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 o…

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Paul Allen: Voice of the Vikings, Voice for Jesus | Unfolding Short Stories "God decided… I'm gonna have you be a play-by-play voice in the NFL… even though you've never done it in your life." 13:41

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"God decided… I'm gonna have you be a play-by-play voice in the NFL… even though you've never done it in your life." Paul Allen didn't take the usual path to the broadcast booth. He went from horse racing to becoming the voice of the Minnesota Vikings. His passion made him go viral, but his greatest transformation didn't happen on the mic. It happe…

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Cory Nickols: From Brokenness to Purpose: Finding Identity in God: Page 256 54:34

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What do you do when life takes everything, your home, your job, even your hope? Cory Nickols knows those struggles intimately. Raised in a Christian home, he thought he understood who he was, but trauma, loss, and doubt left him questioning everything, including his value. One heartfelt prayer, "God, I want to know You," set him on a journey throug…

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Sarah Philpott: "My little boy was in our goldfish pond" | Unfolding Short Stories 10:04

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"My little boy, who was one, was in our goldfish pond." A fall afternoon on the farm turned from laughter to panic. When Sarah Philpott's one-year-old slipped toward danger, her four-year-old daughter heard a whisper from God that changed everything. This short story is about paying attention, seeing God's mercy, and staying present in the life He …

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Amber Smith: Beauty from the Ashes of Grief: Page 255 35:35

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When country artist Granger Smith and his wife, Amber Smith, lost their three-year-old son, River, their world shattered. In her darkest moments, Amber found herself on the bathroom floor, crying out to God, desperate for hope. That heartbreak became the beginning of redemption. Now the author of "The Girl on the Bathroom Floor" and host of the Ari…

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J. Warner Wallace: A Detective Finds Jesus | Unfolding Short Stories 15:05

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"I don't trust eyewitnesses. Eyewitnesses often lie." Homicide detective J. Warner Wallace was on a search for truth that changed his life. Reading the Gospels through the lens of investigation, he discovered that the eyewitness accounts of Jesus aligned just the way truthful testimony does. In this episode, the respected apologist and author of Co…