 
  Death to Life podcast
A podcast that tells the stories of people that used to be one way, and now are completely different, and the thing that happened in between was Jesus.
Episodes
239 episodes
    #241 Shannon: Healing, Identity, And The God Who Is Good
We follow Shannon from a fearful, unstable childhood into years of illness, allergy, and anxiety, and then into a grounded life of identity, trust, and practical freedom. Scripture, confession, and a new view of God’s goodness move her from con...
        
          
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    #240 Webster: From Law To Freedom
We trace Webster’s journey from a conservative Tongan Adventist home through rebellion, jail, and a degree no one would hire to a simple gospel that healed his identity and marriage. The turning point arrives when sonship replaces striving and ...
        
          
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    #239 Five Years, First Story, Tyler Morrison
We celebrate five years by returning to the first story that set our tone: Tyler’s journey from approval addiction and hidden porn use to a settled identity rooted in God’s love. The shift from behavior management to new life changes his marria...
        
          
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    #238 Danilo: A Filipino Adventist’s Journey from Legalism to Grace
We trace Danilo’s journey from fear and performance to a living trust in Jesus only, moving from legalism to grace and from isolation to a wider family of faith. A child’s question, a fresh reading of Ephesians and Romans, and the courage to po...
        
          
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    #237 Hollie: Sensitivity Is a Superpower
We trace Hollie's journey from fear-based faith and purity culture to a lived identity in Christ that quieted years of anxious loops. Sensitivity turns from burden to gift as she learns to want intimacy without making it her identity and to tea...
        
          
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    #236 Carl Syvertson, Already Transformed: A Man's Journey to Understanding Freedom in Christ
Carl Syvertson shares his journey from understanding salvation intellectually to experiencing the transformative revelation that God has already freed him from sin and given him a new identity.• Carl's spiritual journey began with a fam...
        
          
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    #235 Arnold pt 2: The Gospel's Challenging Path
Arnold returns to share his journey of theological transformation and the unexpected challenges he faced after embracing the gospel message.• Reflects on his previous understanding that salvation was a "group project" between humans and...
        
          
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    #233 Lauren Via, Weathering the Storm: A Pastor's Wife's Journey Through Church Conflict
Lauren Via shares her powerful testimony of walking through church conflict and finding healing after being forced to leave her beloved Oklahoma church community due to gospel misunderstandings.• Experiencing the difficult transition wh...
        
          
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    #232 Jonathan Leonardo: What Happens When Standing for Christ Means Standing Alone?
Jonathan Leonardo returns to share his journey through the challenges of pastoring while maintaining gospel integrity, revealing how institutional pressure led to personal compromise before finding freedom in uncompromised truth.• Trans...
        
          
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    #231 Ange: The Chains That Bound Her
Ange shares her powerful journey from growing up with a transactional view of God to discovering the freedom that comes through understanding her true identity in Christ. She opens up about childhood trauma, religious performance, and how gospe...
        
          
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    #230 Doug Wilson, From Big Franks to Big Faith: A Spiritual Journey
Doug Wilson shares his journey from legalistic striving to gospel freedom, revealing how discovering his identity in Christ transformed his understanding of salvation and relationship with God. The conversation explores the damaging effects of ...
        
          
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    #229 Michaela: Weeds in the Garden: God's Patient Transformation
Michaela returns to share how the gospel has transformed her life from depression and suicidal thoughts to freedom and purpose over the past four years.• First freed through Romans 6:7 - "you are free from sin"• Initially struggled ...
        
          
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    #228 Audree Curry, Chains Falling: A Story of Redemption
Audree shares her powerful journey from carrying overwhelming guilt and shame over past mistakes to finding complete freedom in Christ and learning that God's love transcends our darkest moments.• Growing up under a controlling father w...
        
          
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    #227 Josh Newbegin: Escaping the Cage: A Journey Beyond Legalism
Josh Newbegin shares his powerful journey from living a party lifestyle to becoming a burned-out church worker to finally discovering true freedom in the gospel of grace. His testimony reveals how the most significant transformation in his life...
        
          
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    #226 Diana Moddrell: Breaking Free from Spiritual Legalism
Diana shares her transformative journey from rigid religious legalism to experiencing God's unconditional love and freedom in Christ. Her story reveals how understanding grace completely changed her life, healing her from addiction and anxiety....
        
          
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    #225 Wes Via 2: The Dark Night of the Soul
The gospel brings freedom from sin and transforms lives, yet preaching this message often comes with unexpected costs and opposition from established religious systems.• Wes Vi discusses his complicated relationship with the church as a...
        
          
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    #224 Micah Moddrell: When God Transforms from Information to Relationship
Micah Modrell shares his powerful journey from rigid religious legalism to discovering the transformative grace of the gospel that completely changed his understanding of God and his approach to ministry.• Born and raised in an Adventis...
        
          
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    #223 Stephanie Wagner, The Grease Slide: Confessions of a Love Addict
Stephanie shares her powerful journey from seeking love and validation in relationships to finding her true identity and freedom in Christ.• Growing up in a Christian home with loving parents who demonstrated real faith daily• Devel...
        
          
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    #222 Nancy Dodson: The Anatomy of Grief, A Mother's Journey Through Loss and Faith
Nancy Dodson shares her transformative journey from a legalistic faith upbringing to discovering God's true nature through devastating grief after her son's suicide. She vulnerably explores how trauma reshaped her understanding of God and why c...
        
          
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    #221 Kirsti Armenta: God Was Never Distant, I Just Couldn't See Him
Kirsti shares her powerful journey from viewing God as distant to discovering His intimate love and presence within her. Her transformation reveals how understanding our identity in Christ brings freedom from both our own sins and the sins comm...
        
          
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    #220 Reneze Trim: Angels as Playmates: How a Lonely Child Found God
Reneze shares her miraculous birth story and spiritual journey from childhood struggles with rage to finding her purpose through God's transformative love.• Born in Trinidad when doctors said her mother's fibroids made pregnancy impossi...
        
          
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    #219 Bible Verse Draft! Requirements For Salvation
Richard Young and friends gather in sunny Southern California for another Bible Verse Draft, tackling "Requirements for Salvation" by selecting verses that make the strongest case for what salvation requires.💰 DONATE & SUPPORT our Mi...
        
          
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    #218 George Decena: The Garage Confession, How God's Voice Saved My Life
George shares his powerful journey from addiction to grace, demonstrating how the gospel's true message breaks cycles of sin and religious performance when properly understood.• George was a 24-year-old alcoholic and porn addict when he...
        
          
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    #217 Jonathan Phillips: Redemption in the Prison Yard
Jonathan Phillips shares his remarkable journey from a legalistic religious upbringing to finding freedom through the true gospel, including the pivotal moment when he had to defend himself with deadly force and how God ultimately redeemed his ...
        
          
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    #216 Jonathan Felix: The Gospel Changed Everything When Nothing Else Worked
Jonathan shares his transformative journey from growing up in a rigid religious environment to discovering true freedom and identity in Christ's finished work.• Grew up in a strict Adventist home focused on doctrine and religious law
        
          
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