About the show

If you've ever felt frustrated because you've struggled to take the steps of faith you believe you should be taking, but hesitate because of fear of the unknown, Real Faith Stories can help.

By hearing the true stories of everyday people who by faith, boldly and courageously took great risks, despite their fears – this podcast will help you believe that you can do it too.

So, listen and be encouraged.

You may be one step away from making the eternal impact you were created for, and becoming the answer to someone else’s prayer.

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Episodes

  • 149: Your Performance Versus God's Provision - Matt Tommey

    April 27th, 2023  |  30 mins 6 secs
    brian robinson, god's plan for living, matt tommey, matt tommey baskets, matt tommey mentoring, real faith stories, unlocking the heart of the artist

    Most Christians want to experience the abundant life that Jesus promised, they just don’t know how. And not for lack of trying. They are doing everything they know to do but feel utterly defeated and unable to connect with God’s best for their life—faithful but frustrated. Saved but not satisfied with the life they are living. In this episode Matt Tommey explains his own experience moving from a life of performance, to one of experiencing God’s amazing provision.

  • 148: "What Now, Lord?" - Darlene Lobel, MD

    April 20th, 2023  |  35 mins 21 secs
    brian robinson, dralene a lobel, healing, healing in the kingdom, healinginthekingdom.com, identity, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, real faith stories

    As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Darlene Lobel was at the top of her game: in the middle of a 10-year career with 17 years of education and training, working at the number two hospital in the country with a thriving surgical practice, research practice, and associate professorship at a university. Then one day, she had an experience so profound that it shook her to the core. As a result, she walked away from her practice and entered a journey that has resulted in a worldwide ministry. But it all started with the question, “What now, Lord?”

  • 147: What Story Are You Living? - Allen Arnold

    April 13th, 2023  |  39 mins 36 secs
    allen arnold, brian robinson, purpose, real faith stories, story, the eden option, wild at heart, withallen, withallen.com

    Allen woke up one morning and his voice was gone. Literally, it was just a whisper. The challenge is that he uses his voice all the time speaking at seminars, teaching, and co-hosting a world-renowned podcast. Two days before surgery, while mowing the grass, God asks, “Allen, do you want Story 1 or Story 2?” Having no idea what that meant, he sat down and started asking the Lord for understanding. Then, he chose to enter into a story that would change his life and become the motivation behind his brand new book.

  • 146: "Call to Me and I Will Answer You" - Donna Cole

    April 6th, 2023  |  36 mins 36 secs
    brian robinson, courageouskingdomwomen.com, donna cole, gift of prophecy, jeremiah 33:3, prescientpropheticconsulting.com, prophetic, real faith stories

    Donna says, “There are no impossible questions, challenges, or problems. God has the answers, solutions, and strategies for everything.” This is based upon Jeremiah 33:3, “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” So, instead of rushing into prayer she’s learned to pause and ask God HOW to pray for a particular person or situation. The difference has been remarkable.

  • 145: “I’m Never Stepping Foot into a Church Again” – Johnny Walsh

    March 30th, 2023  |  35 mins 32 secs
    @creatorsco.sd, @johnnywalsh13, brian robinson, church hurt, creator's co, holy spirit, johnny walsh, johnny walsh creatives, real faith stories

    Johnny grew up in and around the church because his parents were evangelists. He saw them pour their lives into others then sometimes get severely hurt by the very ones they were trying to help. So, he left the church and didn’t want to have anything to do with it – ever again. But, through a series of God-ordained encounters, Johnny experienced a renewal of faith that has radically affected everything and everyone in his life.

  • 144: What Happens When You SEEK FIRST the Kingdom of God - Gail Root

    March 23rd, 2023  |  30 mins 40 secs
    anxiety, brian robinson, called to awaken, calledtoawaken, gail root, kingdom dream chasers, kingdomdreamchasers, mlm coaching, peace, real faith stories

    Gail’s life-companions were stress and anxiety. She always asked, “Am I doing the right things as a mother, a wife, an entrepreneur? Am I consistently attending church and Bible study? Am I volunteering?” All the questions were focused on HER performance, which lead to her taking anti-anxiety medication for 10 years. Then, with a growing number of physical challenges and potential surgery, she began to SEEK FIRST the kingdom of God, and hour by hour, day by day, her life was transformed from overwhelming anxiety to great peace. In this episode she shares her journey to freedom.

  • 143: The Life-Changing Power of One Good Question – Aaron Bellar

    March 16th, 2023  |  26 mins 13 secs
    aaron bellar, angela bellar, bellar leads, bellarleads.com, brian robinson, chaplain, military chaplain, real faith stories

    As a young man, the course of Aaron’s life was altered by the power of a single question his teacher asked him. He then became connected with his vocation because of a single question someone else asked him. Now as a military chaplain for almost three decades, Aaron shares the single most powerful question he's discovered to bring hope and clarity to those who feel they don't belong, don't matter, and aren't wanted.

  • 142: What God Can Do in 10 Seconds - Susan Flemming

    March 9th, 2023  |  32 mins 49 secs
    brian robinson, heaven to earth llc, heaventoearthllc, partnership with god, real faith stories, realfaithstories, scale without burnout, susan flemming

    Facing complete emotional and physical burnout in her mid-30’s, Susan was desperate to experience joy, freedom and purpose by living in her true identity. Following a friend’s advice one morning, she woke up, slid off the side of her bed onto the floor and with her eyes closed, asked Jesus a deeply personal question. 10 seconds later she had experienced a profoundly intimate, life-changing encounter with the Living God. That encounter was the catalyst for many more encounters which have led Susan into a vocation that is now helping leaders in business and ministry all over the world.

  • 141: "This Forever Changed Our Lives" - Peter Martino

    March 2nd, 2023  |  36 mins 48 secs
    align360solutions, brian robinson, oru, peter martino, real faith stories

    Some experiences completely alter how you approach the rest of your life. Peter was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma just a few months into his marriage, at age 23. But what happened after the first chemo treatment brought a life-changing perspective to every decision after that.

  • 140: From Death to Life - Angela Bellar

    February 23rd, 2023  |  40 mins 15 secs
    aaron bellar, angela bellar, bellarleads, bellarleads.com, brian robinson, faith, real faith stories

    Desperate to know the truth, Angela started getting up every morning at 4:00am to handwrite one chapter a day from the New Testament. It took her 18 months to completely copy it. This was the beginning of what would lead to a series of miraculous changes bringing her out of death into a life she could have only imagined.

  • 139: Saying YES is the Key to Your Destiny - Aaron Christopherson

    February 16th, 2023  |  31 mins 30 secs
    33rd company, 33rdcompany, aaron christopherson, brian robinson, chris donald, real faith stories, thinkpinnacle.com

    Aaron learned early in life that saying “Yes” to the Lord’s promptings supernaturally opened up opportunities that would not have opened any other way. Each successive “Yes” lead to greater impact, increasing his resolve to say “Yes” again, ultimately leading to this truth: Saying “Yes” is THE KEY to your destiny.

  • 138: From Devastation to Transformation - Kari Olson

    February 9th, 2023  |  32 mins 13 secs
    brave abundance, braveabundance.com, brian robinson, kari olson, kariolson, real faith stories

    In a 6-month period Kari was diagnosed with cancer, her husband was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, her home went into foreclosure and then, her husband left her. As a single mother with three small children, to say she was overwhelmed would hardly scratch the surface of what she was experiencing. YET GOD was divinely working through these circumstances in a way that completely transformed her life. And as a result, Kari is now being used to transform the lives of others.