Inspirational Every Day People

On this episode of Jesus Listens: Stories of Faith, we’re talking with YouTuber Rob Kenney, the creator of the popular "Dad, How Do I?" videos. Kenney's YouTube channel has reached millions who want to learn basic how-to's traditionally taught by dads. On this episode, he shares how to pray and reveals the times when he cried out to God for direction.

Brett Swayn, Executive Chef of the Cookery in Nashville, TN is one of the people on the front lines, helping others during times of crisis. He shows us what can happen when we invest in each other, invest in our world, and invest in prayer; using this time to strengthen our hearts and come closer together as God’s people.

Southwest Airlines pilot Captain Tammie Jo Shults saved 148 passengers when she safely landed a plane after an engine exploded. In the middle of chaos, Tammie Jo’s conversation with God gave her peace and helped reveal a solution to landing.

At age 16, Cyntoia Brown received a life sentence for murder. After 15 years, Cyntoia was granted clemency and walked out a free woman in August 2019. But she says, “It wasn’t until I came back to God and I just let Him take over—that's when I was free.”

This episode features two women at The Next Door, a nonprofit, faith-based organization providing help to women get a fresh start after incarceration and/or addiction. Lauren and Aja share how they descended into lives of hopelessness and how a new relationship with God and their Next Door community helped them turn their lives around.

Donna Edwards, the First Lady of Louisiana, shares her experience giving Jesus Calling to women inmates in her state and the effect it had on her and the women she met. Also interviewed are two women who received Jesus Calling from her that day. They share their stories and the hope Christ has given them for their futures.

Women struggling with addictions and the stigma of incarceration have found hope reading Jesus Calling and through treatment at The Next Door. They have rediscovered the only Person who has never left them—Jesus.