Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith

Born from the massively popular Jesus Calling devotional book, this podcast takes a different approach than you might expect. Rather than reading daily devotions aloud, it features real people telling their actual stories of encountering Jesus in the middle of their hardest moments. Each weekly episode typically pairs two guests whose experiences echo each other in surprising ways. The show has been running since 2016 and stacked up 570 episodes with a 4.5-star rating from over 1,300 reviewers. Guests range from well-known athletes and musicians to everyday people whose names you have never heard. The interviews focus on the turning points -- the moments when addiction felt unbeatable, when grief threatened to swallow someone whole, when a career collapse forced a reckoning with what actually matters. The production team handles heavy material responsibly, flagging episodes that deal with suicide, abuse, or trauma. That matters because this show goes to dark places honestly. People talk about what rock bottom actually looked like, not some sanitized version of it. The Jesus part comes through in how they describe finding their way back. Some listeners note the product promotions can feel heavy-handed, which is a fair criticism for a show tied to a brand. But the stories themselves carry real weight. If testimonies are your thing -- hearing how faith showed up when someone needed it most -- this podcast has an enormous library to work through.