In this episode, I talk to Natasha Schedrivaya. Listen as she shares her journey from growing up atheist in the Soviet Union—military base moves, communist indoctrination, no knowledge of God—to finding Jesus through a friend's miracle healing, a smuggled magazine, and a Bible from America that revealed profound truth.

We explore Russian winters, breaking free from atheism, accepting Christ, leading her parents to faith, and advice for skeptics: keep asking about life's meaning—God meets sincere seekers.

She shares why America's Christian roots resist communism and why the church needs to preach the true Gospel boldly. Natasha also describes her ministry outreach to remote Russian villages and ethnic groups (especially in forest areas and above the Arctic Circle, where people live in poverty and have little exposure to the Gospel), planting small home churches for real discipleship through relationships, providing practical help like truckloads of firewood for heating homes (since most villages lack gas) and school supplies for children, and sowing seeds of truth among generous, open-hearted village people she calls the "real treasures" of Russia.

A must-listen for redemption testimonies, faith under communism, reaching atheists, or God's power through simple seeds.

​In this episode, I talk to my longtime friend, Email Asante. We mix it up a bit and Email interviews me (Chad). Listen as a dad of three (me) gets brutally honest about his years-long battle with severe anxiety and panic attacks. He opens up about waking up gasping for air, losing dangerous amounts of weight, and the terrifying nights when he thought his heart was stopping. We talk about the one mindset shift (“If I die, I die”) that finally broke anxiety’s grip, how fatherhood unexpectedly lowered his anxiety, and what actually helped (faith, nutrition, counseling, and some surprising books). We also laugh about raising little kids, nostalgia for Blockbuster and VHS rewinders, and trying to live phone-free in 2025. Raw, hopeful, and zero fluff, this is the conversation every dad who’s ever felt overwhelmed needs to hear.

In this episode, I talk to my old friend, Tim Taylor. Listen as he shares his journey from joining the Army at 17, serving in the 101st Airborne, to founding Tri-County Veterans Support Network. After a near-fatal truck accident, he started a nonprofit providing housing, emergency hotel stays, and crisis resources for Charleston-area veterans. Discover veteran transition challenges, military life lessons, faith-driven purpose, and how to support homeless vets. ​