Undone

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What does it actually take to find faith? What does it take to keep it? Not the polished version. Not the version that skips the doubt and the resistance and the seasons where everything felt distant or hollow. The real version - with all the texture and struggle and unexpected grace that most people never talk about out loud. That's what UNDONE is all about. Each episode, a pastor and a curious skeptic sit across from someone willing to share their story honestly. Not a triumphant highlight reel, but the whole journey - who they were before faith entered the picture, what first cracked the door open, what it felt like to walk through it, and what it takes to keep renewing that decision in the middle of an ordinary, complicated life. Because salvation isn't just a moment. It's a journey that begins in a moment and continues every single day after it. And the people who understand that best are the ones willing to talk about both - the arrival and the ongoing road. The show is hosted by two people who, on the surface, appear to see the world differently. One is a pastor who has walked this road for years and still finds new terrain on it. The other is a skeptic - genuinely, not performatively - who is somewhere in the middle of their own search and hasn't resolved it yet. Their dynamic isn't a device. It's the most honest thing about the show. Because for every listener who already believes, there are many more who are still watching, still weighing, still trying to figure out if any of this is worth the leap. UNDONE is for all of them. The name comes from Isaiah 6:5. The prophet encounters God and his immediate, involuntary response is: "Woe is me, for I am undone." Not a quiet, dignified surrender - undone. Unraveled by the encounter. And then restored by it. That word captures something true about what it means to find faith - not that it destroys you, but that it gets to the places in you that nothing else can reach. It undoes the version of you that didn't know what you know now. Every guest on this show has experienced some version of that. They arrived at faith by different roads, at different speeds, carrying different questions. Some came early. Some came late. Some are still on the way. But all of them have something worth hearing - for the person who believes, for the person who isn't sure, and for everyone in between. Whatever road you're on, there's a seat for you here.

  1. vor 3 Tagen

    Fred Jolly: A Quest for Life - Part 2

    In part two of our conversation with Fred Jolly, we pick up where his story left off and explore how his faith has continued to evolve over more than four decades. One of the most significant revelations is that Fred never actually found the scientific answer to the question that had occupied him since childhood: What distinguishes the living from the nonliving? Instead, he came to realize that he didn't need to know. After a lifetime of investigation, discovery, and striving for perfection, he learned to accept that some things are beyond human understanding. But the adventures certainly didn't stop. Fred recounts a harrowing mountain-climbing experience in the Canadian Rockies, where he spent a freezing night suspended on a cliff in complete darkness. He also describes a much later sailing mishap in the Gulf of Mexico, when, at approximately 77 years old, he found himself exhausted, injured, and drifting toward open water with no way to right his capsized boat. At the end of his strength, he prayed, and what happened next became one of the clearest answers to prayer in his life. Fred also reflects on the meaning of fulfillment, the blessings of family, and what he hopes people will remember about him. His message is both simple and profound: work hard, pursue discovery, enjoy life's adventures, but recognize that you cannot understand or accomplish everything on your own. Eventually, you may have to come to the end of yourself, humble yourself, and ask for help. It's a conversation about faith, grace, mortality, and the freedom that comes when we surrender the things we were never meant to carry. If you’re enjoying Undone, we’d love to hear from you! Leave us a message and let us know what you think.

    Fred Jolly: A Quest for Life - Part 2

  2. 31. Okt.

    Fred Jolly: A Quest for Life - Part 1

    What makes something alive? And what happens when life ends? These are questions Fred Jolly has wrestled with since childhood, and they've taken him on a remarkable journey. Born in 1939, Fred has lived a life filled with adventure and exploration. From serving in the Navy and climbing mountains alongside members of an early American Everest expedition, to sailing around the world as a marine biologist and crossing the open ocean in a makeshift sailing canoe, his life has been anything but ordinary. But beneath the adventures was a deeper search. Despite his scientific pursuits, intellectual curiosity, and even twelve years of practicing transcendental meditation, Fred continued searching for answers to life's biggest questions. Along the way, he wrestled with doubt, suffering, the nature of existence, and what it truly means to find fulfillment. In part one of our conversation, Fred shares the experiences that shaped his journey, the questions that followed him for decades, and the unexpected encounter with Christ that changed everything. After years of striving to find fulfillment through his own efforts, he discovered something he hadn't been able to find anywhere else: the freedom and peace of surrendering. It's a fascinating story of adventure, curiosity, searching, and ultimately, finding what you've been looking for in an unexpected place. If you’re enjoying Undone, we’d love to hear from you! Leave us a message and let us know what you think.

    Fred Jolly: A Quest for Life - Part 1

  3. 24. Okt.

    Thad Blevins: Finding God Again

    What happens when tragedy shatters your faith, and the God you once believed in becomes the very One you blame? At just 17, Thad experienced the devastating loss of his stepfather to suicide. The grief brought anger, guilt, and difficult questions about how a loving God could allow such suffering. What had once been a casual, largely unexamined faith gave way to skepticism. By college, Thad was openly questioning Christianity, challenging other believers, and seriously considering walking away from faith altogether. But the friendships he formed along the way began to change things. Rather than judging him or pretending to have answers to every difficult question, his friends continued to show up, listen, and love him. Eventually, Thad made a deliberate choice to explore faith for himself, diving into Scripture, theology, and the life of Jesus. What followed was not the sudden resolution of every doubt, but a gradual transformation in how he understood God, suffering, and his own life. In this episode of Undone, Thad shares an honest account of wrestling with grief, confronting skepticism, rediscovering faith, and learning to trust God without having every answer. He also reflects on the influence of authentic Christian community and the challenge of discerning how to use his gifts and pursue his calling as he begins his adult life. His story is a reminder that faith is not always a straight path, that honest questions need not end the journey, and that sometimes the people who help us find our way back are those willing to walk alongside us without pretending to have all the answers. If you’re enjoying Undone, we’d love to hear from you! Leave us a message and let us know what you think.

    Thad Blevins: Finding God Again

  4. 17. Okt.

    Cameron Hathaway: My Journey Home - Part 2

    After years of spiritual hardness, Cameron Hathaway had built a life around work, relationships, achievement, and simply moving forward. He knew there was a God, but he wasn't seeking Him. Then a series of difficult circumstances began to slow him down, including serious medical problems that left him facing his own mortality in ways he never expected. During a conversation with his father-in-law about a seemingly unlikely subject, Cameron was forced to confront a contradiction he could no longer ignore: he knew what he believed to be true, yet he was not living as though it were true. For the first time in many years, he prayed. What followed was a renewed pursuit of God, a return to Christ, and a series of circumstances Cameron came to see as answered prayers. His story eventually comes full circle as relationships with his parents and brother are restored, his faith becomes central to his life, and he begins to see his past through a very different lens. In Part 2, Cameron talks openly about suffering, pride, faith, answered prayer, forgiveness, and what it means to stop running from what you know to be true. If you’re enjoying Undone, we’d love to hear from you! Leave us a message and let us know what you think.

    Cameron Hathaway: My Journey Home - Part 2

  5. 10. Okt.

    Cameron Hathaway: My Journey Home - Part 1

    Cameron Hathaway grew up in a difficult but close-knit family, and at a young age he encountered Jesus in a way that changed his life. But as his faith became entangled with family expectations, discipline, and his growing desire for independence, Cameron began to rebel. That rebellion eventually took him down a very different path, one that included drugs, homelessness, brushes with the law, and ultimately a decision to join the military. In Part 1 of Cameron's story, he shares about his childhood, his early faith, his family's dramatic conversion, the rebellion that followed, and the experiences that led him into military service. His seven years in the military would give him purpose and direction, but they would also expose him to experiences that profoundly shaped the person he would become. And throughout it all, there was something Cameron could never completely escape: he knew God was there, even when he wanted nothing to do with Him. This is Part 1 of Cameron Hathaway's story. If you’re enjoying Undone, we’d love to hear from you! Leave us a message and let us know what you think.

    Cameron Hathaway: My Journey Home - Part 1

  6. 3. Okt.

    Aaron Darling: A Faith That Finally Felt Real - Part 2

    Aaron's story continues in Part 2 with one of the most difficult seasons of his life. After years of disappointment, uncertainty, and growing cynicism toward the church, Aaron found himself questioning where God was in the middle of everything he had experienced. Then, in 2018, his younger brother died by suicide. The loss brought his questions about God, faith, suffering, and family to the surface in ways he could no longer ignore. Aaron shares honestly about grief, anger, doubt, and what it was like to continue leading a family and participating in church while feeling spiritually empty. He also tells the story of how his involvement with Infusco Coffee grew from a temporary opportunity into something much bigger, becoming both a business and a place of community. But perhaps the most significant part of Aaron's story is what happened beneath the surface. Through the people God placed in his life, difficult experiences, honest conversations, and years of wrestling with his questions, Aaron began to move away from a faith based on expectations and appearances toward something more personal and authentic. Today, Aaron describes his relationship with God differently. He doesn't claim to have everything figured out. Instead, he talks about learning to let go of cynicism, stop comparing his faith to someone else's, and recognize that God can use both the good experiences and the painful ones to shape us. Part 2 is ultimately a story about grief, doubt, authenticity, and what it can look like to find your way back to God. If you’re enjoying Undone, we’d love to hear from you! Leave us a message and let us know what you think.

    Aaron Darling: A Faith That Finally Felt Real - Part 2

  7. 26. Sept.

    Aaron Darling: A Faith That Finally Felt Real - Part 1

    Aaron grew up as a pastor's kid, surrounded by church, Christian education, and the expectations that came with being part of a pastor's family. From the outside, he knew how to play the part. On the inside, however, he struggled to reconcile the faith he had been taught with what he was actually experiencing. In Part 1 of Aaron's story, he talks openly about growing up in a large family, the pressures and challenges of being a pastor's kid, difficult experiences within the church, and the ways he learned to cope by staying busy and keeping his distance. He shares how a summer mission experience and a few authentic relationships began to change the way he understood his relationship with God. Aaron's story also takes us through college, marriage, fatherhood, and a series of career changes. From corporate America to the craft beer industry, he repeatedly pursued what he thought might be the next thing, only to find that God seemed to be leading him somewhere else. Along the way, Aaron wrestles with a growing cynicism toward both work and the church. Eventually, the things he had worked so hard to build begin to fall apart, leaving him in a difficult and deeply uncertain season of faith. This is the first half of Aaron's story. Next week, we continue with the loss that changed him deeply, the story behind Infusco Coffee, and the process of finding his way back to an authentic faith. If you’re enjoying Undone, we’d love to hear from you! Leave us a message and let us know what you think.

    Aaron Darling: A Faith That Finally Felt Real - Part 1

  8. 19. Sept.

    Lou Hoekstra: Learning to Let Go and Let God

    Lou grew up in a Christian home where faith was simply part of everyday life. But as he built a career, launched technology companies, and eventually stepped into decades of ministry in Haiti, he repeatedly found himself in situations far beyond his ability to control. In this conversation, Lou shares the story of leaving a secure family business to pursue an unproven vision for using computers to transform the HVAC industry, the fear and uncertainty that followed, and the unexpected ways God provided when he finally admitted, "I can't do this." He also recounts a harrowing trip to Haiti to help rescue his friend and pastor, Jean Claude, after he was kidnapped and imprisoned by corrupt police. But Lou's story ultimately goes beyond business and adventure. After years of trying to make a difference in Haiti, he began wrestling with a deeper question: What does Scripture actually call us to do about poverty, success, and the people around us? Those experiences forced him to reconsider his Western ideas about fixing problems, measuring success, and even his own identity. Lou reflects on faith, entrepreneurship, leadership, humility, and the temptation to believe the praise and success that come our way. His story is a reminder that faithfulness is not the same thing as controlling the outcome, and that the things we accomplish may not be what matter most in the end. As Lou puts it, God had to remind him again and again: You can't do this. You are over your skis. Just do what I ask you to do and let the results be mine. By the end of the conversation, Lou's definition of legacy is remarkably simple: to have been a devoted husband and a loving father and grandfather. If you’re enjoying Undone, we’d love to hear from you! Leave us a message and let us know what you think.

    Lou Hoekstra: Learning to Let Go and Let God
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What does it actually take to find faith? What does it take to keep it? Not the polished version. Not the version that skips the doubt and the resistance and the seasons where everything felt distant or hollow. The real version - with all the texture and struggle and unexpected grace that most people never talk about out loud. That's what UNDONE is all about. Each episode, a pastor and a curious skeptic sit across from someone willing to share their story honestly. Not a triumphant highlight reel, but the whole journey - who they were before faith entered the picture, what first cracked the door open, what it felt like to walk through it, and what it takes to keep renewing that decision in the middle of an ordinary, complicated life. Because salvation isn't just a moment. It's a journey that begins in a moment and continues every single day after it. And the people who understand that best are the ones willing to talk about both - the arrival and the ongoing road. The show is hosted by two people who, on the surface, appear to see the world differently. One is a pastor who has walked this road for years and still finds new terrain on it. The other is a skeptic - genuinely, not performatively - who is somewhere in the middle of their own search and hasn't resolved it yet. Their dynamic isn't a device. It's the most honest thing about the show. Because for every listener who already believes, there are many more who are still watching, still weighing, still trying to figure out if any of this is worth the leap. UNDONE is for all of them. The name comes from Isaiah 6:5. The prophet encounters God and his immediate, involuntary response is: "Woe is me, for I am undone." Not a quiet, dignified surrender - undone. Unraveled by the encounter. And then restored by it. That word captures something true about what it means to find faith - not that it destroys you, but that it gets to the places in you that nothing else can reach. It undoes the version of you that didn't know what you know now. Every guest on this show has experienced some version of that. They arrived at faith by different roads, at different speeds, carrying different questions. Some came early. Some came late. Some are still on the way. But all of them have something worth hearing - for the person who believes, for the person who isn't sure, and for everyone in between. Whatever road you're on, there's a seat for you here.

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