The Purpose Within

Brad Austin
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What if the restlessness you feel isn’t confusion… but an invitation? That quiet tension inside—the sense that life should hold more meaning, more truth, more depth—doesn’t come from nowhere. It’s the signal that you were made for something beyond surface-level answers and borrowed beliefs. Yet when you start asking the deeper questions, you’re often met with silence, clichés, or rigid explanations that don’t leave room to breathe, doubt, or think. The Purpose Within exists for that moment. Hosted by Brad Austin, this podcast is a space for honest, courageous conversations about purpose, faith, truth, and the questions many people carry but rarely voice. With humility and clarity, Brad creates room to explore life’s biggest ideas without pressure, posturing, or rehearsed answers—just thoughtful dialogue that respects both the mind and the soul. Each episode helps untangle complex spiritual ideas with striking simplicity, inviting you to examine evidence, wrestle with belief, and consider who Christ really is—without the weight of religious obligation or intellectual shortcuts. Whether you’re questioning everything you once believed, exploring faith for the first time, or trying to reconcile spirituality with reason, this show meets you exactly where you are. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to be willing to seek. If you’ve ever wondered why you’re here, sensed there’s more to life than what you’ve been handed, or felt drawn toward truth but unsure where to begin—The Purpose Within was made for you. Press play. Start the search. And discover what’s been waiting within you all along.

  1. 3d ago

    98. Trusting God When the Future Makes No Sense with Billy Allen

    When a job ends, it can expose what you were really relying on. Billy Allen knows that tension firsthand. After being laid off just before the holidays, he felt unable to follow the usual job-search script. Instead, he wrestled with a deeper question: How could his work serve people rather than simply provide a paycheck? In this honest conversation with Brad Austin, Billy traces his faith journey from an alcohol problem and a solitary turning point in Australia to a season of unemployment that tested his trust in God. It is a grounded Christian testimony about purpose, prayer, community, and learning to walk forward without having every answer. Key Takeaways A changed perspective does not erase hardship, but it can keep temporary circumstances from becoming the measure of your whole life.Billy’s return to faith began with an honest moment of isolation, when he stopped running from his alcohol problem and admitted he needed to turn back to God.During unemployment, he shifted from asking only what job he could get to asking where his experience could make a positive impact on someone’s life. Why Listen Now If you are carrying uncertainty about work, relationships, purpose, or faith, this conversation offers language for trusting God without pretending the pressure is not real. Billy and Brad do not offer a shortcut around struggle. They explore how prayer, community, honest self-examination, and a deeper sense of purpose can change the way you meet it. Press play for a sincere conversation that makes room for doubt while asking what you are truly building your life on.

  2. Sep 17

    97. WOT - Stop Waiting for the Right Moment; Say What Needs to Be Said Today

    Two hours in a parking lot changed everything. That's how long Brad sat with a friend whose mother was waiting on cancer test results — and how long he spent doing something most of us are too afraid to do: telling the truth about eternity while there was still time. Two days later, she was gone. In this raw, unscripted conversation, Brad and his co-hosts confront the question that haunts every believer who has ever hesitated: what happens when we wait too long to say what needs to be said? This is not a polished sermon. It's a real, unfiltered reckoning with urgency, prayer, and the courage to speak before the window closes. Key Takeaways The clock is always running out — a true story about a friend's dying mother becomes a gut-check on why "later" is a luxury none of us actually have when it comes to sharing what matters most.Prayer is a conversation, not a performance — the hosts dismantle the myth that prayer must be long, formal, or answered instantly, revealing why a five-second plea for courage counts just as much as an hour on your knees.Faith is a verb, not a theory — hear why sitting in discomfort with someone, agenda-free and fear-free, does more good than a thousand intellectual arguments ever could. Why Listen Now If you have ever hesitated to say the hard thing to someone you love, put off a conversation you knew mattered, or wondered whether your prayers are actually being heard, this episode will meet you exactly where you are. You will walk away with a renewed sense of urgency, a practical new way to think about prayer, and the courage to stop waiting for the "right moment" that may never come. The people in your life who need to hear the truth are running out of time faster than you think — press play now, because the conversation you avoid today might be the one you never get to have again.

  3. Sep 14

    96. His Wife's Dying Wish Was to Forgive the Man Who Killed Her with Ralph Jensen

    He has died six times. Not almost — died. Clinically. And each time, he came back with something the rest of us spend our whole lives searching for: proof. Ralph Jensen has survived 7 heart attacks, 13 heart surgeries, three separate paralyzing back breaks, and 137 moments doctors say should have killed him — and in the middle of it all, he met Jesus Christ face to face. This episode isn't a story about surviving tragedy. It's an eyewitness account of what waits on the other side of it, and why Ralph believes he was sent back to tell you. Key Takeaways A near-death experience unlike any other — Ralph describes standing outside his own body, watching paramedics fight to save him, and being personally greeted by his late wife and parents before an encounter with Christ that changed everything he believed about faith, agency, and the afterlife.The one question that will follow you forever — Christ asked Ralph a single piercing question that instantly revealed his entire life's choices. Ralph unpacks what that question means for anyone chasing purpose, forgiveness, or peace right now.Turning unimaginable loss into unshakable faith — From burying his wife after a devastating car crash to being told by doctors he'd never walk again, Ralph reveals the daily mental discipline — "one second at a time" — that carried him through paralysis, poverty, and grief without losing hope. Why Listen Now If you've ever wondered whether there's something more — whether pain has a purpose, whether faith holds up when everything falls apart — this conversation will stay with you long after it ends. Ralph doesn't just tell a story; he hands you a firsthand account of what he says he witnessed beyond the veil, and a practical, battle-tested way to face your own hardest days with gratitude instead of despair. Press play now — because a story this rare, and a witness this direct, is not one you want to stumble across secondhand later. Listen today, before you hear about it from someone else.

  4. Aug 31

    95. WOT - Why Lukewarm Faith Is More Dangerous Than No Faith at All

    Your screen time is climbing. Your Bible is collecting dust. And somewhere in between, you've settled into a spiritual comfort zone that feels safe — but Jesus called it disgusting. In this raw, unfiltered episode of Pound for Pound, four friends stop dancing around the hardest question in modern faith: are you hot, cold, or dangerously lukewarm? What starts as a breakdown of Revelation 3:16 turns into an unflinching conversation about apathy, comfort, sin, judgment, and what it actually costs to live an authentic Christian life in a culture built to numb you. If you've ever wondered whether your faith is real or just a routine, this episode will not let you off the hook. Key Takeaways Lukewarm is worse than lost. The hosts unpack why spiritual apathy and "checkbox Christianity" are more dangerous than open rebellion, and why comfort can quietly become spiritual atrophy.Come as you are, but leave changed. A candid, no-judgment conversation on sin, struggle, and loving people without ever excusing the truth — including a raw discussion on faith, sexuality, and how to disagree without hate.Prayer is a muscle, not a formula. Using the P.R.A.Y.E.R. framework, the hosts reveal exactly how they talk to God every day, why persistence in prayer matters, and how to stop treating your relationship with Christ like a Sunday obligation. Why Listen Now This episode is a mirror, not a sermon. By the end, you'll know exactly where you stand — whether you're pursuing God with passion or coasting on autopilot — and you'll walk away with a practical prayer framework and a challenge you can't unhear: are you more influenced by culture than by Christ? The conversation gets uncomfortable fast, and that's precisely the point. If you're ready to stop teetering between two worlds and finally get honest with yourself, press play now — because the version of you that keeps putting this off is exactly who this episode is talking to.

  5. Aug 3

    94. Surviving the Loss of Those Who Chose to End Their Pain with Terry & Joy Osborn

    Every 40 seconds, someone in the world decides they cannot carry the pain of living for one more day — and 135 people are left behind to somehow make sense of it. In this episode, Terry and Joy Osborn, founders of the Christian Association for Survivors of Suicide Loss, sit down for a raw, unscripted conversation that dismantles the myths, silences the stigma, and answers the question so many are afraid to ask out loud: does God abandon those who die by suicide, and what happens to the ones left grieving? If you have ever lost someone this way, loved someone who has, or simply wondered where faith fits into unbearable pain, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are. Key Takeaways: The myth that won't die — Terry unpacks centuries of church history and scripture, including the surprising story of Samson, to put to rest the belief that suicide is an unforgivable sin.Mental illness without the shame — Terry and Joy reframe mental wellness as a continuum, not a moral failing, and share Joy's own hidden battle with depression as a Christian who felt she couldn't tell anyone.Hope for the ones left behind — real stories of grieving parents, spouses, and friends who found the "ministry of presence," healed years after their loss, and went on to help others heal too. Why Listen Now Grief this heavy is not meant to be carried alone, and this episode hands listeners a lifeline: practical language for talking about suicide, biblical clarity on questions that have haunted believers for generations, and proof that healing is possible even from the deepest loss. Whether it's for yourself, a loved one, or someone quietly struggling in silence, this is the conversation that could change how you show up for them — and for yourself. Press play now, because someone in your life may need what you learn today sooner than you think.

  6. Jul 13

    93. WOT - How You’ve Been Trained to Ignore the Very Thing Trying to Destroy You

    They are real. They are here. And most Christians have been trained to look away. In this raw, unscripted episode of Warriors of Truth, host Brad Austin and his brotherhood of truth warriors — joined by special guest John Balangue from Seattle — rip the lid off the topic every church avoids: demons, spiritual warfare, and the invisible battle raging around you right now. What starts as a candid conversation turns into something no one expected: a guest breaks down in real time describing the attacks hitting his family and business, a prayer erupts live on air, and a story about 400 people showing up to pray for a dying teenager will leave you speechless. This is not a theory. This is a testimony. Key Takeaways You've been desensitized on purpose. The hosts expose how Hollywood, pop culture, and even well-meaning churches have sanitized demonic activity into a punchline — and why that numbness is exactly what the enemy wants.Spiritual attack has a pattern, and it escalates the moment you step into your calling. One guest shares a gut-wrenching, live confession of business sabotage, internet outages, and family strain that hit the instant he committed to advancing God's work — a masterclass in recognizing warfare disguised as "bad luck."You already have the authority — you just have to use it. From childhood nightmares defeated by a single spoken command to a spontaneous on-air prayer that visibly lifts oppression in the room, the team proves that believers are not victims in this fight. They are commissioned to win it. Why Listen Now If you've ever felt an unexplainable heaviness, sensed resistance the moment you tried to do something good, or wondered why "bad luck" always seems to strike right when you're closest to a breakthrough — this episode will name what you've been feeling and hand you the authority to stop it. You will walk away understanding exactly why the fight feels personal, why it intensifies the closer you get to purpose, and how to recognize the enemy's fingerprints before they take hold. This conversation gets real, gets raw, and includes a live prayer moment that listeners are already calling one of the most powerful in the show's history. Don't scroll past this one — press play before the moment passes.

  7. Jun 3

    92. WOT - What Faith Actually Looks Like When the Answer Is No

    Some people believe in God’s promises until life gets quiet, painful, delayed, or disappointing. In this raw conversation, the Truth Warriors dig into what faith really looks like when God does not answer on our timeline. They talk about spiritual maturity, surrender, prayer, brokenness, and the danger of treating God like a vending machine. The episode also turns toward Rwanda, where Josue shares the heart behind Seka Ministries and the work being done with orphans, single mothers, and families in need. If you have ever wrestled with doubt, purpose, waiting, or whether God’s promises are actually for you, this conversation meets you there. Key Takeaways - God’s promises are not a transaction. Real faith means trusting His timing, His plan, and His answer even when it is not the answer you wanted. - Surrender is not passive. It takes courage to ask God to align your prayers, desires, relationships, and decisions with what He wants. - Brokenness can become a turning point. The group shares how health struggles, disappointment, and sacrifice can deepen faith and reveal purpose. Why Listen Now This episode gives language to the quiet struggle many people carry but rarely admit: believing in God while still feeling impatient, unworthy, distracted, or unsure. You will hear honest conversation about faith, purpose, prayer, obedience, and spiritual transformation without polished religious performance. You will also hear Josue’s glimpse into ministry in Rwanda and the real-world needs being met through Seka Ministries. Press play if you are ready to stop asking only for what you want and start wrestling with the deeper question of what God may be asking of you.

  8. Apr 18

    91. He Walked Away from The Devil He Was Becoming with Prince Magana

    He thought he was running toward power, respect, and identity. Instead, he was being pulled into something far darker—and at just 14 years old, he knew it. In this raw and revealing conversation, Pastor Prince Magana shares the moment he walked away from gang life, the unexplainable encounter that changed him instantly, and the unseen forces that shape the choices we believe are our own. Key Takeaways How environment, culture, and “invisible influence” quietly shape identity and behavior more than most people realizeThe shocking turning point that led a gang member to surrender his life—and why his closest friend’s response defied all expectationsA deeper look at addiction, human nature, and whether our struggles are purely physical, psychological, or something far more spiritual Why Listen Now If you have ever questioned why people make destructive choices, why willpower alone often fails, or what it really takes to break free from cycles that feel impossible to escape, this episode will challenge how you see everything. It pulls back the curtain on identity, influence, and transformation in a way that is both confronting and deeply clarifying. The insights shared here could shift how you understand your own struggles—or someone you care about. Do not miss the moment that might change how you see your life. Press play now.

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What if the restlessness you feel isn’t confusion… but an invitation? That quiet tension inside—the sense that life should hold more meaning, more truth, more depth—doesn’t come from nowhere. It’s the signal that you were made for something beyond surface-level answers and borrowed beliefs. Yet when you start asking the deeper questions, you’re often met with silence, clichés, or rigid explanations that don’t leave room to breathe, doubt, or think. The Purpose Within exists for that moment. Hosted by Brad Austin, this podcast is a space for honest, courageous conversations about purpose, faith, truth, and the questions many people carry but rarely voice. With humility and clarity, Brad creates room to explore life’s biggest ideas without pressure, posturing, or rehearsed answers—just thoughtful dialogue that respects both the mind and the soul. Each episode helps untangle complex spiritual ideas with striking simplicity, inviting you to examine evidence, wrestle with belief, and consider who Christ really is—without the weight of religious obligation or intellectual shortcuts. Whether you’re questioning everything you once believed, exploring faith for the first time, or trying to reconcile spirituality with reason, this show meets you exactly where you are. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to be willing to seek. If you’ve ever wondered why you’re here, sensed there’s more to life than what you’ve been handed, or felt drawn toward truth but unsure where to begin—The Purpose Within was made for you. Press play. Start the search. And discover what’s been waiting within you all along.

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  • Creator
    Brad Austin
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    98
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Brad Austin
  • Show Website
    The Purpose Within