The Uncommon Path

Uncommon Path

"The Uncommon Path" is a podcast that intimately explores the transformative journeys of individuals, featuring raw and unfiltered testimonies that celebrate the resilience, growth, and shared human experiences, offering listeners a source of inspiration and connection on their own life paths. Join us as we unveil the extraordinary stories that shape who we are.

  1. APR 28

    Brian Boswell - From Shame to Calling: A Pastor's Journey Through Brokenness

    Send us a text Brian Boswell shares his powerful journey from teenage rebellion to finding his calling as a pastor, revealing how God redeemed his story despite divorce, addiction, and overwhelming shame. His testimony demonstrates how our broken paths often become the very means through which God's grace flows most powerfully to others. • Growing up in church but experiencing a crisis of faith after his parents' divorce at age 14 • Finding a new identity in the grunge/skateboarding scene and beginning to use drugs at a young age • Experiencing a profound encounter with God's grace at a Christian rock concert • Receiving a call to ministry at 17 and preaching his first sermon at the church that had previously rejected him • Struggling through a difficult first marriage that ended in divorce and left him feeling disqualified from ministry • Carrying the weight of shame for over a decade while still serving in the background at church • Finding healing through sharing his story and learning that "God can draw a straight line with a crooked stick" • Receiving a renewed call to pastoral ministry at age 39, twenty-two years after his initial calling • Discovering that his painful journey uniquely equipped him to minister to others with similar wounds • Learning that vulnerability and authenticity in sharing our stories is where true healing begins The power of your testimony isn't just for your own healing—it's for others who need to know they're not alone in their struggles. When we share our stories honestly, God uses them to break shame and bring freedom.

    1h 9m
  2. APR 7

    RERUN - Tracy Evans - From Alligator Encounters to Smuggling Bibles: A Journey of Faith, Courage, and Compassion

    Send us a text Tracy Evans shares her extraordinary journey from the streets of Los Angeles to 25 years as a medical missionary in Mozambique, revealing how God consistently turns difficult circumstances into opportunities for redemption. Her powerful testimony demonstrates that faith deepens most profoundly in wilderness seasons when we're entirely dependent on divine provision. • Growing up with an imprisoned father in inner-city LA, developing early God-consciousness through creation • Using a stolen alligator at age 12 to escape potential attackers, foreshadowing God's ability to use anything for protection • Finding Christ through a fellow soldier's consistent love despite Tracy's deliberate antagonism • Living in a tent in California's wilderness while being discipled by Bill Johnson and Chris Vallotton • Experiencing hostage situations, smuggling Bibles, and navigating seven coups across various nations • Overcoming severe depression after returning from Asia through supernatural encounter with Holy Spirit • Being accidentally called to Mozambique instead of returning to Asia as planned • Building a medical clinic on land designated for a mosque, reaching Muslims through practical service • Learning that relationship with God deepens most in wilderness seasons where self-sufficiency is impossible • Discovering that America is the only place where she experiences loneliness due to cultural independence If you're experiencing spiritual dryness or disconnection, follow David's example in the Psalms by commanding your soul to "hope in God" rather than wallowing in despair. Discipline your thoughts, rejoice as an act of obedience rather than an emotional response, and seek help from others rather than suffering alone.

    1h 38m
5
out of 5
27 Ratings

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"The Uncommon Path" is a podcast that intimately explores the transformative journeys of individuals, featuring raw and unfiltered testimonies that celebrate the resilience, growth, and shared human experiences, offering listeners a source of inspiration and connection on their own life paths. Join us as we unveil the extraordinary stories that shape who we are.