One At A Time, With Kyle Idleman

Eric Wood is a friend of mine. We regularly meet up with about a half-dozen other guys, and we encourage and challenge one another. From 2009-2017, Eric was an offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills. He made the Pro Bowl in 2015, and was elected the team captain for several years running.    Eric says the 2017 season, his last in the NFL, was special because it was the first year the Bills made the playoffs during his time there. It was also special because, as the season wound down, his wife and daughter were back home in Louisville because his wife was about to give birth to their son. The Bills lost in the first round to Jacksonville, and Eric immediately turned his thoughts to home. As he was leaving Buffalo, the first hints of a major change in his life began to take shape in the form of a career-ending injury. Soon after returning home, Eric’s son was born as he was learning that his career as a professional football player was over. Life doesn’t always go as we plan it, and Eric’s story takes a turn t

Jenny grew up in the church and came to faith at an early age. She discovered gymnastics at three and that was the focus of her life until an accident left her paralyzed from the chest down. I often see Jenny at church—always in her wheelchair and usually with a smile. Her courage and faith inspire me. If your story hasn’t turned out how you had hoped. If your struggles feel overwhelming, and your situation feels hopeless, I hope Jenny’s story will inspire you to be brave, to keep dreaming, to live with the confidence of knowing Jesus can redeem anything.  So, what do we do when life hands us a tragedy? Usually, we want to know the reason why it happened, but what if instead of looking for a reason, we looked for a purpose. In this episode, we’ll wrestle with the question, “Why did this happen to me?”

In this podcast, we’ll wrestle with the question of forgiveness as Chad finds out he’s going to be a dad for the first time. This news comes on the heels of hearing from his biological father, who abandoned him 23 years earlier. This news put Chad on a path to understanding his true identity and learning how to forgive, even without being reconciled.

Jesus came to save the world, speak to the crowds, and call his disciples. But He meets us one at a time.