Paths to Glory

In this special episode of Paths to Glory, we sit with a couple whose journey is marked by the unmistakable fingerprints of God. From childhood roots in faith to the years when life grew complicated and spiritual drift set in—every step of their story leads to one truth: God was quietly shaping their future long before they realized it.

What began with a single family member’s unexpected return to church became the spark of a restor...

In a small Tucson living room turned sanctuary, a broken prayer rose like Hannah’s long ago: “Lord, I can’t do this anymore.” Years of waiting, loss, and unanswered questions had worn her faith thin—but not out. And then one night, in the middle of her husband’s sermon, a word came out of nowhere: “This is your year. You’re going to have a baby.”

What followed was a journey of promise, persistence, and the unmistakable faithfulness ...

From sleeping under church altars in a tiny Montana congregation to launching a new work in Arizona from a park bench and a rented basement, this story traces what God can do with one simple answer: yes. After drifting through his teens, a life-altering encounter with the Holy Ghost in Wisconsin set a new direction that led to Phoenix—where a first service at Faith Temple erupted into a baptism by fire. What followed wasn’t instant...

At nineteen years old, he was strung out on heroin, lost, and looking for a way out. What he found was a miracle. The night he walked into Lifeline Outreach, an Apostolic men’s rehabilitation home, he expected pain and withdrawal—but instead, he found peace. God took the addiction from him completely, and within days, he was filled with the Holy Ghost and baptized in Jesus’ name. That moment changed everything.

From the barrios of J...

She grew up in California surrounded by chaos—drugs, drinking, and brokenness long before she ever reached her teenage years. By ten, she was smoking her mother’s marijuana; by high school, she was lost in the same darkness she had watched destroy others. But through it all, God kept placing light in her path—one quiet, consistent friend who never changed, never compromised, and never stopped inviting her to church.

When she finally...

Their faith began in the glow of a small mission school in Ethiopia—but it was proven in the fire of persecution.

After marriage, they faced more than hardship—they faced open hostility. The communist government branded believers as enemies of the state. Soldiers raided their home, confiscated their Bibles, and threw her into prison—her infant brought to her only to nurse before being taken away again. While she endured confinement,...

Long before they became pastors and leaders, they were simply two young students in Ethiopia—each searching for truth in a time of kings, communism, and spiritual confusion. He was raised under a royal dynasty that called itself “the power of the Trinity.” She grew up in a village where most children never saw a book. Both learned to read barefoot, both faced the rise of an atheist regime, and both found something greater than trad...

He grew up in Yuma, Arizona—right next door to an Apostolic church. He knew the families, saw the children playing, but never stepped inside. Life took him a different way: a childhood marked by loss, a Navy career that carried him across the country, and years of drifting with friends and nightlife. Yet even in those wandering years, God’s hand was guiding him.

One day, after praying a simple prayer—“Lord, if this is the truth, sho...

Every life has a crossroads — a moment where everything changes. In this powerful season finale, Paths to Glory looks back over a few unforgettable testimonies and discovers the common thread that ties them together: the turning point.

From addiction to freedom, from trauma to healing, from rebellion to surrender, each story reveals how God meets us when the road divides and invites us to choose a new direction. Some found their tur...

He only gave God three weeks. Three weeks to prove this church thing was real. After years of sawmills, hard living in Alaska, and bitter winters in Montana, he arrived in Arizona with nothing but a trailer, a worn-out dog, and a lifetime of regrets. He wasn’t looking for faith—he wasn’t even sure it existed. But inside a small church, something happened that would change his life forever.

In this episode of Paths to Glory, hear the...

From a near-drowning at age five to hiding in a closet from an abusive man, his childhood was marked by chaos, hunger, and survival. Raised in the shadows of addiction, violence, and constant instability, he scavenged dumpsters for food, enrolled himself in school, and searched for God in all the wrong places. But through every dark moment, an unseen hand was guiding him—preserving his life, answering desperate prayers, and drawing...

From the icy streets of Alaska to a pulpit in the heartland, one man’s story unfolds with divine interruptions, unexpected reunions, and miracles only God could orchestrate. Abandoned as an infant, adopted by a pastor, and later reunited with the family he never knew—his life came full circle not through pursuit, but through prayer.

In this episode, we follow the astonishing journey of restoration, including the dramatic revival of ...

She spent her childhood looking for places to disappear—closets, treetops, anywhere she could escape the chaos. Abandonment, betrayal, and instability marked her early years, shaping a heart that learned not to need anyone. But God had other plans.

In this powerful testimony, hear how one woman went from hiding in fear to standing in faith. From broken beginnings to a life built on prayer, purpose, and deep spiritual transformation,...

After a powerful encounter with God as a teenager, a long season of wandering, and a roadside moment of surrender, his life took a turn few could have predicted.

In this episode, you’ll hear the powerful testimony of a man who found his way back to God—not through a pulpit, but through a broom, a backhoe, and a lifetime of sacrificial service. For nearly three decades, he labored behind the scenes at the church—mowing lawns, cleanin...

At Antioch 2025, it wasn’t the lights or the music that changed lives—it was the unmistakable voice of God calling a generation to the altar. In this episode, we walk through a week that transformed youth groups, ignited churches, and awakened prayer warriors. From Rev. Homer Looper’s sobering message on spiritual warfare to Rev. Brad Lambeth’s upper room outpouring, every sermon carried a single thread: God is looking for a genera...

Raised in a disciplined but secular military home, she never imagined she would one day be filled with the Holy Ghost in a revival service far from anything she’d known. In this episode of Paths to Glory, she shares her remarkable journey from a childhood shaped by intellect and structure to a life surrendered to the will of God.

What began as a faint awareness of God in a dusty Sunday school room became a lifelong calling—through h...

She was only eight when her mother nervously walked into a church after eighteen years away—still clutching the last drag of a cigarette in the parking lot. That Sunday marked the beginning of a new life, not just for a mother rediscovering God, but for a daughter quietly watching everything change.

What followed was a childhood shaped by prayer and anchored by a faithful church family—but also marred by silent battles with shame, i...

As Season 4 of Paths to Glory draws to a close, we pause to ask the question at the heart of every story we’ve shared: What does it mean to be truly free? 

As we wrap up Season 4, we celebrate not only these incredible journeys but the Savior who makes them possible. If you’ve ever felt bound by your past, your guilt, your secret struggles, let this closing chapter be your invitation: when Jesus steps into your life, chains don’t ju...

He grew up with a lisp, buck teeth, and a home filled with more dysfunction than affection. By age four, his father was gone. By ten, his family was split. Shame, insecurity, and survival shaped his childhood—but somewhere beneath it all was a longing for something better.

In this powerful testimony, one man shares how a quiet hunger for truth led him from beer-soaked barrooms and broken relationships to a Spirit-filled altar and a ...