{"podcast":{"title":"God’s Power Stories | Finding God’s Lead, How God Shows Up, Bible and Everyday Life Stories, Approaching God with Boldness","slug":"god-s-power-stories-finding-god-s-lead-how-god-shows-up-bible-and-everyday-life-stories-approaching-god-with-boldness-7102580","podcast_index_feed_id":7102580,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/gods-power-stories/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.annamoorebradfield.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/gods-power-stories/podcast_cover.png","author":"Anna Moore Bradfield - Author, Facilitator, Speaker, and Prayer Warrior","episode_count":102,"summary":"Your mom, your grandpa, somebody in your life whom you love and admire said that the Bible holds the answers to every question or problem you’d ever have. Wow. Think of it. After all, you have questions! You’ve been known to have a problem or two. It would be great if you could find the answers you’re looking for. You crack open that Bible a couple of times but just as quickly shut it. You want to love digging into Scripture. Instead, you find it intimidating, judgmental, and maybe even unbelievable. Let’s change that. Hi! I’m Anna Moore Bradfield, an award-winning and bestselling author, Christian speaker, and facilitator of workshops and events. I’ve been where you are. Plenty of times. I’ve questioned if God cared at all about what I was going through. Did he even have a plan for my life? When I got up the guts to tell him to his face, I found that he had very broad shoulders and that he could take anything I dished out. Then he began revealing himself to me. In this podcast, we’ll share: • Stories from the Bible that reveal God’s interactions with His people, confirming His desire for intimate, consistent, and loving relationships. • Stories from everyday life that testify to…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:21:47.747384+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-power-stories-finding-god-s-lead-how-god-shows-up-bible-and-everyday-life-stories-approaching-god-with-boldness-7102580"},"episode":{"title":"024 | Disarming Kindness: Karen Cook's Prodigal Story of God's Relentless Pursuit","slug":"024-disarming-kindness-karen-cook-s-prodigal-story-of-god-s-relentless-pursuit","published_at":"2025-04-15T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-power-stories-finding-god-s-lead-how-god-shows-up-bible-and-everyday-life-stories-approaching-god-with-boldness-7102580/024-disarming-kindness-karen-cook-s-prodigal-story-of-god-s-relentless-pursuit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-power-stories-finding-god-s-lead-how-god-shows-up-bible-and-everyday-life-stories-approaching-god-with-boldness-7102580","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/gods-power-stories/2927521","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/391520/2927521/gods-power-stories/2026_06_19_11_01_32_9f114b1a-cbd6-4234-9597-8bcd77d196f0.mp3","summary":"Hi, friend! In this powerful episode, I interview Karen Cook, a Bible teacher and associate minister who shares her modern-day prodigal son story. After suffering mental illness in her late teens that left her believing she was damned, Karen walked away from God completely—choosing rebellion, a live-in boyfriend, and a lifestyle that broke her father's heart. But God wasn't finished with her. When Karen flippantly prayed, \"Well, God, I suppose if you wanted to get my attention, you could do it,\" He took her up on it. The very next day, her beloved 1972 Buick Skylark—the car she called her \"metallic child\"—was totaled in a seemingly impossible low-speed accident that left the other vehicle with only a dent. Karen knew immediately: God was getting her attention. Yet the turning point came earlier, when Karen got stuck in mud on a two-track road and had to call her estranged father at midnight. Despite everything she'd done—the violence, the stolen items, the character destruction—he simply said, \"I'll be right there... Gotta go, toots. I love you.\" That disarming kindness became the crack in her armor that eventually led her home to God. Karen vulnerably shares how God used divine intervention (the totaled car), human kindness (her father's mercy), and persistent discipleship (a woman named Joan who called twice daily) to draw her back from the far country. Key Takeaways: The kindness of God leads to repentance (Romans 2:4) - Sometimes love disarms us more effectively than judgment or consequences God will get your attention - Like Balaam's donkey or Jonah's fish, God intervenes in dramatic ways when we're heading toward destruction Repentance is often a process, not a moment - Like turning a ship, coming back to God takes time to work through what caused rebellion God r…","meta_description":"Hi, friend! 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