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Jenn Robb's 16-year-old daughter should have died that night. The doctor said there was no reason she should be alive. This Christian testimony with author and nurse practitioner, Jenn Robb, is for every parent praying for a teen in crisis. When Jenn's daughter Chloe (16) was found unresponsive on April 4th, doctors told her Chloe's blood alcohol level was four times the lethal limit. What happened next changed Jenn's faith forever. In the shower afterward, while bathing her daughter, Jenn heard God say: "As much as you love her, I love her more. You have to surrender her to me." That moment of surrender to God became the foundation of her book Warrior Mom Rising and her mission to help other parents advocate, pray, and find hope in the middle of teen anxiety, depression, self-harm, and mental health battles. In this episode of Coincidence or God? (formerly When You Look) we discuss: • What Chloe faced from age 12 to 16 — anxiety, depression, assault, and a breaking point no parent expects • The afternoon her brother found her and the doctor's words no mom wants to hear • Why parental advocacy in hospitals and schools matters more than you think • How to surrender without giving up — faith, boundaries, and fighting for your child Jenn Robb is the author of Warrior Mom Rising, nurse practitioner in women's health, and coach for moms at https://warriormomcoach.net/ Follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warriormom_jennrobb/ Book available on Amazon https://a.co/d/02ZfaDZw If this story encouraged you, subscribe to Coincidence or God? for real-life stories that remind you God is real, God is alive, and God is still changing lives every day. #coincidenceorgod #christiantestimony #faithstory #testimony #inspiration #godsfaithfulness Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod

He put a .45 in his mouth and pulled the trigger — and by God's grace, it didn't go off. Matthew Headden spent over two decades trapped in alcohol, cocaine, meth and nicotine addiction. He describes himself as rebellious, arrogant and self-centered, drinking 30-40-50 drinks at a time, using 2 1/2 eight balls a week, and once waking up on a plane to Cancun with no memory of how he got there. Five years before his surrender, at his lowest point, Matthew put his 1911 .45 in his mouth. "I can still taste that steel," he says. He pulled the trigger — and it didn't fire. Three and a half years ago, after another weekend lost to drinking, he was driving back to Columbia, SC at 4:15 AM listening to "Offering" by Third Day and prayed, "God, I know I have a problem... if you would give me a sign, that'd be really rad." Five hours later his attorney called about a 3-year-old DUI case where he was "super duper guilty" — and said, "your case is dismissed." Matthew hit his knees in an alleyway and said, "I surrender. I'm Yours. Never again." He hasn't touched alcohol or cocaine since — no meetings, no program. Today Matthew leads Temple Keepers with his wife Leah, helping Christians live disciplined lives through movement, nutrition, sleep and stress — because "we don't have an obesity epidemic in the church, we have a stewardship epidemic." Learn more about Matthew & Leah https://thetemplekeepers.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@thetemplekeepers https://www.facebook.com/mheadden/ https://www.instagram.com/godfoodguy https://www.instagram.com/leah.headden/ Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod

17 and pregnant! Shara Goswick was the good girl — in church every week, the one everybody trusted. Then she became a pregnant teenager with no job, no money, and no plan other than keeping her baby. The rest of her story includes being continually met with grace instead of gossip and how that was God showing up in her life! This episode of Coincidence or God? (formerly When You Look) is filled with incredible outcomes. Shara shares about a phone call to a landlord, a job in Big Spring, Texas, and a name that could not have been an accident. She shares about the prayer list she wrote on a piece of paper she'd hide when company came over: four bedrooms, a two-car garage, a utility room, a fenced backyard, $80,000 — and Psalm 37:4 written at the top. God answered it with seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, and $67,000. "God was working out the details before we even met," she says. Follow Shara's work https://lifestoriespodcast.com/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/@podcast.lifestories FB: https://www.facebook.com/lifestoriespodcast/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/podcast.lifestories/ LI: linkedin.com/in/lifestoriespodcast Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod

Radio veteran Gary Scott Thomas expected to watch a routine C-section — and instead walked into every parent's worst nightmare. His newborn son Jackson wasn't breathing. The doctor was doing chest compressions, trying to bring him back to life. In this powerful Christian testimony, Gary shares what happened next: the fear of brain damage, the transfer to Stanford's Lucille Packard Hospital, and the prayers that followed Jackson from the delivery room to the NICU. Today Jackson is 14 — fully healed with zero brain damage. God moved. This is a miracle testimony for any parent holding onto hope, anyone asking is God real, and anyone who needs proof that God still does the impossible. Hosted by Mick Wienholt, Coincidence or God? (formerly When You Look) brings you real-life stories that remind you God is real, God is alive, and God is still changing lives today. If this story encouraged you, please subscribe, like, and share it with a parent who needs hope. Learn more about Gary Scott Thomas https://garyscottthomas.com https://www.youtube.com/@GaryScottThomas https://garyscottthomas.substack.com/ Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod

Those four little chambers of her heart were totally still. At 37 weeks, Val Kleppen went to the hospital in labor - only to hear the doctor say seven devastating words: "I'm so sorry, there is no heartbeat." At 12:16am on April 10, 2013, she delivered her daughter Harlan into a silent hospital room. In this powerful Christian testimony, Val shares her faith story of stillbirth, grief, and how God met her in that hospital room and in the 13 years that followed. From HELLP syndrome and a traumatic NICU stay with her first daughter, to founding Harlan's Heart to support other bereaved families, to a miraculous vision, an instant healing, and launching The Motherhood Experience podcast - Val reveals how God was weaving a tapestry she couldn't see in the dark. This is a story of pregnancy loss, grief and God, and faith after loss that will encourage anyone walking through suffering, stillborn loss, or questioning where God is in pain. ✨ COINCIDENCE OR GOD? You decide. GUEST LINKS: 🎙️ The Motherhood Experience Podcast: https://themotherhoodexperience.com/ 📝 Val's Blog (Mind Mumbles): https://mindmumbles.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_themotherhoodexperience/ Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod #christiantestimony #faithstory #stillbirth #pregnancyloss #miscarriages #griefandfaith #testimony #coincidenceorgod --- Coincidence or God? hosted by Mick Wienholt brings you real-life stories that prove God is real, alive, and still changing lives today.

At 100+ MPH, Wade Fransson's car went THROUGH a freeway light pole — and the pole was never touched. He should have died at 19. Instead, he walked around that pole, looked at the impossible evidence, and gave his life to the God he'd been running from. This is a real near death experience testimony about a car crash that changed his life. Kidnapped to Sweden by his father at 9, raised inside a rigid church, hooked on drugs and alcohol by 19 — Wade's life was on a collision course. Then one 100+ mph night on an Alaskan highway changed everything: the light pole between his tire tracks that his car passed through untouched. 👤 ABOUT WADE FRANSSON Wade is the author of "The People of the Sign," "The Hardness of the Heart," and "The Rod of Iron" — autobiographical books available on Amazon. He hosts the "Created in the Image of God" podcast and publishes on Substack. Search "Wade Fransson" to find his work. 🙏 ABOUT THE SHOW Coincidence or God? brings you real Christian testimony stories — ordinary people whose near-death experiences, miracle stories, and divine protection moments point to a God who is still alive and changing lives. Was it coincidence or God? You decide. Want to share your story? Apply to be a guest through the link in our channel description. Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod #christiantestimony #neardeathexperience #miraclestory #coincidenceorgod

My 2-year-old stopped walking after COVID — then doctors said “this could be cancer.” At age 2, Alex was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma. Registered dietitian and mom of 3, Tveen Verano shares how her family went from a stubborn fever to a terrifying diagnosis — and how thousands of prayers and an outcome doctors called “highly remarkable” became their miracle. This is Alex’s story — from Stage 4 cancer at age 2 to walking miracle. 👇 Have you seen God turn a diagnosis into a miracle? Share your story in the comments — we read every one. 🔔Check out more from Tveen at https://www.tveenverano.com/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tveenverano.rd/ Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod #CoincidenceOrGod #MickWienholt #testimony

Doctors said it was medically impossible. When the surgeon opened her up, both cancerous tumors were already dead. Was it coincidence — or was it God? In this powerful episode of Coincidence or God?, former law enforcement officer Pat Welsh shares his remarkable life story — from being left at an orphanage in Dublin at just 3 days old, to training for the priesthood, to a career in law enforcement, and to the holy moments that proved God was writing his story all along. Pat opens up about: ✨ The miracle that stunned his wife's surgeon — two tumors described as "charbroiled steak" found dead before surgery ✨ Being reunited with his birth mother after decades — and healing a 40-year November sickness she never understood ✨ Walking through unimaginable loss after the death of his son Kevin ✨ How God redeemed every chapter — from the orphanage to the search for identity, purpose, and family If you've ever wondered if God still does miracles today, or if your pain could have a purpose — this testimony will build your faith. Get more Pat Welsh https://thewarriorservantleaderpodcast.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@thewarriorservantleaderpodcast https://substack.com/@patwelshjd Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod #CoincidenceOrGod #Testimony #Miracle #HealingMiracle #CancerMiracle #GodIsReal #ChristianTestimony #FaithStory #AdoptionStory #Forgiveness #IrishAdoption #MickWienholt #PatWelsh Chapters

Your kid just asked a question about God you weren't ready for. Don't panic — how you respond can either push them away or draw them closer. In this episode, author Cathy Colver Garland shares the exact response that kept her from walking away from faith as a teenager — and how to answer your child's hardest questions in an age-appropriate way. In this conversation, you'll discover: ⏱️ The #1 mistake parents make when their kids question faith ⏱️ How to model authentic faith — not perfect faith ⏱️ How to answer hard questions by age: little kids, teens, and young adults ⏱️ How to help your child replace negative self-talk with biblical truth Plus, host Mick Wienholt opens up about his own prodigal child story — walking away from God, and being drawn back at 31 through the loss of his firstborn son. 📖 More About Cathy Colver Garland: https://www.revelationship.net/ 🔗 Website Cathy mentioned: https://www.learntodiscern.com/ Other Coincidence or God? Episode mentioned in this conversation: Cathy's Prior Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8edC2B_anr8 Pat's Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoGcqY66W3E&t=2s 🙏 If this encouraged you, subscribe and share it with a parent who's walking through this right now. 🔗 Connect with Coincidence or God? https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod Chapters 0:28 - Meet Cathy Garland 5:48 - Questioning Christianity 10:56 - Relationship With Parents 16:10 - Reconstruction 21:24 - Proving That God Exists 26:20 - Passing Faith to Your Children 33:49 - Coincidence or God? 41:39 - Kids Walking Away 44:26 - God is Close 49:47 - Careful What You Speak 54:14 - Cathy's Contact Info

🔥 A cruise ship erupts in flames. A typhoon nearly swallows a lifeboat. And one man screams at God in the middle of it all — then hears an answer that changes everything. John Graham has faced violent death a dozen times, climbed Denali's deadly Wickersham Wall, and reported on wars across three continents. But nothing prepared him for what happened in 1980 when the Holland America cruise ship Prinsendam caught fire in the Gulf of Alaska. In this episode of Coincidence or God? (formerly When You Look), John shares with Mick Wienholt, his incredible near-death experience at sea: the helicopter rescue of his 13-year-old daughter, being left behind in a lifeboat as 30-foot waves and 60-knot winds closed in, and the desperate moment he screamed at God — only to hear a voice that would redirect his entire life. 🎙️ Follow John: @BadAssGranddad on TikTok & Instagram https://www.johngraham.org/ https://www.giraffe.org/ https://www.instagram.com/badassgranddad/ https://www.tiktok.com/@badassgranddad https://www.youtube.com/@badassgranddad Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod 🙏 If this testimony strengthened your faith, subscribe for more real-life stories that prove God is still changing lives today. #coincidenceorgod #christiantestimony #neardeathexperience #MiracleAtSea #faithstory Chapters 0:29 - Meet John Graham 8:02 - Vietnam 11:12 - United Nations 13:53 - Mysticism 22:28 - Confederate Vision 27:51 - Moving Away from Mysticism 29:51 - Cruise Ship Fire 33:55 - Abandoning Ship 37:07 - Shouting into the Storm 42:41 - Coincidence or God? 44:30 - How Has Your Life Changed? 46:20 - John's Contact Info

Nicole Anderson grew up in church, knew God — but she was running. In this powerful testimony, Nicole shares how she tried to fill a void with alcohol, drugs, and the thrill of the motorcycle lifestyle. She had no regard for her own life. Then God tapped her on the shoulder. Hear how a moment of divine intervention changed everything, how Nicole discovered her true purpose, and why she wrote "Running from the Sower" to help others find their way back to God. This is a story of rebellion, redemption, and the God who never gives up on us — even when we're running as fast as we can in the opposite direction. 🙏 WATCH THE FULL TESTIMONY 💬 Join Mick Wienholt on Coincidence or God? (formerly When You Look) for stories that prove God is real, alive, and actively changing lives every single day. 📖 "Running from the Sower" by Nicole Anderson: A powerful memoir about overcoming addiction, finding faith, and discovering God's perfect plan. Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod Chapters 0:30 - Meet Nicole Anderson 4:56 - 7 Year Rebellion 9:55 - Car Wash 15:39 - Fasting 20:52 - Liberty University Calls 22:40 - Relationship Versus Religion 27:07 - Write 37:33 - Surrender 38:33 - Coincidence or God? 39:41 - How Has Your Life Changed? 42:18 - Dream Journal 46:37 - Dream Comes True 48:49 - Nicole's Contact Info

Dr. Hal Bradley was a blonde-haired, blue-eyed underboss of the Sinaloa drug cartel — running a quarter-ton of cocaine through the Pacific Northwest. Then on October 19, 1994, at 3:30 PM he met Jesus in a prison cell. Dr. Hal Bradley was the primary target of Operation Northern Exposure — a high-ranking cartel underboss who trafficked cocaine across the Pacific Northwest for the most dangerous organization on earth. By age 30, he was staring down men he describes as having "no souls" — faces where darkness replaced the person. Arrested, sentenced, and dying of liver failure in a federal holding cell, Hal dropped to his knees and prayed: "God, if You really, truly exist — I need You, because I can no longer do this." What followed defies medical explanation. A volunteer experimental drug never before tested on humans. A complete recovery. A call to seminary from inside Leavenworth Federal Prison. And 32 years later — a chaplain, pastor, hospice counselor, and man who has walked over 60 people through death itself, because he's been there. In Episode 075, Hal shares the full story — cartel training at 16, staring down a $100,000 contract on his head, kneeling in a prison cell, and standing behind a pulpit. This is the testimony of a man who saw the deepest evil in the souls of men — and then met the light that overcame it. 🔗 CONNECT WITH HAL BRADLEY 🌐 Website: https://drhalbradley.com 🎙️ Crisis Victory Show: https://crisisvictory.com Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod #CoincidenceOrGod #christiantestimony #CartelTestimony #godisreal #redemptionstory #PrisonTransformation #spiritualawakening #faithtestimony Chapters 0:45 - Meet Dr. Hal Bradley 6:50 - Germany, Not Vietnam 8:48 - Smuggling 12:11 - Folsom Prison 14:34 - Back in the Cartel 19:57 - Getting Out of the Cartel 23:42 - Back to Prison 31:39 - Working for the DOJ 40:27 - Cartel Hit 49:09 - Coincidence or God? 51:13 - How Has Your Life Changed? 54:30 - Hal's Contact Info

What if God is speaking to you in the most ordinary moments — and you're just not listening? Jennifer Bosma spent 23 years as a teacher before God called her into full-time ministry. But the moment that changed everything didn't happen in a church. It happened in an amusement park parking lot, with three little girls in a minivan and two empty spots right at the gate. That's where God showed her what obedience really looks like — and why most Christians miss their "front parking spot" entirely. In this episode of Coincidence or God? (formerly When You Look), host Mick Wienholt sits down with children's book author Jennifer Bosma (also host of "Front Parking Spot" podcast), to talk about hearing God's voice, walking in radical obedience, and learning to recognize God-incidences in everyday life. 🔹 The amusement park parking lot revelation that became a ministry 🔹 Leaving a 23-year teaching career out of obedience 🔹 See miracles all around us 🔹 The "Front Parking Spot" podcast 🔹 Jennifer's children's books Coincidence or God? You decide. Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod 📖 Learn more about Jennifer Bosma and the Front Parking Spot: https://jenniferbosma.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@frontparkingspotpodcast https://frontparkingspot.com https://www.instagram.com/frontparkingspot/ Jennifer's Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BRL381S2/allbooks?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=aufs_ap_ahdr_dsk_ab&pd_rd_w=oMoSs&content-id=amzn1.sym.7e190e19-9f6f-4df8-807a-5a7608594741&pf_rd_p=7e190e19-9f6f-4df8-807a-5a7608594741&pf_rd_r=131-7520667-9300928&pd_rd_wg=nfWRj&pd_rd_r=8d15a0e2-7a37-4b99-a9be-c9f2de212be7&ccs_id=a56ff9bc-6512-4358-b895-cfe18f0fadcc Chapters 0:35 - Meet Jennifer Bosma 3:12 - The Front Parking Spot 6:58 - 26 Years 12:11 - Discerning Now It's Time 16:38 - Obedience 19:40 - Jumping Trees 23:57 - Little Coincidences 30:24 - Coincidence or God? 31:29 - How Has Your Life Changed? 33:35 - Jennifer's Contact Info

What happens when a man who's been running from God his entire life gets arrested by the FBI — and hears a voice that changes everything? Stephen Jenkins' story begins where many wouldn't dare to share: molested at 12 years old by a trusted counselor, then told by his church to hide his struggle with homosexuality. He ran from God for a decade. But when the FBI and ATF showed up, the chase was finally over — and God met him in the last place he expected: a jail cell. In this powerful episode of Coincidence or God? (formerly When You Look), host Mick Wienholt sits down with Stephen Jenkins — now a death doula and clothing designer — to unpack his journey from childhood trauma to divine encounter. Stephen opens up about the church's failure, his years of running, and the moment he knew: this was no coincidence. This is THE place for faith-building, encouragement, inspiration, and real-life stories that remind you God is real, God is alive, and God is still changing lives every day. Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod Chapters 0:53 - Meet Stephen Jenkins 3:52 - Growing up in New York City 11:45 - Getting Saved 16:00 - Sexual Identity & Abuse 24:01 - Seminary 29:59 - Back Into the World 33:09 - Going to Jail 37:29 - Surrender 41:56 - Coincidence or God? 44:37 - How Has Your Life Changed?

She was told she wasn't qualified. She didn't have the PhD. The university press said no. But God had already started writing a different story. In this episode of Coincidence or God?, Mick Wienholt sits down with Shama Stock — founder of Revelation for Kids, author, and cyber missionary — whose journey proves that God doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called. Shama grew up on the mission field (Korea, Singapore, Zimbabwe), became a dietician, and settled into life as a stay-at-home mom in Colorado. Then came an impression she couldn't shake: study the book of Revelation. What started as a small Bible study with four women in her living room became a manuscript, a rejection letter, and eventually a ministry reaching over 250,000 people worldwide — all without the credentials the world said she needed. 🔑 IN THIS EPISODE: • Growing up as a missionary kid across three continents • The "impression" that wouldn't leave her alone — and what she did about it • Getting rejected by a university press for not having a PhD • How 10,000 people found five blog posts she'd nearly forgotten about • The job she never applied for that taught her to run a nonprofit • Why her house wouldn't sell for two years — and what God was protecting her from • Sitting at dinner in Turkey, surrounded by PhDs who had her credentials — and realizing God's timing is perfect • Why studying Revelation doesn't have to be scary — for kids or adults • The biblical holidays shift that changed her family's entire faith walk Shama's story is about closed doors that were actually protection, open doors that made no sense, and a God who takes "not qualified" and writes a better chapter than you ever could. 📌 Subscribe for more real-life testimonies that prove God is still writing stories today. 🔗 Learn more about Shama's ministry: https://revelationforkids.com 👉 Check out Shama's workhttps://www.revelationforkids.com/https://www.youtube.com/@Revelationforkids 2027 Trip to Turkey https://www.revelationforkids.com/tours/ Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod Chapters 0:40 - Meet Shama Stock 4:09 - Back Into the Word 8:34 - Resistance to Studying Revelation 10:36 - Rejection 13:12 - Impressed to Blog 18:00 - Non-Profit Work 22:48 - Selling the House 27:10 - Translation 29:05 - Turkey & Global Smyrna Conference 32:53 - Dinner with Ph. D.s & Scholars 35:25 - Bible Comes Alive 42:24 - 2027 Trip to Turkey 43:30 - Impressions 46:39 - Intensity of Revelation 52:56 - How to Study the Bible 56:18 - Mark of the Beast 1:00:41 - Book of Daniel 1:02:47 - Where They Moved 1:04:32 - Coincidence or God? 1:06:16 - How Has Your Life Changed? 1:08:37 - Shama's Contact Info