Entrusted Podcast

It Wasn't Guilt, It Was Emptiness. | Josh Yates | Episode #34

Josh Yates prayed before every at-bat for God to make him famous. It worked, in a way — he became a D1 All-American catcher and got drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 2006. But by then his life had already come apart at

All Christian Denominations Explained | Aaron Wine pt. 2 | Episode #33

Lutheran, Presbyterian, Anglican, Episcopalian, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, non-denominational. A pastor walks through what actually separates every major Christian denomination, and what unites them. Why are there

Saddle Your Donkey | Greg Key | Episode #32

Greg Key spent over two decades in vocational ministry before circling back to the craft he first loved as a teenager: graphic design. In this episode, Greg walks through his first birth in Birmingham, a swimming career

Grief and Peace Can Coexist | Dr. Larry Wit | Episode #31

Dr. Larry Wit has taught physiology at Auburn University for over 50 years — and along the way, discipled generations of college students in his home, walked through the death of his wife Nancy after 47 years of marriage

Thankfully | Alex Shotts | Episode #29

This week on Entrusted, Blayne is joined solo by his good friend Alex Shotts, founder and roaster of Thankfully Coffee, for a conversation that spans a childhood in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to building one of Aubu

Fullness of Joy | Aaron Wine | Episode #28

In this episode, Blayne and Ben sit down with Aaron Wine — youth pastor at Lake View Baptist Church in Auburn, AL — for a wide-ranging conversation on calling, seminary, and what it means to steward an ordinary faith in

I Am Not My Own | Howard Porter | Episode #27

Howard Porter has spent years building things. Real estate, businesses, partnerships. He founded one of the Southeast's premier commercial real estate firms, became the youngest MAI-designated appraiser in the country at

Two Great Works | Trace Hamiter | Episode #26

Trace Hamiter measures his life against two great works: his family and the ministry the Lord has entrusted to him. In this conversation he traces both, from an early animosity toward the church, to coming to faith his j

Faith Behind Every Decision | Ron Anders | Episode #25

In this episode, Auburn Mayor Ron Anders sits down with the Entrusted guys to trace a faith journey from a teenage revival that didn't stick, to a second conversion shaped by two faithful men, to a calling into public se

Living Stones | Jeff Applegate | Episode #24

Jeff Applegate has spent a career learning the difference between controlling outcomes and trusting the One who holds them. In this episode, Jeff takes us through decades of faith and business: a corporate exit with no p

Stewardship is About Bearing Fruit | Miles Fidell | Episode #23

Miles Fidell is the founding pastor of All Christ Church in Auburn, Alabama — a church he planted at 25 years old with no denomination, no network, and no funding. In this conversation, Blayne sits down one-on-one with M

Dad On The Clock | Mark Fuller | Episode #22

Mark Fuller went from being the self-described "leader of the fools" in professional baseball to bowing his head and receiving Christ in a San Diego classroom — and then spent the next 22 years wondering why God's plan l

Be Rooted In Scripture | Kevin Briggins | Episode #21

In this follow-up episode, Kevin joins us again for a discipleship-focused conversation on media discernment, political narratives, and what it looks like to think biblically in a world that wants to do your thinking for

There Is One Truth | Kevin Briggins | Episode #20

Kevin Briggins grew up in the inner city of Birmingham, Alabama. He joined the military, drifted far from the Lord in Panama City and Germany, and then felt something leave that he'd never lost before. Years later, he'd

These Are Not Your Hands | Yancy Carpenter | Episode #19

Yancy Carpenter grew up poor in Dothan, Alabama — fatherless, rebellious, and by his senior year of high school, convinced the best thing he could do for his family was end his own life. What happened instead, alone in t

Surrender to God’s Calling in a Comfortable Life | Taylor Teel | Episode #18

What happens when everything in your life is working… and God asks you to walk away from it? In this episode of Entrusted, we sit down with Taylor Teel (Executive Director of Camp Maranook) to walk through a story marked

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Ownership vs. Stewardship | Jim Corman | Episode #17

In this episode of Entrusted, we sit down with entrepreneur Jim Corman to walk through a life shaped by ambition, pressure, and ultimately surrender. From building and selling companies to being told at 29 he might not s

Forging the Warrior Family | Josh Wetzel | Episode #16

Josh Wetzel was leading patrols in Kandahar, Afghanistan when he stepped on an IED on May 31, 2012 — losing both legs above the knee. But this episode isn't really about the explosion. It's about what came after: Walter

Figuring It Out As We Go | (Habits, Rhythms & Raising a Family) | Episode #15

Most people have already given up on their New Year's resolutions by the time you're watching this. In this episode, Ben, Brock, and Blayne get honest about what it actually looks like to try to build better habits, and