Posts tagged calling vs. comfort
Ep 10: Life After the NFL: Finding Identity Beyond Football

Former NFL offensive lineman Tim Kohn shares his journey from a suicidal teenager to the Raiders locker room – and ultimately to a faith that reshaped his identity. In this episode, he reflects on being cut multiple times, rebuilding after football, and how God’s hand often becomes clearest in hindsight. Because the real victory isn’t making it big – it’s discovering who God made you to be beyond the game. 

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Ep 9: Rebuilding After Losing Everything

Greg built a thriving resort from the ground up... only to watch it unravel alongside his marriage and the loss of his father. In this honest conversation, he shares what it looks like to rebuild when everything familiar is gone. Not with quick answers or instant success, but with daily obedience, surrender, and a new foundation rooted in faith. 

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Ep 8: Following God’s Will in Business Decisions

What happens when success no longer feels sustainable and God asks you to let go instead of push harder? In this episode of The Power of OR Podcast, entrepreneur and fractional executive Jerry Nichols shares how seasons of growth, disruption, and waiting shaped his leadership and faith. From corporate success to rebuilding with open hands, Jerry reflects on learning to surrender outcomes, steward time wisely, and follow God one step at a time. If you’re navigating pressure, transition, or big decisions in your work, this conversation is for you. 

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Ep 7: From Top Gun to Total Surrender

Former Navy fighter pilot John Ramstead discusses the unexpected turns that reshaped his life, faith, and identity. From achieving his lifelong dream of flying F-14s to losing his career overnight and later surviving a near-fatal accident that led to a profound encounter with Jesus, John shares what it truly means to live with the Power of OR. This episode challenges listeners to ask: What if the very thing I see as loss is actually God’s invitation to something deeper? 

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Ep 6: Why God Doesn’t Retire Leaders

In this conversation, Russell Jenson shares his journey from decades in education to building a mobile escape-room business that became an unexpected leadership training ground. After ten years, he made another courageous decision: selling the business not to slow down, but to make room for what God might be inviting him into next. This episode is for anyone standing at a crossroads, sensing a transition, or facing an OR moment where faith is required to choose what might be the less obvious path. 

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Ep 5: Villain, Victim… or Victor?

What do you do when obedience to God seems to cost you everything? Filmmaker Drew Martin, founder of Mighty Motion Pictures, shares the defining crossroads of his life and work. Drew’s story speaks to anyone facing loss, injustice, or uncertainty while trying to remain faithful to God’s call. You may not get to choose the battle but you do get to choose who you’ll be in it: Villain. Victim... OR Victor. 

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Ep 4: Choosing Purpose Over Security in Business

In this episode, Mike Saunders shares the pivotal decision that moved him from corporate security to faith-driven entrepreneurship. He unpacks how the Holy Spirit guided his steps, how he learned to quiet worry, and why choosing calling over comfort transformed both his business and his walk with God. 

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