Perseverance Podcast

Welcome to the seventh episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Mike, a child from a broken home whose curiosity opened the door to an encounter with Jesus at an early age. But after attending college, Mike became an atheist until God placed a man in his life that would bring Mike back into the Potter’s hands once again. Since then Mike allowed God to shape him and became a p...

This is the sixth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Spencer tells his story of living life a year after his devastating car crash and the pronouncement of his death at the scene. Learning to take one day at a time and celebrate the little successes, Spencer is slowly rebuilding his life and relationships. Hear how Spencer is taking his experiences and using them to encourage others who are going thr...

This is the fifth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Rachel tells her story of growing up in Hong Kong with her missionary parents. After years of following her own desires and picking and choosing what her own truth was, Karen found herself alone and pregnant during her last year of high school. Like Karen in last month’s podcast, Rachel was thinking she would end this unwanted pregnancy and life wo...

This is the fourth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Karen tells her story of growing up in a loving family and a close-knit community where she naively thought life revolved around her. After years of living a double life, Karen found herself alone and pregnant during her first year of college. Thinking she would end this unwanted pregnancy and life would go on as usual, Karen had an abortion. Then...

Welcome to the third episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Craig, a friend and talk show host who works at the radio station that airs the DeafBlind Potter Show. Listen to Craig’s story of how he struggled for many years due to not dealing with the pain of losing his father to an accident with a drunk driver when Craig was only 6 years old. Hear how even though Craig went ...

Welcome to the second episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Nathan, a friend I met after high school while we were at Hume Lake Christian Camp up in Sequoia National Park together. Hear how even though Nate was born into a broken home to struggling parents, God had a purpose for his life. Nathan persevered through his up and down teen years and getting kicked out of colleg...

This is the first episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Kelvin tells his story of how the COVID shutdown and his ever-increasing vision loss devastated his business but also brought a time of reflection and hope. Hear how Kelvin persevered through his challenges with the help of his friends, family, and his new social media followers when he became the DeafBlind Potter. Now Kelvin works to give back to ...

This is the twelfth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Chris tells his story of growing up with increasing vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa. Even though Chris’s father pushed him to keep up and never let him make excuses, Chris still struggled with the stigma of blindness. But when Chris felt his most hopeless, God brought Michelle, who would later become his wife, into his life and through h...

This is the twelfth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Chris tells his story of growing up with increasing vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa. Even though Chris’s father pushed him to keep up and never let him make excuses, Chris still struggled with the stigma of blindness. But when Chris felt his most hopeless, God brought Michelle, who would later become his wife, into his life and through h...

This is the eleventh episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Philip and Mary tell their story of growing up with sight and then experiencing unexpected blindness. After years of depression, substance abuse and hopelessness, hear how both Philip and Mary sought and found the Lord and a support network to help them persevere through their challenges. I hope you too can feel encouraged to persevere as you g...

Welcome to the ninth and final episode of Persevering Through the Bible. Every 4th Friday of the month we will cover how a person in the Bible persevered through his or her challenges and what he or she did to overcome them. Today we are looking more deeply at Samson’s challenges and what to do and what not to do when trying to combat your struggles. Then we are examining his approach and explaining how the DeafBlind Potter and you...

This is the tenth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Lea Faulkner tells her story of growing up in an energetic Italian family and meeting the man of her dreams at the young age of 13. Her how she fell in love with Mike and married him—three times. As Lea shares her story of a marriage filled with heartbreak, fighting, loss, and recommitment all centered around the “ultimate promise”, I hope you too...

Welcome to the eighth episode of the first season of Persevering Through the Bible. Every 4th Friday of the month we will cover how a person in the Bible persevered through his or her challenges and what he or she did to overcome them. Today we are looking more deeply at Peter’s challenges and what to do and what not to do when trying to combat your struggles. Then we are examining his approach and explaining how the DeafBlind Pott...

This is the ninth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Patrice tells her story of growing up in a wonderful family and getting married before finishing college. But after having four children and deciding to go back to college, Patrice’s marriage starts to erode until she is left a single mom struggling to survive and finish school. Hear Patrice share her challenges as a single mom and her successes a...

Welcome to the seventh episode of the first season of Persevering Through the Bible. Every 4th Friday of the month we will cover how a person in the Bible persevered through his or her challenges and what he or she did to overcome them. Today we are looking more deeply at Jonah’s challenges and what not to do when trying to combat your struggles. Then we are examining his approach and explaining how the DeafBlind Potter and you too...

This is the eighth episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Liza Jo tells her story of growing up with a congenital eye disease that is causing her to lose more of her vision over time. After struggling with denial in her early adolescent years, Liza finally realized that God is still good and has a purpose for her life. So she has chosen to rejoice in her suffering and see her blindness as a gift. Now Li...

Welcome to the sixth episode of the first season of Persevering Through the Bible. Every 4th Friday of the month we will cover how a person in the Bible persevered through his or her challenges and what he or she did to overcome them. Today we are looking more deeply at the strategies Daniel used to combat his challenges. Then we are examining his approach and explaining how the DeafBlind Potter and you too can learn how to more fu...

This is the seventh episode of the second season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Carol tells her story of growing up in a seemingly normal family until divorce, the mob, murder, and an unexpected plane crash rock her world. But just when Carol thinks she has moved beyond these challenges, disaster strikes at home again. This time by her own hand. Hear Carol share her pain, loneliness, and her need to forgive herself and othe...

Welcome to the fifth episode of the first season of Persevering Through the Bible. Every 4th Friday of the month we will cover how a person in the Bible persevered through his or her challenges and what he or she did to overcome them. Today we are looking more deeply at the strategies Jeremiah used to combat his challenges. Then we are examining his approach and explaining how the DeafBlind Potter and you too can learn how to more ...