The GraceForge Podcast

When life brings the impossible, God doesn't just show up — he forges exactly what you need to get through it. The GraceForge Podcast is a collection of intimate conversations with people who've faced seasons of struggle that had no human solution — and discovered that God was already crafting the grace they needed. Each guest brings a story of provision that was personal, precise, and powerful. Come hear what he made for them. And be reminded of what he can make for you. Want to be a guest on The GraceForge Podcast? Send Karen Dittman a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1733503318442796293a1fecb

The GraceForge Podcast is a religion podcast hosted by Karen Dittman, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Karen Dittman hosts The GraceForge Podcast, a religion show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #7

  He'll Be Dead by Then: A Daughter's Race Against Time — and God's Timing

  Oct 1, 202635 minS2

  A year before her husband lost his job, Caroline Crocker felt the Lord tell her to resign from her own position as a tech startup CEO. What followed was a season that looked, from the outside, like everything falling apart: her husband's sudden dismissal from his church position, their house gone along with his salary, their car breaking down, even having to give away their dog. But it was also the season that put Caroline exactly where she needed to be — in her parents' home in Dallas, using her doctorate to fight for her dying, atheist father's medical care and, ultimately, his soul. In this conversation, Caroline shares the word she heard from God on the drive to Dallas — that her father would die, and she would be with him when he did — and how she used her scientific background to push back against doctors, buy her father precious extra months, and plant small, repeated seeds of faith in a man who spent his life believing God couldn't forgive him. She also talks about the moment-by-moment grace she needed just to keep going during that season, and about the books she's since written uncovering her family's remarkable, and at times harrowing, history — including a grandfather who survived Auschwitz. Links mentioned: Website (all of Caroline's books and writing): ramblingruminations.com Book: Unforgivable (her father's story) Book: Brave Face (her mother's WWII childhood in the Netherlands) Book: The Truth Was Different (releasing November — about her grandmother) Timestamps [00:00] Introduction [00:54] A Sabbatical, a Resignation, and "Something New Is Coming" [03:51] Losing the Job and the House [06:58] Called to Dallas to Help Her Parents [07:42] "Your Father Is Going to Die — and You'll Be With Him" [10:41] Using Her Doctorate to Advocate for Her Father's Care [13:13] He'll Be Dead by Then: Racing the Diagnosis [16:02] Praying for an Atheist Father [18:01] Everything Stripped Away — and Moment-by-Moment Grace [20:23] Small Steps of Faith: "When You See Jesus, Say Yes" [22:48] Her Father's Final Days — and Going Home [26:23] Writing Unforgivable and Uncovering Her Grandmother's Story [29:56] Forgive After Auschwitz [31:28] Where to Find Caroline's Books [32:11] Caroline's Takeaway: God Loves More Than You Can Imagine [32:50] Closing Reflection Want to be a guest on The GraceForge Podcast? Send Karen Dittman a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1733503318442796293a1fecb

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  Episode #6

  From Rocket Man to New Man: Rebuilding an Identity After Loss

  Sep 28, 202635 minS2

  For eight years, Dan Schlund was "Rocket Man" — one of the only professionally trained rocket-belt (jetpack) pilots on earth, flying stunt shows and live-action sequences across 35 countries and all seven continents. It was a childhood prayer answered almost too literally: as a boy, Dan asked God for an exciting, world-traveling life he could dedicate back to Him — and got exactly that, jetpack included. But the identity came at a cost. A near-fatal training crash left him hospitalized for two months and cost him 185 square inches of skin. A second crash, live on a Guinness World Records TV special in 2013, ended his flying career for good. In the fallout, Dan lost his marriage, his income, and the identity he'd built his whole adult life around — and had to ask God what was next. In this conversation, Dan talks about praying face-down on the floor after both the crash and the divorce, the years of "living the rock star life" instead of the Christian life, and how God used a season of nothing to build something new: National Set Medics, a company providing paramedics for film and TV productions that has grossed roughly $10 million over a decade. He also shares the moment — buying back a jetpack from a friend's widow — that led him to fly again, write his book, and make a documentary about the whole story, this time pointing straight at where his strength actually came from. Links mentioned: Documentary info: rocketman.tv Book: The Last Rocket Man (Dan's memoir) Timestamps [00:00] Introduction [01:01] Becoming the Rocket Man [02:50] A Childhood Prayer That Changed Everything [04:07] The Crash That Nearly Killed Him [08:02] Living the Rock Star Life on the Road [11:44] The Guinness World Records Crash [13:16] Losing His Identity — and His Marriage [15:15] Building National Set Medics [16:38] Buying Back a Jetpack — and Making a Documentary [21:57] God Is Like a GPS [23:14] The Last Rocket Man: Book and Documentary [27:17] We're All Servants [31:36] Dan's Final Takeaway: Live Without Regrets [33:23] Closing Reflection Want to be a guest on The GraceForge Podcast? Send Karen Dittman a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1733503318442796293a1fecb

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  Episode #5

  Do You Feel Unseen? Desiree Taylor on Walking Away From God — and Being Found Again

  Sep 24, 202624 minS4

  Connect with Karen and Michael and learn more about GraceForge at thegraceforge.com Desiree Taylor started losing her hearing around age eight, and by her teens the isolation of that loss led her to walk away from God entirely. Pregnant and alone at 19, Desiree describes a vision that changed everything — God reaching into the pit she'd fallen into and promising to be both her husband and her child's father. In this episode, she talks about the difference between God healing her deafness and God being present inside it, how she's learned to replace years of legalistic, distorted beliefs with truth, and why she believes mentoring and honest community are some of the most powerful things we can offer each other. Links mentioned: Website (books, speaking, blog): arenewedcreation.com Book: Created to Relate: Living Beyond Religion Timestamps [00:00] Introduction [00:51] Walking Away From God During Isolation [03:20] "Lift Me Out of This Pit" — A Vision That Changed Everything [05:18] Undoing a Legalistic Upbringing [06:26] How God Provided for Her and Her Son [09:12] Choosing the Cochlear Implants [11:22] Why His Presence Mattered More Than Healing [13:13] Crying Out to God — and Coming Full Circle [16:04] From Legalism to Loving Mentorship [20:02] Created to Relate and a New Book on Community [21:31] Where to Find Desiree [22:06] Write Down Where You've Seen His Grace [22:52] Closing Reflection Want to be a guest on The GraceForge Podcast? Send Karen Dittman a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1733503318442796293a1fecb

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  Episode #4

  Are You Always the Safe Place for Everyone Else? Daniel Curtis on Community and Vulnerability

  Sep 21, 202639 minS2

  Connect with Karen and Michael and learn more about GraceForge at thegraceforge.com Daniel Curtis has built a life around being the one others could lean on — the safe haven, the encourager, the one who shows up. But in this episode, he opens up about the fear underneath that role: the fear that if he ever let himself need someone the same way, he'd be let down. Daniel shares two remarkable stories of God's provision — a voice-destroying illness reversed after a desperate promise made before surgery, and a split-second decision behind the wheel that he can only call a miracle — and talks candidly about being bullied, his discernment process toward the priesthood, and why real community, not performance, is what actually heals us. Links mentioned: Website: danielcurtishq.com Social media: @danielcurtishq Memoir releasing November 2026 (title not yet given on air — confirm before publishing) 4. Timestamps [00:00] Introduction [00:42] The Voice That Was Destroyed — and Restored [03:23] The "James Bond" Handbrake Miracle [05:53] Where God Was in the Fear [10:04] Searching for Something Deeper Than Success [12:30] Being Everyone's Safe Haven — But Not His Own [15:16] Why It's Easier to Help Than to Be Vulnerable [17:39] It's Never Too Late to Come Back to Faith [22:18] Using His Voice: Worship, Community, and a Call to Ministry [27:03] Making Room for Neurodivergent Worshippers [28:32] Writing an Honest Memoir [36:35] Where to Find Daniel [37:21] Don't Let Anyone Rewrite Your Story [38:22] Closing Reflection Want to be a guest on The GraceForge Podcast? Send Karen Dittman a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1733503318442796293a1fecb

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  Episode #3

  When Your Testimony Isn't What You Hoped For: Jason Johnson on Purity Culture, Shame, and God's Grace

  Sep 17, 202644 minS2

  Connect with Karen and Michael and learn more about GraceForge at thegraceforge.com Jason Johnson grew up inside the purity culture of the early 2000s, believing his standing with God hinged on one rule above all others. When he broke that rule as a teenager, the shame nearly rewrote the rest of his story — through a self-righteous season, an unhealthy marriage he now recognizes he was never meant to enter, and a painful divorce. Jason opens up about how God met him not with condemnation but with real conviction, and how that shift led him to start Fathers That Pray and a new podcast, The Miseducation of God's People, helping others discern truth from teaching that only sounds biblical. He also shares a hard lesson in discernment from a relationship where a woman claimed to be hearing directly from God — and wasn't. Content note: this conversation includes open discussion of sex and sexual temptation. Links mentioned: Website (free e-book, The Four-Step Biblical Discernment Framework ): discerntheword.com YouTube/social platforms: Fathers That Pray Podcast: The Miseducation of God's People (available wherever you listen to podcasts, including Apple and Spotify) 4. Timestamps [00:00] Introduction [01:13] Jason's Path to Faith at 16 [04:57] When Christian Life Didn't Go as Expected [07:28] Growing Up in Purity Culture [09:13] The Weight of Shame After "Ruining" His Testimony [12:37] Bible College's Strict Rules [14:52] Ignoring the Warning Signs Before Marriage [17:51] Counseling and Discovering He Was "Tender-Hearted" [21:53] True Conviction vs. Condemnation [24:48] "My Walk With God 2.0" [27:04] Starting Fathers That Pray [29:44] The Miseducation of God's People Podcast [31:29] A Warning About False Prophecy [38:09] Where to Find Jason [40:14] God Will Never Reject You [42:23] Closing Reflection Want to be a guest on The GraceForge Podcast? Send Karen Dittman a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1733503318442796293a1fecb

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