In this episode of Signs & Shadows, Bud sits down with JR Rennie, founder of BrushFires Ministry, to discuss discipleship, biblical prophecy, spiritual warfare, and the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence.

JR spent nearly 40 years leading a successful business software company before God redirected his life in 2015 toward a new mission. Through spiritual prompting and guidance, he founded BrushFires Ministry, a ministry dedicated to helping believers discover their God-given purpose and calling.

Drawing from his experience building unified teams in the business world, JR developed tools and workshops that help believers identify their strengths, discover their calling, and step into the role God created them to fulfill.

During this conversation we explore several key truths about the Christian walk:

• The Church must return to true biblical discipleship • We can only please God through faith and obedience • Obedience to our God-given calling produces joy and fulfillment • Every person was created to serve humanity in some way • Every believer has a ministry they can be a part of

The discussion also moves into deeper territory as Bud and JR talk about artificial intelligence and emerging technology.

As a longtime software developer, JR explains why AI represents something fundamentally different from previous inventions and raises questions about its possible spiritual implications.

Together they discuss:

• Artificial intelligence and its rapid development • AI systems creating their own communication methods • The potential impact of blockchain identity systems • Spiritual warfare in a technological age • Why believers must rely on God's guidance in a rapidly changing world

JR also shares insights from his book “Sparks Turn Into BrushFires” and the BrushFires Design Workshop, a program designed to help believers discover and walk in their God-given destiny.

At the heart of this episode is a powerful reminder:

We can only please God through faith and obedience, and true joy is found when we walk in the purpose He created us for.

JR Rennie is the founder of BrushFires Ministry, a discipleship ministry dedicated to helping believers discover their God-given purpose and calling.

After nearly four decades leading a business software company, JR experienced a powerful redirection in his life in 2015 that led him to launch BrushFires Ministry and begin equipping believers to discover their strengths, their calling, and their place in God’s plan.

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In this powerful episode of Signs & Shadows, Bud hosts Mike Moulton for a testimony of collapse, betrayal, spiritual warfare, and resurrection.

After surviving addiction, military service, and 15 years of marriage, Mike faced devastating betrayal that ultimately led to divorce. The emotional toll culminated in a heart attack in December 2022. The moment he now describes as his resurrection point.

Through releasing anger and bitterness, Mike found renewed purpose and now leads the Brilliant Life Podcast and Brilliant Life Collective, helping men rebuild after betrayal.

This episode explores:

• Divorce recovery • Healing from betrayal • Spiritual warfare • Masculine identity • Faith in the midst of suffering • Rebuilding after collapse

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Addiction is often seen as a moral failure. A weakness. A lack of discipline.

But what if the real battle isn’t chemical… but spiritual?

Kimberly was raised in a Christian home and genuinely saved at 13 years old. But after losing her mother in a traumatic medical incident, grief turned into silence — and silence turned into pills. Nearly two years of addiction followed, eventually leading to the state taking custody of her son.

That morning, she took her last pill and cried out to God.

Fourteen years clean from pills. Two DUIs later after a relapse into alcohol. Jail time. Restoration. Custody regained. Calling awakened.

But here’s the deeper question:

When someone walks away from God… does He walk away from them?

Now 40 years old, Kimberly has stepped away from seven years of truck driving to pursue ministry and launch a future faith-based recovery facility for women, men, and troubled teens.

Is redemption real? Can relapse be reversed? And what does it take to rebuild what addiction tried to destroy?

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