This week on The Upload, host Brooke Taylor sits down with country artist Dylan Marlowe for a raw and thoughtful conversation about faith, calling, and learning how to keep God at the center in an industry that constantly pulls the spotlight toward self. Dylan opens up about when faith became personal for him — not inherited, but chosen — and shares the unforgettable story of how a friend’s mom quite literally pulled him back into church to say yes to Jesus. He reflects on the people who modeled Christ for him growing up, including his grandfather, and how those early examples continue to shape the man, husband, and soon-to-be father he’s becoming.

The conversation dives deep into navigating success without losing your soul. Dylan shares the tension of being a public figure, the temptation to chase viral moments, and the conviction he’s felt to walk away from controversy — even when it could bring more followers. He introduces a powerful concept he calls the “glory tank,” explaining why time with the Lord has to come before applause, affirmation, or the stage. Dylan also speaks honestly about life on the road, spiritual discipline in dark environments, and why leading worship for a handful of people has sometimes been more fulfilling than sold-out shows. As he and his wife Nat prepare to welcome twins after a season of infertility,

Dylan reflects on prayer, patience, and trusting God’s timing — even when the waiting feels heavy. This episode is for anyone wrestling with purpose, pressure, and the desire to live differently — choosing faithfulness over fame and obedience over approval.

🎧 Listen in for a powerful reminder that when your glory tank is full of God, everything else finds its proper place.

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This week on The Upload, host Brooke Taylor sits down with viral content creators and new parents Courtney and Alex Quist for an honest conversation about obedience; choosing to follow God even when the path isn’t clear and the cost feels high.

Before they ever met, both Courtney and Alex encountered moments where the Lord asked them to trust Him fully. Courtney shares how growing up Catholic eventually led to a life-changing encounter with Jesus. A moment that awakened a deeply personal faith. Alex opens up about being raised in the church as a pastor’s kid and what it looked like to move from inherited belief to a faith he chose for himself.

In separate seasons, God called both of them to move to Nashville, Tennessee. Steps of obedience that didn’t come with a full roadmap, but shaped their faith, their purpose, and ultimately their story together. Later in the episode, Alex vulnerably shares his journey to freedom, opening up about his struggle with pornography addiction and how surrender, accountability, and God’s grace led him out of shame and into healing. His testimony is a powerful reminder that nothing is beyond God’s reach when brought into the light.Courtney and Alex also share their heart behind social media; not to preach, but to live differently.

Their desire is simple: to create space for people to lean in, notice something distinct, and maybe, through their lives, be drawn closer to Jesus. Now as new parents, they reflect on how this season has deepened their understanding of Christ’s love and sharpened their commitment to obedience.

🎧 This episode is for anyone learning to trust God’s voice, take the next step of faith, and follow Jesus before the applause.

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This week on The Upload, host Brooke Taylor and co-host Pastor Mark Evans sit down with one of the most influential voices in Christian music, Steven Curtis Chapman, for a deeply personal and faith-filled conversation about transformation, tragedy, and the sustaining presence of God.

Steven takes listeners back to the very beginning of his faith journey, growing up in what he describes as a “little crazy” home marked by conflict, broken examples, and hardship. He shares how, as a young boy in Paducah, Kentucky, he witnessed a miraculous shift in his family during a revival at their Baptist church — a moment that forever changed the trajectory of his parents’ lives and planted the first seeds of his own faith. About a year later, a single verse from Revelation “I stand at the door and knock” became the moment Steven says Jesus knocked on the door of his heart, beginning a lifelong walk with God.

The conversation turns to one of the most painful chapters of Steven’s life: the tragic loss of his youngest daughter, Maria Sue. With honesty and grace, Steven opens up about how his family navigated unimaginable grief, how the shortest verse in Scripture “Jesus wept” took on profound new meaning, and how God met them in their sorrow rather than abandoning them in it. He reflects on how the Lord has faithfully sustained his family and how Maria’s life and legacy continue through their work with Show Hope.

Steven Curtis Chapman reminds us that faith is not the absence of pain, but the presence of God in the middle of it. This episode is for anyone who has wrestled with loss, questioned God in suffering, or needed reassurance that Jesus still draws near in our deepest grief.

🎧 Listen in for a powerful testimony of faith refined by fire, hope anchored in eternity, and the God who walks with us through it all.

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