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EPISODE · Jun 24, 2025 · 14 MIN

I'm My Own God No More

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In this episode of Unwritten, Trevor sits down with Dan to talk about How a young man who declared "I'm my own God" experienced a radical encounter with divine love that changed his life path forever.Whether you're a concerned parent or grandparent, or just curious about radical faith conversion and the surpassing goodness of God, this conversation will reveal the power of simple invitations and God's magnetic attraction, even in the midst of worldly success.What You’ll Hear:• Dan details his life as a "lazy atheist" in college, where he rejected the existence of God, viewed morality as nonexistent, and sought a high-paying professional career entirely dependent on his personal desires.• The extraordinary story of how a persistent invitation from his best friend Eric led him to an Ash Wednesday Mass during a snow day, where he felt the presence of the Holy Spirit descend upon him, filling his heart with an incomparable love and peace that surpassed the unconditional love he received from his parents.• The surprising insight that God's magnetic attraction and conversion came when his life was successful, not at a rock bottom moment, and how he went from praying for two hours that his friend would not go to confession to experiencing a supernatural and physical removal of sin after making his first confession since fourth grade.Hit follow or subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes!

In this episode of Unwritten, Trevor sits down with Dan to talk about How a young man who declared "I'm my own God" experienced a radical encounter with divine love that changed his life path forever.Whether you're a concerned parent or grandparent, or just curious about radical faith conversion and the surpassing goodness of God, this conversation will reveal the power of simple invitations and God's magnetic attraction, even in the midst of worldly success.What You’ll Hear:• Dan details his life as a "lazy atheist" in college, where he rejected the existence of God, viewed morality as nonexistent, and sought a high-paying professional career entirely dependent on his personal desires.• The extraordinary story of how a persistent invitation from his best friend Eric led him to an Ash Wednesday Mass during a snow day, where he felt the presence of the Holy Spirit descend upon him, filling his heart with an incomparable love and peace that surpassed the unconditional love he received from his parents.• The surprising insight that God's magnetic attraction and conversion came when his life was successful, not at a rock bottom moment, and how he went from praying for two hours that his friend would not go to confession to experiencing a supernatural and physical removal of sin after making his first confession since fourth grade.Hit follow or subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes!

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