PODCAST · religion
MTN.fire
by Matt Culbertson
Testimony. Truth. Fire.🔥Welcome to MTN.fire—a podcast born from a miracle and fueled by a mission. I was once battling PTSD, anxiety, depression, and insomnia—until Jesus Christ healed me completely. No symptoms. No looking back.Through this podcast, I share what He’s done, what He’s doing, and what He’s about to do—from the Appalachian Mountains to the ends of the earth. You’ll hear truth from the Word, raw testimony, and Spirit-led encouragement for those fighting battles of their own.This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a movement. A spark. A fire.Let’s set the mountains ablaze.
Episodes
-
You're Just A Person
We have a tendency to turn the people in the Bible into superheroes. David faced Goliath. Moses stood before Pharaoh. Gideon led an army. Elijah called down fire from heaven. Peter walked on water. Paul preached the Gospel across the world. And we look at them and think, “I could never be like...
-
Out Of The Ashes
Sometimes God has to bring us through the ashes before we understand what He’s building. In this episode of MTN.fire, we talk about what happens when life burns down around you - and what God can do with what’s left. The ashes may look like the end, but they can become the foundation for…
more -
Both Sides of the River
After weeks of recovery from a stroke and a family medical crisis, Matt shares a quiet reflection on God’s sustaining grace. Inspired by 2 Corinthians 12:9 and a simple piece of wisdom from an old saint: “He owns both sides of the river.”
-
The Thorn
This Fireside Chat marks the first episode recorded after my stroke. Anchored in 2 Corinthians 12:9, we sit with a truth that doesn’t rush healing or offer easy answers. Paul asks for the thorn to be removed, and God responds with sustaining grace instead of relief. This episode is about weakness...
-
Battlefield Communication
In this episode of MTN.fire, Matt returns after a season of quiet to talk about something every believer needs but few protect: communication with God. Spiritual battles aren’t lost because we lack strength or passion. They’re lost when the signal breaks down. Drawing from Scripture, personal...
-
The Armory
Before a soldier steps onto the battlefield, he steps into the Armory. In this episode, we break down the Armor of God piece by piece - not as metaphor, but as the daily discipline that forms warriors in the Kingdom. From the belt of truth to the sword of the Spirit, this is where believers learn...
-
When God Interrupts Your Feed
In this Fireside Chat, I share how a random late night scroll through reels turned into a moment of truth. Between arrest videos, church bloopers, and a fitness coach who clearly targeted the wrong income bracket, a reel came up with three verses that hit me right where I was. These scriptures...
-
The Thanksgiving We Forget
In this Thanksgiving-week Fireside Chat, Let's slow down, breathe, and remember the goodness of God. Inspired by George Washington’s 1789 proclamation calling for “a day of thanksgiving and prayer,” this episode looks past the holiday noise and into the heart of gratitude - not as an emotion, but...
-
Small Fires Still Burn
Not every season looks like a wildfire. In this encouraging Fireside Chat Matt reminds listeners that quiet faithfulness matters - even the smallest sparks God places in our lives can be fanned into lasting light. This episode calls you to notice the small victories, tend your ember, and trust...
-
The Enemy Within
Before any battle is won outwardly, a war is raging inside. In Episode Two of Season Four -The Enemy Within - Matt digs into the quiet, relentless conflict between the flesh and the Spirit. This episode is for the ones who fight alone in the dark, who wrestle with thoughts that sound like their...
-
The Heart Remembers
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of mental health struggles, suicidal thoughts, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. It’s been one year since the night everything in my life shattered. In this episode, I share my journey through PTSD, anxiety, depression, and a suicide...
-
The Storm and The Fish
Life’s storms aren’t always punishment - they can be God’s mercy in disguise. In this episode of Fireside Chats, Matt dives into the story of Jonah, a man who knew God’s callbut ran from it anyway. Trapped in the belly of a fish for three long days, Jonah finally cried out to God, and in those...
-
The Call To Arms
Before any battle is fought outwardly, it’s answered inwardly. In this opening message for season 4: Preparing for Battle, Matt explores what it means to prepare for spiritual warfare the right way - on your knees. Strength isn’t built in the spotlight; it’s forged in surrender. (Ephesians 6:10–11)
-
Eternity On The Line
What if your faith was tested at the edge of eternity — would you stand unashamed? In this season finale of MTN.fire, Matt delivers a powerful message - a call to courage, conviction, and eternal perspective. From the prisons of Richard Wurmbrand to the sacrifice of the Groenewald family, this...
-
Bedside Prayers
🎧 Fireside Chat #3 - Bedside Prayers When life slows down to the sound of hospital monitors, faith starts to sound different. In this Fireside Chat, Matt shares a personal moment from his dad’s recent health scare - a prayer whispered before surgery that reminded him where hope really comes…
more -
Making Heaven Crowded
Fireside Chat #2 - “Making Heaven Crowded” Guest: Henley This one hits close to home - literally. In this special father-daughter Fireside Chat, Matt sits down with his daughter Henley for a real conversation about God, prayer, and what faith looks like through a child’s eyes. Together they talk...
-
Eternal Perspective
Kabul, Afghanistan - November 29, 2014. Werner Groenewald was a pastor and teacher living the Great Commission in a war-torn nation. His teenage children, Jean-Pierre and Rodé, served alongside him. That morning, the Taliban stormed their compound. Gunfire. Smoke. Silence. Yet this is not a story...
-
Welcome to Fireside Chats
Welcome to Fireside Chats - the raw, unfiltered side of MTN.fire. This isn’t one of the usual episodes… it’s slower, more personal. No script, no schedule - just honest moments with God. In this first Fireside Chat, Matt shares where the idea came from, what’s been happening behind the scenes as...
-
The Power of the Gospel
“Even in chains… it advances with power.” Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned and tortured for preaching Christ under Communist rule - but the Gospel never stopped moving. In this episode of MTN.fire, we tell the story of a man who spent fourteen years in a Romanian prison for his faith. He lost...
-
Unashamed Testimony
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot wrote those words before stepping onto a remote riverbank in Ecuador - a moment that would echo through eternity. Five men, armed only with faith, answered a call that didn’t promise safety, only obedience. What...
-
The Cost of Boldness
In a world gone quiet, one man refused to bow. Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood when others stayed silent, choosing the cross over compromise and conviction over comfort. His story reminds us that boldness isn’t a personality trait, it’s proximity to Christ. Through Paul’s words in 2 Timothy 1:7-8, we...
-
Unashamed Identity
Scripture: Matthew 10:32–33 What does it really mean to stand unashamed for Jesus? In this powerful episode, we step into the fire with two of the early church’s most fearless believers - Polycarp, the elderly bishop who faced Rome’s flames, and Perpetua, a young mother who faced the arena and...
-
Fear vs. Faith
When fear stares you in the face, what do you do? Stephen-the first martyr of the church-shows us what unshakable faith really looks like. As stones were raised against him, he lifted his eyes and saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God. In that moment, fear lost and faith won. In this…
more -
The Reckoning Begins
Being unashamed of Christ isn’t optional - it’s the dividing line. Romans 1:16 calls the gospel “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” But in a world that celebrates silence and compromise, the question becomes unavoidable: If your faith was put on trial today, would there be...
-
The Next Mountain
When the fire clears, the smoke settles, and the storm passes, what comes next? The mountain. In this Season 2 finale of MTN.fire, Matt looks back at the journey so far, from testimony, trauma, and healing, to storms, anchors, and fire. And now, with the refining behind us, we set our eyes on the...
-
What The Fire Burns Away
Fire doesn’t just destroy, it refines. Gold isn’t proven in comfort, it’s proven in the flames. In this episode of MTN.fire, we talk about what the fire takes, what it leaves behind, and why it’s proof, not punishment. I’ll share how God used the fire in my own life to burn away pride, isolation,...
-
The Anchor Holds
Life’s storms will rock you. Fear, loss, lies, and pain can drag you farther than you ever thought you’d drift. I know, I’ve lived it. But Hebrews 6:19 reminds us that we have “a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul.” In this episode, I share what it means to be anchored in Jesus when every…
more -
Who Names You?
What name have you been answering to? Abandoned? Addict? Worthless? Failure? Pain and people are quick to hand us labels, but those false names don’t define you. In this episode, Matt unpacks the spiritual battle for your identity and how trauma, lies, and scars try to rename you, and how God has...
-
Keep The Fire
Campfires don’t go out in a flash, they fade little by little when nobody tends them. Same with your soul. On March 31st, Jesus healed me - PTSD, anxiety, depression, all gone. But the next morning I realized something: fires don’t stay lit by accident. If you don’t feed them, guard them, and…
more -
The Cross Is Enough
You think your past disqualifies you? You think the chain around your neck is too heavy to break? The cross says otherwise. In this episode we unpack Colossians 2:14–15—how Jesus canceled the record of debt, nailed it to the cross, and disarmed the powers that accused you. We walk through a raw...
-
Protecting What You’ve Reclaimed
Breakthrough changes everything. When God heals, restores, or delivers, it’s powerful, but it also paints a target. The enemy will try to whisper, distract, and pull you back into the fear you’ve been freed from. In this episode, Matt shares the story of how God completely healed him from PTSD,...
-
The Slow Fade
Nobody wakes up in chains. You walk there, one compromise at a time. In this Season 2 opener, Matt takes you inside one of the hardest seasons of his life, a relationship wrapped in compromise, betrayal, and the weight of PTSD. But this isn’t just his story. Scripture warns us about the “slow...
-
When God Breaks the Silence
🌪 The Whirlwind, the 3AM Encounter, and the God Who Speaks 🌪 After chapters of silence, Job finally hears from God, not in an explanation, but in a whirlwind. In this episode, we walk through Job 38, where God bypasses the “why” and reveals Who He is. I share my own whirlwind experience, the...
-
The Young Voice with Something to Say
Sometimes the voice you least expect is the one you most need to hear. Job knew it. I’ve lived it. In this episode, we step into the moment when a young, unexpected voice, Elihu, speaks life and truth into a scene heavy with silence and hurt. From Job’s story to my own 25-year journey of…
more -
The Friends Who Failed and the Silence of God
Sometimes the deepest wounds come from the people who were supposed to help you. Job knew it. I’ve lived it. In this episode, we walk through the sting of bad advice, the weight of well-meaning words that wound, and the even heavier moment when God feels silent. From Job’s friends to my own…
more -
When The Blameless Burn
Job 1–2 “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” What do you do when the fire hits your life—and you didn’t do anything wrong? In this raw and personal episode, I walk through the story of Job, a blameless man who lost everything… and still worshiped. I share...
-
Tried by Fire
I was broken. Diagnosed. Done. But Jesus wasn’t finished. This is the moment everything changed—the night the chains fell off, the darkness lifted, and the fire of God hit my life like never before. This is the healing. The vision. The calling. And the undeniable proof that He still moves in…
more -
The Depths
This is the darknight of the soul—the valley. After the chaos of sin and the traumatic event inEpisode 2, this chapter dives into what happened after: the PTSD, the panicattacks, the insomnia, the isolation, and the downward spiral. But even in thedepths, God was watching. This episode is raw,...
-
The Fall
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of gun violence and a real-life double homicide that the host witnessed. While handled with care and reverence, it may be triggering for some listeners. Discretion is advised. Before the fire, there was the fall. In this unfiltered episode,...
-
Origins
Before the fall... there was the fire. In this debut episode, I take you back to where it all began—childhood in Virginia, being adopted into a loving home, and discovering that God's hand was on me long before I ever knew His name. I talk about my early identity, the whispers of the enemy, and…
more -
Healed by Fire: The Beginning
Welcome to MTN.fire - a podcast born from a miracle and fueled by a mission. I was once battling PTSD, anxiety, depression, and insomnia - until Jesus Christ healed me completely. No symptoms. No turning back. This is the beginning of the calling He placed on my life - to share the Gospel and...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Testimony. Truth. Fire.🔥Welcome to MTN.fire—a podcast born from a miracle and fueled by a mission. I was once battling PTSD, anxiety, depression, and insomnia—until Jesus Christ healed me completely. No symptoms. No looking back.Through this podcast, I share what He’s done, what He’s doing, and what He’s about to do—from the Appalachian Mountains to the ends of the earth. You’ll hear truth from the Word, raw testimony, and Spirit-led encouragement for those fighting battles of their own.This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a movement. A spark. A fire.Let’s set the mountains ablaze.
HOSTED BY
Matt Culbertson
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does MTN.fire have?
MTN.fire currently has 41 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is MTN.fire about?
Testimony. Truth. Fire.🔥Welcome to MTN.fire—a podcast born from a miracle and fueled by a mission. I was once battling PTSD, anxiety, depression, and insomnia—until Jesus Christ healed me completely. No symptoms. No looking back.Through this podcast, I share what He’s done, what He’s doing, and...
How often does MTN.fire release new episodes?
MTN.fire has 41 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to MTN.fire?
You can listen to MTN.fire on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts MTN.fire?
MTN.fire is created and hosted by Matt Culbertson.
URL copied to clipboard!