Spreading Faith in Cambodia: A Story of Redemption and Evangelism
What does it look like to follow Jesus when obedience costs you everything—and surrender is not a one-time decision, but a daily one?
In this episode of Honest Christian Conversations, I sit down with Pastor Matthew Karchner to talk about repentance, identity, and the ongoing work of sanctification. Matthew shares his journey of wrestling deeply with faith, temptation, and obedience—and how God radically transformed his life through repentance, prayer, and a steadfast commitment to Scripture.
This conversation isn’t about perfection or instant change. It’s about what it means to deny oneself, take up the cross daily, and follow Christ—especially when the road is difficult, and the struggle doesn’t disappear overnight.
Together, we explore questions many believers quietly carry:
What does repentance really look like in everyday life?
How do we walk in obedience when temptation remains?
And how does intimacy with Christ shape our identity more than our past?
Matthew’s story points not to himself, but to the power of daily communion with Jesus—and the hope found in surrendering fully to Him.
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Ana is the host of the Honest Christian Conversations podcast and a prodigal saved by God’s unending grace.
She grew up in a legalistic Christian home where asking questions often felt wrong. In her early twenties, overwhelmed by confusion and hurt, she walked away from her faith. Yet even then, God’s love never stopped pursuing her. At thirty years old—and after a painful second divorce—He brought her back to himself, and she has never looked back.
As Ana returned to Christ, she began rebuilding her faith from the ground up and asked the questions she once feared to ask. Along that journey, she discovered inconsistencies, misplaced teachings, and even lies woven into the Christianity she grew up with. Instead of destroying her faith, this only deepened it. Out of that discovery, she founded Honest Christian Conversations. Ana's heart is to help others navigate the same tension she once lived with: wanting to know the real Jesus while sorting through the noise of deceptive teachings, spiritual manipulation, and “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”
Everything she creates flows from gratitude for the God who rescued her, restored her, and continues to shape her into who He intended her to be.
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