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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This week on The Upload, Brooke Taylor and Pastor Mark Evans sit down with up-and-coming Country Christian artist Brennley Brown for a powerful, honest conversation about faith, calling, and the cost of obedience.

From singing on her family’s ranch in Apple Valley, California, to becoming the youngest highest-charting finalist on The Voice, Brennley’s journey has been marked by talent, opportunity, and an unwavering love for Jesus. But as her platform has grown, so has the resistance — even from people closest to her. Brennley opens up about how being bold about her faith has, at times, held her back in the music industry, and how she’s been told she may never “make it” because she refuses to water down her beliefs.

Brennley shares how her relationship with God didn’t begin in church, but in her bedroom at age 13, during her mom’s battle with life-threatening Cardiac Lyme Disease. One night with a Bible changed everything — setting her on a path of faith she’s never turned away from. She also dives into the importance of spiritual community, including a small group she participates in by phone with other women committed to staying in the Word together.

The conversation turns to spiritual warfare, including the inspiration behind her song “Get Behind Me,” rooted in Matthew 16 when Jesus rebukes Peter for standing in the way of God’s purpose. Brennley, Brooke, and Mark unpack what it looks like to discern God’s voice, resist distraction, and stay faithful when obedience feels costly.

This episode is for anyone who’s felt pressure to compromise, silence their faith, or choose comfort over calling — and a reminder that God’s path is always worth it.

🎧 Listen in to hear Brennley’s testimony, her heart for ministry, and why standing firm in faith matters more than ever.

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This week on The Upload, Brooke Taylor and Pastor Mark Evans are joined by businessman and believer Kris Talley — Executive Vice President of Sales at Logo Brands, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of officially licensed NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, and collegiate gear.

Kris shares a powerful testimony that begins with what looked like the ideal life: a tight-knit family, success, stability, and no real need for God — or so he thought. That illusion shattered when he came home from college one weekend to find his parents discussing divorce after his mom had an emotional affair. What followed was a painful unraveling that forced Kris to confront a truth many avoid: sometimes the greatest idols in our lives aren’t bad things — they’re good things we’ve made ultimate.

Kris vulnerably explains how God had to dismantle the biggest idol in his life — his family — to show him his need for a Savior. In that breaking season, not only did Kris come to faith, but his entire family did too. Against the odds, his parents both surrendered their lives to Christ, restored their marriage, and set a new spiritual foundation that forever changed their family legacy.

He also reflects on the quiet faithfulness of his childhood friend Matt, who discipled him during that season — a friendship that would later turn into a business partnership at Logo Brands. Today, Kris and Matt continue to build their company with faith as a cornerstone, proving that belief doesn’t stay separate from leadership, business, or success.

This episode is a reminder that God doesn’t just redeem broken stories — He uses them to save generations.

🎧 Listen in to hear how loss led to salvation, why idols aren’t always obvious, and how obedience in hard seasons produces eternal fruit.

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