Lincoln Young spent years chasing one goal: a Wyoming state wrestling championship. But after falling short in the finals three straight years, he began to realize God was doing something much bigger than building a wrestling résumé.

On this episode of the 307 Faithful Podcast, Lincoln sits down with Devin Davis to share his journey from being a lukewarm believer to learning what it means to wrestle for the glory of God. He opens up about idolizing wrestling, blaming God after painful losses, struggling with his response after his senior state finals match, and ultimately finding grace, forgiveness, gratitude, and a deeper identity in Christ.

Now preparing to wrestle at Chadron State, Lincoln talks about taking his faith with him into college, facing temptation, pursuing big wrestling goals, and trusting God with whatever comes next.

This is a conversation about wrestling—but even more, it’s about what God can build through disappointment, failure, repentance, perseverance, and faith.

What happens when your athletic dreams take you all the way to the Olympic stage—but you realize your identity was never meant to be found in sports?

In this episode of the 307 Faithful Podcast, Devin Davis sits down with Team USA bobsled athlete Sadie McMullen to hear her incredible journey from competing in track and field at the University of Wyoming to being selected as an Olympic bobsled alternate.

Sadie shares how an unexpected bobsled combine completely changed the direction of her athletic career, what it feels like to race at nearly 80 miles per hour while pulling intense G-forces, and how she is now preparing to transition into the pilot seat.

But her story is about far more than athletics.

Sadie opens up about growing up believing she had to earn her salvation, discovering the grace of Jesus Christ, becoming involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and learning that her identity cannot be rooted in athletic success.

She also shares how she looked for opportunities to spread the gospel on one of the biggest stages in sports—including attaching Scripture notes to Team USA pins she traded with athletes from around the world.

From Olympic pressure to uncertainty about the future, Sadie's story is a powerful reminder that accomplishments can disappear, but our identity in Christ remains.

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Gene Montoya built his identity around wrestling—until injuries, depression, and a breaking point forced him to confront what his life was really built on.

Gene shares how he came to faith in Jesus, how Christ transformed his identity, and how he learned to compete for God’s glory rather than his own. His journey eventually took him from wrestling into judo, where he became a national champion.

This is a powerful conversation about athletics, identity, suffering, surrender, and what it really means to follow Jesus.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Meet Gene Montoya: Wrestling, Judo & Faith
08:52 – Gene’s Story: Growing Up Without Faith
10:58 – When Wrestling Became His Identity
11:19 – The Injury That Changed Everything
12:08 – Depression, Suicidal Thoughts & Crying Out to God
12:57 – “The Only One Who Answered Was Jesus”
14:31 – The Moment Gene Gave His Life to Christ
16:31 – Returning to Wrestling After Injury
20:11 – Learning to Glorify God Even in Defeat
21:15 – Winning a National Judo Title and Giving God the Glory

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