"Your heart rate's at 27 — how are you still standing?" The nurse's hands were shaking. She had no idea how I was walking around, let alone talking to her.

For over a year, three cardiologists told me I needed a pacemaker. I refused. I was deep into all-natural health, convinced I could fix my failing heart myself with the right supplements and treatments. I was wrong — and stubborn. By the time I finally listened, I was lying on the operating table when my heart gave out completely. But I was surrounded by heart surgeons at the exact moment I needed them. I believe God orchestrated every bit of it.

This is the raw, unedited story of the most dramatic of my five near-death experiences — and the lessons underneath all of them. I hold nothing back: the melanoma I ignored on my ankle until it spread into my lymph nodes and groin, the 25-year battle with alcohol I finally walked away from eight years ago, and the faith journey that turned me from a skeptic into an on-fire believer.

If you have breath in your lungs today, God has a plan for your life. Maybe part of that plan is you hearing this.

In this episode:

• Why I denied a pacemaker for over a year — and what it nearly cost me
• The melanoma I ignored, and the holistic dentist who asked about my mouth first
• Five near-death experiences, from a toddler in diapers to a Division I running career cut short by a 4x4 truck
• Getting honest about 20+ years of daily drinking — and how I quit without a 12-step program
• Why I went from rejecting modern medicine to respecting both modern AND holistic medicine
• The four pillars I now build everything on: light, frequency, fuel (molecular hydrogen + nutrition), and faith
• How the TAPE method (textual, archaeological, prophetic evidence) rebuilt my belief in the Bible

Believe. Biohack. Become.

⏱️ Chapters

[00:00] "Your heart rate's at 27" — the moment

[00:00] Bradycardia, three cardiologists, and one stubborn man

[00:00] Ignoring the spot on my ankle: melanoma spreads

[00:00] Mexico, root canals, and the mouth-body connection

[00:00] Passing out in my morning devotional

[00:00] My heart fails on the operating table

[00:00] Near-death #1: A toddler, a busy street, and a dog named Honey

[00:00] Near-death #2: The glass door, a quarter-inch from my heart

[00:00] Near-death #3: National champion runner, hit by a truck

[00:00] Near-death #4: My 25-year "slow death" with alcohol

[00:00] Quitting drinking — and getting my mind back

[00:00] The pandemic: my "second truck" and a deep dive into natural health

[00:00] My faith journey and the TAPE method

[00:00] Why I'm here: the four pillars and a message for you