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Coincidence or God? | Miracles, Christian Encouragement & Faith-Building PodcastShow Notes
She was told she wasn't qualified. She didn't have the PhD. The university press said no.
But God had already started writing a different story.
In this episode of Coincidence or God?, Mick Wienholt sits down with Shama Stock — founder of Revelation for Kids, author, and cyber missionary — whose journey proves that God doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called.
Shama grew up on the mission field (Korea, Singapore, Zimbabwe), became a dietician, and settled into life as a stay-at-home mom in Colorado. Then came an impression she couldn't shake: study the book of Revelation. What started as a small Bible study with four women in her living room became a manuscript, a rejection letter, and eventually a ministry reaching over 250,000 people worldwide — all without the credentials the world said she needed.
🔑 IN THIS EPISODE: • Growing up as a missionary kid across three continents • The "impression" that wouldn't leave her alone — and what she did about it • Getting rejected by a university press for not having a PhD • How 10,000 people found five blog posts she'd nearly forgotten about • The job she never applied for that taught her to run a nonprofit • Why her house wouldn't sell for two years — and what God was protecting her from • Sitting at dinner in Turkey, surrounded by PhDs who had her credentials — and realizing God's timing is perfect • Why studying Revelation doesn't have to be scary — for kids or adults • The biblical holidays shift that changed her family's entire faith walk
Shama's story is about closed doors that were actually protection, open doors that made no sense, and a God who takes "not qualified" and writes a better chapter than you ever could.
📌 Subscribe for more real-life testimonies that prove God is still writing stories today. 🔗 Learn more about Shama's ministry: https://revelationforkids.com 👉 Check out Shama's workhttps://www.revelationforkids.com/https://www.youtube.com/@Revelationforkids 2027 Trip to Turkey https://www.revelationforkids.com/tours/ Coincidence or God? Links https://linktr.ee/CoincidenceorGod
Chapters 0:40 - Meet Shama Stock 4:09 - Back Into the Word 8:34 - Resistance to Studying Revelation 10:36 - Rejection 13:12 - Impressed to Blog 18:00 - Non-Profit Work 22:48 - Selling the House 27:10 - Translation 29:05 - Turkey & Global Smyrna Conference 32:53 - Dinner with Ph. D.s & Scholars 35:25 - Bible Comes Alive 42:24 - 2027 Trip to Turkey 43:30 - Impressions 46:39 - Intensity of Revelation 52:56 - How to Study the Bible 56:18 - Mark of the Beast 1:00:41 - Book of Daniel 1:02:47 - Where They Moved 1:04:32 - Coincidence or God? 1:06:16 - How Has Your Life Changed? 1:08:37 - Shama's Contact Info
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