14. Interview with Linwood "Fang" Steiner: Air Force Pilot, Church Elder, and Seminary Student

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Today we will be digging into the story of Linwood “Fang” Steiner who is a husband, father, active duty Air Force pilot, elder at Trinity Baptist Church in Shrieveport, and seminary student. 

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Episode Notes:

  • Background: Basketball career un South Alabama let to  United States Air Force Academy. Struggled academically and militarily before finding Christ. 
  • Testimony: Nominal Christian. Saved 2 weeks prior to review boards. Believed in “God of my imagination." God revealed holiness in the quiet of the night → conviction of sin
  • How do you apply your faith in your work? Not trying to please men but also being excellent in the military. Romans 8:28: God is working in all things!
  • Biggest struggles while serving as a Christian: Assignments/outcomes we don’t desire require us to submit and trust.
  • God working through successes and failures: Covid-10 vaccine mandate religous exemption. Recognition that Christ is King and we must obey God over man.
  • Journey through leading Bible Study at Church to attending seminary.
  • Biblical Encouragement: 1 Cor 5:21 Jesus became sin for us = Substitution
  • How do you make spiritual growth a daily priority? Wake up and make Christ our vision, not our phones. No growth apart from God’s word
  • What advice would you give to other believers in the military who are struggling? Focus on God’s identity, our identity, and our mediator. Then what we do.
  • Contact Fang

REFLECT:

  • What does this episode reveal about God’s character? 

  • How does this episode cause us to see our need for a Savior? 

  • How can we apply lessons learned from this episode to our life?

Follow Christ for this day!

  • ✝️ “Choose this day whom you will serve...” ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭24‬:‭15‬
  • ‭✝️ “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭9‬ 

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