Steven Eudy has been my friend for many years. We met each other through a mutual friend, who you will hear about in this episode, who was a Pentecostal pastor, friend, and colleague of mine. He felt Steven and I were kindred spirits. He was right. Steven and I have been through a lot of life changes over the years, including changes in the way we relate to our very Pentecostal childhoods.
Steven is an entrepreneur, musician, and thinker—which makes him a great conversation partner on this podcast. In 2024, he lost his home and more when Hurricane Helene tore through the mountains of North Carolina, leaving mounds of destruction in its wake. Yet, he has continued to grow in his career and maintain his guitar store, The Guitar Trader, in West Asheville.
A couple of weeks ago, he messaged me and said, “I had a moment of what I believe was clarity and I have decided to re-embrace Christianity… on a 90-day free trial basis… I think it would probably make a good podcast episode.” We did not talk again until this recording. Here, Steven tells his story of faith, psychedelics, leaving church, ketamine treatments, and finding God.
