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Before he was a pastor, church planter, and missionary, Ariel Aguilar ran with gangs. 

In this conversation with host Jan Johnson, Ariel shares how a medical crisis — 

his wife's cancer diagnosis during pregnancy — 

became the turning point that led him to give his life to Christ. 

From there, his story takes us through freezing mission trips in Mongolia, a young man named Togi who came to faith weeks before he passed away, and Ariel's current ministry, Door Knocker Apologetics, where he trades ten minutes of listening to a sales pitch for fifteen minutes to talk about Jesus with whoever shows up at his front door. 

Practical, funny, and deeply rooted in scripture, this episode will change how you think about the next conversation you have with a stranger.

Music from #Uppbeat

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Chapter Markers

00:00   Welcome & Introduction
01:01   From Gang Life to Giving His Life to Christ
02:00   Pastor, Church Planter, and Missionary
02:50   The "But God" Moment: Jessica's Cancer Diagnosis
04:02   Making a Deal with God
06:04   The Birth of Micah and Marrying Jessica
06:46   The Miracle of Johnny Glenn's Word
09:38   Micah Today
10:48   What Drew Him to Missions
11:32   Mongolia and the Cold That Had to Be God
12:09   Hospitality Among the Mongolian and Chinese People
13:31   The Story of Togi
16:41   Togi's Passing and Eternal Hope
17:44   Getting a Mongolian Name: Dala
18:37   Door Knocker Apologetics Begins
20:03   The Ten-Minutes-for-Fifteen-Minutes Deal
23:40   Starting the Conversation: "Are You Spiritual?"
24:24   The Columbo Tactic
24:38   Role-Playing a Door Knocker Conversation
28:25   The Four Questions: Creation, Purpose, Morality, Eternity
30:24   "It's the Same God" — Addressing a Common Objection
33:08   Why Christianity Is Different from Other Religions
35:37   The Dentist Bill Illustration
36:28   Final Word: Go Love More

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