Have I been Programmed or Converted? (ft. David "DC" Camp) | By the Book Episode 4

What happens when a lifelong pastor is forced to live what he’s preached? David Camp, aka D C, opens up about the faith crisis, identity shakeup, and devastating loss that tested everything he believed - and the grace that carried him through. David joins the By the Book Podcast as a new recurring voice, but this conversation starts at the beginning: a Christian childhood, an early commitment to Christ at 10, and the hard shift from a transactional view of God to real understanding of grace. From there, he shares how sports, leadership, and ministry shaped him, why he started questioning whether he was “programmed or converted,” and how that question led him to examine Jesus, conversion, and sanctification in a whole new way. David also shares the deeply personal story of losing his wife Angela in 2022, the moment that brought his beliefs out of theory and into reality, and how God met him in grief, leadership, and rebuilding. He talks honestly about the pressure of expectations, the pain of refinement, and the kind of faith that stands when everything else falls apart. If you’ve ever wrestled with doubt, performance, religious pressure, or trying to hold your life together through loss, this episode will meet you right where you are. Essential listening for anyone who wants a raw, honest look at sanctification, surrender, and what it really means to know God personally.