Loving People in Unseen Ways, Trusting God in the Detours + Saying “Yes” to Jesus (America’s Got Talent Winner Dustin Tavella)
The Intentional Parents Podcast
Intentional
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2026
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
In this spontaneous conversation from the Bless God Summit, Brook sits down with magician Dustin Tavella — best known for winning America’s Got Talent — to hear the powerful and inspiring story behind his life, faith, and calling.
Dustin shares about his difficult childhood, marked by addiction and instability in his home, and the couple who stepped in to love and invest in him consistently. Through their presence, he encountered a God who cares personally and pursues the heart, not just circumstances. That experience sparked a transformation in his entire family, leading to restored relationships and a new direction.
Throughout the conversation, Dustin reflects on how God uses the things we love to serve others, from launching a homeless ministry that grew into the D PLUS Project, to discovering magic as a way to connect with people and share hope. He opens up about seasons of financial struggle, anxiety, miscarriage, and the journey of adopting their son, all while learning to trust God’s redirection in moments that didn’t go as planned.
From early rejection on America’s Got Talent to ultimately winning, Dustin emphasizes that true success wasn’t the platform; it was the daily choice to say “yes” to Jesus. His story is a reminder that following God isn’t complicated: it’s about loving people well, embracing the unseen moments, and trusting that even the detours are part of a greater story. The episode closes with Dustin performing a mind-blowing magic trick, highlighting the beauty of play, joy, and meaningful connection.
Scripture Mentioned: Matthew 13:1-23, 1 Corinthians 10:23 + John 2:1-11
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| 0:00.0 | Attention mothers. We have the intentional motherhood retreat in Franklin, Tennessee in April, April 23rd, through the 25th to be exact. And if you haven't gotten tickets yet, we want to remind you, grab some tickets. We have group rates. We also have volunteer tickets. So if you're looking for a discounted ticket and want to come help a little bit, go to our website, Intentionalparents.org, get your tickets. |
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| 0:34.2 | You're listening to the Intentional Parents podcast, brought to you by Intentional. Intentional is all |
| 0:40.1 | about spiritual formation in the family. We desire to bring biblical hope and practical hope. |
| 0:46.5 | Enjoy this week's conversation. |
| 1:01.1 | Justin, welcome to the podcast, my dude. Thanks, dude. I think we have a fun. Let's start with a story of how we met. Can we start that? |
| 1:07.6 | Yeah, yeah. So five minutes ago. You literally five minutes ago. Tell us for Ruslan, we're at the Blescott Summit. Great crew here. Love this crew. And we were chatting. |
| 1:11.8 | And you were in the lobby and you're like sharing life and story. And I was like, bro, this is so powerful. |
| 1:18.7 | What's wrong with this guy? Yeah. No. It was just like in real time. I was like, I said it to you. |
| 1:23.7 | I was like, dude, this is really rich. At any point, would you ever be open to |
| 1:29.4 | just share this with other people? And it was basically like, yeah, like, is now good? And it was |
| 1:35.5 | like, actually, actually, yeah, it's good. Well, thank you for being so ready to just be like, |
| 1:42.2 | let's just do a thing now oh dude i you got to be |
| 1:46.0 | ready and stuff like this is life and so um people are going to see your name they're going to be like |
| 1:50.4 | where do i know that name i know that name why do i know that guy uh i think america's got talent you |
| 1:55.7 | won the whole thing 2021 i can't wait to hear that back so i won I won't, I won't give it to you. I won't |
| 2:01.1 | hear a backstory. Um, and that's probably where people would come and interact with you |
| 2:05.7 | in the sense of a pop level or the internet or where they've seen that name and seeing you. |
| 2:11.2 | But what I love about, you know, life and what I love about even our conversation is that |
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