BeTempered Episode 122 – Learning to Trust Without Answers with Cody Munn

 Who are you when the uniform comes off and the life you planned falls apart?  Cody Munn spent nearly six years in the United States Air Force. But coming home meant facing questions his military training couldn’t answer. Without the structure, responsibility, and identity he had known, what came next? 

 Cody joins BeTempered hosts Ben Spahr and Dan Schmidt for an honest conversation about military service, depression, grief, and the pressure of high-stakes security work. He opens up about the reality of suicide in the military community and the struggle to find purpose after leaving the service. 

 Back home in Ohio, rejected job applications and the isolation of COVID made starting over even harder. Cody shares how the GI Bill opened a door to welding, how a new career helped him find direction, and how meeting his wife, Kirsten, gave him someone to build a future with. 

 His journey toward faith began with questions. Curiosity led him to examine the evidence for Christianity, and simple prayers during car rides became part of a growing relationship with God. Cody walks through what brought him to surrender his life to Christ and take the next step through baptism.  

Then came challenges he and Kirsten couldn’t work their way out of. Infertility. Painful conversations in doctors’ offices. A pregnancy they had struggled to imagine. An emergency C-section and a frightening moment in the NICU that brought the uncertainty of parenthood into sharp focus. 

 Through it all, Cody shares what trusting God looked like when he couldn’t control the outcome. His story makes room for the questions, the setbacks, and the hope that can grow while life is still uncertain. 

 If you’re starting over, wrestling with your faith, or struggling to see what comes next, this conversation is for you.