Episode 26 · February 23, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
Facing Fear with Faith: A 9/11 Hero’s Perspective with Darin Kinder
“Bury me in a dirty suit.”
Dan interviews Darren Kinder, a former U.S. Secret Service special agent, author of Bury Me in a Dirty Suit, and founder of Fierce Faith. Kinder shares a current discipline that anchors his days—early-morning workouts—then explains the Secret Service’s dual mission of protection and financial/electronic-crimes investigations, plus how his upbringing in Virginia, his parents’ divorce, and his mother’s renewed faith shaped his own faith and commitment to spiritual leadership in his future home.
Kinder recounts being assigned to the New York Field Office in 2001, located on the 9th and 10th floors of 7 World Trade Center, and describes his actions on September 11th. The conversation centers on courage, fear, and calling—Kinder argues courage is a daily choice built through small acts of obedience, and that purpose is found by seeking God’s will rather than comfort or an illusion of safety. He discusses discerning God’s will through Scripture, prayer, community, and Holy Spirit-led obedience, and how alignment makes it possible to move forward boldly.
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