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What I'm Learning About Letting Go (And What You Might Need to Hear)
I recorded this sitting in an empty building that held Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge for 16 years. No noise. No people. Just memories. This is about the kind of letting go that feels like grief. The kind where you're closing a chapter you didn't think would end like this. Three steps: acknowledge the good that was, release what's ending, and trust God for what's next. One of the biggest dangers in ministry is idolizing a method. You honor the mission, not the method.
Dad, in His Own Words - A Memorial Tribute to Rev. John Franich
You're hearing the voice of my dad, Rev. John Franich, the founder of Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge. Not a highlight reel. His real story. In his own words. Dad spent 17 years in the car business and then lived 30 years away from the church. A life-threatening leg infection forced him out of work. That setback became the doorway. He earned a psychology degree from Liberty University and God marked him during a Teen Challenge presentation from Philadelphia. He knew in that moment what he was supposed to do.
Going Back to Where We Started: The Future of SVTC in 2026
Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge is transitioning in 2026. After 16 years in our current building, we're selling the property and stepping away from the 12-month residential model to focus on community-based recovery. My dad didn't start this ministry with a building dream. He started it with a burden. Helping a few people get their lives back together. This new model is built on three lanes: content, community, and mentoring. Same Gospel. Same mission. New strategy.
You Can Win at Life and Still Feel Lost: Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon beat the odds - graduating from West Point, building a successful military career - but at 54 he's still wrestling with the question most people avoid: Who did God actually create me to be? A conversation about identity, purpose, and the subtle lies that derail even "successful" lives.
If You’re Sober but Still Struggling, Hear This
You stopped using. You're technically clean. But you're still empty. Still white knuckling it. Still wondering why sobriety doesn't feel like freedom. The drugs were never the real problem. They were covering the soul wounds underneath. Betrayal. Abuse. Loss. The only thing that fills the void is the presence of Christ and the hard work of forgiving the people who hurt you.
Why Sobriety Isn't the Same as Peace
Most people didn't turn to drugs to party. They were searching for peace. But what the world offers as peace is often just escape, just numbing the noise long enough to get through another day. Sobriety takes away the substance, but it doesn't automatically give you rest. If you're clean but still restless, still waiting for your mind to stop racing, still wondering why freedom feels so heavy, this episode is for you. We talk about why chaos can feel normal after addiction, the difference between the world's version of peace and what God actually promises, and what Philippians 4 has to say about renewing your mind. Peace isn't the absence of problems. It's the presence of something deeper.
The Biggest Mistake People Make Waiting for the Storm to End
Looking back like Lot's wife will freeze you in place. The old identity, the old chaos, the old lies. They want to pull you back. This episode is about choosing to believe in your future redemption instead of dwelling on who you used to be. It's about evicting chaos from your life so the peace of God has room to grow. Philippians 4:8 gives you the blueprint.
He Couldn't Be With His Wife Without Watching It First
A man hid his pornography addiction so well that on his wedding night he couldn't be intimate with his wife without watching it first. That's what porn does. Rewires your brain until the real thing doesn't work anymore. We dig into the science of how pornography fries your dopamine receptors and the spiritual damage it causes to marriages. The devil only shows you the front of sin. He doesn't show you the cirrhosis, the broken marriages, the isolation.
You’re Clean But Life’s Still a Mess - Here’s Why
You're sober but everything still feels chaotic. That's because you were programmed for chaos. Peace feels unfamiliar. Uncomfortable. Almost suspicious. Rob Reynolds and I talk about shame, identity, and why trauma keeps pulling you back even when you're not using. Rob shares his struggle with feeling inadequate because he never went to college. Sobriety is the start. It's not the finish line.
How Porn Creates Strongholds (And How to Break Them)
Where does the struggle with lust and pornography actually begin? Not when you click the link. Long before that. Early exposure shapes the mind in ways most people never unpack, and years of trying harder doesn't touch the root. This conversation goes deeper than behavior modification. We talk about how strongholds take root over time, the spiritual and mental dynamics behind lust, why willpower alone keeps you stuck in the same cycles, and what it actually looks like to renew your mind with God's Word. Freedom isn't found in trying harder. It begins with truth, surrender, and transformation from the inside out. If you're tired of the secrecy and shame, tired of white-knuckling it through another week, this one's for you. You're not alone and you're not beyond hope.
I Was Exposed to Porn at 7 Years Old
He was 7 years old when a neighbor showed him a pornographic video. That moment opened a door that haunted him for years. Even after months of victory he felt hooks pulling him back. Then came a vivid dream and a dark presence in his room. This isn't just dopamine and brain chemistry. There's a spiritual component to pornography addiction. His breakthrough came when he spoke scripture out loud and rebuked the enemy.
Why Sobriety Didn't Save Me (But Jesus Did)
There are a lot of sober people who still feel stuck, empty, or afraid they'll fail again. Matt Colvin knows that tension firsthand. He walked through addiction, religion, white-knuckled sobriety, and the constant fear that one wrong move would send him back to the bottom. In this conversation, Matt shares the moment things finally shifted. Not through more discipline or better behavior, but through identity, grace, and learning to live as a son instead of a servant. We talk about why staying clean didn't change the shame, the danger of trying to earn God's approval, and why discipleship matters after deliverance. If you've ever thought "I'm clean, so why do I still feel broken?" this episode is for you.
The Night the Holy Spirit Walked Into My Room (6-8 Pills a Night)
There was a season where I was couch surfing in California, popping six to eight ecstasy pills a night. One night I was burning a CD for a party and accidentally downloaded worship music. That worship music confronted me. Then the Holy Spirit walked into my room like a flood. I started weeping. Real tears. The desire for drugs broke. Three months later my grandmother called and offered to fly me to Virginia. That was the beginning of the next chapter.
Clean but Miserable: Why Sobriety Alone Isn’t Enough
I got clean from pain pills, meth, and cocaine but still felt miserable. I walked away from the drugs, but I didn't walk into freedom right away. I had a Bible college degree and still lived like God was grading me every day. Righteousness doesn't come from effort. It comes from Jesus. The first year of real freedom is learning how to live consistent with Christ instead of living scared of Him. Sobriety isn't the finish line. Jesus is.
Growing Up on the Farm, I Just Wanted My Dad to Say “I Love You”
I grew up on a dairy farm, and there were generations of hurt sitting under the surface. I was captain of the football team. Strong work ethic. Tough kid. But inside, I was broken and empty because I never heard the words I needed most. 'I love you.' 'I'm proud of you.' God started restoring my relationship with my father, and one of the most powerful moments was finally hearing him say he was proud of me. Only God can fill what man never gave you.
Real Change Starts When You Stop Doing It for Them
Families want to help, but most of the time they accidentally slow down recovery by doing too much. Rob Reynolds shares that it took two and a half years before people started to breathe again. We talk about what showing up actually means for families of addicts. Not just paying bills or saying sorry. Being present. Putting the phone down. Real change doesn't happen when you're trying to make someone treat you better. It happens when you decide to change for you and God.
The Secret Pain of the "Good" Christian
Most sermons focus on the prodigal son. But what about the older brother? The one who stayed. The one who worked. The one who held everything together while watching someone else blow it all and still get the party. If you've ever felt overlooked, burned out from carrying everyone else's weight, or quietly bitter watching someone get celebrated for finally doing what they should've done all along, this conversation will hit home. We talk about why the older brother gets trapped in resentment, how families accidentally create "the good child" identity, and why helping can turn into a savior complex that eats you alive. Recovery exposes everyone's heart, not just the addict's. The grace God extends to the prodigal? He extends it to you too.
God Hasn’t Forgotten You (Even in This Season)
I spent two years waiting for a vision that felt like it would never come to pass. Ministry in a holding pattern. The building on the market. Everything stuck. Fear in the waiting room is dangerous. It makes you want to go back to old patterns, old coping mechanisms, old versions of yourself. This one's for anyone wondering if God forgot about them. He didn't.
Should We Tell Our Kids About Our Addiction?
Every parent in recovery wrestles with this question. How honest should we be about our past? There's a difference between sharing wisdom and oversharing wounds, between a scar and an open wound. Rob and I break down the real questions parents face: How do we protect our kids' innocence while still leading them with truth? How do we talk about our past without glorifying sin or trauma? What happens when we hide our story, and what happens when we share it well? This episode is for every mom or dad rebuilding life and wanting to raise strong, grounded kids without dragging them through old pain. There's a wise way to bring your kids into your story, and done right, it can actually strengthen the bond between you and them. If you've ever wondered how much your kids should know, this will help.
I Started Meth at 15... But God Wasn’t Done With Me
Meth addiction nearly killed me at 15. I got introduced to crystal meth at 14 and by 15 it was already taking over everything. I ended up with a quiet discharge from the Army at Fort Benning. Another layer of shame. The intervention happened in my grandmother's living room. That moment where you realize you've burned every bridge you thought would hold. I took a seven-hour drive to Long Island, New York and showed up at Teen Challenge empty, broken, and addicted. Freedom isn't the finish line. It's the launching pad.
How to Feel Forgiven When You Don’t Feel Forgiven
A lot of people get clean and still live like God is disappointed in them. They believe in grace theologically, but they wake up every day trying to earn their spot back. I go to Luke 15 and the Prodigal Son. The son came home with a speech. A deal. A plan to negotiate. And the father interrupted it. Grace isn't a debt to be worked off. It's a pardon to be received. The shift is moving from a transactional framework to a covenantal framework. Sons, not servants.
Why Recovery Broke Me Before It Saved Me
Nobody tells you early recovery can hurt worse than addiction. The numbing stops and everything you avoided for years shows up at once. Fear. Shame. Grief. Drug dreams. Old memories. I almost broke during that phase. When the emotions came back. When sleep got weird. When temptation got loud. Three truths to keep you from quitting: Pain is not failure. You are not saved by your progress. Your recovery is bigger than you.
I’m Finally Sharing My Story: 20 Years After Meth Addiction
I grew up in a good Christian home, and that's what makes my meth addiction testimony hit different. I wasn't raised in chaos. But I still ended up chasing identity in all the wrong places. I dropped out. I spiraled. I was running hard and dying slow. Detoxing at 110 pounds in the back of a van. God sent a man in Long Island who didn't see what I was. He saw what I could be. Two decades later, I can say this with a clear mind. My marriage. My four daughters. Ministry. Restoration.
It's Not Too Late to Be the Dad Your Kids Need
Your kids don't need a perfect dad. They need a present one. This is a candid conversation about fatherhood after addiction. How to carry responsibility without letting shame run the show. How to correct your children while you're still healing. How to rebuild trust with actions that match your words. We talk through the moments that test every parent: when guilt tempts you to pull back, when frustration turns into defensiveness, and when the hardest move is a humble apology. Real ownership sounds like "I was wrong," and consistent small follow-through restores credibility faster than big promises ever could. We also unpack boundaries and grace, setting standards and keeping them even when it's tough. If you've ever felt unqualified to lead because of your past, this conversation will remind you that presence beats perfection and growth can start right where you stand.
Stop Enabling: Boundaries You Need After Rehab
Your loved one is coming home from rehab. Now what? Boundaries don't have to feel like control. Done right, they become the bridge that restores trust, dignity, and peace for everyone involved. We get real about how to welcome someone back without sliding into enabling, control, or chaos. How to build a clear reentry plan that sets both sides up to succeed. Curfews, jobs, finances, church, community rhythms, and what happens when lines get crossed. Treating a returning son or daughter as an adult with agency builds respect faster than rescuing ever could. We share practical scripts, real stories, and tools you can write down tonight. If you're walking through reentry after Teen Challenge or any recovery program, this conversation will help both sides move from survival to stability.
The Real Reason Men Self-Sabotage in Sobriety
Most men don't relapse because they're weak. They fall back because stepping into a new identity feels risky. Rob Reynolds has 15 years of recovery and years of life inside men's homes, and he's seen the pattern over and over. Progress builds, things start working, and then something shifts. The old labels start whispering. The fear of responsibility creeps in. The quiet drift from Scripture and community leaves men exposed. Rob breaks down the practical guardrails that keep freedom strong: surrender, accountability, steady brothers, and daily habits of Word, prayer, worship, and fellowship. None of it is complicated. All of it requires showing up when you don't feel like it. If you've ever felt success slip through your fingers or feared falling again, this conversation will help you rebuild with honesty and courage.
Building Trust: CarePortal's Role in Family Stability
What if the church could prevent foster care instead of just responding to it? Kim Tulu, director of CarePortal in the Roanoke Valley, shares how one platform is connecting urgent family needs to local responders before crisis becomes separation. Each month, 90 to 100 requests come in. Beds, diapers, car repairs. The community meets around 80 percent of them. Every response keeps a kid connected to the people who love them most. Kim's story is rooted in foster care and adoption, and she reminds us that not everyone is called to foster, but everyone can do something. We talk about how small acts build trust, how churches unite to support parents in crisis, and why prevention changes both outcomes and hearts. If you've ever wondered what it looks like for the local church to actually show up for families on the edge, this is it.
D1 Athlete Lost Everything to Cocaine: His Journey Back to Jesus
Shane Curtis had everything lined up. Strong Christian home in Manassas, Virginia. Church every Sunday. D1 soccer scholarship at Longwood University. Then one collision with a goalpost shattered his fibula, stole his scholarship, and stripped away the identity he'd built his entire life around. What followed was a slow-motion spiral. Community college. Cocaine. A brief season of sobriety at Liberty that crumbled under the weight of stress and shame. One night, high and drunk, Shane took his kayak out to his favorite fishing spot. Choppy water. Tiny boat. One flip and everything sank. Phone, keys, pride. He swam to the wrong shore and spent the night alone in the woods while his family filed a missing person report. That rock bottom led him straight to Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge. If you've ever watched your identity collapse and wondered what comes next, Shane's story will meet you there.
When Forgiveness Hurts but Healing Depends on It
Forgiveness feels impossible sometimes. Especially when the wound is deep and the person who caused it hasn't changed. But Jesus didn't give us an option. He told us to leave our gift at the altar and go be reconciled first. That's not a suggestion. It's a command that cuts straight to the condition of your heart. Rob and I unpack Matthew 5:23-24 and what reconciliation actually looks like when pride, offense, and years of hurt are in the way. We talk about how unforgiveness blocks worship, why culture confuses disagreement with division, and the difference between forgiving someone and tolerating toxic behavior. Forgiveness doesn't mean pretending everything is fine. It means refusing to let bitterness have the final word. If you've been carrying something you can't seem to let go of, this conversation will challenge you. And hopefully free you.
How I Stayed Clean for 13 Years (It's Not What You Think)
Willpower didn't keep Rob Grant free for 13 years. Godly systems did. In this conversation, Rob pulls back the curtain on what long-term recovery actually looks like. Not the highlight reel. The daily grind of staying free when the initial excitement fades and real life starts pressing in. We talk about the difference between getting clean and actually rebuilding on a solid foundation. Why new habits, healthy relationships, and spiritual disciplines aren't optional. How to choose friends when your old circle is gone. What to do when church feels uncomfortable and isolation feels easier. Rob's story moves from pivotal moments in Teen Challenge through real-world challenges like grief, identity struggles, and the quiet temptation to slip back into old patterns. If you're past the crisis but wondering how to build something that lasts, this is the blueprint.
He Couldn’t Fix His Meth Addiction...Here’s How God Set Him Free
David Mosley thought he could manage his meth addiction. That's the lie addiction always sells. Control. Balance. One more time. Then cancer hit. Thirteen years ago David got a diagnosis that crushed him, and meth became his way to keep moving while dying inside. He ended up in multiple rehabs, and every time he tried harder. More rules. More effort. More willpower. And it kept failing. Because you can't beat darkness with intensity. You beat it with surrender. David now serves on staff at Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helping men walk out of meth addiction.
He Relapsed Again... and Thought God Was Done With Him
Jonathan knows what it feels like to relapse so many times you stop believing change is even possible. Every failed attempt stacked more condemnation on his chest until he was convinced God was finished with him. His turning point came in a North Carolina jail through a resource officer named Miss Bane. She pointed him toward Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge. Jonathan's breakthrough in addiction recovery came when he stopped negotiating with God and received grace like it was real. No condemnation in Christ. Not after 30 clean days. Right now.
He Walked Into Church Hungover
Ben Fuller didn't walk into church looking for Jesus. He walked in hungover. Empty. Still carrying a secret drug addiction. Then he ended up at Church of the City in Franklin, Tennessee on a day that changed everything. Standing in the aisle when John Reddick started singing, something hit him. He describes his feet coming off the ground. Like God grabbed him by the collar. Ben also talks about what happened after. The loneliness. Old friends mocking him. Some disappearing completely. He surrendered his addiction that day and decided he was going to sing about Jesus for the rest of his life.
Why Women Leave Recovery... and What Brings Them Back
Why do women leave recovery programs? And what brings them back? Ashley Franich joins me to talk about the real reasons women want to leave residential treatment. The number one issue is simple and brutal. Missing children. That ache will hijack every thought. Ashley shares what it looked like when staff rallied around women in those moments. Praying through panic. Sitting with them through the night. We talk about the unforced rhythms of grace from Matthew 11 and how women need space to breathe.
He Lost Everything... But God Met Him in the Wreckage: Rocco’s Story
Rocco lived in addiction for 17 years. Overdoses. Hospitals. Prison sentences. He had three and a half years clean. Serving in leadership. Doing the right things. And then he tore it all down in 30 days. Relapse hit hard and landed him right back in jail. His breakthrough came when he stopped trying to follow rules and started fighting for relationship. Jesus is the program. His mother prayed for 20 years. Faithful. Consistent. When he was running. When he was in prison.
The Worship Service That Saved a Secret Addict: Ben Fuller Testimony
Ben Fuller was a secret drug addict hiding in plain sight. He walked into a worship service and had an encounter that flipped his life. He felt his feet leave the ground while hearing God Turn It Around. But the altar call wasn't the whole story. The loneliness. Old friends falling away. His best friend Paul told him at his baptism he'd been secretly praying for Ben for years. Ben is now a singer-songwriter using his music to point people to Jesus.
He Lost His Family to Meth - Then God Restored Everything
Matthew Vi is a preacher's kid. By 20, meth addiction was running his life. He did nearly three years in prison in Harrisonburg. Rock bottom hit when his wife moved an hour and a half away with their daughter. His breakthrough was slow. Studying the Bible. Day after day. God sent him a mentor named Neil. As of March 2018, Matthew had seven years sober, and he refuses to call himself an addict anymore. He calls himself a new creation.
The Habits That Keep Me Sober AND Spiritually Strong
Relapse doesn't usually start with a craving. It starts with drift. Skipping the Word. Sleeping in. Going straight to the phone. Ashley Franich and I talk about the daily disciplines that keep us grounded in addiction recovery. Starting the morning in Scripture. HOT accountability. Humble. Open. Transparent. I share something personal. Boredom and sickness can trigger old thinking for me. We share a simple daily power list of three goals to keep your day focused.
He Rebuilt His Life After Addiction - This Is How
Getting sober is hard. But rebuilding your life after addiction can be even harder. Rob Reynolds shares what it looked like when he got out of prison. He worked 80 to 90 hours a week for minimum wage to pay off child support and parole fees. No shortcuts. No pity. Just grind. He wrote Proverbs 3:5-6 on a piece of paper and stuck it in his shoes. Every step was a reminder to trust the Lord. Recovery is a crockpot, not a microwave. Rebuilding credit. Finding stable work. Becoming a man your family can trust.
Ben Fuller Testimony: Addiction, Recovery, and Finding God in Nashville
Ben Fuller's story isn't a clean testimony. It's generational pain, father wounds, and addiction that became an escape from a world that felt too broken to face. Now a Christian recording artist reaching millions, Ben opens up about the loneliness that came after salvation, the unexpected power of prison ministry, and the moment in church that changed everything. He talks about losing his best friend to addiction, why surrender became the foundation of his freedom, and how God used his darkest moments to birth something beautiful. His music isn't entertainment. It's ministry. If you're wondering whether God can really use a broken past, whether you're too far gone, or whether there's purpose on the other side of the wreckage, Ben's been where you are.
How to Break Free from the Battle Within (And Win It Daily)
Freedom from addiction is real, but the battle is daily. Rob Reynolds and I talk about the war between the flesh and the spirit. Rob defines a stronghold as a way of thinking that gets locked into your mind. It's not just a habit. It's a belief system. Lies you've rehearsed for years until they feel like truth. We talk about the carrot the enemy dangles. The trigger. The bait. The moment you start fantasizing about the old life again. That's where the war is won or lost.
From Addiction to Ministry - How God Gave Him a New Identity
Ashley Marner grew up in Salem Missionary Baptist Church in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. By 15 he was dealing drugs. By his twenties he was deep into heroin and cocaine addiction. What broke him wasn't rock bottom. It was watching his mom's heart break. Now he works at Shenandoah Valley Adult Teen Challenge walking other men through the same transformation. His parents anointed his bedroom door handle. He couldn't use drugs in that room after that.
Why You Can’t Recover Alone
Statistical studies show that recovery programs with a higher power named as Jesus and a strong community focus have a significantly higher success rate. Ashley Franich joins the conversation to discuss why isolation is the enemy and how we reflect those we surround ourselves with. This episode is for the person past the crisis stage who is struggling with the unforced rhythms of grace and the expectations of community. We discuss the challenge of scaling community and why raw discipleship in a small group is more effective than large-scale programs. Learn why serving others is a vital catalyst for your own spiritual growth and how to handle the storms that hit even when you are in a place of obedience. This conversation is a reminder that you were never meant to do life alone and that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
From Inmate to Minister - How Rob’s Encounter Sparked a Jail Revival
Rob Reynolds spent two and a half years in prison before becoming director at Cumberland Teen Challenge and leader of The Way Ministries. 83 salvations. Baptisms behind bars. Men and women who were hardened criminals quoting scripture and casting out demons. Jason joins us too. He's seeing similar movement on college campuses through his discipleship program Encountership. A Muslim man gave his life to Christ after 34 years reading the Quran.
Matt Cross: From 12-Year-Old Addict to School Board Chairman
Matt Cross started smoking weed at 12. Too much free time after his parents' divorce. No guardrails. By his senior year he was using cocaine. Then a panic attack on his bicycle woke him up. Not just fear of dying. Fear of living like this forever. Matt is now associate pastor at Path Church and School Board Chairman. He returned to his old high school as a School Resource Officer. An administrator once told him, 'I know how kids like you turn out.' Matt turned out different. Married 25 years. Three kids.
From Party Life to Presence: The Moment God Broke Him
Blake Cotita was taking 6 to 8 ecstasy pills a night in the Los Angeles rave scene. Underneath the party was a pornography addiction that started with childhood sexual abuse. One night alone in his bedroom, worship music playing, something cracked open. He followed a divine prompting to move to Virginia and live with his grandparents. Now he owns Harvest Table Cafe in Dayton and has three kids.
It Wasn’t the Addiction - It Was My Attitude That Kept Me Stuck
Jesse and Ashley are recovery students who learned the hard way that drugs weren't the only enemy. Their attitude was. Pride. Stubbornness. Thinking they knew better. Ashley talks about losing his father, a church deacon, and how that pain forced a decision. Jesse shares how he used to flash money just to be somebody. When the substances got taken away, the hardest part wasn't detox. It was facing himself. All the mess packed in there for years.
Addicted, Alone, and Angry - Until One Prayer Changed Everything
Curtis found drugs at 14 after growing up in an abusive home where yelling and violence were normal. Marijuana. Alcohol. Anything to take the edge off the anger and loneliness. He failed out of school and ended up in rehab during his senior year. A woman in treatment wouldn't quit on him. He cussed at her. Locked her out of his room. She didn't flinch. August 17, 1997 he walked into an Assemblies of God church in Pittsburgh and had a real encounter with the presence of God.
He Was Running Drugs for the Mafia - Then Met Jesus in a Jail Cell
Joe Maher went from running drugs for the mafia and the Bolivian cartel to 25 years of fasting, praying, and making disciples. He grew up in a bootlegging family in Washington, D.C. Crime wasn't shocking. It was normal. His surrender happened in the back of a police car in Woodbine, Georgia. Not in a church service. In handcuffs. Joe is Director of Crossroads Ministry, teaching that deliverance isn't just getting free. It's getting filled.
How Rigo Found Freedom in Christ After Addiction
Rigo calls Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge the Mountain of Hope because it's where he met Jesus and found freedom from addiction. Even 25 years saved, you can still deal with anger if you don't invite Jesus into that exact area. Time in church doesn't automatically equal maturity. You can be delivered from addiction and still carry old reactions, old patterns, old pride. This isn't a polished sermon. It's a call. Be sincere with God. Stop pretending. Confess what's real.
The Moment Curtis Knew God Wasn’t Done With Him
Curtis Palaski is the director at City Reach in Cumberland, Maryland. He grew up in a dysfunctional home and ended up in rehab as a high school senior. He went to Master's Commission. He went to Forerunner School of Ministry at IHOP. And still he fell back into heroin addiction three different times. His breakthrough came in 2016 during a seven-month program. He who started this work is going to finish it. Not Curtis. Not willpower. God.
Why You Feel Distant from God (and How to Fix It)
Why do you feel distant from God? Pastor Jeff keeps it simple. People don't feel distant from God because God moved. They feel distant because sin, guilt, and shame start piling up and they stop running to Him. Jeff uses an omelet illustration to explain how choices separate us from communion with God. The solution isn't trying harder. It's surrendering deeper. Heart, will, and emotions. Full dependence. That's where communion gets restored.
Trapped by Guilt? Here’s How God Set Rob Free
Rob Reynolds tells the kind of story that should be impossible. Seventeen felonies. Crack addiction. Prison record. He shares riding his ten-year-old daughter's pink Barbie bike fifteen miles across town to buy crack. That's how far addiction takes you. But Rob explains the breakthrough. Union with Christ. When a person surrenders to Jesus, guilt and shame become extinct. He was able to adopt two children even with 17 felonies because a Kingdom-minded judge saw beyond his past.
They Said Yes to God - And It Changed Everything
Aubrey Merrill, Rebecca Berto, and Jayvon Manning from Eddie James Ministries share what happens when people stop negotiating and just say yes to God. Aubrey spent 18 years in foster care. Homelessness. Suicidal depression. Jayvon for the first time talks about his pornography addiction rooted in childhood molestation. He found victory through prayer and fasting. We also talk about acceptable addictions like social media and how they destroy intimacy with God.
How Rigo Found Freedom Through Faith After Addiction
Rigo is a Charlottesville business owner, a Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge graduate, and a father of four. He talks about what faith-based recovery looks like years later. Living with a heart that stays teachable. Being a vessel ready to receive correction at any time. Even from his own employees. His consistency and transparency didn't just change him. It started changing the people around him. Former employees found faith. Families started getting restored. Not because Rigo preached at them. Because they watched a real man live it.
Healing from Trauma as a Christian: Chipo Mathis
Chipo Mathis carried wounds most people never talk about in church. Deep hurt. The kind that makes you wonder if freedom is even real or just something other people get to experience. Her story isn't a clean before-and-after. It's messy, honest, and Christ-centered in a way that doesn't skip over the hard parts. She talks about what it actually looks like to surrender pain you've been gripping for years, how faith becomes the foundation when everything else crumbles, and why your trauma doesn't get the final word on your purpose. If you're past the crisis but still carrying weight that won't let go, Chipo's been there.
Faith, Recovery, and Finding Acceptance: Tyler Graeff's Story
Tyler Graeff spent years chasing acceptance in all the wrong places. A dysfunctional home, substance abuse, PTSD, and that deep ache to belong somewhere. He tried to fill it with whatever he could find. Then Teen Challenge in 2016 changed the trajectory. Tyler talks about how childhood trauma set the stage for addiction, why true recovery requires more than willpower, and what it actually looks like to rebuild family relationships after you've burned them down. If you're sober but still searching for where you fit, still wondering if the people who knew the old you can accept who you're becoming, this one's for you.
Finding Purpose After 28 Years of Addiction (Jeff's Story)
Jeff Johnson lived in addiction for 28 years before walking into Teen Challenge as a broken welder with nothing left. That's not a phase. That's a lifetime of cycles. And he never left. Jeff is now Director of Project Hope in Texas and oversees eight recovery campuses across Texas, Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Project Hope is free to students. His advice for anyone fresh out of faith-based recovery: don't keep keys to your old prison in your pocket.
Aaron's Journey: Overcoming Addiction and Embracing Purpose
Aaron Gordon gave his heart to Jesus at 12. But his home was chaos. His dad was an alcoholic and a crackhead. Then a traumatic home invasion happened and his mother was raped. Aaron tried to numb it with alcohol and drugs. The tug-of-war with the Holy Spirit lasted years. He tried to quit about 173 times. What finally brought freedom wasn't a moment. It was a decision. All in. No backup plan. Aaron is a minister with 19 years sober and author of I Failed God Now What.
Finding Strength Through Faith and Family: Rebuilding Life After Addiction
Rico was 37 when we had this conversation, 13 years removed from stepping into Teen Challenge for alcohol and smoking addiction. His life used to revolve around parties. Then his first real relationship collapsed and left him empty. One night at 4:00 AM he finally cried out for help. Not a churchy prayer. A real one. Rico's now been married eight years with three kids. We talk pride, surrender, family, spiritual growth, and what it looks like to stop fighting God's plan.
Rock Bottom to Redemption: Jeff's Journey of Purpose in Recovery
Pastor Jeff from Spirit and Word Fellowship in Stephen City served in the military in Germany. Then came addiction. Low self-esteem. Apathy. And a 20-year gap where he stopped playing music completely. His turning point came at Teen Challenge San Diego in 2009. Someone asked him to play Silent Night on the piano and that moment woke something back up. He recently gave up his salary to serve the church, then watched God provide a financial miracle right after.
Unveiling Your True Self: A Conversation with John Selby
John Selby started a youth group called Acts 29:1 to help teenagers step into their next chapter with confidence and truth. He talks about his fumble beginnings. That season where you don't know who you are, so you grab whatever label fits. For John, that label became drug addict. We talk about youth culture right now. Pronouns. Confusion. Pressure. Identity isn't found in what the world calls you. It's found in whose you are. Child of God. New creation.
He Stayed Free for 13 Years After Addiction Here’s How He Did It
Rob Reynolds is from Martinsburg, West Virginia. Seventeen years of drugs, alcohol, and mental illness. Psychosis. Bipolar disorder. A 10-flat prison sentence for robberies at Huttonsville. November 20, 2010 he encountered Jesus in prison and has never backslid since. Thirteen years free. He put Proverbs 3:5-6 inside his shoes and planted his feet on the Word during a custody battle. Rob now serves with Adult Teen Challenge and leads Freedom House ministry in Cumberland, Maryland.
One "Yes" at a Time: How Ministry Shaped Our Marriage
Ashley shares our story. How we met. How God called us into Teen Challenge. What it looked like to say "yes" one step at a time when the path wasn't clear and the cost wasn't small. Ministry didn't come with a roadmap. It came with a basement full of women in recovery while we were raising young kids upstairs. It came with long days, tight budgets, and learning to trust God when the math didn't work. This conversation is for anyone navigating faith and marriage through a season of calling or transition. It wasn't always easy. Looking back, it wasn't always clear either. But every "yes" made sense eventually. If you're wondering how to follow God together when the road keeps shifting, Ashley's been living that question for over 15 years.
From Chaos to Clarity: Daniel's Journey of Recovery and Growth
Daniel's drinking started in college in Tennessee. Partying turned into alcoholism, multiple DUIs, and cycling through treatment centers including Teen Challenge in Florida and Tennessee. Sober on paper but not free. He struggled with self-harm and kept white knuckling it until he ended up in jail facing homelessness. That's where he wrote his first honest prayer. Six years sober now as of January 10th.
From Rock Bottom to Published Author: Ace's Triumphant Journey
Ace was a respiratory therapist on the front lines when COVID first started spreading. Death. Pressure. Trauma on repeat. It cracked something in him. That season triggered a spiral into drugs and PTSD, and it got so dark he tried to take his own life in Boise, Idaho. Ace rebuilt his life through faith-based recovery with a framework he calls Truth, Transformation, and Testimony. He's the author of Try: Truth Transforming Trials into Testimonies, a #1 new release on Amazon for 12-step recovery. He said there were 84 times he wanted to quit.
Beyond Addiction: Building Strength & Wellness with John Higginbotham
Your brain and your body don't get a pass just because you got saved. John Higginbotham breaks down why people relapse when they ignore physical health in addiction recovery, and why food addiction hits the same dopamine pathways as meth or cocaine. Fifteen years ago he fell 60 feet off Ravens Roost and ended up with neurological challenges. He didn't fix it with motivation. He fixed it with structure. We walk through his five pillars of health: movement, breathing, mindful eating, sleep, and hydration.
From Prisoner to Purpose: Katie's Faith-Based Recovery Journey
Katie got sentenced to 10 years for meth. Lost custody of her two sons. Gave birth shackled to a hospital bed. Later gave up her son with Down syndrome for adoption. A prison Bible study on the Book of James started something in her. Now she's nearly 10 years sober and serves as director of Adult Teen Challenge Pacific Northwest Alaska Women and Children's Center. 15 women and 10 children breaking generational curses.
Seeking Wisdom and Navigating through Life's Decisions
I've used seeking counsel as an excuse to delay decisions I didn't want to make. Rob Reynolds used to be so self-reliant he wouldn't ask anyone for anything. Both extremes miss the point. We talk about Moses and Jethro, the danger of surrounding yourself with yes-men, and what to do when you've made a decision and you're not sure it was the right one. God is sovereign enough to bless even the mistakes you make in good faith.
Rediscovering Fellowship with God and Others
What does the Bible actually mean by fellowship? Rob Grant and I unpack the Greek word Koinonia. It means holding something in common. Addiction creates counterfeit fellowship built on shared destruction. Real fellowship is built on a common pursuit of Jesus. Rob shares a story about calling out a woman's addiction at a gas station. She broke down weeping as he shared the Gospel.
Healing, Hope, and Transformation: Life After Meth Addiction
Jessica started using meth at 13. For 15 years she couldn't break free. She and her husband relapsed together in 2014 and lost everything. Home. Cars. Nearly their marriage. She gave birth shackled to a hospital bed and gave up her son with Down syndrome for adoption. Now she's the program director for Saving Grace Women's Home in Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree in business management while in a Teen Challenge Family Center.
Brian Doyle: Overcoming Addiction and Rejection
Brian Doyle is a Foursquare pastor with 32 years of sobriety from alcohol and marijuana. His rock bottom was public. Arrested on his front porch in a small Upstate New York town for dealing alcohol to minors. He spent years fighting a Spirit of Rejection, trying to earn approval instead of receiving it. His breakthrough in faith-based recovery came when he understood he was a son before he was a servant. He recommends The Cure by John Lynch.
From Prison Cell to Coffee House: Brians Story of Addiction and Recovery
Brian Blevins went from class president and star athlete to heroin and cocaine addiction, then to owning Chubby Burgers in Indiana. Thanksgiving 2015 he was surrounded by police. Facing 18 years. He landed in a drunk tank detoxing and hit a level of despair that made suicide feel like the only way out. A church member asked him one simple question: 'If you died tomorrow, where would you go?' In that prison cell, God showed up. Brian's story is featured in the documentary Brian Blevins: Freedom.
From Legalism to Love: Overcoming Addiction, Embracing Grace
Amber Picota grew up Holiness Pentecostal in Paris, Texas. Rules. Standards. Fear of getting it wrong. When she couldn't live up to it, she ran straight into cocaine, meth, and pills. Her rock bottom was a week-long binge and an unplanned pregnancy. Three days after giving birth, she felt the presence of God and heard Him say, 'I loved you then.' Not after she cleaned up. On her darkest day. Amber is a former pastor of 10 years and author of God's Feminist Movement.
Second Chances: Mark B. Hubble's Journey from Murder to Redemption
Dr. Mark B. Hubble went from star athlete to 16 years in prison for a drug-related shootout that ended in a death. He had a Christ encounter in his cell while battling H1N1 flu and went from atheist to believer in one moment. While incarcerated he earned a doctorate in ministry and started discipling other inmates. During a parole hearing, the victim's mother offered him radical forgiveness. She testified for his release. Mark is now an assistant pastor and a middle school basketball coach. 23 years sober.
Breaking The Cycle: Mastering Relapse Prevention In Addiction Recovery
Relapse doesn't start with a drink, a needle, or a pill. It starts way earlier. In the mind. In the emotions. In isolation. Rob Reynolds has been free from addiction for 13 years and has watched the warning signs play out over and over. Communication drops. Healthy routines fade. A guy stops calling people back. He starts drifting from community. Then the dominoes fall. We cover relapse prevention, community, emotional triggers, and boundaries with a Jesus-centered approach.
Is the Internet Taking Over Your Life? Shocking Study Results!
Most people don't think they're addicted to their phone until they try to put it down. Rob Reynolds and I break down a study on internet addiction and the spectrum most people fall on. Neglecting chores. Ignoring responsibilities. Choosing a screen over real life and calling it normal. We talk about dopamine. Notifications. The little hit your brain gets every time your phone lights up. Rob gives a challenge. Remove your device from your nightstand. Spend the first hour of your day with the Lord.
Knowing When to Let Go: The Key to a Successful Recovery
Why is letting go the key to successful addiction recovery? Rob Reynolds and I break it down. Rob shares a story about an ex-girlfriend who wasn't willing to pursue the Father. Stay connected and die slowly, or walk away and live. We talk about severing ties with toxic people, old environments, and relationships that keep pulling you backwards. People call it cold. They call it self-righteous. But sometimes the most loving thing you can do is choose life.
From Prison to Purpose
Herb Ross survived twenty years of cocaine, meth, and heroin addiction and a $10,000 hit on his life. November 2013 he got ambushed in the woods. Left for dead. He says the Hand of the Lord literally led him out. Across a freezing river. Through the wilderness. He ended up in Jacksonville, Florida living in a tent for two years reading the Bible on the beach. Herb is now six years sober building a transitional home and recovery ministry for men coming out of the correctional system.
Meth Took Everything - God Gave Me the Mic
Craig James (5IVE) spent twelve years trapped in meth and cocaine addiction before a supernatural encounter set him free. On November 7, 2010, Craig was on a binge and ended up at an altar in Earth, Texas where his Aunt Pat prayed over him while battling stage four cancer. He felt a physical weight lift off him. Not a metaphor. Real deliverance. Craig took a six-month fast from worldly music and old friends to get rooted. Now 13 years sober and traveling on the Heart of Worship tour as a Christian rap artist.
Courageous Courtney: From Trauma to Triumph Over Addiction
After 20 years of meth addiction, Courtney Briggs found freedom through faith-based recovery. A single mother from Lubbock, Texas, Courtney didn't just use meth. She cooked it and sold it. The addiction started with childhood molestation and unhealed trauma. Marijuana. Cocaine. Alcohol. And eventually meth took over everything. Then she hit the breaking point in a hotel room. Alone. Suicidal. One hour later she got arrested. Divine rescue. Now she's nine years clean standing on Joel 2:25.
How Aaron Stayed Clean for 20 Years And What He Learned
Aaron Daigle has nearly 20 years sober. At 12 he went through a traumatic home invasion that shattered his sense of safety. He rejected God and started chasing escape. Marijuana. Ecstasy. His breakthrough came from surrendering fully. No half-measures. Aaron cut off every old relationship tied to addiction and plugged into church small groups. He teaches Purpose Driven Sobriety. Replace the drive to get high with something bigger. Calling. Service. Identity in Christ.
What Is Trauma Bonding? Whitney’s Real Story of Escape
Whitney's story is what happens when pain trains you to confuse chaos with love. She lived through psychological abuse and got trapped in toxic relationships. Whitney explains trauma bonding like addiction. Love bombing. Then manipulation. Then withdrawal. Her breakthrough came in August 2021 when she cut the relationship cold turkey. She later self-admitted into a behavioral health unit to save her life. That's what survival looks like sometimes.
How Ace & Luis Found Freedom From Addiction
Ace is a respiratory therapist who got wrecked after treating the first community-acquired COVID-19 patient in the U.S. PTSD. Burnout. Alcohol and pain pills. Luis Marquez grew up with childhood abuse and homelessness. In 2018 Luis lost his infant son. Ace's sobriety date, July 30th, 2022, was the 100th anniversary of his grandmother's birth. Luis found healing through serving others in ways he was never served. He's got a book coming called Triumphing in Truth.
Healing After Birth Trauma and Addiction: Kamia’s Story
Kamia McWilliams is 26, an entrepreneur, an author from Fitzgerald, Georgia. She went through birth trauma and postpartum depression. Heavy marijuana addiction. Not because she was partying. Because she was trying to survive her own mind. She talks about strong black woman syndrome. That pressure to hold it all together. The Holy Spirit told her to stop smoking right then, and she obeyed. God cannot heal what you conceal.
God Rebuilt His Life Now Tyler Leads Others to Freedom
Tyler didn't just have an opiate problem. He had a father wound that shaped everything. Opiates. Xanax. Anything to shut the noise off. He entered Teen Challenge in January 2016, and during a forgiveness exercise in the first 30 days, God instantly healed his PTSD and flashbacks. Not gradually. Right then. Tyler is now Executive Director of Teen Challenge in Davie, Florida. He and his wife Lauren oversee a women's residential center. Almost eight years sober. He credits desperation for God, daily prayer, and staying anchored.
He Got a Life-Changing Diagnosis and Found a New Purpose
Carter Morrison was a star athlete until his life got rewritten at 14. Muscular dystrophy. FSH. A diagnosis that attacks your identity. When your strength is your confidence and your body starts failing, the depression hits hard. He turned to marijuana and prescription pills. Anything to feel normal. His wife saw value in him when he didn't see it in himself. She led him back to church. Carter talks about learning to suffer with joy. Real joy. The kind James 1 talks about. Not because pain feels good, but because God produces something through it.
I Escaped Meth Addiction. This Is My Story
I almost died sitting in a yard with an eight-ball of meth in my shoe, thinking about suicide. I cried out to Jesus. I hadn't felt real emotion in five years because meth addiction robs you of it. But that night, something broke. I showed up at Long Island Teen Challenge weighing 105 pounds with needle marks up and down my arms. A staff member looked me in the eyes and said, 'God has a plan for your life.' That phrase hit deeper than encouragement. It was prophecy.
Recovery Doesn’t End at Rehab - Here’s What Comes Next
A lot of people can finish a recovery program. Not many can finish well. Jeff Johnson leads Project Hope in Texas, a free 12-month faith-based recovery program built on evangelism and discipleship. He's blunt about why people slip after rehab. The program doesn't fail them. They stop living like they need it. They go back to thinking they can carry Jesus and the world at the same time. Jeff explains the slow crockpot growth of real recovery. Not hype. Not emotional highs. Building a new lifestyle with discipline, accountability, and service.
He Faced the System and Found Jesus: Rob’s Testimony
Rob Reynolds didn't 'get sober.' He got delivered. Prison. Addiction. Darkness. In a cell, Jesus met him in a way that changed everything. 13 years sober now. The encounter was real. And the disciplines were necessary. God set him free in one moment, but staying free meant building a Jesus-centered routine that could outlast emotions, stress, and temptation. Rob now leads The Way Ministries 146, going back into jails and juvenile centers to disciple men who feel trapped in the system.
What It's Like to Walk Through Celebrate Recovery
Joel is a Celebrate Recovery leader with 10 years sober from alcohol and crack that started at 14. He calls Celebrate Recovery 'Surrender for Dummies.' Straightforward. Honest. No pretending. What changed for Joel wasn't just stopping drugs. He realized drugs were a symptom. The real roots were anger, fear of confrontation, and a lifetime of avoiding discomfort. The Lord told him to stop saying 'I'm sorry' for his past and start saying 'thank you.' That's the difference between shame and gratitude.
Finding Forgiveness: Making Amends in Addiction
Forgiveness sounds simple until you try to live it out. Especially when you're the one who caused the damage. Rob Reynolds gets real about making amends and the things he did to his family. The weight he carried. One of the hardest pieces was his grandmother. Alzheimer's took her before he could make things right. No clean ending. No perfect moment. Just loss and unfinished pain. We get into covenant thinking. Sonship, not servanthood. God doesn't treat you like a hired hand trying to earn your way back.
How to Be a Light in a World That’s Losing Its Way
Rob Reynolds and I go straight into Philippians 2 and the call to be image bearers in a crooked generation. A lot of Christians are addicted to cursing the darkness, but they won't illuminate it. They'll complain about culture and ignore the Great Commission. God uses darkness as opportunity. The darker it gets, the brighter His children should shine. Real influence doesn't come from being loud online. It comes from intimacy. The secret place. Prayer when nobody sees.
Helping a Loved One Through Addiction? Watch This First
If you're trying to help someone you love through addiction and nothing works, start here. Rob Reynolds and I break down the top seven reasons addicts refuse treatment. Denial. Fear of detox. Embarrassment. Pride. The fantasy that they still have control. We also talk about the line nobody wants to talk about. Compassion versus enabling. Love gets twisted when it turns into rescuing. Paying bills. Making excuses. Cleaning up messes. The moment the safety net disappears is the moment the truth shows up.
Ministry Isn’t Easy. Here’s What It’s Really Like
Ministry looks glamorous until you live it. Rob Reynolds and I talk about the cost of the anointing and what it really feels like when serving God is your job, your calling, and your burden all at once. The first mission field is home. A chaotic home will make you ineffective no matter how anointed you are on a platform. We talk about burnout and the hidden pressures. Financial stress. Cutoff notices. The nights where you're staring at numbers praying for a miracle so the work can keep going.
Building a Prayer Life That Lasts with The Table 61
How do you build a prayer life that actually lasts? Jason Stuhlmiller from The Table 61 in Harrisonburg, Virginia is building people through life-on-life discipleship. Real relationships. Real follow-up. He shares what it looks like to stay faithful in prayer even when you feel dry. A recent 13-hour prayer event at James Madison University. Weekly prayer walking campuses. Structured prayer by 15-minute increments. A lot of people want a strong prayer life until life gets busy. Then it turns into random prayers in the car and guilt the rest of the week.
He Faced Arson Charges and Still Chose Recovery
John Selby didn't get a clean exit from his past. Arson charges. Breaking and entering. 99-year probation. Then a head-on collision that left him with a cracked vertebrae and brain hemorrhaging. John refused painkillers in the ICU because he knew how fast opioid addiction could pull him back in. He received a legal settlement and paid off $56,000 in restitution and tithed $14,000 to his church. He drove to a bowling alley and handed his former boss $2,000 he had stolen years earlier. John is now youth pastor at Calvary Assembly of God.
Food Addiction Is Real: Here’s How to Fight Back
Food addiction doesn't get talked about like meth or cocaine, but it hits the same dopamine system. John Higginbotham says it straight. Sugar can wreck you like cocaine, just slower and quieter. In 2008 he took a 60-foot swan dive off Raven's Roost and almost didn't walk again. He put on 40 pounds and had to rebuild his body from the ground up. His breakthrough was fasting and resistance training. John's goal is simple. Best shape of his life in his 80s.
If God is Good, Why Does He Allow Suffering?
Carter Morris got diagnosed at 14 with FSHD, a lifelong muscle-eating disease. He drifted from church, got angry at God, and tried to medicate the pain with drugs and partying. His breakthrough started when he met his wife. A mentor challenged him to write a 44-page handwritten testimony. Carter began to view his disease as a tool God could use. He speaks at events like the Car Church Conference in Texas encouraging people who feel forgotten or angry at God.
Rebuilding Strong Families Starts with Strong Fathers
Terence, the lead host of the Simple Truth podcast, joins me to talk about the collapse of the family and why it always starts with men. Terence grew up without a father. He learned parenting through trial and error, coaches, and the Word of God. We talk about assertive parenting and why it gets labeled as harsh in a culture that worships feelings. This episode hits fatherlessness, identity, masculinity, biblical leadership, and how to rebuild families from the ground up.
What Healing From Church Hurt Actually Looks Like 202
Aaron Daigle walks through nine signs of spiritual abuse. Isolation from family. No accountability for leadership. Demands to cut off outside relationships. Manipulation dressed up as spiritual authority. His former pastor forbade him and his wife from speaking to anyone in the congregation after they left. Aaron recommends Safe People and Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend for anyone rebuilding trust after church hurt.
What Happens After Church Betrayal? Aaron Opens Up
Aaron Daigle was an administrative pastor who got spiritually abused by a leader he saw as a father figure. When that relationship turned nasty Aaron sat in a dark room for six weeks. Depression. No direction. The man who was supposed to be his mentor told him he'd never succeed without him. That's gaslighting. Aaron's breakthrough came through professional therapy and the support of his father-in-law.
Overcoming Addiction Through Faith: Rob Reynolds' Recovery Story
Rob Reynolds has 17 felonies on his record. Heroin. Crack. OxyContin. Diagnosed bipolar and paranoid schizophrenic. Sentenced to 10 years in prison. Then Kairos Prison Ministry showed up. Rob went for the free chocolate chip cookies. During a session on forgiveness he felt a literal weight lift off his chest. November 20, 2010. Sober over 12 years now. Pastor and director at Cumberland Teen Challenge.
Men Are Struggling. Here's the Conversation We Need.
What's happening with men in America? Terence and I talk about fatherlessness at crisis levels. Two parent Black households dropped from 77% to the low 20s. Young men turning to Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, and Kevin Samuels because the church isn't giving them answers. We dig into why weak men without identity are more dangerous than strong men. Terence recommends The Five Masculine Instincts by Chase Rapley.
Why I Replaced My Addiction Friends With People Who Actually Care
Your addiction recovery will only grow as deep as your relationships. Rob Reynolds and I get into the truth most people hate. If you stay surrounded by fake friends, you're going back. Secrets are where the enemy lives. The moment you bring your struggle into the light, the power starts breaking. Information plus application equals transformation. Most people want more knowledge, but they won't obey the knowledge they already have. You don't need 50 people. You need two or three who can tell you the truth.