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The Redeemed BacksliderRejected, Abandoned, but Embraced By God: #TRB Season 2 Episode 46Send a textA testimony this raw doesn’t whisper; it rings like a bell. Kathy sits with Diane, a drug and alcohol counselor whose childhood was marked by normalized sexual abuse, border crossings, and being left on a street corner in Mexico—only to be found because a grandmother stitched a phone number into a little brown coat. We travel through Mexican jail cells, classrooms that didn’t believe a word of English was missing, and foster homes that harmed—until one home, with Dorothy and John, gave structure, affection, and the courage to be a kid agai...
2026-02-262h 04
Thomasville TimesDisabled kids enjoy memorial huntFrom left are participants in the 2026 Jerry Chastain Sr. Memorial Hunt. On the back row are Scott Phillips, Brady Baird, Will O’Gwynn, Champ Bowling, Steven Horn, Stick Outlaw, Steven Feather and Bailey Rohkol; on the second row are William Johnson, Jerry Chastain Jr., Roxanne Chastain, Reed Johnson, Ashley O’Gwynn, Heather Horn, Kathy McMillan, Ross Messinger, Matt Spencer, Audrey Spencer, Adrianna Spencer, Luke Spencer and Scott Estes; and on front row are Lindsay Johnson, Emma Clare Johnson, Grayson Phillips, Seth Horn, Caleb Feather and Mac Stewart.Article Link
2026-02-1100 min
The Redeemed BacksliderFallen Faith to Faith Restored: Dustin Long #TRB Season 2 Episode 45Send a textA chance phone call, a buried wound, and a locked detox bathroom became turning points in a story that moves from numbing to purpose. We sit down with Dustin Long, president and CEO of High Hope Ministries, to trace the honest path from a prayer-filled childhood and a teenage call to ministry, through unresolved offense, career seduction, and the quiet compromises that led to addiction and despair. Then comes the pivot: a 0.467 BAC, a nurse who sees the glory of God and introduces himself as Michael, and a web of intercession already praying for “Mi...
2026-02-051h 29
The Clarke County Democrat PodcastDisabled kids enjoy memorial huntFrom left are participants in the 2026 Jerry Chastain Sr. Memorial Hunt. On the back row are Scott Phillips, Brady Baird, Will O’Gwynn, Champ Bowling, Steven Horn, Stick Outlaw, Steven Feather and Bailey Rohkol; on the second row are William Johnson, Jerry Chastain Jr., Roxanne Chastain, Reed Johnson, Ashley O’Gwynn, Heather Horn, Kathy McMillan, Ross Messinger, Matt Spencer, Audrey Spencer, Adrianna Spencer, Luke Spencer and Scott Estes; and on front row are Lindsay Johnson, Emma Clare Johnson, Grayson Phillips, Seth Horn, Caleb Feather and Mac Stewart.Article Link
2026-02-0400 min
The Redeemed BacksliderTransformed By God's Love- Ben Bland: TRB Season 2 Ep. 44Send a textA bold prayer can outlast decades—and catch up to you when you least expect it. That’s the heartbeat of this powerful conversation with Ben Bland, a designer whose life moved from church pews to drag stages and back to the waters of baptism, where identity was stripped and reborn. We pull no punches about the pain: abuse hidden in a miracle-working church, the ache for belonging that made the LGBTQ scene feel like home, and the wilderness that comes after early victory when temptation returns and the crowd is gone.Toge...
2026-01-291h 51
The Redeemed BacksliderMercy and the Miraculous- Rev. Robert Rodela TRB Season 2 #43Send a textA voice in a jail laundry room. A Bible open to a sentence that felt like a summons. And a quiet whisper that rewrote a life: “I never left you.” Kathy sits down with Rev. Robert “Bobby” Rodello to trace a raw, unforgettable journey—from a childhood steeped in altar calls and miracles, to the fracture of a family, to gang nights and a case that stacked into centuries on paper. As the bars closed, a prophecy remembered, and a soul tested prayer by inches, grace did what grace does best: it found a way in.
2026-01-222h 42
The Redeemed BacksliderHow God Called Me - Rev. Justin Leyva Season 2 TRB #42Send a textA nightclub. A tray of free cocaine. Faces twisting into something dark. Then an audible voice: get in your truck, go home, and go to church in the morning. That moment didn’t just interrupt a spiral; it rerouted a life. Evangelist Justin Leva joins us to chart a raw, unscripted journey from a childhood of abuse, addiction, and witchcraft-laced culture to a steady walk defined by prayer, fasting, and the prophetic.We dig into what listeners always ask but rarely hear explained with clarity: How does the word of knowledge actually wo...
2026-01-151h 42
The Redeemed BacksliderRadically Saved After Meth & Prison- Dennis Fulton TRB Season 2 # 41Send a textWhat does it take to break a 25–year addiction and the prison cycle that comes with it? Dennis Fulton doesn’t offer polished answers; he brings a raw story that begins in a South Modesto trailer park and runs through meth, armed robbery, juvenile life, and a courtroom miracle that made space for grace. We talk about the moment a child ingests drugs and CPS steps in, the shock of being released when a record “can’t be found,” and the unexpected way a small Apostolic church in Lindsay felt more real than anything the street...
2026-01-081h 42
The Redeemed Backslider2025 End Of The Year Recap: TRB #40 Kathy ChastainSend a textStories of return have a way of finding the person who needs them most. We close the year by opening our inbox and our hearts—sharing letters from listeners who pulled over in tears, confessed hidden battles with pornography, and asked for prayer in moments of deep despair. We also celebrate quiet miracles: three people who went back to church, two brand-new believers who found a home, and a former running partner who wept through our first episode and rededicated his life. None of this is about a show; it’s about what God does...
2025-12-2424 min
Living for the CinemaMisery (1990)Rest In Peace Rob ReinerCommemorating not only the 35th Anniversary of an iconic adaptation of the popular Stephen King novel of the same name but the recent tragic loss of its director Rob Reiner who was in the middle of a sterling run of instant classics (When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me) at the time of this film's release. It's the simple story of fictional best-selling author Paul Sheldon (Oscar-nominee James Caan) who gets severely injured and incapacitated after accidently driving off of a snow road o...
2025-12-2321 min
The Redeemed BacksliderJourney From Grief to Forgiveness TRB #39 Billie Jean BishopSend a textWhat if the prayers you’ve been whispering for years are beginning to be answered—and the church needs to be ready for the homecoming? We sit down with Sis. Billie Jean Bishop, co-founder of Partners in Prayer, to trace a path from personal tragedy to a nationwide movement of intercession for prodigals. Her story carries a fierce tenderness: a miracle-filled conversion, a mother’s grief after losing her son Christopher, and the costly decision to forgive the man involved in the crash that took his life. Through it all runs a bright thread—God’s co...
2025-12-181h 40
Women Road WarriorsFrom Lawyer to Rising Hollywood StarWhat happens when a law school mock trial reveals you’re living the wrong story? For actress Marie Wetherell, that single moment of clarity changed everything. Instead of arguing cases, she realized she wanted to become the powerful female characters she admired on screen—and she’s already proving she belongs there. She became a lawyer but went for the silver screen.Marie’s breakout role came in Taylor Sheridan’s hit series 1923—the prequel to Yellowstone—where she portrayed the unforgettable Tarred and Feathered Woman. Now her career is accelerating with Croatoan, a psychological thriller inspired by the real-life mystery of the...
2025-12-0950 min
Women Road WarriorsFrom Lawyer to Rising Hollywood StarWhat happens when a law school mock trial reveals you’re living the wrong story? For actress Marie Wetherell, that single moment of clarity changed everything. Instead of arguing cases, she realized she wanted to become the powerful female characters she admired on screen—and she’s already proving she belongs there. She became a lawyer but went for the silver screen.Marie’s breakout role came in Taylor Sheridan’s hit series 1923—the prequel to Yellowstone—where she portrayed the unforgettable Tarred and Feathered Woman. Now her career is accelerating with Croatoan, a psychological thriller inspired by the real-li...
2025-12-0950 min
The Redeemed BacksliderWhat About The "Standards" TRB #38 Pastor Jeremy CainSend a textThe word holiness can feel like a verdict, especially if you’ve been burned by “standards” that sounded more like a measuring stick than good news. Kathy sits down with her pastor to untangle the knot: holiness as a life turned toward God, standards as practices that may flow from that love, and the harm that happens when we reverse the order. The conversation is tender, candid, and practical—rooted in real stories of backsliders who returned against all odds and found that God had been working the whole time.We get honest a...
2025-12-042h 07
The Redeemed BacksliderLove, Marriage, Deliverance TRB #37 Luis & Eileen PenaSend a textA teenage romance. A gang neighborhood. A near-fatal drive-by and an overdose scare on the job. Then a quiet, stubborn decision by a young mom to move across town, climb on a church van with two babies, and keep walking to the altar for more than a decade. That’s the spine of this episode: the slow, steady courage that makes room for miracles.We sit with Luis and Eileen Pena as they unpack the real story behind a 32-year marriage that almost didn’t make it. Eileen’s early encounter with God at...
2025-11-201h 56
The Redeemed BacksliderDisappointed But Trusting TRB #36 Danielle Cisneros, LMFTSend a textA mother’s psychosis, a father’s kindness, and a daughter learning to trust God more than outcomes—this conversation traces how early wounds shape our faith and why secure love can tether a drifting heart. I sit down with licensed marriage and family therapist and educator Danielle Cisneros to unpack trauma in a Pentecostal home, the silence that followed crises, and the loneliness that teaches kids to read rooms instead of resting in them. Danielle explains psychosis in clear, compassionate language, then shows how adaptive healing happens when safe people meet us where we are...
2025-11-131h 31
The Redeemed BacksliderPreacher, Prisoner, Surrendered - TRB #35 - Michael TorresSend a textA five-year-old meets God in a prayer meeting. A teenager discovers he doesn’t fit. A young preacher catches fire, then loses his footing in a storm of loneliness, loss, and regret. Years later, a desperate father bargains for his unborn child’s life on a Yosemite worksite—and God answers. This conversation with Michael Torres is the unvarnished arc of calling tested by catastrophe: from pulpit to prison to purpose.We walk through the tender memories that formed him—Bible quizzes after school, old hymns on a white piano, the exact spot whe...
2025-11-062h 38
The Redeemed BacksliderThe Weight & The Glory TRB #34 Luis "Pops" PenaSend a textSome stories grip you because they name the ache you’ve been carrying. Luis grew up in church, but grief took him someplace colder—anger he couldn’t shake, music that deepened the mood, and pornography he couldn’t confess. He didn’t storm out on God; hope just thinned until silence felt easier. When conviction finally met courage, he chose the terrifying route: tell the truth, trust a pastor, and let his wife see the parts he hid. What happened next reframed everything he believed about obedience, provision, and what strength looks like in a man.
2025-10-301h 14
The Redeemed BacksliderBreaking The Silence TRB #33 April MartinezSend a textSome stories arrive like a storm and leave the air clearer than before. Kathy sits down with April Martinez, who grew up loving church, survived years of hidden abuse, and then endured the whiplash of public blame and church hurt that pushed her out at sixteen. What follows is a fiercely honest journey through survival mode—protecting younger siblings, running from violence, two suicide attempts, foster care, and the aching desire to feel nothing at all—only to discover that numbness never heals what truth and mercy can.The turning point comes thro...
2025-10-221h 37
The Redeemed BacksliderHomeless to Ministry TRB #32 Kaylene MendezSend a textA label can feel like a sentence—until it becomes a testimony. Kathy sits down with Kayleen Mendez for a candid, unflinching conversation about growing up tender-hearted in church, slipping into control and secrecy, and the abusive marriage that shattered safety and trust. When drinking in her thirties opened the door to meth and homelessness, life narrowed to survival—hotel lobbies, gang threats, a brutal assault, and the numbing calculus of where to lay a head at night. Then came a stark inner warning: leave now or die. Kayleen walked nine miles to her pare...
2025-10-161h 29
The Redeemed BacksliderBeauty For Ashes TRB #31 Alicia ChairezSend a textWhat if the people meant to protect you became the source of your deepest wounds—and yet grace still found a way to bring you home? Alicia’s testimony is a gripping, compassionate look at church hurt, childhood abuse, and the long road back from the occult, fear, and despair to a sound mind and real freedom. We walk through the moments that shaped her story: early prayer as a little girl, predatory adults hiding in plain sight, rebellion born from secrecy and shame, and a desperate search for identity that led to tarot card...
2025-10-091h 40
The Redeemed BacksliderConfessions of A Prodigal TRB #30 Stephenie Haney-MontesSend a textWhat happens when the daughter of respected Pentecostal leaders finds herself trapped in an abusive marriage and eventually walks away from church altogether? Stephanie Haney Montez shares her raw, unfiltered story of growing up in a "glass house" as the daughter of Joy and Kenneth Haney, and how that experience shaped her expectations, struggles, and eventual journey away from and back to faith.This powerful conversation pulls no punches as Stephanie reveals the warning signs she missed in her abusive marriage, the isolation and fear that kept her silent, and the difficult...
2025-09-251h 45
The Redeemed BacksliderWhat is Religious Abuse TRB #29 Dr. Peridot Gilbert-ReedSend a textWhen spiritual leaders become sources of harm rather than healing, the damage can reach to the very core of a person's identity and faith. Dr. Peridot Gilbert-Reed joins host Kathy Chastain to unpack the complex reality of spiritual abuse—a topic both personal and professional for this psychologist specializing in religious trauma.Dr. Gilbert-Reed offers a powerful framework for understanding this often-misidentified form of harm, explaining how spiritual abuse occurs when authority figures use manipulation, coercion, and scripture-twisting to control others. She shares her own journey through both overt and covert religious ab...
2025-09-181h 24
The Redeemed BacksliderHeaded To Hell TRB #28 Terry BoucherSend a textWhat makes a child who loves church, Bible quizzing, and picking out ties for Sunday service turn to witchcraft, drugs, and crime? Terry Boucher's testimony is a harrowing journey through the darkest valleys of human experience and a powerful reminder that no one is beyond redemption.Terry's descent began with seemingly innocent choices at age 12—smoking cigarettes with a neighborhood friend and listening to heavy metal music. Like a slow-moving current pulling a swimmer away from shore, these small decisions gradually altered his heart and mind. Soon he found himself disrupting Sunday sc...
2025-09-111h 35
Libros, cine y acciónEpisodio 3/5 - “Misery”, película de Bob Reiner basada en la novela de título homónimo de Stephen KingGaliana comenta para el blog galianaycia.com la adaptacióna al cine que sobre la novela de Stephen King, "Misery", realizó en 1990 Bob Reiner.
Sinopsis oficial: relata la historia de Paul Sheldon, un exitoso escritor de novelas románticas, quien tras un accidente automovilístico es rescatado por Annie Wilkes, una fanática de sus libros. Annie, obsesionada con el personaje de Misery Chastain, se convierte en una figura amenazante cuando descubre que Sheldon ha matado al personaje en su última novela. Annie lo retiene en su aislada casa y lo obliga a reescribir la historia a su gusto, convirtiendo su vida...
2025-09-1132 min
The Redeemed BacksliderThe Hardship of Grief TRB #27 Keri RodriguezSend a textSeptember 1st was National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. As such, we dedicate the episode to the thousands of children around the world who have suffered and died of childhood cancer.Grief has a way of reshaping our lives in ways we never imagined. For Keri Rodriguez, the unthinkable happened when her granddaughter Everly was diagnosed with neuroblastoma cancer at just 16 months old. What followed was a harrowing journey through hospital stays, treatments, moments of hope, and ultimately heartbreak when Everly passed away before her third birthday.This raw conversation explores...
2025-09-041h 14
The Redeemed BacksliderSpiritual Bypass THB #26 Dr. Peridot Gilbert-ReedSend a textHave you ever been told to "just pray more" when facing depression? Or heard "God has a plan" when grieving, leaving you feeling worse instead of comforted? You're not alone, and there's a name for this phenomenon: spiritual bypass.In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Peridot Gilbert-Reed shares her groundbreaking research on how Christians use scripture and religious language to avoid processing psychological pain. While often well-intentioned, this practice prevents genuine healing and can leave lasting wounds. As a licensed professional counselor with a Ph.D. focused on spiritual abuse and spiritual bypass...
2025-08-281h 37
The Redeemed BacksliderFreedom From the P-word TRB# 25 Breanna ArangoSend a textPornography addiction among Christian women remains one of the most hidden yet prevalent struggles in our churches today. In this vulnerable conversation, Brianna Arango breaks the silence by sharing her journey from secret addiction to complete freedom.Brianna's story begins with accidental exposure to pornography at just seven years old, creating neural pathways she would return to as a teenager during times of emotional distress. Despite being actively involved in her church—playing in the praise team and attending regularly—she maintained a secret addiction that created significant spiritual separation. What makes her...
2025-08-211h 08
The Redeemed BacksliderDrugs, Affairs, Forgiveness TRB #24 Tom LymanSend a textTom Lyman's testimony isn't just another recovery story—it's a raw journey through the paradox of growing up in church while harboring secret addictions that nearly destroyed everything he loved.From his sheltered beginnings in a tiny church school with just one classmate to the depths of cocaine addiction and infidelity while still attending services every Sunday, Tom's story strips away the façade many maintain in religious environments. "I was that guy on the pew," he reveals, describing how for twelve years he maintained a perfect Christian appearance while spiraling through por...
2025-08-071h 16