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Riding Right with the RaidersDefending Texas: A Conversation with Timothy MabryIn this episode of Riding Right with the Raiders, host Kevin Allen and co-host Caleb Genson interview Timothy Mabry, a Navy veteran and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas. The conversation covers a range of topics including Timothy's journey into politics, the issues surrounding property taxes and land ownership, the need for legislative reform, the importance of faith in public life, infrastructure challenges, and border security. Mabry emphasizes the need for grassroots movements and the importance of standing up for one's beliefs in the face of adversity.2025-07-141h 19
Snowbird Wilderness OutfittersBe Strong | The Importance of Discipline in the Christian LifeBe Strong | Zach Mabry | BreakoutYour devotion to something is expressed most clearly by your actions. If you’re in Christ, and you’ve been given the righteousness of Jesus, it’s up to you to live that out. This doesn’t mean we need to obtain righteousness by our own effort; because we can’t.The Christian life requires discipline. We need to take ownership of our own sanctification. We need to discipline ourselves to fight sin and to read God’s word. Believers, our goal for this should be to grow in godliness...2024-05-1635 min
Structuring Chaotic MindsResilient Journeys from Military Service to Youth AdvocacySend us a textBridging the generational divide and battling personal demons, Timothy Mabry, our Gen Z Whisperer, shares his story of transformation from a Navy serviceman grappling with PTSD and ADHD to a beacon of hope for today's youth. The challenges of mental health are laid bare as we chart Timothy's journey—a harrowing brush with tragedy that became the catalyst for his mission to mentor others. His resilience and strategies for overcoming obstacles provide a roadmap for anyone navigating the rocky terrain of mental wellness.Within the heart of this episode, we peel ba...2024-05-1640 min
The Salt Company / AnkenyLiving On Purpose | Church Planting | 2 Timothy 2:1-7speaker: Matt Mabry
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Shining BrightlyTURNING TRIALS INTO TRIUMPHS With Timothy Mabry“IS YOUR HOUSE ON FIRE?” How is your mental wellness? It’s time to RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN. In Episode 55 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments) titled, TURNING TRIALS INTO TRIUMPHS. My special guest is Tim Mabry a first responder fire fighter who was trained to run toward fire to save lives. He shares how his personal struggles, depression and negative beliefs had him considering taking his own life and committing suicide. Tim focused on the now with gratitude and conquering his demons by admitting he had a problem and got help. Now as an inspirational speake...2023-11-2932 min
Conquer Your Life With Triston Mathers#10 - Timothy MabryWelcome to the Conquer Your Life Podcast! Prepare to be captivated by an extraordinary episode featuring Timothy Mabry, a remarkable individual whose journey will leave you inspired and in awe. In this episode, we dive deep into Timothy's gripping story—an ex-veteran and former first responder who battled his own inner demons, including mental trauma, limitations, depression, anxiety, and even a near brush with suicide. But from those darkest moments, Timothy emerged with unwavering determination and an incredible mission—to empower and support first responders in conquering their own mental health challenges.
Timothy's story is one of resi...2023-05-171h 05Snowbird Wilderness OutfittersBe Strong | Living Out The ChurchBe Strong | Zach Mabry | BreakoutWe each have a responsibility to do our part in the body of Christ. If we’re not doing our job, and pursuing our personal holiness, the whole body suffers. Let’s take ownership of our own sanctification. If you want to be godly, then train yourself for godliness. You have an opportunity to show your kids what a godly dad looks like. And, other young men need an example of a godly man in their lives. Let’s use our homes and workplaces for the Gosp...2022-10-2740 minSnowbird Wilderness OutfittersEmulating Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and KingZach Mabry | Be Strong Men's Conference | BreakoutZach spoke to husbands, fathers, and young men on how to be a godly man at our recent Be Strong men’s conference. Jesus is our ultimate example. Adam was created to work and keep the garden, but he failed in this. We can learn from Adam and rest in the truth that whatever he was created for (and failed in), Jesus fulfilled. If we want to grow and be godly men then we need to be intentional in our pursuit of Christ. We won’t natur...2021-10-2839 minSnowbird Wilderness OutfittersPractical Tools to Continue Learning in Student MinistryZach Mabry | Iron on Iron Student Ministry ConferenceWe have been given God’s Word to learn more about God and make us more like Him. We need to make it a priority to be able to understand and teach His Word to students. Let’s prepare our students to articulate the Bible and what they believe well. Lead by example with how you personally pursue the Lord through Scripture.Hold it in the highest esteem and be careful not to turn the Bible into a textbook. Don’t turn it into something you ca...2021-09-3050 minSnowbird Wilderness OutfittersTearing Down StrongholdsZach Mabry | College Retreat | Friday NightToday, believers must constantly fight worldviews that oppose Christianity. We need to be on guard because there is a battle raging for the affections of our hearts. This fight isn’t physical, but spiritual. You are material, but your war is not.We have a foundation for what we believe when the non-believing world doesn’t. The god of this world is blinding the eyes of believers. We need to personally be guarding our hearts, minds, and souls against anything that will lead us astray. Let’s repres...2021-02-0946 min
No Sanity RequiredWhat is Biblical Exposition & Why is it so Important? | Round TableGod's Word has the power to save lost souls and sanctify the hearts of Christians. We don’t want to read our thoughts into it, we want to get God’s thoughts out. Faithful expository preaching will drive the listener to the Gospel every time. Two goals of expository preaching and teaching: Communicate the passage faithfully and accurately to your listeners.Equip the listener to interpret and study the Bible faithfully on their own. This is why we’re committed to expository Bible teaching and ministry. It is vital that every preacher and teacher handles t...2020-05-2818 minNo Sanity RequiredRound Table | Who Wrote the Bible and How Should We Read it?What is the verbal plenary inspiration of Scripture? The Snowbird pastors discussed the authority and accuracy of God’s Word and how God expects us to respond to it.Every single word we read was intentionally placed there by the Holy Spirit. God used human writers to pen the exact words He ordained for us to have now. Paul wrote in 2 Timothy that all Scripture is breathed out by God, and every word has implications for the believer. God’s Word is good and it is the final authority. We must learn what the implications were...2020-04-0213 min
Slave StealerThe Sound of FreedomA few years ago Alejandro Monteverde started writing a fictional story about child trafficking. Around that time he met Tim Ballard and it caused him to scrap the script... since then he has been finishing "The Sound of Freedom" based on the true story of Tim's journey to where he is now. Tim and Mark had a sneak preview of a director's cut. Immediately after the film, Mark sat with Alejandro(director and co-writer), Rod Barr (writer), and Brian Scofield (editor) to understand their philosophical and practical approach to telling a rough story so delicately and artfully. ...2019-08-2129 minSlave StealerLight in the Darkness with Lindsey StirlingYou may know Lindsey Stirling as "the dancing violinist" with over 2 BILLION youtube hits. But after this episode you may know her as a warrior for freedom and collaborator on the score for the upcoming feature film, "The Sound of Freedom". Tim and Mark sat with Lindsey in Hollywood moments after they previewed a directors cut of the upcoming film. In this episode you'll get Tim's initial reaction to the film as well as Lindsey's thoughts on how she might approach music for it. We were touched by her thoughts on freedom and captivity. We love you Lindsey. Thanks...2019-07-3024 minSlave StealerSpecial on School ShootingsSpecial guest, Dave Acosta, is an expert in active shooter scenarios. His approach to stopping shooters is empowering and effective. What is it? Simply put, it's to fight back. In this special episode, Dave outlines a tactical approach to fighting back. He has now instructed over 6000 educators in the USA and internationally. While we realize that this is a break from the regular trafficking conversations, we also realize that our audience, YOU, are actively searching for ways to protect your children and the children of the world. Thank you for your continued support. Tim...2019-07-1847 minSlave StealerTim's visit with the PresidentWe've all heard soundbites of White House meetings, but how much behind the scenes have you heard? Well, today that's what we're delivering. Last month Tim Ballard was asked (with not much notice) to meet with President Trump, Ivanka Trump, and leaders of several security agencies to discuss trafficking at the border. We'll also discuss southern border policies that are effecting the well being of children today. And finally, Tim showed up with a box of surprises, including an unexpected bronze statue... and he's not telling who it is until the end. 2019-05-1653 minSlave StealerGlenn Beck on Fighting ISIS, trafficking, and genocide in Iraq and SyriaThere's an attempted genocide underway that has largely gone unmentioned in the American press. ISIS is systematically killing the Yazidi people and Christian groups in Iraq and Syria. Those that are not killed are being trafficked for sex, labor, and organ harvesting. Our guest today, Glenn Beck, has founded an organization that has saved over 11,000 Yazidis and Christians, by funding and executing escape, rescue, and relocation. Glenn is an American political commentator, radio host and television producer. He is the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, as well a founder of The Nazarene F...2019-03-2549 minSlave StealerThe Underground Railroad TodayHave you ever thought about what you would have done in the early 1800's to help end slavery? If you're thinking, "I would have fought to end it." Great News! Here's your chance. Slavery (aka Human Trafficking) is more pervasive today than even back during the Transatlantic Slave trade. So what are you going to do about it? Today, Tim and Mark sit with Burgess Owens, whose ancestors came out of the slavery of the American South. He discusses the parallels of then and now and challenges us to take action. Throughout this epi...2019-02-2644 min
Slave StealerThe WallAs an HSI Agent, Timothy Ballard worked in Calexico. His office looked into Mexico and he gets wall politics. Tim is pro wall, BUT not for the purposes that are being touted. He's also pro DACA. Please listen to this completely new take on the hottest issue in American politics right now. 2019-01-2321 minSlave StealerEmmy Award Winning Director Nick NantonIf you haven't seen the newest documentary about Operation Underground's efforts to end child sex trafficking, then drop everything and sprint to your Amazon Prime account to stream Operation Toussiant. Then listen to Nick Nanton talk about making it in less than 3 months! Nick is the Emmy Award winning director of Operation Toussaint. Like most of us, anti-trafficking called when he wasn't really looking for a fight, but once it did, Nick answered. In this episode, Tim and Mark travel to Orlando to get Nicks impressions after the big dig through thousands of hours worth of operational footage. What s...2019-01-1138 min
Snowbird Wilderness OutfittersHistory of the Protestant ReformationZach Mabry : 2 Timothy 3:7-17 : Fall Retreats : Nov. 4, 2017 “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The history of the Protestant Reformation is helpful … Continue readingThe post Fall Retreats: History of the Protestant Reformation appeared first on Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters.Learn more about our student and adult conferences athttps://www.swoutfitters.com/P.S. If you liked this episode, we’d love to hear your feedback! Please leave us a review on Apple or Spotify and help us get the content out to help others grow in their faith and mission...2017-11-1439 minSlave Stealer023 ROSEIf you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. Please help us show the world the light at the end of the tunnel that still shines. We appreciate the original arrangements of Slave Songs and Civil Rights anthems arranged by Rashida Jordan Call and Kyson Kidd in collaboration with Yahosh Bonner. 2017-10-3005 minSlave Stealer022 PEDROIf you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. Please help us show the world the light at the end of the tunnel that still shines. We appreciate the original arrangements of Slave Songs and Civil Rights anthems arranged by Rashida Jordan Call and Kyson Kidd in collaboration with Yahosh Bonner. 2017-10-2306 minSlave Stealer021 NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACKIf you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. Please help us show the world the light at the end of the tunnel that still shines. We appreciate the original arrangements of Slave Songs and Civil Rights anthems arranged by Rashida Jordan Call and Kyson Kidd in collaboration with Yahosh Bonner. 2017-10-1604 minSlave Stealer020 FERNANDA, OUR FLORENCE NIGHTINGALEIf you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. Please help us show the world the light at the end of the tunnel that still shines. We appreciate the original arrangements of Slave Songs and Civil Rights anthems arranged by Rashida Jordan Call and Kyson Kidd in collaboration with Yahosh Bonner. 2017-10-0904 minSlave Stealer019 SIGNS OF MUTINYIf you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. He has helped raise into the tens of millions of dollars to fight it locally and globally. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. We hope you'll enjoy glimpse into the world of trafficking and the light at the end of the tunnel that he shines. We also appreciate the original arrangements of Slave Songs and Civil Ri...2017-10-0205 min
Slave Stealer018 RECOVERY AND HOPE WITH JESSICA MASSJessica gives us new perspective about children born, trafficked, rescued, and rehabilitated in America. Warning: Her first story, while not explicit, is kind of a kick in the stomach. It involves a little girl who was trafficked since she was six months old. Jessica took her into foster care as a 6 year old. She discusses some challenges and blessings of her rehabilitation. It's tough to hear, but also rewarding to know that she is on the path to a new life. Jessica has fostered over 20 children in her short life. Now she travels the...2017-08-2435 minSlave Stealer017 Former Marine Interrogator now Journalist Jason ButtrillIn the realm of Anti-trafficking we run into Godly men and women frequently. In the ranks of the good, is Jason Buttrill. Toward the end he opens up about how he almost blew the operation in order to punish a trafficker on the spot. How did he refrain? Why did he refrain. Pay special attention to the music on this episode, produced by Kyson Kidd with Rashida Call Jordan and Yahosh Bonner. When the Saints Go Marching In, Do you Want to Be in That Number? 2017-07-2838 minSlave Stealer016 INTERVIEWING GARDY'S DAD For those of you that are new to this, Tim founded Operation Underground Railroad in part because his job at The Department of Homeland Security didn't give him the leeway to keep his promise to find a young boy in Haiti, Gardy. Tim and his team have maintained a presence in Haiti for the past 5 years searching for this little boy. Guesno came to the Slave Stealer studio to walk us through the story in first person. Guesno runs an orphanage in Haiti where he currently takes care of over 100 lost or orphaned children. Guesno is...2017-07-061h 11Slave Stealer015 "WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE SELL KIDS?"What's it like to be in the home of a trafficker? How do traffickers talk about their own families? In this episode Tim shares face to face encounters with some of the guys helped put away. 2017-06-1320 minSlave Stealer014 HOW TO EXPLAIN TRAFFICKING TO A TWELVE-YEAR-OLDSlave Stealer cohost, Mark Mabry, admits none of his kids (ages 16 down to 7) have seen the documentary "The Abolitionist". Mark talks about the difficulty of explaining something as sensitive as sex trafficking even after going on numerous operations with Tim. So Tim takes the challenge of explaining trafficking to Mark's twelve-year-old son, Bo. Bo is no stranger to the microphone. He hosts a podcast of his own, you can check it out on iTunes or at Dumbitdownpodcast.com If you have ever struggled to find the words to explain this great plague to young ears, th...2017-06-0532 minSlave Stealer013 RECENT OPERATIONS IN HAITI AND THAILANDWe have discussed that slavery has never really left the world. That's the bad news. But here is something good... such great evil reveals great heroes. Everywhere in the world there are good people with freedom imprinted on their soul. Recently we've met new heroes around the world. These people give us hope that goodness will thrive even in the face of slavery. 2017-05-2324 minSlave Stealer012 "SLAVERY CALLED ME"It's been a good year for anti-trafficking causes in general. We're continually amazed at the connections we make. Today we're going to talk about the first time slavery was beaten back and the parallels. We'll revive the memory of William Wilberforce and his platform. How did he bring about massive cultural change that went on to change the whole world. We hope you'll share this. The cause needs champions. Thanks, Tim, Mark, Hugh 2017-05-1635 min
Slave Stealer011 MEET GARDYTim gives the emotional back story of Gardy, the currently missing son of a friend, in Haiti. He talks about recent efforts to rescue him and a little about how Gardy helped start Operation Underground Railroad. Interview w/ Tim Ballard Mark Mabry January 20, 2015 Tim: Welcome to Slave Stealer Podcast. Tim Ballard here with Mark Mabry, and we're going to talk today about the story that really started Operation Underground Railroad. It's the story of a man named Guesno Mardy who is a Haitian man whose son was kidnapped, trafficked, from Port-au-Prince. He was the pastor of his congre...2016-06-0146 minSlave Stealer010 BECOMING AN ABOLITIONIST Mark Mabry talks to Mark Stott, an O.U.R. veteran, about the miraculous meetings that made the production of "The Abolitionists" possible. Because of the financial contributions of two very important donors, O.U.R. created and promoted the film without dipping into any of its regular donations reserved for funding rescue missions. They also discuss the importance of talking about trafficking and other sexual abuse in our society, as well as with children at an appropriate age. Mark M.: Hello, and welcome to the Slave Stealer Podcast; I'm Mark Mabry. Tim Ballard is standing...2016-05-2715 min
Slave Stealer009 FAILURE IN COLOMBIAIn this episode of Slave Stealer, Tim Ballard and Mark Mabry talk about the first trip to Colombia that did not go according to plan. Despite this setback, which is portrayed in "The Abolitionists" - coming to theaters Monday May 16th - the team goes back to rescue those kids...and saves even more of them. Tim also explains how the film addresses the misconceptions that people might have about the legality of O.U.R's operations, and he also discredits false claims that others in the anti-trafficking community have made about the organization. Tim: Welc...2016-05-1922 min
Slave Stealer008 MISSING: ELIZABETH SALGADO'S FAMILY SPEAKS Tim: Several months ago, a woman named Elizabeth Salgado was last seen walking down the center street in one of the safest cities in the United States - Provo, Utah - and she went missing. Somebody apparently took her, and that left a family in absolute shambles. I have two members of that family here: Elizabeth’s mother, Libertad Edith, and Elizabeth’s uncle, Rosenberg Salgado. Thank you both for coming on the show today. Can you tell me what happened, or at least what we know about what happened to Elizabeth, and how that affected you and how that...2016-04-2919 min
Slave Stealer007 MONTEL WILLIAMS VISITS WITH TIMTim: Welcome to Slave Stealer podcast! This is Tim Ballard and Mark Mabry talking about the darkest plague that exists on this earth today and seeking the solution. We have a guest on today that, I think, is part of the solution. I really believe - and I have, for years, believed - that the reason we can't put our arms around this problem and squeeze it to death - this problem of trafficking and human slavery - is because people don't know it's there. They don't believe it's real. Or they see something and they turn their head...2016-04-2426 minSlave Stealer006 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, C'MON NOW.Tim takes on a recent initiative of Amnesty International to "Legalize" prostitution. His issue with their policy lies in the difference between "legalization" and "decriminalization". He argues that what they are proposing would endanger more children and ultimately undermine the efforts of many people to save kids from sex trafficking. Tim: Hi! Thank you for joining us! This is a very special bonus edition of the Slave Stealer podcast. If you have been listening to us for a while, you know that there are a lot of aspects to human trafficking. So many drivers, so many factors. Sometimes we do...2016-04-1216 min
Slave Stealer005 THROWBACK THURSDAY, IMPERIAL VALLEY CAInterview w/ Tim Ballard & Mark Mabry Tim: The guy’s name was Marble. Mark: Marble the child molester. Tim: His name was Marble, and he looked like a marble. El Centro childporn... Mark: Child Fugitive Caught in Calexico? 'Child Pornography Fugitive Caught in Calexico Port' Tim: No. Mark: Imperial Valley Press. 'A man suspected of having child pornography was arrested in Calexico, El Centro, indicted in child sex crime'. Tim: Is his name Marble? Mark: Man, Imperial... "An Imperial man was arrested on suspicion of possession of child pornography on Tuesday, after authorities allegedly found child pornography on his comp...2016-03-1016 min
Slave Stealer004 MARISOL NICHOLSTim, Mark & Marisol Interview 00:00 Tim: When you rape a child, you lose rights forever. That’s it! You lose rights forever. Somehow we don’t understand this. And again, you can serve your sentence and everything else, but you still have lost rights. One of those rights you lose is you don’t get to travel around the world with anonymity. We are going to talk about where you are. We are going to watch you. Is that so unreasonable? I mean, the argument is that, well if they travel to some place like Iran and we tell the Irania...2016-03-0731 min
Slave Stealer003 Pornography! A Root Cause of Child Sex Trafficking.Timothy Ballard has met and arrested hundreds of child traffickers. They are different genders, ethnicities, ages, and religions, but what was the one thing they all had (have) in common? An addiction to pornography that started years before. In this bonus episode, Tim sites recent research about the effects of pornography on the human brain. He and his team, known as Operation Underground Railroad, often begin investigations into trafficking by following the trail of child pornography directly to traffickers on their way to act out the very things they have been watching in the videos.
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Slave Stealer002 Meet Timothy Ballard Part II
Interview w/ Timothy Ballard
Mark Mabry
January 11, 2016
Final Transcript
Intro: You are listening to Slave Stealer.
Tim: Welcome to Slave Stealer podcast, where we take you into the dark world of trafficking so you can help us find the solution. We are talking here with co-host, Mark Mabry.
Mark: That’s me. And we did a little change in format. This is part two of our ‘Meet Tim’ series, because he has had a really interesting story. And what I found amazing in getting to know Tim over the last...2016-01-2939 minSlave Stealer001 Meet Timothy BallardMeet Tim Ballard. He and his team (aka Operation Underground Railroad) save children from sex trafficking and work with international governments to catch the bad guys in real life and online.
For over a decade Tim worked as a special agent with The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security in the child crimes division.
Daily, Tim faces unimaginable crimes and situations.
At home he has a wife and 6 children... 3 more kids on the way.
How does he find balance and sanity?
In this episode, Tim opens up about life outsi...2016-01-2638 min