Feet of Clay—Confessions of the Cult Sisters

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  • 013 - A Little Cult Crazy: Head Coverings

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    The  bible story of Zacchaeus is found in Luke 19:1-9, and here are the first few verses:  Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.  A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.  He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.   

    In our adorable Christian parenting, we taught our kids a little song about Zacchaeus, and here were the first two lines:
    Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and a wee little man was he! 
    He climbed up in a sycamore tree to see what he could see...


    A passage in the bible about head coverings: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

    Link to Part 1 of Abigail's Story:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13030650

    Link to the documentary  "Shiny Happy People"
    https://www.amazon.com/Shiny-Happy-People-Duggar-Secrets/dp/B0B8TR2QV5

    "Feet of Clay - Confessions of the Cult Sisters" is a new podcast hosted by  Sharon Madere (Bennett)  and Tracey Phalen (Reed), who both worked alongside Keith and Melody Green at Last Days Ministries (LDM).  As one-time key leaders in the organization, they go on record about the spiritually traumatic and often damaging influences of the Greens and the multitude of materials (many of which are still available today) published through LDM, including 'The Last Days Newsletter'.  Sharon and Tracey each joined LDM as teenagers, where they met and married their respective spouses during those cult-commune years.  Both couples independently left LDM in 1987 and moved hundreds of miles apart.  They continued in their hard-held beliefs for over ten additional years, yet ultimately divorced in the early 2000s.  In this podcast Tracey and Sharon  come together to talk about their parallel journeys out of the cult mindset, the long process of unpacking indoctrination and spiritual trauma, and their separate but often co-mingled road to healing and  humor.   Come join them on the journey!

    https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsisters
    https://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.com

    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


    25 min
  • 012 - Abigail's Story Part 3 - Surviving and Thriving After Bill Gothard's IBLP Cult (Shiny Happy People)

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    TRIGGER WARNING!  This 3-part series contains discussions and descriptions of arranged teen marriage, spiritual abuse, sexual abuse, sexual assault, domestic abuse, and more.  Listener discretion advised - and please take care of yourselves.

    Tracey and Sharon talk with Abigail Witthauer, a courageous survivor of the cult "IBLP" (Institute for Basic Life Principles), led by Bill Gothard, and featured in the new documentary "Shiny Happy People."  Shiny Happy People also told the "real" story of cult celebrities, "The Duggar Family."

    This episode is the third of a multi-part interview with Abigail.
    Part 1  is here:

    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13030650
    Part 2 is here:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13055778

    Listen to our general discussion of "Shiny Happy People" in episode 009, here:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13032097

    Link to the documentary  "Shiny Happy People"
    https://www.amazon.com/Shiny-Happy-People-Duggar-Secrets/dp/B0B8TR2QV5

    FANTASTIC-DO-NOT-MISS-THIS satire video on purity culture by the great folks at Mega-the-Podcast  is here:
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/CreKutxI0e6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

    Abigail's TikTok (with lots of juicy cult stuff!)
    https://www.tiktok.com/@unicornhabitat?_t=8d8e9yzzuNH&_r=1

    Abigail's wonderful non-profit work with therapy dogs can be found here:
    https://www.theroverchasefoundation.org/

    "Feet of Clay - Confessions of the Cult Sisters" is a new podcast hosted by  Sharon Madere (Bennett)  and Tracey Phalen (Reed), who both worked alongside Keith and Melody Green at Last Days Ministries (LDM).  As one-time key leaders in the organization, they go on record about the spiritually traumatic and often damaging influences of the Greens and the multitude of materials (many of which are still available today) published through LDM, including 'The Last Days Newsletter'.  Sharon and Tracey each joined LDM as teenagers, where they met and married their respective spouses during those cult-commune years.  Both couples independently left LDM in 1987 and moved hundreds of miles apart.  They continued in their hard-held beliefs for over ten additional years, yet ultimately divorced in the early 2000s.  In this podcast Tracey and Sharon  come together to talk about their parallel journeys out of the cult mindset, the long process of unpacking indoctrination and spiritual trauma, and their separate but often co-mingled road to healing and  humor.   Come join them on the journey!

    https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsisters
    https://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.com

    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


    1 hr 25 min
  • 011 - Abigail's Story Part 2 - Arranged Betrothal & Teen Trauma in Bill Gothard's IBLP Cult (Shiny Happy People)

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    TRIGGER WARNING!  This episode contains discussions and descriptions of arranged teen marriage, spiritual abuse, sexual abuse, sexual assault, and more.  Listener discretion advised - and please take care of yourselves.

    Tracey and Sharon talk with Abigail Witthauer, a courageous survivor of the cult "IBLP" (Institute for Basic Life Principles), led by Bill Gothard, and featured in the new documentary "Shiny Happy People."  Shiny Happy People also told the "real" story of celebrities "The Duggar Family."

    This episode is the second of a multi-part interview with Abigail.  Part 1  is here:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13030650

    You can  listen to our general discussion of "Shiny Happy People" in episode 009, here:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13032097

    Link to the documentary  "Shiny Happy People"
    https://www.amazon.com/Shiny-Happy-People-Duggar-Secrets/dp/B0B8TR2QV5

    FANTASTIC-DO-NOT-MISS-THIS satire video on purity culture by the great folks at Mega-the-Podcast  is here:
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/CreKutxI0e6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

    Abigail's TikTok (with lots of juicy cult stuff!)
    https://www.tiktok.com/@unicornhabitat?_t=8d8e9yzzuNH&_r=1

    Abigail's wonderful non-profit work with therapy dogs can be found here:
    https://www.theroverchasefoundation.org/

    "Feet of Clay - Confessions of the Cult Sisters" is a new podcast hosted by  Sharon Madere (Bennett)  and Tracey Phalen (Reed), who both worked alongside Keith and Melody Green at Last Days Ministries (LDM).  As one-time key leaders in the organization, they go on record about the spiritually traumatic and often damaging influences of the Greens and the multitude of materials (many of which are still available today) published through LDM, including 'The Last Days Newsletter'.  Sharon and Tracey each joined LDM as teenagers, where they met and married their respective spouses during those cult-commune years.  Both couples independently left LDM in 1987 and moved hundreds of miles apart.  They continued in their hard-held beliefs for over ten additional years, yet ultimately divorced in the early 2000s.  In this podcast Tracey and Sharon  come together to talk about their parallel journeys out of the cult mindset, the long process of unpacking indoctrination and spiritual trauma, and their separate but often co-mingled road to healing and  humor.   Come join them on the journey!

    https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsisters
    https://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.com

    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


    1 hr 1 min
  • 010 - Abigail's Story Part 1 - Childhood in Bill Gothard's IBLP Cult (Shiny Happy People)

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    TRIGGER WARNING!  This episode contains discussions and descriptions of ritualized child spanking, child abuse, spiritual abuse, and more.  Listener discretion advised - and please take care of yourselves. 

    Tracey and Sharon talk with Abigail Witthauer, a courageous survivor of the cult "IBLP" (Institute for Basic Life Principles), led by Bill Gothard, and featured in the new documentary "Shiny Happy People."  Shiny Happy People also told the "real" story of celebrities "The Duggar Family." 

    This episode is the first of a multi-part interview with Abigail.  You can also listen to our general discussion of "Shiny Happy People" in episode 009, here:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13032097

    Link to the documentary  "Shiny Happy People"
    https://www.amazon.com/Shiny-Happy-People-Duggar-Secrets/dp/B0B8TR2QV5

    Abigail's TikTok (with lots of juicy cult stuff!)
    https://www.tiktok.com/@unicornhabitat?_t=8d8e9yzzuNH&_r=1

    Abigail's wonderful non-profit work with therapy dogs can be found here:
    https://www.theroverchasefoundation.org/

    "Feet of Clay - Confessions of the Cult Sisters" is a new podcast hosted by  Sharon Madere (Bennett)  and Tracey Phalen (Reed), who both worked alongside Keith and Melody Green at Last Days Ministries (LDM).  As one-time key leaders in the organization, they go on record about the spiritually traumatic and often damaging influences of the Greens and the multitude of materials (many of which are still available today) published through LDM, including 'The Last Days Newsletter'.  Sharon and Tracey each joined LDM as teenagers, where they met and married their respective spouses during those cult-commune years.  Both couples independently left LDM in 1987 and moved hundreds of miles apart.  They continued in their hard-held beliefs for over ten additional years, yet ultimately divorced in the early 2000s.  In this podcast Tracey and Sharon  come together to talk about their parallel journeys out of the cult mindset, the long process of unpacking indoctrination and spiritual trauma, and their separate but often co-mingled road to healing and  humor.   Come join them on the journey!

    https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsisters
    https://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.com

    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


    1 hr 14 min
  • 009 - Shiny Happy People, plus the Cult of Keith Green & Last Days Ministries and Bill Gothard & IBLP (could we make this title any longer?)

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    Tracey and Sharon talk about the documentary "Shiny Happy People" (Amazon Prime), and discuss some similarities between Keith Green & Bill Gothard, and Last Days Ministries (LDM) & the Instituted for Basic Life Principles (IBLP).

    Link to "Shiny Happy People"
    https://www.amazon.com/Shiny-Happy-People-Duggar-Secrets/dp/B0B8TR2QV5

    Link to the song "Open Your Eyes" by Keith Green
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW2ACyQGJUA

    Link to song "Asleep in the Light" by Keith Green
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wKsIR5qlss

    Link to 60 minute video "Keith Green Documentary: Your Love Broke Through"  (In our opinion, more of a promotion that an true documentary!)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nLRCIzNI5c&t=29s

    Link to 10 minute video "LDM Information, Services & Product Promotionals"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CuPVBCpors

    Links to quick videos about the plane crash Keith Green died in
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZIriTiiJEI
    and
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eUEuQhvzZk&t=51s

    The Book "Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
    https://www.amazon.com/s?k=infidel+by+ayaan+hirsi+ali&i=stripbooks&hvadid=580696542841&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1026036&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6331993327747668942&hvtargid=kwd-6886221101&hydadcr=22566_13493360&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_5lp0dazlm1_e


    "Feet of Clay - Confessions of the Cult Sisters" is a new podcast hosted by  Sharon Madere (Bennett)  and Tracey Phalen (Reed), who both worked alongside Keith and Melody Green at Last Days Ministries (LDM).  As one-time key leaders in the organization, they go on record about the spiritually traumatic and often damaging influences of the Greens and the multitude of materials (many of which are still available today) published through LDM, including 'The Last Days Newsletter'.  Sharon and Tracey each joined LDM as teenagers, where they met and married their respective spouses during those cult-commune years.  Both couples independently left LDM in 1987 and moved hundreds of miles apart.  They continued in their hard-held beliefs for over ten additional years, yet ultimately divorced in the early 2000s.  In this podcast Tracey and Sharon  come together to talk about their parallel journeys out of the cult mindset, the long process of unpacking indoctrination and spiritual trauma, and their separate but often co-mingled road to healing and  humor.   Come join them on the journey!

    https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsisters
    https://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.com

    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


    51 min
  • 008 - Bonus: A Few Moments of Vulnerability

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    Tracey's journal entry, after her first encounter with a man beyond her marriage...

    I found myself sitting across the table from a man whose intellectual and spiritual roots ran far deeper than my own; whose composure exuded that rare blend of wild abandon, yet calm stability; whose very essence reflected, without fanfare, the evidence of a rich array of life experiences.   You were no "character", but one who stood at the far end of a path I had just begun to travel.  And though our verbal communication stayed somewhat shallow and, at times, even a little disconnected, there was an unspoken message coming from you that resonated loud and clear within me.

    I was drawn...

    You kissed me.  And I knew I had a choice to make.  Back at your apartment, as I looked out over the skyline, I immediately felt a sense of "coming home" --- it was as though I was being reunited with a part of me that I had lost long, long ago.  In the spillover of your quiet strength, I found safety to follow the voice that had been beckoning me for months;  the voice that gave me permission to follow my desires.  Releasing my sensuality with you came as naturally as breathing, without guilt or fear, shattering once and for all the guise of truth the lies had worn.  

    No more self-doubt...

    You were a springtime awakening in the dead of my winter.  A gift --- hand picked by the universe to encourage me forth into vibrant and ... "luscious living".  And though I have only skimmed your surface, I will forever be grateful to you for choosing a lifestyle that encourages the freedom of sensual expression, and for sharing even a small part of that with me.  

    ***********************************

    Sharon's poem, the first time she felt a sense of emotional, romantic love and connection with a man...

    When I awake my thoughts take flight
    And far across an ocean fly
    To light upon the love who holds my heart
    Once cold, once left to die

    And as the sun his journey makes
    My soul is filled with silent song
    Whispered to this secret love
    To whom my hopes and dreams belong

    And when the stars and moon embrace
    To gently fade the twilight blue
    I close my eyes and feel the joy
    Of knowing, trusting, loving you



    "Feet of Clay - Confessions of the Cult Sisters" is a new podcast hosted by  Sharon Madere (Bennett)  and Tracey Phalen (Reed), who both worked alongside Keith and Melody Green at Last Days Ministries (LDM).  As one-time key leaders in the organization, they go on record about the spiritually traumatic and often damaging influences of the Greens and the multitude of materials (many of which are still available today) published through LDM, including 'The Last Days Newsletter'.  Sharon and Tracey each joined LDM as teenagers, where they met and married their respective spouses during those cult-commune years.  Both couples independently left LDM in 1987 and moved hundreds of miles apart.  They continued in their hard-held beliefs for over ten additional years, yet ultimately divorced in the early 2000s.  In this podcast Tracey and Sharon  come together to talk about their pa

    https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsisters
    https://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.com

    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


    9 min
  • 008 - Virgins and Volcanos - Purity Culture Part 4

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    CAUTION!   In this episode we talk very vulnerably, honestly and explicitly about sex and our personal experiences.   We feel this is not appropriate for younger kids.  Regarding teenagers...  for those who may have already been influenced by or are struggling with the teachings of "purity culture" and/or fundamentalist principles, our unvarnished real-life experiences may be useful and instructive.   Please use discretion.

    * If you haven't yet listened to the first three parts of Virgins & Volcanos, quit your dilly-dallying and catch up:   

    Part 1:   https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12790634

    Part 2:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12825513

    Part 3:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12890425

    NOTES & CORRECTIONS

    • It is NEVER our intention to inflict pain or shame.  We did our best to refer to our former spouses without using their names.  In one place we slipped (actually, TRACEY is the one who blew it!), so we "bleeped" over the name with our super high-tech verbal "BEEP" technique.  Enjoy.
    • OMG we didn't need to make ANY corrections on this episode!  Guess we've finally approaching perfection...
    • ... except that we AGAIN had some audio challenges, and quality isn't up to snuff yet.  Sigh.

    "Feet of Clay - Confessions of the Cult Sisters" is a new podcast hosted by  Sharon Madere (Bennett)  and Tracey Phalen (Reed), who both worked alongside Keith and Melody Green at Last Days Ministries (LDM).  As one-time key leaders in the organization, they go on record about the spiritually traumatic and often damaging influences of the Greens and the multitude of materials (many of which are still available today) published through LDM, including 'The Last Days Newsletter'.  Sharon and Tracey each joined LDM as teenagers, where they met and married their respective spouses during those cult-commune years.  Both couples independently left LDM in 1987 and moved hundreds of miles apart.  They continued in their hard-held beliefs for over ten additional years, yet ultimately divorced in the early 2000s.  In this podcast Tracey and Sharon  come together to talk about their parallel journeys out of the cult mindset, the long process of unpacking indoctrination and spiritual trauma, and their separate but often co-mingled road to healing and  humor.   Come join them on the journey!

    https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsisters
    https://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.com

    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


    1 hr 3 min
  • 007 - Virgins and Volcanos - Purity Culture Part 3

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    CAUTION!   In this episode we talk very vulnerably, honestly and explicitly about sex and our personal experiences.   We feel this is not appropriate for younger kids.  Regarding teenagers...  for those who may have already been influenced by or are struggling with the teachings of "purity culture" and/or fundamentalist principles, our unvarnished real-life experiences may be useful and instructive.   Please use discretion.

    * If you haven't yet listened to Virgins & Volcanos Part 1, you can catch up here:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12790634

    * If you haven't yet listened to Virgins & Volcanos Part 2 , you can catch up here:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12825513

    In Part 3 we continue our discussion about how we, as VIRGINS, were impacted by the  oppressiveness of Purity Culture, and the PAIN that was sown and reaped in our marriages.

    NOTES & CORRECTIONS

    • It is NEVER our intention to inflict pain or shame.  We did our best to refer to our former spouses without using their names.  In one place we slipped (actually, TRACEY is the one who blew it!), so we "bleeped" over the name with our super high-tech verbal "BEEP" technique.  Enjoy.
    • TRACEY got her  'E' prophets mixed up, it was EZEKIEL who spoke to the dry bones in Ezekiel 37:5. 

    "Feet of Clay - Confessions of the Cult Sisters" is a new podcast hosted by  Sharon Madere (Bennett)  and Tracey Phalen (Reed), who both worked alongside Keith and Melody Green at Last Days Ministries (LDM).  As one-time key leaders in the organization, they go on record about the spiritually traumatic and often damaging influences of the Greens and the multitude of materials (many of which are still available today) published through LDM, including 'The Last Days Newsletter'.  Sharon and Tracey each joined LDM as teenagers, where they met and married their respective spouses during those cult-commune years.  Both couples independently left LDM in 1987 and moved hundreds of miles apart.  They continued in their hard-held beliefs for over ten additional years, yet ultimately divorced in the early 2000s.  In this podcast Tracey and Sharon  come together to talk about their parallel journeys out of the cult mindset, the long process of unpacking indoctrination and spiritual trauma, and their separate but often co-mingled road to healing and  humor.   Come join them on the journey!

    https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsisters
    https://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.com

    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


    1 hr 15 min
  • 006 - Virgins and Volcanos - Purity Culture Part 2

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    CAUTION!   In this episode we talk very vulnerably, honestly and explicitly about sex and our personal experiences.   We feel this is not appropriate for younger kids.  Regarding teenagers...  for those who may have already been influenced by or are struggling with the teachings of "purity culture" and/or fundamentalist principles, our unvarnished real-life experiences may be useful and instructive.   Please use discretion.

    *** If you haven't yet listened to Virgins & Volcanos Part 1, you can catch up here: 
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12790634

    In Part 2 we pick up where we left off last time discussing:

    • The Preparations - how we, as VIRGINS, navigated our engagements and got ready for our weddings.
    • The Pain - the disorienting and devastating reality we discovered on our wedding nights, that the fulfillment of all those "Promises" wasn't quite what we'd been led to expect.   

    NOTES, ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS

    • It is NEVER our intention to inflict pain or shame.  We did our best to refer to our former spouses without using their names.  In two places we slipped, and have "bleeped" over those names with our super high-tech verbal "BEEP" technique.  Enjoy.
    • Neither Tracey nor Sharon had ever had a boyfriend prior to their marriages at Last Days Ministries.
    • The high-school choir teacher who molested Sharon at age 16 was Mr. J.  Edmund Hughes, who taught at Tucson High School.  Yep, we are naming names.  (Sharon later found out she wasn't the first teenage girl he took advantage of... and we're guessing she wasn't the last.)
    • Solomon, of the Bible, is believed to have had 700 wives and 300 concubines. The 'daughters of Jerusalem' mentioned in the Song of Songs are considered to be poetic  'cheer leaders' to the love between Solomon and his newest bride.
    • Tracey misspoke when she said she "could not UNDER-state" the emotional impact that the LDM leadership fractures had upon her - she meant to say should could not OVER-state that impact.


    "Feet of Clay - Confessions of the Cult Sisters" is a new podcast hosted by  Sharon Madere (Bennett)  and Tracey Phalen (Reed), who both worked alongside Keith and Melody Green at Last Days Ministries (LDM).  As one-time key leaders in the organization, they go on record about the spiritually traumatic and often damaging influences of the Greens and the multitude of materials (many of which are still available today) published through LDM, including 'The Last Days Newsletter'.  Sharon and Tracey each joined LDM as teenagers, where they met and married their respective spouses during those cult-commune years.  Both couples independently left LDM in 1987 and moved hundreds of miles apart.  They continued in their hard-held beliefs for over ten additional years, yet ultimately divorced in the early 2000s.  In this podcast Tracey and Sharon  come together to talk about their parallel journeys out of the cult mindset, the long process of unpacking indoctrination and spiritual trauma, and their separate but often co-mingled road to healing and  humor.   Come join them on the journey!

    https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsisters
    https://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.com

    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


    1 hr 37 min
  • 005 - Bonus Quickie Ooooooo . . .

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    Enjoy this little boner, er...uh...BONUS!  Shared with permission, courtesy of Mega The Podcast.  Find more great stuff on Instagram: MegaThePodcast

    Watch video here:
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/CreKutxI0e6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

    I just like, I just opened my mind to the Holy Spirit and this is what came through

    Jeah, uh, yeah
    Set the scene, Follow me now

    Bass is bumping and the party is jumping
    Makin my way through the crowd at a social function
    Then I see you girl, let me tell you somethin 
    You’re not looking like a snack
    You’re looking like a whole luncheon

    I’m supposed to be walking the line
    But right now at this moment you are looking so fine
    And all I can think about is making you mine
    And now my designs are quite far from divine
    I look down at my promise ring feeling ashamed
    Cuz deep down in my body I am feeling the pain
    You can’t hate the player, you can’t hate the game
    Cuz in this situation there’s just one thing to blame

    Ooo you made me feel like that Oh
    Ooo you made me feel like that Gurrrrl
    Ooo you made me feel like that Uh
    If I get horny, well that’s your fault
    Ooo you made me feel like that Gurrrrl
    Ooo you made me feel like that Oh
    Ooo you made me feel like that

    My arousal is your responsibility
    I should drop to my knees, contemplate divinity
    Focus on the aspects of the holy trinity
    Cause ever since the moment that you came in my vicinity
    I have been rethinking my commitment to virginity
    Oh wait til marriage that’s how it’s supposed to be
    But you’re seducing me, and haven’t even noticed me
    And then your eyes slowly move in my direction
    I notice you noticing my underwhelming erection
    Security grabs me, says I’m acting indecently
    Says I’m “quote-unquote” staring at you creepily
    This is entrapment, the culprit is you
    Forgive them Father they know not what they do

    Ooo you made me feel like that Oh
    Ooo you made me feel like that Gurrrrl
    Ooo you made me feel like that Dang
    I am not responsible for my C+ boner
    Ooo...
    Ooo...
    Ooo ...

    If I get horny well that’s your fault
    We have free will and this is God’ wisdom
    Cuz otherwise the universe would be a closed system
    Omnicient, Ominpresent and Omnipotent
    Every single thing He sees, knows and controls it
    Then how could anything that we do be called sinning
    If God knew exactly what would happen from the beginning
    And why go to hell to be eternally tormented
    If an all-loving God could have prevented
    But if He manifested and -----  us to show it
    Then we wouldn’t be free agents, we’d just be puppets
    Right?

    So yeah, that’s all His voice, we always have a free choice
    And without that everything falls apart
    We can choose to accept Him or choose to depart
    Everything in the world comes from God and His Son
    All the sins I commit are my fault except one

    Ooo... 
    Ooo... 
    Ooo... 
    I am full of lust and that’s on you
    Ooo.

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    We love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:
    LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization)
    ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)
    YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization)
    CCM - Contemporary Christian Music


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