Godly Goosebumps

Darwin “Casey” Diaz is a native of El Salvador and a former gang leader. Growing up on the streets of Los Angeles, California, he was forced to fight for his life. He was eventually thrown in prison as one of the most violent criminals in California and placed in solitary confinement. His life was forever changed in that cell when one day God approached Casey in a miraculous way.

In the last episode of a three-episode interview, Pastor Dudley Rutherford talks with Diaz about how his life in prison after finding Jesus was still filled with prison fights and attempts on his life. Though it wasn't easy, Casey is finally paroled only to encounter another problem seconds after stepping out of prison.

You can buy Casey's book The Shot Caller on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Shot-Caller-Gangbangers-Miraculous-Violence/dp/0785224386

Darwin “Casey” Diaz is a native of El Salvador and a former gang leader. Growing up on the streets of Los Angeles, California, he was forced to fight for his life. He was eventually thrown in prison as one of the most violent criminals in California and placed in solitary confinement. His life was forever changed in that cell when one day God approached Casey in a miraculous way.

In the second episode of a three-episode interview, Pastor Dudley Rutherford talks with Diaz about going to prison at the age of 16 and how continuous encounters with unlikely people helped him find Jesus. 

You can buy Casey's book The Shot Caller on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Shot-Caller-Gangbangers-Miraculous-Violence/dp/0785224386

Darwin “Casey” Diaz is a native of El Salvador and a former gang leader. Growing up on the streets of Los Angeles, California, he was forced to fight for his life. He was eventually thrown in prison as one of the most violent criminals in California and placed in solitary confinement. His life was forever changed in that cell when one day God approached Casey in a miraculous way.

In this first episode of a three-episode interview, Pastor Dudley Rutherford talks with Diaz about his early life and what ultimately landed him in prison as a "shot caller".

You can buy Casey's book The Shot Caller on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Shot-Caller-Gangbangers-Miraculous-Violence/dp/0785224386

What do you do when it looks as though God is taking a very long to answer your prayer—or not answering at all? On this episode of Godly Goosebumps, Pastor Dudley Rutherford shares the story of a Brazilian woman who looked up to the sky on her birthday one year and prayed, “Dear God, please send someone to tell me how to know you.” She was not a Christian, but she had a deep longing in her heart to know her Creator. A year came and went, and no messenger came to her. She prayed the same prayer on her next birthday, and the next one, too.

You are sure to get goosebumps when you find out what happens in this amazing story that will inspire you not to give up hope. Keep praying! Keep hoping! The answer to your prayers may seem delayed—but it’s on its way!

When God speaks to us, it either can be a loud voice or a quiet voice. Sometimes when we don’t listen to the quiet voice, He will speak to us in a loud, thundering voice.

On today’s episode of Godly Goosebumps, Pastor Dudley Rutherford shares about a time when he and his friend, Patrick Bet David, were stranded on the side of the Los Angeles freeway on what was supposed to be one of the most thrilling days of his life (at the time). Out of gas, distracted, frustrated—and now late for Game 7 of the NBA Finals—Dudley stood amongst the weeds and briars on the side of the 210 freeway. It was then that Dudley heard God’s voice through his friend. You don’t want to miss this story!

Anytime you decide to take a stand for God—and God has called all of us as believers to take a stand for Him—you are going to face pressure and different forms of persecution. That’s because the culture in which we live is in direct opposition to God. Of the 120 governors that Darius the King of Persia had appointed, Daniel was the cream of the crop. He was a man of God with strong convictions regarding his faith. So, his enemies devised a plot intending to bring him to ruin.

In this episode of Godly Goosebumps, Dudley Rutherford shares Daniel’s story from the Old Testament, and you will be amazed by the supernatural events that took place, and you will be inspired by Daniel’s courage and conviction!

Having a deathly ill son, Millie prayed to the Lord for healing. As part of that prayer, she told the Lord that if He healed her son Jimmy, she would raise him to be a preacher and a great man of God. Shortly after that prayer, Jimmy was miraculously healed as if nothing was ever wrong in the first place.

On this episode of the Godly Goosebumps podcast, Dudley shares the story of how the prayers and faith of his great grandmother changed the course of his family forever.

It was a calm and beautiful day at a local lake in Kansas—a picturesque setting with picnic benches nestled among lofty trees and songful birds flying overhead, large swings, diving platforms, and wooden rafts throughout the lake. As a youngster, Dudley Rutherford and his family, including his four siblings, often would spend the day there with friends from church. One such idealistic afternoon took a frightening turn when someone ran over to Dudley’s dad and shouted, “Debbie fell into the lake!” On this episode of Godly Goosebumps, shares the story of the harrowing incident that happened with his sister Debbie and his dad’s heroic efforts to save her.

If you were to walk through the streets of Sydney, Australia between 1930 and 1956, you might have been surprised to see one word, written in chalk, every one-hundred feet in beautiful Copperplate script on the sidewalk: ETERNITY. For more than twenty years, one man’s work caused multitudes of people to pause and ponder. The power of that one word was felt throughout the entire city. Eventually, an entire nation was touched.

On this episode of Godly Goosebumps, Dudley Rutherford shares one man’s amazing and mysterious mission and how its ripple effect ultimately reached the world stage during the 2000 Olympics!

To boldly tell someone the truth can have unpredictable consequences. The best we can do is speak up for what is right with grace, truth, and love—and let God do the rest. On this episode of Godly Goosebumps, Pastor Dudley Rutherford shares about the time he met Dave Hopla, who is arguably the greatest basketball shooting instructor on the planet. Hopla has coached countless high school, university, and NBA players.

One day, Dudley attended a shooting clinic with his young son at California State University Northridge where Hopla was teaching. As he shot the ball, Hopla explained his mechanics and his form. He would step farther and farther away from the hoop, talking the whole time and not missing a single shot. Even from half-court, he couldn’t miss. The coaches and players in attendance were captivated. Everyone was silent as they listened intently to every word Hopla said. Unfortunately, many of the words he chose to use were curse words. The foul language got so bad that Dudley left and took his son with him. Dudley went home and wrote a bold letter to Dave Hopla, and you won’t believe what happened next!