The Texas Baptist Crucible

What was LBT about? What was her claim to fame? What is it that really marks us as holy? It isn't what was coming from the pulpit of the Longview Baptist Temple, that's for sure.

I thought I had heard it all. And maybe you think you've heard it all. But you ain't heard nothing yet. The story Michelle recounts of how her dignity and value were slowly ripped away from her is simply appalling. This is a don't miss episode.

James takes the time to answer some listener mail. Is he just bitter? Why does he hate the church so much?

Part 2 of my conversation with Justin Rios. How he went from college student to teacher at LCA to assistant youth director to eventually having his eyes open and having enough.

First, some announcements, then a few words about what holiness really is, compared to how it was portrayed at the Longview Baptist Temple.

Justin opens up about his childhood, what it was like for him at LCA, bus route, then going to TBC and working at Super 1 Foods across the street. This is an insider look at the daily life of a teen in the teen department and a college student trying to work his way through scholl, and the system.

In which I take something Ricky Andrews said in the last episode and expand on it a little bit. What is the Christian faith about, anyway? And how does that contrast with what was practiced at the Longview Baptist Temple?

A conversation with Ricky Andrews about growing up LBT, paying his own way through high school, getting yelled at a lot, how much he owes to a single mom, and what kissing a girl will get you. This conversation swings from silly to somber and sometimes manages to walk the line of both.

We start off today's episode with some announcements about some upcoming guests. I say a few words about accountability and how Gray Sr. had none. Then I break the news about a sponsor and a website and talk a little about community. In other words, we're all over the place with this one.

I brought Melissa back on, not just because she had a couple more stories to tell that she forgot to tell the first time around, but because she had so many thoughtful, helpful things to say. If you know someone you think can be helped by this episode, be sure to send it to them and encourage them to listen.