The Texas Baptist Crucible

I usually try to name these episodes after something said in the conversation. This one today? It gets named for my final thoughts after editing it. Listen to the end.

Exploring the origins of independent Baptist fundamnetalism and comparing that to what they've become.

A candid conversation with someone who never really wanted to be there, but did her best to go along and make the most of it.

Not an interview with Scott. My thoughts on what was recently in the news.

A wonderful conversation about abuse, survival, and ultimately overcoming.

How atrocious was this behavior, and how damaging was its normalization as we sanctioned and even sanctified it in the name of Jesus?

Part 2 of my conversation with Josh Hirner in which he talks about the day they came to arrest his dad, what happened afterward, how he's adjusted to life afterward, and many other things you're going to want to hear about. it's a great story.

What does it really mean to be separate and worldly? Comparing the teaching of LBT to what the Bible actually says.

Another compelling witness to the system of abuse that was set up for the kids growing up at the Longview Baptist Temple--a system that not only abused them, but left them ripe for even more.

In this episode I address one of the biggest problems with the ministry of the Longview Baptist Temple, especially the pulpit ministry.