ARCHIVE (07/27/04, episodes 76-77) Jesse Lee Peterson interviews Pastor Michael Decker of Beyond the Walls prison ministry — author of "From the Heart of Thunder to the Color of Grace: The story of how God transformed a Convicted Murderer into a Minister!" He talks about his relationship with his mother, four stepfathers, and his father who "kidnapped" him more than once. They also discuss the word of God versus the Bible, love, judgment, and calling out sin. (Runtime: 55 mins)
TIME STAMPS
00:00 Ep. 76: JLP on GLC
00:42 Intro: Michael Decker
03:00 Prison life, becoming Christian
10:59 Mother, stepfathers, father
13:42 Ministering to prisoners
23:57 Reconciling with parents
25:01 A real man, standing up
27:23 Ep. 77: Michael Decker
28:22 Purpose of the man
33:52 What is love?
37:13 God's word
42:29 What is forgiveness?
47:30 Can you see yourself?
49:52 Are you straight-up honest?
54:00 Support BOND
Jesse Lee Peterson hosted a show and made numerous appearances on @God's Learning Channel between late 2002 and late 2005.
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