Background Check Podcast

In this episode we sit down with BOTH of the Earle brothers. And boy, having them both on doesn't disappoint.

We ask them questions like "Who's better......?" and have them pick. It's so funny.

John and Guy are former professional football players for the NFL and Canadian Football League. They have been doing prison ministry for a long time now and cover almost all of the Texas prisons.

They do pod ministry exclusively and it is so...

In this episode, we sit down again with speaker, mentor, entrepreneur, and now author, Shawn from 2nd Chance Fitness and 2nd Chance Mentors.

This time we talk about everything from his story that led him to federal prison, his relationship with his son and how that affected his parenting, marriage, his new roofing company that he started, AND his book release.

We laugh, but we also dig into some deep topics.

You will enjoy this epi...

What are you weighting for? 

Are you carrying around weights you shouldn't be? 

Jay Dan talks about Hebrews 12:1 and laying down those weights that slow us down. 

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James was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and is the youngest of 8 children in his family. Despite both of his parents working, his family was always involved in illegal activity. At a very young age, James began selling drugs. He saw the benefits it brought to those who did it.

He was arrested at the age of 20 for this very behavior. By the time he was 21, James was convicted by a ju...

In this episode, Jay Dan and Jessa talk about the Ranger game they went to, do some shout outs, discuss FI-5’s in Texas, show off some drawings and do a devotion about not going back to the old you.

Then we get to hear from Dalton and Dakota. Dalton came to us from the Way Back connection which he talks about. After they got married, they both were on their own meth journey. They have kids of their own, as well as adopted ki...

In this episode, we sit down with Bryan Burns, from Trinity West Roofing and Construction to hear his story. We talk addiction, divorce of his parents, his love for the LA Dodgers, and who he thinks is the biggest crybaby in the NBA. We talk about how he got into roofing too.  

Jessa and I do the announcements and we talk with a newly released inmate from the Florida prison system, Jimmy Cowden. We also get some shout outs fr...

To wrap up the Laws of Growth series, Jay Dan and Tuan traveled to Atlanta to interview Mark Cole in the Maxwell Leadership Podcast Studio.

Mark talks about leadership, defining moments, which laws of growth are the most challenging for him, how he got started in the company, and his struggles and victories since becoming CEO.

Thanks to John Maxwell, Mark Cole, Jake Decker, and Kimberly Whetsell for making all this possible.

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In this episode, Jay Dan and Jessa start things off with announcements including graduation celebrations at the Kyle, Hilltop, and O'Daniel units, jokes, prayer requests, prison recipes, and sports.

Then we welcome Ron Adkins, from episode 4, back along with the Judge who handed him his five 99 year sentences. This is a conversation you don't want to miss.

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We highlight some amazing murals done by four men at the Ellis unit and highlight a soccer game held at the Allred unit.

Then we sit down with John Earle and talk about his days as a professional football player and how he got into prison ministry.

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In this episode, after a quick devotion, Jay Dan sits down with the legend, Korn guitarist, Brian Welch.

They talk addiction, religion, family, forgiveness, and more. You do not want to miss this episode. If you have a loved one in prison, let them know they can watch on the tablets through Pando App. If they're in jail with NCIC tablets, they can watch through a special channel.

Thank you Brian, for taking the time out of your b...

Law of Growth Series for the inmates.  

We put this series on our channel because some inmates want to continue the series when they get out. We talk about the Law of the Rubberband from John Maxwell's book 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth.

Jay Dan meets of guy, coming out of the bathroom at church, who listened to the podcast in prison. He talks with him.

We show the pictures of restricted inmates from building 12 on the Rober...

In this episode, Jessa nails the announcements, we do some shout outs to some ladies on life row in Florida, we talk sports, we read from mine and my mom's journals while I was in prison, and we do a devotional.  

Then we get into Richard and Ashanti's story including his past, how he got connected with TRM, how they met, and what all they are doing for the Kingdom of God today. It's truly incredible.

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In this episode we do announcements with Jessa including talking about the weekend we had at Breakfast Bible Study and church. We had two ladies drive from a Weatherford transitional house to go to  @SocialDallas  with us.

Two men from another transitional house in Dallas came. David was celebrating his 44th birthday for the first time he could remember, that he wasn't drunk, high, or in jail. Robert shows off his juggli...

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In this episode we begin with Jay Dan and Jessa doing the announcements and talking about different subjects. We also tell some more jokes. 

Then Jay Dan talks with fellow Steeler fan, Erick Wilson, from JTC X-Change. JTC stands for Join The Conversation a...