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So what do you do when your are in a public restroom, duty calls, and the other person walks in? It is one of the dilemmas that many of us face. We don't necessarily answer the question, but we have fun talking about it. Remember the show, "All in the Family"? A memorable episode comes up where Archie and Meathead argue about how to properly get dressed in the morning. We had to tackle that one. Then Matt brings us how and when a dad should talk about our sex organs. Awkward, we know, but worth discussing. Please consider rating and reviewing us on iTunes. Thank you for listening! Subscribe, Listen, Rate on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/process-truth-podcast-men/id1000113333?mt=2 Like us on Facebook and Comment: https://www.facebook.com/processthetruth Email: processthetruth@gmail.com

Rob, Matt and Jim talk about what God is doing in and around them. They liken life to being in an accelerating car heading for a cliff and discuss what can be done about it. Here is the Holman Prison Baptism video discussed on the broadcast: https://www.facebook.com/cityhopelive/videos Jeff Fulton's podcast "Chase the Light" on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chase-this-light/id1022644848?mt=2 Matt Gates's blog "Spirit Fighting Flesh": http://www.spiritfightingflesh.com  

In this episode, we interview Terry Gates and Mary Bickel-Gates who have over 100 years of combined teaching experience.  While we touch on teaching as a profession, the bulk of our conversation is focused on helping children, and ourselves, grow and learn through honing teaching skills. You will hear several valuable tips and methods to improve parenting and leadership. Terry and Mary founded The Hoenny Center (www.hoennycenter.org), a non-profit organization focused on studying peer teaching among students and sharing their learnings to improve learning and nurture the profession. To email us: processthetruth@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/processthetruth Listen on iTunes  

In this episode, we continue the revealing discussion about human trafficking. Eye Heart World exists to fight human trafficking through helping raise awareness, prevention & aftercare. Eye Heart World was born in 2010 when Brian and Season Russo decided to take action against human trafficking in an innovative way. For the first awareness event they organized, Season and her mother, Denise Foster, created 30 bags, hoping to raise funds for a safe home in their community. Supporting the cause in a tangible way proved to be contagious - every single bag was sold that day. Since it’s inception, Eye Heart World has sold thousands of products; educated over 20,000 individuals and raised over $100,000 to fund the fight against Human Trafficking.

We had the opportunity to talk with Brian and Season Russo, Founders of Eye Heart World, about human trafficking, its effects, and how their organization is fighting to end it. Human trafficking is the business of buying and selling people for the purpose of physical or sexual exploitation. It is modern day slavery. HERE ARE THE FACTS as reported on Eye Heart World and Polaris Project Websites: Vulnerable people are trafficked in the commercial sex trade and labor industry every day in America.  70% of underaged U.S. victims were previously or are currently a part of the foster care system. The average age of entry into forced prostitution is 12 - 14 years old. In 2014, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) hotline received multiple reports of human trafficking cases in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C. Read more hotline statistics here. More than 18,000 total cases of human trafficking have been reported to the NHTRC hotline in the last eight years. The hotline receives an average of 100 calls per day. Read stories of survivors who called the hotline for help. In the 1800’s one slave cost the equivalent of $40,000. The average price of a slave in 2015 is $90. The International Labour Organization estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking worldwide. 5.5 million of those are children. 14.2 million of those are victims of labor exploitation. In 2014, the International Labor Organization estimated that forced labor generates $150 billion in profits a year worldwide. In 2014, an estimated 1 out of 6 endangered runaways reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were likely child sex trafficking victims. Of those, 68 percent were in the care of social services or foster care when they ran.

On today's episode we talk about the art of storytelling and how developing relationships can help you through everyday life. 

You'll laugh as we share some of the stupid things we've done. Unfortunately most of the stories involve contribands; thankfully, we're not in jail, no one was hurt, and we lived to tell about it. Email: processthetruth@gmail.com Website: www.processthetruth.com iTunes: Process the Truth Podcast

Rob Johansen, one of our hosts, and Greg Sharp talk candidly about their addictions, family struggles, and how they found freedom, hope, and happiness. Greg, a medical professional, became addicted to prescription drugs in a desperate pursuit of perfection. At a medical conference, in the midst of hundreds of attendees, Greg realized the speaker's message on addiction in the medical field convicted him to the core and he entered rehabilitation. Rob became addicted to alcohol, brought his life to the brink of ruin and even considered suicide, but God has other plans for him. Rob also entered a rehab facility, pursued a relationship with God and after two years sober, lives a life of joy, hope, and purpose. Both men become vulnerable in our discussion and give practical steps to finding freedom from the bondage of addiction. Whether you are in an addiction right now or know someone struggling with it, you will find this discussion moving and valuable. Thank you Rob and Greg for sharing with us. Email: processthetruth@gmail.com Website: www.processthetruth.com iTunes: Process the Truth Podcast

On today's episode we talk about how to deal with failure and success, how God works, and how God can make good come from failure.    www.processthetruth.com

We are sometimes consumed with hurt and anger. While we we want to find relief, it can seem difficult to exercise the simple act of forgiveness. Jeff Fulton, Communications Pastor for CityHope Church, talks with us about forgiveness and why it matters to him.   cityhope.cc

Many times, we find ourselves less than happy about doing what we do right now, focusing on what could be. Could it be that our current position is exactly where God wants us? We sit down with Jeff Fultion, Communications Pastor at CityHope Church and discuss this and as well as church marketing, an often tabu subject. cityhope.cc

What started as a simple interview with Nick Gates about his engagement, turned into a family discussion about marriage.  Rob poses questions to the three: one married 29 years, one two and the other engaged.

Everyone goes through difficulty, but often times we think that we are the only ones who do. In this episode, we share our struggles and how we are able to overcome them.  Victory over alcohol addiction, the dissapointment of miscarriages, feeling defeated, personal shortcomings, and more. Most, if not all, men find themselves lost in situations, not knowing what to do. Everyone else seems to have it together, but do they? Originally, we planned to release this as 3rd episode, but decided to publish "Jeeps, Mexican Food, and Comfort Zones" prior to this one.  Thank you for listening, enjoy. Please feedback and rate our podcast. To feedback, email jimgates@me.com.

Who would have thought that buying a Jeep would thrust you into an underground club? Rob brushes up against death at a local Mexican restaurant. We talk about some incredible outreach opportunites: Barefoot Weekend, new campus launches at Bay Minette and Holman Prison. We wrap up by talking about whether or not being comfortable is good.

What really is love? How do we know we have forgiven, and why is it so important? What do people mean when they call another a hypocrite and how can we avoid it? We welcome your comments.

One of our pastors, Trey Taylor at City Hope Church in Daphne, Alabama, shared a message "Sticks and Stones" that caused us to keep the discussion going. I pressed the record button before a discussion that the other two thought was offline, so bear with us. We're new at this :) We'd also like to give a shout out to "Bad Christian Podcast" and Jeff Fulton at City Hope Church in Daphne, Alabama for giving us the motivation to start this podcast.  We hope you enjoy it and find it meaningful. We welcome your comments.