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A Cage Called Freedom
It's the first day of summer, and C.J. and Ned are dreaming of sailing on the high seas! But when Captain Gus shows them what it really takes to be a sailor, they discover their ideas are all wet. Meanwhile, Paw Paw Chuck helps a drifter learn that real freedom means being anchored to something.
April 10, 2026 ListenShadow Valley: Coming Home, Part 4
Chuck hunts after the kidnappers and finds a ruthless gang of bandits whose purpose is the same as his own! They’re all looking for “The One” – the one to free the captives in Shadow Valley. If the bandits find him first, all hope is lost for the prisoners. Finding himself with a new name and a renewed purpose, Chuck struggles to put his past behind him and look forward to God’s plan for his future. But his reputation as Goliath continues to haunt him wherever he goes. Will he be the monster, Goliath forever or can God forgive and heal him of his painful past?
April 8, 2026 ListenShadow Valley: Deep Healing, Part 3
Barely escaping alive from Shadow Valley, Goliath - now Chuck relies on the help of a kindly, crusty country preacher, Pastor Flint and his daughter, Cindy. But healing one’s physical wounds is not the same as healing a wounded heart. When the bandits from Wild Mountain begin kidnapping the children from surrounding villages, Chuck is called back into action. But will the shadow of his past keep him from facing his future?
April 6, 2026 ListenShadow Valley: Showing Mercy to Others, Part 2b
Barely escaping from Shadow Valley alive, the feared grizzly once known as Goliath, tries to put his name and his past behind him. Weak and battered, “Chuck” relies on the help and healing of a kindly country preacher, Pastor Flint, and his daughter, Cindy. When bandits begin kidnapping children from surrounding villages, Chuck is called back into action. But will the shadow of his past keep him from facing his future?
April 3, 2026 ListenShadow Valley: Showing Mercy to Others, Part 2a
Goliath is crowned king over a strange mob of ruthless and hopeless people trapped in Shadow Valley by their sinfulness. An attempt to show mercy causes the king’s enemies to seek to kill him and Goliath must become a fugitive in his own land. His only hope of survival is to somehow escape Shadow Valley.
April 1, 2026 ListenShadow Valley: Sin Lies, Part 1b
Goliath finds his way in the strange land he now rules! The story of how Paw Paw Chuck came to know Christ continues. This week, Goliath meets Ava, a crazy yet seemingly wise woman who lives in a tower in the castle. She tells Goliath something that could change his life, but can she be trusted?
March 30, 2026 ListenShadow Valley: Sin Lies, Part 1a
Paw Paw Chuck reveals the next chapter in the story of his life before coming to know Jesus. His reputation as Goliath grows as he viciously fights back bandits on Wild Mountain. But facing an ambush and certain death, he is given an offer too good to refuse - a chance to escape and be ruler over his own army – in a place called, “Shadow Valley!”
March 27, 2026 ListenThe Truth about Truth
Staci makes a new friend who helps her understand that "truth speaks even when we don't want it to." That mysterious saying leads Staci to a discovery of how important it is to love the things God loves. Meanwhile C.J. has to face the truth himself when his new buddy reveals a dishonest streak!
March 25, 2026 ListenThe Problem with Purity, Part 2
C.J. befriends Saint Merrion, a member of "The Big White Church." When she decides not to return to her strange church to spend every day of her life telling others about Jesus, C.J. helps Saint Merrion realize she has a lot to learn about the world she hopes to witness to. Together they discover that the purity of our heart is more important to God than just appearing to be godly on the outside.
March 23, 2026 ListenThe Problem with Purity, Part 1
Paw Paw Chuck and C.J. make a delivery to a local church in Pleasant Valley, a town that sounds like . . . well, a pleasant place to visit. But when the townspeople mockingly describe the members of "The Big White Church," it doesn't sound like any group of Christians Paw Paw Chuck and C.J. have ever heard of.
March 20, 2026 Listen
