Wounded Hearts Wounded Churches

Whole parts of the country can go untouched by a clear gospel witness, and it’s not always because people are closed off. Sometimes it’s because we are. We sit down with Pastor Steve Cranston to talk honestly about church unity, disunity, and why the blank spaces on the map should trouble every believer who cares about outreach, evangelism, and soul winning. We trace how fractured fellowships and...

Church division leaves receipts: smaller congregations, locked doors, discouraged young people, and outsiders who cannot square our songs about victory with the conflict they see up close. We sit down with Pastor Steve Cranston to talk plainly about church unity, forgiveness, and reconciliation across the conservative Church of God world, and why healing starts with a decision to actually talk to...

Church hurt is not just painful, it can be spiritually disorienting. We sit down with Brother James DeGraffenreid, a longtime Church of God minister focused on reaching people who have been wounded, and we name the problem many listeners have lived through: when pastors and leaders stop serving and start ruling, division follows and real people get crushed under it. We dig into why power is hard t...

Reconciliation is easy to talk about and brutal to live out. We sit down with Church of God minister James DeGraffenreid to get honest about what happens when believers are hurt, churches split, and “unity” becomes a slogan instead of a practice. If you’ve ever asked why some conflicts never seem to heal, or why apologies feel rare, this conversation brings both scripture and plain talk to the tab...

Church hurt can make you question everything, including God, your calling, and whether you can ever trust a church again. We sit down with author Bernie Tocholke to talk about what happens when faith gets tested by painful church situations, and how healing is still possible without pretending the damage never happened. Bernie’s book Torn Asunder is honest about the shock, grief, and even the unex...

Church hurt doesn’t just bruise your feelings. It can reshape how you think, who you trust, and whether you believe God is safe. We sit down with author Bernie Tocholke to unpack the story behind his book Torn Asunder and why telling the truth about religious abuse can be part of the healing.  We talk about what keeps people trapped in high-control churches and cult-like systems, especially the “w...

A family can survive a lot, but it is different when the pressure comes from a place that calls itself holy. We’re joined by author Bernie Tocholke, whose memoir Torn Asunder in the Jaws of a Cult traces how church conflict and high-control religion helped rip his home apart and dragged the pain into divorce court, crushing financial demands, and even jail time. It’s an honest conversation about c...

Church hurt can make you question everything, not just people, but God Himself. We sit with that reality and talk through what spiritual recovery can look like when the damage came from inside the church. Prince Moon welcomes James DeGraffenreid, who shares how he faced disappointment, manipulation, and deep discouragement and still found his way back to joy, fellowship, and purpose. We get practi...

They locked him out of the camp meeting, not because he was violent, but because they were afraid people might listen and leave. That moment opens a bigger conversation about spiritual abuse, religious trauma, and the way cult-like control can train believers to trust leaders more than Jesus. We sit down with James DeGraffenreid to talk about what “man rule” looks like in real life, why destructiv...

Church hurt doesn’t just bruise your feelings, it can derail your faith, isolate your family, and make you wonder if unity in the body of Christ is even possible. We sit down with Brother James DeGraffenreid to talk plainly about spiritual abuse, controlling leadership, and the slow drift from Spirit-led worship into man rule. He shares what he witnessed in the COGR over time, why these patterns d...

Something is uniquely disorienting about church hurt: the place that taught you to trust God becomes the place where trust gets broken. We sit down with James DeGraffenried to talk about spiritual abuse, religious trauma, and what happens when a group that once felt full of worship slowly shifts into man rule, fear, and control. We walk through the contrast between an earlier atmosphere of sincere...

Join us to hear Bro. James personal story and testimony with his experience and fellwoship with Church of God Restoration movement and founder, Danny Layne. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Join us to hear Bro. James personal story and testimony with his experience and fellowship with Church of God Restoration movement and founder, Danny Layne. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Can unity be achieved after a split? Join us with Bro. Dan to discuss this important topic. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Can unity be achieved after a split?? Join us with Bro. Dan to discuss this important topic. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Stephen P. Hargrave is a community activist, author, founder of Hustlin’ Backward Corporation, and Visionary Overseer of Real Black Excellence. Join us as we discuss his mission and purpose while intergrating the past towards the future. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Stephen P. Hargrave is a community activist, author, founder of Hustlin’ Backward Corporation, and Visionary Overseer of Real Black Excellence. Join us as we discuss his mission and purpose while intergrating the past towards the future. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Hear Bro. James personal story and testimony with his experience and fellwoship with Church of God Restoration movement and founder, Danny Layne. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Stephen P. Hargrave is a community activist, author, founder of Hustlin’ Backward Corporation, and Visionary Overseer of Real Black Excellence. Join us LIVE as we discuss his mission and purpose while intergrating the past towards the future. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Can unity be achieved after a split?? Join us with Bro. Dan to discuss this important topic. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Can a minister sin? How do we forgive and move on? Hear BK’s personal story of forgiveness and triumph on this episode of Wounded Hearts Wounded Churches. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

Can a minister sin? How do we forgive and move on? Hear BK’s personal story of forgiveness and triumph on this episode of Wounded Hearts Wounded Churches. Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com

For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. - Acts 20: 29-31 Meet Mr. Zimmer, author of the book, Path of The Wolve...

For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. (Acts 20: 29-31) Meet Mr. Zimmer, author of the book, Path of The Wolve...

Ministerial over-reach and an unhealthy ministerial dependent. Join us as Bro, Brian Jamison dive deeper into the topic of “Man Rule” and gain a better understanding of how the enemy is affecting the church. Be part of the healing process Send us Fan Mail Visit us online:  https://woundedheartswoundedchurches.com