Live Q and A with Undercover Matt

Special Follow-Up to Ep. #9: The Shot He’ll Never ForgetRetired undercover police officer Matt returns for a no-holds-barred Q&A session hosted by The Awkward Pastor.This time, it’s not just about high-stakes operations—it’s about awkward confessions, Appalachian childhood “threats,” and even the kind of Hallmark movie plots you’ll never see on cable TV.🔥 What They Dive Into:Hallmark Goes Undercover: If Matt’s life were a Hallmark movie, what would it be titled and how would it play out?Scary Situations: Which is more terrifying—busting a meth lab or surviving a church business meeting?Scripture in the Shadows: Which Bible passages brought comfort when the nights got dark and dangerous?Pulling the Trigger: How does one mentally and spiritually prepare for that kind of decision?Family and Friends: Did people step closer when it got real—or back away?Hands and Feet of Jesus: What does it really look like to live this out in the middle of chaos?Christians and the Law: Should a believer ever call the police on another Christian?Deep Cover: What’s the longest timeframe Matt ever stayed undercover?

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WARNING: This episode discusses disturbing and sensitive concepts.

A retired Kentucky State Trooper and undercover narcotics detective opens up about Jesus, facing pure evil, and the night he was forced to take a life. This raw and redemptive conversation dives into faith, deadly force, and the cost of carrying both a badge and a cross.

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A retired Kentucky State Trooper shares his story of a shootout, faith, and God's work in the midst of the chaos.

A lot of people say, “We’re all God’s children.” 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ It sounds nice, but is it true❓ In this episode, Pastor Brandon cuts through the noise with Appalachian analogies 🏔️, bold truth 📖, and the gospel of adoption through Jesus ✝️.

You’ll discover the difference between being God’s creation 🌍 and being His child 👨‍👩‍👧—and why that difference is the greatest invitation you’ll ever receive 🎉. Pull up a chair 🍽️.

The table’s set, the porch light’s on 💡, and the Father is calling you home 🏡.

“Church hurt” gets thrown around everywhere—but what’s real, and what’s just a bruised ego? 🤔 In this episode, we dig into both. We talk about the pain of legit wounds—abuse, betrayal, manipulation from leadership 💔—and how Jesus heals them ✝️. We also call out fake wounds—when people storm out over solos 🎤, gossip online 💻, or turn bitterness into a brand 📱.

Here’s what’s inside ⬇️
🔥 Breaking down the difference between true hurt and petty offense.
👀 Calling out pride, gossip, and spiritual drama.
💬 Sharing stories of real betrayal—and how forgiveness restores.
🤣 Roasting real church reviews (yes, even the panini complaint 🥪).
❤️ Reminding you that rebuke is love, correction is mercy, and the gospel is the cure.

This one’s raw, funny, awkward, and honest. If you’ve been hurt, there’s grace here 🙏. If you’ve been dramatic, there’s a mirror here 🪞. Either way—you’ll walk away challenged.

The song at the beginning about church hurt is pretty epic as well as the Bible Blasters commercial!

If your love needs a spotlight, it’s not ministry—it’s marketing.

Real Christian love isn’t posting “praying for you” and then ghosting someone. It’s Snickers bars for people who avoid you in the hallway. It’s showing up in hospital rooms, mowing lawns for the sick, and serving without applause.

In this episode, we roast “holy-sounding uselessness,” dismantle Pharisee-level performative kindness, and tell true stories that prove love is messy, awkward, sacrificial… and worth it. From workplace feuds turned into gospel moments to front porch God-sidences, we’ll show you why genuine love changes lives—and why fake love fizzles the moment the applause stops.

You’ll laugh, you’ll get convicted, and you might just walk away looking for someone to love without expecting anything in return. Because when it’s real, love rewires you from the inside out.

This isn’t a Hallmark movie. This is The Awkward Pastor.

🎙️ Episode 5, – No Lights, No Camera, Just Action, Part 1:

Some Christians out here love love… as long as there's a camera crew, a soft piano track, and a Instagram post. Others? They haven’t lifted a finger for anybody since George W. was in office. We’re talking Oscar-worthy sob stories and Instagram-ready “servant hearts”… but when nobody’s watching? Crickets.

This episode, we’re grabbing a rope and lowering ourselves deep into the awkward, gritty heart of real Christian love—the kind that doesn’t get likes, claps, or curated reels.

🔹 We talk fake love, church seat wars, Golden Retriever theology, gas station guilt trips, and that guy who says he’ll pay you back on payday (you know he won’t).
🔹 We throw shade at spotlight saints and hug the ones who serve in silence.
🔹 We roast Matt from Kentucky so hard, his Apple Watch got saved during the altar call.

💀 And if you don’t follow, leave a review, or share this episode… we’ll assume you’ve been scratching lottery tickets at the front of the line while Jesus is calling you to be the line.

No filters. No followers required. Just the raw, bloody, inconvenient love of Jesus.

Let's love somebody when nobody’s watching.

What happens when grace reaches the people we think deserve it least? In this explosive continuation, we wrestle with the haunting legacies of Jeffrey Dahmer, Paul Jennings Hill, and David Berkowitz—the Son of Sam—and lay them beside the scandalous mercy of God shown in Scripture.

From prison conversions to public outrage, we dive into:

• Dahmer’s unexpected repentance

• Hill’s disturbing theological justifications and the tension between justice and mercy

• Berkowitz’s transformation and refusal to profit from his crimes

• And how they mirror biblical monsters like Manasseh, the Ninevites, and Saul of Tarsus

If grace doesn’t make you uncomfortable, you might not understand it yet.
This isn’t a soft, feel-good message. It’s a confrontation with the cross—a reminder that Christ didn’t die for the good people, but for the guilty ones. All of them.

🎧 Listen now, and share it with someone who still believes grace has limits.

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