The Deep End With Lecrae

What if Genesis is way bigger than you were taught?
Not just Adam, Eve, and a talking snake — but fallen angels, half-human giants, divine councils, and a cosmic war that's still happening right now.
Dr. Joel Muddamalle (PhD, theologian, bestselling author of The Unseen Battle) sits down with Lecrae to break down what most Christians were never taught about Genesis 6, the Nephilim, the sons of God, the Book of Enoch, and why the ancient world understood the Bible in ways that would completely blow your modern mind.
This is Part 1. Part 2 gets into demons and their real-world impact.
In this episode:
Why Genesis has 3 "falls", not just one
Who the "sons of God" in Genesis 6 actually were
The Nephilim: what they were, what happened to them, and whether remnants survived the flood
The Divine Council worldview and the scholarship of Dr. Michael Heizer
The Book of Enoch: what it is, why it matters, and why it's not in your Bible
The Tower of Babel and where the gods of the nations came from
Why the earliest church held views your pastor probably never mentioned
The cosmic spiritual war behind the division you see in the world today
Dr. Joel Muddamalle is a PhD theologian, bestselling author, Director of Theology & Research at Proverbs 31 Ministries, co-host of Therapy & Theology, and a preaching team member at Transformation Church with Pastor Derwin Gray. His book The Unseen Battle is his doctoral dissertation turned into a resource for everyday believers.
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Terry and Rebecca Crews have been in the public eye for decades, but what they share in this episode is nothing like what you see on screen. They sit down to talk about 36 years of marriage, the addiction that almost ended it, what it took to stay, and why they chose to go public when most people would have gone quiet. Terry opens up about disclosure, treatment, and learning to feel things he spent a lifetime burying. Rebecca talks about what grace actually costs. Together they make the case that the hardest seasons of your life might be the foundation of everything that comes next. One of the most honest conversations we have had on this show.
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Joshua Broome grew up in a small South Carolina town of 3,000 people, the son of two 15-year-olds who never dated, and watched his father through a restaurant window for years without ever hearing his voice. That father wound sent him chasing significance all the way to Hollywood, where he became one of the most prominent adult film stars in the industry under the name Raquel Reed, appearing in over a thousand films.
But behind the fame was a man quietly unraveling. In this raw and unflinching conversation with Lecrae, Joshua pulls back the curtain on what the adult film industry actually looks like from the inside, the suicidal ideation that nearly ended his life, a sexual assault in Paris he never told anyone about, and the moment a bank teller said his real name for the first time in 18 months and changed everything.
Now a pastor, husband, and father, Joshua talks about what healing actually looks like after trauma, why porn has nothing to do with sex and everything to do with intimacy, and how a woman named Hope and a heavenly Father gave him back his identity. This one goes deep. Don't say we didn't warn you!
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Chapter Markers
0:00 - Cold Open
1:17 - Introducing Joshua Broome
3:06 - Growing Up Fatherless
8:03 - First Exposure to Porn & the Spiral Begins
14:44 - Chasing Fame in Hollywood
21:26 - How He Got Recruited Into the Adult Film Industry
28:47 - The Reality on Set
40:08 - When Reality Started Breaking Through
43:30 - 47 Friends Dead: The Industry's Hidden Toll
45:16 - The Night in Paris & Suicidal Ideation
51:47 - The Bank Teller Who Said His Real Name
55:39 - Hearing the Gospel for the First Time
58:46 - The Real Work of Healing
1:00:21 - Marriage, Hope & Fighting the Lies
1:10:22 - The Depth of Confession
1:13:14 - What People Don't Know About the Adult Film Industry
1:19:10 - Becoming a Father & Forgiving His Own Dad
1:24:53 - Miscarriage, New Life & Choosing Hope Over Fear
1:27:28 - Closing: Tell Somebody

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What does it actually mean to be faithful to Jesus — not just culturally Christian, but genuinely biblical? In this episode of The Deep End, we go deep with Dr. Preston Sprinkle, biblical scholar, author, podcaster, and co-founder of the Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender.
Preston shares how a rigorous study of Scripture led him to unexpected conclusions on two of the most emotionally charged debates in the church today: women in leadership and LGBTQ+ sexuality. We talk about his new book From Genesis to Junior — an honest, real-time exegetical journey through what the Bible actually says about women and church leadership — and why he didn't know where he'd land before he started writing it.
We also get into the nuance behind yes-or-no culture, why "homosexuality is sin" isn't as simple a question as it sounds, the 83% statistic about LGBT people raised in the church, and what pastoral compassion actually looks like when someone asks "Did God make me gay?"
This is a conversation about truth AND grace — not one or the other.
Topics covered:
What faithfulness to Jesus really looks like
The debate over women in church leadership (complementarian vs. egalitarian)
Primogeniture, Genesis 1–3, and what Adam's creation order actually means
Same-sex attraction, celibacy, and navigating hard pastoral questions
Why Preston refuses to give thin answers to thick questions
The danger of cultural Christianity and sound-bite theolog

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I'm excited for this one, fam. Today on The Deep End, I'm sitting down with my brother Country Wayne. Most of the world knows him for the billions of streams, the Netflix specials, and the viral skits that make your "mama's mama" laugh. But when you really look at his history, you see a story that's way deeper and more serious than the comedy he puts out.
We're talking about a man who lost his mom at 11, grew up surrounded by the drug game in Milan, Georgia, and eventually became a "doughboy" himself. But even when he was in the middle of all that, he never let what he was doing shake his faith in who he was.
What We Dive Into:
The Exit Strategy: Wayne talks about how he was trying to get out of the streets the entire time he was in them, eventually picking up a Bible at age 24 and reading it from the beginning.
The Narrow Escape: He shares the wild reality of going viral while still "selling licks" and how he finally quit the game just one day before the feds knocked on his door.
Faith Over Fame: Why he isn't ashamed to scream the name of Jesus and why he feels he's "endorsed" by God rather than the industry.
Real Success: How he manages being a father of 10 and why he puts his business and family's well-being over the hollow parts of fame.
Regrets and Redemption: A transparent look at his biggest regret—not doing what he was supposed to be doing sooner—and how losing his mother taught him that nothing in this world is truly "real" except faith.
"I just laugh through the fire... I knew I had a purpose and I just knew it was always tied to God."
Wayne is a true innovator and a serial entrepreneur who used the skills he learned in the streets to build a kingdom-minded empire. This conversation isn't just about comedy; it's about the grit, wisdom, and divine timing it takes to change your life.
Watch the full episode now to see how Wayne turned a mess into a masterpiece.

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