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In this premiere episode of "The God Hook," host Carol Costello introduces the chilling story of Richard Beasley, infamously known as the Ohio Craigslist Killer. In previously unreleased jailhouse recordings, Beasley portrays himself as a devout Christian, concealing his manipulative and predatory behavior. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Beasley's deceitfulness extends beyond the victims he buried in shallow graves. Listen to the preview of a bonus conversation between Carol and Emily available after the episode. Additional info at carolcostellopresents.com . Do you have questions about this series? Submit them for future Q&A episodes . Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see additional videos, photos, and conversations. For early and ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content, subscribe to the podcast via Supporting Cast or Apple Podcasts. EPISODE CREDITS Host - Carol Costello Co-Host - Emily Pelphrey Producer - Chris Aiola Sound Design & Mixing - Lochlainn Harte Mixing Supervisor - Sean Rule-Hoffman Production Director - Brigid Coyne Executive Producer - Gerardo Orlando Original Music - Timothy Law Snyder SPECIAL THANKS Kevin Huffman Zoe Louisa Lewis GUESTS Doug Oplinger - Former Managing Editor of the Akron Beacon Journal Volkan Topalli - Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology Amir Hussain - Professor of Theological Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://evergreenpodcasts.supportingcast.fm…
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Husband and wife duo MJ & Ash believe honest self-reflection is a critical component in growth. Listen in on their conversations as they process what their words and actions are currently cultivating in their home, work, relationships, and ministry.
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Husband and wife duo MJ & Ash believe honest self-reflection is a critical component in growth. Listen in on their conversations as they process what their words and actions are currently cultivating in their home, work, relationships, and ministry.
This episode we’re sharing a really special moment—a simple conversation with our daughter that turned into her confession of faith. We talk about what it looks like to have real, ordinary faith conversations with our kids, how the way we love them shapes the way they see God, and what it means for us to model repentance and trust in God for them. Resources mentioned: Book: https://a.co/d/hcSrUdM Next episode recommended: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-111-should-household-and-parenting/id1661247515?i=1000690805482 Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: http://www.honestunderscore.com . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
We’re back with Part 2 of our marriage rewind—picking up where we left off and diving deeper into how our perspectives, habits, and relationship dynamics have evolved over the last 9 years. If you enjoyed Part 1, this one’s even more fun. Let’s just say… growth is humbling. 😅 Next episode recommended: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-120-then-versus-now-comparing-the-1st-year-and/id1661247515?i=1000703445699 Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: http://www.honestunderscore.com . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
We just hit 9 years of marriage, so we’re taking a fun look back at year 1 on all the ways life has changed since and what we’ve learned along the way. Next episode recommended: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-70-8-years-strong-part-1-reviewing-reddits-marriage/id1661247515?i=1000651760696 Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: http://www.honestunderscore.com . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
In this episode, we’re diving into what it looks like to recognize narcissistic traits in someone and how to set healthy boundaries without losing yourself in the process. Ash talks through some of the signs, the emotional toll it can take, and what it looks like to navigate those relationships with clarity and compassion. If you’ve ever felt drained, second-guessed your instincts, or struggled to maintain your peace around someone with a strong personality, we hope this arms you with the right tools to navigate these treacherous paths. Next episode recommended: Ep 55 - Breaking inter generational habits in parenting, differences we’ve observed in how we individually approach being a mom and a dad Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
In this episode, we pick up where we left off and dive into part 2 of our discipleship conversation—this time unpacking the idea that discipleship is more like a lab, or apprenticeship, than a lecture process. It’s meant to involve on-the-job training that exposes the vulnerable parts of your life where you are obeying and following Jesus. If you’ve been wondering whether or not you’ve been obedient to the mandate for discipleship, we hope this encourages you. Resources mentioned: Podcast episode: Redefining Discipleship: A Blueprint for Life on Life Part 1 of this series: Ep 117 - Discipleship in 2025. So what is it really? Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
We’ve been asking ourselves: What does discipleship really look like in 2025? After listening to a podcast episode by Jeremy Prior on life-on-life discipleship, we’ve found ourselves rethinking what it means to be a disciple-maker. This episode is raw and honest and full of real-time processing. If you’ve ever felt like discipleship should be more than a Bible study and a once-a-month coffee, this conversation is for you. Resources mentioned: Podcast episode: Redefining Discipleship: A Blueprint for Life on Life Next episode recommended: Ep 110 - Is the Great Commission for Everyone? What it means to make disciples. Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
In this episode Ashley interviews MJ to get his take and experience being married to a vacillator. We discuss the experience in our marriage over the last 9 years and the journey of a vacillator/avoider couple. Resources mentioned: Book: How We Love, Expanded Edition: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage Love Style Quiz: What is a Love Style? Table Talks with the Tares Ep 26 - How MJ Loves, the Avoider, What I would tell my younger self Next episode recommended: Ep 112 - What's it like being married to an Avoider? Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
In this episode we're discussing how we're approaching having baby #3. Is this third one really easier or is it really just adding more to the chaos of parenting? Resources mentioned: Podcast Juice: https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/buffalo-trace.html Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: www.honestunderscore.com . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
In this episode we talk about the different default settings we have when we consider bringing up offenses someone has committed against you. One prefers to confront with it, the other would rather absorb it and move on. We explore our unique approaches to the issue of confrontation and how it helps us shape a balanced ethic when teaching correction and confrontation to our kids. Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
In this episode, we reflect on our time with my mom and how her visit highlighted the cultural differences in how we each handle conflict—one shaped by honor/shame and the other by justice/guilt. We explore how these deep-rooted approaches surface in marriage and what it means to navigate apologies, accountability, and grace when worlds collide. Resources mentioned: How We Love, Expanded Edition: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage Next episode recommended: Ep 112 - What's it like being married to an Avoider? Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
In this episode, I interview Ash about what it's like being married to an avoider. We talk about the challenges of adjusting to a love style that is different from your own and the ways we've had to grow in how to relate to one another. Resources mentioned: How We Love, Expanded Edition: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage Next episode recommended: Ep 25 - How We Love & Argue, The Vacillator, How it affects our relationship Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
In this episode we do another hot take with Ashley on a question prompt I gave her regarding the duties of parents in a family. Our discussion moves in several different directions talking about what we think and how we would want to approach leading our family. Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
We revisit my previous statement about how the Great Commission may not be for everyone. I clarify that statement in this episode saying that while cross cultural evangelism may not be, the call for all believers is to make disciples. Episode mentioned: Ep 108 - Fear of Failure Driving the Holy Search for God's Will in Your Life, On Considering Obedience to God and Serving the Local Body Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
I put Ashley on the hot seat by getting into this conversation without warning or context. I like to get her first drafts on things and so in this conversation we talk about how she has felt she's changed in being able to identify her needs. The conversation morphs into talking about whether or not she thinks she's a people pleaser and how she's let me be the father to our children as we raise them. Resources mentioned: Book on Love Styles: How We Love, Expanded Edition: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage Next episode recommended: Ep 25 - How We Love & Argue, The Vacillator, How it affects our relationship Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
We unpack how in some cases our search for God's will is seen as a pursuit of holiness but in reality is a fear of failure that could bring ruin to your life. The beauty of the Gospel is that we've already been found out as failures, and the Lord has provided a way out through his son, Jesus Christ. We talk about the implications for a family looking to be obedient to the Lord and how serving in the ministry has changed as we have grown as a family. Table Talks with the Tares: conversations that inspire personal growth in leadership in every sphere of life. Visit our website: The Honest Underscore . Join our monthly newsletter for a curated blend of exclusive leadership insights, personal reflections, and resource releases delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter ! For questions, please email us at hello@honestunderscore.com .…
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