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In today's episode, Becket Cook sits down with Debbie Lessard, mother of former guest Joshua Loper, to share the unseen battle behind her son’s 15-year prodigal journey and the miracle of his return to Christ. From a pivotal July 4th decision to a simple 30-day prayer challenge, Debbie reveals how persistent prayer, spiritual warfare, and tough love led to a tear-filled homecoming. Watch to the end for practical, hope-filled guidance for parents contending for their prodigal children.

Joshua's episode is #200 "Gay Man Comes to Christ"

The Becket Cook Show Ep. 215

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Stephen Bennett’s life is a powerful testimony of redemption and transformation. In this raw and emotional interview with Becket Cook, he shares how God rescued him from a homosexual lifestyle, healed deep wounds from his childhood, and gave him a new life as a husband, father, and minister.

From growing up with a brilliant yet broken father, to surviving childhood trauma, to living a fast-paced nightlife in New York and Provincetown, Stephen opens up about the pain, emptiness, and constant search for affirmation that defined his early years. But everything changed when he encountered Jesus Christ. Today, Stephen is joyfully married, raising a family, and leading a ministry that reaches the LGBT community with truth and love.

If you’ve ever wondered whether real transformation is possible, or how God’s grace can rewrite even the most difficult story, this episode will deeply encourage you.

Stephen's Website: http://www.sbmworldwide.com

The Becket Cook Show Ep. 214

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In today's episode, Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau—parish pastor, former military chaplain, missionary, and seminary professor, now at Luther Classical College—joins Becket Cook to unpack his new book, "Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance: How to Minister to the Demonically Oppressed and Possessed." They tackle why modern skepticism about demons persists, how rationalism distorts a biblical worldview, and why deliverance belongs to the pastoral office. Dr. Ristau explains the difference between oppression and possession, the role of Scripture, fasting, and humility, and why deliverance is more “art + science” than a mechanical formula.

You’ll hear practical counsel for house cleansing, using sacred Scripture aloud, and building a post-deliverance life (church, Word, prayer). Dr. Ristau walks through the “RAT principle” (trap, kill, remove the crumbs), cautions against turning psychology into a catch-all, and even weighs in on the “aliens” question through a spiritual lens. If you’re looking for sober theology with concrete tools for real spiritual battles, this conversation is both bracing and deeply pastoral.

The Becket Cook Show Ep. 213

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