Cool and Unusual Punishment

On this series finale, we speak to the current Valleybrook leadership and go over the steps taken in the wake of Doug Lebsack to rebuild and to prevent potential spiritual abuse going forward.

This episode is a short addition to the previous episode! We missed a few notable entries from our tranche of emails last time, so this week we are going over them in full just to put everything in proper context.

On what turns out to not quite be the last episode of Chosen, Jodie talks to a woman who, with a few simple questions, accidentally set in motion the creation of the Chosen paper.

This week, we follow the story to Grapevine, Texas, where Doug and Nate moved to after leaving Valleybrook, to discuss the short-lived church set up there: The Narrow Pathway.

On this episode, we go over a meticulous timeline detailing the fallout of Valleybrook’s resignations and one couple’s attempt to find accountability.

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On this episode, we go over the titular Chosen paper, a 20-page document written by Doug and Nate detailing the church’s pivot to a more selective understanding God’s love.