Background Check Podcast

OUR WHY   Please watch this short music video.   The lyrics to this song were written by a Sgt. at a correctional center. It's a song about reentry and they have a pretty good reentry program there.   I asked him if we could use the song to show what we do at Forgiven Felons.   So, whether it's inside, outside, t-shirts, podcasts, or Breakfast Bible Study, everything we do takes time, energy, money, and so much more.   T...

EP 211 “Driven”

 

This episode is jammed packed with fun. We start off with announcements and we talk football and baseball. And yes, it’s fun because I’m a Steeler fan. I fixed some things Jessa messed up in the studio.

 

We show the recap video from the Arts of Oppression art show, put on by Miles of Freedom. Some great art.

 

Then ...

SPECIAL EPISODE

We start with a long version of announcements and fun with Jay Dan and Jessa, including some questionable jokes from Jessa. We do some shout outs from men who have gotten out recently that watched the show from the inside.

We share about our back to school drive and shout out to a married couple. Then, we end the announcement segment with a devotional on Kleenex, Toilet Paper, and Paper Towels,

Now, to the good stuf...

In this episode, we respond, light-heartedly, to Real Vida’s corn hole challenge and subsequent no show. Jay Dan appears on a fake podcast called Tell the Truth Shame the Devil in episode one titled, “Cornhole Cut-n-run” talking with host Emcy from Hog Mob. We relive the call outs from Real Vida and share our response and call out of our own.

Then we share Forgiven Felons July 4th celebration as well as some of the fireworks from o...

In this episode, Jessa and Jay Dan talk about the Guadalupe River crisis and pray for everyone involved. 

We shout out all the books that have been sent to us by inmates as well as books authored by our guests on the show. We talk about our upcoming trips to Florida and North Dakota. 

We air some shout outs from Breakfast Fellowship and share an important update on our current house in Dallas. 

We practice some no look corn hole sh...

PRODUCTION NOTE:

This is a re-airing of this episode, but with video this time. Jimmy and Beth have informed us that they are opening three more houses so they have more room. 

 

In this episode we do announcements with Jessa including talking about the weekend we had at Breakfast Bible Study and church. We had two ladies drive from a Weatherford transitional house to go to ‪@SocialDallas‬ with us. Two men from another transitional...

In this episode, Jay Dan and Jessa take their time with announcements and have some fun. They do shout outs, show baptisms pictures, talk about breakfast Bible study, the ranch, the new truck, the new grill, and we show a video of Shannon Marshall, who was released in November of 2024, skydiving.

 

We address the recent “call out” from Real Vida podcast and their challenge in the corn hole ...

In this episode we sit down with the Erick Wilsons, One and Two.

We talk about fatherhood, sports, and so many other things.

Sponsors: Mention Forgiven Felons, Background Check, Jay Dan or Jessa when you contact them. They all donate to Forgiven Felons when you do.  

First Option Mortgage Jessamy Gumm Loan Originator- NMLS #2252597 jgumm@myfirstoption.com 972-897-5476  

From On High Roofing and Construction Reginald Reed 469-9...

On this episode, Jay Dan and Jessa tell some jokes, do a small devotion, play a shout out from Angelo, talk about sports, and Forgiven Ranch. 

Ben's story intertwines with the previous week's guest, Kimberli Lemon. So many people's stories intersect in our broader Forgiven Felons family. 

We talk yoga pants, peanut butter, satanic tattoos, and Jesus. We laugh so much and we get serious too. Watch the whole episode to hear how we na...

In this episode, we air some Mother's Day shout outs from Alabama, we do a little devotional about having the keys, and we sit down with a mother. 

Kimberli Lemon, a sister of an incarcerated man in Texas, shares her story of incarceration from a family's perspective. She shares how things were done in her family growing up, how she studied Buddhism for a very long time, and how she could feel God working on her through the incarce...

During announcements Jay Dan and Jessa talk about Easter, shout outs, sports, 2nd Chance Month, and upcoming prison trips. 

 

Round Two with Dr. Letitia Scott Jackson from Keeping Families Connected. 

Speaker, author, playwriter, and so much more, Dr Jackson sits down with Jay Dan again and talks about all she's been doing since the last interview. 

From toy driv...

At 13 years of age, Fresh and his friend stole a pair of clippers from Minyards. The reason they stole them is because their families couldn’t afford a hair cut at the time.

Fresh and his friend cut each other’s hair, but then started cutting all the kids hair in the neighborhood.

Coming from a broken home, Fresh did his best along the way to avoid getting into gangs but couldn’t altogether...

PRODUCTION NOTE: This podcast is friends with Background Check Podcast and we will air their episodes from time to time. While the mission and vision of both podcasts are the same, the methods and people may be different. As on our show, BCP, if you have any questions about the topics, please feel free to message Jay Dan at jaydangumm@forgivenfelons.org

We love SAR and think you will too. Tre9 and the te...

PRODUCTION NOTE: This podcast is friends with Background Check Podcast and we will air their episodes from time to time. While the mission and vision of both podcasts are the same, the methods and people may be different. As on our show, BCP, if you have any questions about the topics, please feel free to message Jay Dan at jaydangumm@forgivenfelons.org

We love SAR and think you will too. Tre9 and the team also serve at Eyes On Me ...

This is the second time we've had John on the show and there are some life updates. 

On December 31, 2024, John started having a heart attack while walking his dog in his neighborhood. He called his wife and his so came to get him. When he was on the operating table, it was found he had 100% blockage in his widowmaker. 

Life, family, prison ministry, diet, and exercise has all been different since that day. He's fully recovered and...

EP 201 “Take Your Shots”

 

In this episode we do some shout outs and show art. We pray over some units that were hit by tornadoes, and we honor Eve from Real Vida.

 

Then we sit down with Damon West and share all that’s happened since his last time on the show, which was three years ago.

 

We talk about his new book “Six Dimes and a Ni...

Our interview with Brian "Head" Welch, from Korn

Also available on our YouTube channel

https://youtu.be/IGE7x_OGkp8?si=UMeGMfu5t8NWRScW

 

Have a great week and don’t let your background hold you back, make it pay you back.

 

Sponsors: Mention Forgiven Felons, Background Check, Jay Dan or Jessa when you contact them. They all donate to Forgiven Felons when you do.

First Option Mortgage Jessamy Gumm Loan Originator- NMLS #2252597 ...

What are you weighting for? 

Are you carrying around weights you shouldn't be? 

Jay Dan talks about Hebrews 12:1 and laying down those weights that slow us down. 

 

Sponsors: Mention Forgiven Felons, Background Check, Jay Dan or Jessa when you contact them. They all donate to Forgiven Felons when you do.

First Option Mortgage Jessamy Gumm Loan Originator- NMLS #2252597 jgumm@myfirstoption.com 972-897-5476

From On High Roofing and C...