In this episode of Bleeding Daylight, Rodney Olsen sits down with Doug Moore, a man whose 30 years across three wildly different worlds, wilderness trail guiding, youth ministry, and nursing as a registered sexual assault nurse examiner, have uniquely equipped him to speak into one of the most urgent crises facing families today. Doug is the author of The Vanguard Project: Equipping Fathers to Fight for Their Sons, a practical field manual for dads who want to lead their boys through the minefield of digital addiction, pornography, and a culture that is quietly numbing the next generation to the things that matter most.

Doug and Rodney explore how the developing brain is genuinely incapable of handling what it's being handed, and what fathers, present or imperfect, can actually do about it. They also discuss the challenges facing single mums, the alarming trends emerging among girls, the dangers of outsourcing our children's formation, and the hope that comes from understanding that our scars don't disqualify us from leading our families well. This is a conversation for every parent who wants to move from fear to action.

The Vanguard Project

After more than two decades as a pastor, Timothy Stobbe stepped away from Waypoint Church without a clear plan for what would come next, just a deep sense that the time had arrived for something new. In this warm and searching conversation, Timothy shares the journey that brought him to that moment, from a childhood faith sparked in a truck on a rainy Wednesday evening, to a campfire calling at sixteen, to the slow-burn discernment that eventually led him out of the only professional world he'd known. He talks honestly about what he misses from pastoral life, what he's discovering in the space he now has, and the daily devotional podcast, Meet Me in the Word, that has become his anchor in this in-between season.

What makes this episode particularly resonant is Timothy's willingness to sit with uncertainty without dressing it up. He speaks about waiting not as something to endure, but as something to inhabit with purpose and patience, a theme he captures in a poem he shares during the conversation. Whether you're navigating your own season of transition, struggling to maintain a consistent time in the Word, or simply looking for permission to slow down and trust, Timothy's story offers something genuine and encouraging.

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Valerie Carter is the founder and director of RRT Ministries, Rescued, Redeemed, Transformed, a global Christ-centred ministry walking alongside survivors of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and complex trauma. Growing up in Oakland, California, Valerie experienced profound abuse from a very young age, but also an extraordinary encounter with heaven that gave her both the promise of healing and a clear assignment for her life. In this conversation she speaks with remarkable honesty about the fear that gripped her for decades, the moment repentance broke it completely, and the cancer diagnosis that confronted her with the cost of unforgiveness. Hers is a story of a life not just survived, but genuinely transformed.

For more than 20 years, Valerie has been turning her own hard-won freedom into hope for some of the most wounded women in the world. She offers a frank and eye-opening look at what human trafficking actually is, often far closer to home than most people realise, and shares the gentle, patient, faith-filled approach she uses to walk survivors towards healing through her program, The Great Exchange. Whether you have experienced significant trauma yourself or simply want to understand how God redeems the darkest of stories, this episode will move you, challenge you, and leave you with a deeper understanding of what it truly means to be rescued, redeemed, and transformed. WEBLINKS RRT Ministries RRT Ministries on YouTube RRT Ministries on Instagram