Chip & Joanna Gaines Sell Their Birthright + More with Arch Kennedy

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Join Becket Cook for an inspiring and thought-provoking episode featuring Arch Kennedy, a former TV meteorologist who shares his powerful journey of transformation. From growing up in a small Georgia town to embracing and later leaving the gay lifestyle, Arch opens up about his struggles with same-sex attraction, his Christian upbringing, and the pivotal moment that led him to a life-changing encounter with Christ through Bible Study Fellowship. This episode dives deep into Arch’s story of redemption, the challenges of living a double life, and his newfound purpose in sharing how faith intersects with culture.

The conversation also addresses the controversy surrounding Chip and Joanna Gaines’ decision to platform a gay couple on their reality show, sparking a discussion on the balance between love, truth, and cultural pressures within the Christian community. Don’t miss this heartfelt and bold exploration of faith, identity, and standing firm in a rapidly changing world. Subscribe, like, and visit https://www.archkennedy.com for more insights!

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0:43.3	Hey guys, welcome to the show. Today I have a very special guest, Arch Kennedy,
0:49.6	and we're going to hear his story about how God saved him out of a life of homosexuality. And then we're also going to address the Chip and Joanna Gaines controversy and get into other subjects as well, like progressive Christianity.
1:00.8	So I'm excited to talk about this.
1:03.6	His story is amazing.
1:06.6	And I'm excited to get into this.
1:09.4	But first, a word from our sponsor.
1:12.1	So welcome, Arch Kennedy.
1:14.6	Thank you, Beckett.
1:15.7	Very glad to be here today.
1:17.3	Nice to see you.
1:18.4	So glad to have you on the show.
1:20.4	I've seen a lot of your posts on, I think it's Instagram Reels, and that's how I discovered you. And you have
1:30.5	very strong opinions about things, which I love, I love black and white. So let's get into,
1:37.5	first before we get into Chip and Joanna Gaines and that whole thing and progressive Christianity,
1:43.4	let's talk about your story. Tell us about
1:48.2	where did you grow up and when did you start to realize you were attracted to the same sex?
1:56.0	So I grew up in a very small town of Thomaston, Georgia, and that is for folks around Georgia, they may know where that is.
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