REST: Recovering from Spiritual Trauma

Guest Interview : Stephanie Chernyavskiy and Abuse in the OPC | Part 1

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2299097/fan_mail/new] In this episode I interview Stephanie Chernyavskiy, a woman who grew up in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and suffered under its abuses. She has also told her story on this podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy/id1772141068?i=1000680939601] which would be a good preview to our interview. This was initially recorded in December 2025 but due to counsel she was advised not to publish until after the OPC General Assembly which was held June 5-7, 2026. She was hopeful her case would be brought before the denomination’s highest court, but it was denied a hearing.  Here are all the links we discuss in the interview: Full report of her case by the Presbytery of the Southeast, OPC [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iQy_bMXb1uPC5l-oaT298zSOoc5-lx3O/view?usp=sharing] Stephanie's Statement to the Presbytery of the Southeast, September 2025 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/12c50ZEA9G0aLAhfpfhtQUPCrw91YWthCC-eTO9nMXNY/edit?usp=sharing] Stephanie's Supporting Witnesses list [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_SVh6f3IMB9ioNk7LdAXlBKoGTqETTt8cbft-2uimyA/edit?usp=sharing] Stephanie's Dad's email to her fiance [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1upxgiLryj8bDnnGOKLivOt87I3xGFfgZ/view?usp=sharing] Admission of OPC heresy that they are able to absolve of guilt [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hgEUC0kfrbIJr2akbjvuTyJKS1HP0dCQ/view?usp=sharing] OPC admitting a Catholic cannot have true faith [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16O0U_YARwZrQDKlQsSYdtNYFRwYmvF2_/view?usp=sharing] Letter from OPC falsely stating Stephanie and fiance cohabitating [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zjTkYixcKmUF7RyDrtt8h_dOwl6lX5_1/view?usp=sharing] Letter from the OPC stating that they will not allow Stephanie to leave the denomination per her request to be removed from membership [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pWfmVVnfmUlQlD47oR_NYv99fMZE82qi/view?usp=sharing] Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition. [https://presbyterianadvocacy.org] As always, we welcome all feedback. You can reach us at the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com [the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com]

Tithing: Our Family's Story of Regret

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2299097/fan_mail/new] She’s back! My daughter joins me again in this episode and we unpack our family’s story of regret around tithing. She gives us the perspective of a child growing up in a high control church culture, a perspective rarely if ever heard or heeded.  We welcome all feedback. You can reach us at the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/the.rest.podcast/] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585844586125]

Should Christians TITHE?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2299097/fan_mail/new] In this episode, the history of Christian tithing is fully explored and its Biblical claims examined.  Statistics quoted in the episode come from The Religion Business, a 7-part investigative docuseries that exposes a growing problem in the nonprofit and religious sector—lack of transparency and oversight. Through investigative reporting and real-world cases, it reveals how well-meaning intentions can mask financial mismanagement, ethical lapses, and broken trust with donors and communities. The Religion Business website [applewebdata://F96F15A6-DD5C-4DC2-8B40-60F534B7D6A3/The%20Religion%20Business%20website] The Religion Business Instagram [applewebdata://F96F15A6-DD5C-4DC2-8B40-60F534B7D6A3/The%20Religion%20Business%20Instagram] The Religion Business YouTube [applewebdata://F96F15A6-DD5C-4DC2-8B40-60F534B7D6A3/The%20Religion%20Business%20YouTube] We welcome all feedback. You can reach us at the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com

Guest Interview | Mike Adams on Sundays and Sabbaths

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2299097/fan_mail/new] I’m back today with Mike Adams of the UnSunday Show [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unsunday-show/id1451285749]. A former pastor, he left organized religion once he discovered just how free he really is in Jesus under the New Covenant. He now seeks to “unsunday” the modern church by sharing his story on his UnSunday Show podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Noqxcgj2Rhw98hHHkWawR?si=aae91289118541c2] and YouTube channel. If you’ve ever wondered just what Christians should -and should not- be doing with Sunday or a Sabbath Day, you’ve come to the right place.  The UnSunday Show website [https://www.unsunday.com] The UnSunday Show Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/unsundayshow] The UnSunday show TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@unsunday.mike] The UnSunday Show YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnSundayShow] Reach us at: the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com

Guest Interview | Theresa Garcia Robertson on abuse in the OPC

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2299097/fan_mail/new] Our guest for this episode is Theresa Garcia Robertson, one of 5 girls - now women- who were abused by a pastor or elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) and specifically the Presbytery of the Southeast (PSE). Her story first broke on the Sons of Patriarchy podcast which you can listen to here: Sons of Patriarchy episode Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sons-of-patriarchy/id1772141068?i=1000685127713] Sons of Patriarchy episode Spotify podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lTHhEP2ofuDIHcBBEypyu?si=qzKmQ3PRQieQpiy9v-7-gQ] Caroline Garcia Osborne's (Theresa's younger sister and main victim of Boyd Miller) episode on Sons of Patriarchy [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MzdObprKGSacMHQ3Yvfm5?si=W-1BFW7WQmaxSy03w0r4-g] Noelle Well's report on the Presbytery of the Southeast's meeting about the case [https://www.presbyterianadvocacycoalition.org/blog-1/meeting-report] Google drive docs of all the case files pertaining to Boyd Miller & Covenant OPC [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ks9_TOsEh8C1SE1SYs75Qw55TlAhA7Mf?usp=sharing] Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition [https://www.presbyterianadvocacycoalition.org] We welcome all feedback. You can reach us at: the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com