How God Opened the Prison Doors | Stacks Farmstead on Straight Bible

Stacks Farmstead tells how God opened the prison doors: from an abandoned Pittsburgh street kid and five years locked up to an off-grid farm.

An Interview Session with Matt Hepner on stealing cars at 14, not caring if he lived or died, forgiving his parents, and fixing what happened generationally.

Stacks grew up in Pittsburgh, abandoned and neglected, and turned to the streets at 14, stealing cars for a chop shop. He tells Matt he simply didn't care about life or death: 90 days in county jail for refusing a fine, selling drugs inside, then five years after beating up a deputy sheriff. Praying every night that he didn't want to live, he was told he was going home within 24 to 48 hours, and he says only God can explain it. From there: gutting houses, the electrical union, a house bought from a biker, an off-grid house built from job-site scrap, forgiving his parents, and the Bible habits he's building now.

Also in this episode: 1 Corinthians 3:9 · Matthew 11:28-30 · John 14:30

Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:09 Stacks' Brutal Past: "I'm Lucky to Be Alive"

2:05 Abandoned and Abused Growing Up in Pittsburgh

4:05 Stealing Cars for a Chop Shop at 14

11:02 "I Simply Didn't Care About Life or Death"

19:50 Refusing a Fine: 90 Days in County Jail

20:53 Selling Drugs Inside the Jail