How a Navy SEAL preached the gospel to millions
When self-proclaimed “backwoods Navy Seal wizard hermit” Chadd Wright walked into Joe Rogan’s studio, he didn’t have a script or a plan — just a prayer. And their Spirit-led gospel conversation ended up reaching millions.
“I’m very passionate about the faith that I’ve been given,” Wright tells BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey, explaining that he also owns a company called the 3 of 7 Project that’s committed to helping others grow physically, mentally, and spiritually.
“I listened to you on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and I said, ‘I like this guy,’” Stuckey tells Wright. “Because you were so persistent in sharing the gospel and so clear. I was just so drawn in to the whole conversation.”
“What was it like sharing the gospel on such a huge stage?” she asks.
“I was definitely scared as a cat going in there,” Wright answers.
“I’ve done a lot of crazy stuff in my life, both through being a SEAL and then through ultra-endurance sports. But that’s just like a different type of challenge that, you know, is hard for me. ... And so, I was scared going in there, but Joe was very welcoming,” he explains.
“He’s the one that led into that conversation around faith and why I believe the way I believe. I didn’t have to force that. He led us into that,” Wright tells Stuckey.
“I’m not an intellectual type, and the Holy Spirit took over and allowed me to say the things that I said. Truly ... I didn’t have any of that pre-prepared,” he adds.
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‘Trump next please’: Democrats on Bluesky call for MORE political violence
If you used the Bluesky app in the past couple of days, it would be hard not to notice just how bloodthirsty the Democratic Party has become — especially in the wake of the assassination of the right’s beloved Charlie Kirk.
One trend on the social media app has taken BlazeTV hosts Jill Savage and Matthew Peterson by surprise.
“There are a ton of crazies over there,” Savage says on “Blaze News: The Mandate.” “I am not on there, but they are basically saying, ‘Who’s next for all of this?’”
Leftists have been posting who they hope falls victim to the same fate as Charlie Kirk.
The most repeated names on this list include President Trump, J.K. Rowling, Joe Rogan, Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro, Libs of TikTok, and Elon Musk.
“Charlie Kirk is dead (and has been for a few hours), Trump next please,” one user wrote on the left’s version of X.
“Unfortunately, this is what we will have to continue to deal with,” Savage says.
Blaze Media D.C. correspondent Christopher Bedford is also completely disturbed.
“The threats are real. The copycats are going to happen,” Bedford says.
“This really is a point where we can decide that we’re going to get better, or we can decide that we’re going to get much worse, much more quickly. And it’s going to take a serious turn by society, a serious rejection by the American left, by the universities — not just these businesses and these sports teams, but by the university system — of this kind of crap in order for this to actually have any kind of impact,” he explains.
“There needs to be significantly more accountability than there is right now. And funds need to be taken,” he continues. “And all these nonprofits that for the last five years have spent time funneling money towards bail funds for rioters, towards printing T-shirts that have guns on them with the trans flag that says ‘defend it’ ... these people who fund groups that are professional agitators — well, those funds need to be ceased, and those boards of directors need to be investigated. These are crimes.”
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Video: Joe Rogan shaken by Charlie Kirk's murder, warns against celebrating his death; Charlie Sheen says it's a 'dark day'
Joe Rogan and his recent guest, actor Charlie Sheen, had live reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk during the latest episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience."
During the podcast interview with Sheen that was recorded on Wednesday afternoon, Rogan was notified in the middle of his broadcast that Kirk had been shot.
'You're allowed to disagree with people without celebrating the fact they got shot.'
A visibly distraught Rogan asked aloud near the end of this podcast, "Should we bring this up? I guess we have to. So this just happened. We just found out that Charlie Kirk got shot."
Sheen replied, "It's f**king awful."
After it was confirmed that Kirk was assassinated, Sheen commented, "Murdered for having a different opinion from somebody else. A different ideology from somebody else. His beliefs didn't align."
"He doesn't deserve that," Sheen added. "Nobody deserves that."
Upon hearing the news that Kirk had been killed, Rogan was visibly shaken over the assassination, exhaling loudly in a video clip.
Rogan then skewered MSNBC for commentary that suggested that the shooting of Kirk was possibly "a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration." Rogan remarked, "Oh God. What a crazy take. Like it might not have been someone assassinating someone for the wrong opinion."
Rogan noted that MSNBC had a narrative of attempting to "try to pin it on a crazy Trump supporter with a gun going wacky." As Blaze News reported, MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd was fired following "insensitive" comments he made during the live coverage of the shooting of Kirk.
Rogan made a correct prognostication when he uttered, "There's gonna be a lot of people celebrating this." Blaze News brought to light some of the more reprehensible reactions by left-wing supporters celebrating the murder of Kirk.
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Rogan delivered a warning about the dangers of people celebrating the murder of Kirk.
"It's so scary. It's so dangerous to celebrate or to in any way encourage this kind of behavior from human beings," Rogan explained. "It's not a violent guy. He's talking, he's talking to people on college campuses. He wasn't even particularly rude. He tried to be pretty reasonable with people."
"He's a very intelligent guy," Rogan said of Kirk, then added, "Whether you agree with him or don't – and there's a lot of stuff that I didn't agree with him on, and that's fine – you're allowed to disagree with people without celebrating the fact they got shot."
Sheen chimed in, "You can't disrespect his passion."
Rogan encouraged people not to celebrate Kirk's murder but to embrace more "discourse" to resolve differences. Rogan urged people who disagree with people like Kirk to engage in debate to prove who has the best ideology by compelling conversation.
Rogan proclaimed, "No one deserves this, folks. No one that has different opinions, no one deserves that. No, this is horrible, no."
The prolific podcaster pointed out that people will celebrate Kirk's assassination because we live in a "f**ked up time," when "people have really fallen into this trap of us against them." Rogan was concerned about the possible ramifications of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Rogan revealed that he met Kirk once at a gun range, and he was a "nice guy" when they met.
"This is a f**ked up time," Rogan stated. "People are so divided in this country, so divided. And there's so many people that love it. They love that we're divided, and they profit off that division, and they stoke the fires, and they do it for their own profit. And it's so f**king gross. It's so gross."
Rogan pleaded that this should be a "wake-up call" for everyone.
"This is a dark day," Sheen said, to which Rogan immediately agreed.
Rogan recommended that Americans need to "have a conversation about being able to have conversations," or "it's going to get a lot worse."
"That's what's scary," the comedian continued. "Scary that this could spark off some kind of real violent conflict."
"That guy had a lot of fans. A lot of people loved that guy," Rogan said of Kirk. "And if they find out that he got killed for something they vehemently oppose in the first place, it could send people over the edge."
Sheen warned that Kirk's assassination could be a "flashpoint moment."
You can watch the entire "Joe Rogan Experience" episode with Charlie Sheen here.
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'Progressive Christian' Democrat joins Senate race to unseat John Cornyn
The race for John Cornyn's Senate seat is becoming more crowded as another Democrat announced his bid for the seat on Tuesday.
Texas Representative James Talarico, a self-described "progressive Christian," announced on Tuesday that he will be throwing his hat in the ring to challenge incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn. Talarico's bid is the most recent challenge in an already crowded field of Senate hopefuls.
'We're the underdogs in this fight. We're going up against a rigged system and a lot of money.'
"I get the sense that there is a deep hunger across the political spectrum for a fundamentally different kind of politics," Talarico said in an interview ahead of his announcement, according to the AP. "It's been 10 years now of Trumpian politics, politics as a blood sport, ... and there is a hunger 10 years later for a return to more timeless values of sincerity and honesty and compassion and respect."
Talarico gained increased attention on social media when he sat down with Joe Rogan on "The Joe Rogan Experience" on July 18.
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"Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people," Talarico said in a Tuesday morning X post.
In a request for campaign funding, Talarico delivered a similar message about punching upward in the race: "We're the underdogs in this fight. We're going up against a rigged system and a lot of money. Big Money is powerful, but it's nothing compared to People Power."
Talarico was also a leading figure in the Texas redistricting fight during July and August. Democrats fled the state in an attempt to delay the vote on the redistricting motion, which was ultimately passed in late August.
Senator John Cornyn will be running for a fifth term in the Senate. Democrats see a path to victory if Attorney General Ken Paxton beats Cornyn in the March primary.
Talarico joins a crowded field of Democrat candidates, including former NFL player Colin Allred and former astronaut Terry Virts. Beto O'Rourke has also reportedly not ruled out joining the race.
Talarico will reportedly launch his campaign with an event on Tuesday in his hometown of Round Rock, Texas, which is north of Austin.
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