1211 Podcast – Operation Light Shine: Fighting Child Exploitation, Funding Front-Line Law Enforcement, and Protecting Kids OnlineJackson welcomes inaugural guest Brian Waite, executive director of Operation Light Shine, and prays for awareness and action against human trafficking and child exploitation. Brian explains the nonprofit was founded about five and a half years ago to fill a front-line funding gap by providing law enforcement with salary reimbursements, vehicles, training, and technology, noting major disparities between counter-narcotics and trafficking/exploitation funding. He shares the organization has grown to nearly $4.5M in funding this year, partners with the Tim Tebow Foundation, and has helped identify and rescue 486 victims and arrest over 700 perpetrators. The conversation highlights online grooming through gaming and apps, risks like sleepovers and unmonitored devices, recommends Bark phones, warns about Roblox and Discord, and urges parents to listen without judgment, educate themselves, and break the silence by getting involved and supporting vetted organizations.

00:00 Welcome and Prayer01:27 Operation Light Shine Mission02:33 Filling the Funding Gap04:34 Fundraising and Growth05:32 Brian's Calling Story07:09 Where Exploitation Happens08:24 Devices as the New Threat11:08 Online Grooming to Trafficking13:26 Risk Factors and Family Abuse16:14 Ages Most Affected16:58 Parent Boundaries and Listening20:57 Device Rules and Bark Phone23:39 Dangerous Apps and Costs25:10 Kid Safe Phone Setup26:52 Mission Wins Defined28:20 Inside The Darkness33:18 Faith Under Pressure37:23 Stop Staying Silent39:31 Funding And Impact Math43:42 How To Get Involved45:40 Young Adult Recruitment49:17 Resources And Closing

1211 Podcast – Good Friday to Resurrection Sunday: Crucifixion Prophecy, the Empty Tomb, and the Call to True Discipleship; Jackson opens a special 1211 Podcast episode recorded on Good Friday and released on Resurrection Sunday with prayer, then teaches through Old Testament prophecies and Gospel accounts showing biblical alignment around Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. He connects Psalm 22, Isaiah 53, Exodus 12, Zechariah, and Psalm 69 to Matthew 26–28 and Luke 24, highlighting details like mocking, pierced hands and feet, casting lots, sour wine, the torn temple curtain, and eyewitness moments after the empty tomb, including Jesus eating with and appearing to disciples. He also cites Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians 15, and Revelation to emphasize Christ raised on the third day and the defeat of death. Jackson closes urging repentance, Scripture-first faith, and fruit-bearing discipleship, warning against lukewarm “Christmas and Easter only” Christianity and calling believers to make disciples.

Money, Gratitude, and the Heart Posture of Abundance (Numbers 14, Ecclesiastes 5, Matthew 6, Hebrews 13)Jackson opens the 1211 Podcast with prayer and begins a multi-part series on money by focusing first on receiving from the Lord and cultivating gratitude rather than a “lack” mindset. Using Israel’s wilderness story, he explains that the first generation missed the promised land because of grumbling and distrust, while Caleb and Joshua entered because they had a different spirit (Numbers 14). He warns against comparison, bitterness, and loving money, citing Solomon’s conclusion that wealth is vanity and unsatisfying (Ecclesiastes 5). He emphasizes God’s sovereignty, personal stewardship, and that money is a tool—not an idol—because no one can serve God and money (Matthew 6). With personal examples, he urges seeking God first, rejecting anxiety about provision, and living content and free from love of money (Hebrews 13).00:00 Welcome and Series Intro01:19 Prayer for Provision02:16 Abundance Not Lack06:14 Israelites and Gratitude08:13 Caleb and Joshua Example12:52 Solomon on Money Vanity17:24 Personal Gratitude Shift25:08 Money as Tool Not Idol27:57 Seek First Kingdom35:57 Anxiety and Daily Trust37:38 Contentment and Closing

1211 Podcast – Leaving Egypt, Trusting God in the Wilderness, and Standing Firm in the Fire (Exodus, Deuteronomy 8, Daniel 3)Jackson opens the 1211 Podcast with prayer and explains he postponed recording due to intense spiritual resistance and personal strain, releasing his testimony episode instead. He then teaches on “Egypt” as a picture of comfort and captivity, walking through Israel’s deliverance from Pharaoh, the Red Sea, and the wilderness where distrust and idolatry (the golden calf) led to 40 years of wandering and a generation missing the promised land. Using Deuteronomy 8, he emphasizes that God leads, humbles, tests, and provides (manna, water from the rock), warns against forgetting God in seasons of abundance, and rejects the idea that personal power creates wealth. He connects this to Daniel 3, highlighting Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego’s refusal to bow, God’s presence in the furnace, and how obedience leads to deliverance and testimony. He closes urging faith, repentance, and obedience in transition.

In this episode of the 1211 Podcast, Jackson Michie sits down with Zach Day, host of The Right Now Show, for an honest conversation about faith, redemption, and the road that led Jackson from darkness into a completely new life.

This conversation was originally recorded as an episode of The Right Now Show, where Zach interviewed Jackson about his powerful journey of transformation.

Jackson shares the raw truth behind his journey—from battling addiction and experiencing near-death moments to the divine encounters that ultimately brought him back to God. He opens up about the intense season surrounding his time on Big Brother 21, the internal battles he faced while the world watched, and the difficult road that followed.

Zach and Jackson dive into what it really looks like to hit rock bottom, surrender control, and begin rebuilding a life anchored in faith. Jackson also shares how that transformation led him into marriage, fatherhood, endurance running, and a renewed sense of purpose.

This episode is for anyone who has ever struggled, questioned their path, or needed a reminder that redemption is possible—and that God can rewrite any story.

Originally recorded on The Right Now Show 🎙
Hosted by @iamzachday
Featuring @jackson_michie
Podcast: @rightnowshow

1211 Podcast – Childhood Sexu*l Abuse, Adult Exploitation, and Finding Rest in Christ .

Jackson shares an unplanned, emotionally heavy episode about sexual abuse and trauma, prompted by a lunch with his friend Brett Pack, a fellow survivor who has written a movie script about his experiences. Jackson reveals he was repeatedly forced into sexual acts as a child by someone he knew in his neighborhood, describing the isolation, coping through food, bullying, and long-term distortion of his view of his body and sex, and he recounts telling his parents for the first time at age 30 and how their calm, loving response helped him heal. He cites statistics on childhood sexual abuse and online exploitation, warns that most abuse is committed by someone the child knows, and shares his views on guarding children, including avoiding sleepovers. He then describes a later chapter involving wrongful arrest, spiraling into promiscuity, substance use, and being solicited for sex for money through a man later charged with solicitation involving minors, urging repentance, community, and rest in Christ, ending with Matthew 11:28–30

1211 Podcast – Running as Worship: When Training Becomes an Idol, Lessons From Mesa Marathon & Spiritual WarfareJackson opens the 1211 Podcast with prayer and shares a personal, story-driven episode about running—how it has been both a gift and, at times, an idol in his life—right after returning from Mesa, Arizona where he ran a marathon. He recounts growing up in Nashville, learning discipline from his father’s example, starting running in his teens, and eventually becoming obsessive in high school and college, tying his identity to fitness while struggling with an eating disorder. He describes using running as an escape during an unhealthy season in California in 2019 involving depression, suicidal thoughts, and heavy stimulant use, and explains how he failed to connect the physical and spiritual. Citing 1 Corinthians 6:19–20, he contrasts treating the body as an object with stewarding it as a temple of the Holy Spirit. He explains how a 2021 dog attack while running with his shepherd Sahara led to major shoulder injuries and reconstructive surgery, which forced stillness and helped dismantle running as an idol, connecting this to Psalm 46:10. During recovery he read a “fast track” Bible overview multiple times and later received his first Bible, describing this period as God redirecting his dependence from physical training to the Lord for peace and healing. He then returns to running, gets his first Garmin watch in December 2023, and details how he impulsively ran his first full marathon in Nashville in April 2024 (3:51), then trained seriously for the Nashville marathon in April 2025 with friends (3:18). With Braxton Bonds, he sets a goal to qualify for Boston and chooses the Mesa marathon on February 14, 2026, publicly committing to a 2:45 goal on a running Instagram. In Mesa, the downhill course destroys his quads early, and he realizes mid-race that the 2:45 goal had become an idol fueled by pride and affirmation. He surrenders the goal, repents, and finishes the race as worship—listening to the same worship songs on repeat—ultimately running 2:59, which he attributes to God’s grace. He reflects on gratitude for physical ability, warns that ignoring the Lord’s nudges about overtraining can lead to injury, and emphasizes that spiritual maturity is quick obedience, not merely hearing from God. He also shares a spiritual confrontation in a nutrition shop filled with crystals and New Age items, where he and a friend speak biblical truth, pray with the woman, and experience what he describes as an intense spiritual battle. Closing with 2 Timothy 4:7–8, 1 Corinthians 9:24, 1 Timothy 4:8, and Isaiah 64:8, Jackson urges listeners to be physically active if able, to start small and keep running enjoyable if new to it, and to avoid both laziness and vanity. He challenges runners and gym-goers to examine heart posture—training as worship and stewardship rather than self-idolatry—and to connect physical discipline with pursuing the Lord.

1211 Podcast – The Role of a Single Man & a Husband: Purity, Provision, Presence, and Loving Like ChristWelcome back to the 1211 Podcast hosted by Jackson. Airing the day after Valentine’s Day, Jackson shares a vulnerable, scripture-centered episode on the male role in singleness and in marriage—offering men guidance on what to pursue and repent of, and giving women biblical traits to look for in a prospective husband and what to expect within marriage. Drawing from passages like 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Corinthians 7, Genesis 2, Ephesians 5, 1 Peter 3, Colossians 3, Titus 2, and 1 Timothy 5:8, he emphasizes fleeing sexual immorality, setting clear boundaries while dating, being equally yoked, and prioritizing devotion to the Lord. Jackson recounts his past struggles with sexual immorality, his season of singleness focused solely on God, and how he met Caitlyn at Bible study—sharing their dating boundaries, engagement challenges, and the importance of pursuing purity. He then focuses on the responsibilities of a husband: leaving and cleaving, providing for the household without idolizing work or money, and carrying the tension between provision and presence as a father to their daughter, Sophia. He challenges husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church—gentle, honoring, not harsh, and willing to repent and communicate—highlighting how unmet expectations, poor communication, and disrespect can create destructive cycles. The episode closes with practical encouragement to pursue community with biblical men, guard against causing others to stumble, lead with humility, apologize when convicted, and steward marriage and family with unwavering obedience to scripture.