Raised in church as the son of a megachurch pastor, Haddon Aranza knew church but didn’t know God. At 16, the night after knee surgery, police knocked on the door to tell his family his brother Wesley had died in a motorcycle accident. What followed was four years of addiction to heroin and fentanyl, rehab after rehab, a relapse at 19 months sober, and finally, a revelation that changed everything. In this episode of Taking Mountains, Pastor Caleb Treat sits down with Haddon for an honest conversation about grief, addiction, identity and the God revealed through Jesus. They talk about why “God needed another angel” isn’t the truth, the difference between being in church and being in Christ, and why what you did isn’t who you are. Whether you’ve walked away from faith, are carrying something you can’t shake, or just want to know God more, this one’s for you.
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