Road To Redemption

The world is loud right now—full of pressure, distraction, and uncertainty. It’s never been easier to escape discomfort and never harder to build true resilience. John Martin and Bruce Duty step into that tension, reminding us that while we often chase comfort, God uses adversity to shape our identity and strengthen our faith. We ground this conversation in Scripture and real-life experience. You’...

The internet has made it easy to “win” an argument and incredibly hard to keep a relationship. John Martin and Valerie Peterson go straight at the tension many Christians feel right now: we say we want peace, but our words and posts often create more offense, more division, and colder love. We anchor the conversation in Scripture and bring it into everyday life. You’ll hear the call to “love deepl...

Feeling pulled in ten directions and still wondering what you’re here to do? We sit down with Paul Marcellino, founder of Purpose Quest to talk about the difference between staying busy and walking in a God-given purpose you can actually name. Paul shares his path from early faith, to a sudden move overseas, to a college season where he drifted and hit a breaking point, then found his way back thr...

Nineteen years sober doesn’t start with a perfect life. It starts with one turning point and the courage to stop running. John and Valerie sit down with Eddie Mansfield, a longtime friend of the show, to talk about leaving the past behind after decades of addiction, DUIs, and the heavy cost that substance abuse can bring to a family. Eddie shares how his lowest moments became the place where real...

What if the most powerful ministry in your life happens between meetings, on a job site, or at the ball field? John Martin sits down with Paul Lackie—business owner, husband, father, and prophetic voice—to explore how surrender and trust can turn ordinary moments into catalysts for hope and healing. No hype, no formulas: just a clear-eyed look at living led by the Holy Spirit when plans fall apart...

What if the loudest voice in your life stopped being the grind and started being God? That’s the spark behind our conversation with Brooks McDonald, a high-energy insurance entrepreneur who married young, built and sold an agency, and then chose to slow down so his faith and family could breathe. We trace his path from a conservative church childhood to a fuller experience of grace and the Holy Sp...

A knock at the door changed everything. Natasha shares the raw moment she learned her husband Jason was killed in Afghanistan, the flood of grief that followed, and the unexpected ways community, prayer, and time carried her from survival to strength. We open the living room of that day—strangers bearing unbearable news, friends filling the silence with presence—and follow her back to Alaska where...

A sore arm, on-and-off fevers, and a three-year-old who couldn’t climb like she used to—what looked like growing pains became a leukemia diagnosis that rerouted an entire family’s life. Jesse Huiskin joins us to share Phinley’s story with candor and courage: the frantic ICU days, a suspected brain infection that wasn’t, a tiny arm bone broken by marrow pressure, and the long road of relearning how...

What if your deepest setbacks became the signposts that point you toward your calling? We sit down with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jake Hawkins to trace a life shaped by a teenage femur fracture, a competitive path through medical training, and two seismic shocks early in marriage: his wife’s sudden type 1 diabetes diagnosis and the loss of his brother. Instead of breaking him, those seasons bent his...

What if the bottom was the beginning? Travis Kring joins us to share how losing his marriage, money, and identity became the wake-up call that reordered his life around Jesus and ignited a mission to encourage men. From a desperate fork in the road to a disciplined daily walk, this is a candid look at how faith, family, fitness, and finances can be rebuilt in the right order. We dig into the power...

What if the place you work could become the place you heal? We sit down with Nathan Abbott, a top-producing realtor on Florida’s Emerald Coast, to unpack how prayer, community, and a clear sense of calling can turn a high-pressure business into a life-giving mission. Nathan opens up about growing up as a redhead who never quite fit, drifting into wild years, and finding peace in the rhythms of nat...

Ready to trade frantic resolutions for a quieter, stronger kind of growth? We kick off 2026 by rethinking goals through a biblical lens—less hustle, more presence. Together we explore how to set three simple, Spirit-led aims, write the vision with courage, and release the timeline to God’s appointed season. Along the way, we ground ambition in gratitude, invite the Holy Spirit’s counsel, and pract...

What if losing the life you built was the first mercy you needed? Matt joins us to tell a raw, hope-filled story of drifting from faith, chasing comfort, and then choosing a simple, costly prayer: “I’ll do whatever You want.” Within months, his stable job disappeared, a relationship ended, and the routine he clung to was gone. It felt like a stripping, but it was a pruning—God cutting back good an...

What if the loudest voice in your head isn’t telling the truth about you? We open Romans 8 and get painfully honest about the difference between guilt and shame, why condemnation crushes identity, and how surrender to Jesus opens the door to real freedom. This isn’t theory. It’s Scripture paired with neuroscience, testimony, and practical steps that help you stop staring into the rearview mirror a...

Pain can teach you to run—or it can teach you to surrender. Valerie Peterson sits down with Jodi Corelli to trace a life that began in the shadow of the crack epidemic and grew through neglect, abuse, and the survival habit of fleeing. What followed is a raw, hope-filled journey through foster care, unexpected kindness, motherhood amid the rise of heroin, a terrifying descent into psychosis, and t...

A truck ride to a thrift store, a body shaking from withdrawal, and a heart convinced it was too late—that’s where Kim’s turnaround begins. What unfolds is a raw, hope-filled journey through addiction, relapse, faith, and a reunion a decade in the making. We go past the highlight reel to the slow work: how self-medication starts with one prescription, how shame isolates, why conviction is differen...

What if the smallest act of obedience reframed your whole future? That’s the thread running through this conversation with builder and developer John Farrow, whose story moves from a jar of coins on an altar to a nationwide portfolio built on excellence, generosity, and steady trust. We open with the move to Destin and the discovery of a church that prizes small groups and service, then follow the...

John Martin and Valerie Peterson visit with Bree Montgomery sharing her Road to Redemption. When the numbing stopped working, Bree didn’t find a clever hack—she cried out to God and watched doors open: detox, Path of Grace, a new community, and a daily rhythm that rebuilt what addiction had stolen. We visit with her through the early trauma that bred fear and isolation, the long slide from teenage...

What if a simple yes could turn a closet into a pulpit and a front porch into a sanctuary? We welcome Cody to share a sweeping story of surrender, from notebook sermons as a teenager to spontaneous live streams that drew thousands during lockdown, and the porch gatherings that sparked salvations, deliverance, and a growing church family. It’s a journey marked by purity of heart, humility before Go...

John Martin sits down with Ron Williams sharing his Road to Redemption.  Abandoned at three. Fifteen homes. Illiterate at twenty-eight. Ron Williams doesn’t hide the wreckage—he shows how it was reframed. When he talks about being a “feral child,” suicidal by thirteen, and then discovering a future through Jesus, you feel the weight of yesterday and the shock of hope returning. What follows isn’t...

Feeling swallowed by the fog or worried for someone who is? We open up about depression with a clear, compassionate look at what actually helps: wise boundaries with technology, honest community, timely professional care, and spiritual practices that steady the heart. Valerie Peterson, a licensed therapist and John Martin walk through real stories and practical tools, we explore how isolation afte...

What if the most productive thing you do this week is stop? We sit down with Michael and Selah Hirsch to unpack a countercultural rhythm that rescued their marriage, clarified their purpose, and brought peace to a home with four kids: a weekly Sabbath practice centered at the table. Their story starts with nonstop work—nonprofit leadership, brand building, parenting—and a moment of awakening in Is...

A humiliating arrest on a college visit. A long drive home with a father’s hard words. And then a student camp where the gospel finally clicked. That sequence didn’t just clean up a teenager’s weekends—it set the course for a pastor, a church plant that grew from a living room to multiple campuses, and a family devoted to helping others meet Jesus in everyday moments. We sit down with Pastor Jonat...

What if the most powerful parenting tool isn’t a system or schedule, but a life your children can watch up close? We sit down with Caroline Hawkins to talk about raising kids with a calm center—grounded in Scripture, shaped by worship, and honest about the mess. Caroline recommends reading Proverbs 31 and the daily practice of “putting on love,” as we share the moments that change the atmosphere o...

Lori Smith never imagined she'd find herself sitting alone in a dark parking lot, tears streaming down her face, begging God for direction after her world collapsed. As publisher and executive editor of Life Media Group—a thriving media company with eight newspapers across Florida's Emerald Coast—Lori now radiates confidence and purpose. But the road to her current success required navig...