Obedient Warrior

A cop rarely gets to see a true turnaround, so when I realized Zach’s life had gone from repeat felon to five-plus years sober and rebuilding, I knew we had to record his story. We first met in the worst way: handcuffs, pursuits, search warrants and the daily grind of addiction on the street. Now we sit across the table and connect the dots behind the label of “tweaker” or “doper” and talk about w...

The radio never stops, the work feels urgent, and you can always find one more “good reason” to stay late. Then you walk in the door and realize your kids have grown another inch without you, your wife is carrying stress you can’t see, and the job that feels like a mission is quietly becoming a wedge. We sit down as men in demanding callings and name the tension for what it is: duty vs family is r...

Odds stacked high, courage running thin, and a whisper that says “mighty warrior” to a man hiding in a pit—the unlikely rise of Gideon. Along the way, we see our own fight with control, fear, faith, and surrender. We open with why men who prize discipline and calloused hands often resist the very obedience that would make them more capable. Matt’s first K9, Cato, fought recall and verbal outs beca...

Hope sounds naive when your job is to walk into chaos. We open the door to conversations cops usually avoid and track how the slow drip of trauma reshapes faith, family, and the way you see people. From the early “I want to help people” mindset to the moment a bucket finally overflows, we expose the coping that numbs and the practices that actually heal. You’ll hear the story of a veteran officer...

Sirens on Saturday night. A sermon on Sunday morning. We open the gap between them and seek truth in the tension. From domestic violence, fatal DUIs, and child abuse, we walk through scenes where “turn the other cheek” collides with “protect the innocent,” and we seek answers to the questions we ask as first responders: how do justice and mercy fit together? We ground the answer in God’s nature an...

Welcome to Obedient Warrior.  Here we have honest conversations about the paradox of being an “Obedient Warrior”— police officers committed to protecting and serving our communities while trying to follow Jesus in the face of real-world evil, trauma, and split-second decisions.  We dive into the difficult topics, and we're open about the quiet battles many officers face.  If this resonates, f...