The Redeemed Man

Fatherhood is full of challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities to make mistakes. In the Bible, though, God has given us all kinds of instructions on how to overcome them. Wrapping up this month’s theme of fatherhood, in this podcast Nate Dewberry talks about those lessons and how we can apply them in our own lives as fathers. One of the best things we can do, he says, is to emulate toward our child...

The epidemic of absentee fathers in America has hurt countless children and imperiled their futures, but there is still hope for people even when they’ve had to grow up without a father. In this podcast, two adult men who grew up without their fathers—Peyton Linder of Troy University at Phenix City and Chase Tucker of River of Life Church—discuss the struggles they faced as children and the mistak...

The Redeemed director Nate Dewberry introduces us to his son James, a 16-year-old on the track team at Auburn High School. Together they answer a series of blind questions covering everything from dream vacation spots and favorite books of the Bible to what they admire about each other and their shared experience of Nate’s divorce and remarriage. One recurring theme is that time passes a lot quick...

Jerrad Lopes didn’t have much of a role model for being a good father—his own dad bailed on the family when Jerrad was just 3—and he admits to making plenty of mistakes as a husband and father himself. But in an effort to process his conflicted emotions, he started a blog that went viral and eventually turned into the Dad Tired ministry , which tries to equip men to lead their families well—whethe...

Fathers are supposed to lead and enlighten their sons, but some sons are wise beyond their years—and share insight that changes both people’s lives. By the end of this podcast, you will agree that Mansell Amos—son of Paul Amos, founder of The Redeemed —is just such a person. The two generations balance raw honesty with deep compassion as they discuss Mansell’s faith journey, his strained relations...

Every redemption story has at least a few wrong turns and false starts. Musician and minister Tim Maggart will admit to a number of them in his life, including breaking up with the woman who would later become his wife. But appreciating what you have—and being willing to put it all in God’s hands when everything seems lost—has guided Tim to a fulfilling career in ministry, a marriage that’s strong...

Billy Blanchard inherited a proud legacy indeed—that of his father James Blanchard, the Georgia business icon who led Synovus Financial Corporation through an era of rapid growth and created a forum at Columbus State University to promote the principles of servant leadership. But that still left Billy with the question of how to pass that legacy on to his own children—and what kind of a new legacy...

As a child, Chris Shinnick remembers, he was uncommonly blessed to have two parents who were authentic and consistent as role models for a faithful life. Today, as a father of three and pastor of Manna Church West Florida in Niceville, Fla., he has the blessing—and bears the burden—of presenting a similarly godly example for both his family and his congregation. In conversation with Nate Dewberry,...

The theme at The Redeemed for the month of May is creating a family faith legacy . In this podcast, founder Paul Amos and director Nate Dewberry introduce listeners to that topic by telling their own stories—not just of the strong legacies that they inherited, but also of how they re-committed to those legacies after hitting low points in their lives, and what they’re doing to pass along those str...

How do you share your faith in the workplace without being overbearing? How do you build understanding with co-workers who have little in common with you? How can you use your life experiences to help others? These topics and more are covered in our latest podcast, a wide-ranging conversation with Louisiana business owner David Griffin about effective leadership both at work and at home. Balancing...

Over the course of 18 years as a college football coach, and another decade at the high school level, Patrick Nix—a former standout QB at Auburn—has seen plenty of ups and downs, wins and losses. But the example his father set as a coach, father, and Christian helped teach him that even the setbacks and losses have a purpose and meaning in God’s grand plan for our lives. In this podcast, Patrick d...

Nearly 20 years ago, Simon Lee started having a recurring dream of a flashing neon sign. After months of prayer and consulting with people he knew, Simon decided he’d figured out what the dream meant: Instead of inheriting his father’s business, he should forge out on a venture of his own—and give away 50% of the profits. What sounded crazy at first has turned out to be true inspiration, as his co...

Since coming to the United States from South Africa in the early 1990s, Mark Immelman has risen steadily through the ranks of the sports broadcasting world, becoming a fixture on CBS Sports Network’s golf coverage and hosting a popular podcast on PGATour.com . His success, though, hasn’t come without its share of challenges, temptations, and frustrations. That’s made him all the more grateful for...

Few people have had their faith tested quite like Brad Palm has. A helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army, Palm was dropping off some special forces on a mission in eastern Afghanistan when the rotors on his damaged MH-47 Chinook failed, resulting in a crash that killed one of his close friends. Seriously injured, blind in one eye, and facing the prospect of never flying again, Palm “wrestled” with dis...

Mayo Sowell’s career has taken him to the pulpit, but his life path could’ve led to a different and much darker place. An Auburn football standout whose pro career was cut short by injury, he got into the drug trade and was eventually sentenced to five years in federal prison. Toward the end of his sentence, though, a chance encounter with a fellow inmate guided him to God and a total change in hi...

So often we think we’re doing the “noble thing” by keeping our pain and brokenness hidden; Matt Bostic knows all too well that this isn’t the case. In this podcast, Bostic tells the story of how he bounced from ministry to ministry in the wake of his mother’s death, eventually developing a drinking problem that took him to some of the lowest depths of his life. In the process of recovery, he learn...

Jason McKenzie’s seemingly perfect life—his own business, an active lifestyle, a loving marriage—was devastated in an instant when his wife Natalie committed suicide in 2011. Though he kept his pain inside for years, he eventually realized just how desperately his experience, wisdom, and compassion were needed at a time when the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic was driving suicide rates sky-high...

This month’s theme for The Redeemed Man podcast is overcoming tragedy.  Director Nathan Dewberry gives us a short introduction to this topic in this week’s edition. Nate draws lessons from scripture, the examples of his grandmothers who persevered even after losing their spouses, and his own traumatic divorce as he shares his thoughts on how men in crisis can maintain their faith in God even when...

When Steve Trader made the decision in his 40s to retire from a successful career with a global pharmaceutical corporation and go into ministry, he and his wife Barb found themselves tested in their ability to communicate, relate to one another, and deal with adversity. In this edition of The Redeemed Man podcast , Steve and Barb share what they’ve learned about surviving the different “seasons of...

Great communicators aren’t born, they’re made—and that goes double for people in relationships, who have to commit to learning more every day about their partners and how best to speak, listen, and relate to them.  In this podcast, Jon and Teresa “Tree” Demeter cover a wide range of topics including being a more active listener, shutting out distractions, and what it’s been like sharing those less...

Disagreement and conflict will eventually be present in every relationship, especially when considerations such as children, careers, and outside activities get involved. But there are ways to handle those disagreements that can actually make your relationship stronger in the long run. In this upbeat, freewheeling episode of The Redeemed Man Podcast , Jeremy Isaacs, pastor of Generations Church in...

Redeemed director Nate Dewberry and his wife Liz have managed a trans-Atlantic relationship, difficult seasons of life, and the challenges of a blended family to build a healthy, successful marriage. In this edition of The Redeemed Man podcast , Nate and Liz speak from the heart about the tips they’ve used and what they’ve learned from each other—and from God—to keep their marriage strong and prev...

After a successful military career that included the liberation of Baghdad in 2003, Marine infantryman Jeremy Stalnecker struggled to find an identity or meaning outside of his military career—and his relationships suffered as a result. But after meeting with fellow vets 10 years later, he realized God had found him a purpose helping hurting veterans through the Mighty Oaks Foundation .  In this p...

When tragedy strikes, how do we acknowledge our sense of loss and honor our need to grieve while still moving forward in life? Church of the Highlands’ Brandon Bailey had to figure this out in real time after he and his wife lost a pregnancy, but he found that God still had a plan for him, even if it wasn’t the same as the plan he’d made for himself. In this conversation with Nathan Dewberry, Bran...

The Redeemed Man podcast is joined by Kenny Luck, founder of Every Man Ministries , a church-to-church men’s ministry that provides tools and resources for men to achieve “spiritual maturity."  The key to finding it, he says, is to stop letting one’s purpose be determined by other people or the surrounding culture, and to focus less on the question of “Am I influential in the world?” and more...