PODCASTS

In Part 2 of our Reclamation series, Steve and Colleen explore what it looks like to reclaim the parts of our story that were shaped by failure, shame, and consequences. In this deeply personal episode, Steve shares the part of his story he rarely tells publicly — the collapse of a successful real estate business in the 1980s, federal fraud charges, and the prison sentence that followed. For years, the weight of that chapter lingered quietly in the background of his.…

In this first episode of our two-part series on Reclamation, Steve and Colleen explore what it means for Jesus to restore the parts of us that were wounded, hidden, or abandoned along the way. Framed by both current events and the deeper reality of spiritual warfare, this conversation moves from the global to the deeply personal. Steve introduces reclamation as the reclaiming of what was lost through trauma, pain, distortion, and brokenness. Colleen shares vulnerably from…

What if the deepest battle of your life isn’t behavior… but identity? In this episode, Steve and Colleen Adams unpack Revelation 2:17—Jesus’ promise of hidden manna, a white stone, and a new name known only by the one who receives it. Together, they explore what it means to “conquer” (remain faithful when competing voices are loud), how brokenness often becomes the doorway to true identity, and why God’s naming is less about a…

In this annual studio conversation, Steve sits down with Colleen and Michael Kurtz to explore a different way of beginning the year—not with pressure, resolutions, or performance, but with consecration. Instead of asking God to bless our plans, this episode invites listeners to offer the year back to Him as an act of surrender and union with Christ. Together, they discuss listening for a word or phrase for the year—not as a slogan, but as an invitation into who…

What does spiritual companionship actually mean—and why is it essential for spiritual formation? In this episode, Steve and Colleen explore the difference between being around people and being formed with people. Drawing from their own journey, ministry experience, and themes that echo throughout their upcoming book Embracing the Way, they talk honestly about why transformation stalls when safety is missing—and how God often uses spiritually grounded…

Where do you go when life falls apart? In this episode of The Embracing Brokenness Podcast, Steve welcomes longtime friend Rich Timmons for an honest conversation about how God meets us in brokenness—and how beauty can become a doorway to truth. Rich shares: Growing up in Kensington (Philadelphia) and building big dreams early A young business success that crashed on Good Friday—and the cry to God that followed A “divine appointment” that led him to…

It’s the week of December 29, 2025—and Steve & Colleen take time to look back with gratitude on what God has done through Embracing Brokenness Ministries this year, while also sharing a glimpse of what’s ahead in 2026. A central theme rises above everything: learning to wait on the Lord—to live from presence, intimacy, and obedience, not outcomes. Along the way, they share a few powerful ministry stories (including moments of real-time),…

When life teaches you to hide, Jesus invites you to heal. Author Clinton Parker joins Steve to share the story behind his new book, Beauty in the Dandelion: Shame Shattered by Grace and Love—from chaotic beginnings and early exposure to darkness, to the slow rescue of grace, safe people, and a Father who delights. We talk practicals: naming shame vs. guilt, breaking isolation, finding “safe” community, parenting through pain, and why putting your story on…

What does true freedom look like? At age 15, Warner Batty was sentenced to life without parole for taking a life. Fifty years later, he walked out of a Pennsylvania prison—free not just in body, but in spirit. In this raw and redemptive conversation, Steve sits down with Warner to talk about his journey from hopelessness and self-hatred to forgiveness and freedom in Christ. Hear how one man—“the hound from heaven”—persisted in sharing Jesus…