This Story Got Picked Up by 130+ Media Outlets | Best Christian Books 2025

When I first sat down to write A Life Awakened, I never imagined that the rawest parts of my story—the moments I had buried for years, the kind of memories that keep you up at night—would end up resonating with thousands of people across the world. I didn’t write it for attention. I wrote it because silence was suffocating me. I wrote it because if I didn’t, I was going to carry this weight alone for the rest of my life.

Fast forward to today: Not only did the book debut at #20 in on Amazon in Christian Living but the the press release for A Life Awakened has officially been picked up by over 130+ news outlets, being hailed as one of the best christian books 2025, and the floodgates have opened. Messages are coming in. Readers are sharing their stories. People are opening up about things they’ve never told anyone. And I am both humbled and in awe. Not because the press picked it up—but because people are picking up hope from the ashes of my pain.

So why does this matter?

Because the story is real. Raw. Redeemable.

In the book, I open up about a moments that nearly destroyed me. I was deployed. I was broken. I was emotionally and spiritually depleted. And in a flash of rage and disconnection, I nearly pulled the trigger on a detainee who posed no immediate threat. I didn’t do it—but I wanted to. That desire... that impulse haunted me longer than any firefight ever did.

And for years, I kept it buried. I wore the uniform of strength. I preached the message of grace. But inside? I was still hiding behind a mask of guilt and shame. Writing A Life Awakened was the beginning of breaking that mask.

This book is not just about war. It’s not just about trauma. It’s about what happens when the worst parts of you meet the mercy of a loving God. It’s about redemption that doesn’t sanitize the pain—it transforms it.

Because people are resonating with it.

When I dropped a piece of this story on Reddit, I didn’t expect it to take off. I just needed to say it. But then the comments started rolling in—veterans, pastors, trauma survivors, even atheists. People saying, “I’ve been there.” People saying, “This helped me face my own past.”

And now, with the press release live and syndicated to over 130 media sites, that ripple has become a wave. People are talking about grace again. People are talking about guilt and healing and faith and forgiveness—not in theory, but in the gritty trenches of real life.

We’re finally having the conversations that matter.

Because this conversation needs to happen.

What do we do with the sins we almost commit? What do we do with the thoughts we wish we’d never had, the moments we almost became the villain in our own story? What does grace look like when there’s no blood on your hands—but your soul still feels stained?

Most people don’t talk about that. Especially not in church. Especially not as a pastor. But I believe this is exactly what we’re called to bring into the light. A Life Awakened isn’t just my testimony. It’s an invitation to wrestle with these questions together—and to realize we don’t have to face them alone.

There is healing. There is redemption. There is purpose on the other side of your worst moment.

If you’ve read the book—thank you. If you’ve shared it—thank you. If you’ve prayed, commented, or messaged me—thank you. If you’re just now hearing about it—welcome. You’re not too late. In fact, maybe you’re right on time.

Here’s where you can jump into the journey, read the story, and maybe even start your own healing process:

👉 Learn more about the book

👉 View the Press Release

From the battlefield to the pulpit, from near-tragedy to testimony, from silence to speaking life—this is A Life Awakened. And the fire is just getting started.