From Wrong To Strong
Born in the heart of Chicago, this podcast brings you raw, unfiltered stories of transformation from people who’ve lived through real darkness. Former gang members, ex-inmates, survivors of trauma, police officers, chaplains, and community voices. These conversations carry the grit of Chicago’s streets and the grace of a God who still heals and restores. Every episode is honest, emotional, and rooted in the truth that no life is beyond redemption. If you want stories that challenge you, strengthen your faith, and remind you that God can turn any life from wrong to strong, you’re in the right place. Real Chicago. Real stories. Real redemption. From Darkness To Light & From Wrong To Strong.
Episodes
In this episode of From Wrong to Strong Devotional, Omar Calvillo walks through Hebrews 11:35–39 and reveals the side of faith we do not always celebrate. We love the stories of victory, miracles, and breakthrough. But Hebrews 11 also speaks of torture, imprisonment, endurance, and believers who suffered yet were still commended for their faith.
What does real faith look like when God delivers, and what does it look like when He all...
In this powerful episode of From Wrong to Strong, Omar Calvillo sits down with Gary Reynolds and Klavs Vadonis from Koinonia House National Ministries to discuss prison ministry inside Cook County Jail.
What does it look like to bring the gospel into one of the largest jail systems in the country? How do men facing long sentences respond to Scripture? And can revival truly begin behind bars?
Together, we share real stories from Divis...
In this From Wrong to Strong Weekly Devotional, Cisco Terrazas unpacks 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 and the danger of spiritual pride. What happens when we think we are strong enough to manage sin on our own? Scripture warns that pride leads to a fall, but God provides a way of escape through Christ.
This episode explores spiritual dependence, overcoming temptation, John 15:5, Matthew 26:41, and the truth that real strength is found in ab...
There is a side of the streets most people do not talk about.
Not just the violence. Not just the drugs. But the spiritual darkness.
In this powerful episode of From Wrong to Strong, Sean Pena shares what it was like living deep in gang life. He opens up about RICO charges, prison time, addiction, paranoia, and real spiritual warfare.
He describes sleeping with a gun in his hand, watching shadows move under his door, and feeling the w...
In this week’s devotional, we unpack James 1:18 and the powerful contrast between what sin produces and what God produces.
Sin gives birth to death. We have seen it in broken families, regret, and spiritual emptiness. But God interrupts that cycle. Through the word of truth, the gospel of Jesus Christ, He gives new birth.
This is not behavior modification. It is transformation. When the Word is received by faith, the Holy Spirit brin...
He grew up in church. He knew the Word. But knowing God and surrendering to God are two very different things.
In this episode of From Wrong to Strong, Floyd Urrutia shares his journey from a double life to full surrender. Raised in faith but pulled by the streets, Floyd talks about compromise, conviction, restoration, and the moment he realized obedience was no longer optional.
We discuss marriage restored, family impacted...
In this From Wrong to Strong Devotional, Cisco Terrazas reflects on 1 Corinthians 9:19 to 23 and Paul’s powerful approach to ministry. Though free, Paul chose to become a servant. He didn’t compromise truth, but he removed barriers. He met people where they were so they could clearly see Jesus.
This message challenges us to lay down pride, preferences, and personal rights so the gospel can be heard. It’s not about being impressive. ...
In this episode of From Wrong to Strong, Omar Calvillo sits down with Renaldo Hudson, a man who spent nearly 40 years incarcerated, including 13 years on Illinois’ death row.
Righteously convicted for a violent crime, Renaldo’s life could have ended behind bars. Instead, it was transformed. Through faith in Christ, education, and deep personal accountability, he rebuilt his life from the inside out.
After receiving two executive clem...
Success can quietly test the heart long before it ever tests our skills. In this From Wrong to Strong Devotional, Omar Calvillo unpacks a subtle but dangerous threat that often appears after growth, influence, and promotion: pride. Drawing from 2 Chronicles 26, Proverbs 16, the teachings of Jesus, and the humility of Christ Himself, this message reminds leaders that power does not ruin us. Forgetting who gave us power does.
This dev...
What happens when our plans collide with God’s purpose?
In this episode, Omar Calvillo of From Wrong to Strong Ministries shares the verse the Lord placed on his heart as a guiding word for 2026, Proverbs 19:21. “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.”
Out of this Scripture comes a simple yet weighty prayer, “May Yahweh’s purposes prevail.” This is more than a phrase. It is a heart posture...
What happens when God interrupts a life headed in the wrong direction?
In this two-minute devotional, Cisco Terrazas reflects on the powerful transformation of Saul in Acts 9 and the truth that no one is beyond God’s reach. Once feared as a violent persecutor of believers, Saul encounters Jesus on the road to Damascus and becomes Paul, a chosen instrument to carry the gospel to the world.
This message reminds us that God is not limit...
In this From Wrong to Strong devotional, Omar Calvillo walks through Proverbs 3:3-4, exploring the biblical call to live with loyalty and kindness. These qualities aren’t temporary actions but steady character traits that reflect God’s faithfulness and grace.
This episode looks at how faithfulness builds trust, how kindness flows from forgiveness, and why a life shaped by these virtues leads to favor with God and respect amon...
In this week’s From Wrong To Strong Devotional, we reflect on what Scripture means when it says, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news” (Romans 10:15). This verse isn’t really about feet, it’s about movement, obedience, and a willingness to go.
The gospel was never meant to stay private. One of the most powerful ways God spreads the good news is through testimony. The real stories of lives changed by Jesus. R...
As we close out 2025, the apostle Paul gives us the right posture for moving forward, not regret, not complacency, but purposeful pursuit.
In this final Two Minute Devotional of the year, Omar Calvillo unpacks Philippians 3:12–14 and reminds us that spiritual maturity doesn’t mean we’ve arrived - it means we keep pressing forward. Paul’s words challenge us to let go of both past failures and past victories, fix our eyes on Christ, a...
In this episode of From Wrong to Strong, Omar sits down again with Salvador Torres of Christ for Life Fitness for a real, needed conversation about faith, health, and stewardship.
This isn’t about vanity or chasing a look, it’s about honoring God with the body He entrusted to us. We talk candidly about why Christian men often neglect their health, why the church stays quiet on gluttony and discipline, and how our physical lives prea...
Christmas is more than a baby in a manger, it’s the beginning of God’s rescue mission. In this special Christmas devotional, Omar reflects on the birth of Jesus and the meaning behind His name: Jesus - Yeshua - Yahweh saves. Before the miracles, the sermons, or the cross, His mission was clear: to save His people from their sins.
This message points us back to the heart of Christmas, God stepping into human history, becoming Immanue...
In this powerful episode of From Wrong to Strong, Julio Aviles shares his raw journey from addiction, brokenness, and a marriage on the brink, into a life transformed by the grace of God.
At his lowest point, everything seemed to be falling apart. Then, in an unexpected moment, God used something ordinary - a radio, to interrupt his path and call him back. What followed was a deep confrontation with truth, surrender, and the beginni...
In this From Wrong to Strong – 2-Minute Devotional, Salvador Torres shares a powerful reminder from Romans 12:1: our bodies are meant to be living sacrifices. Physical discipline, stewardship, and obedience are not about perfection, they’re acts of worship. What we do with our bodies reflects who we live for.
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From Water Ski Champion to Prison Ministry Trailblazer (w/ Kristi Overton Johnson)
What happens when God takes someone from a world stage… and calls them behind prison walls?
In this powerful episode, Omar sits down with Kristi Overton Johnson—former world-class water ski champion (80+ pro titles) and founder of Victorious Living Magazine / Victorious Living Ministries, to hear the God-story that changed everything.
Kristi shares abo...
In this two-minute devotional, Omar Calvillo breaks down 1 Kings 3:7 and the heart posture that made Solomon a leader God could trust. Before asking for wisdom, Solomon begins with who God is, acknowledges who placed him in his position, and admits his dependence on the Lord.
This short teaching reminds us that true leadership starts with humility, surrender, and a teachable spirit.
LORD, make us servants You can trust.
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