What would you do if you were in prison, labeled a security threat, and locked in isolation?

For Bert Berrios, it was reading the Bible.

Bert was serving time for murder and was stuck in segregation, with little hope of connection.

Yet, God reached him in the most unlikely of places.

The twist? The man who put him behind bars was the one who guided Bert toward hope and new life.

Hear the story of how Marco David was called to help Bert find the truth of scripture and be set free. When the unlikely pair meets up, redemption begins in Bert’s life. This is a One80 you won’t want to miss!

You’ll learn a lot about what it’s like to grow up in a gang and what prison life was like for Bert and experience his first-hand account of true healing, the grace of God, and the power of forgiveness. Bert now leads his own prison ministry, given rare permission from Cook County to reenter Division Nine of Cook County Jail as a parolee to preach the Bible.

Helpful links:

Bert’s book Redeemed

Manny Mill

Koinonia House

Radical Time Out

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Marco David is both a Chicago cop and pastor who finds himself leading Bert Berrios to faith in Jesus in prison–after he was one of the men who put him there. Learn how he came into that dual career and how God’s true calling on his life was neither of these.

Hear how Marco came to faith after overhearing another conversation where the gospel was preached. You never know who’s listening as you are witnessing to others!

Marco shares about what he calls collateral blessings, things that the enemy meant for evil and God uses for good, like his own multiple cancer diagnoses and the collateral blessings he finds in others’ circumstances. He guides us in reading the Bible, hearing what God has to say, and prayer.

Helpful links:

6:4 fellowship

Collateral Blessings, Marco’s book

Manny Mill, Koinonia House

Radical Time Out

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What if the road out of faith is the very path God uses to lead you home?

Effie’s journey begins in a sun-soaked Cypriot village and detours through apartheid-era South Africa, where barred windows, schoolyard prejudice, and a harsh home life force hard questions about God’s goodness. How can a good God cause such prejudice?

Watch Effie's faith come alive after a friend's prayer to end nightmares. And

We walk with Effie as Scripture comes alive—offering a clear-eyed account of the fall, a compelling vision of the image of God.

Then, years in Chicago’s club scene pull her far from what she once knew. When everything unravels, an unlikely person through another dream lure Effie back to walking with Jesus. Effie returns—not with fireworks, but with a steady yes to a Father who gives more than second chances.

The show concludes with Effie's new biblical convictions on suffering and how to face it with God.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’ve gone too far or asked how faith speaks to racism and suffering, this conversation is for you. Listen, share with someone who needs hope, and if this story resonates, subscribe and leave a review.

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