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
179 episodes
Hebrews 11 and the Other Side of Faith | Trusting God in Victory and Pain
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...
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Revival in Cook County Jail: Prison Ministry, Redemption, and Discipleship Behind Bars
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 ...
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How to Overcome Sin and Avoid Spiritual Pride | 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 Devotional
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 fal...
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Spiritual Warfare in the Streets | Sean Peña’s Journey from Gang Life to Peace
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 ...
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Born Through the Word of Truth | James 1:18
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 t...
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Knowing God vs Surrendering to God | Floyd Urrutia Testimony
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 bu...
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How Far Would You Go to Reach One Person?
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 peop...
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From Death Row to Freedom | Renaldo Hudson’s 37-Year Prison Testimony
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 l...
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When Success Tests the Heart: Guarding Against Pride in Leadership
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...
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A Prayer for the Year Ahead: May Yahweh’s Purposes Prevail
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 p...
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From Persecutor to Purpose | How God Uses Broken Pasts for His Glory
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...
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Loyalty and Kindness: The Quiet Path to Favor and Trust
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...
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Beautiful Feet and Bold Testimony | From Wrong To Strong Devotional
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 mov...
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Week #52 - 2-Minute Devotional w/ Omar Calvillo
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 remi...
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"Easy Now, Hard Later: Faith, Fitness & the Choice Men Must Make" ft. Salvador Torres
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,...
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Week #51 - 2-Minute Devotional w/ Omar Calvillo
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...
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"The Day the Music Stopped - and God Spoke" ft. Julio Aviles
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...
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Week #50 - 2-Minute Devotional w/ Salvador Torres
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 per...
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"Hit It!": From Water Ski Champion to Prison Ministry Calling ft. Kristi Overton Johnson
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 wit...
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Week #49 - 2-Minute Devotional w/ Omar Calvillo
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 ad...
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Week #48 - 2-Minute Devotional w/ Cisco Terrazas
In today’s From Wrong to Strong Two-Minute Devotional, Cisco Terrazas reminds us of one of the most powerful truths Jesus ever declared:“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except thro...
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“Presence Over Pressure: A Christmas Message for the Weary" ft. Omar Calvillo
In this special episode, I’m sharing my second sermon preached at New Life Community Church in Cicero—a message titled “The Gift of Being Present.”Every year, December has a way of pulling us in every direction. Th...
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Week #47 - 2-Minute Devotional w/ Nico Toscani
In this two-minute devotional, Nico walks us through Psalm 69 - one of King David’s most desperate cries for help. When the waters rise to his neck and the pit is about to close in, David shows us a powerful template for facing our own trials: ...
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Week #46 - 2-Minute Devotional w/ Omar Calvillo
Romans 15:30 — “Join Me in My Struggle”In this 2-Minute Devotional, Omar Calvillo unpacks Paul’s heartfelt request for prayer in Romans 15:30 and shows why prayer is more than support - it’s partnership.Paul reminds us that...
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“Beating Death Row: How a Smile Saved a Soul” ft. Charlie "The Chaplain"
In this powerful episode recorded at the Billy Graham Training Center in North Carolina, Omar Calvillo sits down with “Charlie the Chaplain,” a man whose testimony reads like a chapter straight out of the book of Acts.Charlie shares how ...
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