90 Days on the Inside is Steve Adams's true story of failure, consequences, incarceration, surrender, and the healing that can only be found in Christ.
For readers wrestling with shame, regret, identity, healing, and hope.
It is a story for anyone who has ever lived behind invisible bars.
You've made choices you wish you could undo
You carry shame that still follows you
You feel trapped by your past
You're exhausted from striving and performing
You long for healing, not just survival
You want to discover your identity in Christ
After compromising his faith in pursuit of success, Steve Adams faces indictment, loss, and prison. But what begins as a story of collapse becomes a story of surrender.
Through raw journal entries, painful honesty, and spiritual discovery, this book traces the journey from brokenness to healing — and from false identity to life in Christ.
This story does not end behind bars. It opens into the deeper prison many people know all too well: shame, striving, regret, fear, and the ache to be made whole.
The unraveling that comes when life is built apart from God. Every person arrives here differently. The lessons are the same.
The moment control is released and truth is faced. Not the end — the beginning. The refiner's fire yields beautiful results.
The slow, powerful restoration of identity in Christ. Memories reinterpreted. Lies replaced. The lens of love changes everything.
The life that emerges on the other side of surrender. Not a return to what was — but something entirely new. A story rewritten by grace, lived out for the good of others.
Steve Adams is a writer, teacher, and co-founder of Embracing Brokenness Ministries. Through writing, speaking, and mentoring, he helps people explore spiritual healing, identity, purpose, and the redemptive work of Christ.
His story is not one of polished perfection, but honest transformation. He holds an MBA from Drexel University and a BA from Grove City College, teaches weekly with his wife, Colleen, at a local prison and in churches. Meets with inmates regularly and assists with support during re-entry.
That is what makes 90 Days on the Inside resonate.
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90 Days on the Inside is a redemptive memoir rooted in real consequences and deeper grace. After compromising his faith in pursuit of success, Steve Adams faces indictment, loss, and 90 days in a federal prison.
But what begins as a story of collapse becomes a story of surrender. Through raw journal entries kept behind bars, painful honesty about the choices that led there, and spiritual discovery in the most unexpected places, this book traces the journey from brokenness to healing.
This story does not stop behind bars. It opens into the deeper prison many people know all too well — shame, striving, regret, fear, and the ache to be made whole. And then it shows the way out.
Don't dismiss Adams's call to "embrace your brokenness." It's the first step we all must take to gain a new identity in Christ. Let this book show you how to find a secure and truly successful way to live — both now and forever.
Steve Adams experienced two surrenders: one to the U.S. Marshal in Philadelphia and the other to the Holy Spirit. This book is living proof that ninety days can change a lifetime. Read the actual prison journal he kept while living ninety days of uncertainty but unexpected comradery.
You can feel Steve's gentleness, patience, kindness, and love as you read of his journey. I can relate because I am an ex-con myself. Steve helped me to reconcile to myself, to my identity, and to my gracious Creator. He is a light on a hill, providing hope.
Steve Adams and I share a similar road — federal indictment, the wreckage of a life built on the wrong foundation, and the unexpected grace that meets you behind bars. I have walked this journey. This book is honest, raw, and deeply redemptive. Every person who has ever worn handcuffs — or loved someone who has — needs to read it.
After twenty-eight years in the FBI, I have seen the full weight of consequence that follows a man through the justice system. What I rarely saw was a story like Steve Adams's — one that doesn't just survive incarceration but is genuinely transformed by it. This is the kind of memoir that reminds you what real surrender looks like. It matters.
I spent eight and a half years in federal prison after my world collapsed — and like Steve Adams, I discovered that surrender wasn't the end of my story. It was where the real story began. Steve's journey of brokenness, incarceration, and healing in Christ mirrors what so many of us have lived. This book needed to be written. It will change lives.
Writer · Teacher · Co-Founder, Embracing Brokenness Ministries
Steve Adams is a committed believer in Jesus Christ whose life story is one of business success, catastrophic failure, federal incarceration, and unexpected transformation.
His journey from the boardroom to a federal facility — and from there into a life of ministry — is the foundation of everything he writes and teaches. It is not a polished story. That is precisely what makes it powerful.
Armed with an MBA from Drexel University and a BA from Grove City College, Steve builds a career in business — driven by ambition, identity, and the pursuit of success. A little "g" god of wealth and validation quietly replaces a deeper foundation.
Choices have consequences. Facing indictment, loss, and the reality of standing before a judge, Steve begins to see what his pursuit had cost — not only himself, but those around him. Brokenness begins to do its work.
Federal prison. A journal. Unexpected community. Ninety days that strip away every false identity and begin to reveal what was there all along. Steve documents the experience in raw, honest entries that become the book.
Two surrenders define Steve's story: one to a U.S. Marshal in Philadelphia, and one to the Holy Spirit. The second changes everything. The healing journey begins not despite the brokenness, but through it.
Today Steve co-founds Embracing Brokenness Ministries, teaches weekly at a local rescue mission, volunteers in prison chaplaincy, and writes to help others discover the healing available for all who surrender to God.
Co-founded to help people explore spiritual healing, identity, and purpose through speaking, curriculum, and online resources.
Steve teaches an original weekly curriculum at a local rescue mission, bringing the message of identity in Christ to those navigating homelessness and recovery.
Having walked the road himself, Steve volunteers as a spiritual advisor in prison chaplaincy programs — bringing presence, honesty, and hope.
Currently writing two non-fiction books: 90 Days on the Inside and Embracing Brokenness — both focused on spiritual development and healing in Christ.
Steve speaks at churches, conferences, recovery events, and retreats — grounded in lived experience and the transforming power of the gospel.
Walking alongside individuals through brokenness, surrender, and the slow journey toward wholeness in Christ — one conversation at a time.
Steve brings an authentic, unpolished voice to the topics your congregation or community needs to hear — grounded in lived experience, not borrowed inspiration.
Who are you when your accomplishments and reputation are stripped away? Steve walks audiences through the journey of discovering a new identity — not earned, but given.
The counterintuitive truth that our wounds are the doorway to healing. Steve helps people stop running from brokenness and start learning from it.
The moment everything changes is not a moment of strength — it is a moment of release. Steve shares what true surrender looks like and what becomes possible on the other side.
For prison ministries and recovery communities, Steve brings a message rooted in his own incarceration — speaking not from the outside, but from within.
Healing is not an event — it is a series of discoveries. Steve maps the journey from wounds to wholeness and gives audiences practical hope for what lies ahead.
For those who feel their past has disqualified them, Steve's message is clear: the grace of God is not a polite gesture — it is a total reorientation of your story.
Sunday messages, sermon series support, and small group curriculum
Weekend or day-retreat format, full session or keynote
Incarcerated populations, chaplaincy programs, re-entry support
Rescue missions, halfway houses, addiction recovery programs
Keynote, panel, or breakout session format
Intimate teaching with discussion and Q&A
Articles, excerpts, devotionals, and downloads to accompany you through brokenness, surrender, and healing. More resources are added regularly.
Selected passages from 90 Days on the Inside, including raw journal entries written behind bars.
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Born directly from 90 Days on the Inside, this companion devotional walks you through the journey one day at a time — 90 days, 90 reflections, one transforming journey in Christ. Designed for individuals, small groups, and recovery communities.
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Ongoing writing from Steve on spiritual development, the healing journey, and what it means to embrace brokenness in everyday life.
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Printable study guides, reflection worksheets, and curriculum materials for small groups and recovery programs.
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Audio conversations on brokenness, faith, recovery, and transformation — featuring Steve and guests from ministry and re-entry work.
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A structured small-group series with discussion questions, Scripture references, and guided reflection for each chapter.
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