A True Story of Brokenness, Surrender, and Redemption

Your Past
Isn't Your Prison.

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.

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This Book Is For You

More Than a Prison Story.

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

About the Book

A Memoir Rooted in
Real Consequences.

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.

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The Four-Part Journey

From Darkness to Light

I

Brokenness

The unraveling that comes when life is built apart from God. Every person arrives here differently. The lessons are the same.

II

Surrender

The moment control is released and truth is faced. Not the end — the beginning. The refiner's fire yields beautiful results.

III

Healing

The slow, powerful restoration of identity in Christ. Memories reinterpreted. Lies replaced. The lens of love changes everything.

IV

Redemption

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
The Author

Meet Steve Adams

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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  • Identity in Christ after failure
  • Healing from shame and regret
  • Surrender and spiritual transformation
  • Prison ministry and restoration
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The memoir told the story. The devotional walks you through it — one day at a time.

Birthed directly from 90 Days on the Inside, this companion devotional is designed for anyone ready to move from reading about brokenness, surrender, and healing — to actually living through it.

90 days. 90 reflections. One transforming journey in Christ.

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Whether your prison has bars or not,
freedom begins with surrender.

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The Book

90 Days on the Inside

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.

Key Themes
BrokennessSurrender HealingIdentity in Christ Shame & RedemptionPrison Ministry Spiritual GrowthChristian Memoir

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What People Are Saying

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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.

J. R. WoodgatesAuthor, Daily Light on the Prisoner's Path
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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.

Joyce E. GearhartLearning Resource Specialist, Storyteller, Author & Poet
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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.

BennyFormer Inmate QF-6681
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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.

Chip SkowronFormer Federal Inmate, Prison Ministry Leader & Co-Founder, NCS-Inside
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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.

Scott PayneRetired FBI Special Agent, 28 Years in Federal Law Enforcement & Author, Code Name: Pale Horse
"

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.

Mark WhitacreHighest-Ranking FBI Informant in U.S. History, Federal Inmate & Inspiration for The Informant! (Matt Damon, 2009)
The Author

Steve Adams

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.

Steve Adams
The Journey

From Brokenness
to Transformation

I

The Pursuit

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.

II

The Unraveling

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.

III

Ninety Days Inside

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.

IV

The Surrender

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.

V

A Life of Ministry

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.

Ministry & Work

How Steve Serves Today

Embracing Brokenness Ministries

Co-founded to help people explore spiritual healing, identity, and purpose through speaking, curriculum, and online resources.

Rescue Mission Teaching

Steve teaches an original weekly curriculum at a local rescue mission, bringing the message of identity in Christ to those navigating homelessness and recovery.

Prison Chaplaincy

Having walked the road himself, Steve volunteers as a spiritual advisor in prison chaplaincy programs — bringing presence, honesty, and hope.

Writing & Publishing

Currently writing two non-fiction books: 90 Days on the Inside and Embracing Brokenness — both focused on spiritual development and healing in Christ.

Speaking & Retreats

Steve speaks at churches, conferences, recovery events, and retreats — grounded in lived experience and the transforming power of the gospel.

One-on-One Mentoring

Walking alongside individuals through brokenness, surrender, and the slow journey toward wholeness in Christ — one conversation at a time.

Speaking & Events

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Your Church or Event

Steve brings an authentic, unpolished voice to the topics your congregation or community needs to hear — grounded in lived experience, not borrowed inspiration.

Topics

What Steve Speaks On

Identity in Christ After Failure

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.

Embracing Brokenness

The counterintuitive truth that our wounds are the doorway to healing. Steve helps people stop running from brokenness and start learning from it.

Surrender and Transformation

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.

Prison Ministry and Restoration

For prison ministries and recovery communities, Steve brings a message rooted in his own incarceration — speaking not from the outside, but from within.

The Healing Journey

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.

Shame, Regret, and the Grace of God

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.

Audiences

Who Steve Speaks To

Churches & Congregations

Sunday messages, sermon series support, and small group curriculum

Men's Retreats

Weekend or day-retreat format, full session or keynote

Prison & Re-entry Ministries

Incarcerated populations, chaplaincy programs, re-entry support

Recovery Communities

Rescue missions, halfway houses, addiction recovery programs

Conferences & Events

Keynote, panel, or breakout session format

Small Groups & Seminars

Intimate teaching with discussion and Q&A

Resources

Tools for the Journey

Articles, excerpts, devotionals, and downloads to accompany you through brokenness, surrender, and healing. More resources are added regularly.

Book Excerpts

Selected passages from 90 Days on the Inside, including raw journal entries written behind bars.

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90-Day Devotional Coming Soon

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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Blog & Articles

Ongoing writing from Steve on spiritual development, the healing journey, and what it means to embrace brokenness in everyday life.

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Free Downloads

Printable study guides, reflection worksheets, and curriculum materials for small groups and recovery programs.

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Podcast Episodes

Audio conversations on brokenness, faith, recovery, and transformation — featuring Steve and guests from ministry and re-entry work.

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Group Curriculum

A structured small-group series with discussion questions, Scripture references, and guided reflection for each chapter.

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