This week on The Upload, Brooke Taylor and Pastor Mark Evans sit down with singer-songwriter Brad Warren for a deeply honest conversation about faith, addiction, grief, and the grace of God.

Brad opens up about growing up in a fear-based church environment, battling alcoholism and addiction, and how recovery introduced him to a God who wasn’t waiting to punish him—but love him. He shares how his faith evolved from “I hope it’s true” to “I know it’s true,” and why his relationship with Jesus has become a daily necessity.

The conversation takes a powerful turn as Brad vulnerably shares the heartbreaking loss of his 21-year-old son to fentanyl and how that tragedy transformed his life, deepened his faith, and led him to create spaces for grieving fathers to heal together.

Together, they dive into some of life’s hardest questions:
What happens when your faith is tested by tragedy?
Can grace exist without fear?
How do you keep trusting God when life doesn’t make sense?
And what does it really mean to have a relationship with Jesus right where you are?

Brad also shares why he believes testimony is one of the greatest weapons we have, how grief can strengthen rather than destroy us, and why God wants relationship—not perfection.

This episode is raw, emotional, hope-filled, and a reminder that even in the middle of pain, addiction, loss, and doubt… God still meets us with grace.

If you’ve ever wrestled with faith, questioned God in suffering, or needed hope in the middle of grief… this conversation is for you.

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