Episode Description
A Navy SEAL sniper sits down and gets real about the one thing combat never prepared him for: Jesus.
In this Code Red Talk episode, Pastor Zach Terry sits across from former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson — sniper, law enforcement investigator, anti-trafficking warrior, and seventh-generation Alabamian — for one of the most raw, faith-filled conversations we’ve ever recorded. From the battlefields of the Global War on Terror to a single-wide trailer where he gave his life to Christ at age six, Jared shares the testimony, the scars, and the unshakable convictions that drive him.
This isn’t politics-as-usual. It’s two men of faith talking about spiritual warfare, fatherhood, the offense of the Gospel, what really happens to a man’s soul in the “dark places,” and why love will always outfight hate. Whether you came for the SEAL stories or the Scripture, you’re going to walk away challenged.
▶ Watch to the end — the answer to “how do you guard your soul?” will stick with you.
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⏱ Chapters / Timestamps0:00 – Cold open
0:31 – Welcome to the Code Red Studio
0:45 – “The horse is made ready, but victory rests on the Lord”
1:01 – The challenge: rename a road “Code Red Boulevard”
1:45 – Seven generations of Alabama farmers
5:44 – The Davy Crockett bloodline
6:36 – “Sometimes the best weapon isn’t a bullet — it’s a ballot”
6:55 – SEAL Team 3, sniper school & the road to Green Team
7:13 – When a SEAL career ends
7:29 – How a Navy SEAL came to know Jesus
7:56 – The missionary years in Turkey
10:15 – Saved at six years old in a single-wide trailer
12:36 – Leading his own daughters to Christ
13:40 – “Jesus doesn’t have a number” — a 4-year-old’s faith
15:06 – Explaining the Trinity to a six-year-old
18:24 – God incarnate, NOT reincarnate (correcting the record)
20:22 – “The darkest place may not be the war zone…”
26:08 – Power doesn’t change you — it reveals you
27:15 – Why a bribe exposes the heart that was already there
35:45 – How he guards his soul in the dark places
37:50 – Bound by the blood of his fallen brothers
38:17 – The Daniel principle: staying rooted in any kingdom
41:45 – Hunting for demons in the halls of D.C.
44:45 – “I didn’t come to bring peace, but a sword”
45:26 – Sin is crouching at the door (the lesson from Cain)
47:27 – What he really thinks of the people who hate him
49:54 – Why screens make people braver and crueler
51:45 – “I don’t hate what’s in front of me — I love what’s behind me”
54:26 – Why love outfights hate
55:53 – The grenade story: greater love has no man
57:45 – Where he stands: life begins at conception
59:17 – Judeo-Christian roots & the First Amendment
1:04:16 – “This seat belongs to the people of Alabama”
1:05:51 – A message to the kids who want to be just like him
Links & ResourcesCode Red Talk (the podcast): https://coderedtalk.com
Maximum Life with Zach Terry: https://zachterry.org
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First Baptist Church, Fernandina Beach: https://fbfirst.com
Covenant Rescue Group (guest’s anti-trafficking nonprofit): https://www.covenantrescue.org
About Code Red TalkCode Red Talk is where faith, culture, and conviction collide. Hosted by Dr. Zach Terry, we sit down with warriors, leaders, and everyday believers to talk about the things that matter most — the Gospel, the family, the fight for what’s right, and the God who holds it all together. New conversations you won’t hear anywhere else.
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