The Rugged Path

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Faith isn't fragile - and neither are the people who live it. This podcast dives into the hard seasons, fierce battles, and defining moments that shaped the lives of everyday Christians. These are stories of grit, surrender, and victory that prove struggle doesn't break faith - it builds it.

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  1. MAR 17

    Jason Hazleton: From Special Forces to Spiritual Fatherhood | The Rugged Path

    Jason Hazleton is a retired Green Beret who left a high-paying contractor career to step into full-time ministry, discipling men and leading small groups at Grace Church in Southern Pines, North Carolina. After 22 years in the Army — including combat deployments to Afghanistan, losing teammates, and surviving close calls that should have killed him — Jason came to a breaking point where he had to surrender his pride, his accomplishments, and his plans to God. This is a story about humility, obedience, spiritual fatherhood, and what it looks like to follow Christ into the unknown. In this episode, Jason shares his upbringing in upstate New York, his time in the infantry and special operations, the death of his brother in a hunting accident, losing Nick Robertson in Afghanistan, hearing the Holy Spirit speak on patrol, battling pornography, and the slow process of God breaking his pride. He also talks about his 20-year marriage, raising two daughters, discipling a homeless man named Joe, and the moment he walked away from a six-figure job to obey God's call into ministry. What you will hear: Jason's deployment to Afghanistan and the day his teammate Nick Robertson was killed by a sniper - How Jason heard the Holy Spirit tell him to sit down seconds before an IED detonated, saving his life - Jason's decision to retire from the Army early to pour into his daughter's education and watch her go from struggling to number one in her class - The breaking point where Jason lost a contractor job he had lined up and fully surrendered to Matthew 6:33 - Jason baptizing Joe, a homeless man he discipled for over a year, and watching God restore his life. Connect and subscribe: Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Rumble, and Podbean. Join the newsletter at www.theruggedpathpodcast.com. Follow on social media. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

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Faith isn't fragile - and neither are the people who live it. This podcast dives into the hard seasons, fierce battles, and defining moments that shaped the lives of everyday Christians. These are stories of grit, surrender, and victory that prove struggle doesn't break faith - it builds it.

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