Podcast Summary: Joni Table Talk – November 2nd, 2025

Podcast: Real America’s Voice
Host: Joni Lamb, with Table Guests
Episode Theme: Stories of Redemption, Overcoming Shame, the Power of Testimony, and Standing Strong in Faith
Main Guests: Joshua Broome (former porn star turned pastor/author), Phil Driscoll & Darlene Bishop Driscoll (musician and ministers)

Episode Overview

This deeply personal and faith-driven episode of Joni Table Talk centers around two powerful segments:

1. Joshua Broome’s Testimony (from porn star to preacher)
2. Phil Driscoll & Darlene Bishop Driscoll’s Journeys (overcoming illness and finding purpose through faith)

The hosts and their guests candidly confront taboo subjects in Christian circles, highlight freedom in vulnerability, and encourage listeners to trust in God’s redemptive power—no one is too far gone.

Segment 1: Joshua Broome’s Story – From Darkness to Redemption

[01:09–27:00]

Introduction & Table Reflections

• The table of co-hosts stresses the importance of sharing real, sometimes “messy” testimonies.
• Joni Lamb: “We tell some incredible stories... but I just think it’s so courageous and brave for some people to be able to come and tell their story.” [01:47]
• Hope: “The enemy allows us to feel shame, and shame keeps people stuck in the dark...when we walk in the light, we have fellowship with God.” [02:54]

Joshua’s Early Life and Wounds

• Born in a small South Carolina town to a 15-year-old mother and mostly absentee father.
• Joshua battled feelings of not being “chosen,” leading to perfectionism in sports and school:
  “I just wanted to hear my dad say, ‘I’m proud of you.’” [06:36]
• Despite outward success, he felt a constant emotional void:
  “My story is somewhat different...I was never abused in any way...no reason for me to say yes to what I said yes to.” [09:27]

Descent Into the Adult Industry

• Recruited by a “headhunter” for the porn industry by chance at a club.
• Initially shocked, but eventually agreed; quickly lost mainstream modeling/acting opportunities.
• Joshua: “When you don’t count the cost for something...it cost you more than you were willing to pay.” [11:12]
• His mother’s reaction: “You’re so much better than that.” [14:20]

Life at Rock Bottom

• Joshua doubled down on his new career, eventually starring in over 1,000 pornographic films.
• Sought validation through fame, achievement, and wealth, but found only emptiness.
• “God loved me so much that He gave me everything I thought would fix my life so I would know that it wouldn’t.” [15:25]
• Hit a breaking point after winning the industry’s top award; depression and suicidal ideation followed.
  • “When the thing that I thought would fix me didn’t, the anxiety was amplified, the...depression was deepened. And I thought, what’s the point?” [16:15]

A Turning Point

• Overwhelmed, he attempted to take his own life. A banking clerk unexpectedly showed him compassion:
  • “She came around the counter and put her arm on my shoulder and said, ‘Joshua, how can I help you?’ She called me by my name, which I had not heard in 18 months.” [19:01]
• This moment of grace marked the start of his recovery.

Redemption & New Life

• Moved back to South Carolina, built a new life as a fitness trainer but remained unfulfilled.
• Met his eventual wife, Hope. Upon disclosing his past before their first run together, she responded:
  • “I need you to know that you are not defined by the worst thing you’ve ever done, and you won’t be defined by the best thing you’ll ever do because you are not the author of you. God is. Do you know Him?” – Hope [20:42]
• Hope led him to church, where a message from 2 Samuel and Hebrews 12:2 broke through his shame. There he accepted Jesus:
  • “I fell on my face right then and there... God showed me pictures of him saving my life.” [22:54]
• Married Hope; together, they have four sons. The birth of his first son was another spiritual milestone:
  • “As much love as you have in your heart for him right now, I love you more than that.” – Joshua, recalling God’s voice at his son’s birth [25:17]
• Joshua’s book: Seven Lies That Will Ruin Your Life.

Segment 2: Faith Under Fire – Phil Driscoll & Darlene Bishop Driscoll

[30:00–57:59]

Embracing Test & Testimony

• The Table welcomes Phil and Darlene, emphasizing the power of shared struggles and overcoming adversity:
  “We overcome by the word of our testimony...” – Rachel Ann Brown [31:07]

Darlene’s Battle with Illness & Divine Healing

• Darlene shares her diagnosis of breast cancer in 1986, following her sisters’ deaths from the disease.
• Initially paralyzed by fear, her son’s faith and a remembered prophecy reinvigorated her belief.
  • “Get out your little black book... I’m going to show you the God that I’ve been preaching about.” [35:05]
• Despite persistent symptoms, continued preaching and worshiping.
• Experienced a divine voice:
  “Because you’ve continued in the Word, as of this day you’re healed. Go proclaim it.” – God to Darlene [37:56]
• Within days, all physical signs of illness vanished.
  • “Faith has to be tested before it can be trusted.” – Darlene [38:18]

Phil Driscoll’s Musical & Spiritual Journey

• Grew up in church, famed as a musician, but drifted into the secular music world (“loved funk”; church shunned his style).
• Became entangled in drugs and crime, even setting up a “synthetic cocaine laboratory.”
• Unexpectedly encountered God’s presence at a church service, marking the start of a profound transformation:
  “They were having more fun than people in nightclubs... I began to feel the presence of the Lord.” [43:07]
• After a prophesied warning, was arrested but, miraculously, was acquitted:
  “Three were killed and one was acquitted. I was the one that was acquitted on a technicality.” [44:39]
• Credits the love and support of his father for helping to “break” him open to God’s love:
  “If you have a son or daughter and they’re hellraisers... Love them, love them... The love of God is the greatest force that will change.” [47:52]

The Ministry of Worship Music

• Phil reflects on the history and power of Christian music, emphasizing direct worship (“man-to-God music”) as most transformative: “The most powerful is man-to-God music… if I look at her and say, ‘Darlene, I love you,’ there’s something different... When we worship, it’s Abba, Father.” [52:53]
• Joni recounts Phil playing at her husband’s funeral and the breathtaking effect of his music on all in attendance.
• The role of music:
  “Music timestamps us... every time you hear the song, you go back to that because it timestamps you.” – Phil [49:04]

Closing Encouragements & Calls to Faith

• Phil and Darlene pray for listeners’ salvation and healing, leading a heartfelt invitation to accept Jesus:
  “You might be somebody that’s the most famous, you might be a billionaire... it doesn’t mean anything in the real life, which is not here.” – Phil [53:59]
  • “Father, in the name of Jesus...” [54:46]
• Joni closes by reminding viewers that “no one is too far gone,” encouraging calls for prayer and offering the Book of John.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Joshua Broome:

• “Either your past can own you, or you can own it. And the way you own it, you put it at the foot of the cross.” [05:01]
• “When we don’t call things what they are, we are easily manipulated.” [11:43]
• “You are not defined by the worst thing you’ve ever done… you are not the author of you. God is.” – Hope, as quoted by Joshua [20:42]

Darlene Bishop Driscoll:

• “Faith has to be tested before it can be trusted.” [38:18]
• “Because you’ve continued in the Word, as of this day, you’re healed. Go proclaim it.” [37:56]

Phil Driscoll:

• “Music timestamps us… once I go live, once I go live, it’s harder to go back because it’s in the now. It’s a big deal. Faith is in the now.” [49:04]
• On worship: “When we worship the Lord, we don’t call Him in the third person. Lord, it’s Abba, Father…that trumps everything.” [53:27]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Joshua Broome’s Redemption Story: [01:09–27:00]

  • Early Life & Fatherlessness: [05:25–07:54]
  • Entry into Porn Industry: [09:07–12:31]
  • Rock Bottom/Suicide Attempt: [16:15–19:09]
  • Finding Faith & Hope: [20:28–27:00]

• Phil & Darlene Driscoll’s Segment: [30:00–57:59]

  • Darlene’s Cancer Testimony: [32:39–38:19]
  • Phil’s Journey from World to Witness: [39:34–46:05]
  • Music & Ministry Reflections: [48:22–53:27]
  • Prayer & Invitation: [53:28–55:49]

Tone & Takeaways

• Encouraging, transparent, vulnerable, yet grounded in faith, hope, and the promise of redemption.
• No matter the depth of failure or pain, restoration and freedom are available through God.
• The candid discussion about pornography, trauma, shame, and spiritual warfare sets this episode apart—offering a safe, honest space for listeners struggling with hidden battles.

“No one is too far gone... God stands ready to do exceedingly, abundantly, more than we could ever hope, dream, or imagine.” – Joni Lamb [25:47], summarizing the heart of the episode.