What Hope Sounds Like is a dose of hope and encouragement with your favorite artists and leaders in our communities. Each episode will give you the boost you need to be a light for Christ right where you are!
Sam Wesley & Mary-Clair: Finding Faith Beyond the MercyMe Legacy
Have you ever felt like God was asking you to do something, but fear was holding you back? Or wondered if He could use the difficult season you're walking through right now?
On this episode of What Hope Sounds Like, Tom from The Light FM sits down with Sam Wesley, son of MercyMe's Bart Millard, and Mary-Clair, daughter of MercyMe manager Scott Brickell, to talk about stepping out in faith, finding your own path, and trusting Jesus when life doesn't go as planned.
Sam shares how one uncomfortable moment onstage changed the direction of his life, and what a recent prison ministry experience taught him about finding Jesus in unexpected places. Mary-Clair opens up about walking through family struggles and how God has used music to help her process the hard stuff and share hope with others.
If you've been afraid to take that next step, you're walking through something difficult, or you're wondering what God might be doing in your life right now, there's encouragement here for you. You don't have to have everything figured out to take the next step with Jesus.
8 Oct 2026
Warren Peay on Coming Back to Church and Finding His Calling
Before Warren Peay ever stepped onto the American Idol stage, God was already shaping his story in a small South Carolina church.
Warren joins Carol from The Light FM to talk about growing up around church, spending several years away, and eventually feeling the pull to come back. There wasn’t a dramatic falling out - he says he simply got used to not going. But an invitation from friends led him to a church that felt like home, and it was there that Warren began serving on the worship team and discovering how God could use his gift.
Years later, American Idol would give Warren a national platform, but he says the local church is really where his ministry began. Long before television, he was singing at churches, revivals and anywhere his worship team was invited.
Warren and Carol also talk about why we need Christian community, finding a place to use the gifts God has given us, and what can happen when we slowly become comfortable doing life on our own.
Today, Warren says his goal is pretty simple: he doesn't need people to remember his name, he just wants them to remember Jesus.
13 Aug 2026
Brewer Hicklen: Playing Baseball for a Bigger Purpose
“The beautiful thing is God’s going to meet us right where we are.” - Brewer Hicklen
Brewer Hicklen has been chasing the dream of professional baseball since he was four years old, and along the way, God has given that dream an even bigger purpose.
In this episode of What Hope Sounds Like, Ryan sits down with Atlanta Braves outfielder Brewer Hicklen to talk baseball, faith and what it looks like to follow Jesus wherever God places you. Brewer shares how his faith became personal during his college years and how he’s learned to see every clubhouse, teammate and season as an opportunity to make a difference.
For Brewer, baseball is something he loves, but it's not his identity. Whether he’s experiencing a career high or navigating an unexpected turn, he wants his life to point people back to Jesus.
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