The story within the song is sometimes laid all out with no need for reading between the lines for the listener. Matthew West’s “Next Thing You Know ” is one of them and in so doing, it provides a wonderful illustration of God’s work in our lives. In the first verse,...
On my way to work while waiting at a red light around roughly the year 2000, I saw a bumper sticker on the car in front of me that read "God Bless the Freaks" along with a radio station frequency. Intrigued but not thinking it was from the area, I tuned the radio to...
I love a song you can crank and feel the strength and passion stir throughout your whole mind, body and soul. That’s what I get with Crowder’s “I Am” off the Neon Steeple album. No matter how down I am, no matter how worthless I am feeling, no matter how much the tugs...
His father was a munitions developer of the 1830’s and Alfred joined him in the business at an early age. At the time, explosives were highly unstable because it was literally black gun powder ignited by a fuse. By the time he was an adult, he was fluent in five...
Tully Blanchard was born into a professional wrestling family. The son of wrestling promoter and star Joe Blanchard, Tully got involved in the family business early. He began by selling programs and refreshments. Later, he did some refereeing. The business led him to...
At age 14, Kirk Cameron began the role as Mike Seaver on the hit television show, Growing Pains. It sent him flying down a path of instant stardom. He was also pulled into the entertainment industry and enjoying “the good life” at pretty much every corner. Having not...
Throughout my professional career, I,ve gotten to meet many people both inside and outside my industry. Manny Ohonme is one of them and his story had many impacts on my own life. Manny has a marvelous and inspiring story. He didn’t own a pair of tennis shoes until age...
We were created to serve and glorify God. And God desires big dreams. In the course of that service, we're also being called to do something big. This series features the sharing of some stories designed to inspire us to pursue a higher call. Such dreams reach beyond...
At age 8, Bethany Hamilton won her first surfing competitions and appeared well on her way to engaging in her family’s lifetime love of surfing. At age 13, she lost her left arm after being attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing. A month later, she was...