The Redeemed Man podcast features interviews with dynamic speakers on a variety of topics affecting men in our competitive, polarized world. Paul Amos, founder of The Redeemed, hosts this podcast in hopes of offering Christian wisdom and insights into many of life’s challenges. Issues ranging from financial and relationship troubles to health problems, addiction, anxiety, and more.
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Exploring the question if God is Redeeming Man. Is Redemption necessary? What is Redemption anyway? Is Redemption the same as Salvation? If not, what is the difference. Established Preachers and other Experts weigh in with your Host DL Stickler. makeuporbreakup.substack.com
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A Former Foster Kid Finds God and Community with David Petty
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Few would envy David Petty’s childhood. In and out of the foster care system, David suffered abuse and rejection. However, David’s foster parents modeled a truly devoted faith that helped him build a long-sought relationship with God. Now a social worker in Nashville, David leads small groups for The Redeemed and talks with us about his journey’s i…
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Discussing Hard Topics Without Hard Feelings with Jay Brown
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This week, we continue the conversation with Jay Brown, a team member at Church of the Highlands just outside of Birmingham. Tune in as we discuss cultivating meaningful friendships and how to talk about hard topics without hard feelings. Jay also shares tips for making time for prayer and the Bible verses that captured his heart and guide his mini…
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Be Humble, Be Open, Be Curious with Jay Brown
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As the third of six children raised by a single mother, Jay Brown didn’t have a road map when he became a husband and father. Today, Jay serves as head of the “Dream Team” volunteer program at Church of the Highlands’ Grants Mill campus and shares what he’s learned from the men who walked with him on his spiritual journey: communication in marriage…
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Being Honest About What’s in Our Hearts with Pedro LaTorre
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For the longest time, Pedro LaTorre avoided addressing what was in his heart. Childhood abuse and blaming himself for his parents’ divorce drove Pedro to perform as a way to prove his worth. But when a major arm injury prematurely ended his baseball career, Pedro’s search for a new identity drove him to engage more deeply with his feelings. In the …
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To Lead Others, Figure Out How to Lead Yourself
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This week on the Redeemed Man podcast, Redeemed director Nate Dewberry sits down with his own pastor, Kyle Jackson, from Church of the Highlands in Columbus, Georgia. Kyle shares openly about the temptations he gave into as a young man and how he found his way back to God. He offers practical advice for men struggling with their faith, searching fo…
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Finding Lessons—and Hope—from Tragedy
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It was supposed to be a leisurely ride home from an ice cream parlor for Bryan and Lynn Koch on their beloved Harley-Davidson—but that 2015 ride ended in tragedy at the hands of a drunk driver, costing Lynn her life and Bryan his left leg. As Bryan and his three sons worked through unimaginable grief, though, they found comfort in their deep faith,…
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Living Beyond Wins and Losses
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If you’ve ever watched a pro athlete making a sign of the cross and pointing to the sky after catching a long TD bomb or smashing a homer, and asked yourself, “Does God really care what we’re doing out on the field?”, this week’s podcast is for you. Guest Jonathan Carr, a former collegiate golfer who’s now a coach and teacher, says we might be aski…
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From ‘Emotional Insanity’ to Spiritual Security
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Ben Peterson describes his upbringing as “emotionally insane”—a father with OCD and myriad addiction issues; a mother with borderline personality disorder; a constant parade of screaming matches. That, combined with the emotional scars of seeing combat duty in the Middle East with the Army, meant the deck was stacked against Ben in terms of ever fo…
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God Has a New Story for You
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Abandoned by his father and sexually abused as a pre-teen, Jim Miner’s life was one of brokenness, infidelity, and hopelessness. “All I wanted to do,” he remembers of hitting rock bottom, was to “die in the darkest, dankest, stinkiest, ugliest corner of a back alley off of Bourbon Street.” It was the grace of God, he says, that taught him how to le…
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Learning to Wait on the Lord
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During his days in the Navy, Charlie Watkins’ best friend was a surgeon who was great with patients, always stayed in shape, and maintained a smile on his face even in the high-stress environment of a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser. One day Charlie asked his friend, “Jim, you’ve got to tell me what you’ve got!”—and was invited to a Bible st…
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Seeing Yourself the Way God Sees You
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Ron Acosta’s childhood was a nonstop litany of insults, abuse, and even outright abandonment. Constantly having to hear people (even his own family members) tell him he’d never amount to anything made him that much more motivated to succeed in life—and succeed he did, eventually becoming the VP of operations at Walmart. But he still had to confront…
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Maintaining Faith Through Both the Peaks and the Valleys
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In his very first “Mighty Mite” football game at age six, on a play called “Splat Green Sweep Right,” Jordan Kunaszyk scored a 60-yard TD. Today he’s an NFL veteran who’s played for Carolina, Washington, and Cleveland. But Jordan isn’t shy about admitting that the journey in between—like his personal faith journey—has had plenty of ups, downs, and …
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As a doctoral candidate in counselor education and vice president of the American Association of Christian Counselors, Zach Clinton has seen up close our society’s epidemic of depression, loneliness, and hopelessness. In this week’s podcast, he talks with Redeemed founder Paul Amos about ways men can combat that epidemic, build emotional and spirit…
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What's Your Secret Sauce for Leadership?
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Josh Swing is a longtime basketball player who’s worked closely with successful Chick-fil-A managers and executives in his current career, and his dad was a youth pastor—so it’s safe to say he’s learned a lot about leadership from many different sources, and in a wide variety of environments. Through his work at Wildsparq, an online leadership trai…
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Walking On In Our God-Given Purpose
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It was supposed to just be a fun story for the USC student newspaper, but Ben Malcolmson’s tryout for the Trojans football team led to a spot as a walk-on wide receiver—and a lengthy professional relationship with head coach Pete Carroll, whom Ben served as a special assistant when Carroll became head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Ben’s story wasn…
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Openness and Authenticity is the Only Way
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Singer/songwriter Kristian Stanfill has been leading worship services ever since he was 15 years old; unfortunately, he had a drinking problem for nearly that long. He’d managed to mask it reasonably well for years, “talking around” his struggles rather than admitting to them directly. But it all came to a head in November 2020, when his wife and t…
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How an NFL Player Deals with Failure
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Cody Hollister has two parents who’ve loved and supported him, a twin brother with whom he has an unshakeable bond—and, oh yeah, a seven-year NFL career, one that includes a Super Bowl ring won as a member of the 2018 Patriots. But even with all these blessings, Cody has faced his share of challenges, from struggling to catch on with a college team…
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The Weight We Weren't Made To Carry
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As a former Division I college basketball player who’d been playing the game ever since he was a little kid, Doug Elks is no stranger to physical exertion or the sacrifices athletes make. Even with that in mind, though, running 100 miles wearing a weighted 20-pound vest—as Doug, an avid long-distance runner, plans to do this December—might sound ex…
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From Jail and Addiction to Hope and Redemption
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This July at The Redeemed we are focusing on community service, and there are few acts more profound than aiding the addicted, the homeless, and the hopeless. This week's podcast features Phil Shuler, Director of Development for SafeHouse Ministries in Columbus, Georgia, and Troy Gardner, a testament to transformation after nearly three decades of …
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With all the distractions presented by the media, popular culture, and the online world, it can be hard to carve out time and space to block out the outside world and just be with God. This week’s episode of The Redeemed Man contains some worthwhile advice on how to do it—and ironically enough, it comes from someone in the entertainment industry: T…
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Preaching the Gospel in a Chaotic Online World
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This week, The Redeemed Man welcomes its first international guest: Jamie Bambrick, associate pastor of Hope Church Craigavon and YouTube content creator. Earlier this year, Bambrick created a video responding to the “He Gets Us” Super Bowl ad that attracted more than half a million views; he talks with Nate Dewberry about dealing with the pressure…
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Journey from Porn Star to Preacher
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New to Hollywood and hungry for success, model/actor Joshua Broome agreed to do a porn film “just to put [his] toe in the water.” When word got back to his hometown, though, the shame convinced him a porn star was all he’d ever be, and he ended up appearing in more than 1,000 adult films before finally leaving the industry in 2013. But with the hel…
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I Was in Prison, and You Came to Me
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At just 16 years old, Jonathan Irons was tried as an adult, convicted, and sentenced to 50 years in prison—all for a burglary and assault he didn’t commit. Strengthened by his faith and a prison ministry that believed in him, he endured 22 years of incarceration before being released in 2020. Today, he and his wife, former WNBA superstar Maya Moore…
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Redemption, Second Chances, and Basketball
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A year ago, podcast guest Matt Bostic shared his story of losing his grip in the wake of his mother’s death, developing a serious drinking problem, finally finding God’s redemption with the help of committed counselors—and becoming one of those counselors as program director for the Life House ministry. This week, he’s back with an update on how Li…
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A Milestone for The Redeemed Man
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“The Redeemed Man” has reached its 100th episode, and Redeemed founder Paul Amos and director Nate Dewberry take the opportunity to look back on the past four years. They talk about the podcast’s beginnings, when it helped keep the entire ministry project from being completely derailed by COVID, and how it’s helped build The Redeemed community; the…
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The Unmet Longings That Drive Us to Sin
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Like many young people who’ve grown up in physically and emotionally abusive households, Ben Bennett turned to self-destructive methods to find the acceptance and fulfillment he’d never received from his parents—from overconsumption of food and alcohol to pornography. After trying unsuccessfully to shake his porn addiction on his own, Ben connected…
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What I’ve Learned from Being a Widower
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Nine years ago, Daniel Brooker lost the only woman he’d ever loved, his wife Lyndsie, to ovarian cancer. As he struggled to stay strong in his faith and communicate what he was feeling to others, he discovered that while there are many support groups and resources for widows, there were glaringly few for widowers. The experience prompted him to fou…
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Purpose, Leadership, and Unity
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Lawrence Scott was raised by a long line of ministers, played football at the U.S. Military Academy, served in the Army, and worked as a pastor himself, so it’s safe to say he’s acquired a lot of knowledge about leadership from a wide variety of sources. Nate Dewberry talks with Lawrence about what he’s learned in this week’s Redeemed Man podcast, …
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For King + Country: Thoughts from the Son of an Unsung Hero
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In this enlightening episode of The Code of Entry Podcast, hosts Greg Bew and Keri Fischer delve into the essentials of entering the world of programming. Whether you're looking to shift careers, enhance your current job skills, or just curious about coding, this episode is your perfect starting point. From understanding the basics like HTML and CS…
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Purpose-Based Identity > Performance-Based Identity
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Luke Parker is a college athlete, a reality show contestant, and a modern man who, like many of us, has faced difficulties and temptations in life. However, he has found the security of God's love and the knowledge that he is not alone in his struggles to be a source of strength. Luke, a competitive CrossFit athlete, describes himself and others as…
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As a former lieutenant in the Army’s Delta Force antiterrorism unit, Jeff Tiegs has seen combat and strife as far away as Panama, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Now retired from the military, he is putting his strategic and intelligence-gathering skills to use on behalf of exploited women all over the world as the president of Skull Games, a nonprofit orga…
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Talking with God on Aconcagua
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Sean Knox, the co-owner and president of Columbus-based Knox Pest Control, has long had a passion for mountain climbing—one that recently took him to the peak of Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere. For him, though, the climb was about more than just thrills and the once-in-a-lifetime view from 22,838 feet up; Sean found that …
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Jake Kegg’s uncle lived a life beset by addiction and marked by tragedy, but through all those tribulations he trusted in—and was grateful for—God’s redemption. That inspired Jake to build a life centered around sharing God’s love with others, and today he and his wife are doing just that, leading small ministry groups with children, adults, and co…
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You Don’t Have to Do the Fighting on Your Own
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JT Clark says he’s spent most of his life “searching for something.” Sometimes he tried to fill that void with athletics or his love of the outdoors; more often, he filled it with unhealthy things like drugs or sexual conquests. It wasn’t until three years ago, when he was invited to church by a pastor who knew about the sins in his past, that he r…
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How to Have a Rite of Passage Weekend
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If many men these days act like boys—fighting, racking up sexual conquests, obsessing over childish pursuits—author Steven Arms says it might be because nobody ever told them, “You’re a man now.” Steven, on the other hand, did hear that from his father and male relatives at the “rite of passage weekend” they put together for him when he turned 13. …
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The ‘Beautiful Burden’ of Leadership
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Having preached his first sermon at age 12, Ricky Smith always knew he was meant for a life in ministry. And he was right—for the past five years, he’s been the lead pastor at Calvary Christian Church in Columbus, Georgia. Ricky talks with Nate Dewberry about the “beautiful burden” of leading a congregation and what he learned from his most challen…
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Dating with Pure Hearts and Reasonable Expectations
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The Redeemed Man podcast wraps up its relationship-themed February by talking to a pair of single guys, Matthew Sanchez and Kory Osigian, about what they’ve learned from navigating the dating world. Matthew and Kory talk with Nate Dewberry about a wide range of topics, from the ups and downs of dating apps to having reasonable expectations to relyi…
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Being the ‘Very Best Version’ for Your Spouse
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Most “high school sweethearts” break up and go their separate ways before high school is even over with. Chris and Carla Hines, though, have kept their relationship going for going on 36 years—nearly three decades of that as a married couple. It hasn’t always been easy, and both Chris and Carla admit they hadn’t prepared themselves to be the “very …
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Making Time for Marriage in the Military
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As part of the Redeemed Man’s month of REALationships, Nate Dewberry converses with two military couples: Wang and Evelyn Saecheo, both of whom grew up in California, and Jake and Emily Pettit, who are from Minnesota. Each couple talks with Nate Dewberry about the challenges they’ve faced, finding friendship and community when you’re constantly on …
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Making a Military Marriage Work
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Life in the military is never easy, but there are entirely new challenges when you have to balance your service obligations with your responsibilities as a spouse and parents. This week we bring you conversations with two couples—Jim and Tabitha Pooler and Russ and Cindy Leaphart—about some specific challenges they've faced and how they persevered.…
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The Ups and Downs of Marriage
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Redeemed director Nate Dewberry is back with his wife Liz to look back on the year gone by, talk about their high points and biggest challenges, and discuss a variety of other topics relating to happy, healthy marriages. What can you do to make your spouse feel more secure in your relationship? How do you keep everyone happy in a blended family? An…
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Can You Hear What God Is Saying?
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Herman Ivey is overseeing a growing and important ministry in Columbus, Georgia. But he’s also dealt with his share of struggle and disappointment, from divorce to homelessness. This week Herman talks with Redeemed director Nate Dewberry about the ups and downs of his life and what he’s learned from it all—particularly the need to be obedient to Go…
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The past few years have been eventful ones, to say the least, for Sammy Cosa. Right before the COVID pandemic hit, he left a business partnership that had turned into an “unethical” environment and moved with his wife and three children to Idaho. Two years later, he and his wife came close to losing their fourth child. Through it all, though, he sa…
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You Can’t Heal from What You Keep Hidden
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Shortly before Christmas, you heard a special holiday message from Jordan Thome, a West Point grad who works with the men’s ministry at his church in Cincinnati. In this week’s podcast, Nate Dewberry circles back with Jordan to talk about his own faith upbringing and the times he fell short of truly living for God, as well as his current life and h…
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God Knows Your Sin and Calls You By Your Name
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Veterans transitioning out of lengthy military careers find themselves particularly vulnerable to a variety of life struggles, including depression, addiction, and suicide. Eric Brew knows this firsthand—when his 25-year military career ended right as he was going through a second divorce, he came close to taking his own life. But with God’s help, …
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Memorable Moments from 2023
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Join us for a heartwarming journey through the highlights of the year in The Redeemed Man Podcast's special end-of-year review episode. Relive the moments that touched our souls in 2023! Visit The Redeemed's website for downloadable discussion question sets, show notes, inspirational articles, more resources, or to share your testimony. Join our Ex…
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What ‘The Light of the World’ Means for Us
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With Christmas almost upon us, this week The Redeemed turns its podcast over to Army veteran and ministry leader Jordan Thome, who offers his thoughts on Jesus’s statement “I am the light of the world” and what it means for us. Jesus, he says, is the fulfillment of prophecies and covenants made long before He came to earth. Reflecting more deeply o…
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It’s the season of gift-giving, and in this week’s podcast Ricky Smith, lead pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia, talks with Nate Dewberry about the most important gift any of us have ever received: God’s love, expressed through His son Jesus. Many times we might not consider ourselves worthy of that gift; other times we might not…
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You Don’t Have to Be Everything to Everybody
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Jeremy Simmons thought he had everything—he had a fast-paced career, he was “planting” a new church, he had a successful wife and two beautiful daughters. But when his marriage fell apart, he says he felt “like I was watching the towers of my life fall down around me.” Moving back in with his parents and starting over was a humbling experience, but…
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From Addict to Entrepreneur: Lessons in Stewardship
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Rock Sandretto is an entrepreneur who, along with his beautiful wife and four children, manages a variety of successful business ventures in the Birmingham area. But if you told him about all that 15 years ago—when he was struggling to kick a drug addiction and his own parole officer told him he probably wasn’t going to be able to do it—he might no…
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