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On Friday, we feature a guest from the world of sports to share their Jesus story.
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Mary Pierce is one of the most decorated female tennis players of the past 30 years. She made her tennis debut in March of 1989 at the age of 14 and would go on to a storied career that saw her win two Grand Slam singles championships, 1995 Australian Open, the 2000 French Open and two Grand Slam doubles titles at the 2000 French Open (Doubles) and 2005 Wimbledon (Mixed Doubles).
In 2019, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame after a career that saw her high ranking reach as high as No. 3 in the world after defeating Conchita Martinez to win the French Open on June 10, 2000. She is the first Frenchwoman in the Open era and the first French player since Yannick Noah in 1983 to win the French Open title.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Mary Pierce about the 20th anniversary of her winning the French Open, forgiving her father after strained relationship for many years, the journey to faith in Christ, and her desire to give back and serve in today's generation.
Follow Mary on Twitter - @_MaryPierce
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Episode 505
Known as one of today’s most gifted comedians, Michael Jr. brings laughter and understanding to audiences all over the world. He has spent a significant portion of his career making laughter commonplace in uncommon places such as homeless shelters and prisons, in addition to empowering his audiences with an appearance in Sony Pictures' feature film War Room as well as a starring role in his latest film Selfie Dad, which is available June 19 on Premium Video on Demand.
Michael has performed on some of the biggest media platforms including The Tonight Show, "The Late, Late Show, Oprah, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central, BET, CNN and many others.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Michael Jr. about his new movie Selfie Dad, becoming a comedian, why he desired to keep his content clean and for all ages, his powerful testimony of coming to faith in Christ and his love for Detroit sports.
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Tony Boselli is a former Jaguars offensive lineman who played seven seasons in Jacksonville. He was selected in the first round (2nd overall) in the 1995 NFL Draft out of USC and was the first ever draft pick by the Jaguars.
Although his playing career was cut short due to injury, Boselli was named to five Pro Bowls in his seven seasons and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.
Today, Boselli is a broadcaster, calling games for the Jaguars and doing national broadcasts for Westwood One.
On this episode of the podcast, we learn about Tony Boselli's journey of faith and the impact teammates like Mark Brunell had on him. He also shares his incredible story of overcoming Covid-19 and what the Lord showed him during his time in the hospital.
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Episode 504
Cody Hollister is currently playing wide receiver in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans. He played his college ball at Arkansas, where he would play in 29 games with 12 starts. As a senior (2016), Cody shared the team's Special Teams MVP award with punter Toby Baker after tallying eight tackles on the punt and kickoff teams.
Hollister would go undrafted in 2017 and later sign with the New England Patriots.
He would spend the 2017 season on the practice squad and in 2018, he suffered a back injury that kept him on New England's non-football injury list. He was a member of the Pats 2018 Super Bowl winning team that defeated Los Angeles 13-3.
In 2019, he signed with the Tennessee Titans and he was promoted to the active roster on November 10, 2019 in a game against Kansas City. In week 13, he caught had his first two NFL receptions in a win against Indianapolis.
His twin brother Jacob is also in the NFL, currently playing tight end with the Seattle Seahawks.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Cody about his powerful journey to Jesus, the bond he has with his twin brother Jacob, his struggle with depression and anxiety in college at Arkansas, how he remains content in an uncertain football career. Jacob is also a musician and plays an original song "May the Lord" at the end of our conversation.
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Episode 503
Kyle Korver is a forward with the Milwaukee Bucks. He was selected in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft and made his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers. He would go on to play 17 NBA seasons including an All-Star berth in 2015 during his time with the Atlanta Hawks. Kyle holds the NBA record for highest three-point shooting percentage in a regular season game with 53.6% back in 2010 with Utah.
Wesley Woodyard went undrafted coming out of college at Kentucky in 2008 but signed with the Denver Broncos and just finished his 12th NFL season in 2019 as a member of the Tennessee Titans.
On this episode of the podcast, Wesley Woodyard joins Jason Romano as a co-host to talk with Kyle Korver about all that has taken place in our country since the death of George Floyd. We have a very real and raw conversation about race, faith and reconciliation.
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Dave Aranda was named head coach of Baylor Football on January 16, 2020. Last season, he was the Defensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach at LSU, where helped the Tigers to an undefeated 15-0 season and a national championship.
On the podcast today, we talk to Coach Aranda about his new role at Baylor, what he's been learning during Covid-19, his long and winding road to faith in Christ and how that faith guides him as a coach.
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Episode 502
Darryl Stinson is a pastor at Life Church in Duluth, Georgia and the founder of SecondChanceAthletes.com, a place to encourage and inspire athletes who are struggling with the transition away from the athletic life.
Stinson played college football at Central Michigan from 2008-2011.
As a dynamic TEDx speaker, hip-hop artist, and certified John Maxwell coach, he shares with audiences his life experience of overcoming addiction, mental illness, and multiple suicide attempts to produce success in his life with current and former athletes across the globe.
On today's episode of the podcast, we talk to Darryl as he shares his powerful story of addiction, mental illness, suicide and how God helped restore his life while he was in the psych ward.
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You can learn more about Darryl's ministry by going to http://SecondChanceAthletes.com
Episode 501
Bryan Loritts is a pastor, speaker and award-winning author of seven books. Bryan co-founded Fellowship Memphis in 2003 and later founded The Kainos Movement. In addition to his duties as a pastor, he travels extensively throughout the world preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ as conferences and events.
His latest book "The Dad Difference: The Four Most Important Gifts You Can Give To Your Kids" released June 2, 2020. Bryan is passionate about parenting and shares in his new book how we can be empowered to become dads who makes a difference in the lives of our children.
On this episode of the podcast, Bryan shares why he wanted to write about parenting, what he's most encouraged with during this pandemic, why its important to be proactive as fathers with our children, the encouragement he has for believers in sharing their faith, and the biggest spiritual battle that athletes of faith are struggling with.
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You can learn more about Bryan by going to his website - http://BryanLoritts.com
Dr. Bryan Loritts is a pastor and author of many books including "The Dad Difference" which releases June 2, 2020. Bryan is the Editor and collaborated on the book "Letters to a Birmingham Jail: A Response to the Words and Dreams of Martin Luther King Jr."
Bryan joins us for an important discussion today on race, faith, healing and reconciliation in light of the events that took place this past week in Minneapolis and other areas of the United States with the murder of George Floyd.
This interview was recorded Saturday May 30, 2020
BONUS EPISODE
Kyle Gibson joins us today on the podcast. He pitched from 2013-2019 with the Minnesota Twins and this past offseason, signed a three-year deal with the Texas Rangers. After a couple of appearances at Spring Training, Kyle and the rest of the world were shut down due to the pandemic. On the show today we ask Kyle about how he's staying ready for the potential re-opening of the 2020 MLB season, what he's learned from the Lord during this quarantine time and how he's been able to turn a negative into a positive by giving back and providing meals for those less fortunate during Covid-19.
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