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2706 Bill Steibs Sep 27, 2026

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Bill’s explosive temper results from older brothers who bully him. He quits church in high school and starts drinking. Marries sweetheart, but drinking and jealousy erode their marriage. Puffed with pride, he opens karate school and soaks up public attention, neglecting his wife. He writes and travels but is losing his wife. A client leads his wife to Christ, but after a blowup, she asks Bill to leave, then tells him to invite Jesus into his heart. He does, and their marriage is healed. They now run a Christian ministry.

2946 Anne Carlo Classic Pt 2 Sep 27, 2026

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Ann and her husband begin ministry to neighborhood kids. Through His Word, God prompts Anne to visit those in prison, which—like Jonah, she resists. Finally, she obeys and discovers great joy and purpose after she is widowed. Her jail ministry lasts for three decades until old age puts her in a nursing home, where many celebrate her 100th birthday. Two months later she dies and the mantle passes to one of her “adopted” kids.

2939 Bobby Jackson Classic Pt 1 Sep 27, 2026

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Bobby, the youngest child, adores his mother and fears his drunken father, who is kind when sober. When he’s sixteen, Bobby confronts his dad who backs down. Bobby’s musical talent is developed by a voice trainer and he’s accepted in Chicago’s Lyric Opera. His mother takes him to church and he avoids drugs, but he is morally loose, fathering various children. At 28 he signs a record contract, getting a financial bonus that he spends on himself and his mother’s house. Six months later she dies, leaving him bereft as the first part ends.

2941 "Stephanie" Sep 27, 2026

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Stephanie’s dad is killed in Vietnam. Babysitters molest her and she discovers pornography. When her mother remarries and has a new baby, Stephanie rebels at 13, runs away, lies and fakes a suicide attempt. Her parents put her in various treatments, adding to her feeling of rejection. At 15 she’s raped; at 16 she starts using drugs and tries prostitution. She’s arrested and an officer tries to warn her. She tries to change but meets a black man who turns her into a prostitute. He tries to kill her many times. After three years she leaves him, meets Luke and they marry, he hoping to save her. But she cannot change, still needing the attention of men. She has four children and suffers panic attacks. Then she is saved and Jesus Christ changes her.

2806 “Heather” Sep 27, 2026

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With an overly critical mother, Heather grows up feeling worthless. Her marriage at fifteen fails, and her parents put her in a girls’ school where she has an affair, which ends badly, leaving her physically and emotionally sick. She gets her GED, joins the Navy and marries at 18. Her husband drinks and is abusive. They divorce in spite of having two children, which Heather leaves with her parents while she lives a debauched life with other women. Finally, a Christian at work witnesses to her and she prays for salvation. She takes care of her mother before death, and has served the Lord since 1978.

2807 Grady Johnson Pt 1 Sep 27, 2026

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Grady witnesses the drinking and violence of his parents. While drunk, his dad threatens to shoot the family with his shotgun. But Grady goes to church and trusts God. He loses faith when his dad beats him for obedience. At age 12 Grady gets a BB-gun and accidentally shoots himself, blinding one eye. Both his parents get saved, and Grady goes to the altar, hoping God will restore his sight. He turns from God when his hope is dashed. Ridiculed at school, he becomes bitter and hangs out with bullies. The first part ends when Grady rebels and starts drinking and using drugs.

2808 Grady Johnson Pt 2 Sep 27, 2026

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Grady works as a logger and meets Bridgett. He leads her into marijuana smoking and they fight. When his mother is dying of cancer, he prays for her healing but she dies, and Grady is bitter at God. At work a new mechanic is hostile and the two men become locked in a bitter and deadly fight. Grady marries Bridgett. A tree falls on him and, fearing death, he gives his life to God.. Still disabled, he is now a chaplain in prison ministry.

2809 Sidney Jordan Sep 27, 2026

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When he is seven, Sidney’s parents have a bitter, contested divorce and he is left confused and angry. They live with grandparents. He rebels against church and family, smokes pot and cuts school. Expelled at sixteen, he works as a plumber by day, taunts the police at night. At nineteen he brawls with seven deputies and goes to jail, but is put on parole. He gets hooked on cocaine, steals and can’t hold a job. Tries rehab and fails. Finally, he lives with his mother in Georgia. A man at work reads the Bible to him. Sidney goes to church and prays for salvation. Now married and a step-grandfather.

2810 Marvin Lacy Sep 27, 2026

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Marvin grows up in a poor share-cropper family that loves music. He goes forward for salvation at fifteen but falls in with rowdy boys after the family moves to Florida. In the army he plays in a band and learns to drink. Afterward he forms his own band, writes songs and has a major country music star record one of his songs. He marries and is increasingly conflicted about the lyrics of country music. Asked to be a music director at his church, he turns away from the world to serve the Lord.

2831 Phil Welsher Classic Sep 27, 2026

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Phil is saved at age ten and shows evidence of God’s life within him. He tries to reach his girlfriend, who had never gone to church. After graduation he joins the Marines – just before Pearl Harbor. His letters home encourage his parents. Then in 1943 the letters stop for six months. His parents worry but go to Pacific Garden Mission to help at the Servicemen’s Center. Finally, in November a letter comes from Phil written before his death. His dad, who narrates the story, begins a ministry using Phil’s last letter about God’s grace to reach others.

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