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2935 Jerry Harpool Classic Pt 1 Sep 27, 2026

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Jerry lives in the shadow of his older brother and their mom’s dominance. Ridiculed at school, he sees himself as a victim. At 13 he follows his brother to the altar for salvation, but remains unchanged. Jerry helps his history teacher grade papers and Jerry changes grades for classmates. Confronted by the teacher, he lies. Seeing his deceitful heart, he is genuinely saved at 17. After graduation he finishes college, becomes an English teacher and does well teaching in high school. He then leads Bible study and friends encourage him to go to Bible school, which angers his mother. The first part ends as Jerry goes off to Bible college.

2934 Thomas Castellaw Sep 27, 2026

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Tom’s mother, married four times, won’t go to church because her father is a deacon, so Tom grows up without faith. When a co-worker invites him to church, his parents refuse but Tom goes. Eventually, he prays for salvation, but his love for the Lord leads the family to think he’s in a cult and they move to another state. For three years Tom falls away from God. He graduates, joins the Army and goes to Germany where he see such immorality that he goes back to church where he learns that he is still saved. He meets Angie, they marry and serve the Lord together. His mother professes faith in Christ before she dies. He and Angie are missionaries in Germany.

2876 Suzanne Andrus Sep 27, 2026

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Suzanne suffers dizzy spells from age two. Her parents’ lack of love leads to hiding her feelings. Seven deaths, including her father’s from cancer, during her teenage years harden her to loss. She rebels, meets Kyle and they are forced to marry when she becomes pregnant. The baby needs surgery for deformities, and she doesn’t bond. She commits adultery several times, meets Russ and files for divorce when she becomes pregnant again. Her second marriage doesn’t fill the void in her life, so she works in the hospital, then is laid off. Both her sons leave because of her temper, and the estrangement sends her into depression. She visits her brother, where riding horses brings joy but parting brings rage. Her sister-in-law quotes Bible verses. When her husband threatens to leave her, she cries out for release and is saved. God heals the marriage, the dizziness and her sons’ relationship.

2874 Dick & Deb Foreman Pt 2 Sep 27, 2026

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Deb and Dick meet at church and he tells how his grandparents raised him. Twenty-nine-year-old Dick has just learned to drive and has no job but has been saved for two years. Possessive Granddad tries but fails to prevent their marriage. When he dies, Granddad leaves everything to Dick, who goes to Bible college. After graduation Dick and Deb serve in a rescue mission that closes after five years. While on vacation, Dick falls down stairs and suffers a severe head injury. He has three operations and slowly improves; but Deb now speaks for him. She learns to let go of bitterness.

2822 Leroy Van Wright Sep 27, 2026

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Leroy is a sharecropper’s son who is drafted in the army where he learns to drink and smoke. Injuries to his left eye when he is a boy and later during a barroom brawl leave him blind in that eye. He comes home, marries but continues drinking. A black woman witnesses to him over the years. His dad listens to Christian radio, and Leroy goes to hear the man preach and gives his life to Christ. Serves as a pastor for more than forty years.

2815 Stan Lander Sep 27, 2026

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Stan grows up in a semi-orthodox family of Jews. His mother dies when he is twelve, causing him to question God. At eighteen he is arrested on felony drug charges. Christians pray for him, his girlfriend gives him a Bible and ultimately the charges are dismissed. Stan goes to college where fraternity friends and an older woman continue witnessing. He prays for salvation and asks God for a sign. The next evening he has dinner with Corrie Ten Boom and has his sign. He now has a ministry sharing Jewish festivals with the church.

2816 Clayton Miles Sep 27, 2026

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The youngest of four boys who played country music on radio, Clayton grows up longing to be a country music star. His brother encourages him to read the Bible, which he does, a chapter a day; but he is not saved. After graduation, he goes to Nashville with friends and slowly rises to achieve stardom. He marries a woman who is a bigamist and they have a daughter. He is saved but divorces her and leaves country music to become a preacher and evangelist.

2817 “Bob Grant” Pt 1 Sep 27, 2026

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Bob’s mother abandons her three children to live with Bob’s father, who is an alcoholic gambler. Bob and his younger brother are born and grow up with fighting and fear. Two of his mother’s children return home, and his older half-brother teaches him to steal. Both boys are required to leave school at sixteen to work. The family goes to mass every week, but live sinful lives. Bob works at a machine shop with a believer who gives him a Bible and answers questions about salvation. First part ends with Bob’s salvation.

2818 “Bob Grant” Pt 2 Sep 27, 2026

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Bob’s mother rails against his decision for Christ, mocking him and making him leave home. He serves in the navy, returns home to work in the machine shop, but decides to go into ministry. He marries Jean, witnesses to his family, but they are unreceptive. His older brother, abandoned at birth, finds the family, but Bob’s mother rejects him. This brother and Bob’s younger brother die as well as Bob’s father, who prays the sinner’s prayer before death. Retired now, Bob contrasts his life with his older brother, now in prison, and his mother, still unyielding at 94.

2819 Thomas Williams Pt 1 Sep 27, 2026

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Tom’s parents have problems: his dad drinks and rarely comes home; his mother, a manic-depressive, slides into mental illness as his father becomes unfaithful. Tom and siblings live with an aunt when his mother is hospitalized. The aunt and uncle provide guidance and discipline, taking the siblings to church. Tom falls in love but graduates and becomes a merchant sailor on the Great Lakes, planning to marry. His girlfriend drops him, leaving him depressed. The first part ends with Tom in the Navy and his aunt telling him to get a relationship with Christ.

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