Sanctuary is the remarkable true story of how faith turned one lost man’s life around with the help of the rescue animals who loved him. In the small Irish village of Liscarroll, Patrick Barrett helped his family run a sanctuary for abandoned and abused donkeys. He did poorly in school and his headmaster beat him. Patrick only felt truly accepted in the presence of the donkeys and he could read their body language and communicate in ways they could understand. Falling prey to the cultural norms of life in an Irish village, Barrett had his first drink at age seven and came to depend on alcohol to numb his anxiety. At […]
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MAN DOES THE UNTHINKABLE TO STOP HIS DRUG ADDICTION
After more than twenty-three years addicted to methamphetamine and other drugs, David Parnell put an SKS assault rifle under his chin and pulled the trigger. The blast took off half his face, yet somehow he survived. Following an afterlife experience where he briefly experienced both hell and heaven, David woke up in the hospital. He was changed forever, both physically and emotionally. In 2010, David Parnell and I wrote his memoir, FACING THE DRAGON: How a Desperate Act Pulled One Addict Out of Methamphetamine Hell, about his horrific drug addiction and dual suicide attempts. In Facing the Dragon, you will witness the slow, agonizing metamorphosis of a good-looking high-school athlete into […]
Read more...Blessid Union of Souls on GOD UNPLUGGED
What do you call a platinum-selling pop/rock band from the ’90s with eight Top 40 hits, one of them reaching #1 in the U.S., Southeast Asia and England while becoming the 4th most played song of 1995; who’s performed in Europe and the 50 states with The Goo Goo Dolls, Bon Jovi, Sean Kingston, Third Eye Blind, Sister Hazel, Huey Lewis and the News, Shania Twain, Vertical Horizon, Edwin McCain and with Mike and The Mechanics at two sell-out shows at Royal Albert Hall; had their songs performed in movies with Jodie Foster, Jim Carrey and Penny Marshall as well as TV shows like “Cold Case,” “All My Children,” “Dancing […]
Read more...An Amazing Transformation on GOD UNPLUGGED
This week’s guest (May 22) on GOD UNPLUGGED is Vince Lichlyter, the lead singer of Jonah33, a hard-hitting Christian rock band. Music super stardom isn’t what it’s all about for Vince. “We’re not promised our next breath! And to not proclaim the Gospel with every breath we have is absolutely absurd. People are dying out there!” Vince’s story of deliverance from a life of drugs and violence will make your head spin. Now embarking on a solo career, Vince will share some of his brand-new music! During each episode of GOD UNPLUGGED I chat with famous authors, actors, athletes and recording artists about their faith. The 60-minute show […]
Read more...Hell on Earth on this week’s episode of GOD UNPLUGGED
This week’s guest (May 15th) on GOD UNPLUGGED is David Parnell, a methamphetamine and suicide survivor. He was addicted to meth for seven years before attempting suicide by shooting himself under the chin with a SKS assault rifle, literally blowing his face apart. David actually died and experienced hell and knew that was someplace he didn’t want to end up for eternity. He has had over 15 surgeries to repair the damage. David is now sober after spending 23 years on drugs and speaks to youth around the country. During each episode of GOD UNPLUGGED I chat with famous authors, actors, athletes and recording artists about their faith. […]
Read more...Seventh Day Slumber on GOD UNPLUGGED
This week’s episode of GOD UNPLUGGED is about the transformation of Joseph Rojas, front man and songwriter for Seventh Day Slumber who was featured in the book, How Do You Know He’s Real: God Unplugged. Rojas’ experience in the back of an ambulance after a suicide attempt brought him from former felon and drug addict to redeemed saint. The Dove-Award nominated rock band has released three albums including their latest, Finally Awake. Their debut effort Picking Up the Pieces sold over 60,000 copies. (www.seventhdayslumber.com) The 60-minute show airs every Thursday at 12 noon Central time (1 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Mountain, 10 a.m. Pacific). Callers are welcome to join the […]
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