Sunday night I watched in awe as the Minnesota Lynx pounded the Atlanta Dream 84-59 in game one of the 2013 WNBA Championship. These amazingly talented athletes made the game look so effortless and fluid. Me, I’d be lucky to make a basket granny style on a Fischer-Price I Can Play Basketball. I am rather petite… well… short, really. I name it and claim it. The vertically challenged gene is a powerful part of my DNA and part of my identity. Of course, I knew early on that I would never play hoops or volleyball competitively without humiliating myself, so it may come as a surprise that I am […]
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3-time Olympic Luger on GOD UNPLUGGED
At the age of 21, Ruben Gonzalez took up the sport of luge and started training for the Olympics. Four years, and a few broken bones later, Ruben made his Olympic dream come true! But he didn’t stop there… Ruben kept training, and at the age of 39, he was competing against 20-year-olds at the Salt Lake City Olympics! In 2010, Ruben will become the first person ever to compete in four Winter Olympics EACH in a different DECADE! Ruben Gonzalez is fast becoming one of the most popular speakers in America. His best selling book “Becoming Unstoppable” has helped countless people achieve their goals and dreams. Get ready to […]
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Olympic Diver Kimiko Soldati on this week’s GOD UNPLUGGED
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Read more...Olympic Gold Medalist Featured on GOD UNPLUGGED
This week’s guest on GOD UNPLUGGED IS Olympic Gold Medalist Brandon Slay, who won the top accolade for Freestyle Wrestling at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia. The journey God took Brandon on to the Games is fascinating! Since the Olympics, Brandon has operated an organization called Greater Gold, which prepares young people to reach their full academic and athletic potential while planting seeds of Biblical truth. Slay travels across the nation conducting wrestling clinics, speaking to youth groups, churches, schools and corporations. (www.brandonslay.com) During each 60-minute episode of GOD UNPLUGGED, host Amy Hagberg will chat with famous authors, actors, athletes, and recording artists about their faith. […]
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