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Gable Price, the lead singer of the four-piece alternative band Gable Price and Friends, opens up about his Christian faith, how his music has evolved over the years, and the ways his belief in God inspires the honest and vulnerable lyrics that have connected with his fans.
Price says he prides himself on being truthful about the human experience, writing songs that speak to many aspects of life, from love and loss to faith and doubt. He also offers his advice on staying connected to God amid life's ups and downs.
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Award-winning recording artist Matthew West sat down with Billy Hallowell and Tré Goins-Phillips to discuss his new music, his childhood, and how the Lord has used his songs to make a difference in his life and in the lives of those who listen. He also discussed his new special "My Story, His Glory," airing Friday, Feb. 10, on TBN at 8, 9:30, and 11 p.m.
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Beloved Christian novelist Karen Kingsbury has inspired and enthralled readers for decades, selling tens of millions of copies of her celebrated books.
Kingsbury, whose upcoming TV series "A Thousand Tomorrows" will premiere on Feb. 24 on Pure Flix, has increasingly been adding to her literary prowess to tell powerful stories through movies and shows.
"'A Thousand Tomorrows' is a standalone book. It was one of my favorites that ... I wrote a number of years ago," the author told CBN's Faithwire and "The Prodigal Stories Podcast." "It is about an angry bull rider and a sick barrel racer, and a love story that really never should have happened."
In addition to Kingsbury's current projects, she also spoke about her faith journey, explaining how she grew up in a "great family," but didn't attend church as a child or engage much with Scripture.
"We didn't really go to church very often, I'd never opened a bible, did not have a relationship with Jesus," she said.
But things changed as a young adult when Kingsbury met Don Russell while working out at the gym. She was instantly intrigued, recalling how he was a clean-cut guy who didn't party — something she found to be quite rare at the time.
After they met and chatted, Russell asked her a question that seemed pretty surprising.
"[He said, 'I] was wondering if I could please bring a Bible to our date ... we could like read the Bible first,'" Kingsbury recalled. "And, I mean, honestly I thought, 'That's the craziest thing I'd ever heard.'"
She reluctantly agreed and listened quite disinterestedly to the reading. Over the following months, Russell kept bringing that Bible along and starting spiritual conversations with Kingsbury — but her response remained pretty tepid.
"I was like, really, this is just exhausting ... I felt uneasy," she said, noting how she now believes this awkwardness was the conviction of the Holy Spirit. "After three months, we had this big fight about it."
Kingsbury told Russell she was done going over Scripture with him — and then she did something pretty shocking: she tossed the Bible on the ground.
"There was this day, this sunny afternoon — we were standing outside his car looking at the Bible, and I just took his highlighted, precious Bible and I threw it on the ground," she said. "And ... the binding actually split ... we just kind of both were frozen."
Russell picked up the pieces of his Bible and drove off, but Kingsbury, undissuaded, found herself with a new mission in mind: proving her way of living was just as good as Russell's biblically-minded existence.
"I thought, 'You know, I'm going to prove to him that my man-made ways of thinking ... my way of life was ... the right way," she said. "So, I thought, 'I need to go get a Bible so I can argue with him and debate this. I need to understand what it is.'"
Kingsbury went to a Christian bookstore, bought a Bible and a Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, and dove right in; what she discovered sent shockwaves through her heart and mind.
"I began to read, and it was speaking straight to my heart," she explained. "And I could hear God say, 'Karen, you have a choice. This is a crossroads in your life. You can either hold onto your man-made ways, and you can fall apart with them, or you can grab onto my word and never let go.'"
Kingsbury chose to cling to the Lord, Russell forgave her, and the rest is, well, history.
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In 2019, country singer Granger Smith lost his 3-year-old son River in a tragic drowning accident. Over the last few years, he has truly relied on his faith in the Lord to carry him through the grief he and his wife have had to embrace. He is also the star of a new PureFlix movie, "Moonrise," in which he portrays a widowed country singer processing his own sorrow as he raises his daughter, who just lost her mother. Smith said his real-life experiences informed his ability to play his character in an authentic way.
Plus, we sit down with "I Heard the Bells" director Josh Enck to discuss the powerful Christmas movie and the real-life story behind the beloved hymn.
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Gloria Gaynor, known for her hit song "I Will Survive," opens up about the miraculous moment God saved her from a life of sin during a hotel party. She also talks about what it means to hear and listen to God when He speaks and discusses her new Pure Flix Christmas movie, "The Thursday Night Club," now streaming on the faith-based platform.
The film tells the story of a group of friends who perform charitable acts for others in hopes of restoring the joy of one woman who suffers incredible loss at Christmastime. Gaynor plays a doctor in the movie.
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Robert Borelli lived a life of crime. Involved with the mob in New York City, he spent most of his life in and out of prison, was involved in drugs, and concealed crimes. That all came to a head one day when he cried out to God with an ultimatum.
"I said, 'You better have somebody kill me or change me,'" he told "The Prodigal Stories Podcast." "I was crying like a little baby. I can't live with this pain anymore. It broke my heart, just shattered my heart in pieces."
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Legendary TV host Kathie Lee Gifford reveals how she came to Christ as a young girl, how she navigated public controversies and personal woes — and why she's committing her life to Jesus after retiring from full-time TV. With a new Bible-themed book and film coming out, she's busier than ever. Here's Kathie Lee's incredible story.
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Recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman opens up about losing his daughter Maria Sue in a tragic accident 14 years ago, chronicling his family's journey through grief and sorrow, detailing the ways it transformed his faith and relationships. He also talks with us about his career, new music, and his surprising role in an animated Disney Plus movie.
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Alexa PenaVega grew up in a home where she learned about Jesus — but didn't fully know who He was or what the Bible really said. Then, she entered Hollywood and found great success. It was in Tinseltown where she was faced with a choice: follow her own whims or fully embrace God. Listen to her share her incredible journey as well as her new book, "What If Love Is the Point?: Living for Jesus in a Self-Consumed World."
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Dylan Novak, a youth pastor in Tennessee known online as "The Celebrity Evangelist," opens up about his unique ministry of sharing the Gospel with famous people around the country, ranging from Hollywood icons like Tom Cruise and Billy Bob Thornton to music stars like James Taylor and Gene Simmons. He takes us behind the scenes of what it's like preparing and ultimately witnessing to some of the biggest names in entertainment.
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Marcus Pittman is the CEO of LOOR, a platform that is "fighting the culture with great storytelling." The unique streaming platform seeks to help filmmakers create "without the restrictive woke agenda."
It's a fascinating new project that offers a fresh and unique way to present content. Listen to Pittman share his story, why he created LOOR, and his plans for transforming faith-based entertainment.
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Helen Smallbone, the mother of for KING & COUNTRY stars Joel and Luke Smallbone and mother to singer Rebecca St. James, shares her family's incredible overcomer story. After coming to America with absolutely nothing, God redeemed their story and catapulted the family onto the national and international stage.
Listen to Helen's incredible story about trusting in God's will — and her message for everyone else. Plus, hear her discuss her new book, Behind the Lights: The Extraordinary Adventure of a Mum and Her Family.
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James Coates, pastor of GraceLife Church in Alberta, Canada, opens up about spending more than a month in jail for holding church services in violation of the government's COVID restrictions. He shares how his faith was challenged, his marriage strengthened, and his life changed over the last two years.
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Singer Anne Wilson's story is incredible. The singer, who is topping Billboard charts and receiving award nominations, had never performed in front of anyone before her brother's funeral a few years back. That tragic event ended up becoming a turning point for Anne, catapulting her on a powerful journey.
Listen to her share her incredible story, including the many ways God turned tragedy into triumph.
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Duane Chapman, more commonly known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, achieved fame when his fascinating career chasing down criminals was captured on reality television.
Chapman, star of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" from 2003 through 2012, is known for being tough and gruff, but he's also a devout Christian who came to grips with his faith after spending time in prison in the 1970s.
Chapman recently told "The Prodigal Stories Podcast" his spiritual roots run deep.
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Dr. Tony Evans, the senior pastor at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, believes "there needs to be an awakening" within the Christian church amid seething division and vitriol.
The failure of the church to lead the way on conversations surrounding issues like race has, according to Evans, led to social and cultural disarray.
"The division is so palpable, the vitriol is so visible and, because I believe that God won't skip the church house to fix the white house, there needs to be an awakening of the church to the biblical principles of unity," Evans told "The Prodigal Stories Podcast." "It is critical to seeing God move not only in our midst but through us into the culture."
Listen to Evans discuss biblical unity and the church's role in cultural chaos.
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