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From hog wrestling to football brawls, life was full of fight for Terry Billings when he was growing up. But one day out of the blue, everything changed, and suddenly he was done. This podcast is a product of TAB Media Group.

Terry Billings is a guy who doesn’t do anything halfway. For decades, that showed up in his drinking — he’d wake up and take that last sip he’d saved from the night before, then go to the store to buy more. But one day, his early mornings started looking totally different. This podcast is a product of TAB Media Group.

Even though Terry Billings had watched his old mud truck rust out in the field for years, he began to believe maybe God could give it some new life — just like He’d done with Terry. And it wouldn’t stop there. Heaven Bound Mud Bogger Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HeavenBoundMudBogger This podcast is a product of TAB Media Group.

Terry Billings used to spend his life mud racing in his old drinking truck, until one day everything turned on a dime — in Walmart. Now he and his truck have both had a transformation — and have found a very different purpose.   This podcast is a product of TAB Media Group

A horrible tragedy at the beach creates a new reality that missionary Gloria Sloan-Castellanos could’ve never imagined, and would’ve never asked for — but now wouldn’t trade.   Visit Gloria Sloan-Castellanos' blog at spokenquietly.com/blog. You can also find The Spoken Quitely Podcast on Spotify.   For over a hundred years, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has been preparing servants to walk with Christ, proclaim His truth, and fulfill His mission. New Orleans seminary and Leavell College want to help you make an impact for the kingdom. You can study on campus in New Orleans, or stay in your ministry context. From undergrad all the way up to PhD, New Orleans seminary will prepare you to serve anywhere. If you feel God calling you to take another step, then get started by visiting nobts.edu.   This podcast is a product of TAB Media Group.

Though Erica Patrick and her husband, David, committed their lives to sharing Jesus with people in East Asia, Erica never would’ve guessed how big the sacrifices would be on that journey. She also wouldn’t have guessed how clearly she would see the hand of God at work.   For over a hundred years, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has been preparing servants to walk with Christ, proclaim His truth, and fulfill His mission. New Orleans seminary and Leavell College want to help you make an impact for the kingdom. You can study on campus in New Orleans, or stay in your ministry context. From undergrad all the way up to PhD, New Orleans seminary will prepare you to serve anywhere. If you feel God calling you to take another step, then get started by visiting nobts.edu.   This podcast is a product of TAB Media Group.

Staci Powers wasn’t expecting her husband’s trip to the doctor to result in a devastating diagnosis. But in her new life as a widow, she said God has taken care of her, and she knows her story in Zambia isn’t done. Listen to the full audio provided from Elisabeth Elliot’s “Suffering is Not for Nothing” talks HERE.   For over a hundred years, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has been preparing servants to walk with Christ, proclaim His truth, and fulfill His mission. New Orleans seminary and Leavell College want to help you make an impact for the kingdom. You can study on campus in New Orleans, or stay in your ministry context. From undergrad all the way up to PhD, New Orleans seminary will prepare you to serve anywhere. If you feel God calling you to take another step, then get started by visiting nobts.edu.   This podcast is a product of TAB Media Group.

Valleys can be an excruciating place to be, but for people who spend their life chasing Jesus, they’re a place where unexplainable things can happen. This season shares the story of three women — Gloria Sloan-Castellanos, Erica Patrick and Staci Powers — who have experienced just that as they lost their husbands while serving on the missions field and kept going.   This podcast is a product of TAB Media.

At the end of Season 1, Sammy Gilbreath was weighing the question of whether a heart transplant might help him stay alive a little longer. He’s made a decision, but not without a few more surprises along the way - including one that involves a Yankees pitcher.   This podcast is a product of TAB Media.

In Season 2, we heard Dewayne Rembert’s personal story of how Jesus brought light into the darkness he’d grown up in, and we talked about how he’s sharing that hope with others through Flatline Church at Chisholm. But what we didn’t talk about is the “daddy” that he says raised him wrong — hip-hop music — and how he’s trying to flip that script. This podcast is a product of TAB Media.

In the last episode of Season 3, we heard a little of the story of Justin Dobbs, a 16-year-old leader in Jeremy Beck’s youth group who was found dead one day before Bible study. We’ll hear more of that story in this episode through a conversation with Justin’s parents, John and Kim. For more information on Premo ministries, click here. This episode contains content about suicide, grief and spiritual warfare that may be sensitive to some listeners. If you're walking through the loss of a child and need support, reach out to a local minister or counselor or contact the Amelia Center at Children’s of Alabama at 205-638-7481. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, you can get help by calling the suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or by visiting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's website. This podcast is a product of TAB Media.

After Jeremy Beck lost his dad last year, he struggled with “why.” But in the months that followed, he began to see God unfolding an amazing story, starting with his son’s baseball team.   This podcast is a product of TAB Media.