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They say the two most important days of a person's life . . . the day they are born and the day they figure out why.  This podcast is hosted by Jimmy Lakey and explores people's "WHY" in life.

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They say the two most important days of a person's life . . . the day they are born and the day they figure out why.  This podcast is hosted by Jimmy Lakey and explores people's "WHY" in life.

    THE SHADOW WARRIOR - MARK 'OZ' GEIST

    THE SHADOW WARRIOR - MARK 'OZ' GEIST

    As a young kid growing up in southern Colorado, Mark Geist had no idea his life would become a part of history and even a movie. Mark 'Oz' Geist was working as a security contractor in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012 when terrorists attacked a United States diplomatic compound and CIA Annex. During the battle, Mark was severely wounded, including having his left arm nearly blown off. After recovering, Mark and his wife Chrystal knew they had been put on a path to help others, the Shadow...

    • 45 min
    DON'T MAKE AN EXCUSE, MAKE A CHANGE - NATE 'BIG EASY' LOFTON

    DON'T MAKE AN EXCUSE, MAKE A CHANGE - NATE 'BIG EASY' LOFTON

    Nate 'Big Easy' Lofton has entertained millions as a professional basketball player for the famed, Harlem Globetrotters. But growing up in poverty in the projects of New Orleans certainly wasn't easy or glamorous and left many with no hope of ever leaving. That all changed for the Lofton family on August 23, 2005 when hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans forcing most of its residence to either flee or perish in the storm. Nate and his family fled to Houston, and it was in that moment th...

    • 41 min
    PUTTING BRAINS AND BALLS ON BELIEVERS - DOUG GILES

    PUTTING BRAINS AND BALLS ON BELIEVERS - DOUG GILES

    Doug is an award winning author, pastor, and creator of ClashDaily.com. Doug's early life did not follow the path of righteousness and he found himself involved in drugs and alcohol and failing out of school. His belief in God was something he questioned more than believed in until one fateful night in college. Doug self proclaims that his 'WHY' has become to put 'brains and balls on Believers' so that they can stand up to the anti-Christian movement and bring Christianity back into society.&...

    • 36 min
    THE PAPER THAT CHANGED IT ALL - OLIVIA KROLCZYK

    THE PAPER THAT CHANGED IT ALL - OLIVIA KROLCZYK

    Olivia is a devout Christian and was aspiring to be a medical doctor while attending the University of Cincinnati when that dream turned into a nightmare. During one of her last classes she completed a paper for a required DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) class when she received a zero on her final paper because she used the term 'biological woman'. Her story went national when her TikTok post went viral, reaching over 6 million views until it was pulled down and she received a lifetime ...

    • 36 min
    THE SUCK DOESN'T LAST FOREVER - EVAN TODD - COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SURVIVOR

    THE SUCK DOESN'T LAST FOREVER - EVAN TODD - COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SURVIVOR

    On April 20, 1999, the unthinkable happened at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado when two students walked into the school and began shooting. In all, twelve students and one teacher were murdered and another twenty plus were injured. Ten of the twelve students killed were in the school Library. Evan Todd was one of the students in the Library that day when bullets rang out. In fact, he was the last person to have a gun pointed at him before the killers took their own lives.&nb...

    • 47 min

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