I am Second: Real Stories. Changing Lives. By Doug Bender and Dave Sterrett is a
compilation of testimonies. The theme of the book is that God is first and that
when you become second and put God first in your life, decisions and goals, you
not only benefit but you prosper. Nearly
all of the 20 stories are set up in the same manner, a brief background, a rock
bottom or revelation and then a decision to put God first. You’ll also see that
each of these stories is about a change that occurs in a person’s life when
they commit to putting God first. No person is incapable of change or growth
through Christ. Peace is possible for everyone, if you look in the right place.
Each Chapter is one person’s testimony. The people included
in this book are: Brian “Head” Welch, Daniel Montenegro, Josh Hamilton,
Michelle Aguilar, Nate Larkin, Karen Green, Michael W. Smith, Shannon
Culpepper, Jeff and Cheryl Scruggs, Vitor Belfort, Ken Hutcherson, Whispering
Danny, Brian Sumner, Chris Plekenpol, Tamara Jolee, Bradie James, Bethany
Hamilton, Laura Klock, Sam Bradford, and Norm Miller. At the end of each
chapter, there is a link for iamsecond.com, where you can watch the film for
that person and there are other people’s links as well, so you can watch other
stories like the one you just read. Very cool!
I LOVED this book! I didn’t recognize all of the people but I
got something from each of their messages. It was a very quick read and
incredibly inspiring. I will definitely be passing this book along to my
friends and family.
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