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The Power of Words

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words . . . can wound forever. Pictures of me as a little kid are really cute –– curly blond hair, a quick smile and eyes always looking for the next adventure. I had the confidence that comes from knowing you are truly loved. If we painted pictures at school, I painted three. I had a storybook childhood... >Full Story

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Loved At Last

The first memories of my childhood are of my brother and me being moved from one foster home to another. Eventually, we returned to live with our real mother. Things went pretty well for a few years. When I was 11, my mom invited Jesus Christ into her life and we started attending church on a regular basis. It was... >Read More



Coming Home

This is the story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries I’ve always known I was adopted. To me, that meant my birth mom – the one person who was supposed to love me – didn’t. I was unloveable, worthless. In junior high, I hurt myself physically, hoping to dull the emotional pain that never left me.... >Read More



Missing Pieces

Many people have what I call a ‘missing piece’ in their lives; holes in their past, as if something has been punched out. I understand what that is like. I was born and raised in Philadelphia ’s inner city feeling hopeless and unwanted. Both my mother and father were alcoholics. The police showed up regularly in response to domestic violence...... >Read More



The Shocking Cost of Success

Profile: Lowell “Bud” Paxson, Chairman, Paxson Communications Corporation, PAX TV, Co-Founder of the Home Shopping Network In 1986, Lowell “Bud” Paxson was reshaping the world of direct marketing as we knew it. Having realized the value of broadcasting as a direct sales medium back in 1977, Paxson had built a successful business...... >Read More



Surviving Career Devastation

Picture yourself on the verge of making your “big break.” You’ve worked toward it for years, sacrificing everything to make it. But suddenly right in the midst of negotiations for your fat new contract – which will bring you fame, money and everything else you’ve ever dreamed of – your phone stops ringing. And when it does finally...... >Read More



A Life or Death Decision

Profile: Kerry Bradley, COO, Luxottica Retail (includes Lenscrafters, Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Sears and more) If you were crossing your college campus on a beautiful, sunny day and saw a young student staring off into space as he whiled away the afternoon on a park bench, probably the last thing you’d assume he was thinking about was suicide....... >Read More



Journeying Out of Depression (The Road to Siloam)

The news came with startling swiftness that night. We don’t know whether it was prepared text or if the words flowed spontaneously, but one solitary angel was called upon to make an announcement that has never been forgotten. Appearing in a small Judean pasture in the middle of the night, this messenger from heaven introduced the true light...... >Read More


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