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Welcome to Susie Larson Live. Always so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully

inspire you in your faith walk, that deepen your understanding of God's word and that heightens

your awareness of his very real presence in your life. What's word, and that heightens your awareness of

his very real presence in your life.

What's the most common song you hear, played at funerals?

You know what it is?

It's amazing grace.

But do you know the story behind the song, that its writer was once a greedy slave trader,

and he was a ship's captain who had retreat to his cabin to study his Bible, to write love letters to his wife, while hundreds of slaves were shackled in chains down below.

How did God awaken John Newton's heart to the point of brokenness, sorrow, repentance, Amazing Grace?

What was his mindset when he wrote that famous classic song, Amazing Grace?

Well, Bruce Hindmarsh, and Craig Borlays join me today to talk

about their new, really beautiful book, Amazing Grace, The Life of John Newton, and the surprising

story behind the song. And I'll just tell you, this book reads like a novel. It's just beautiful,

lyrical writing. It takes you right into the story when you can almost hear the waves crashing as you're

reading along. We've got a few copies to give away today. Again, the title is Amazing Grace,

The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story behind the song. You can text the word book to get in on the drawing.

877-933-2484. We've got a quick announcement before we hear from these guys, and that's just this.

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