Hello and thank you for listening to the Jesus Calling podcast.

Our featured guest today is part of a series of podcasts that focus on country music

and faith, with stars of country music sharing their stories and their connection to Jesus Calling.

Colin Ray is a legendary country musician who has learned to trust God in all situations of his life.

As part of the celebration of country artists and faith, Jesus Calling will have a booth at

2017 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee.

If you're planning on attending, visit us at Fanfare X in the Music City Center from June 8 through 11th.

You'll be able to meet some of the artists to have been on our podcast, win, free Jesus Calling

products and more.

For more information, check out the Jesus Calling Facebook page

for details. And now on to our interview with Colin Ray.

I don't ever remember a time, and I credit my mother for this more than any great thing

she ever passed on to me or gave to me. She taught me to pray and know Jesus Christ when I was little. So I had that in my heart from a very, very early age and carried

me through my entire life.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. Today we visit with country hitmaker Colin Ray.

Colin took the country music world by storm in the 90s and has accumulated 24 top 10 records,

16 number one hits, and was nominated as male vocalist of the year 10 times.

Colin recounts how he got his start in music

and how early on faith in God was a thread that wove through his entire life.

I was born in a very small town in southwest Arkansas called De Queen.

And then when I was very, very young, we moved 50 miles south to Texarkana which is a much bigger town right

on the Texas Arkansas border and that's where I grew up and my dad was restless at times

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