Craig Denison - First15 Daily Devotional Author

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Episode 468

Craig Denison is the author of First15, a daily devotional guiding over a million believers into a fresh experience with God’s presence. He writes, speaks, and he and his wife, Rachel lead worship to help believers establish a more tangible, meaningful connection with God.

Craig graduated from Dallas Baptist University with a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and a minor in Music.

He also spent a year in Nashville and San Diego working with award-winning producer Pete Kipley (MercyMe, Phil Wickham, Shane and Shane).

If you're looking for a guide to a daily, meaningful time alone with God, go to First15.org, and sign up to receive his daily devotional guide for free.

On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Craig about First15, why he started it, how a ski trip accident changed his life, the importance of getting in God's word each day and the struggle that so many have in staying connected each day with Jesus.

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* Interview recorded prior to coronavirus outbreak.

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. This is Jason Romano. Today's episode with Craig Denison here on Sports Spectrum was pre-recorded and taped before the coronavirus news outbreak that's taken place, the pandemic. And we just wanted to make sure that you were aware as you listen. And we're so glad that you're listening that this interview, along with many others in the future,
0:21.2	will have been pre-recorded before the coronavirus outbreak.
0:26.2	We're praying for everybody that's affected by this virus.
0:29.1	We continue to believe that God is in control, that he has his hand in all of this,
0:33.9	and that he's going to make a way when maybe a lot of us don't feel like there is a way,
0:38.2	but God is bigger, God is stronger, and we trust in him.
0:41.4	Enjoy today's conversation with Craig Dennison here on Sports Spectrum.
1:02.6	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation.
1:05.0	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
1:11.3	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, everyone. I am Jason Romano. It's great to have you joining us here today on the program.
1:16.9	Excited to bring you a conversation with Craig Denison. He is a speaker, a worship leader,
1:23.4	and the author of First 15, they're their daily devotional every day, first 15.org. That's the website.
1:28.6	And they are awesome. They basically put together a daily devotional that seeks to provide believers of all backgrounds with a unique experience with God in the first 15 minutes of their day.
1:36.2	First 15 is designed to help readers have an encounter with God that leads them to a sincere
1:41.0	search to love the Lord and to love others. First 15.org. Craig Denison is the guest,
1:48.1	and we're going to dive deeper into what does that look like daily time with the Lord. That's a
1:53.4	struggle for a lot of us who are believers in Jesus, spending time, intentional time with God.
2:00.7	What does that look like?
2:01.8	Craig Denison is going to break that down for us and tell us how he has found through
2:05.7	1st15.org a great way to help you and I get connected to the Lord.
2:11.7	Take a listen to Craig Denison, First15 Daily Devotional's,
2:16.7	1st15.org here on Sports.org, here on Sports Spectrum.
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