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The Unfolding

Page 107: Jack Cassidy

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9868 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Jack Cassidy comes from a long line of talented entertainers. Starting with his grandmother, Oscar-winning actress Shirley Jones and including his uncles David Cassidy (The Partridge Family) and Shaun Cassidy, who was also a teen idol and continues to work in television today. Talent overflows in this family. Jack is a singer and songwriter who appeared on season 12 of The Voice. His passion is to sing about the power of God's love because he has experienced it first-hand. Growing up in a famous family had its privileges, but fame didn't protect Jack from struggles, including dealing with depression and a cocaine addiction that nearly took his life.

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Page 107 of the unfolding is the story of Jack Cassidy.

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I started to feel myself overdosing.

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I just thought I'm going to die right now, and I hit my knees in that moment.

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And I just cried out to Jesus with everything I had and said, you're a savior.

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And you saved me on the cross 2,000 years ago, but I really need you now.

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I need you to be my Savior right now.

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God's story has been unfolding.

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Since the beginning of time.

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He invites you to be a part of it.

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Another page in the unfolding.

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Yeah. another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster.

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Jack Cassidy comes from a long line of talented entertainers, starting with his grandmother, Oscar-winning

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actress Shirley Jones, and including his uncle, David Cassidy, maybe you remember the Partridge

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family, and another uncle, Sean Cassidy, who was also a teen idol and continues to work in television

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today. Talent overflows in this family, and that includes Jack. He's a singer and

1:12.9

songwriter, but unlike the rest of his family, his passion is to sing about the power of God's

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love, because Jack has experienced it firsthand. Growing up in a famous family had its privileges,

1:24.8

but fame didn't protect Jack from struggles, including dealing with

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depression and an addiction that nearly took his life. I grew up in the Cassidy family.

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I just come from a very talented musical background. Growing up in that family, it was in Los Angeles,

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and that can be a crazy world for a Christian to navigate

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even though I wasn't a Christian in my whole life I grew up in that type of setting and

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