Page 163 of the unfolding is the story of Scott Spizio.

Here I'm thinking, okay, I just signed a three-year deal with a four-year option.

I'm getting to be one of the top players offensively and defensively in the league.

Now they're telling me I might not walk again.

I might not play again.

That's when things start falling off the rail for me.

God's story has been unfolding.

Since the beginning of time.

He invites you to be a part of it.

Another page in the unfolding.

Yeah. Another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster. You know, when it comes to addiction, the way out often comes down to this, surrender. Scott Spizio had always been a goal guy,

setting goals, working hard, finding success. The son of a major league baseball player,

he grew up with his hopes set on playing in the big leagues, and he did it. He played for the

Oakland A's, the Angels, the Mariners, and the St. Louis Cardinals.

He played on two World Series championship teams in his 12 years in the major leagues, but an

injury, a move away from the tight-knit community of believers that had surrounded him, the

pressures of great success. It all led to the crumbling of his life and his career. I grew up in a small town,

Morris, Illinois. It's about 60 miles southwest of Chicago. I went to a real small school,

Nettle Creek School. We had 75 kids, kindergarten through eighth grade. Oh my goodness. Yeah,

I had a huge class of 10.

The one in front of us was four kids and the one behind us was three kids.

And so it was kind of a country school.

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