Page 164 of the unfolding is the story of John Reddick.

My faith in God was strong. I knew God could do it. I wasn't sure that he would do it for me.

I was cynical in that era. I had gone through some hard things in life. I had gone through a point where I was ready to give up on not life itself, but what I thought my dreams would be.

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.

Thank you. Another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster.

John Reddick is a worship leader and songwriter who writes songs of healing, healing hearts, broken relationships,

racial and generational divides. There was a time when the hurts and hard parts of life left

him questioning, not that God was real, but was his plan specifically for John? Was it good?

As he battled those thoughts, this extremely talented

singer and musician considered leaving music behind. You know, God speaks to us in many ways,

and sometimes it's through total strangers. This is a story of how two encounters changed

John's life and might be part of the reason that you hear John's songs like

God, turn it around and I believe it on the radio today. Just a word of caution, this episode does

include a discussion of suicidal ideation. When did you go both feet into music? You knew that that was

what you were going to do. I mean, I know you've been in music all your life, right?

Right, right.

But I, yeah, I wasn't, I mean, I had, when I was a kid, I would imagine.

What did you think you were going to be or do?

Well, I had a four-piece band when I was a kid, but it was all different versions of me.

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