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Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith

“Someone Believed In Me:” Rashad Jennings & Ryan Stevenson

Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith

Jesus Calling

802298, Presenceofgod, Christianity, Podcast, Sarahyoung, Experiencepeace, Religion & Spirituality, Jesuscalling

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guests share with us how they dealt with difficulties in their life, and with God’s help, ultimately achieved their dreams: former NFL football player and Dancing with the Stars winner Rashad Jennings and Christian artist Ryan Stevenson. Rashad Jennings is a former NFL football player and winner of Dancing With the Stars in 2017. Against all odds, Rashad overcame several obstacles in his early years (including a difficult relationship with his father) that might have crushed his dreams, but when one person believed in him, it changed the course of his life. Ryan Stevenson is a contemporary Christian artist who started his career as a paramedic. Seeing stories of people’s most tragic moments played out in front of him shook him, but a pivotal moment saving a woman’s life would eventually end up saving his and leading him to his true calling--music.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Today's guests share with us how they dealt with

0:04.8

difficulties in their life and with God's help ultimately achieve their dreams.

0:08.5

Former NFL football player in Dancing with the Stars winner Rashad Jennings and Christian

0:14.2

artist Ryan Stevenson. Rashad Jennings is a former NFL football player who

0:19.1

played with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Oakland Raiders, and the New York Giants.

0:23.5

He also appeared on Dancing with the Stars in 2017 and was the winner of that season.

0:28.3

Rashad's life wasn't always defined by success, which he talks about in his new book entitled The If in Life.

0:34.0

Against all odds, Rashad overcame several obstacles that might have halted his dream

0:39.2

of becoming an NFL player. He shares about the challenges of his childhood, his sometimes difficult

0:44.6

relationship with his father, and how eventually his family stood with each other in support

0:48.9

and ultimately to help Rashad reach his dreams.

0:51.1

My name is Rashad Jennings.

0:55.0

I've been known in my time to be a NFL running back,

0:59.4

which I was blessed to do for eight years.

1:02.0

But surprisingly, I think a lot more people know me as

1:05.8

Dancing with the Stars champ of season 24.

1:08.8

And I'm proud to be now soon here an official author of a book titled The If in Life.

1:17.6

And I grew up in Forest, Virginia, very small country town.

1:21.2

I understood animals before I ever understood people. Still trying to figure out people, but I'm a small town kid. I grew up an overweight chubby kid with glasses, asthma, 0.6 GPA, with a desire and a dream to play in the NFL.

1:37.7

I struggled in a major way academically.

1:41.5

Again, going back to my 0.6.

1:43.6

When I say 0.6, just to make sure it's 0.6, as in F- minus.

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