I find myself gravitating to stories that are very much about speaking light into darkness

and speaking life into the hearts of the people who are reading my stories or watching

my movies.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast.

When Jesus said about gathering his disciples, he chose people from very different backgrounds.

His disciples included fishermen, a tax collector, perhaps one of royal blood, and a revolutionary.

Only did they find a working commonality.

They were united and transformed through their relationship with Jesus.

After Jesus' ascension, the same Ragtag 12 took the good news that Jesus taught to the

farthest reaches of the world.

Today's guests, like Jesus' disciples, have come from very different backgrounds and

taken Jesus' love and message to very different destinations.

Christopher Palaha lives in Hollywood with his wife, Julianne Morris, and their three children,

where he's an actor, producer, director, and writer.

Scott Saul's is the senior pastor of Christ's Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee,

where he and his wife, Patti, have two daughters.

Scott has also written six books.

Let's start things off with Christopher's story.

Hello.

My name is Christopher Palaha.

I am a husband.

I'm a father to three young men.

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