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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

William Paul Young: They Saved My Life (Pt 1)

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

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Politics, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary, Daily News

4.511.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

25 million books sold, a film starring Tim McGraw and Octavia Spencer, and tens of millions of lives touched. But the extraordinary impact of The Shack never would have happened if 3 different people didn't save the life of the author, William Paul Young. For our special "Supporting Greatness" series, Paul pays tribute to these unsung heroes. 

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0:00.0

I cannot fathom that I could work in the direction of healing and not kill myself

0:12.3

except for the presence of Kim in my life. She saved Bill Courtney. I'm a normal guy. I'm a husband. I'm a father. I'm an

0:34.8

entrepreneur and I've been a football coach in inner city Memphis in the last

0:39.1

part it unintentionally led to an Oscar for the film about our team. It's

0:45.0

called Undefted.

0:46.0

Guys, I believe our country's problems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people

0:51.0

in nice suits using big words that nobody ever understands on

0:55.4

CNN and Fox but rather an army of normal folks us just you and me deciding hey I can help. Today we've got a powerful feature from

1:06.2

our special series called supporting greatness. This is where we interview not so

1:12.4

normal folks like Mike Rowe and Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavilla.

1:18.0

But instead of blowing smoke up their rear ends and talking about how great they are, we interview

1:25.0

them with the idea of celebrating the normal folks who came along in their lives,

1:30.5

their unsung heroes who've supported them and shaped their greatness.

1:36.0

Today's guest, Paul Young, wrote a book that sold 25 million copies and it became a movie starring Tim McGraw and Octavia Spencer

1:46.4

but as it just heard this wouldn't have happened if Paul's wife didn't save his

1:51.7

life I can't wait for you to meet Paul right after these brief

1:55.8

messages from our generous sponsors.

2:04.4

What up guys? guys, O'Lacetal, it's your girl cheekies from the Chikies and Chill and dear

2:08.2

cheekies podcasts. You've been with me for season one and two and now I'm back with season three.

2:14.0

I am so excited you guys.

2:17.0

Get ready for all new episodes where I'll be dishing out honest advice

2:20.0

and discussing important topics like relationships, women's health and spirituality. and or an affirmation every morning where I tell myself it is safe for me to love and to be loved.

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