{"id":19,"date":"2010-11-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/2010\/11\/a-changed-life-changing-lives.html"},"modified":"2010-11-20T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-20T09:00:00","slug":"a-changed-life-changing-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2010\/11\/a-changed-life-changing-lives.html","title":{"rendered":"A Changed Life Changing Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Robby&#8217;s life is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unashamedthebook.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=53&amp;Itemid=55\">powerful story<\/a>. Being  raised in a religious home, Robby knew of God but never  had a relationship with Him. After graduating from William Carey College, he moved back to New Orleans to start his own  business. During this time, he began learning Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and took a bouncer job at a  night club in New Orleans to help pay the bills. <\/p>\n<p>Coming home  one night from work, an 18-wheeler rear-ended his car at 65 miles an  hour. The doctors sent him home with four medications&#8211;Oxycontin, Valium,  Soma, and Percocet. Soon, these medications took control of his  life. In addition to consuming drugs, he began selling them. Between 1999-2003, eight close friends died in his life and six were  arrested. He began to cry out to the Lord for help.<\/p>\n<p>On November  12, 2002, Jesus Christ met him in his room. A twenty-four hour  experience would change his life forever. He was called to be not only a  disciple of Jesus but also a spokesperson for Him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, eight years later, Robby is pastor of a growing church in Tennessee and author of a new book called <i>Unashamed.<\/i> He is an amazing example of a change life changing the lives of many today.<\/p>\n<p>See more at the following video or check out the book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unashamedthebook.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <object height=\"385\" width=\"640\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bSxT9UlW46U?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bSxT9UlW46U?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"385\" width=\"640\"><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Robby&#8217;s life is a powerful story. 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