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Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 252 - The War on Ukraine - In Person With A Samaritan's Purse Doctor

We launch Season 6 of The Big Impact with a powerful story through the eyes of Dr Anthony De Bari, a Samaritan's Purse volunteer surgeon recently returned home following a 30 day stint in Ukraine to help care for those devastated by the Russion invasion. Dr. De Bari paints a powerful picture not only of what is taking place on a daily basis in the war torn nation, but also answers the question of "why" he and so many others volunteer to step into a dangerous setting like Ukraine.

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Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 251 - The Incredible Journey of Gerardo Sanchez

Imagine being 13 years old and being immersed in a frightening middle-of-the-night caravan that had to walk through mountains and valleys in the hope of making it to America and being reunited with your parents.

Now, add to that surreal experience the added challenge of having your 7-year old brother along with you and having to carry him several hours.

As you try and wrap your head around that premise, keep this in mind - what Gerardo Sanchez would later discover in America turned out to be even better than the dream he had about living in the US.

And now you know why the title of this episode is "The Incredible Journey of Gerardo Sanchez."

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Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 250 - Us In Mind - Changing Your Marriage w/ Ted Lowe as we visit with best-selling author Ted Lowe to explore his new book, "Us In Mind."

You'll hear about 5 powerful thoughts for improving your marriage. Research shows happy couples think in a way unhappy couples don’t. What if you could ensure your thoughtswere setting you up to love well? You can.

In Us In Mind: How Changing Your Thoughts Can Change Your Marriage, Ted Lowe will help you and your spouse discover through Scripture, research, and neuroscience a simple way of rethinking your marriage. He’ll lead you to focus on specific intentional thoughts that are designed to help you love well, even when it’s not easy.

Be assured, this book is not a stuffy lecture. It’s full of humor, real-life examples, and practical application. Whether you love marriage books or hate them, this one holds a fresh perspective on marriage for everybody, offering even the biggest skeptic a relevant takeaway. You can change your marriage by changing how you think, and it’s simpler than you think.

About Ted Ted Lowe is a speaker, author, and the director of MarriedPeople.org, an organization with the mission of helping you do marriage better. Prior to founding MarriedPeople, he served for almost 10 years as the director of MarriedLife at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. Ted’s latest book for married couples is Us In Mind: How Changing Your Thoughts Can Change Your Marriage. He is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He lives in Cumming, Georgia, with his five favorite people: his wife, Nancie, and their four children.

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Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 249 - Pancakes for Roger - Susan Combs

Major General Roger Combs was a highly decorated Vietnam veteran who was diagnosed with Agent-Orange-related throat cancer in his later years, which he had been exposed to as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. 

His daughter and best-selling author, Susan, acted as his caregiver through his final days. In his final treatments, he used a feeding tube for his meals.   One day, she recounts, she found him setting the table for breakfast: “I came downstairs, he was setting the kitchen table for himself and I looked at him rather quizzically and asked what he was doing. He looked at me and said, 'I want pancakes for breakfast.'”

Major Roger Combs passed shortly thereafter and never got his pancakes, but Susan was determined to keep his memory alive.

She's the champion behind the #PancakesforRoger movement, a moving tribute to her late father, which encourages people to share photos of themselves enjoying pancakes on social media to keep her father's memory alive.

For every post with the hashtag #PancakesforRoger, her company will donate a dollar to the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic, an establishment near and dear to Major Combs's heart. 

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Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 248 - David Richman - Cycle of Lives: A Cancer Journey

An entrepreneur, author, public speaker, athlete, and philanthropist, David Richman uses the lessons learned in his life to enrich and inspire others.

As a former sedentary, over-weight, smoker, David knew that he needed to focus not on what others wanted out of him, but on what he wanted out of life.

With his first book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack, David discussed how to get more out of ourselves than ever imag- ined. Now, David shares the interconnected stories of others overcoming obstacles—specifically cancer—in his second book Cycle of Lives.

Visit david-richman.com to learn more about David’s story and mission.

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Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 247 and an inspiring, powerful conversation with best-selling author, Cesar Perez.

A professional actor with a promising career, Cesar Perez was on a meteoric rise until a drunk driver slammed into his car head-on. He coded on the paramedics more than once on the way to the hospital, and coded again when he arrived.

It’s a miracle he even survived. Still, he wouldn’t have called it miraculous at the time. In one devastating blow, all his dreams had been ripped away. A severe brain injury had left him almost entirely incapacitated. His right arm was paralyzed. His femur had snapped in two. His face was shattered. He spent months learning how to breathe, eat, walk, and talk all over again. In the midst of it all, his girlfriend left him—the same girlfriend he had been on his way to see that fateful night. But life, ultimately, is a gift.

Fragile, firm, and beautiful.

Throughout the course of Cesar’s long, often tortuous recovery, Chase the Light shines with courage, grace, and the resilience of the human spirit—reminding us that every life has meaning and every soul has a purpose, always, even in our darkest moments.

BUY THE BOOK: Chase the Light: The Gruesome Art of Becoming Unbreakable

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Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 246 - Scott Seipel - The Story of A Miracle

We catch up with Scott Seipel, a man who was given 8-12 weeks to live...6 years ago.

Enjoy his powerful testimony of God's provision for him and his family, bringing him through the darkest of times and now realizing his purpose for living - an share the link with someone you know!

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Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 245 - Finding Hope In Times of Tragedy - Pastor Cam Walcott

Pastor Cam Walcott describes his family’s struggle towards hope in the midst of unexplainable, extraordinary tragedy. He details the inner struggles he went through and is still going through, having been deprived of his beloved son so unexpectedly. How can we continue to hope in God when everything has been taken away from us?

We also are given stories from Caleb’s life, that will resonate with all parents. We see glimpses into the extremely close relationship Cameron and Caleb shared (as well as glimpses of Caleb’s relationship with the rest of his family). Caleb lived life to the fullest in his short 13 years, excelling in school, sports, music, writing, and walking with God.

Whatever sort of pain you are going through, whatever degree of tragedy you are facing, this book will encourage you to continue to hope in the goodness of God.

BUY THE BOOK - "I Love You, Little Mister"

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Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 244 and the powerful story of Adam Hill and his new book, Shifting Gears.

It was never part of Adam Hill's life ambition or his genetic constitution to wear a Speedo in public, let alone compete in a triathlon. For the first three decades of life, he was the poster child for non-athleticism, obsessively unhealthy habits, and an intense fear of...well...everything.

Yet at the age of thirty-three, with a physique that could only be described as "Sasquatch with a Dad Bod," he put aside his insecurities and took his first step toward an outrageous dream: to qualify for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. 

It was a dream shared by nearly every other triathlete in the world, reserved for the top 1 percent of all athletes in the sport—a sport in which Adam had exactly zero experience.

In Shifting Gears, Adam shares his harrowing, inspiring, and sometimes-clumsy story of transformation, from the origins of a debilitating anxiety disorder to his battle with alcoholism to his rise to the top of the triathlon world stage.

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Welcome to a special abbreviated Christmas special edition of The Big Impact as host Bill Hobson shares his thoughts about this holiday season and what it truly represents. 

Christmas doesn't exist because of the "stuff" we get and give. It exists, as Linus shares with us, because of the One who came.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Hobson Media!