How Do You Know He's Real?: Celebrity Reflections on True Life Experiences with God [Paperback]

Amy Hammond Hagberg (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2006

Between the covers of this book are testimonies from Christian role models from the worlds of film, sports, and music. The stories are real and powerful, and are presented in a way that believers and seekers alike will find compelling.

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How Do You Know He's Real? contains 34 real-life stories about celebrities who know God is real because of their personal relationship with Him. Well-known sports, film, TV, and music celebrities talk candidly about:

* Miracles & Prayer * Abortion & Sex * Marriage & Healing * Addiction & Death * Success & Despair * Forgiveness & Salvation * Joy & Love

These 'happily-eternal-after' stories read in stark contrast to today's depressing, tragedy-focused headlines that feature some athletes and movie stars.

In this encouraging and uplifting book, Christians blessed with professional career success share their very personal stories about life in the spotlight-and love in God's light.

From the Author

Join me as you read these life-changing stories that will uplift your faith and truly convince you that Christ is real and with us every day.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers; 1 edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0768423325
• ISBN-13: 978-0768423327
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,837,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just couldn't get enough of this book!, July 2, 2008

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Rynda K. Mcmurray (Athens, Tx.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Do You Know He's Real?: Celebrity Reflections on True Life Experiences with God (Paperback)

I first ordered this book for my son-in-law, because he is such a Charlie Daniels fan. I then ordered a copy for a friend of mine who is going through a rough time in her life right now. Before giving it away, I flipped through the pages, and read the story by Jonny Lang. I am a 61 yr. old grandmother, but I have albums by him. I was just blown away, and had to order a copy for myself.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Celebrities talk about God in their life, April 26, 2007

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Do You Know He's Real?: Celebrity Reflections on True Life Experiences with God (Paperback)

(Hagberg has written a companion book with the same title, subtitled God Unplugged)

How Do You Know He's Real? is a collection of celebrity essays about God acting in their lives. The contributors include athletes, musicians, and actors. Their stories often follow a familiar pattern of fame leading to drugs and alcohol before hitting bottom and being turned around by an encounter with God. That's not to say the accounts are all stock and cliched, but rather that God meets each person in their need--and for celebrities that need will be similar. And many of the tales include growing up in stable Christian homes, but still needing to make personal decisions about God and Christ and how that decision impacted their careers.

The stories are collected alphabetically but Hagberg has provided a topic finder so a reader battling discouragement or frustration can find offerings from Billy Ray Cyrus, Nancy Stafford, Zorro, Gary Burghoff or John Schneider.

Each essay begins with a picture and short biography of the contributor, listing their accomplishments. Following the selection is God's Road Map, a few sentences about the issues raised by the author, with Bible verses for teaching and encouragement.

The essays themselves are as varied as the contributors. Some of them read as if they were written to be given as speeches. Several sound like the writer could be sitting at your kitchen table, chatting over the coffee pot. All of them are honest and share from their heart how God has acted in their life and how they know He's real.

Reading the accounts of God acting in both miraculous and mundane ways reminds us that no matter what a person does for a living, each of us are created beings who need a loving Savior and merciful God.

Armchair Interviews says: Up close and personal stories from celebrities.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review: How Do You Know He's Real?, June 14, 2007

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This review is from: How Do You Know He's Real?: Celebrity Reflections on True Life Experiences with God (Paperback)

In the book, How Do You Know He's Real, you'll get an inside look into the spiritual lives of 34 celebrities. Hagberg has compiled testimonies ranging from Kirk Cameron to Rudy Sarzo (former bass player for Ozzy Osbourne). Each story is remarkably different and it's amazing to read how God has worked in the lives of each of these well-known people.