Summary

SummaryI’m Jim, and I never expected a simple invitation to a Christmas concert on December 10, 1978 would turn my life upside-downβ€”and in the best way! I was an agnostic rebel, more at home with bell-bottoms, roller coasters, and beer-branded T-shirts than with church pews. But when Gail invited me to her choir’s β€œold-fashioned Christmas” at a local church, I got more than holly-and-ivyβ€”it was the free gift of salvation explained so simply that it shattered my Boy Scout theology overnight. Two weeks later, I found myself at a Word of Life youth rally at 2 AM, tears in the pew, finally saying β€œyes” to Jesus. πŸŽ„βœ¨ Gail watched me soak it all in, curious, hopeful, maybe even a little worried about the β€œunequally yoked” thingβ€”yet she never pulled away. From that snowy night through college at Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, we’ve been on the greatest roller coaster ever: faith, friendship, and now 40 years of marriage, two kids, and three grandkids. I serve today as a professor at Moody Bible Institute, and every Christmas I’m reminded how one bold invitation changed everything! πŸ™β€οΈ

Gayle was a Christian. Jim was not, but on December 10th 1978, a simple invitation to a Christmas concert at a local church changed everything. In this Snapshot Testimony Christmas Special, hear how a high school crush turned 40 year marriage finds its beginnings in the true story of Christmas.

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01:01 High School Choir Encounter
04:56 Christmas Concert Invitation
07:28 Gospel Message Insight
12:00 Decision at Youth Rally
17:00 College & Relationship Start
20:00 Celebrating 40 Years
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Snapshot Testimony
Snapshot Testimony is a short feature and podcast on Moody Radio. Through interviews and storytelling, host Ally Domercant brings listeners inside the unique moments when a life is transformed by the power of Christ. Whether it's an unmistakable answer to prayer, the comforting whisper of the Holy Spirit, or the unforgettable day of salvation, we all have pivotal moments when the hand of the Lord is obvious and personal. These stories are the snapshots that make up a life of faith.Β  Β 
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