After getting saved March 10, 1998, the Lord brought into my life Vicki Lee Inman. We were married September 4,1999. With me in the photo is my wife Vicki and my daughter Callayway. We also have a son, Adam, who is not shown in this photo.  The Lord has blessed me with a beautiful family! We appreciate your prayers!

O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:3

In the heart of downtown Nashville, Tennessee—near the original Grand Ole Opry and the honky-tonk bars of Printer’s Alley—I found myself running with country music royalty like Hank Williams Jr. I had come from North Carolina, forsaking everything to fulfill my dream of becoming a star. After years of performing on the club circuit and opening shows for Sawyer Brown, the Oak Ridge Boys, Charlie Daniels, and others, I was unable to escape the nagging feeling that something was missing in my life.

I had grown up going to church, and when I was thirteen, I professed faith in the Lord, was baptized, and became a church member, but my life didn’t change. I went right back to being the same boy, with the same dreams. I believed my musical talent was from God, but I planned to use it to become rich and famous. The Bible says when you are truly born again, your life will change: “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

I was not a new person; there was no real change in my life. I also did not have a love for the Word of God as described in Psalm 119:97. I continued to travel and perform, and along with my lifestyle came drug and alcohol use. Even while working in the television industry on the set of Matlock and spending time with legends like Don Knotts, I found myself in situations that had taken me a long way from the things I had been taught as a boy.

In January 1998, my friend Skull, the owner of a club on Printer’s Alley, was murdered. During his funeral and in the days following, I began to wonder, “Where will I go when I die?” Little did I know my brother, his family, his home church, and others around the country had been praying for me for twenty-one years. In response to their prayers, the Lord helped me find the answer. As I began to study the Bible, I learned what I already knew to be true: I was a sinner.

I read that because of my sin, I deserved to be separated from God forever (Romans 3:23, 6:23). I found out that my good deeds were useless to save me. The only way to Heaven was to change my mind about my sin and repent (2 Peter 3:9) and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 16:31). I realized Jesus Christ was my only hope.

On March 10, 1998, at 12:30 a.m., I knelt in my apartment, broken before God, and asked His forgiveness for my sins as I placed my trust in Jesus Christ as my Saviour. At that moment, I became a child of God! I had a change of address; I was traveling a new road from Printer’s Alley to the King’s Highway!

What a joy and peace I have, knowing without a doubt that if I died today, I would spend eternity in Heaven. It’s not because of anything I have done, but because of what Christ did for me on the cross.

How about you?

Which road are you on?

Do you see yourself as I saw myself, a sinner in need of a Saviour?

You can call on the name of the Lord right now:

Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner and I need to be saved. I believe Jesus died and rose again for me. In the best way I know how, I do trust your death on the cross as payment for my sins. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus' name, Amen.

If you have made a decision for Christ, please let me know. I also urge you to find a good, Bible-believing church so that you might grow in your new walk with God.