Nope, I’m not kidding. the Kindle version of Facing the Dragon: How a Desperate Act Pulled One Addict out of Methamphetamine Hell is FREE from May 28 – June 3. (If you don’t have a Kindle, you can still take advantage of this offer. There is a free Kindle app available for smartphones, tablets, and PCs.) In Facing the Dragon, you will witness the slow, agonizing metamorphosis of a good-looking high-school athlete into a violent, drug-dealing, psychotic wife-beater whose children were terrified of him. After more than twenty-three years addicted to methamphetamine and other drugs, David Parnell put an SKS assault rifle under his chin and pulled the trigger. The […]
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MAN DOES THE UNTHINKABLE TO STOP HIS DRUG ADDICTION
After more than twenty-three years addicted to methamphetamine and other drugs, David Parnell put an SKS assault rifle under his chin and pulled the trigger. The blast took off half his face, yet somehow he survived. Following an afterlife experience where he briefly experienced both hell and heaven, David woke up in the hospital. He was changed forever, both physically and emotionally. In 2010, David Parnell and I wrote his memoir, FACING THE DRAGON: How a Desperate Act Pulled One Addict Out of Methamphetamine Hell, about his horrific drug addiction and dual suicide attempts. In Facing the Dragon, you will witness the slow, agonizing metamorphosis of a good-looking high-school athlete into […]
Read more...This Was The Day He Faced the Dragon
David Parnell’s candid memoir “Facing the Dragon: How a Desperate Act Pulled One Addict Out of Methamphetamine Hell” was recently released by HCI books. Copies are available wherever books are sold or www.amazon.com
Read more...An Amazing Transformation on GOD UNPLUGGED
This week’s guest (May 22) on GOD UNPLUGGED is Vince Lichlyter, the lead singer of Jonah33, a hard-hitting Christian rock band. Music super stardom isn’t what it’s all about for Vince. “We’re not promised our next breath! And to not proclaim the Gospel with every breath we have is absolutely absurd. People are dying out there!” Vince’s story of deliverance from a life of drugs and violence will make your head spin. Now embarking on a solo career, Vince will share some of his brand-new music! During each episode of GOD UNPLUGGED I chat with famous authors, actors, athletes and recording artists about their faith. The 60-minute show […]
Read more...Hell on Earth on this week’s episode of GOD UNPLUGGED
This week’s guest (May 15th) on GOD UNPLUGGED is David Parnell, a methamphetamine and suicide survivor. He was addicted to meth for seven years before attempting suicide by shooting himself under the chin with a SKS assault rifle, literally blowing his face apart. David actually died and experienced hell and knew that was someplace he didn’t want to end up for eternity. He has had over 15 surgeries to repair the damage. David is now sober after spending 23 years on drugs and speaks to youth around the country. During each episode of GOD UNPLUGGED I chat with famous authors, actors, athletes and recording artists about their faith. […]
Read more...Seventh Day Slumber on GOD UNPLUGGED
This week’s episode of GOD UNPLUGGED is about the transformation of Joseph Rojas, front man and songwriter for Seventh Day Slumber who was featured in the book, How Do You Know He’s Real: God Unplugged. Rojas’ experience in the back of an ambulance after a suicide attempt brought him from former felon and drug addict to redeemed saint. The Dove-Award nominated rock band has released three albums including their latest, Finally Awake. Their debut effort Picking Up the Pieces sold over 60,000 copies. (www.seventhdayslumber.com) The 60-minute show airs every Thursday at 12 noon Central time (1 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Mountain, 10 a.m. Pacific). Callers are welcome to join the […]
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