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Some of us believe in God and see His influence in all of life. But we didn't all come to that personal faith in the same way. Everybody is a little different. John Stonestreet, for example, heads up a Christian organization now - but as a teenager, he says, he was a knucklehead.

At the age of 14, his Christian school made him and a buddy go visit some elderly "shut-ins" right before Christmas break. The two of them didn't exactly bring Christmas cheer to their first subject.

"[T]here we were: an 11th grader, a ninth grader, and an 89-year-old widow. We didn’t have a lot in common."  It was awkward. But the lady prayed with them before they left for the mall.

Two years later, John woke up one morning thinking about her. He actually went back to her house to see her. What he found out started to change his life. He'll tell you what it was here.