Divine Intervention

Episode # 156 - Best-Sellling Author of The Harbinger, Rabbi Jonathan Cahn

Hi friends,

 

On this episode of Divine Intervention, we welcome NY Times Best-Selling Author of "The Harbinger," Rabbi Jonathan Cahn.  

Is it possible...

-That there exists an ancient mystery that holds the secret of America's future?

-That this mystery lies behind everything from 9/11 to the collapse of the global economy?

-That today God is sending America a prophetic message of what is yet to come?

Before its destruction as a nation, ancient Israel received nine harbingers, prophetic omens of warning. One by one, the same nine warnings are appearing in the world today—this time on American soil. 

Click the links below to tune in to this exciting episode of Divine Intervention and hear Rabbi Cahn expound on this ancient prophetic mystery that relates to America today!  Rabbi Cahn also shares both his own faith testimony, and the story of the many miracles and divine interventions that took place in order to bring together this book and turn it into the national phenomenon that it is! 

 
                  Rabbi Jonathan Cahn

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Episode # 133: Miracle Plane Crash Survivor, Mickey Robinson

Hi all,

On this episode of Divine Intervention we are joined by miracle plane crash survivor, Mickey Robinson.  As a youth, Mickey Robinson was a hard-driving adrenaline junkie, and became a professional sky-diver.  One fateful day during a routine jump, a horrific plane crash left Mickey severely injured with multiple broken bones, lacerations and third degree burns over 50% of his body.   With doctors giving him little hope of survival, much less recovery, and Mickey hovering between life and death, he had a powerful encounter with God in heaven.  Mickey received a second chance at life and a divine calling, and was sent back into his broken body.  Against all odds, and with a series of miracles including instant healing from paralysis that enabled him to get up out of a wheelchair, to divine visions of Jesus, he made a full recovery from his injuries.  Mickey has since dedicated his life to ministry and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, having traveled the world sharing his testimony and ministering to thousands. 

Click the links below to listen to the miraculous testimony of Mickey Robinson on Divine Intervention!

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Episode # 104: Steven Abbate and Rick Bieber of the film, "The 5th Quarter"

    On this episode of Divine Intervention, we are joined by Rick Bieber, the writer, director, and producer of the new faith-based film, The 5th Quarter, and by Steven Abbate, whose family the story is based on.  

 

The 5th Quarter - Synopsis

Steven and Maryanne Abbate

    The death of a promising young athlete just days before his 16th birthday inspires his older brother to lead his college football team to new heights in The 5th Quarter, the moving saga of the Abbate family of Marietta, Georgia. Aidan Quinn (Legends of the Fall, Benny and Joon), Andie MacDowell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Groundhog Day) and Ryan Merriman (Home of the Giants, Final Destination 3) star in this touching true story from writer and director Rick Bieber (Crazy, Radio Flyer).
 

    When 15-year-old Luke Abbate (Stefan Guy) is killed in a tragic car accident, the loss leaves his close-knit family reeling with grief. Fueled by faith and their deep familial bond, the Abbates try to rebuild their lives without Luke, fulfilling his wish to help others by donating his organs to save the lives of five other people. But despite the support of loving friends and family, his death leaves a void in their lives that threatens to tear the family apart.
 

    Struggling with the devastating loss, Luke’s older brother Jon (Ryan Merriman), a gifted football player at Wake Forest University, decides to honor his brother’s memory and love for the game by dedicating the 2006 season to him. With the added motivation of “playing for two,” he dons Luke’s beloved No. 5 jersey and inspires his teammates to play the best football of their lives—and become the most improved team in America. Predicted to finish last in their division, the Wake Forest football team surpassed all expectations by winning an unforgettable championship season.

    A tribute to the power of hope and love, The 5th Quarter is an inspiring true story about a family coming together to rally a team, a school and a community to achieve more than they could ever have imagined.

    The 5th Quarter is produced by Rick Bieber, and executed produced by Robert McCreary and Alan Cohen (Crazy). Joel McDonell (Crazy) and Abby Gail Palanker (Tortured) are associate producers. Doug Ames and Ryan Johnston are co-producers. Director of photography is Craig Haagensen (Vanilla Sky). Editor is Mark Conte (Turner & Hooch). Production designer is Sophia Madalana Martinez (Eyeborgs). Costume designer is Deborah Latham (Leatherheads).

  

RICK BIEBER

     (Director, Writer, Producer of the 5th Quarter) directed, co-wrote and produced the feature film Crazy. Inspired by the controversial and legendary guitarist Hank Garland, Crazy stars newcomer Waylon Payne and Ali Larter (“Heroes”). A favorite on the festival circuit, Crazy has garnered 17 major awards to date, including 11 Best Picture nods.

    Rick is currently in post-production on the independent psychological  thriller, “Rehab,” which he wrote and directed. Previously, Rick produced or executive produced several feature films including Aurora Borealis, starring Josh Jackson, Juliette Lewis and Donald Sutherland; Flatliners, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Julia Roberts, Keifer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and Oliver Platt; Made in America, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson; Radio Flyer, directed by Richard Donner and starring Elijah Wood, Lorraine Bracco and John Heard; Hard Promises, starring William Peterson and Sissy Spacek and The Illusion, starring Michael Goorjian and Kirk Douglas.

    He has also produced or been responsible for the production of over 30 television and cable movies including "Caught In The Act," starring Lauren Holly; "Mandela," starring Danny Glover and Alfre Woodard; "Last Innocent Man," directed by Roger Spottiswood and starring Ed Harris; and many more.

    In addition to his own independent production company, Bieber has served as chief executive of several prominent entertainment companies. They include Stonebridge Entertainment, a company that he formed in partnership with Michael Douglas, HBO Pictures, Fox West Pictures and Harmony Pictures.

    In addition, Bieber co-founded Third Stone Music, a record label and satellite company of Atlantic Records which featured artists including Nona Gaye and Saigon Kick.

    Bieber began his career in the New York offices of Columbia Pictures, after receiving a J.D. degree from Vermont Law School and an undergraduate degree from Hofstra University.

 

Click the links below to listen to this inspiring story of how God turned tragedy into triumph in the life of this incredible family!

 

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Episode # 89: Former Major League Baseball Player, Radio Talk Show Host, Frank Pastore

On this episode of Divine Intervention we welcome former Major League Baseball player and radio talk show host, Frank Pastore.  Frank Pastore was born in 1957 in Alhambra, California.  He grew up in a family with a pathologically dysfunctional mother on her fourth marriage and a distant father that he rarely talked to.  He was an awkward kid who went on to become a professional baseball player, being drafted as a pitcher with the Cincinnati reds in 1979.  He spent six years with the reds, played with hall of famers like Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tom Seaver, and George Foster.  At that time, Frank was a secular atheist, and an evolutionist who hated religion.  God had a plan for Frank’s life however, as a divine intervention in the form of a career ending injury caused him to seek after answers in his life.  Today, Frank is the host of the largest Christian talk show in America, The Frank Pastore show on KKLA in Los Angeles.  His newly released autobiography, Shattered: Struck Down but Not Destroyed, is, like it’s author,“fun, fast, and real” and an intriguing mix of paradoxes.  But, most of all, it is an uplifting story of how an unpredictable God can surprise any of us with His goodness and love when we allow Him to make beautiful the shattered fragments of our lives. 

Click the links below to hear the exciting interview with former MLB Pitcher and KKLA Radio host, Frank Pastore!

 

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Episode # 78: Two-Time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, George Foreman

On this episode of Divine Intervention, we are joined by two-time world heavyweight boxing champion, George Foreman.

George Foreman was born in 1949 in the town of Marshall, Texas.  An impoverished youth, Foreman often bullied younger children, and even became a mugger and brawler on the hard streets of Houston’s 5th ward by age 15.  Luckily, he was saved by Lyndon Johnson's Job Corps program, which helped troubled kids.  Foreman traveled to California, where he met Job Corps counselor and boxing coach Doc Broaddus, who encouraged Foreman to become a fighter.  Once he began to train at the gym, Foreman rapidly established an impressive amateur record.  The culmination of his amateur boxing career came at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a gold medal (his 25th amateur fight).

In 1969, Foreman turned professional, and within two years, he was ranked the No. 1 challenger by the WBA and WBC; by 1972, Foreman's impressive record was 37 wins (most by knockout) and no losses.

Foreman won the world heavyweight championship with an impressive second-round knock out of then favored champion Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica, on January 22, 1973.  An unprecedented TV audience watched Foreman become the champ -- the fight was HBO Boxing's first-ever broadcast.

Foreman successfully defended his title twice, but when Foreman faced off against Muhammad Ali in the summer of 1974, he went down.

After taking 1975 off, Foreman returned to boxing, winning a number of fights before losing by decision to Jimmy Young in Puerto Rico in 1977.  It was in his dressing room after the fight that Foreman had a divine intervention in the form of a near-death experience, and Jesus Christ revealed Himself to George, literally rescuing him from the grips of death and hell.  After this life-changing experience, Foreman then gave up boxing and became a born-again Christian.

He was ordained a minister and began preaching in his hometown of Houston, Texas.  In 1984, he founded the George Foreman Youth and Community Center, a non-denominational place for kids who need direction like he once did.

However, the George Foreman Center needed money to stay operational; by 1987, Foreman decided to return to boxing to support it.  Foreman proved his detractors wrong when he kept winning fights into his 40s; in 1991 he had a shot at the title, but lost to champ Evander Holyfield by decision.

In 1994, however, Foreman took on the new champ Michael Moorer, and knocked him out in the 10th round.  Foreman became, at 44, the oldest fighter ever to win the heavyweight crown, and also the fighter with the most time between one world championship and the next. Foreman gave away his titles in 1995, after defending them against Axel Schultz and refusing a rematch.

Since retiring from boxing, George Foreman remains active as a minister, businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and father to his ten children.

 

Click the links below to hear the powerful testimony of the transforming power of Jesus Christ in the life of this amazing champion!

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Episode # 61: UFC/Mixed Martial Arts Champion, Ken Shamrock

On this episode of Divine Intervention, we are joined by Ken Shamrock.  Ken Shamrock is one of the most widely recognized MMA fighters in the world.  He is a legendary American Mixed Martial Arts fighter & former professional wrestler.  Ken Shamrock is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Pride Fighting Championships, the World Wrestling Federation, Total Nonstop Wrestling Action and Pancrase.  No other fighter possesses the credentials that has rightfully earned him the title of “The World’s Most Dangerous Man.”

    * Elected UFC Hall Of Fame - 2003
    * Four Time UFC Heavyweight Champion
    * First UFC Superfight Heavyweight Champion
    * First Pancrase Heavyweight World Champion
    * WWF Intercontinental Champion
    * WWF World Tag Team Champion
    * Four Time Tough Man Champion
    * TNA World Heavyweight Champion
    * King of the Ring Champion
    * Pride Superfight Heavyweight Champion

After growing up fatherless in a poor neighborhood in Georgia, and a childhood full of anger, rebellion, delinquency, and juvenile hall, Ken wound up in a group home run by Bob Shamrock, a man renowned for working with misguided youths.  Recognizing Ken’s tremendous athletic ability, Bob helped Ken redirect his anger into sports, introduced him to Jesus Christ, helped him to eventually become a champion fighter, and even adopted him as his own son.  After suffering a broken neck that could have killed him and being told that his athletic days were over, Ken was determined to succeed.  He prayed and worked himself back to health and experienced a recovery that the doctors called "miraculous."  Climbing to the pinnacle of success as a fighter, Ken’s personal life crashed around him, and he was brought to his knees.  Ken cried out to God and fully committed his life to Jesus Christ, and his life was never the same.  He now shares his faith and testimony of God's goodness and grace in his life with everyone who will listen. 

Click the links below to hear the wonderful and inspiring story of the faith of this true champion!  

 

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Episode # 38: Champion Powerlifter, John Bernor

In this episode of Divine Intervention, we are joined by my good friend, John Bernor.  John was born in 1975 on Long Island, New York.  He had a rough time growing up, and due to some painful childhood experiences, developed a hard heart, and got involved in a life of crime and drugs at a young age.  After a nearly fatal overdose of crack cocaine in 1992, John then decided to focus his efforts only on the business end of the drug world, eventually developing and running one of the largest cocaine and marijuana distribution rings on Long Island.  He had many close calls in his life of crime, including run-ins with the police, the FBI and the mafia.  But through it all, God’s hand of protection was on John’s life.  In 1999, a Divine Intervention in the form of a serious and inexplicable illness brought John to his knees, and to the point of surrender.  He committed his life to Jesus Christ and became born again.  Since that day, things have never been the same for John.  He abandoned his life of crime and today, John is the youth pastor at Grace Lutheran Church and also the east end coordinator for Youth for Christ, a Christian ministry geared toward High School students.  He has been training and competing in powerlifting for over 13 years, and was the Senior National Powerlifting Champion in 2004.  As of 2008, he is ranked #1 in the world in the 308 lb weight class with a 2600 lb total lift.  His best competition lifts are a 1,110 lb squat, 780 lb bench press, and a 710 lb dead lift.  He is the co-founder of Apostles of True Strength, which is a powerlifting and strength exhibition ministry.  He now speaks and performs strength exhibitions at churches and venues all over, and shares his incredible testimony of God's power with young people.  Click the links below to hear the awesome testimony of God's healing and restoration in the life of this champion!



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Here are several short videos of John lifting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkBkDoMZaZs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bytmBzVmnKY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFulxkd7tvc

Episode # 27: Supermodel, Actress and TV Host, Kim Alexis

On this episode of Divine Intervention, we are joined by Supermodel, author, TV host and fitness expert, Kim Alexis.  Kim is one of the original supermodels, having graced the covers of over 500 magazines in her career.  She also has been a television host, both on the Today Show and Oprah, and she currently hosts TV Land's "She's Got the Look,"  which is a new model competition show for women over 35 who compete to get a second opportunity to get a supermodel career.  Kim shares about her spiritual journey and how she came to believe in Jesus and become born again, and how He restored her life and career and led her to start a ministry geared toward encouraging women. 

Click the links below to hear the inspirational story of this top model for Christ!

 

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Ted Dibiase, "The Million Dollar Man"

Hey, Guys! This past sunday, I got a chance to hear former WWF Wrestling Superstar Ted Dibiase preach a challenging sermon and share some powerful testimonies of what God has done. I caught up with Ted at Faith Tabernacle in West Babylon, New York, as he shared about what God has done in his life. It was really moving and inspiring. He even shared how on the last day of his mission trip to India, God allowed him to witness a miracle. He prayed over and annointed with oil five little girls who were born deaf and mute, and Jesus healed them and opened their ears! Our God is good! Ted was so warm and gracious, and I got to thank him personally for helping me launch "Divine Intervention," as he was our very first guest on the show when it debuted in April of 2007. (Scroll down to the beginning of my blogs and look for Episode #1 to hear Ted's powerful personal testimony.) Thanks so much Ted! You Rock!