Story of Your Life: Inspiring Stories of God at Work in People Just Like You

When Grammy-nominated recording artist Matthew West started writing his top-selling new album, The Story of Your Life(Sparrow, 2010) he asked fans to submit personal experiences. More than 10,000 tales of hope, perseverance, and redemption poured in. With friend and author Angela Thomas, West presents some of these powerful stories paired with meaningful devotions they inspired.

• Wendy gave birth to her daughter in jail. When all seemed hopeless, she found God and her life transformed into something beautiful.
• Cory, a married youth pastor, had an affair and his life fell apart. With God's mercy, he and his wife gathered the broken pieces and started again.
• Sheila always struggled with severe insecurity. Now she lives confidently in the purpose God has for her.

This unforgettable devotional journey inspires readers to discover God as the author of their unique lives and to share the power of their story.

Also available this season--a companion DVD of the same title and a standalone guide, The Story of Your Life Interactive Journey. The DVD and book help readers, individually or as part of a group study, personalize and explore more deeply the messages of God's hope and redemption in their own stories.

Matthew West is a multiple-ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year winner, a four-time GRAMMY(R) nominee, and an American Music Award and Billboard Music Award winner. His songwriting credits include cuts by Casting Crowns, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Mandisa, and others. His song "Hello, My Name Is" topped the Billboard singles chart for a record 17 weeks. A consummate storyteller, Matthew has collected over 40,000 personal stories from across the globe, which have inspired many of his hit songs. Matthew and his family make their home in Tennessee.