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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Wrong Lanes Have Right Turns--#90 finished
Michael Phillips grew up in Baltimore, early in life in a tougher African American neighborhood where he saw and knew drug dealers and others. His father died suddenly and that was a big influence on his life--he struggled with that and started to get into that street life. His mom moved out of that neighborhood and into the suburbs where Michael did succeed to where he got a college athletic scholarship. He was/is smart but wasn't using those talents. During that first semester in college he was back home and out with friends and was in a terrible car accident injuring his leg to where could not play basketball. While he returned to school 2nd semester he didn't try and was then out of college. Back in Baltimore he and friends get to buying & selling drugs and stepping up more and more into that life. In a roundabout way gets arrested and while sitting in jail, a guy finds him that was looking to give people 2nd chances finds him. He is release and no record of his drug activity and given full ride to Oral Roberts Univ but again falls back into his drug use and not following the rules there. Until at one point he does see his mission in life through a conversion of faith. He had a good job corporate kind of car dealership type but left that to work in a foundation as CEO to help people. Good story, wish/hope more kids are given this chance.
There are no copies in PBS at this point but setting aside for now but will probably post later.
There are no copies in PBS at this point but setting aside for now but will probably post later.
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