The Search for Significance (Judges 11-12)

FBC CTX Growing in Grace Podcast · May 15, 2024 · 29m

Ben Carson had a tough beginning, describing his early years growing up in what he called the “ghetto” of Detroit in the 1950’s and 1960’s. For example, his father abandoned Ben, his mom and his brother when Ben was only 8 years of age. His book, Gifted Hands, mentions the challenges of financial hardship, the mental health of his mother and prejudice in the local school as real-life difficulties that he faced along the way.

He would later become a world-renown neurosurgeon at John Hopkins, where his dedication and diligence led him to become the Director of Pediatrics. He wrote, “Success is…