John Blake | More Than I Imagined | Steve Brown, Etc.

A mixed-race kid in search of the mom he's never known. It's not a movie – it's the moving life story of journalist John Blake. This week, Steve and the gang chat with John about his amazing journey and what he learned along the way. John's new book is called "More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew" (https://amzn.to/45C493d - @PenguinRandomHouse).

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GUEST BIO
John Blake is an award-winning @CNN journalist. He has been honored by the Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists, the American Academy of Religion, the National Association of Black Journalists, and the Religion Communicators Council. He speaks regularly on race, religion, and politics. John’s new book is called "More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew" (https://amzn.to/45C493d).

00:00 - Intro
03:00 - Meet John Blake
05:10 - The shame that almost kept John from writing his story
09:12 - Facts don't change hearts, but relationships do
14:02 - John's experience of growing up bi-racial in a racist community
23:15 - The challenge (and reward) of creating a multi-cultural church
29:45 - John's supernatural experience - seeing his grandfather's ghost
34:01 - The devastating story of when a teenage John finally met his mother
37:44 - Steve's closing thoughts
40:04 - Next week's guest is...

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