About this episode

Granger Smith discusses his journey from country music to faith, addressing toxic beliefs and personal tragedy.

In this episode, we welcome Granger Smith to the studio. He was an award-winning, platinum-selling country music singer and songwriter and the creator of the Earl Dibbles Jr. stage character. He is now a speaker, actor, author, and host of “After Midnite with Granger Smith”. He has a new book out now called “Poison in the Well: 11 Toxic Beliefs That Kept Me from the Living Water of Jesus”. In this interview, we discuss how he got his start in music, the big break that confirmed he could make it in Nashville, how he came up with the Earl Dibbles Jr. character, if he ever had problems differentiating Granger from Earl, how the drowning death of his son in the family pool eventually led to him putting a pistol in his mouth, how desperate hunger for the Word of God led to his salvation through Christ, why he decided to burn the ships and quit country music for good, how he plans to serve the Bride of Christ for the rest of his life, why he wouldn’t go back in time and save his son, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Check out our SHOP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Kyle Thompson

Guest: Granger Smith

Topics covered

• faith
• music career
• personal tragedy
• salvation
• toxic beliefs
• Christianity
• overcoming adversity

Keywords

• Granger Smith
• toxic beliefs
• salvation
• country music
• Earl Dibbles Jr.
• personal tragedy
• faith
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: After Midnite with Granger Smith

Books & works: Poison in the Well: 11 Toxic Beliefs That Kept Me from the Living Water of Jesus

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