Don't Leave it to the Dogs

This book is a real and frank look into a life of despair and destruction that only a savior could redeem. It is a triumphant depiction of how God changed a man's life through obedience in the faith of Christ and gives practical insights on how to develop the the fruit of victory that can be gained in every area of our lives.

Michael Ray Van is an ordinary man with an extraordinary journey. Many for the most part would classify his life as successful having been a star athlete in high school, a televised professional boxer, and a secular recording artist with a major record label. However a worldly lifestyle caused him to plummet into a world of drugs, alcohol, family dysfunction, stealing, lying, womanizing, and eventually prison. Reaching a pivotal point in his life to call on Jesus, He made a decision to live "In Him" and in His every Word. Michael is now the CEO of Spice Records a Christian record label and has produced three albums. He now resides in Scottsdale Arizona with his wife of twenty years, Lori.