Real-estate entrepreneur. Breaker of women's hearts. Golden boy of the Bay Area. Self-centered jerk.

That's how Bill Dallas describes his life at age 31, prior to being charged and convicted of grand-theft embezzlement and sentenced to five years at San Quentin State Prison.

In this poignant broadcast, Church Communication Network's own Founder and CEO, Bill Dallas, offers real-life hope that God is in control - even in the darkest places.

Based his recently-released collaborative book with George Barna, this program will encourage your community to persevere in the midst of life's most difficult circumstances.

If Bill Dallas didn't have it all, then he had most of it: a prestigious diploma, a lucrative career as a top California real estate entrepreneur, and more than enough money for life in the fast lane.

That was before Bill found himself in one of the nation's most infamous institutions - home of "the worst of the worst." He thought it was the end of everything, but the real story was just beginning:

"Doing time in San Quentin was by far the hardest thing I have ever done, but it was also the best thing that ever happened to me, and I would not trade a single minute of that ordeal. I've written this book for people who are going through struggles and need to know they can survive, and for those who think that God's not at work in our lives," says Dallas.

Sharing stories and reflections from life on the inside, Bill reveals core principles that will inspire your community to use tough times to develop the character that God desires, including:

• Embrace your trials
• Persevere until you "get it"
• Let life come to you
• Live in the moment
• Know that God is in control
• and more...

Discover that hope can be found in the most unexpected places