Hip Hop Artist Lecrae Shares about His 'Spiritual Awakening' on ESPN Show

Jessilyn Justice : May 6, 2016
Charisma News

"Around 19 years old, I found myself on a college campus surrounded by Christians…they loved me, they mentored me, they embraced me and really opened me up to understand who I was and who I was created to be and that God made me with purpose and reason."

[Charisma News] Lecrae boldly declared his love for Jesus and path to faith on a recent episode of ESPN's First Take. (Screengrab via Charisma News)

"I didn't grow up in church or anything like that," the rapper shared. "Around 19 years old, I found myself on a college campus surrounded by Christians who looked like me, they dressed like me, they talked like me. And it was kind of off-putting. I didn't know what to do with that, but they loved me, they mentored me, they embraced me and really opened me up to understand who I was and who I was created to be and that God made me with purpose and reason."

First Take is a sports talk show featuring Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith and Milly Qerim.

Lecrae's appearance with the trio comes…

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