Key points

A school shooter's spiritual breakthrough halted a hostage crisis, transforming his rage into profound peace.

Violence often stems from unaddressed childhood trauma and deep spiritual isolation, not just policy failures.

TJ Stevens credits a life mentor and surrendering to faith as the crucial factors that could have saved him.

The crisis of American violence is framed through political and cultural lenses: the availability of weapons, the prevalence of bullying , or the breakdown of the family unit. Yet, as one man’s harrowing journey from a school shooting to spiritual awakening reveals, the core of the issue lies in a spiritual and emotional void that culture and policy often fail to address. 1

TJ Stevens was a school shooter but, in a near-miraculous turn of events,

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