Book cover for Difference Maker: Overcoming Adversity and Turning Pain into Purpose, Every Day (Adult Edition) by Gary Roe

Difference Maker

Overcoming Adversity and Turning Pain into Purpose, Every Day (Adult Edition)

2019 Released
196 Pages
3-4 Hours
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Gary RoeISBN 9781950382118

You've been lied to. It's time to embrace the truth.

You've been hit and wounded. Life hasn't turned out to be what you expected, wanted, or hoped for. No one seems to care. You feel alone and isolated.

Something is wrong. You can sense it. Your heart says, "There's got to be more."

Yes, there is.

It's time to turn things around. It's time to expose the lies you've been fed about yourself and embrace the truth.

What's the truth?

You're a Difference Maker. And it's time to start living that way.

For more than 30 years, multiple award-winning author and speaker Gary Roe has been helping teens and adults heal from past wounds, discover who they are, and live with passion and purpose. With more than a dozen books and 600 articles in print, he has become a trusted, inspirational voice to thousands of wounded hearts.

"Life is about overcoming," Gary frequently says. Join him on the Difference Maker journey. You'll be glad you did.

In Difference Maker, you'll discover...

  • The incredible power lies have had over you and your heart.
  • What the common lies are out there, and how they are affecting you.
  • How to expose the lies you've been fed, one by one.
  • The truth about yourself and those around you.
  • How to embrace the truth and begin to think and live differently.


As you choose to think differently and begin to heal and grow, you'll also learn...

  • How to conquer obstacles like fear, anxiety, anger, depression, self-harming behavior, and suicidal thoughts.
  • Why you're here and what your mission is.
  • How to avoid thoughts, behavior, and habits that threaten your wellbeing and will scuttle your mission.
  • How to embrace healthy, mission-building thoughts, behavior, and habits that will propel you forward.
  • How to live with more purpose and passion than you dreamed possible.


No matter what has happened to you or around you, you can heal and grow. You can overcome adversity and turn pain into purpose, every day. You can transform losses into gains. Difference Maker can show you how.

You are a Difference Maker. The world needs you. Accept the challenge. Let the Difference Maker adventure begin.

Gary Roe

Gary Roe has been in full-time ministry for thirty years, serving as a college minister, a church-planting missionary in Japan, and a pastor in Texas and Washington. He currently works as a hospice chaplain and interim pastor in Central Texas. He writes a weekly newspaper column and is the co-author (with Cecil Murphey) of Saying Goodbye: Facing the Loss of a Loved One. He has three adopted Colombian daughters who are also abuse survivors.

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