Exclusive: DeVon Franklin On The ‘Courage And A Touch of Craziness’ It Took To Divorce—And The Rebirth That Followed

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DeVon Franklin has spent years helping others believe in the possibilities through faith-centered films, bestselling books, and motivational wisdom. Now he’s helping them do that by telling a deeply personal story: his own.

The producer, author, actor, and minister’s latest project is an autobiographical stage play launching on Audible. Titled Be True: My Journey from Breakdown to Breakthrough, the work chronicles some of

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