Everything changed in a second when Jim VanSteenhouse realized he was being stared down by a grizzly bear. Locked in the powerful jaws of the animal, one thought came roaring to the surface, ‘Will I go to Heaven?’ Jim survives to tell his powerful story and to inspire others to ask the same question.

The Bear Man is a very inspirational story about the human spirit, a man’s incredible will to survive, and the fact that God is always in control. It will leave you thinking about the ‘what ifs’ and a perspective that life on this earth is precious, but incredibly short.

The Bear Man at Mississippi College was the best testimonial I have ever heard. I met Jim and told him the speech was great. I did not tell him it put a lump in my throat (several times) and a tear in my eye, but it did indeed.