Success never comes all at once. You have to work for it, achieving your life's small and immediate goals while reaching for the stars with the help of the divine. Markeith L. Porter's life exemplifies this combination of hard work and faith.

From his birth in a trash bag outside his grandmother's house to his service in the US Navy, Porter describes the events that molded him from a child into a Christian, sailor, professional, and man. Scriptural passages intersperse his short, often poignant, reminiscences, reinforcing the morals taught by each memory.

This is the story of a man...