Stine first gained notability in the early 2000s when he was identified as a conservative[3] Christian on his debut album, Put a Helmet On!

[4] His father was an auto-body repairman and front man for a local musical combo called the Regents, and his mother was a housewife who was a devout Christian.

[5] Stine continued to work in comedy clubs and on TV, and eventually dropped his magic tricks and stunts.

[9] Stine himself admits that much of his more extreme material is facetious and satirical, using ridiculous scenarios to make a finer point.

Stine has also been interviewed on National Public Radio[13][14] and has been featured on FOXNews.com[3] and in Newsweek,[15] the New Yorker,[4] USA Today, and several other newspapers nationwide.

Inspired by author David Murrow,[16] Stine founded GodMen, a proposed alternative to Promise Keepers that emphasizes "spiritual conservatism".

Stine has appeared in minor roles in a handful of big and small screen movies,[22] including the films Welcome to Paradise, Sarah's Choice, Homeless for the Holidays, Christmas with a Capital C and Persecuted.