Father Stephen Gadberry
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Let's say I'm a father. Got some kids. Let's say I had a long work week. I come home, just hammer some beers. And then I get in a fight with my wife and I punch her in front of my kids and the kids start crying and then I kick them and tell them to shut the hell up. And then like the next day, like everyone's quiet. We get through the week and then like there's some reconciliation.
Wife didn't leave. I apologize and all this stuff. The kid had some trauma. Then the kid's going to grow up go through their stuff and they may see something, you know, when they're in their 50s. Let's say they're in their 60s. They got their kids now and then some little, they got their first grandkids. And then maybe it's the guy's daughter just has their first grandkid.
Wife didn't leave. I apologize and all this stuff. The kid had some trauma. Then the kid's going to grow up go through their stuff and they may see something, you know, when they're in their 50s. Let's say they're in their 60s. They got their kids now and then some little, they got their first grandkids. And then maybe it's the guy's daughter just has their first grandkid.
Wife didn't leave. I apologize and all this stuff. The kid had some trauma. Then the kid's going to grow up go through their stuff and they may see something, you know, when they're in their 50s. Let's say they're in their 60s. They got their kids now and then some little, they got their first grandkids. And then maybe it's the guy's daughter just has their first grandkid.
And then the guy hears that from his daughter that the husband was abusing him or something. And he goes home and shoots him, goes to the house and shoot him or something. Like that would be an evil act, you know, murder. And kind of like a seed was planted years before. Does that kind of make sense? So we can do things now that have effects in the future.
And then the guy hears that from his daughter that the husband was abusing him or something. And he goes home and shoots him, goes to the house and shoot him or something. Like that would be an evil act, you know, murder. And kind of like a seed was planted years before. Does that kind of make sense? So we can do things now that have effects in the future.
And then the guy hears that from his daughter that the husband was abusing him or something. And he goes home and shoots him, goes to the house and shoot him or something. Like that would be an evil act, you know, murder. And kind of like a seed was planted years before. Does that kind of make sense? So we can do things now that have effects in the future.
And if that happens at the physical level, it also happens at the spiritual level, too. And so the free will stuff, it's like that. But it's here now. It doesn't have to be a generational thing. I can make a bad decision. I've made a ton of them. I'm going to make more of them in the future. I don't want to. It's not like I plan on it, but I know I'm a broken human being. And so...
And if that happens at the physical level, it also happens at the spiritual level, too. And so the free will stuff, it's like that. But it's here now. It doesn't have to be a generational thing. I can make a bad decision. I've made a ton of them. I'm going to make more of them in the future. I don't want to. It's not like I plan on it, but I know I'm a broken human being. And so...
And if that happens at the physical level, it also happens at the spiritual level, too. And so the free will stuff, it's like that. But it's here now. It doesn't have to be a generational thing. I can make a bad decision. I've made a ton of them. I'm going to make more of them in the future. I don't want to. It's not like I plan on it, but I know I'm a broken human being. And so...
You know, emotions can get the better of us, and then we just do stupid stuff. And that's why, and to bring it back to the God thing, it's because He gave us free will. We get mal-informed, or we follow our emotions instead of using our reason, instead of thinking stuff through. We say stuff we don't want to say. We do stuff we don't want to do, shouldn't do.
You know, emotions can get the better of us, and then we just do stupid stuff. And that's why, and to bring it back to the God thing, it's because He gave us free will. We get mal-informed, or we follow our emotions instead of using our reason, instead of thinking stuff through. We say stuff we don't want to say. We do stuff we don't want to do, shouldn't do.
You know, emotions can get the better of us, and then we just do stupid stuff. And that's why, and to bring it back to the God thing, it's because He gave us free will. We get mal-informed, or we follow our emotions instead of using our reason, instead of thinking stuff through. We say stuff we don't want to say. We do stuff we don't want to do, shouldn't do.
It's because God loves us, and He gives us that free will. And whenever we make dumb decisions, it affects the whole community. So that would be kind of the answer I'd give Brian, like kind of twofold. First of all, the first part wasn't a question, but I would just directly respond to the anger thing. Be mad at God. Whatever emotion you got, bring it to God.
It's because God loves us, and He gives us that free will. And whenever we make dumb decisions, it affects the whole community. So that would be kind of the answer I'd give Brian, like kind of twofold. First of all, the first part wasn't a question, but I would just directly respond to the anger thing. Be mad at God. Whatever emotion you got, bring it to God.
It's because God loves us, and He gives us that free will. And whenever we make dumb decisions, it affects the whole community. So that would be kind of the answer I'd give Brian, like kind of twofold. First of all, the first part wasn't a question, but I would just directly respond to the anger thing. Be mad at God. Whatever emotion you got, bring it to God.
And then two, not to make it just too easy of an answer, but like bad stuff happens because... We do dumb stuff. And we do dumb stuff because God has given us free will to, you know, ultimately do the good. But whenever we don't choose the right, there's consequences.
And then two, not to make it just too easy of an answer, but like bad stuff happens because... We do dumb stuff. And we do dumb stuff because God has given us free will to, you know, ultimately do the good. But whenever we don't choose the right, there's consequences.
And then two, not to make it just too easy of an answer, but like bad stuff happens because... We do dumb stuff. And we do dumb stuff because God has given us free will to, you know, ultimately do the good. But whenever we don't choose the right, there's consequences.
I feel like I got punched in the face. I don't know if any of that made sense.