Greg Laurie

I had a bunch of low-life friends. I was going to one school called Corona DeMar High School that was kind of a— a school attended by a fluent kid. So I was not an affluent kid. Uh, we lived in a little apartment in, in that area. And so it was very different. I literally transferred to this other school, Coronado high school to Harbor high to change my identity.

I said, I want to become a different person. I don't want to be the preppy guy that everybody knows. And, and, you know, uh, And trying out for the football team, I was ultimately rejected. But I hung out with those kids because my grades were too low. But anyway, so I wanted to be a different person. And I thought the drug culture had the answers.

I said, I want to become a different person. I don't want to be the preppy guy that everybody knows. And, and, you know, uh, And trying out for the football team, I was ultimately rejected. But I hung out with those kids because my grades were too low. But anyway, so I wanted to be a different person. And I thought the drug culture had the answers.

I said, I want to become a different person. I don't want to be the preppy guy that everybody knows. And, and, you know, uh, And trying out for the football team, I was ultimately rejected. But I hung out with those kids because my grades were too low. But anyway, so I wanted to be a different person. And I thought the drug culture had the answers.

So what happened ultimately was I transferred to another school where I had relative anonymity because people didn't know me like they knew me at the school I transferred from. Right, right. But in reality, I ended up becoming a different person, just not in the way I expected.

So what happened ultimately was I transferred to another school where I had relative anonymity because people didn't know me like they knew me at the school I transferred from. Right, right. But in reality, I ended up becoming a different person, just not in the way I expected.

So what happened ultimately was I transferred to another school where I had relative anonymity because people didn't know me like they knew me at the school I transferred from. Right, right. But in reality, I ended up becoming a different person, just not in the way I expected.

Yeah, I did. But there was a time I was in the drug culture there, very much so, every day as a matter of fact. But then when this transformation happened, so here's an illustration. So I'm walking across the campus and one of these Christians says, hey, Greg, here's a Bible. And they gave me a Bible. And I'm like, wow, I'm not going to carry this Bible around.

Yeah, I did. But there was a time I was in the drug culture there, very much so, every day as a matter of fact. But then when this transformation happened, so here's an illustration. So I'm walking across the campus and one of these Christians says, hey, Greg, here's a Bible. And they gave me a Bible. And I'm like, wow, I'm not going to carry this Bible around.

Yeah, I did. But there was a time I was in the drug culture there, very much so, every day as a matter of fact. But then when this transformation happened, so here's an illustration. So I'm walking across the campus and one of these Christians says, hey, Greg, here's a Bible. And they gave me a Bible. And I'm like, wow, I'm not going to carry this Bible around.

So I shoved it in the pocket of my coat and I went over to my friend's house, which was a stone's throw from our high school because we would literally get high there every day at lunchtime. So I walked over there. I hadn't seen them since I'd prayed this prayer with these Christians. So I looked around. I'm not going to walk in with a Bible.

So I shoved it in the pocket of my coat and I went over to my friend's house, which was a stone's throw from our high school because we would literally get high there every day at lunchtime. So I walked over there. I hadn't seen them since I'd prayed this prayer with these Christians. So I looked around. I'm not going to walk in with a Bible.

So I shoved it in the pocket of my coat and I went over to my friend's house, which was a stone's throw from our high school because we would literally get high there every day at lunchtime. So I walked over there. I hadn't seen them since I'd prayed this prayer with these Christians. So I looked around. I'm not going to walk in with a Bible.

So I took the Bible and put it in the hedge in front of my friend's house. And I walked in. They said, hey, Lori, where have you been? I said, nowhere. Hey, we're going to get high. You want to get high? I said, no, I don't want to. Really? They kind of looked at me, what's wrong with you? Like, what have you been doing? I said, nothing. I wasn't going to talk about this.

So I took the Bible and put it in the hedge in front of my friend's house. And I walked in. They said, hey, Lori, where have you been? I said, nowhere. Hey, we're going to get high. You want to get high? I said, no, I don't want to. Really? They kind of looked at me, what's wrong with you? Like, what have you been doing? I said, nothing. I wasn't going to talk about this.

So I took the Bible and put it in the hedge in front of my friend's house. And I walked in. They said, hey, Lori, where have you been? I said, nowhere. Hey, we're going to get high. You want to get high? I said, no, I don't want to. Really? They kind of looked at me, what's wrong with you? Like, what have you been doing? I said, nothing. I wasn't going to talk about this.

Suddenly my friend walks, mom walks in, holding my Bible. I'm thinking, what is this woman? Check her bushes when she comes in her house? And then the thing that struck me, he says, who does this belong to? I thought, lady, kids are doing drugs in your house and you're concerned about a Bible in the bushes? She holds it up. Who does this belong to? It's so funny.

Suddenly my friend walks, mom walks in, holding my Bible. I'm thinking, what is this woman? Check her bushes when she comes in her house? And then the thing that struck me, he says, who does this belong to? I thought, lady, kids are doing drugs in your house and you're concerned about a Bible in the bushes? She holds it up. Who does this belong to? It's so funny.

Suddenly my friend walks, mom walks in, holding my Bible. I'm thinking, what is this woman? Check her bushes when she comes in her house? And then the thing that struck me, he says, who does this belong to? I thought, lady, kids are doing drugs in your house and you're concerned about a Bible in the bushes? She holds it up. Who does this belong to? It's so funny.

Every eye in the room went to the Bible and they looked at me. And I said, that's mine. And one of my friends said, you're reading the Bible? I said, yeah. And they said, oh, are we gonna be nice little Christians now and follow Jesus? I said, no, maybe I'll hit you in the mouth.