Greg Laurie

To go back and, you know, the Bible says that God can bring beauty out of ashes, right? So, and we, you know, we've had to deal with this because our... Another story about our oldest son, Christopher, died in an automobile accident 16 years ago. So we've dealt with severe pain and suffering. But we've seen how even in tragedy, God can still do amazing things.

And, you know, we're all dealt a hand in life, so to speak.

And, you know, we're all dealt a hand in life, so to speak.

And, you know, we're all dealt a hand in life, so to speak.

we don't determine what that hand will be but we have everything to say about how we will react to it what we'll do with it you know we can harbor bitterness and anger we can also choose to forgive uh and you know so i was able to do this for him and i felt when i said return the favor i felt like i was able to say thank you for being a dad for me when i didn't have one

we don't determine what that hand will be but we have everything to say about how we will react to it what we'll do with it you know we can harbor bitterness and anger we can also choose to forgive uh and you know so i was able to do this for him and i felt when i said return the favor i felt like i was able to say thank you for being a dad for me when i didn't have one

we don't determine what that hand will be but we have everything to say about how we will react to it what we'll do with it you know we can harbor bitterness and anger we can also choose to forgive uh and you know so i was able to do this for him and i felt when i said return the favor i felt like i was able to say thank you for being a dad for me when i didn't have one

And now let me introduce you to your Heavenly Father, coming back to your original theme of fathers and the importance of fathers. And so that was a beautiful— That's what happens in the Pinocchio story. Why would Geppetto—I mean, the puppet turns into a boy, and the next thing you know, he sends him off to school. Yeah.

And now let me introduce you to your Heavenly Father, coming back to your original theme of fathers and the importance of fathers. And so that was a beautiful— That's what happens in the Pinocchio story. Why would Geppetto—I mean, the puppet turns into a boy, and the next thing you know, he sends him off to school. Yeah.

And now let me introduce you to your Heavenly Father, coming back to your original theme of fathers and the importance of fathers. And so that was a beautiful— That's what happens in the Pinocchio story. Why would Geppetto—I mean, the puppet turns into a boy, and the next thing you know, he sends him off to school. Yeah.

It's like, maybe you want to nurture him a little, teach him— Well, he'd give him a foundation, right?

It's like, maybe you want to nurture him a little, teach him— Well, he'd give him a foundation, right?

It's like, maybe you want to nurture him a little, teach him— Well, he'd give him a foundation, right?

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

It would have been a different life with him.

It would have been a different life with him.

It would have been a different life with him.

And in a way, even though I wouldn't wish my childhood on anyone, all of those things through process of elimination brought me to that crisis point where I made that step of faith. And if I'd been raised by Oscar Laurie, it would have been a better life. It would have been a safer life. an easier life. But I don't know that that is what would have happened to me.