Greg Laurie

Problem was, I thought it was kind of cool. I kind of missed the memo. But he was a father figure. So even though I never, because I was not planned. My mom had a one night stand in Long Beach and I was conceived. And I found that out like 30 years later. But because he treated me as a father should treat a son, I've always thought of him and spoken of him as my dad. So here's the cool thing.

Problem was, I thought it was kind of cool. I kind of missed the memo. But he was a father figure. So even though I never, because I was not planned. My mom had a one night stand in Long Beach and I was conceived. And I found that out like 30 years later. But because he treated me as a father should treat a son, I've always thought of him and spoken of him as my dad. So here's the cool thing.

Problem was, I thought it was kind of cool. I kind of missed the memo. But he was a father figure. So even though I never, because I was not planned. My mom had a one night stand in Long Beach and I was conceived. And I found that out like 30 years later. But because he treated me as a father should treat a son, I've always thought of him and spoken of him as my dad. So here's the cool thing.

Even if you're raised in a broken home and you don't have a biological father, I think a man can step in and be a father figure.

Even if you're raised in a broken home and you don't have a biological father, I think a man can step in and be a father figure.

Even if you're raised in a broken home and you don't have a biological father, I think a man can step in and be a father figure.

It could be a pastor. It could be a coach. It could be an uncle. It could be a friend. But a man can step in and show a young man or a young woman, because young women obviously need dads too. He can step in and be that father figure for them. And Oscar did that. And then later after I became a Christian, there was a pastor named Chuck Smith.

It could be a pastor. It could be a coach. It could be an uncle. It could be a friend. But a man can step in and show a young man or a young woman, because young women obviously need dads too. He can step in and be that father figure for them. And Oscar did that. And then later after I became a Christian, there was a pastor named Chuck Smith.

It could be a pastor. It could be a coach. It could be an uncle. It could be a friend. But a man can step in and show a young man or a young woman, because young women obviously need dads too. He can step in and be that father figure for them. And Oscar did that. And then later after I became a Christian, there was a pastor named Chuck Smith.

who was kind of that father figure for a lot of us so it kind of helped me and a lot of other young men find our way and i i think that needs to and like i was saying to you earlier um i watched a film about you and in uh the rise of jordan anderson and and i saw these young men coming up to you and it was so interesting to me because they're very young

who was kind of that father figure for a lot of us so it kind of helped me and a lot of other young men find our way and i i think that needs to and like i was saying to you earlier um i watched a film about you and in uh the rise of jordan anderson and and i saw these young men coming up to you and it was so interesting to me because they're very young

who was kind of that father figure for a lot of us so it kind of helped me and a lot of other young men find our way and i i think that needs to and like i was saying to you earlier um i watched a film about you and in uh the rise of jordan anderson and and i saw these young men coming up to you and it was so interesting to me because they're very young

And they're reading what you've written, and they've found you on YouTube. One young man said, I was extremely depressed and even suicidal, and you helped me. And I just thought, you're doing that in your way, being a father figure to a generation that is seeking. And I think that's fantastic.

And they're reading what you've written, and they've found you on YouTube. One young man said, I was extremely depressed and even suicidal, and you helped me. And I just thought, you're doing that in your way, being a father figure to a generation that is seeking. And I think that's fantastic.

And they're reading what you've written, and they've found you on YouTube. One young man said, I was extremely depressed and even suicidal, and you helped me. And I just thought, you're doing that in your way, being a father figure to a generation that is seeking. And I think that's fantastic.

Well, I'm over in this category here. You know, I was the one, like my cousin older than me named Wayne, he is a psychologist, preparing to become a psychologist. And so he did a study on me as a young man. And he said, clearly you're headed in the wrong direction. And I was always getting in trouble at school, always creating chaos. And I think I was just looking for attention.

Well, I'm over in this category here. You know, I was the one, like my cousin older than me named Wayne, he is a psychologist, preparing to become a psychologist. And so he did a study on me as a young man. And he said, clearly you're headed in the wrong direction. And I was always getting in trouble at school, always creating chaos. And I think I was just looking for attention.

Well, I'm over in this category here. You know, I was the one, like my cousin older than me named Wayne, he is a psychologist, preparing to become a psychologist. And so he did a study on me as a young man. And he said, clearly you're headed in the wrong direction. And I was always getting in trouble at school, always creating chaos. And I think I was just looking for attention.

I was looking for purpose. And so for me, I didn't have any religious hypocrisy to rebel against because I didn't know any religious people. All I knew were basically hedonists, adult hedonists. Right, right. Who didn't give me anything even remotely close to an example worth emulating or following. So all I knew in life at that stage at 17 was like a process of elimination.

I was looking for purpose. And so for me, I didn't have any religious hypocrisy to rebel against because I didn't know any religious people. All I knew were basically hedonists, adult hedonists. Right, right. Who didn't give me anything even remotely close to an example worth emulating or following. So all I knew in life at that stage at 17 was like a process of elimination.