Greg Laurie

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 hadn't found what I was looking for, but I knew it wasn't here and it wasn't there. Right. So where was it?

I hadn't found what I was looking for, but I knew it wasn't here and it wasn't there. Right. So where was it?

I hadn't found what I was looking for, but I knew it wasn't here and it wasn't there. Right. So where was it?

Yeah, if anywhere. But there was something in me that said, it's going to get better.

Yeah, if anywhere. But there was something in me that said, it's going to get better.

Yeah, if anywhere. But there was something in me that said, it's going to get better.

I think that, I think God, you know, the Bible says that God has put eternity in our heart. And I think that deep inside of us, we're pre-wired to know God. I think that there's a longing, you know, it was C.S. Lewis that called it the inconsolable longing. Something that won't be satisfied by anything. But the right thing. But the right thing. And so that was in me.

I think that, I think God, you know, the Bible says that God has put eternity in our heart. And I think that deep inside of us, we're pre-wired to know God. I think that there's a longing, you know, it was C.S. Lewis that called it the inconsolable longing. Something that won't be satisfied by anything. But the right thing. But the right thing. And so that was in me.

I think that, I think God, you know, the Bible says that God has put eternity in our heart. And I think that deep inside of us, we're pre-wired to know God. I think that there's a longing, you know, it was C.S. Lewis that called it the inconsolable longing. Something that won't be satisfied by anything. But the right thing. But the right thing. And so that was in me.

And I became an artist, a little cartoonist, and I drew these little cartoon adventures. And I created my own characters because it was a private world I could retreat to. And it was also where I developed a slightly warped sense of humor. It's very sarcastic. Like I was more drawn to reading. I don't know if you've ever seen these Mad Magazine.

And I became an artist, a little cartoonist, and I drew these little cartoon adventures. And I created my own characters because it was a private world I could retreat to. And it was also where I developed a slightly warped sense of humor. It's very sarcastic. Like I was more drawn to reading. I don't know if you've ever seen these Mad Magazine.

And I became an artist, a little cartoonist, and I drew these little cartoon adventures. And I created my own characters because it was a private world I could retreat to. And it was also where I developed a slightly warped sense of humor. It's very sarcastic. Like I was more drawn to reading. I don't know if you've ever seen these Mad Magazine.

instead of normal comic books, because I liked things that were subversive and sarcastic and somewhat irreverent. And I still have that sense of humor today. It's changed somewhat as a Christian, but it's still there. You know, I see the absurdity in situations. I think I see facades maybe a little more quickly. But at the same time, there was a longing for something good and pure.

instead of normal comic books, because I liked things that were subversive and sarcastic and somewhat irreverent. And I still have that sense of humor today. It's changed somewhat as a Christian, but it's still there. You know, I see the absurdity in situations. I think I see facades maybe a little more quickly. But at the same time, there was a longing for something good and pure.

instead of normal comic books, because I liked things that were subversive and sarcastic and somewhat irreverent. And I still have that sense of humor today. It's changed somewhat as a Christian, but it's still there. You know, I see the absurdity in situations. I think I see facades maybe a little more quickly. But at the same time, there was a longing for something good and pure.

So when I met my wife-to-be, Kathy.

So when I met my wife-to-be, Kathy.

So when I met my wife-to-be, Kathy.

I was, let's see, I would have been probably 18 years old. And we got married, and we just celebrated 50 years of marriage. We're still together. We're still celebrating, but she's here in the room with us. So to be able to come from a home where my mom was married and divorced seven times with a bunch of boyfriends in between, with a life that was on the wrong trajectory, going the wrong way,