Mart Green

Yeah, it was a co-author, David Bowden, another gentleman. He lives in Oklahoma City. Came to me and he said, Mark— Incredibly talented guy. Yeah, talented guy. Just ridiculously talented. Spoken gospel. He said, Mark, whenever you talk about God, it seems like he's chasing you down. In my life, he says, I always feel like I have to earn God's love.

And when he said that, I said, well, I never thought about that way. And when our family came up with Love, God, Intimately, Live, Extravagant Generosity as our mission statement, I started saying, well, how do you do that? How do you get intimate with God? And so over time, it took me five or 10 years, I wrote down 31 different ways. I call them gateways to intimacy.

And when he said that, I said, well, I never thought about that way. And when our family came up with Love, God, Intimately, Live, Extravagant Generosity as our mission statement, I started saying, well, how do you do that? How do you get intimate with God? And so over time, it took me five or 10 years, I wrote down 31 different ways. I call them gateways to intimacy.

And when he said that, I said, well, I never thought about that way. And when our family came up with Love, God, Intimately, Live, Extravagant Generosity as our mission statement, I started saying, well, how do you do that? How do you get intimate with God? And so over time, it took me five or 10 years, I wrote down 31 different ways. I call them gateways to intimacy.

Well, he had seen that document, and he kind of writes theologically from that perspective. And he was learning that God does pursue him, and that's why it's called Learning to be Loved, the book. And so he said, Mark, I'll write theology and some of that if you'll write 20 stories. So he asked me to take 20 of my 31 gateways of intimacy. and just write stories about those.

Well, he had seen that document, and he kind of writes theologically from that perspective. And he was learning that God does pursue him, and that's why it's called Learning to be Loved, the book. And so he said, Mark, I'll write theology and some of that if you'll write 20 stories. So he asked me to take 20 of my 31 gateways of intimacy. and just write stories about those.

Well, he had seen that document, and he kind of writes theologically from that perspective. And he was learning that God does pursue him, and that's why it's called Learning to be Loved, the book. And so he said, Mark, I'll write theology and some of that if you'll write 20 stories. So he asked me to take 20 of my 31 gateways of intimacy. and just write stories about those.

So I wrote about 20% of the book. David wrote the rest of it, and I'm glad.

So I wrote about 20% of the book. David wrote the rest of it, and I'm glad.

So I wrote about 20% of the book. David wrote the rest of it, and I'm glad.

Yeah, I know. I told people I wouldn't write books. I sell books. I said, no, no, I don't want to write books. I sell books. He happened to hit me on the one subject that he could do it, and he wrote 80% of it.

Yeah, I know. I told people I wouldn't write books. I sell books. I said, no, no, I don't want to write books. I sell books. He happened to hit me on the one subject that he could do it, and he wrote 80% of it.

Yeah, I know. I told people I wouldn't write books. I sell books. I said, no, no, I don't want to write books. I sell books. He happened to hit me on the one subject that he could do it, and he wrote 80% of it.

Yeah, I mean, there's several that are very important to me. I guess there would be one that I would share probably, and it's called wounds. Because a lot of times people don't think that wounds can be a way to intimacy with God. So what's my wound story? Well, I got married, you know, I found my wife in ninth grade, pursued her for six years.

Yeah, I mean, there's several that are very important to me. I guess there would be one that I would share probably, and it's called wounds. Because a lot of times people don't think that wounds can be a way to intimacy with God. So what's my wound story? Well, I got married, you know, I found my wife in ninth grade, pursued her for six years.

Yeah, I mean, there's several that are very important to me. I guess there would be one that I would share probably, and it's called wounds. Because a lot of times people don't think that wounds can be a way to intimacy with God. So what's my wound story? Well, I got married, you know, I found my wife in ninth grade, pursued her for six years.

And finally she agreed and we got married a few years later. And 43 years later, she's been my wife with four kiddos. But we were, we, in our marriage, we had some, you know, some complications and stuff along the way. And so we'll get it worked out. And then my son started marrying. I started, there's some of the same problems. I got to get these people fixed. Right.

And finally she agreed and we got married a few years later. And 43 years later, she's been my wife with four kiddos. But we were, we, in our marriage, we had some, you know, some complications and stuff along the way. And so we'll get it worked out. And then my son started marrying. I started, there's some of the same problems. I got to get these people fixed. Right.

And finally she agreed and we got married a few years later. And 43 years later, she's been my wife with four kiddos. But we were, we, in our marriage, we had some, you know, some complications and stuff along the way. And so we'll get it worked out. And then my son started marrying. I started, there's some of the same problems. I got to get these people fixed. Right.

So I brought a coach in to fix, you know, help my wife and help, you know, some of my kids who are marrying these people that I didn't raise. Right. And so, So they come, they talk about trust. I'm like, oh, okay, yeah, trust. I'm a pretty good trust builder. That guy's gifted me with that. And then he asked, how are you with emotional trust? And I'm like, oh, just a second here.