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Jack Nicolson put it brilliantly in the road-trip scene from the 1999 movie As Good As It Gets: Not everyone has a terrible story to get over. Some people have great stories, beautiful stories that take place in parks with friends and noodle salad. Good times, noodle salad. Just no one in this car.
If you're overwhelmed today or need help facing a painful yesterday, you're in the right place. You matter to God. It (whatever it is), matters to God. But no one can make that discovery for you. I'm here to comfort, inspire, and even challenge you along the way. The lessons I learned throughout my toughest years of healing were never just for me. God had you in mind as well. You are why The Medicine Place exist.
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A Rebel and A Popsicle Stick Cross: part 1
Ahhh...Christopher, the oldest of Zach's two brothers, who just five years ago, was seventeen and very good at it. My older sons were not introduced to God when they were young. By the time I had re-dedicated my life to Christ, they had formed some very worldly opinions about life in general, beliefs they had developed observinging me during their formative years. (I'm still waiting for a church to offer classes for that one.)
They didn't try to deter me from my new-found faith. They just didn't want anything to do with it. I never forced them to go to church. Instead, I faithfully studied my Bible morning after morning, and did the best I could to parent them God's way. I understood early on that I could not make my children love the Lord.
And that's the way it went for a long time. Until it didn't. Christopher was beginning to show signs of curiosity. Unfortunately, he didn't ask questions for humble answers. He asked questions to start arguments. In retrospect, maybe he was longing for some kind of outward display of the private battle he was having in his own head about Christianity.
Read Part 2 on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010.
Published on Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 4:28 PM CDT
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