Page 21: Carl Parks

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 868 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

When Carl Parks was young, he didn't care about anyone, not even himself. Knee deep in drugs and alcohol, he was on his way to self-destruction. But a simple, unlikely act of kindness changed his heart and his life.

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0:00.0	Page 21 of the unfolding is the story of Carl Parks.
0:03.9	We were planning on getting an abortion.
0:05.8	So you look back and you see Chelsea, you know, we could have ended Chelsea,
0:09.7	which would have ended our relationship.
0:12.0	I'm certain of that.
0:13.2	And I would have ended up dead or in jail.
0:15.2	Guaranteed.
0:16.1	That's where I know I was headed.
0:18.3	God's story has been unfolding.
0:21.7	Since the beginning of time.
0:25.0	He invites you to be a part of it.
0:31.1	Another page in the unfolding.
0:34.1	The Unfolding. unfolding.
0:45.4	Hi, this is Meredith Foster.
0:48.6	When Carl Parks was young, he loved to go fishing.
0:51.0	It was one of his favorite childhood memories.
0:53.6	But as he grew up, life was hard.
0:56.4	By the time he was 19, he was deep in drugs and alcohol. Eventually, he was homeless and hopeless, and he didn't care about anyone,
1:03.0	not even himself. But someone cared for him. And that opened a door that changed his life.
1:10.1	Carl begins by sharing what faith looked like when he was a kid.
1:14.5	I had some godly grandparents and a great grandmother who was probably the most godly woman I've ever known.
1:21.7	Her Bible was marked up like nothing you've ever seen.
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