Hey everybody, Greg Laurie here.

You're listening to the Greg Laurie podcast.

And my objective is to deliver, hopefully, compelling

practical insights and faith, culture, and current events

from a biblical perspective to find out more about our

ministry, just go to our website, harvest.org.

So thanks for joining me for this podcast.

Well, it's good to be back.

And a lot has happened in my life in the last 10 years.

And as it was shared a few moments ago, most notably,

the sudden departure of my son to heaven

in the month of July of this year, unexpected July 24th.

I'll be honest with you, it was the worst day of my life.

I'd like to put a happy face on it and say I didn't suffer.

And say I haven't suffered, but I have a lot.

To hear that your son has died is that parents' worst nightmare

come true.

No parent wants to outlive their child.

No parent wants to plan a funeral service for their son

or their daughter.

And when I heard the news that my son had been killed in

automobile accident, I felt like time stood still.

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