When grace replaces guilt and fear...
When relationship outweighs behavior...
When church involvement becomes meaningless rituals...
When you refuse to live in fear of what others might think or say...
When rejecting others over dogma or doctrine becomes sickening...
And when you want to be a simple human being accepting and loving all the other human beings...
The only thing left is a carpenters son saying Come Follow Me and that makes all of the difference.
My friend Grady Nutt died in a plane crash in November 1982. Now, almost forty years later, I still think of him and missing him has never stopped. He was the most creative storyteller I have ever known. He made his living as a religious entertainer and was part of the cast on Hee Haw for several years.
Grady did not preach normal sermons, he told Biblical stories in unusual ways that made their meaning come alive.
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