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COMING UP. THE BEST SELLING
BOOK, NOW A BLOCKBUSTER FILM.
DON PIPER REMEMBERS HIS 90
MINUTES IN HEAVEN.
PLUS, THE MEGA BAND OUT SPOKEN
BOTH ON STAGE.
THAT RIGHT THERE WAS JUST A
BE ALL AND END ALL ON
EVERYTHING.
AND OFFSTAGE.
IT WAS ABSOLUTE HELL ON
EARTH.
ON TODAY'S "700 CLUB".
Pat: HEY, FOLK, WELCOME.
TERRY, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU JUST MARRIED A DAUGHTER, I
GUESS?
YES.
WAS IT TRAUMATIC?
NO. I LOVE HER. I LOVE HER
AND HER HUSBAND.
YOU ARE A SWEET
MOTHER-IN-LAW. NOT A
DOMINEERING MOTHER-IN-LAW?
I HOPE SO. YOU WILL HAVE TO
ASK HIM. NOT ON CAMERA.
THE AMERICAN WOMEN DID IT.
IT'S ASTOUNDING. SOCCER IS A
TOUGH SPORT. THEY RUN THEIR
HEADS OFF.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE INCREDIBLE
STAMINA.
SERENA WILLIAMS WON THE
MATCH. IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S ON
THE WAY TO THE GRAND SLAM.
SHE'S WON IN AUSTRALIA AND
FRANCE AND U.S. AND NOBODY HAS
EVER DONE THAT IN 1 YEAR.
GOOD YEAR FOR AMERICA.
ALL OF THOSE GREAT THINGS
HAPPENING.
THOSE GREEKS DID SOMETHING
REALLY STUPID. YOU GET READY TO
GET A LOAN FROM SOMEBODY AND
THEY SAID IF YOU ARE GOING TO
GET A LOAN YOU HAVE TO TIGHTEN
THE BELT A LITTLE BIT AND THEY
GET SLAPPED IN THE FACE. IF I
WERE A GERMAN, I WOULD TELL THE
GREEKS TO TAKE A WALK. THEY HAD
A BAD DEAL BECAUSE THEY SAID WE
ARE NOT GOING TO CUT BACK ON
PENSIONS AND SO ON. THE
QUESTION IS WILL THEY STAY IN
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE
CHANCES ARE THEY WON'T.
Terry: GREECE NEEDS MORE
MONEY FROM SOMEWHERE BECAUSE
THAT CASH IS GOING TO RUN OUT.
IN A HISTORIC REFERENDUM
VOTED NO FOR MORE RESCUE LOANS.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THE
PEOPLE. WE DON'T WANT TO BE
SLAVES.
THE GREEKS HAVE EFFECTIVELY
CALLED THE BLUFF OF THE LEADERS
THAT A NO VOTE WOULD BE BOUNCED
OUT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. IT
MAY HAVE GIVEN THEM A STRONGER
HAND AT NEGOTIATING BETTER
TERMS OR MAYBE THE END TO PEACE
OF THE UNION WHICH COULD LEAD
TO A COLLAPSE OF THE BANKING
SYSTEM AND FRANCE'S PRESIDENT
SAID HE WILL BEND OVER
BACKWARDS TO KEEP THEM IN.
THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THE U.S.
SHOULD WATCH CAREFULLY.
THE UNITED STATES HAS
GREATER INTEREST TO START
HEARING GREECE AND TO HAVE THE
RUSSIAN ECONOMIC POLICY NOT
JUST FOR THE SAKE OF EUROPE,
BUT THE SAKE OF THE GLOBAL
ECONOMY. EU HAS THE BACKLASH TO
THROW THE THREAT OUT OF THE EU
FOR THE FALLOUT. MEMBER SHUL
TON THAT THE NO VOTE WOULD BE
OUT. HE SEEMED TO CHANGE HIS
VIEWS.
IT'S NOT UP TO THE THE
GREEK TO MAKE PROPOSALS.
TOLLS SHOW THE GREEKS WOULD
LIKE TO STAY IN BUT A MID-THE
POLITICAL TURMOIL THEY WANT TO
STAY IN. ONE SAYS I WOULD VOTE
NO, WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE
GREEK'S EXAMPLE. THEY HAVEN'T
DECIDED IF GREEK SHOULD BE
EXTENDED. IF THEY DON'T GET
CASH, THEY WILL BE OUT OF MONEY
IN THE NEXT COMING DAYS.
Pat: THE GERMANS ARE VERY
FRUGAL MONEY AND THE GREEKS
SPEND THEIR MONEY AND THEY SAY
NOW, YOU PICK UP THE TAB AND
THE GERMANS AND FRENCH ARE
SAYING NO. IF THEY DON'T STAND
UP TO THIS, THEY WILL HAVE A
MUCH MORE FALLOUT WITH THE EU.
IT'S GOING TO BE SERIOUS
BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE
PORTUGAL, ITALY, SPAIN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES THAT SAY IF
GREECE CAN SPEND ALL OF THIS
MONEY AND ASK FOR A BAILOUT
THEN WHY CAN'T WE? I THINK
SOMEBODY HAS TO SAY NO. IT'S
GOING TO BE VERY PAINFUL FOR
THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN GREECE.
BUT THEY HAVE MADE THEIR
DECISION AND REJOICE IN IT.
WELL, MAKE IT HAPPEN. THE BIG
THING IS UE LEADERS HAVE A TAX
INCREASE AND THAT OF COURSE IS
A JOB KILLER. THAT IS THE THING
WITH THE GREECE THAT NOBODY
ELSE WOULD WANT. THAT'S NOT
WHAT THEY WANT. THEY WANT PRO
GROWTH, NOT RESTRICTION. IN
TERMS OF THOSE PENSIONS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY HAVE TO
CUT IT DOWN AND THEY HAVEN'T
BEEN WILLING TO.
> HERE AT HOME A CHRISTIAN
COUPLE SAY THEY WON'T GIVE UP A
FIGHT AFTER THEY WERE CHARGED A
HEAVY FINANCIAL PENALTY. WHY?
BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T MAKE A
CAKE FOR A SAME SEX WEDDING.
EFREM GRAHAM HAS THAT STORY.
PAT, THAT OREGON COUPLE NOT
ONLY HAS TO PAY $145,000 IN
DAMAGES BUT ORDERED NOT TO TALK
ABOUT THEIR RELIEF. AN ORDER
RULING THEM TO PAY THE 6 FIGURE
FINE AND THEN TO "CEASE AND
DESIST" FROM DISPLAYING THEIR
OPINIONS ON GAY WEDDINGS AND
THIS HAS STRIPPED THEM ON THEIR
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD
FORCE ANYONE TO GO AGAINST
THEIR BELIEFS IN THIS COUNTRY.
I THINK WE CAN ALL LIVE
PEACEFULLY TOGETHER WITHOUT
ENFORCING OUR WILL ON SOMEONE
ELSE. CAN SOMEBODY FORCE
SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING
AGAINST THEIR WILL AND THE
STATE OF OREGON HAS SAID YOU
CAN.
NOW THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH
IS ALSO UNDER ATTACK AND THEY
WILL NOT GIVE UP AND NOT BE
SILENCED.
Pat: THIS IS SUCH AN
EMOTIONAL HARM. THERE ARE MANY
BAKERS IN OREGON. NOT JUST ONE
BAKER. SURELY THERE IS MORE
THAN ONE, MAYBE THEY HAVE THREE
OR 10 OR 20 OR 100. THEY MUST
HAVE ALL KINDS OF BAKE ARREARS
AROUND -- THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON. TO SAY I CAN'T
BAKE YOU A CAKE, THEY CAN GET IT
AT ANOTHER PLACE. THEY WANTED
TO MAKE AN ISSUE OF IT AND
STICK THEIR EYE IN THE BAKER
AND FORCE THEM TO DO SOMETHING
THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO AND
WHAT YOUR RELIGION PROHIBITS
YOU FROM DOING. WE ARE NOT
TALKING ABOUT A FREEDOM. WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT STATE SPONSORED
REPRESSION AND HEAVEN HELP THIS
COUNTRY IF WE GO ALONG WITH
THAT.
Efram: PAT, THE NUCLEAR DEAL
WITH IRAN COULD GO EITHER WAY.
IF IT GOES THIS WAY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WE COULD
GET AN AGREEMENT THIS WEEK. BUT
IF THEY ARE NOT MADE, WE WILL
NOT.
KERRY SAYS AMERICA SAYS WE
ARE READY TO WALK AWAY IF IRAN
NOT MOVING ON IMPORTANT KEY
ISSUES TO THE U.S.. BUT WARNING
THAT THOSE INVOLVED IN THE
TALKS ARE CAVING INTO IRAN AND
THE DEAL IS WORSE THAN WITH
NORTH KOREA WHICH LED THE
COUNTRY TO EVENTUALLY BUILD
NUCLEAR WEAPONS. PAT?
Pat: I DON'T PLAY POKER FOR
MONEY ANYMORE, BUT I USED TO.
I'M SITTING AT THE TABLE AND I
HAVE IN MY HAND FOUR ACES AND
THE OTHER GUY ACROSS THE TABLE
HAS A BUSTED STRAIGHT. HE'S
BLUFFING AND I HAVE GOT FOUR
ACES AND I'M GOING TO SAY, I'M
NOT SURE THAT I CAN PLAY THIS
HAND. I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SOME
CONCESSIONS. NO. YOU WIN THE
HAND. WE HAD IRAN OVER A BARREL
WHERE THE SANCTIONS WHY BITING.
IRAN WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DO
WHAT WE WANTED IRAN TO DO,
INSTEAD OF THAT WE HAVE CAVED
IN AND THROWN IN OUR FOUR ACES
DOWN AND SUBMITTING TO A BUSTED
STRAIGHT. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
THE IRANIANS ARE MASTER FULL
POKER PLAYERS AND THEY HAVE
BLUFFED THE SOCKS OFF OUR
PRESIDENT AND HIS SECRETARY OF
STATE AND THEY ARE GOING TO
WIND UP WITH AN INCREDIBLE DEAL
WHEN THEY COULD HAVE SQUEEZED
ON THE SANCTIONS AND IRANIANS
WERE MONTHS FROM COLLAPSING.
THE QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU HAVE A N IF FIK LESS
COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
PAT, AN ATTACK ON AN
ADVANTAGE -- EVANGELICAL
CHURCH IN NIGERIA. IT IS ONE OF
THE MOST RECENT ATTACKS IN
NIGERIA USING WOMEN AS SUICIDE
BOMBERS. IT HAS KILLED OVER 200
PEOPLE IN NIGERIA LAST WEEK
INCLUDING 100 BOYS IN A MOSQUE
AND IN THE CENTRAL CITY.
HERE AT HOME THEY ARE
AMERICAN NATIONAL TREASURES,
THE WOUNDED AMERICANS WHO HAVE
BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE FIGHT
SINCE AFGHANISTAN. THIS IS
SHOWING THE STRENGTH OF OUR
MILITARY WOUNDED.
WITH FANFARE AND FIRE, THIS
LOOKS LIKE THE OLYMPIC GAMES,
BUT THESE AREN'T YOUR TYPICAL
ATHLETES. SINCE HE WAS 10, MARK
JUST DREAMED OF BEING A MARINE.
I WAS THE KID IN HIGH SCHOOL
WATCHING THE INVASION OF IRAQ
ON TV AND I REMEMBER TELLING MY
MOM THIS IS WHAT I'M DOING.
WHEN AN IED TOOK HIS LEG.
DURING HIS RECOVERY, HE FELT HE
SHOULD RETURN TO THE
BATTLEFIELD.
I FELT I NEEDED TO RETURN TO
THE JOB AND FOCUS ON THE GUYS
THAT WERE TAKING CARE OF ME.
BUT HIS INJURIES WERE SEVERE.
NEARLY 5 YEARS LATER, CHILI
LEAVES HIS FELLOW MARINE -- IN
A DIFFERENT FIGHT.
EACH OF YOU IS A TESTAMENT
TO THE HEALING POWER OF SPORTS.
AFTER MONTHS OF TRAINING,
SWEAT AND PERSEVERANCE, TEAMS
FROM THE ARMY, MARINES, NAVY
AND AIR FORCE AND COAST GUARD
TOOK PART IN THE GAMES
SURROUNDED BY THE FAMILY AND BY
A GRATEFUL NATION.
THE SACRIFICE OF WARTIME
SERVICE IS VERY REAL AND VERY
GRAPHIC. WHAT WE ARE
CELEBRATING TODAY IS PEOPLE WHO
SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES.
THEY ARE CALLED WARRIOR
ATHLETES, SOME WHOSE SCARS ARE
OBVIOUS, OTHERS HARD TO SEE.
SOME ADAPTING TO LIFE AND
OTHERS THAT KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
TO GET BACK UP AFTER A FALL.
YOU HAVE TO ADJUST AND
MANAGE AS BEST AS YOU CAN AND
FROM THERE LOOK AT THE POSITIVE
AND TRY TO ACHIEVE THROUGH THE
INSPIRATION OF ANOTHER AND
INSPIRE MANY.
THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE
ATHLETES AND MANY PARTICIPATING
IN THIS EVENT, MANY HAVE ALSO
FOUND THAT THESE GAMES
TRANSCEND ATHLETIC COMPETITION.
WE ARE VERY COMPETITIVE, BUT
IN THE SAME SENSE WE ARE
CHEERING EACH OTHER ON. WE ARE
CHEERING FOR OTHER BRANCHES, WE
ARE TELLING EACH OTHER
CONGRATULATIONS, GOOD THROW,
AND BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT WE
ARE STILL BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN THE END.
THESE WARRIOR ATHLETES ARE
BOUND BY THE SACRIFICE THEY
GAVE IN FULFILLING THEIR OATH
TO SERVE AND PROTECT AND
DISCOVERING THEY ARE STILL PART
OF THE TEAM.
I THINK ONCE WE GET THEM
BACK INTO THE FIGHT AND THEY
BECOME PART OF THE TEAM, THEY
BECOME PART OF SOMETHING
GREATER THAN THEMSELVES BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT THEY CAME IN TO DO.
IT BECOMES MORE MEANINGFUL
FOR US AS WE COME TOGETHER AND
WE ARE ALL SUFFERING IN THE
HEAT AND SUFFERING FROM OUR
COACHES HAVING US EARN THIS
CAPABILITY FOR OURSELVES.
INSPIRING OTHERS NOT ONLY AS
WARRIOR ATHLETES, BUT AMERICAN
HEROES.
WARRIORS AND HEROES INDEED.
AMERICANS ARE CELEBRATING A
WIN FOR THE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM
IN THE WORLD CUP IN THEIR THIRD
TITLE BY OVERWHELMING DEFENDING
JAPAN BY 5-2. THE VOTE OF IT'S
APPROVAL BY CARLY LORIE FOUR
TIMES IN FOUR GOALS IN JUST THE
FIRST 16 MINUTES.
I'M SO PROUD AND SO ZAFT AT
THE SAME TIME. IT'S A SEWER
REAL MOMENT. IT'S AMAZING. WE
JUST WROTE HISTORY.
IT'S THE FIRST TITLE FOR THE
U.S. IN 16 YEARS. HISTORY
INDEED.
Pat: I'M PROUD OF THOSE
LADIES. FIRST THE SHOW, THE
ENDURANCE IT TAKES. THE ONLY
THING I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ARE
THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE
CONCERNED IS THEY DO A LOT OF
WORK WITH THEIR HEADS AND I
NUMBER OF THESE YOUNG WOMEN,
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGEST WOMEN
PLAYING SOCCER ARE FINDING THEY
ARE HAVING HEAD INJURIES WHICH
ARE SERIOUS WITH CONCUSSIONS.
SEEMS SO MANY SPORTS ARE SO
MUCH MORE INTENSE.
YOU CAN'T GRAB WITH YOUR
HANDS. YOU HAVE TO GRAB IT WITH
YOUR FEET OR YOUR CHEST BUT
MOST HIT WITH THEIR HEAD AND
THAT BALL COMES BACK FAST AND
HARD.
IT'S A GREAT VICTORY, THOUGH.
IT'S A GREAT VICTORY AND THE
PHYSICAL CONDITION IT TAKES IS
JUST EXTRAORDINARY. SO,
CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES. YOU
CANNOT BE CALLED THE WEAKER
SEX. I'M SORRY.
WELL, UP NEXT, MILLIONS HAVE
READ HIS BOOK AND NOW DON PIPER
STORY IS BEING MADE INTO A
MOVIE.
THE MOVIE IS A LOGICAL
CONCLUSION. PEOPLE CAN SEE NOW
WHAT WE FELT, WHAT THEY READ
ABOUT IT AND IT WILL BE
PORTRAYED VERY WELL BY SOME
VERY FINE ACTORS.
STAY TUNED FOR A SNEAK PEAK
OF 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN WHEN WE
COME BACK.
COME BACK.
>
Pat: HE WAS KILLED IN A CAR
ACCIDENT. HE WENT TO HEAVEN AND
THEN HE CAME BACK TO LIFE. THIS
FALL, THE STORY OF DON PIPER'S
BEST SELLING BOOK IS BEING TOLD
IN A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE.
RECENTLY OUR ANGELA VISITED THE
SET OF "90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN".
IT'S A STORY THAT CAPTURED
HEARTS AROUND THE WORLD AND
ASKS THE QUESTION WHAT HAPPENS
AFTER THIS LIFE IS OVER. DON
PIPER'S FAMOUS VISIT TO HEAVEN
IS HEADED FOR THE BIG CRIME --
SCREEN.
IN 1989 HIS LIFE WAS CHANGED
HEAD ON. HIS HEART FLATTENED
FOR 90 MINUTES AND HE WAS
DECLARED DEAD. THE WRECKAGE
CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF PASTOR
WHO PRAYED OVER HIS BODY UNTIL
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER CAN ARRIVE.
HE SAID I NEED TO PRAY FOR
THESE VICTIMS. THE POLICE SAID
THERE IS NO ONE TO PRAY FOR.
EVERYONE IS OKAY EXCEPT FOR
THAT MAN IN THE RED CAR. HE'S
DEAD.
AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPT, HE
GOT PERMISSION TO ENTER THE
CAR. SITTING UNDER THE TARP, HE
BEGAN TO PRAY.
DICK IS SINGING THAT HYMN.
SUDDENLY I STARTED SINGING.
IT'S A MODERN DAY LAZARUS
STORY. WHAT HAPPENED IN THOSE
90 MINUTES.
THE MOMENT THE TRUCK STRUCK
ME.
HE REMEMBERS HIS VISIT TO
HENRI DE -- HEAVEN IN VIVID
DETAIL.
HE TURNED HIS EXPERIENCE TO
THE BEST SELLING BOOK 90
MINUTES IN HEAVEN. NOW THE
STORY WILL BRING THIS TO THE
AUDIENCE.
THIS MOVIE IS A LOGICAL
CONCLUSION. PEOPLE CAN SEE NOW
WHAT WE FELT, WHAT THEY READ
ABOUT AND IT WILL BE PORTRAYED
VERY WELL BY SOME VERY FINE
ACTORS.
CHRISTIAN FROM STAR WARS AND
FROM REMEMBER THE TITANS, EVA.
I LOVE THAT HE PORTRAYS THE
REAL STORY BECAUSE HOW HE HELD
IT TOGETHER WITH SUCH GRACE AND
PATIENCE AND DIGNITY. IT'S, YOU
KNOW, CERTAINLY A HUGE ASPECT
TO THE SUCCESS OF HIS LIFE AND
THEIR FAMILY'S LIFE.
THE CAST ALSO INCLUDES
SINGER MICHAEL DAVID SMITH AND
PLAYING DONNA, EVA'S CHILDREN.
I THINK IT'S THE PERFECT
PARADISE AND YOU SEE PEOPLE YOU
HAVEN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME.
SHE DESCRIBES THE GATES OF
HEAVEN AS PEARLS FILLED WITH
DAZZLING LIGHTS AND THE
ENTRANCE IS NARROW JUST FOR THE
ENTRY OF ONE.
I SAW COLORS I HAVEN'T SEEN
BEFORE AND SAW THE ANGELS AND
NOT ONLY THEIR VOICES. I HEARD
THE MUSIC. ONLY ONE SONG
DISTINGUISHED ITSELF AMONG ALL
OF THOSE AND THAT WAS HOLY,
HOLY, HOLY. BECAUSE HE IS. THE
PERSON WHO HAS GONE THROUGH
THIS AND THE CHALLENGES HAS
SEEN HEAVEN AND DECLARED DEAD
ON THE SPOT AND THEN SET, WHAT
AM I GOING TO DO WITH THE REST
OF MY LIFE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT
ATTRACTED ME TO IT.
THE FILM MAKERS ARE AIMING
FOR A STORY OF HOPE SHOWING A
POWER OF PRAYER THAT WILL MAKE
AUDIENCES THINK ABOUT WHAT IS
IMPORTANT IN LIFE.
Pat: IT MAKES YOU WANT TO SEE
IT AND MAKES YOU WANT TO LEAVE
AND GO THERE.
Terry: IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
PRETTY SPECIAL.
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
YES INDEED.
HE WAS A ROCK STAR IN FAITH.
THERE WAS A MILLION PEOPLE
OUT THERE AND YOU HEAR THE ROAR
AND YOU WALK OUT ON STAGE. I
WAS BEING WORSHIPPED AND I
LOVED THAT.
SEE WHAT LED THIS SINGER TO
THE BRINK OF SUICIDE AFTER THIS.
THE BRINK OF SUICIDE AFTER THIS.
Pat: WELCOME BACK. YOU ARE
WATCHING THE "700 CLUB". WE ARE
GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A
SINGER IN A ROCK N ROLL BAND.
HE SANG TO HIS FANS. IT WAS
LIKE A DRUG TO HIM AND THEN
DAVID WAS INTRODUCED TO CRACK
COCAINE AND THEN HIS
PERFORMANCE ON THE FIELD.
THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE OUT THERE AND THEY TURN
THE LIGHTS OFF AND YOU HEAR THE
ROAR AND YOU WALK OUT ON STAGE.
THAT RIGHT THERE, WAS JUST THE
BE ALL AND END ALL. IT WAS
EVERYTHING.
WITH A HIT SINGLE AND
LUCRATIVE RECORD DEAL, DAVID
FRASER AND HIS BAND "OUT
SPOKEN" WERE ON THE VERGE OF
ROCK STARDOM. BUT HIS
EXPERIENCE WITH ROCK COCAINE.
THEN HIS CHILDHOOD WAS
DIFFICULT AND HE WAS MOLESTED
BY A NEIGHBORHOOD BOY.
IT WAS DIFFICULT. IT WAS
LIKE COMING TO THE EDGE OF THE
OCEAN, YOUR PLEASURE OF
OPPORTUNITIES.
LATER HE DISCOVERED
PORNOGRAPHY. AS THE ADDICTION
TOOK HOLD, HE BECAME BITTER.
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING, WHY
DO I FEEL THIS WAY, WHY DO I
FEEL SO ANGRY, AFRAID AND WHY
DOES IT FEEL I'M BEING CRUSHED
UNDER THE WEIGHT OF GUILT?
HE THREW HIMSELF INTO POT
AND MADE SURE NO ONE KNEW THE
SECRET OF HIS PAIN.
THAT WAY PEOPLE WOULD THINK
I HAVE IT ALTOGETHER ON THE
OUTSIDE AND THEY WON'T SEE THE
REAL.
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND A
SHORT STINT IN THE MARINES.
DAVID HELPED FORM THE BAND OUT
SPOKEN AND THEN BEFORE THEY
WERE PERFORMING IN FRONT OF
ADMIRES AND FANS.
I KNEW WHEN THEY SAW ME THEY
WOULD BE CHASING ME OUT IN THE
HALL WAYS AND I LOVED THAT.
BEING A ROCK STAR FILLED HIS
NEED FOR SEX AND DRUGS BUT OUT
IN THE SPOTLIGHT, HE HAD THE
FEELING OF BEING ALONE.
I WOULD BE ALONE WITH NO
PRAISE AND FALL INTO DEEP
DESPAIR. I WOULD BE IN MY
APARTMENT WITH JUST PURE
DEPRESSION. AND HEY, I HAVE A
GREAT IDEA. LET'S GET SOME
DRUGS. THAT WILL MAKE ME FEEL
GOOD.
EVENTUALLY HE TRIED CRACK
COCAINE. IT GAVE HIM A HIGH HE
WOULD NEVER EXPERIENCE AND SOON
GETTING A FIX WAS ALL THAT
MATTERED.
ALL I CARED FOR WAS HAVING
THAT CHUNK OF MONEY IN THE
DEALERS HANDS.
EVENTUALLY HE WAS KICKED
AUTO -- OUT OF THE BANNED AND
IN AND OUT OF CRACK HOUSES.
COMING BACK TO REALITY WAS
TOO PAINFUL.
HE TRIED TO BECOME CLEAN AND
GOING TO CHURCH BUT HE COULDN'T
ESCAPE THE ADDICTION AND THE
MAN HE HAD BECOME.
IT WAS NO HOPE, NO PURPOSE,
NO MEANING. WHAT AM I HERE FOR?
WHAT AM I DOING?
1 DAY WHILE TRYING TO SCORE
SOME DRUGS, DAVID WAS MUGGED.
LEFT ME THERE ON THE STREET,
SLASHED MY TIRES. I HAD NO
MONEY. I WAS SO OUT OF MY MIND,
I COULDN'T EVEN FUNCTION.
DAVID LOST ALL HOPE AND
SCRAPING SOME CHANGE HE BOUGHT
A BOTTLE OF BEER AND BREAKING
THE BOTTLE TO END HIS LIFE.
WHILE I HAD THE BOTTLE TO MY
WRIST, I HEARD THE LORD SPEAK
TO ME. HE SAID GET OUT OF YOUR
CAR AND CALL YOUR MOM RIGHT
NOW. IT WAS LIKE SOMETHING CAME
OVER ME WHERE I DIDN'T HAVE A
CHOICE LIKE I WAS BEING MOVED.
DAVID SAYS AT LAST HE FELT
PEACE.
THERE WAS HOPE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN MY LIFE. I KNEW WHAT
THE HOPE WAS. IT'S JESUS.
SHORTLY AFTER HIS BROTHER
PICKED HIM UP AND THE NEXT DAY
HIS FAMILY GOT HIM TO A REHAB
FACILITY. HE SAYS HIS DESIRE
FOR DRUGS WENT AWAY IMMEDIATELY
BUT HE STILL HAD TO FACE THE
TRUTH.
EVENTUALLY I JUST BROKE
BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO
FACE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT
THE DRUGS, WHICH WAS NOT THE
PORNOGRAPHY, IT WAS NOT EVEN
THE MUSIC. IT WAS ME. I WAS THE
PROBLEM.
DAVID GAVE HIS LIFE AND
DEVOTION TO GOD.
I UNDERSTOOD THAT JESUS WAS
GOD AND THAT HE DIED FOR ME. I
UNDERSTOOD THAT HE WAS NOT JUST
ENOUGH, HE WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH
AND IN ALL OF THAT MADNESS, HE
PURSUED ME. HE DIDN'T LET ME
GO. I SAID, I CAN WORSHIP A
GODLIKE THAT AND UNDERSTOOD THE
GOD HE WAS IS NOT THE GOD HE
REALLY IS.
DAVID ADMITS IT WAS HARD BUT
WITH GOD'S HELP AND FORGIVENESS
HE OVERCAME THE ADDICTION TO
PORNOGRAPHY AND GUILT. HE WAS
MARRIED AND NOW COUNSELS PEOPLE
ON DRUG ADDICTION.
IT'S WHAT HE WAS THERE THE
MOST AND HE PURSUED ME THE
WHOLE WAY THROUGH.
Pat: DO YOU EVER THINK HOW
BIG THIS UNIVERSE IS? IT'S
BEYOND COMPREHENSION. ONE ASTRO
PHYSICIST THAT I READ TALKED
ABOUT TRILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF
STARS AND THEY ARE ALL IN THE
UNIVERSE AND ALL THIS LITTLE
PLANET WE ARE ON IS A TINY
FLASHBACK OF THE MIDST WE ARE
ON AND THE PEOPLE ON IT ARE
SMALLER THAN IT AND GOD WOULD
STEP DOWN AND TALK TO SOMEBODY
THERE. AND DAVID WAS SOMEBODY
THERE. HE HAD GONE -- ASTRAY.
THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE IN
CHARGE OF ALL OF THIS MASSIVE
UNIVERSE STEPPED DOWN AND SAID,
YOU CALL YOUR MOTHER. THAT'S
THE KIND OF GOD WE SERVE. HE
KNOWS WHO YOU ARE. HE KNOWS
WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
HE KNOWS YOUR PROBLEMS, HE
KNOWS YOUR SINS. BUT BEYOND ALL
THAT, HE KNOWS YOUR POTENTIAL.
AND HE KNEW DAVID'S POTENTIAL.
AND HE WASN'T GOING TO LET HIM
THROW IT AWAY BECAUSE GOD
ALMIGHTY LOVES YOU.
NOW, HOW CAN SOMEBODY THAT IS
AN INFINITE FLASHBACK CAN THINK
THAT GOD CARES ABOUT YOU? HE
DOES. HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH, IF
YOU WERE THE ONLY FLASHBACK IN
THE UNIVERSE, HE STILL WOULD
HAVE DIED FOR YOU. HE WANTS TO
LEAD YOU TO HIM AND THEN HE
WANTS TO BRING YOU TO A POINT
WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO BE
SIGNIFICANT IN HIS KINGDOM AND
YOU ARE GOING TO LIVE FOREVER
WITH HIM IN GLORY. THAT'S WHAT
HE HOLDS UP TO YOU. IF YOU WANT
THAT, I WANT YOU TO STOP WHAT
YOU ARE DOING. DAVID, FRASER
WAS GETTING READY TO SEVER HIS
RISK AND KILL HIMSELF BUT GOD
INTERVENED. RIGHT NOW, I WANT
TO OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY.
STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING. STOP
RIGHT NOW. STOP.
AND PRAY WITH ME. PRAY THESE
WORDS. DO IT.
JESUS, SAY THESE WORDS. JESUS,
I KNOW YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR ME.
I KNOW THAT I HAVE DAMAGED MY
LIFE, AND I HAVE DAMAGED YOUR
PLAN. BUT I ASK YOU TO SHOW ME
THAT PLAN BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS
AND MAKE ME A PART OF YOUR
PLAN. I SURRENDER TO YOU, LORD.
I ASK THAT YOU WILL COME INTO
MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.
LIVE IN ME AND I WILL LIVE IN
YOU.
FROM THIS MOMENT ON, I AM
YOURS.
I THANK YOU. THAT YOU HAVE
HEARD MY PRAYER. THANK YOU THAT
YOU HAVE FORGIVEN MY SIN. THANK
YOU, LORD.
IF YOU PRAYED WITH ME JUST
THEN, I WANT TO GIVE YOU
SOMETHING. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE
JUST DONE AND I HAVE SOMETHING
AS TIME GOES TO SPEAK OF THE
BIBLE. THIS COMPACT DISK. IT'S
CALLED "A NEW DAY" WHICH SHOWS
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS YOU. I
WILL GIVE IT TO YOU FREE. YOU
CAN CALL THAT NUMBER THERE OR
LOG ON TO CBN.COM AND SAY I
PRAYED WITH PAT. TOLL-FREE
PHONE NUMBER: 1-800-759-0700.
HERE IS TERRY.
Terry: STILL AHEAD, ARE YOU
AND YOUR SPOUSE STRUGGLING WITH
A BLENDED FAMILY? DON'T WORK
HARDER, WORK SMARTER. AUTHOR
RON DEAL TALKS ABOUT THIS.
THAT'S LATER ON THE "700 CLUB".
THAT'S LATER ON THE "700 CLUB".
> WELCOME BACK TO THE "700
CLUB". COUNTY CLERKS ARE
FACING A TOUGH DECISION
INVOLVING THE MARRIAGE RULING.
A CLERK IS HAVING DIFFICULTY
GIVING LICENSES TO ANYONE. THE
ACLU IS SUITCASE HER ON BEHALF
OF TWO STRAIGHT AND TWO GAY
COUPLES. THE JACKSON REPORT AND
THE COUNTY CLERKS RESIGNED
THEIR POST AND CBN
INTERNATIONAL IS READY TO
PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO
PEOPLE IN LATIN AMERICA. THANKS
TO SPECIAL DONORS NEW STATE OF
THE ART MOBILE CLINICS IN
GUATEMALA. THEY ARE ABLE TO
PROVIDE SERVICE TO THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL AND DENTAL
CARE. MORE THAN 200 PATIENTS
WERE TREATED BY A TEAM OF
DOCTORS, NURSES AND DENTAL
HYGIENIST. THEY WILL DELIVER
MEDICAL CARE TO THOSE IN NEED.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
WHAT CBN IS DOING BY LOGGING ON
TO CBN INTERNATIONAL.
Terry: STEPFAMILIES ARE
BECOMEING THE NORM IN OUR
NATION, NOT THE EXCEPTION. 100
MILLION AMERICANS HAVE A STEP
RELATIONSHIP OF SOME KIND.
ALONG WITH THESE RELATIONSHIPS
COMES A WHOLE LOT OF BAGGAGE.
TAKE A LOOK.
BLENDED FAMILIES DEAL WITH
SEPARATE FRUSTRATIONS. THE
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST.
RON IS ONE OF THE LEADING
THERAPIST FOR BLENDED FAMILIES.
IN HIS LATEST BOOK, RON
PROVIDES A PRACTICAL SOLUTION
TO HELP A FAMILY AND BUILDING A
REMARRIAGE THAT LAST.
RON DEAL, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
YOU HERE. THE STATISTICS ARE
HUGE FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE FIND
THEMSELVES IN STEPFAMILIES. YOU
THINK THAT BEING A SECOND TIME
PEOPLE WOULD NOT STRUGGLE SO
MUCH WITH THIS. WHY IS IT SO
DIFFICULT?
FIRST OF ALL LET ME SAY THAT
STEPFAMILIES CAN BE HEALTHY AND
DO A GREAT JOB IN RAISING THE
NEXT GENERATION AND THERE CAN
BE REWARDS BUT THERE ARE
CHALLENGES.
THERE ARE ALWAYS CHALLENGES.
BUT BLENDED FAMILIES HAVE
SOME UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND
THAT'S WHAT CATCHES THEM OFF
GUARD. FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN
MARRIED BEFORE AND IN A SECOND
MARRIAGE. THEY GO IN THINKING I
HAVE LEARNED SOME LESSONS AND
GOING TO DO IT BETTER THE NEXT
TIME. FIRST OF ALL THIS NEW
RELATIONSHIP WILL TAKE ON A
DIFFERENT COLOR, IF YOU WILL.
IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT
RELATIONSHIP. JUST BECAUSE YOU
ARE THE SAME PERSON, DOESN'T
MEAN THE MARRIAGE IS GOING TO
BE THE SAME AND IT'S GOING TO
REQUIRE OTHER THINGS OF YOU AND
THE OTHER BIG THING AND WHAT WE
REPORT ON THIS BOOK IS THE ROLE
OF THE FAMILY AROUND THE COUPLE
THAT DRAMATICALLY AFFECTS THEIR
WELL BEING. IT HAS TO DO WITH
EX-SPOUSES, PARENTING AND STEP
PARENTING AND KIDS.
TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE
EVERY COUPLE WITH CHILDREN ON
EITHER SIDE WANT THE CHILDREN
TO HAVE BOUNDARIES AND WHOLE
AND YET YOU ARE CAUGHT UP WITH
THIS PERSON AND WANT TO GIVE
YOURSELF TO THIS RELATIONSHIP.
HOW DO YOU FIND THAT HEALTHY
BALANCE?
IT IS A BALANCE. BIOLOGICAL
PARENTS END UP DOING A LOT OF
THE WORK BECAUSE THEY ARE THE
SWING PERSON, THEY ARE HEAVILY
INVESTED IN THE MARRIAGE AND
THEIR NEW PARTNER AND VERY
INVESTED IN THEIR KIDS AND THEY
HAVE TO MOVE IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS. THEY END UP MOVING
IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEY FEEL
SORRY FOR THEIR KIDS OR WHERE
THEY MOVE ONLY IN THE DIRECTION
OF THE NEW MARRIAGE AND THE
KIDS FEEL ABANDONED AND LEFT
BEHIND. THEY HAVE TO MOVE IN
BOTH DIRECTIONS.
SOMETIMES THERE IS THE
EX-SPOUSE THAT IS STILL THE
FATHER OF WHOEVER THE CHILDREN
ARE. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT
IS ?
AND THEN THERE IS THAT
RELATIONSHIP. I HAVE TO
COOPERATE WITH THE EX-BECAUSE
THERE ARE CHILDREN INVOLVED.
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT LED TO
A DIVORCE OR IN A CASE OF A
WIDOW, THE MEMORY OF THAT
PERSON THAT THAT BIOLOGICAL
PERSON IS STILL ALIVE IN THEIR
HEART AND THE CHILDREN'S HEART.
OFTEN A HUGE PRESENCE, A
HERO IN THAT CHILD'S LIFE.
EXACTLY. THAT PARENT IS
COMPETING WITH THAT. IT'S THAT
POINT. ALL OF THESE THINGS
AROUND THE COUPLE DRAMATICALLY
AFFECT THEIR WELL BEING AND
REALLY THE QUALITY OF THEIR
RELATIONSHIP.
YOU TALK ABOUT FOUR SPECIFIC
CHALLENGES THAT REALLY CAN BE
ADDRESSED AND DEALT WITH AND
CAN HELP THE COUPLE PREPARE FOR
SOME OF THIS. THINGS THAT ARE
COMMON TO PEOPLE IN
RELATIONSHIPS. TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THEM. JEALOUSY,
SUSPICION, WORRY AND FEAR.
THOSE FOUR THINGS, IF WE
BOIL THEM DOWN INTO ONE CONCEPT
AND THAT IS INSTABILITY. I'M
WORRIED ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP
AND HOW WELL WE ARE GOING TO
DO. IF I HAVE ALREADY BEEN
THROUGH A DIVORCE, HOW AM I
GOING THROUGH ANOTHER DIVORCE.
IF I'M INVESTED AND PEOPLE LOVE
ME, BUT I'M AN OUTSIDER AND I
DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIT IN AND MY
ROLE. ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS
AND INSECURITY. INSECURITY
TAKES THE BENIGN THINGS AND
MAKES THEM MALIGNANT. LET'S SAY
YOU ARE A STEP PARENT AND YOU
ARE WATCHING YOUR SPOUSE
SITTING ON THE COUCH WATCHING
TV WITH YOUR KINDS -- KIDS AND
YOU ARE THINKING I WANT TO BE
THERE. SHOULD I BE WORRIED THAT
MY SPOUSE THEIR PRIORITY IS THE
KIDS AND NOT MY MARRIAGE? THAT
BREEDS DISCONTENT, RESENTMENT
AND NOW I'M JEALOUS AND
JEALOUSY WE FOUND PREDICTED
WITH 93% PREDICTED WITH
ACCURACY WHETHER THEY HAD A
GREAT MARRIAGE OR POOR ONE. THE
MORE FEARFUL AND JEALOUS YOU
ARE, THE LOWER THE QUALITY THE
MARRIAGE. THE LESS JEALOUSY AND
FEAR, THE HIGHER THE QUALITY OF
THE MARRIAGE. IT'S HIGHLY
PREDICTIVE. WE HAVE PEOPLE ASK
THESE QUESTIONS. AM I FEELING
THIS AND WHAT DOES IT MAKE ME
DO. WHAT I DO WHEN I GET FEEFRL
-- FEARFUL IS WHAT?
WITHDRAWAL AND ANGRY. I SEE
SOMETHING AGAIN THAT IS BENIGN
BUT I THINK IT'S -- HARSH AND
THOSE ERODE THE RELATIONSHIP.
AND YOU ARE FEELING YOURSELF
JEALOUS AND FEARFUL AND OFTEN
IN THAT ROLE TRY TO DIVIDE
PARENTS THINKING TO GET THEM
MORE OF WHAT THEY NEED. HOW DO
YOU HANDLE THAT?
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER
THAT THE BIOLOGICAL PARENT HAS
TO MOVE TOWARDS THEMSELVES AND
TOWARDS THEIR KIDS AND THEY
FORGET. HERE IS WHAT I MEAN BY
THAT. THAT THEY ARE OFTEN
CURIOUS, AT LEAST CONFUSED
ABOUT WHERE IS MY PLACE NOW. I
HAD ALL OF MOM, NOW I ONLY HAVE
PART OF MOM. WHAT YOU HAVE TO
DO IS MOVE TOWARDS THEM AND YOU
HAVE TO GIVE THEM FOCUS AND
ENERGY. IT'S NOT TO THE
EXCLUSION OF THE SPOUSE. BY THE
WAY, IT HELPS THAT THE STEP
PARENT UNDERSTAND THIS. THEY
UNDERSTAND IT'S A GRACE TO THE
MARRIAGE IF THEY ARE GIVEN
THEIR TIME WITH THEIR KIDS.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. I
WANT ALL WHO ARE WATCHING THAT
RON GIVES A SUMMIT ON THIS ON
THE 13 AND 14. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE MORE INFORMATION, IT'S ON
CBN.COM. IT'S CALLED THE SMART
STEPFAMILY TO MARRIAGE. I KNOW
YOU WILL BE MORE INFORMED BY
READING IT. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
COMING UP, MY WIFE IS MY
SOUL MATE FOR LIFE, WILL SHE BE
MY SOUL MATE IN HEAVEN? PAT
HAS THESE ANSWERS RIGHT AFTER
THIS.
Pat: WELCOME BACK. IMAGINE
YOUR CHILD NEEDS AN OPERATION
THAT COST $1,000. YOU HAVE NO
INSURANCE, NO WAY OF COMING UP
WITH THE MONEY. IF THAT WAS THE
CRISIS FACING THE FATHER OF OUR
NEXT STORY. HE GOT HELP FROM
FOLKS JUST LIKE YOU.
FOUR-YEAR-OLD RALPHIE WAS AN
ACTIVE BOY WHO LOVED PLAYING
SUPER HERO WITH HIS DAD, BUT
LATELY HIS FAMILY WAS WORRIED.
WHEN WE FOUND OUT, I WAS
CRUSHED. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE
PAIN HE WAS IN.
HE COULDN'T SLEEP. HE WAS
VOMITING BECAUSE IT PAIN. IN
THE PAST IT WOULD COME AND GO
BUT NOW IT'S THERE ALL THE
TIME.
HE WORKED AT THE FACTUALLY
AND EARNED ABOUT $100 A MONTH.
HIS OPERATION WOULD COST ABOUT
TEN TIMES THAT AMOUNT.
OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE
MONEY FOR THE OPERATION.
THEN 1 DAY THE COUPLE
REGISTERED RALPHIE FOR A FREE
OPERATION SPONSORED BY CBN. A
SURGEON REPAIRED THE HERNIA AND
RALPHIE RECOVERED AND WITHIN A
WEEK THERE WAS NO MORE PAIN AND
THE YOUNG SUPER HERO WAS BACK
PLAYING WITH HIS DAD.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING MY
SON. HE WAS SO MUCH BETTER NOW.
THANK YOU FOR THE SURGERY
AND FOR PROVIDING MEALS FOR US
WHILE WE WERE AT THE HOSPITAL.
YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT THING FOR
US.
ISN'T IT MARVELOUS TO HELP
SOMEBODY. AND WOULDN'T YOU WANT
TO DO THAT? THAT'S WHAT WE DO
AT CBN. WE HELP PEOPLE AROUND
THE WORLD. WE ASK YOU TO HELP
US HELP OTHERS LIKE RALPHIE.
THE FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE THE
MONEY. THERE IS A CHILD THAT IS
SUFFERING, DADDY, PLEASE HELP
ME. THE FATHER CAN'T DO
ANYTHING. $100 A MONTH? YOU
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO EAT
AND YOU NEED AN OPERATION. WE
WERE THERE. I HAVE BEEN THERE
IN INDONESIA PARTICULARLY. I
REMEMBER THIS ONE CHILD WHO HAD
THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM OF CLEFT
PALATE AND I TOOK HIM INTO THE
OPERATING ROOM AND THE SURGEONS
WERE THERE AND THEY FIXED HIS
DISFIGUREMENT AND FOR THE REST
OF HIS LIFE HE'S GOING TO BE A
NORMAL CHILD. IF YOU WANT TO
PARTICIPATE, I'M GOING TO GIVE
YOU SOMETHING CALLED "THE
TRANSFORMING WORD". IF YOU WANT
TO JOIN IT'S JUST $0.65 A DAY.
Terry: SHE'S ALREADY WATCHED
THE TRANSFORMING WORD. SHE SAYS
I LOVE IT. IT'S A CD AND I LOVE
WHAT PAT SAYS. I PLAN TO USE
THESE IN CHURCH TO HELP
ENCOURAGE OTHERS.
WHEN YOU ARE STRUGGLE WITH WITH
SOMETHING HEALTH WISE, THIS IS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN
TO THIS. I LISTEN TO IT ON THE
WAY TO WORK.
I'M GLAD.
THE FIRST QUESTION ON BRING
IT ON COMES FROM KEVIN. HE SAYS
RECENTLY YOU ANSWERED THE
QUESTION ON THE TOPIC OF
EXISTENCE IN HEAVEN. ONE
QUESTION WAS WILL WE RECOGNIZE
EACH OTHER AND YOU ANSWERED
WITH NO SEX AND NO COUPLING.
WILL WE RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER.
MY WIFE IS MY SOUL MATE FOR
LIFE, WILL SHE BE MY SOUL MATE
IN HEAVEN?
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT SOUL
MATE. BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO
HEAVEN, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO.
I'M NOT IN A HURRY TO GET THERE
RIGHT NOW. BUT WE ALL HAVE A
GLIMPSE OF IT. WE DO KNOW THERE
IS A RECOGNITION OF WHO PEOPLE
ARE BECAUSE WE HAVE LAZARUS AND
THE RICH MAN KNEW WHO HE WAS.
LAZARUS KNEW WHO HE WAS AND
THEY RECOGNIZED ABRAHAM AND THE
RICH MAN KNEW HE HAD BROTHERS
ON EARTH. BUT THAT BOND THAT
EXIST WITH HUMAN EMOTION IN THE
ONE PHASE BETWEEN THE HUSBAND
AND WIFE WHICH IS A DIFFERENT
TYPE THAN JUST BROTHER AND
SISTER, BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF
ONCE YOU GET TO BE LIKE AN
ANGEL, WHETHER YOU WILL FEEL
THAT WAY TOWARD ANOTHER HUMAN
BEING. THEY WILL BE -- LOVED.
IF YOU SAY MY WIFE IS A MY SOUL
MATE, YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT DEAL
GOING ON AND THAT EMOTION IN
YOUR HEART MAYBE FAR
TRANSCENDED THAN YOU HAVE NOW.
JUST KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE
BEYOND LOVE YOU CAN EVER
IMAGINE.
THIS IS MIKE. HE SAYS MY
GRANDMA IS VERY INPATIENT AND
VERY DEMANDING AND SHE USES
PSYCHICS AND SAYS I'M BEING
DECEIVED BY THE BIBLE. I'M
PLANNING TO RETURN TO MY
COUNTRY BUT MY MOM DOESN'T WANT
ME TO LEAVE. BUT I DON'T WANT
MY GRANDMA'S NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
TO AFFECT ME. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE OLD
ENOUGH TO GET AWAY FROM THAT
INFLUENCE. THAT GRAND MOTHER
SOUNDS LIKE BAD NEWS. IF YOU
HAVE A PLACE TO GO, I DON'T
THINK YOU SHOULD BE EXPOSED TO
THAT INFLUENCE WITH SOMEONE
TRYING TO TURN YOU AWAY FROM
THE LORD AND TAKE YOU TO BE
SOME KIND OF A PSYCHIC. IN THE
OLD TESTAMENT IN THE BIBLE,
PEOPLE WHO TRIED TO DO THAT,
TRIED TO SEDUCE CHRISTIANS AWAY
FROM THEIR FAITH. PEOPLE LIKE
THAT, THEY DESTROYED THEM AND
THEY DIDN'T WANT THAT KIND OF
INFLUENCE. SO, YOU ASK ABOUT
MOVING, I WOULD MOVE.
THIS IS A VIEWER WHO SAYS
THE OTHER DAY I WAS TOLD BY
SOMEONE WHO USED TO ATTEND THE
CHURCH I DO THAT NO LONGER
ATTENDANCE THE CHURCH BECAUSE
THE PASTOR READS FROM THE NEW
VERSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
BIBLE AND THAT IT IS NOT AN
ACCURATE TRANSLATION AND WORK
OF THE DEVIL AND THE KING JAMES
VERSION SHOULD BE THE ONLY
VERSION THE CHURCH SHOULD READ
FROM AND CHRISTIANS SHOULD
READ. PLEASE PROVIDE CLARITY.
I HATE STUPIDITY. I REALLY
HATE. THAT CHURCH EXHIBITS
STUPIDITY. YOU KNOW? LINING
-- LIKE THE KING JAMES, IF IT
WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR PAUL, IT
WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. HE
DIDN'T READ KING JAMES, THANK
YOU. YOU HAVE VARIOUS GREEK
BIBLES TO TRANSLATE FROM. ONE
WAS CALLED THE TEXAS RECEPTION.
IT'S BY KING JAMES AND NOT
NEARLY AS ACCURATE AS KING
JAMES. IT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY
GODLY PEOPLE IN A SUPERB
RENDERING OF THE OLDEST GREEK
MANUSCRIPTS WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
GREEK AND HEBREW. SO TO TALK
ABOUT THAT OTHER IS JUST
ABSURD. WE LEAVE YOU WITH
TODAY'S POWER MINUTE FROM
PROVERBS, THE BLESSING OF THE
LORD MAKES ONE RICH AND HE ADDS
NO SORROW WITH IT.