Cardboard Testimonies, a John Ford western, and a Greek yogurt commercial

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Last Sunday, I went to my usual church service and this one was pretty special.  Instead of having a typical sermon, the pastor had people come up front and share their testimonies with Christ - using cardboard.  It was a great way to see how people came to know Jesus.  There were people who did drugs, abused alcohol, were atheists, were abused or raped, or had severe emotional issues.  And their lives were turned around by Christ. 

I couldn't help but see myself in some of the cardboard testimonies.  I never abused drugs or anything of that sort but for me, I saw pride, spiritual atrophy, worry, etc.  I realize that I need to get back on my walk with God.  Here's something funny that transpired from this; one woman's cardboard read that she was a drug addict, attended the Woodstock concert, etc. and she flipped her board over to reveal that she had been saved by Christ.  When my dad saw that she attended Woodstock, he gave her the "thumbs up," because he never went to Woodstock (he was too young to attend).  At least he didn't stand up and sing "Freebird" by Lynard Skynard. 

Getting to the point, Jesus loves us and can turn anyone around if we just came to Him and acknowledges Him as Savior.  Just watching the service again on the website gets me a little weepy as these people share their testimonies and backgrounds.  God is good!  Here's a link to the service if you want to watch it.  Let me know if it doesn't work.