richard ellis talks

Maybe you prayed for your mom to get better and she died anyway. Maybe you got burned by people at church, or you went back to the same friends and the same habits and the old life swallowed you whole. However it happened, you walked away from God, and part of you wonders if that door is shut for good. Or maybe it's your kid who's gone, and you're the one lying awake at night. I've been a pastor a long time, and I've watched kids I knew from the day they were born leave and then show up years later. I'm going to tell you the real reasons people leave, including my own, because I made a real decision at six and then made a mess of it for years with nobody around to help me. And I'm going to show you why I don't believe it's over for you, or for the one you love who's gone. If any of that hit home, don't skip this one.