ALL I AM: Stairway to Heaven Genesis 28: 10-22

ALL I AM: Stairway to Heaven

I grew up in a family that went to church every single Sunday. While I wouldn't say I was a begrudging participant, I definitely didn't have a faith in Jesus in the way the Scriptures describe that. My parents were very involved (in the church), but my interest in church, for the first number of years in my life, up to the age of 10, revolved around a man by the name of Randy. Randy had a mental disability. He took the bus to church and sat in the very front row. He had a backpack with him in the front row. About ten minutes into a sermon one time, he unzips his backpack, takes out two cans of aerosol deodorant, shakes them vigorously, crosses his arms, puts his hands under his shirt and starts to deodorize himself in the front row!! As a ten-year-old kid, I'm like praise Jesus, right? I thought it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen! That was the pinnacle for me! We had reached the mountain top when Randy double-barreled deodorized himself on a Sunday during the sermon.