Soft or harsh?
I watched a documentary on the life of Russ Taff a little while ago and was struck by many things. In case you are not familiar with Russ, he was a popular Christian artist back in the 80's. I took a freeze frame from the documentary that I found fascinating. Here it is above. Russ struggled with many demons, one being alcoholism. He was what some would call the Prodigal Son. But Russ loved Jesus. He had a heart for God. You could feel it and hear it whenever he sang for the Lord. Russ knew the real Jesus. That happens when we come to the end of ourselves. We finally meet the real Jesus. And when we do, our lives are never the same. We fall in love with the Lover of our souls, our Rescuer, our Friend. Russ's behavior didn't make him a "bad" person. It made him human. We all struggle. We all battle personal demons. Some are more visible than others, that's all. I posted this pic here because it is tremendously revealing. If you had to "hang