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INSIDE MAX
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Max Lucado, 50,
is a product of West Texas, was raised
in the small town of Andrews, which he
describes as “summers skillet-hot and
winters wind-tunnel cold, populated by
friendly people, pump jacks, windmills,
and cattle on treeless prairies.” His
father, Jack, was a hobo during the
Great Depression, but after a few wild
and rowdy years, he settled as oil field
mechanic. His mother, Thelma, was a
nurse and worked in the cotton fields
before marrying and having four
children, with Max as the youngest. Max
says his parents instilled strong values
in their children – moral behavior and
hard work – values he initially rebelled
against.
Like many in West
Texas, Max’s family was in church
anytime the doors were open. But during
his teenage years, he decided to leave
behind many of the moralistic teachings
of his parents and his church. When he
was 16, he spent the hot Texas summer
digging ditches for oil field
pipelines. Max started acting like the
older men he worked with – drinking beer
and chasing girls. Then, while he was
chugging six packs with a buddy on the
hood of a car and watching stars in the
West Texas sky, he began to wonder if
there was more to life than what he was
doing. His question started him on his
journey to know more about God. “But I
didn’t think a relationship with God was
the solution,” he says. “I thought the
solution might be a good career, or
getting into politics or social
concerns.”
His parents
offered to pay for Max to attend a
church-sponsored school near Andrews
called Abilene Christian University. He
took up their offer and decided to put
his energies into becoming a lawyer. As
a freshman, Max was still a “reckless
character,” smoking, drinking and
partying. But a required Bible course
during his sophomore year changed the
course of Max’s life. He was fascinated
with the professor’s portrayal of Jesus,
and he was convinced he wanted to be a
follower. “Maybe this is why I write
about Jesus so much,” says Lucado. “He
forgives what I did then, and what I do
now.”
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