It points back to what military nonfiction books talk about. ( Log Out /  I’m not one of these people who say they have become born again suddenly, but when it comes to following Jesus Christ and what he taught, I guess you could say I’m getting there. All the other shrimping boats sensibly return to port, but Forrest and Lieutenant Dan stay out at sea. A simple man living the dream of an uncomplicated life, content with himself and the world. Lt. Dan: Come on! His Great Injustice in Life, he insisted, was that he was too young to die. I invite you to shake your fist at the sky if you need to. It’s time for a showdown! Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Share to Pinterest. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. I went out a bit earlier than usual today because we are supposed to have some potentially destructive storms come through our area and I wanted to protect what I could and harvest what I couldn’t protect. Come and get me! Question: Have you found peace with God? It’s time for a showdown! Because when Andy had finished reading about WWII, the retired pastor visited him again. I believe in God. So the next time you feel a storm of life approach and you start to feel a bit nervous, consider the plants. And… if you’re wondering where the hell God is in the midst of all that has turned out so different in your life from what you thought it would be, go ahead… have a showdown with Him. The reader’s husband is a retired pastor, a man in his mid-70s who visited Andy in the hospital. Note: Only personal attacks are removed, otherwise if it's just content you find offensive, you are free to browse other websites. You Call This A Storm… As men-of-the-cloth are prone to do, the pastor sat beside the hospital bed and made small talk for a while, and then asked Andy all the hard questions: if he was ready for life on earth to be over; if he had found his peace with God. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. And this is where the story of Andy takes a mysterious turn. 01:23:32 He … He cares. By now Lt. Dan is angry. You and me! Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Maybe I noticed it before, but it never stuck with me like this. The movie continued, and Lt. Dan eventually went to work on Forrest’s shrimp boat. This leads to the shrimp boat and our chosen moment when we finally see the real impact of Forrest Gump. If not, what’s stopping you? Do your battle. Or when you’re shivering in a foxhole in the snowy Belgium woods and all around you artillery is falling and exploding, you can’t help but think that death is close. ( Log Out /  But Forrest Gump saved his life, there in the steamy jungles of Vietnam. Atop the mast — and most likely intoxicated — Lt. Dan waves his fist and cusses and shouts: “You call this a storm? And he hated Forrest for rescuing him. 01:35:25 You call this a storm?. His clock was quickly ticking. Yet no matter what our belief systems, Christmas is one of those times where we can talk about what’s beyond us. You Call That A Storm. I know there’s a God who created all this—it’s all too complicated and complex to come from nowhere. Was there anything else he could do? He’s a strong Christian and we talk off and on about religious subjects. The best GIFs are on GIPHY. If fact he spoke it reverently, with great care. Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : [introducing Forrest and Bubba to his platoon in Vietnam] Look, it's pretty basic here: you stick with me and learn from the guys that have been in the country a while you'll be alright. They “know” that within the storms lie a perfect opportunity for growth; an opportunity that they aren’t going to miss. The pastor said okay. How Beautiful the Boring Games You Played as a Child, On baby daughters, X-rays, and life lessons learned in emergency rooms, WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN RAISING YOUNG PIRATES, THIS MEMORIAL DAY, HE UNDERSTOOD THE PRICE. Keep that last line in mind—he never actually said so, but I think he made his peace with God—and let me tell you a different story, this one about a cancer patient named Andy. The story doesn’t end with a baby being born in a stable because there was no room for him in the inn. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. It can get a little stormy at the ACTS House sometimes, too. A safe place to find our voices again, and open up with the truth of our stories and the pain inside. Maybe a perfect storm is what it takes to unlock all that’s been pent up in your heart. Yell out at the wind and the waves: “You call this a storm?!”. They don’t cower from storms like they do from a hot sun. And in a voiceover Forrest says, He never actually said so, but I think he made his peace with God. Did you hear what I said? It’s a great movie, a classic scene. I’m right here! Any hurricanes brewing? The elderly woman stood next to me in line at the bookstore and…, Shifty Powers at the grave of his friend, Skip…, ALL CONTENT © MARCUS BROTHERTON 2013 // SITE CREATED BY COPTER LABS.