Comments on: The Gospel transforms lives http://www.thoughtquotient.com/2005/12/29/the-gospel-transforms-lives/ Music - Media - Faith Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:28:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Tom Ward http://www.thoughtquotient.com/2005/12/29/the-gospel-transforms-lives/#comment-15900 Tom Ward Tue, 27 May 2008 20:48:54 +0000 http://www.thoughtquotient.com/2005/12/29/the-gospel-transforms-lives/#comment-15900 I went to school with Ron and his brother Jeff in Cedar Falls, Iowa. I was friends with Ron (it was a good thing to be at that time.) It is hard for me to understand what drove he and his brother to lead the lives they did. I hope Jeff has come around because he is in prison too. I was a victim of Jeff's just because I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He came up behind me and hit me over the head with a steel bar-unprovoked. Thank goodness there was a soldier in uniform who saw what happened and stepped in or I may have gotten it worse. He had no justification for what he did-none! By reading this article, Mr. Mapes has given me a real sense of being able to forgive. I don't think I would forgive Jeff for what he did to me because I still would like to meet him face to face and confront him directly about that. I am very happy for Ron as he has tried to salvage what he can out of a life terribly wasted. If it is faith or whatever, he realizes his transgressions and is influencing others for the betterment. My hats off to you Ron Gruber. I went to school with Ron and his brother Jeff in Cedar Falls, Iowa. I was friends with Ron (it was a good thing to be at that time.) It is hard for me to understand what drove he and his brother to lead the lives they did.

I hope Jeff has come around because he is in prison too. I was a victim of Jeff’s just because I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He came up behind me and hit me over the head with a steel bar-unprovoked. Thank goodness there was a soldier in uniform who saw what happened and stepped in or I may have gotten it worse. He had no justification for what he did-none!

By reading this article, Mr. Mapes has given me a real sense of being able to forgive. I don’t think I would forgive Jeff for what he did to me because I still would like to meet him face to face and confront him directly about that.

I am very happy for Ron as he has tried to salvage what he can out of a life terribly wasted. If it is faith or whatever, he realizes his transgressions and is influencing others for the betterment. My hats off to you Ron Gruber.

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