This is a reprint of a story I did when Luke Ford and Holly Randall where dating in 2006
Luke grows up…
When Luke enters elementary school, he finds it hard to make friends. His mischief attracts student’s attention, but also the annoyance of his teachers. His time alone ( which was a lot) was spent veraciously reading, or running until he could run no more. Even at this young age Luke had trouble with social interaction and preferred the safety of keeping to himself.
At about thirteen, Luke was running marathons. This along with his new maturity and good looks helped him gain confidence in himself, he deepened friendships and finally started feeling like he fit in.
At this same time, Luke’s father was causing controversy within his religious group by speaking openly against some of their doctrine. This eventually caused a split in the adventist community and Luke’s father (with others) went on to start a ministry that reached Christians of different denominations.
In tenth grade Luke began to study writing. He eventually wrote for the school’s newspaper. He often wrote stories that pissed people off. Many stories caused threats from other students. Ahh, he was developing his very own style. Luke decided he would be a journalist. He graduated from High School in 1984.
Luke, although following his father’s teachings, always had an ambivalence about his religion. Some of the rules just didn’t make sense.
Then Luke found Judaism and everything fell into place. A religion that required much of him in duty, strictness and routine was perfect for Luke who craved structure and morality in his life.
In 1992 he converted. Spending many hours with Orthodox Jews, in temple, studying the Torah regularly and observing the Sabbath made Luke finally feel the connection with people he considered his equals.
To read the story from the beginning click below-
Part 1 https://www.lukeisback.com/?p=6451