A powerful tour of one man's testimony through his tattoos with CJ Randolph

Today’s episode is centered around my friend CJ Randolph and his powerful testimony…all in his tattoos. Amy Connell | Graced Health Podcast

A powerful tour of one man’s testimony through his tattoos with CJ Randolph

November 22, 2022 Podcast Comments (0)

Do I have something special for you today. If you’ve been with me more than a couple episodes, you know my signature question at the end of interviews asks about tattoos – if my guest has one, what’s the meaning behind it, and if not but they had to get one, what would it be and where would it go.

Today’s episode is centered around my friend CJ Randolph and his powerful testimony…all in his tattoos. You’ll hear me say this in our conversation but when I heard him share his testimony to our church’s middle schoolers, I knew I had to have CJ on to share it with you.

CJ’s story is obviously unique to him, but there are familiar elements he shares like being stagnant in his faith, focusing on the wrong things, being a comparative Christian (“I’m not as bad as the next guy so I’m doing alright”), and humbly accepting the forgiveness and grace from his father – both heavenly and earthly.

As I listened to this conversation again while editing, I was reminded of how good and gentle and present our God is. And how it’s up to me to go to Him. He never leaves me, but sometimes I wander. Fortunately I can always go back to Him. I hope you receive a similar message through today’s story.

We discuss:

Why he relates so much to the prodigal son parable
His literal wake-up call after falling asleep on a Los Angeles highway
The redemption offered by his heavenly and earthly father
The power of accountability in keeping his (and all of our) faith strong
And the meaning behind many of his tattoos such as the Japanese lettering of “Brave Soul,” the Lion and the Lamb, two arrows that represent his sons, Jesus in the fire and more