Posted on 07/09/2017 5:55:57 AM PDT by HarleyD
At the time, Steve McQueen was the number-one movie star in the world, and he is still used as a point of reference for masculinity and “coolness” to this day. He was (and is) the definition of an American icon. ... But notwithstanding all his fame and fortune, a colossal vacuum lived rent-free in Steve McQueen’s heart, a yawning chasm, a lack of purpose rooted in the absence of functional, involved parents. He spent his whole life avoiding his mother and searching for his father—searching for someone or something to stand in for him, someone to love him.
He had the best cars money could buy, the most beautiful women at his beck and call, drugs galore, booze until the well ran dry, and much more.
While still the top movie star on the planet, and with all the money and power in the world, he decided to search for more than this world could offer.
McQueen knew he needed God, and he found his way to salvation through Billy Graham’s gospel message.
Tragically, Steve McQueen found out he had cancer about 6 months after his conversion.
His newfound faith played a key role in dealing with the hardship that was to come, and he fought with great faith and courage to the very end.
As Steve’s son, Chad, said in a recent interview, “I think Dad was finding his way to go to the next place. I remember, he would wake me up at seven in the morning to go to church, which never happened before he got ill. So I think he was looking for peace.”
When McQueen died on an operating table in Mexico trying one last time to beat back his cancer. He died clutching the Billy Graham’s bible.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Great story of a man who found our Lord Jesus Christ. I never knew McQueen gave himself to God. Thanks for posting.
I would never go to Mexico for surgery.
There is only one Steve McQueen. An American 20th Century pop culture icon. Jim Morrison looks silly by comparison.
I listen to Greg every morning & was happily surprised to hear this.
Steve McQueen on a motorbike in The Great Escape...
Jim may look silly but he and his band sounded great. Very talented musicians.
I loved Steve McQueen in “The Sand Pebbles.”
Wanted Dead or Alive.
Many people have gone to Mexico over the decades for cancer treatment. I think people went there to get Laetrile that wasn’t available in the US to “treat” cancer. Lots of quackery there:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/11165624/ns/health-cancer/t/late-stage-cancer-patients-flock-mexico/#.WWItYrFlChA
Steve had a hard life and was basically a crook before getting into acting. He actually drove a getaway car for bank robbers. I do hope he found peace.
Neat!
Yeah I remember laetrile. However the story said he died on the operating table in Mexico. Mexican drugs? Ok. Mexican surgery? No way Jose.
This was very interesting, thanks for posting this.
He paid some quack a lot of money, but his cancer only got worse. Mexican doctors tried to remove a huge tumor in his abdomen, and it killed him.
Seriously(?). There is no comparison possible.
Makes him even cooler.I do hope he found peace.
I agree. I have loved Steve McQueen forever. When my husband was young, he was the spitting image of Steve McQueen. Same blue, blue eyes, blond hair. Same air of intrinsic cool.
King of Cool
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