What did Les think about the hell, fire, and brimstone preaching he heard as a kid?
He thought that while it wasn't all wrong, it was totally overdone. All they preached Sunday after Sunday was hell, fire, and brimstone, which scared the socks off of people. So he saw it as excessive and fear-inducing rather than balanced.
Les teaches that when he was a kid, and most older people would nod in agreement, all they heard Sunday after Sunday was hell, fire, and brimstone. He says it wasn't all wrong, but he thinks it was totally overdone, and it scared the socks off of people. This memory came up as he discussed how clichés like 'just take Jesus into your life' circumvent the Gospel—the message that Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead.