6. "I Ran to the Altar!"

Cody is haunted by his secret sins, so he runs to the altar to pray. 

His father sees this and kneels by his side, taking his son's hand. Together they call upon The Lord for salvation.

Cody knows he must change his ways. He must stop cussing. He must stop listening to country music. And, he must give up rock n' roll forever.

He will even shave his "bad attitude" mohawk. 

Most importantly, he must stop sleeping around. 

"Pap" begs Cody to go to college, but Cody will follow in his father's footsteps, leading him ever toward the Kentucky coal mines.

What is Marked for Life?

Cody Coots, fourth-generation serpent handler, has an unusual childhood. By age 6, he's already handling mock serpents with his sister, Trina. They use leather belts as props. It makes him yearn for a normal childhood.

He just wants to ride his bike, practice drums on pots and pans, and watch professional wrestling with his father, Jamie - the world's most famous serpent-handling preacher. But after a terrible act of evil devastates Cody at 8 years old, leaving his innocence in tatters, he turns his wrath upon his parents, his church, his God – and even himself.