The Church Does Not Draw People In;

We Americans Think We Enjoy Self-government. We Have All The Trappings Of Self-government, Like Elections. But In Reality, We Have Gradually Lost Many Of Our Rights To Govern Ourselves. We Have The Form Of Self-government, But Only Some Of The Substance. We Are, In A Sense, A Nation Run By A Handful Of Judges Who Often Enforce, Not The Law, But Their Personal Opinions.

Great Fiction Can Often Present Moral Messages With Greater Power And Clarity Than Instructional Writing - Since Literature, After All, Penetrates Not Just The Intellect, But The Imagination.

I Know The Resurrection Is A Fact, And Watergate Proved It To Me. How? Because 12 Men Testified They Had Seen Jesus Raised From The Dead, Then They Proclaimed That Truth For 40 Years, Never Once Denying It. Every One Was Beaten, Tortured, Stoned And Put In Prison. They Would Not Have Endured That If It Weren't True. Watergate Embroiled 12 Of The Most Powerful Men In The World-and They Couldn't Keep A Lie For Three Weeks. You're Telling Me 12 Apostles Could Keep A Lie For 40 Years? Absolutely Impossible.

I Do Not Believe One Can Experience Conversion Or The Fullness Of The Christian Life Apart From The Church.

The First 20 Stories Written About A Public Figure Set The Tone For The Next 2,000 And It Is Almost Impossible To Reverse It.