"W" for Wild
Theme of the Week: High-Profile Turnarounds
Jody Dean
Friday, June 3, 2005
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Key Bible Verse: Those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5:17). Bonus Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:18-6:2
The sweaty man I used to watch outdistance his bodyguards jogging at the ballpark and fumble his way through a press conference was born into a privileged family and spent the first part of his life acting like the world owed him an existence. Arrogant and irresponsible, he lived large and partied hard. In business, he was a moderate success, but his first foray into public life was a resounding failure. He worried his parents, worried his wife, and worried his friends. There were times when alcohol got in the way of both life and love. And then one day around the age of 40, this man grew up.
A few years later, someone asked George W. Bush who his hero was. Without hesitation, he answered, "Jesus Christ." There was a lot of snickering over that answer in the next few days, and speculation that he was simply trying to score a few points with his audience. What many people failed to notice or didn't take seriously was what he said immediately after his confession—"because he changed my life."
Everyone who knew Bush back in his wild days will tell you that his life is truly changed. His confession was guileless because he really meant it.
—Jody Dean in Finding God in the Evening News
My Response: Who do you know whose life has been radically changed by Jesus?
Thought to Apply: Once I was dead . . . and now I am alive. And the difference is Jesus.—WALTER BRUEGGEMANN
Adapted from Finding God in the Evening News (Revell, 2004) by permission.
Copyright © 2005 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine. Click here for reprint information on Men of Integrity.
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