"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are - yet he did not sin." - Hebrews 4:15 NIV The greatest leaders are not the ones who know you from a distance. The greatest leaders are the ones who have been in the same ring as their people. As a result, they know their people, as well as their struggles experientially. This is one of the many reasons why Jesus is the greatest le

" Then the LORD God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being " (Genesis 2:7 CSB). It was seemingly a normal evening in Durham, North Carolina. But not for a certain man. With a shotgun in his lap, he was ready to end his life. This type of action was not in any way simple. He drank a fifth of Hennessy for liquid courage, and as the drink settled in his system, he positioned the barrel o

“He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead the third day and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” - Luke 24:46-47 CSB On April 6th, 1994, Roy Ratcliff received an unexpected call from his friend, Rob McRay, to baptize a notorious man that the public absolutely hated. Roy, a minister and author, was accustomed to baptisms and sharing the good news, b