" 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

“Are you certain that you have been born again and made spiritually alive?” This was a question posed in Henry & Richard Blackaby’s widely popular book, Experiencing God . I must admit, this question gave me pause and my reaction to it shocked me. At the time of reading the question, I had never thoughtfully considered what it meant to be born again. Though I had heard this statement numerous times, and had read about it even more, somehow I minimized its significance in my m