I met John on Main Street in Durham. He is very "street smart" and told me a lot I didn’t know. He even filled me in on some of the street jargon. "On vacation" means you are locked up. "Bahamas" is code for a local or county jail. "Poconos" refers to prison.
So . . . I helped him with some terms he wasn’t familiar wit...h, like "lost" means we have strayed from the path God intended for us and can’t find our way back no matter how hard we try. "Rescued" means God came seeking us in the person of His Son Jesus and he won’t be satisfied until we come to love him. "Forgiven" means our sins are gone–cast as far from us as east is from west and will never be held against us anymore. And "Heaven" means we can live forever with Christ simply by trusting him and giving him our lives completely.
John and I prayed and promised to meet again. I will seek him out on Monday, give him a Bible, and encourage him in his faith. Now, this is church!
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