I came into this world, on this day,
a long time ago, when Dwight Eisenhower was
in the White House, Hollywood had censors, states
had obscenity laws, and there was still a
fear of God in the land.
It was a time when only sailors had
tattoos, and marriage was still between a man
and a woman.
It was a day when gross evil stayed
in the shadows, perversion was illegal, television was
black and white, and there were still lines
between right and wrong in society.
It was a time before vulgarity and indecency
were in vogue, and there was still a
moral code in the land.
It was a time when churches still had
weekly prayer meetings, hymns were sung about the
blood, and preachers weren't afraid to warn sinners
about a future judgment and an everlasting hell,
and they warned you that you must repent
or go on to hell.
It was a time when the church still
had a voice of authority and influence in
the land.
Like I said, I've been around a long
while now, and almost died last year in
the hospital, but God wasn't through with me
yet.
At my age, I have outlived George Whitefield,
Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon, Sam Jones, and D
.L. Moody, but hopefully I have not outlived
my usefulness to God.
Graham Scroggie said of Stephen the Mortar, One's
life should not be measured in length of
days, but in usefulness.
Stephen means crown, and early did he receive
his.