Coming Out From vs. Going Into the World
Sometimes Christians are presented with opportunities to be a witness for the Lord in unconventional places. One of them might be a secular television program. Back in 1969, Billy Graham appeared on “Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In”, a show that often featured humor with sexual innuendos. Billy issued a statement in response to inquiries from concerned Christians by pointing out, “ Jesus moved among the publicans and sinners.” L ast year Welsh minister Dave Vaughan was the runner-up on the U. K. reality show, “Big Brother.” Dave later shared with me how that opened many doors for him to reach non-believers with the gospel. Then this past week, it was announced Pastor Ted Haggard would appear with actor Gary Busey on the reality show “Celebrity Wife Swap.” When I first heard about this, I was a bit stunned. The dictionary defines wife swapping as “the practice within a group of married couples of exchanging sexual partners on a ...