... day, he testified how God had rescued him from drug abuse. As a result, his speech for the second day was canceled. Smokey Robinson said, "The awful thing is that you can go into many public schools and talk about the Charles Manson murders, describe sexual promiscuity, and even pass out condoms, but if you mention God or Jesus, it's taboo." Something is out of kilter. Smokey discovered that we Christians are always caught in tension between the prevailing standards of our culture and the standards of Jesus ...
... of God, though, always had their friendships. Elijah had his Elisha, Paul his Silas, David his Jonathan, and Adam his Eve. Robert Peary, the first man at the North Pole, had his Matthew Henson. Mr. Bell, inventor of the telephone, had his Watson. Even singer Smokey Robinson had his backup singers, "The Miracles." "I will make a help mate fit for you," God promises (Genesis 2). And so it is that the finest accomplishments of the human race are not done solo, but in the community of friends. We talk about ...
... if I had the guts to turn it over to Him?" Frank did "turn it over to Him." He took a year off from Motown, grounded himself in his new faith and returned to share his repaired dream with others in the record business, including Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Marilyn McCoo who all gave their hearts to the Lord because of his witness. (3) What Frank Wilson discovered was more than a feeling. It was faith in the living God. Seeing Jesus speaking with Moses and Elijah was the experience of a lifetime for ...
