Many of our large cities across America have a street which is called "Broadway." Broadway in New York is the center of the theater district; Broadway in San Francisco is the center of the tenderloin; and Philadelphia has its "Broad Street" in center city. But I wonder how many people realize where that term, "Broadway," came from? Many might be very surprised that it came originally from the lips of Jesus Christ.

For it was Jesus who put "Broadway" in contrast to the narrow roads that were familiar to the travelers of his day when he said, "Wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leads to destruction." Now there are many modern roads that lead to destruction. Our automobiles kill more people every year than there were soldiers killed by bombs, booby traps, and bullets in the entire Vie…