Without question, perhaps the most famous well-known name outside of politics and entertainment would be Billy Graham. Of all the stories I’ve ever heard about Dr. Graham, probably my favorite is the time when he was going to a certain city to do one of his crusades. There were some critics who didn’t particularly care for either his style or his methods. They didn’t want him to come. They called a press conference and said, “If we let that man come to our city and preach his message he will set the church back fifty years.” That got back to Dr. Graham who smiled and said, “I don’t want to set the church back 50 years. I want to set the church back 2,000 years.”

Every time I read about the early church, in the Book of Acts, I understand why Dr. Graham made that statement. When you read ab…