tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806349182507781639.post7214349465099485685..comments2021-07-13T07:27:43.308-07:00Comments on Julia Duin: David Wilkerson and the reporterJulia Duinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345929023052496550noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806349182507781639.post-40481075594385567842011-05-20T19:18:28.603-07:002011-05-20T19:18:28.603-07:00Julia,
I'm not sure if my email address got l...Julia,<br /><br />I'm not sure if my email address got linked to my post, so I'm posting this followup.<br /><br />Tomnetbidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882337595971378585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806349182507781639.post-81764923913543935772011-05-20T19:00:17.559-07:002011-05-20T19:00:17.559-07:00A belated "Happy Birthday" to you, Julia...A belated "Happy Birthday" to you, Julia! How interesting that you and David Wilkerson shared the same birthday. I, too, was saddened to hear of David's untimely---and unnatural---death. He was one of the few "big-name" preachers who made a huge impression on me during the early years of my walk with the Lord. In particular, his book and message entitled, "The Vision" is what I remember the most about David since I first heard heard of him in 1973 or 74. I still have my original copies of both the book and a tape recording of his message. Despite some of its inaccuracies (which I only recently learned about from some critiques of The Vision that I read online), God used it to awaken many to the coming perilous days we are now living in. I'm glad you had the opportunity to meet and interview David for your new book.<br /><br />Speaking of which, I just found out yesterday that you had recently written a book about the role that Church of the Redeemer played in the Jesus Movement. Considering the fact that I had some involvement myself in the JM (and, like you, still have many fond memories of those days), I was surprised to learn that CotR in Houston was at the forefront of the JM because I had never heard of CotR prior to reading a review of your book yesterday. I always had the impression that the epicenter of the JM was Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, CA. Ironically, one of the more "famous" and influential hippie preachers at CC was also struggling with homosexuality. His name was Lonnie Frisbee, and he died from AIDS in the 90s. A movie was made about him 5-10 years ago. Someone should use your new book to make a movie about Graham and CotR. I'll have to read your new book myself, of course, so that I'll have a more accurate and more complete understanding of the JM's origins and history.<br /><br />I might not have found out about your new book, however, if I hadn't read and enjoyed your previous book, "Quitting Church," which I've owned for about two years now. In fact, it was from reading your previous book that I first learned about you and all the articles you've written for the Washington Times since the late 90s when you became their "Religion Journalist." So, I was also saddened (and shocked) to learn yesterday that you are no longer working for the WT because I was going to ask you to write an article about a new ministry I recently started that addresses many (if not most) of the problems with the church that you wrote about in "Quitting Church." I'm planning to launch the website for this new ministry in the next few weeks, and I was hoping you would be interested in telling your WT readers about it. But this is not possible now that you are no longer there. Nevertheless, I still want you to know about this new ministry and its website because your book "Quitting Church" is featured on the website's book page along with seven other books on leaving the church. I also think that the Lord may have some other ideas up His sleeve that we could discuss. If you are interested in knowing more, please email me. I would be delighted to talk to you.<br /><br />Tomnetbidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882337595971378585noreply@blogger.com