Emphasis Preaching Journal
When Paul started toward Damascus...
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When Paul started toward Damascus, he was a Jew by birth and faith. By the time he
arrived, he was a Jew by birth and nearly a Christian. On December 21, 1929, C. S.
Lewis -- upon reading John Bunyan's Grace Abounding -- realized that he was
no longer an atheist, but a (reluctant) believer in God. It took Lewis another step to
become a Christian, as it took Paul's needing the touch of Ananias to bring him to
baptism. Lewis read Christian books and talked with friends. Then on September 28,
1931, at age 32, Lewis rode to the zoo in the sidecar of his brother's motorcycle.
