Denzel Washington just gave an incredible commencement speech at New Orleans' Dillard University. His main advice for the graduates? "Put God first in everything you do."
"So if true love speaks the truth as given in God’s word, and as believers we are commanded to love our neighbors as ourselves, then isn’t it a given that to love is to share what we have been given openly and honesty? Wouldn’t holding that back be the opposite of love?"
"I've just kind of dreaded telling you because I think people will think, 'What in the world? Like how in the world could this be added on to everything else you've already faced?'"
It’s obvious that non-Christians have some misconceptions regarding Christianity, but often those who grew up in church do too. Here are just a few of the lies I used to believed about being a Christian.
“Daddy, are we lost?” She asked, with a quiver to her voice. It turns out she was very frightened. She didn’t recognize our surroundings, it was dark outside, and she couldn’t see what lay ahead.
"That doesn't mean you shouldn't stand for what you believe but I have to think God is far more interested in seeing us LIVE OUT what we believe than He is about seeing us TYPE OUT all over the internet what we believe."
