I
finally finished reading a good number of books that I have received over the
last few weeks, allowing me to visit some internet sites that I like to check
in on from time to time. Whilst browsing through the First Things blog,
I noticed a post from 10-31-16 (link) that mentioned the recent death [10-23-16] of the controversial polemicist Jack Chick. [IMO, the entire post is worth reading.]
I
first became aware of Jack Chick in the early 1980s when a good friend (who was
also an employee of mine) gave me a couple of comics from Chick's Crusaders series
(link).
My friend was/is an ardent independent Baptist. The pastor of the church he was
attending at that time was a huge fan of Chick's books, comics and tracts, and
he encouraged his flock to distribute Chick's tracts to individuals they knew
and would meet. (They would also leave the tracts at pretty much any
establishment they would visit.)
Through
the coaxing of my friend, I ended up attending a number of independent Baptist
churches, and spent a good deal of time studying their history and theology. To
this day, I remain a bit amazed at the widespread acceptance and influence of Jack Chick's publications
within the independent Baptist movement as a whole. The following are some good
online articles on Jack Chick:
And
just yesterday, First Things published another post on JC:
Would be interested in hearing from others who may have had some experience with Jack
Chick's publications in their life.
Grace
and peace,
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