JEREMIAH - I never thought id see the day!: culture at the crossroads

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Copyright 2011 by David P. Jeremiah

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The first person to hear my vision for a writing project, and the first person to believe in that vision is my wife Donna. She has walked with me in the writing of over thirty books. When I am overwhelmed by the pressure of writing a book while at the same time leading a large congregation and media ministry, she prays for me and encourages me.

David Michael Jeremiah is Vice President and Director of Operations at Turning Point, and he is vitally involved with each book that I write. Besides managing the day-to-day operation of the Turning Point Ministries, David is the architect and orchestrator of our book launch strategy. He also plans and directs our arena events which feature each new book we release. Father and son best of friends partners in ministry it doesnt get any better than that! Thank you, David Michael!

Paul Joiner and the Turning Point Creative Department made the release of I Never Thought Id See the Day! the focus of their collective efforts for the six months that preceded its release. The promotional kit and the dramatic series The Account is like nothing I have ever seen in the world of publishing. Paul, I never cease to be amazed at the ideas God gives to you and your ability to make them come to life. Thanks also to Martin Zambrano who designed the illustrations you will find throughout the book.

With each new book and each new radio and television release, the challenge of managing my office becomes more complex. Diane Sutherland is my administrative assistant. Somehow she finds a way to stay ahead of everything that flows through our office. She is a consummate organizer and administrator, and wherever I go on my many journeys, people tell me how special it is to work with Diane. Thank you, Diane, for representing us all so very well.

Barbara Boucher keeps everything running smoothly in my office at Shadow Mountain Community Church and she has been doing so faithfully for many years. Barbara, I am so grateful to you for all you do behind the scenes that enables me to fulfill my calling.

If you examine the footnote section at the end of this book, you will get a pretty clear picture of the amount of research that has gone into this project. Cathy Lord has been our research coordinator for the last several books and she began this project with us as well. When it became necessary for her to return to her home in Cincinnati, Beau Sager stepped in and led us the rest of the way home. Beau, your commitment to excellence is evident to us all and we are so thankful for your sacrificial investment in I Never Thought Id See the Day!

Thanks to William Kruidenier for making this book his number one priority. Rob Morgan, you added value to this manuscript. And Tom Williams, your editorial skill is evident in every chapter. You are all a blessing to Turning Point and to me personally.

As the publishing world continues to grow more complex and challenging, I am blessed to have the council and direction that comes from the firm of Yates and Yates. For over twenty-five years, Sealy Yates has been my literary agent and my good friend.

I also want to express my gratitude to the people at FaithWords for their commitment to this project. Publisher Rolf Zettersten and editor Joey Paul have joined hands with us at Turning Point in a shared effort to get this book into the hands and hearts of as many people as possible.

Most of all, I am thankful for another year of opportunity to serve my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

David Jeremiah

San Diego, California

July 1st, 2011

Toto, Ive a feeling were not in Kansas anymore. With that famous line from the movie version of L. Frank Baums The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, find themselves in the strange and wonderful land of Ozquite different from the Kansas of her childhood.

As I wake up and scan todays headlines, I am often tempted to think, Toto, were not in America anymore. Im exaggerating, of course, but only a little. When I look at the changes that have occurred in the land I loveand in the Church I love even morejust in my lifetime, I have to pinch myself to see if its a dream gone bad. Sadly, what I see is all too real. I do a double take several times a weeksometimes several times a dayas I witness more and more changes I never thought I would see.

When I first began my vocational ministry nearly five decades ago, if someone had suggested that I would someday write a book titled I Never Thought Id See the Day, I would probably have thought, Thats an unlikely idea for a book! What would it be about? Today, I obviously think differently. In fact, I could have written this book many years ago when I first began to see things I never thought Id see. The changes are coming so fast and furiously that I could no longer put it off.

My calling in life is neither to be an author nor to be a prophet. I am a pastor-teacher, by the grace of God, with shepherding stewardship over a specific congregation of Christian believers in Southern California. My focus throughout my ministry has been on one thing: lifting up Jesus Christ by the faithful preaching of the Word of God through the exposition and application of the Bible to daily life.