Fall To Grace - A Review of Jay Bakker's Newest Release
Jay Bakker knows what he's talking about when he says in the introduction of his latest book, "I've been around churches my whole life, yet I didn't discover grace--true grace, revolutionary grace--until I was twenty years old." Jay Bakker knows what he's talking about because he's the son of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker , pioneers of televangelism and founders of the now infamous PTL Network . The PTL Network at it's height in the 1980's broadcast into millions of homes around the world. The Bakkers fell from grace when Jim was accused of, and admitted to infidelity with a staff member. He was eventually convicted of fraud when it was discovered that PTL was selling more time shares than they actually had at their huge Heritage USA Christian resort. Jay went from being a Christian media darling as the young son of TV's 1st Christian family to a virtual pariah, who was made fun of in his schools and church youth groups. Jay r...