I love hearing stories where God reaches down in his perfect grace and intervenes in people’s lives. Not because they deserve it, or reached some understanding that know makes it possible to receive Christ, but only because God is good and desires us. This is the “Damascus road” story of Joe Eszterhas, author of Showgirls and Basic Instinct, both famously graphic films.

Joe has written a new book called “Crossbearer” as a thank you to God and a message to the world of what God has done for him. Joe recalls that he was going crazy inside, his body beginning to fail and drowning in alcohol. He fell down on the curb and cried, “Please God help me.” At that point he saw a blinding white light, and returned home a new man. Here’s one of my favorite portions of the interview:

“Frankly my life changed from the moment God entered my heart. I’m not interested in the darkness anymore,” he said. “I’ve got four gorgeous boys, a wife I adore, I love being alive, and I love and enjoy every moment of my life. My view has brightened and I don’t want to go back into that dark place.”

Mr. Eszterhas’ love and appreciation for life was magnified even more last year when his surgeon told him he didn’t need to schedule another visit. “He used the word ‘cured,’ a word that oncologists generally don’t use,” Mr. Eszterhas said. “He said I didn’t have to come back for any checks, that my tissue had regenerated to the point where you cannot only not tell that there was ever any cancer there, but you can’t tell that there had been any surgery there.

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