'I've never had a Bible before' - Daily Leader

'I've never had a Bible before' - Daily Leader

Almost exactly a year ago, I had the privilege of giving a young man a Bible with his name imprinted on the cover. It was a gift from our church to him and some other young men who had just graduated an after-school academy. This particular individual held the Bible in both hands and stared at it. “Is this mine?” he asked me. “Yes, sir, it is,” I answered with a smile. “I’ve never had a Bible before,” he said. Then he told me how he’d never read…