Once again, I thank the Lord for the many ways He has allowed me to be a witness for Him and to tell others what He has done for me...
On Monday, May 13th, I gave a one-hour interview with a New York City area news media crew. I was interviewed by reporter Matthew Schwartz of WWOR/TV, also known as the UPN-Channel 9 station. Then on Wednesday, May 15th, this TV news program was aired before the public. I did not watch it, but my friends did.
Frankly, I did not care for the sensational aspects of this report. Then again, it really is the way of the media, as they must compete for viewers. There are several other "Prime Time" news broadcasts which air in the same time slot. But in any event, about ten minutes total was given to this out of a one-hour program, By news standards, this was a lot.
I'm thankful, however, that enough airtime was available to get out what I felt needed to be said. Yet regrettably, as is almost always the case with the media, they will delete all references to "Jesus Christ," then delete 99 percent of the references to "God" or the "Lord." Still, it is impossible for the media to block out the countenance of a child of God, or the invisible yet very real ministry of the Holy Spirit as He speaks to the hearts and minds of viewers.
Furthermore, over the years, I have always found it to be a difficult task (in a sense) to share my faith and my testimony with a "hostile to Jesus Christ" and a "skeptical to whatever David Berkowitz has to say" media. My fellow Christians probably have no idea what it's like trying to talk about God and His goodness before an audience of people who, behind their smiles and nods, hold me in contempt because of my criminal past, who see me through the eyes of both morbid curiosity and disgust.
I can take comfort, however, in knowing that my Lord (who was without sin and who did no wrong, ever) had to look into these same kinds of faces and see the same hostile, skeptical and despising looks. It is one thing to share a "testimony" inside a church where, obviously, a majority of the people are happy and eager to hear it. They may even give many hearty "Amens" in approval. But it's quite another thing to have to tell the story of one's salvation and deliverance before a group of people who shake their heads in disbelief and who, in their minds, doubt everything I say.
D.B.
Frankly, I did not care for the sensational aspects of this report. Then again, it really is the way of the media, as they must compete for viewers. There are several other "Prime Time" news broadcasts which air in the same time slot. But in any event, about ten minutes total was given to this out of a one-hour program, By news standards, this was a lot.
I'm thankful, however, that enough airtime was available to get out what I felt needed to be said. Yet regrettably, as is almost always the case with the media, they will delete all references to "Jesus Christ," then delete 99 percent of the references to "God" or the "Lord." Still, it is impossible for the media to block out the countenance of a child of God, or the invisible yet very real ministry of the Holy Spirit as He speaks to the hearts and minds of viewers.
Furthermore, over the years, I have always found it to be a difficult task (in a sense) to share my faith and my testimony with a "hostile to Jesus Christ" and a "skeptical to whatever David Berkowitz has to say" media. My fellow Christians probably have no idea what it's like trying to talk about God and His goodness before an audience of people who, behind their smiles and nods, hold me in contempt because of my criminal past, who see me through the eyes of both morbid curiosity and disgust.
I can take comfort, however, in knowing that my Lord (who was without sin and who did no wrong, ever) had to look into these same kinds of faces and see the same hostile, skeptical and despising looks. It is one thing to share a "testimony" inside a church where, obviously, a majority of the people are happy and eager to hear it. They may even give many hearty "Amens" in approval. But it's quite another thing to have to tell the story of one's salvation and deliverance before a group of people who shake their heads in disbelief and who, in their minds, doubt everything I say.
D.B.