I was saddened to hear of Brad Renfro's death. The twenty-five year old actor was born in Knoxville and found an early entry into the movies with Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones in the movie "The Client". Renfro was only 12 at the time. He has had a very troubled life. He has been in and out of the news through the years with drug and alcohol related incidents and arrests. As I read the news I was struck by the contrast in two statements. The first was a report that Renfro had been out drinking with friends the night before his death. The second statement by Renfro's attorney was that Renfro had "been working hard on his sobriety". These two statements illustrate the battle that we have been examining on Sundays. The Apostle Paul's teachings about killing off our sinful tendencies hits home with the tragic news of Renfro's death.
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