Welcome to the podcast Think Biblically, Conversations on Faith and Culture.

I'm your host Scott Ray, Dean of Faculty and Professor of Christian Ethics, the Talbot School

of Theology here at Biola University.

Here today with a very special guest.

Tom Terence has a new book out that has a very arresting title to it, I must admit.

It's called Consumed by Hate Redeemed by Love. Subtitled

how a violent clasman became a champion of racial reconciliation. This is an absolutely fascinating story. John Grisham called

it a riveting memoir, having gotten through some of it myself, I can attest that Grisham

was right about that. It's just an incredible story of

Gospel transformation. So Tom welcome thank you so much for being with us and being

willing to tell your story. Thank you so much for being with us and being willing to tell your story.

Well, thank you, Scott.

It's just a real privilege and honor to be on the program with you today.

Now your book, Tom, recounts this remarkable story of being a seriously involved member of the

Clan in the 60s, you know, prison term coming to faith, and now a champion of racial reconciliation

as a form of discipleship and faithfully following Christ.

Tell us, I just, I think our listeners,

I think I've just wedded their appetite a bit

for what I think is going to be quite a story.

So tell us just a sketch of that story.

Well, I grew up in the Deep South Mobile, Alabama in the 60s,

came of age in the early 60s, and been raised in church, very regular, I would say, and a good Bible believing church and all the rest, baptized when I was

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