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Lord, we thank you for the testimony of Roger Stone. We pray that his story will inspire many people to seek Your love and forgiveness.
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If you’ve ever visited one of the many Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums, you’ll find a place teeming with a plethora of bizarre or strange items, all purportedly true. The latest entry for a new exhibit could easily be this: Roger Stone’s Journey to Jesus.

Yes, that Roger Stone, the one facing jail time after being convicted of lying to Congress, witness tampering, and charges of obstruction in connection with the now-debunked claims that the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia in the 2016 election.

“It doesn’t matter how grievous your sins may be, they can be washed away, if you will simply accept Jesus Christ as your Savior,” Stone told Just the News in a podcast interview on The Pod’s Honest Truth with David Brody. “This is the greatest decision that I’ve ever made. And I’m very at peace with it.”

For decades, Roger Stone’s life has been full of controversy and swagger as he relished the role of “political bad boy.” It was all very well documented in a recent Netflix documentary called “Get Me Roger Stone.” The longtime advisor to Donald Trump was notorious for his hardball political tactics, self-promotion, and a penchant for sexual promiscuity.

“I certainly admit that I had some wilder days,” Stone confessed to Just The News. “I mean I was a sinner. We’ve all sinned. The good news is we can all get right with God.”

Stone is also known for an exuberant adoration for one of his favorite presidents: Richard Nixon (he has a tattoo of Nixon’s face on his back). While the tattoo remains, the spiritual imprint that now overshadows everything in his life is Jesus.

Stone’s transformation began in earnest in the midst of all the federal charges that were brought against him last year. “I was having a very hard time dealing with it,” Stone recounted. “All of the emotions involved of uncertainty, anger, a need to defend yourself and so on.”

In January of this year, about one month before his sentencing date, he attended a Franklin Graham rally in Boca Raton. He was encouraged to go by a man named Randy Coggins, a Florida evangelist with whom he became fast friends after meeting him at a Trump rally. For a period of time before that rally, Coggins and Reverend Mark Burns from South Carolina had been imparting some frank spiritual advice: You need Jesus.

When Franklin Graham’s evangelical rally came to Florida, Coggins arranged for Stone to meet with Graham in private before the event began. “I kind of laid my problems out for Franklin Graham, and I asked for his help, and he essentially said, ‘It’s not my help you need, you need God’s help,’” Stone recalled. “He said, ‘You just need to reach out to God to cleanse your sins, to receive Christ as your Savior, and then you can stop worrying.’”

At the end of the rally, Graham asked those in the crowd if any of them were ready to accept Jesus right now. The time had come. Roger Stone, along with hundreds of others, stood up and raised his hand.

“I know I felt the calling, and we confessed our sins, and we got right with Christ,” Stone says. “I was looking for some political fix, but what I was really looking for was a spiritual fix.”

Likening the feeling of relief to “a cement block being removed from my chest,” Stone now declares, “I’ve chosen to walk with the Lord, and that has really made my burdens so much easier.”. . .

Stone, who was raised Roman Catholic, has decided to remain a Catholic but now actually attends church in Fort Lauderdale, where Father Michael Grady of St. Anthony Church is giving spiritual counsel. Stone spends every day in prayer and Bible reading, concentrating heavily right now on the Books of Psalms and Proverbs.

“I never really realized how practical the Bible is,” Stone marvels. “This is not just some history book. It doesn’t matter what your situation is. There’s solid practical advice throughout the Bible, regardless of what problem you’re dealing with.”

Of course, Stone has not been a boy scout — and he knows it. He is self-aware and politically astute enough to expect widespread skepticism of what some will inevitably mock as a foxhole conversion, or even an opportunistic ploy. Stone is at peace with that too.

“A lot of people,” Stone acknowledges, “are going to say, ‘You know, Roger Stone, the guy’s a showman, he’s a political animal. This is a pose. This is a head fake. This is posturing to gain public sympathy.’ The old Roger Stone would have been angry about that, but I’m not angry because I really believe that He, God, knows what’s in my heart. He knows whether my conversion back to my faith is real or not, whether it is honest or not. And therefore, I’m perfectly at peace. With those who want to scoff, scoff. It does not bother me.”. . .

So what’s next for Roger Stone? At the age of 67 in this time of coronavirus, he’s self-quarantined at home in Ft. Lauderdale. He misses his daily weight lifting and a good meal at a nice restaurant, but for now, he says he and his wife are cooking more than ever before. He’s also a great-grandfather for the first time.

As for his future, he’s facing three years in jail, unless President Trump decides to pardon him, something he couldn’t discuss due to the ongoing gag order on the case. Stone also has a motion pending for a mistrial based on juror misconduct.

Whether he serves a day in jail or not, Stone is at peace. But don’t expect a career change at this point. “Am I going to devote my life to Christ as a full-time preacher?” hs asks. “No, I don’t think that’s my best calling. I want to get back to trying to save this country.”

Though he’s not looking for a job with the Trump campaign or administration, he does want to help in other ways. “I would like to get back to being able to proselytize for his re-election, “ Stone said. “I want to get back to commenting on politics, writing about politics, and having that same kind of impact.”. .

“Everyone can be redeemed,” he said. “That’s the most important lesson of the Bible.”

(Excerpt from Just the News. Article by David Brody.)

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Mary C
May 9, 2020

Rogers conviction was meant for evil but God has used it for good. Praise Him! May Roger be just the beginning of reaping God’s harvest according to His purpose, infinite love, wisdom, power, mercy and His presence among us. I am thrilled for Roger and all that God has prepared for him.

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Bonnie Fridenmaker
May 9, 2020

Wonderful news! May the Lord bless him greatly as His vessel!

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Bonnie Lloyd
May 9, 2020

Wow, God – You are SO awesome!! Thank You for arranging all the circumstances that led to Roger’s encounter with Jesus. Thank You for Your great love that has changed his heart and life. We ask that You be large and in-charge of his future, in Jesus’ Name!!

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Pam
May 9, 2020

Absolutely encouraging! And we must be praying for President Trump—our President—to walk with God and become a Holy Spirit-filled leader of this nation in his second term. The Lord has laid on my heart for President Trump to become more than a Cyrus! I envision him as one of our spiritual, Christian leaders!

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Mary Lou Rogers
May 9, 2020

We are thanking God for Roger’s decision to follow Jesus the only way and the TRUTH. We are praying his faith and knowledge of our great God grow stronger each day and that he may help others come to know HIM in a personal way also. God is not finished with Roger Stone and can use him in many other ways.

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Marty Robinson
May 9, 2020

Thank You, Lord!!!
This is the kind of thing You do best, Redeemer of the lost!
He will have a journey so unique and will need our prayers for that journey to glorify You.

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Reb
May 9, 2020

Thank You, Father, for Your mercy and grace. Thank You for Your Son Jesus and the sacrifice He made on the cross to save us. I thank You, Jesus, for becoming real to Mr. Stone and for the peace he feels because of You. May he be a voice in the political arena once again, and this time, may he be a voice for You! Be glorified, O Lord, for You alone are worthy of praise. In Jesus name Amen

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Kate Priere
May 8, 2020

Jesus, we are thankful that you came to seek and save the lost. Thank you for rescuing this man out of the dominion of darkness. May he live a transformed life and bring glory to your name. I pray that you will use his testimony to draw others to yourself.

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