Emphasis Preaching Journal

In a Kentucky city in the 1950s, one of the most influential and notorious men in the state died after reigning for decades over an area widely known for its corruption and violence. The rich and powerful gangster claimed to have a conversion experience shortly before his death, and at his funeral gave his own eulogy through a tape recording which brought many of the mourners to tears.

In a Sunday sermon a few days later, a minister in one of the city's churches spoke to his congregation of the gangster's funeral.