HIGH NOTES #4: Elliott McCoy shares how God’s abounding grace transformed him into an altogether different man, husband and father; he also explains how Bill Gaither’s song, Thanks to Calvary, inspires him and tells the story of his life.

We all surely know how easy it is to focus on our own bad habits, only to become frustrated and discouraged because the change we desire seems too far-fetched to hope for. And some of us – although we are Christians – find ourselves secretly persuaded that we are irrevocably sentenced to our present dark circumstance, despite the hope we should have in Christ. Maybe we’ve determined that we have earned our lot, or that our poor choices exceed the reach of God’s grace and mercy. But according to Romans 5:20, where sin abounds, God’s grace abounds even more. This is our hope; this is what Elliott McCoy, general manager and baritone vocalist for the Southern Gospel trio, Three Bridges, discovered after he gave heart to Jesus Christ in 1967. Read the full article [1].

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