The Sailor Who Kept Forgetting

On March 21, 1748, a violent storm nearly sank the merchant vessel Greyhound in the North Atlantic. John Newton, a twenty-two-year-old sailor who had mocked faith for years, found himself lashed to the ship's wheel, pumping water for nine desperate hours. Somewhere in the howling wind, he cried out to God for mercy. When the seas calmed, he meant every word of his gratitude.…