I don’t even know what to say. I am not one to doubt many things. I am the first to say yes most days and ask questions later. I continue to be amazed by God. I am everyday in awe of why I get to be part of the things I do. If you knew me well enough, you would agree I am not the best guy for the job, especially this one. Touring the country with a porn star. A friend said to me before I left to make sure I get it done. He sounded as if something I could say to Ron could be the difference in this guy’s life as far as eternity goes. I smiled but thought for a moment that maybe this tour isn’t about what I say to Ron but it is about what I don’t say.

When Ron brings the swingers to the back of the bus… I say nothing. When Ron moves into the green room with girls surrounding him… I say nothing. When Ron is nowhere to be found five minutes before show time… I say nothing. I started asking myself, what did we sign up for? What did I think was going to happen when we step foot on a tour bus with the biggest porn star in the country? I know what I signed up for. It was not a debate. It was not a tour. It was to be Jesus to Ron. My friend Paul sent me an email. He said, ”Be Jesus to Ron, no matter how hard it might sometimes be.” Craig Gross like Jesus…not a chance! Would Jesus laugh at Ron’s jokes? Would Jesus swear when he got upset? Would Jesus even take part in a porn debate? I can’t answer those questions. I do know Jesus would be on that bus. I do know that Jesus showed up on the porn debate tour not just in conversation. He was there. I couldn’t believe Ron telling me that the truest form of love is when a couple grows old together and can’t live without the other person. Ron Jeremy was telling us this is the truest form of love. Why? It’s what he wants so badly, yet it’s what he is afraid of most. The truest form of love found on earth is the love that Jesus has for Ron. Will Ron ever experience and completely understand that love? CNN news called while we were in Pittsburgh. They wanted us for a live segment. They booked us in two separate studios to do the live feed. Why? Because we were debating porn and we both have different opinions on the matter that we could not be in the same studio together. The world divides. Jesus unites. The world expects that differences get in the way of friendships. The church is known for being right and everyone else is wrong. We expect them to come to us once, they figure out they were wrong. Not the case Jesus says…I have come for the sick, for the healthy do not need a doctor. Ron and I laughed after joining back on the tour bus after CNN to watch a replay of the interview. The real story was not about porn. That is not why I boarded that bus. CNN missed it, but I know that the hundreds of people who saw us each night did not miss it. Friends. Ron Jeremy is my friend. He does what most of this country does except he does it in front of a camera for a living. Will he leave porn? Will he come to know the Lord? What if he doesn’t? What if he already has? Those questions along with most questions I heard about this tour don’t deserve an answer, for what really matters are neither the questions nor the answers. Love the Lord your God and love your neighbor as yourself. P.S. Oh, the debates. Well in short. I argued against porn while Ron argued for porn. He said it best. Porn is just junk food. And Ron knows that too much junk food will kill you.
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