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After growing up on the south side of Chicago, Jeff Allen pursued a career in comedy. He took his show on the road working nightclubs and casinos, but it wasn’t long before those venues took their toll on him. Jeff would spend years battling an addiction to alcohol while his family suffered behind the scenes. No amount of therapy or self-help books could improve his situation, but God’s plan to save Jeff would be as amazing as it would be hysterical.
In His perfect timing, God introduced the drunken comedian to a man who was just starting his career in comedy. He was much older than Jeff, and already a multimillionaire thanks to his previous success in business, but had always wanted to try his hand at stand-up comedy. The two guys didn’t have much in common; they were different ages, with different styles, and different perspectives on life. The only interest they shared was golf, but Jeff was willing to befriend the man when he learned the older gentleman could get him on the most exclusive courses in the country.
During one particular round, the two men found themselves in the middle of a fairway talking about life when the older man brought up the Bible. Jeff immediately dismissed the subject by saying, “Augh, don’t give me the Bible. I don’t wanna hear the Bible.”
“What do you mean?” asked his older friend.
“I’m an atheist,” said Jeff. “I don’t believe in that garbage.”
“Well, what is it about the Bible you don’t think is true?” inquired his friend.
“I don’t know. I never read it,” admitted Jeff.
The old man said, “Well, you’re not an atheist. You’re a moron!”
Jeff wanted to punch him, but realized the outburst of anger would probably cost him future golfing invites. Instead, Jeff asked him to explain his inflammatory statement. The gentleman said, “A true atheist is not only a biblical scholar but is scholarly in all the faiths of the Earth and after a long intellectual journey has come to the conclusion that there is no God of the universe. You, on the other hand, want to circumvent the entire intellectual process and just come to the conclusion that there’s no God. That’s lazy and moronic.”
While Jeff was still considering the man’s blunt words, he kindly offered to buy Jeff a Bible and sign him up for a Bible study he thought might help. It would take a few more years – years spent spiraling even further out of control – but at his lowest moment, Jeff pulled that Bible and the studies out of “the junk drawer” at his house and began to search for God. It was that day – while reading through The Book of Ecclesiastes – that Jeff Allen met Jesus Christ.
These days, the sober comedian spends a lot of time in churches. When he’s not cracking jokes in front of a congregation, he’s sitting in a Bible study learning all about the love of God that saved him.
He used to be an atheist…and a moron. Now, he’s neither.
