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Nothing But Jesus!
I was reminded this week of a great truth from the following quote: “Nothing but Jesus can satisfy the soul.” This is attributed to George Whitefield (1714–1770, English Anglican preacher and evangelist who was used by God to inspire the First Great Awakening and Methodism with John Wesley which greatly influenced Britain and the 13 American Colonies between the 1730s and 1770s).
What a Savior!
This note might come across as a little different or perhaps even a bit weird from me, so hang in there until the end.
This last Saturday, I had the privilege of speaking to 44 Young Adults from Living Hope Bible Church (Issaquah) at their weekend retreat. I met their pastor, Joe Lum during COVID and we encouraged each other and exchanged ideas with other pastors about how our churches were navigating the onerous COVID restrictions.
Stop It!
In my Bible reading this week, I was accosted by two words Paul wrote to the Corinthians: “stop sinning” (1 Cor. 15:34). Most believers would think this kind of hard edict is unhelpful until you remember that it is direct revelation from God to Paul to His church, and the Scripture is chock-full of many reasons why this needs to be shouted from the housetops.
Better Than a Three-legged Chicken!
I saw the new movie Reagan this week, and it was inspirational and moving. I highly recommend it. It made me recall one of my favorite jokes President Reagan used to tell.
Where are the Protesters?
You would have to be a hermit or have your head in the sand not to hear about or see the disorderly and disgraceful conduct of the anti-Semitic, pro-Palestinian protesters. They are fearless and undeterred about having their shrill voices heard even if it means destroying property and defying law and police.