My 6,000-piece school of life
One of our early YWAM mentors, Alan Williams, frequently reminded us that if your output exceeds your input, your upkeep will be your downfall. So, taking this advice to heart, I decided to build a puzzle- one of my holiday hobbies. But not just any old puzzle – a whopping 6,000-piece, patience tester, perseverance builder, and virtue expander puzzle. As I completed But I achieved much more than just fitting pieces together. I feel like I fitted pieces of my life together as well. Every time I build a puzzle, I realize how many life-lessons are to be learned from patiently putting piece after piece together. Sometimes I feel I can learn more from life by building a puzzle than by attending a Bible school – just from a practical point of view. Here are some of the lessons I re-learned:
Holy Bewilderment
For the first time in centuries, Christianity is now a minority in England and Wales. How do we respond to those who feel faith has no place in society?