Eric Metaxas spoke at the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa
this month and delivered a delightful, fun
and inspirational message encouraging
Christians to unabashedly engage in the
public dialogue
from our biblical
worldview – and
in the process we
might just become
world changers,
just as the subject of his latest
biography did.
So this summer
I will be reading
his Bonhoeffer, Pastor, Martyr, Prophet,
Spy (Thomas Nelson, 2010). And if I find
that too daunting, I will start with another
of his books, 7 Men and the Secret of Their
Greatness (Nelson, 2013). And if that too
seems more than my summer brain can
handle, I can always cuddle with my
grandson and read some of Metaxas’s
Veggie Tales books. If he writes half as
good as he delivers an address, I expect to
have a great time in my summer reading.
Jan Kupecz, executive director
Canadian National Christian
Foundation
this summer I’ll be reading Unmuzzle
Your Inner Sheep: Liberating Believers to
Share Jesus (Word Alive, 2013). It’s about
lifestyle evangelism, authored by
Rev. Royal Hamel
of Light the Darkness Ministries in
Guelph, Ont. He
says, “Relational
evangelism has
not been tried and
found wanting.
It has mostly not
been tried. Many ‘sheepish sheep’ yearn to
be unmuzzled so they can naturally share
Jesus.” Hamel shows how the shy and timid
personality, as well as the outgoing, can
begin to joyfully speak.
Brian Magnus, bishop
The United Brethren Church in Canada
this summer I am
excited to begin
John G. Lake: His
Life, His Sermons,
His Boldness of
Faith (Kenneth
Copeland Publications, 1996). It
was highly recommended by a
friend of mine who
could not stop talking about the miracles he
encountered in his ministry. I am at a season
of preparation in my life where it’s time to
break free from that false self-preservation
spirit of fear, be it fear of disappointments or
fear of making a mistake in the eyes of God,
and stepping out in His will. John G. Lake
was a great missionary and faith healer. He
was bold and fearless. He moved forward
in faith and wasn’t held back by fear. He so
believed in His God that through him daily
miracles would take place just like it did for
Jesus. I want to be like that too.
Sharon Ganesh, executive director
MissionFest Toronto
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