One of the joys in life is to read or listen to a personal testimony. Often, it includes a witness to God’s pursuit of our souls.
Briefly, here’s my story. From my teens until my late 30s, I was hounded by amateur evangelists with a clear mission: get Andy saved. It was like I had a target on my back, visible only to those anointed and called to street ministry. It happened at school, work, in the neighbourhood and public places from acquaintances but mostly strangers. Often there would be no escape: the parking lot attendant who wouldn’t lift to the gate until he’d said his piece, the work partner on the night shift, the dude who ignored men’s bathroom etiquette and stood right next to me. The day I finally believed (a story in itself) marked the end of this parade of characters. What was a weekly thing for two decades suddenly vanished. Not a single Bible-thumping, tract-waving witness has approached me for the past 24 years.
I was reminded of my experience when reading A Sinner’s Story by Austin Penner. When someone is in God’s holy sights, nothing will get in the way. It may take years or decades for the message to sink in and be accepted. All the while, God is working and protecting, doing His thing. Divine hands intervene from potential consequences of poor decisions. He saves us from ourselves.
Austin’s story is powerful evidence that God is also not done with The Presbyterian Church in Canada. Stay tuned for the emerging witness of Generation Z-led PCC Renewal.
Living in Truth is an ecumenical publication in the sense that we are striving to create community for those who adhere to historic Biblical truth while embracing a rapidly changing world. LIT is a family which includes Living Stones pioneers and PCC stalwarts. We are quite open to collaboration and sharing with anyone in Reformed orthodoxy in this great nation of ours.
