How would people describe your influence on their lives? This is how one man described the influence of a fellow Christian on his: ‘. . . my pastor in my teenage years, introduced me to the beauty of godliness.’ That’s what Ajith Fernando (a Sri Lankan Bible teacher) wrote about George Good (a Methodist minister) in the preface of a book on leadership. What an amazing tribute!
George Good was a close family friend of ours. Those who knew him know the qualities that Ajith was referring to. He reflected something of God’s character and it was attractive. While we might strive to be informed, we might struggle to be glamorous and we might work at being witty, none of these things matter much compared to being godly.
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