‘This Is a Time When Our His Light Can Shine the Brightest’ by Maureen Mackey for Christian News Journal
GNN Note – We don’t have a “light”, as Jesus Christ is the Light of the world. His light shines THROUGH us. /END
Nick Hall, founder and chief communicator for Pulse, a millennial-led ministry of prayer and faith outreach, is in his 30s. Yet already he’s shared the Good News of the Gospel with more than five million people during hundreds of events around the world.
And to speak to him one-on-one is to hear the fervent hope and deep aspirations of this Christian leader to reach even more people—young people, especially—with the Word of God and the promise of Christ.
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“These have been very difficult days. Almost everyone on earth has struggles and trials, and has experienced challenge and pain,” he told Christian News Journal in a phone interview. He was addressing the larger context of recent mass shootings in America—including in the Minneapolis area, where he is based—plus the lockdowns, isolation, and restrictions across the country over the past year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“But I love how the Bible suggests to us that in times such as these, we need Solid Rock,” said Hall. “We need the Lamp show us the way. It is the only way to stay oriented and connected to God, and to make sure we have an intimacy with the spirit of God. We need connection with the Father and with the heart of God. That is our North Star.”
Hall spoke about his own personal relationship with God, as well as the fact that each of us “needs others in our lives.” Communion with others helps our faith grow and flourish as well.
We need to stay connected with others we care about by reaching out to them in whatever way we can, he noted—“by picking up the phone,” by talking with people, being with people, interacting with other humans on a regular basis. “We’re not made to be isolated from other people,” he stressed. We need community.
