The church is living through a very difficult time, and John knows it.
One of the many things I enjoyed about the Methodist youth camps I was able to attend was the “anonymous friend.”
I remember that, during the Sunday service in my home church, there was a time for some members to participate with a brief testimony of gratitude to God for something or to sing a special song.
One of the first people who gave her life to Jesus in my first appointment (2001) was a mother of 2 young people and a kid (Jorge, Lupita, and Mario) named Irene. She was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The first commandment is: “I am the lord thy god: thou shalt not have strange gods before me.”