Editor’s Letter BRANDON PICKETT bpickett@sbcv.org facebook.com/brandon.pickett @brandonpick
g n i t r o p e R
What God Has Done
F
rom the very first time I did the announcements in junior high, I knew I wanted to be a news reporter or anchor. I really enjoyed reporting the highlights, announcements, and news of the day. This continued throughout high school, college, and into my first career. I didn’t really see how this could translate into anything spiritual until a Bible verse jumped off the page during a time I was struggling with a call into ministry. I read Acts 14:27, “Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.” What? There were reporters in Bible times? Oh, yes! Whether prophets or apostles or missionaries, God has used and continues to use ministry reporters all over the world. I love reading that when Paul and Barnabas got back to Antioch or arrived in Jerusalem, they “reported all that God had done with them” (Acts 15:4). I realized when I read these verses (and others) that I could move from reporting the dayto-day news of the world to the incredible, encouraging news of what God is doing. And this year may be one of the most incredible times of reporting I’ve ever been a part of.
38 |
Proclaimer, Winter 2020-21
