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U Matters - 01 Oct 2015

by Greg Anderson on October 01, 2015

When I said porcupines don’t come to church so we have go to where they are, and that is the same for non-Christians--- I was wrong! All sorts of spiritual porcupines have come forward. One comes to Union because of caring people, one for meeting influential people, two because a spouse or friend does, etc.

One porcupine person suggests we pass out porcupine pins. But then we would have to pass out Christian pins.Would you wear a Christian pin to work or play?

Even without a pin, the porcupines in our lives are watching how we live. The Apostle Paul tells us in 1 Timothy 3 that character counts. What a joy and challenge it is to represent Christ to those who don’t yet know him!

This week, over 50 youth and adults will be in the Philippines for mission trips. Those of us left behind have our own mission!

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About the Author

Greg Anderson

Greg Anderson joined Union as Senior Pastor in January 2007. He has served churches in England and in the US and has taught at Wheaton College. He has degrees from Wheaton, Princeton Seminary, Yale University, and the University of Minnesota. Greg has been married to and besotted by Holly for 29 years. They have four children: Lindsey a chemical engineer in Boston, Andrew a banker in London, Jamie an actor in LA, and John a student at Hong Kong University. Greg has a passion for preaching, evangelism, teaching, church growth, and equipping people for ministry in the marketplace. He gets teased for quoting C S Lewis too often and having a staff so stunning that people wonder what there is left for him to do. He collects and even reads books, watches baseball on the internet, and thanks God daily for the opportunity to serve with such an amazing congregation.