Rosie and I were talking earlier, which isn’t particularly surprising, about people who have made an impact on our lives and really inspired us in one way or another. We discussed whether people we hadn’t met counted. For the purposes of this yes. Though it does raise the interesting question can people you haven’t met really inspire you?
I want to take the lead on this so here are four of the people who’ve inspired me in one way or another.
Person 1: David Crowder - No, I’ve never met him but as a “musician” I really admire what he’s done in pushing the boundaries of how “Worship” is defined. Plus anyone who can use a Banjo so well has to be an inspiration
Person 2: Duncan Mackrill - Duncan was head of Music when I was at LCS. He had a dream and a vision for the Music department that was sadly never realised; So he left, but in the 5 years he taught me he constantly inspired me and encouraged to fulfill my potential.
Person 3: Sim Dendy - Some may say that this is an odd choice but in the time I knew Sim he always inspired me to go for it. The way he looked after the reconstruction of Wickbourne and nurtured it into life is just amazing.
Person 4: Mark Yates - Another odd choice but Mark has such a passion for the local community and young people that it can’t fail to rub off and inspire you.
And…Here’s the edit.
In my original post I listed 4 people who’ve really inspired me and restricted others to also post 4 of there inspirations. However, I’m excusing myself I did miss a rather large one:
The Apostle Paul. Paul is a character who I really look up to in the Bible. Paul went through many things but never lost faith or his passion for telling the Good News to people who needed to hear. If we, as Christians stopped being so shy about what we believe and sharing exactly who Jesus was then we’d all be brining a little bit of Paul’s passion into today.
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