Stilled voices

Who influences you?

We have a variety of people that influence us in various areas of our life. Mentors in the workplace, older relatives building into our families, friends that prod us in our spiritual walk. But some influencers are people we've never met - but somehow feel like we know.

Two men that had an influence on what I think and believe died this week. Dallas Willard - brilliant theologian that could communicate to simpler minds like mine. His love of his saviour was contagious. And Geza Vermes - one of the original translators of the Dead Sea Scrolls, I am a beneficiary of his scientific and scholarly work that opened up the context of the text. Their wisdom, while now a closed book, will continue to influence those of us who still seek out their thoughts and will influence those that we touch as well.

A friend asked yesterday "who are the great minds and influencers of the next generation?" Only God knows and time will reveal - but who is impacting you?

I'd like to know.