W. W. J. D.? What would Jesus do? You
see it on buttons and banners and bumper stickers and binders
and book covers, and who knows where else. It's an eye-catcher
- especially when done with a fancy font and psychedelic colors.
And of course, it's a great question. Hey, I wrote a whole novel about it, and [obviously] I wasn't
the first, nor the second, nor the third to do that.
W. W. J. D.? There is no more important
question to ask. I hope everybody who displays the sign spends
a lot of time really asking it. But who do you ask it to; who
tells you what Jesus would do in the current situation? Do you
ask your pastor, your Sunday School teacher, your religious talk-show
host, your best friend, your Congressman.... Who has the answer?
What about Jesus? He might be a pretty
good authority. Do you know that we have his actual thoughts recorded?
[They're in what we call The Four Gospels.] Do you know that we
have a great authority available on a minute-by-minute basis to
help us translate those words and thoughts to any present day
situation? [He known as The Holy Spirit.] Would you like to take
advantage of that kind of help? Well, that's what they're there
for. Jump right in.
Want a little help starting out? Let
me introduce you to Pastor Josh Felton. Josh doesn't give answers,
really, or tell you what to do. He mostly asks questions and throws
out ideas, and tries to help you use your spiritual thinking caps.
This drives some of his congregation crazy - hey, we'd all like
some easy, ready-made answers, wouldn't we? What his people haven't
all come to realize yet is that Jesus + Holy Spirit = answers
that not only sound good, but are actually the right answers.
[Josh can't always say that.]
I've reprinted a series of Josh's sermons
- actually, they're a series of lessons that he gave concerning
what Jesus had to say in The Four Gospels. Maybe one or more will
strike a chord with you. As a bonus, I've also tossed in transcripts
of two meetings with some of his congregation, where I think they
really get to the heart of the W. W. J. D. question.
W. W. J. D.? You can find out.