Adapted from a talk given to 242 Community by Olly Goldenberg In part one we looked at the first thing King Josiah's story calls us to: prayer. But taking up the stick of authority God has given us isn't only about stirring things in the spiritual realm through intercession. It's also about turning to the children and young people in our care and prodding them toward more. "Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works... exhorting one another" (Hebrews

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