You know the maxim, think globally, act locally. That's the secular one. Our equivalent, I think,

is to think and pray globally with vision for the entire world, because the gospel's for the whole

world. But to act locally, and for each of us, that's the sphere of our calling. So none of us can save the world. We're just

little finite people, but we're called to be faithful. Are we homemakers or teachers or

lawyers or computer scientists or cab drivers or political leaders? If each of us is faithful

in the whole of the spheres of our calling, the salt and light will be salty.

Well, that's a cultural commentator and a very biblical thinker, Oz Guinness, reflecting

on the state of the Christian community and how you can have hope in God.

And he's back with us again on today's focus on the family with Jim Daly.

You know, John, Oz is a deep thinker, and that's what I love, because it makes me think. And I hope today, as you listen, as last time, it would do the same for you, that it would make you think about things that aren't just day-to-day thoughts, but what are those deep things in your heart, the way that you want to connect with God, to live out in faithful service before him, your life? And that's what we're talking about. These are big things. Oz, let me welcome you formally back to the program. Thank you, Jim. An enormous pleasure. I want to capture the story of your great, great, great-grandfather, because I think it's a great story, to be honest. There's a reason you have the last name, Gennis. And of course,

that's a very famous beer. And that was your great, great, great grandfather, correct?

Indeed, yes. And he came to Christ through the teaching of John Wesley, the preaching of John Wesley in the Irish revival.

My own branch of the family is the only one that's kept the faith ever since.

Meaning what?

It goes back 200 years ago.

In Ireland's last duel, it's a story.

You have time to tell you it briefly?

Sure. A city councillor insulted Daniel O'Connell, the Great Irish Liberator. The only recourse was a duel. The city councillor was a crackshot. O'Connell was a duffer. And to everyone's amazement, I'm cutting the story short, everyone's amazement, the city councillor, theshot, missed, and O'Connell hit him and killed him.

And the man's widow was 22, with two young children, went to Scotland to think of taking her life.

She was despairing.

And she saw a ploughboy, whistling and singing hymns, and ashamed of thinking her taking her life with two kids left behind,

she crossed, talked to him, came to faith, went back to Dublin and met and married my great-great-grandfather,

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