Are you kidding me? How much money does it cost to share the gospel with someone? It takes no money. Zero. Zilch. Not a dime. Gimmicks cost cash; conversation is free. Of course, it takes being relational to sustain a conversation with anyone. Hmmmm. Could this be part of the problem?
The 1st Century church didn’t [...]
Posted in Church, Evangelism on Nov 30th, 2009
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“Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands He blessed them. And while He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven. After worshiping Him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they were continually in the temple complex blessing God.”
Luke 24:50-53
Blessing begets blessing. [...]
Posted in Christian Life, Jesus, Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2009
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I believe it’s important that followers of Christ be concerned with not being offensive to people as they live out their faith. Unnecessary barriers simply do not help. But I also believe Christians can profess the gospel in a “non-offensive” way, yet people still get offended. More often than not, though, those who refuse to [...]
Posted in Christian Life, Church, Evangelism on Nov 23rd, 2009
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Early this morning, I received a comment from a not-so-anonymous reader that was critical of the quality of my friendship. Apparently, there have been some phone calls and texts to which I haven’t responded. I think the criticism both is and isn’t warranted.
First, I admit…I’ve been playing phone tag with a lot of people lately. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 20th, 2009
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…was all it took.
Well…It began with a text and then a phone call. Nevertheless, I spoke with a friend yesterday about a matter that bothered us both. He was somewhat upset with me and I was disappointed with him. As it usually goes, though, there was more going on than I knew. The great thing [...]
Posted in Christian Life on Nov 17th, 2009
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