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More Perplexity, Please
The news is filled with reports of terrorist attacks, shootings, and sexual assaults. At least, this morning’s news had… Continue reading→
In Praise of Complexity
Does complexity pose a difficulty for evangelism? And do the many paradoxical situations in our world make our task of… Continue reading→
Time and Times
I’ve benefited greatly from time management seminars, books, and resources that help me “make the most of 24 hours.” I… Continue reading→
Empathetic, Engaging, Entertaining Evangelism
I just saw Max McLean’s one-man stage performance of The Most Reluctant Convert, which dramatically recounts the conversion of… Continue reading→
Mere Christianity’s Lasting Vitality
I just finished reading a biography about a book. Does that sound odd? It did to me when I first… Continue reading→
The Very Human, Very Important Gift of Conversation
I have written elsewhere on the insight I’ve gained about conversation from Sherry Turkle’s helpful book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power… Continue reading→
Two Revelations?
I’m reading a lot of Jewish authors as part of my research for a book I’m writing on how to… Continue reading→
“Whole Religion?”
I came across a provocative statement about a possible relationship between Judaism and Christianity in Herman Wouk’s important work This… Continue reading→
Between Hanukkah and Christmas
This year Hanukkah came and went before most signs or sounds of Christmas started appearing. Unlike some years when… Continue reading→
21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century – Lesson 21
Throughout this series of lessons, I’ve tried to connect my findings from interviews of recent converts to the task of… Continue reading→
21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century – Lesson 20
Many of our attempts to reach non-believers sound like, “No!” I wonder if there might be some ways to… Continue reading→
21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century – Lesson 19
I’ve written earlier in this series about the need for pre-evangelism. I want to elaborate on one particular variety… Continue reading→
21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century – Lesson 18
I’m going to share a lesson from my research that may seem to contradict what I’ve written elsewhere in… Continue reading→
21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century – Lesson 17
As people drift further and further away from a Biblical worldview, it takes them longer to move from unbelief to… Continue reading→
21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century – Lesson 16
I found college students to interview for my research about how people become Christians by asking campus ministers to introduce… Continue reading→
21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century – Lesson 15
Almost, if not all, of the students I interviewed about their conversions recounted a process that took weeks, months, or… Continue reading→
21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century – Lesson 14
Pre-evangelism can take many forms. Sometimes, we pave the way for a presentation of the gospel message with arguments, evidence,… Continue reading→
21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century – Lesson 13
In the very first of this series of blogs, I wrote, “We need to do a better job equipping all… Continue reading→