More Perplexity, Please
The news is filled with reports of terrorist attacks, shootings, and sexual assaults. At least, this morning’s news had those topics on the home screen. Are things getting worse…
In Praise of Complexity
Does complexity pose a difficulty for evangelism? And do the many paradoxical situations in our world make our task of outreach more daunting? I don’t think so. But it’s not…
Time and Times
I’ve benefited greatly from time management seminars, books, and resources that help me “make the most of 24 hours.” I also use calendars and consult, evaluate, and restructure them constantly.…
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 C. S. Lewis. It was excellent. If you live near…
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 of Talk in a Digital Age. In this blog I…
“Whole Religion?”
I came across a provocative statement about a possible relationship between Judaism and Christianity in Herman Wouk’s important work This is My God. The great writer, in helping his readers…
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 evangelism. I wanted to see if new Christians’ experiences could…
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 have them sound a bit more like “Yes.” Please don’t…
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 of that approach to proclaiming the good news – The…
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 these 21 lessons. I’m willing to take that risk given…