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Tangible: A Helpful Resource for Displaying the Gospel

By Randy Newman October 21, 2014Evangelism, Recommended Reading, Thoughtful Living1 Comment

Understanding the relationship between evangelism and so-called social justice is difficult. Living out that relationship is even tougher. But Chris Sicks, the pastor of mercy at Alexandria Presbyterian Church in…

The Evangelistic Power of “Maybe”

By Randy Newman September 8, 2014Evangelism1 Comment

Years ago I heard a Christian speaker telling a university audience of evidence he had seen in our created world for some kind of intelligent designer. He suggested the intelligent…

Woody Allen Points Me to C. S. Lewis

By Randy Newman September 1, 2014Evangelism, Thoughtful Living1 Comment

Forty years ago I watched a lot of Woody Allen movies (Bananas, Sleeper, Take the Money and Run and others) and enjoyed their zaniness. I resonated with their not-so-subtle statements…

Whatever is lovely…

By Randy Newman August 25, 2014Evangelism, Thoughtful Living1 Comment

Philippians 4:8 admonishes us to think about things which are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent or praiseworthy. If you’ve ever sought to apply that kind of mindfulness, you…

Ten Reflections on Hearing Forty Testimonies

By Randy Newman October 4, 2013Evangelism2 Comments

As part of a research project I’m conducting, I have just completed listening to 40 college students who say they have become Christians within the past two years. I have…

The Power of Anonymity

By Randy Newman June 8, 2013Evangelism2 Comments

I continue to learn valuable lessons about evangelism by interviewing recent converts. Hearing what they report as significant in their journey from darkness to light encourages and instructs for further…

The Question Behind the Question

By Randy Newman May 30, 2013Evangelism4 Comments

I’ve been interviewing a lot of new Christians to hear how God has worked to bring them to the Savior. Their stories encourage me greatly. Several recurring themes emerge. Mostly,…

Are you one of those homophobic Christians?

By Randy Newman January 31, 2013Evangelism, Recommended Reading1 Comment

In the late 1970s, as a new Christian, I was told I should always be ready to defend the historicity of the resurrection. And that was helpful. At other times,…

Evangelism Brainstorming

By Randy Newman September 28, 2012Evangelism9 Comments

There’s nothing worse than “Evangelistic Lockjaw,” that horrible experience when a witnessing opportunity presents itself and you freeze. You know what I mean. Someone asks you to tell them, “in…

Keep It Complicated

By Randy Newman September 3, 2012Core Blogs, Evangelism8 Comments

I am sometimes told, when discussing how to present the gospel to a non-believer or how to formulate a sermon or Bible study, to make sure to, “Keep it simple.”…