Weaving Evangelism into Daily Life – for individuals
In a paper I wrote on Weaving Evangelism into Discipleship, I suggested, for some churches and ministries, evangelism is an awkward appendage, disconnected from daily life. It feels similar to…
Mystical Prayer vs. Biblical Prayer
I recently read an interview of a Christian leader that included this interchange: Interviewer: “When you pray, what do you say to God?” Christian leader: “I don’t say anything. I…
Weaving Evangelism, introduction
This is the first of what I hope will be a steady stream of blogs designed to help Christians weave evangelism into the very fabric of their churches. My intention…
Leveling the Playing Field
A friend asked me how I would respond to a situation in which he found himself. He felt trapped. As a campus minister through a local church, he was invited…
The Rise of the “Nones”
Time magazine’s March 12th cover story, 10 Ideas that are Changing Your Life, includes the news that “the fastest-growing religious group in the U.S. is the category of people who…
Honest Answers to Honest Questions
To celebrate what would have been Francis Schaeffer’s one hundredth birthday, I recently read two books about him. I commented about Colin Duriez’s excellent biography a few weeks ago. Today…
Schaeffer – Just as Timely as Ever
I just finished reading an excellent biography of one of my heroes, Francis Schaeffer. Colin Duriez has done an excellent job of weaving insights from numerous sources – most notably, Schaeffer’s writings and interviews of family and friends who knew him best.
New Year = New Trend? Let’s Hope So
I’ve mentioned Stephen Prothero’s revolutionary book, God is Not One, in this blog before. I think his writings are worth noting, especially with the hopes that he could be signaling a change in the ways our culture discusses different religious views. At the beginning of a new year, it may be worth praying that a new cultural trend will accompany the new calendar.
Some Suggested Resources
I’ll be presenting a number of seminars in the next few days about sharing the gospel. One seminar seeks insight about the question, “Are people really lost without Christ?” Another seminar tries to give an overview of the entire Bible’s missional message. I promised people I would post my suggestions for further study on these topics. I could have come up with a much longer list but I wanted to keep it manageable and current. So here’s what I came up with:
A Vanguard…I hope
I just recently reread parts of Tim Keller’s The Reason for God. If you haven’t read it yet, I urge you to do so. I think it may be the most important evangelistic work to come along since C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity. In fact, Keller has said in a few interviews, that his hope was that this book could serve as a Mere Christianity for the twenty-first century. I think it certainly could. The book showcases Keller’s gift for addressing believers and non-believers in equally meaningful and engaging ways.