The attitude inspectors are on the job. Everyone who is still sifting evidence, everyone who is still quietly asking questions about God, everyone who has not yet made an iron-clad decision to live life based on knowingly false information is constantly looking for credible sources.
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In Search of True Community within the Body of Christ
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton made famous the phrase, "It takes a village to raise a child." I couldn't agree more. Communities of folks with a degree of interdependence and shared commitment are necessary not only for raising children but also for sustaining adults. As the poet John Donne wrote, "No man is an island." But with all due respect to first ladies and famous poets, I 'm just wondering -- and perhaps you've wondered, too -- Where do I find the village? Is it found with colleagues? Scattered family members? Church friends? Sports teams? Neighbors? Some combination of all the above? It's not always easy to know where to look.
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I know that I have spent the better part of the last fifteen years running away from the label ”Bible Answer Man”. Our principle role in advancing the gospel should be exactly the opposite. I even at one point made up a rule to live by:
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For me, one of the most liberating and motivating truths in promoting the Gospel is that there are two entirely different ways to spiritually consider people in this world.
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Some years ago, a friend looked back on his years of sincerely trying to talk to his friends about the Gospel. He said he felt like he'd been throwing seed over a wall, hoping it would take root on the other side.
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As the scriptural thoughts regarding the Kingdom of God, the church, and the parables of Jesus begin to clarify and I begin to be comfortable with these concepts, let me suggest five steps toward the beginnings of a movement in your particular context.
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It struck me that God has embedded the great truths of Scripture in the software of the heart, and that my role was to listen, ask questions and then relate Joe’s intuitive truth statements to the grand narrative of God in the Bible.
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Workplace settings are a great venue for helping others come to know Christ. We work with the same colleagues everyday, so we have a chance to get to know them and show the reality of Christ in our lives.
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Asking appropriate questions in an atmosphere of love, trust, and acceptance can provide avenues for deeper conversation.
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