When I was a pastor I used to fantasize about being a mail carrier. I figured the pay would be about the same and the pressure exponentially reduced. The weight of mailbags wouldn’t compare with the charge of souls. I knew a couple of the privileged class of postal workers and they seemed so much …
The “Jesus Bus”
Do all roads lead to God? "No,” says William Paul Young, “but God is willing to travel any road to find you.” My friend and I were meeting at the baseball stadium to watch my San Francisco Giants play. Parking costs as much as the ticket, so I decided to take public transportation. From my …
Tour Guides, Matchmakers, and Show-and-Tell
Salespeople scare me. I usually avert my eyes when they’re lurking near. I figure if our eyes don’t meet they can’t guilt me into buying something I don’t need. Car salespeople are the scariest. The “I’m just browsing” response doesn’t seem to persuade them to leave me alone. I’ve noticed people using the same eye-contact-avoidance …
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I Need Your Help!
I’ve begun writing a book about sharing our faith with pre-christians and I need your help writing it! I want to address the issues that people have, the obstacles that we face, as well as the joys we experience in “showing and telling” about Jesus. I want to be able to speak to your struggles …
One Thing Leads to Another
This is the final piece of a multi-post theme on how to love people toward Jesus from the story of the rescue of Rahab the prostitute. The others are called: Reaching Rahab A Supernaturally Installed Wonder Accidental Evangelism It Takes a Savior to Save! Rahab’s Red Rope Friends with Prostitutes Humanizing the dehumanized & Mutualizing …
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